Appetite Changes: Managing Chemotherapy Side

Here's some interesting facts and data sheets to help you through chemo side effects - 

Practical tips to help people with cancer make eating easier, stay strong during chemotherapy and manage appetite changes. Read questions to ask your doctor: click here

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About LifeMel Honey

LifeMel Honey is the only honey available that has had a clinical study done to determine effectiveness in decreasing side effects, including anemia, severe neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia of patients involved in chemotherapy.  LifeMel Honey is the result of over thirty years’ research and has been specially developed to provide the recognized health benefits of pure honey in combination with specific therapeutic herbs and other natural ingredients.

A recent clinical study suggests LifeMel Honey to be effective in decreasing the incidence of anemia in 64% of the patients, decreasing the incidence of severe neutropenia and lowering the incidence of potentially fatal thrombocytopenia (low platelets). Medical Oncology, vol. 23, no. 4, 549-552, 2006

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8 tips to cancer-proof your body

The average mouse doesn't care much about skin cancer. Outside of Disney cartoons, you won't see one slathering on sunscreen before heading out to dodge cats and search for cheese. But Gary Stoner, Ph.D., a professor emeritus of hematology and oncology at the Ohio State University medical center, does care about cancer. That's why he spends his days in a lab, feeding rodents polyphenols from seaweed and learning how to shrink skin cancer–like tumors. He's a mouse's best friend. Maybe yours, too.

Stoner is just one of many researchers working to bring new weapons to the cancer battle. Some study humans to take a fresh look at existing theories. Others, like Stoner, are testing tactics so bold that, so far, their only subjects have tails and whiskers.

But all these approaches (seaweed included) have one very positive thing in common: They're just plain good for you and bad for cancer cells. Here are eight strategies that just may turn the Big C into the Big See-Ya-Later. (Or, better yet, See-Ya-Never.)

Drink pomegranate juice 
Some say this luscious, lusty red fruit is Eve's original apple, but what the pomegranate truly banishes is cancer risk. The fruit's deep red juice contains polyphenols, isoflavones, and ellagic acid, elements researchers believe make up a potent anticancer combo. It's been shown to delay the growth of prostate cancer in mice, and it stabilizes PSA levels in men who've been treated for prostate cancer. And now University of Wisconsin at Madison researchers have learned that pomegranate may also inhibit lung-cancer growth. If you currently smoke, have smoked in the past, or hang around in smoky places (Cleveland, for instance), the juice of the fruit could bolster your defenses.

Use it: The mice in the Wisconsin study received the human equivalent of 16 ounces of juice per day, so quaff accordingly.

Eat blueberries 
Got pterostilbene? Rutgers University researchers say this compound — found in blueberries — has colon cancer–fighting properties. When rats with colon cancer were fed a diet supplemented with pterostilbene, they had 57 percent fewer precancerous lesions after 8 weeks than rats not given the compound did. Eat blueberries and you'll also benefit from a big dose of vitamin C (14 milligrams per cup). In a study of 42,340 men, New England Research Institute scientists discovered that men with the highest dietary vitamin C intake (as opposed to supplements) were 50 percent less likely to develop premalignant oral lesions than men with the lowest intake were.

Use it: "About two servings daily is the human equivalent of what we fed the rats," says Bandaru Reddy, M.D., Ph.D., a chemical-biology professor at Rutgers. Load up at breakfast: A cup and a half of blueberries over cereal, plus 8 ounces of juice and half a grapefruit (for extra vitamin C), will do the trick. If that's too much to stomach at dawn, spread it out over the course of the day.

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10 tips to cut cancer risk

The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 560,000 Americans died from cancer-related causes in 2006. Some cancers are preventable, and people can cut their risk by maintaining some positive health steps.

Here are my top 10 tips for avoiding cancer:

1, 2 and 3) Do NOT smoke. If you're one of the more than 40 million American smokers, you need to stop. Smoking is linked to at least three in 10 cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. That's more than 165,000 deaths a year.

