Fatigue and Exercise: Fatigue is a commonly reported symptom by cancer patients. Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF) has been formally defined as “a distressing, persistent, subjective sense of physical, emotional and/or cognitive tiredness or exhaustion related to cancer or cancer treatment that is not proportional to recent physical activity and interferes with usual function.” Cancer fatigue often…
Nutrition as a lifestyle factor Across the world millions of people are affected by cancer. Genetics, aging, the environment and lifestyle all play a role and contribute to cancer diagnoses and survival. Nutrition is a critical lifestyle factor involved in cancer. We need to ask ourselves, is there a way with nutrition to lower my…
Loss of Appetite and Weight Loss There are a few reasons for the possible loss of appetite and/or weight with cancer and cancer treatment. Biologically, the body has an increased requirement for energy, as well as a change in how the body digests and absorbs nutrients. Physically, the surgery could impair chewing, swallowing or other…
Letter from you to yourself Instructions: This is a letter from you to yourself. Please put your name on the lines; reflect on and address the things you are saying to yourself. Dear_______________________: You deserve all good possibilities and one of those is health. Much of the story of your health was determined at birth;…
Dr.Reese Patterson: A Legacy of Resilience and Compassion Dr.Reese Patterson was diagnosed with metastatic stomach cancer in 1987. After a total gastrectomy (removal of stomach), he was told he had a life expectancy of 12-18 months due to the spread of his cancer. He lived for another 34+ years and passed from other causes at…
Phytonutrients: Powerful Cancer Fighting Compounds for Natural Protection Good nutrition can do more than offset cancer treatment side effects. Good nutrition can provide the necessary nutrients to support the processes that can prevent and/or slow the progression of cancer growth. We have an abundance of foods with anti-cancer nutrients. Plants for example contain naturally occurring…
