Healthy Foods

Basically I have been on a plant based diet consisting of broccoli, cauliflower, kale, red cabbage, garlic, celery, etc. consisting mostly of plant foods during my cancer treatment and now post treatment. Eliminating alot of dairy, and meat, cutting drastically down on sugar and all sugar substitutes. This gave me tremendous energy even when I had to have radiation. It really gives you mental clarity and you can feel your body actually getting stronger rather than weaker. Juicing veggies with a small amount of fruit can also help. We sometimes forget is saying the word diet that the mental side needs to be treated also. Meditation and other forms of exercising and de-stressing is also as important as diet is to regain strength mentally. I would avoid ice cream shakes or anything made with alot of sugar like the plaque. Try to think of more alkaline types of food to help heal the body.

Hi-I am a breast cancer survivor that went through a naturopathic protocol including eating mostly plant foods. This can be done easier than you might think. First off, Quinoa is excellent to have and include in your diet. I have a recipe called Mango Quinoa Salad with Mango/Lime Salad Dressing. Basically you cook the quiinoa and place the usual salads consisting of Red cabbage, onion (use red), lettuce, garlic (raw), endive (cancer fighter), celery, broccoli, cauliflower and other veggies you might like. You cut up mango and by the way mango is very high (higher than carrot) in beta carotene so is very good for you. You place the mango in the salad. Then you blend and puree 1 cup fresh mango, 1/2 cup of oil (not vegetable oil), 1/4 cup lime juice, 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar, grated ginger, 2 tsp sea salt, 1 clove of garlic. You will love how refreshing this really is and everyone will love it! There are so many veggies out there and fruit that really it isn't difficult-try using portabellow mushrooms instead of meat and you won't miss the difference. My favorite is a Reuben sandwich with mushrooms instead of meat and I don't miss it. By the way, sauerkraut is excellent for a preventative in cancer-start including it in your diet if you like. Kale is also excellent-ever hear of Kale Chips? Tear the kale in a pan then pour oil and some salt-bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
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White bread is slow to digest because it has no enzymes to help you digest it. Its lack of enzymes also causes your pancreas to work harder. White bread also includes pizza, hamburger buns, etc. so keep an eye out.

Whole milk hard cheese takes a long time to digest as well. While yogurt is good for digestion, the density of hard cheese plus its high fat content can make you feel sluggish. It can take up to six hours for these foods to digest so that is six hours of blood going to your stomach instead of your brain.

What can give you energy? Eating breakfast everyday, drinking lots of water (you can add lemon or cucumber slices, mint or grated ginger to add some flavor).

There are also slow digesting foods that are good for you and can keep you alert: Oranges, apples, soy milk, yogurt,tuna, salmon, bananas, oatmeal, lean meats, Brown rice, buckwheat, whole-grain rye bread, sourdough rye bread, pita bread, sweet potato, most wheat pastas.