A healthy diet is vital to maintain a good baseline of health and wellbeing during cancer treatment and afterwards. Emerging evidence suggests that diet and weight management as well as regular physical activity are linked to better survival rates, diminished cancer recurrence for those in remission and even disease prevention.
For some people diet can be a touchy subject – everyone has an opinion and there’s a great deal of information and misinformation circulating about what foods should be eaten and those which should be avoided. An accredited dietitian can help you make informed decisions about your diet and suggest strategies for managing symptoms and treatment side effects such as changes to appetite, nutrient malabsorption and taste perversion.
The Lifehouse LivingRoom offers nutrition consultations and group sessions to all patients who have been diagnosed with cancer as well as those who have been through cancer and want to improve their lifestyle.
Call 02 8514 0038 or email livingroom@lh.org.au
Nutrition is such an important part of your overall health and well-being, especially when you’re undergoing or recovering from cancer treatment.
Useful websites:
- Cancer Council NSW – Managing Nutrition Related Side Effects
http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/…/managing-cancer-side-eff…/ - Cancer Council NSW – Staying Healthy After Treatment
http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/can…/after-cancer-treatment/ - iheard – A website run by the Cancer Council that discusses myths and facts relating to cancer.
http://iheard.com.au/ - Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products – The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center provides detailed information about the use of herbs when undergoing cancer treatment
https://www.mskcc.org/…/symptom-…/integrative-medicine/herbs
Looking for good recipes?
- Cancer Council
http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/…/recipes-healthy-family-…/… - Eat for Health
https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/eating-well/healthy-recipes - Australian Healthy Food Guide
http://www.healthyfoodguide.com.au/recipes