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Nutrition
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No appetite
- By abpeanut · New reply yesterday at 9:41 am
- 10 replies
- This is my first post on this site and my family and I are still dealing with how surreal this all is. My father was diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC after it metastized to the bone (spine) and he was in ...
ACAI
- By kkwv · New reply June 28, 2009
- 8 replies
- What do you all think of this? I've been reading about this "miracle" juice, but I'm skeptical. Any ideas would be appreciated. I'm trying like crazy to get my husband on the best possible foods, but ...
Time to Reexamine Diet and Nutritional Advice
- By diamond · New reply June 27, 2009
- 18 replies
- It seems that many of us are greatly concerned about our condition and our diet. We all go to various sources and read what is stated, and we then (at least some of us) end up quite confused. Do not eat ...
I AM OVER 100KG
- By Brigitte08 · New reply June 24, 2009
- 8 replies
- One of us told the member that to be overweight is not good to a survivor, So plz advise me I am having 103KG my height is 1.72CM, my age is 32 years old, i am 3 months out of Chemo, i am scared to reduce ...
Is red meat so harmful to us?
- By FightCancer · New reply June 23, 2009
- 25 replies
- Hi, Now a days we have been hearing so many bad things about red meat.... The meat fat causes... Heart disease... it causes Pancreatic cancer and so on.. Man has been eating it since he walked his first ...
Has anyone taken holistic or alternative medicine products
- By robjo122 · New reply June 21, 2009
- 8 replies
- My mom always used Shaklee products & lived to be 93. I used the protien shake mix with my radiation. After I received their catalog I saw this product called Vivix which protects & repairs cellular DNA ...
Apple Cider Vinegar
- By drawing3d · New reply June 16, 2009
- 20 replies
- If any of you are suffering from heartburn, please consider a little RAW, unprocessed, unfiltered, apple cidar vinegar instead of proton pump inhibitors like prilosec and zantec, etc. I had AWFUL heartburn ...
Interesting book
- By kkwv · New reply June 15, 2009
- 8 replies
- My husband and I have been reading "Anti-Cancer - a new way of life" by David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D. He's a 15-year survivor of brain cancer. However, he stresses the importance of nutrition ...
Eating for Energy
- By PEANUT7775 · New reply June 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi All! My dad has heard something about particular foods that are recommended for Tarceva patients to eat for energy? I can't find much on it. Anyone know? Thanks ...
quick weight gain
- By jdifonzo · New reply June 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- hi, dad's lost a lot of weight (stage 4, nsclc, adenocarcinoma)..having a hard time putting the weight back on in between chemos...drs suggest ensure, but i've heard it's too sugary, empty calories, etc ...
STEVIA
- By bavarianwench · New reply June 12, 2009
- 9 replies
- Hello, I googled Stevia and found mixed answers regarding it's safety. Does anyone really know how safe it is? Thank you ...
Heaven sent NEW drink from Ensure!
- By ronnieandjanet · New reply June 4, 2009
- 2 replies
- I just wanted to make sure that everyone knew about Ensure's new supplement drink. It is called Enlive! and it is "fruit punchy" like. It is packed with all the minerals and vitamins that Ensure has ...
Cravings
- By Bertha23 · New reply May 29, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hi everybody! I've noticed I have a craving for oatmeal, and was wondering if anybody else has experienced cravings? I'm not on any treatment at the moment. I know a craving often means there is something ...
Helpful resource
- By A_D_L · New reply May 25, 2009
- 1 reply
- I found this to be a helpful resource regarding different cancer nutrition therapies: http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/58481.cf m I don't know how often they update it, but I like to check it whenever ...
antioxident diet
- By gerdau28 · New reply May 10, 2009
- 5 replies
- has anyone ate or heard of eating a high antioxidant diet ...
Drinking soda and its health effects
- By vistafitness · New reply May 6, 2009
- 9 replies
- I'm trying to convince my family to stop drinking soda for health. What can I say to be convincing of the destructive effects ...
AHCC
- By larjo22 · New reply April 21, 2009
- 4 replies
- Has anyone ever used AHCC as a treatment option for lessoning the effects of nausea? I've read a bit about it but am not sure whether it's another one of those "cure-alls" or if it actually works. Any ...
Weight Loss
- By Ary · New reply April 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about nutrition. My husband has no interest in food. ( No nausea or vomiting. ) I am offering smaller meals, milk shakes and ensures (4 a day) whey drink ...
Sometimes less is more!
- By Steph49 · New reply April 17, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hey everyone, Just wanted to share some thoughts. When I walk into the hospital and go to the oncology dept. the room is always filled with cancer patients and I begin to wonder... Does everyone have ...
Appetite issues...Tarceva?? Insight?
- By stephanie410 · New reply April 9, 2009
- 15 replies
- So, over the last month or two, I've noticed that I have very little appetite. I always eat breakfast, but then spend the rest of the day looking for snacky type things that sound appetizing, because ...