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Nutrition - teas as tonics

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

Many times I get asked what is best to drink and is there anything that will support me with my side effects.

Nutrition: store cupboard cooking

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

I have decided to look at store cupboard cooking for several reasons;

Nutrition store cupboard 2: cooking meals for the freezer

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

Following on from last week when I looked at store cupboard cooking I thought that you would like a few more ideas.

Nutrition: lactose intolerance

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

My last 3 blogs have focused on preparation before any cancer treatment begins, focusing on practical things that can be done and prepared in advance.

​Nutrition – cancer treatment, hot flushes & weight gain

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

I am continuing the theme from last week when we looked at changes in taste and smell that can result from chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.

Nutrition – nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) after chemo

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

I came across an article when I was doing some research for another topic and thought that it might be of interest to some of you.

Nutrition – anaemia

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This week I want to address the problem of anaemia, which is a very common symptom that can be developed during treatment for cancer.

Nutrition – neutropenic diet

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

I was recently asked about a neutropenic diet (ND) for people with low white blood cell counts which can happen as a result of treatment.

Nutrition – seeds

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

Some time ago I wrote a blog on the nutritional value of nuts and how they can be used as part of a healthy diet.

Nutrition – ketogenic diet

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This is a subject that I have wanted to look at for a while and what has spurred me on is that I saw a visitor at Maggie’s who was following this diet.

Nutrition – Christmas recipes

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This week I thought that I would focus on sharing a couple of recipes that would be really good additions to the Christmas fayre.

Nutrition – insulin and health

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This month’s blog focuses on the effects of insulin on our health, the Glycaemic Load (GL) of foods and what this means to our health.

Nutrition – Sugar alternatives

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This month I am writing about the natural sugar alternatives that are available in the shops and how to use them in cooking.

Nutrition – fatigue and food

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This month I want to look at foods that have been shown to help boost energy because they are rich in the B group of vitamins and magnesium.

Nutrition – Broccoli

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

As you may know, I do not believe that there are such things as ‘super foods’. However, I may be being a bit naive here because I do think that some foods are very nutritious but rather than be given a superfood status, should be part of a good mixed diet

Nutrition – Polyphenols

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

The idea for this blog came about after I read a very good article from a recent newsletter that I received from a leading supplement company.

Nutrition - is butter best?

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This blog was inspired by a newspaper article in the Times last week with the title, ‘Welcome Back Butter’.

Nutrition – a note on sugar

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This month I thought that I would talk about the subject of sugar. I was spurred on by the recent programme by Jamie Oliver about the association of eating sugar and disease.

Nutrition: spices

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This seems to be a very good topic for this time of the year as we are in the run up to Christmas and we associate a lot of the Christmas food with spices and warmth.

Nutrition: fermented foods

Date: Tuesday 08 May 2018

This month I want to update my nutritional advice about boosting the immune system.