Healthy Living

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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by loving their life and body
by having a pet and relationships because loneliness affects the genes which control immune function
laugh several times a day for no reason and act like the person you want to be
actors who perform a tragedy have their immune function suppressed and those in a comedy have it enhanced
so meditate and find peace and joy and grow as a human being
when your body knows you love your life it does all it can to keep you alive
look at Monday morning when the opposite happens

I made many changes, but seeing my mother pass from bc just after I finished treatment certainly provided all the encouragement I needed. My Wall Street career, while exciting, was no longer for me. I had always exercised, but now I have toned things down. Now I walk and lift weights, but gone are the 7 mile runs and intense workouts. Giving up meat and poultry was easy, now I indulge only for an occasional elk burger on the grill, seems somewhat ok to me as the elk is grass fed and not injected or fed anything to fatten it up. I love food, but mostly fruits, whole grains,nuts, beans and veges...have given up milk, cut back on cheese and wine, but those are the two things I cannot give up entirely. I used to eat much shellfish, but it causes me much pain (arthritis and resulting inflammation) so I cut that back considerably, likely a good idea as the shrimp available these days is not very healthy....what ever happened to wild, seems its all farmed and injected with antibiotics...the smell alone is a huge turn off. The only hard part about the changes is being social....I refuse to eat unhealthy food, and that makes dining with friends often difficult...brings on all kinds of unwanted "oh, you are so good" comments I can really live without. Sure, the cake looks divine, but I don't eat sugar. Don't hate me...