4) Stay active. Inactivity and obesity are linked to cancer. Half an hour of exercise a day will significantly help your odds.5) Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. The American Cancer Society recommends at least five servings each day. In general, the most colorful fruits and vegetables have the most nutrients.

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Breast Cancer and Tips for Family

Here's an article that can be helpful with dealing with cancer:

 

The person with the breast cancer is not the only one affected. Family members and friends are also influenced by health changes of a loved one.

Here are some tips to help family and friends cope with a loved one's diagnosis:

• Feel free to ask the doctor questions if you accompany your loved one to his appointments. Write your questions down so you don't forget them.
• Be prepared for changes in your loved one's behavior and mood. Medications, discomforts, and stress can cause your loved one to become depressed, angry, or fatigued.
• Encourage your loved one to be active and independent, as much as possible, to help her regain a sense of self-reliance and confidence.
• Be realistic about your own needs. Be sure you are sleeping enough, eating properly, and taking some time off for yourself. It is hard to offer much help when you are exhausted. If you take care of your needs, it may be easier to meet the needs of your loved one.
• Don't hesitate to ask other family members and friends for help. They will appreciate the opportunity to help.

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Appetite Changes: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects

Here's some interesting facts and data sheets to help you through chemo side effects - 

Practical tips to help people with cancer make eating easier, stay strong during chemotherapy and manage appetite changes. Read questions to ask your doctor: click here

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Select Foods that is Plant Based

When you eat various foods, vegetables, and fruits, which is plant based. It’s the best cancer preventing food because these type of food keeps on providing us of rich phytochemicals and antioxidants, which helps in making your cell lesser susceptible.

Do you need a proof? In the rural part of China, there’s a lot of incidence of colon, rectal and breast cancers. They are just fractional rates in the reports in USA. In China, veggies are eaten in greater amounts than the meat.

There’s a recommended servings of food as stated by American Cancer Society, which is at least 5-9 for vegetables and fruits a day, however an average Westerners diet are short on that. Just keep on adding vegetables and fruits into your meals, you shouldn’t have to keep on eating Chinese stir fries, you just need to import the ways of the Chinese. Add up vegetables and fruits in the foods your already eating.

Add up peppers, mushrooms, onions, carrots and zucchini into the meatloaf, stew, soup, and chili and pasta sauce. Meanwhile, make use of meat in small portions.

 

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Why a Vegetarian Diet Is Good for Your Health and the Health of the Planet

Here's an interesting article written by Rachael Moeller Gorman concerning eating healthy:

 As a journalist, I’ve been following news on the health benefits of meatless eating for years. Recently I started toying with the idea of shifting toward a meatless diet myself. Some people skip meat for spiritual reasons. Many go vegetarian to help the environment (the United Nations determined recently that livestock is one of the top contributors to the world’s most serious environmental problems, for example). But today, there’s something else driving people—including me—to move toward a plant-based diet: health.

Science is showing that cutting back on meat is healthier for just about everyone, and more and more people are doing just that: today, 3 percent of American adults—over 7 million people—never eat meat, fish or poultry, up from less than 1 percent in 1994. The Meatless Monday campaign—a successful voluntary reduction effort in the U.S. during both World War I and World War II that was relaunched in 2003 at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to help Americans cut down on saturated fat—has become a full-blown movement. Cities like San Francisco have made official Meatless Monday proclamations; public school systems and college dining halls have adopted the philosophy; celebrity chefs like Mario Batali are leading the charge in restaurants. Meatless Monday programs are thriving in countries such as Korea, Brazil, Croatia and Canada. You probably know several people who’ve given up meat—maybe dairy and eggs too—every day of the week. Maybe you’re one of them.

 

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10 tips to cut cancer risk

Here is a great article for tips to reduce the risk of cancer:

January 09, 2007|By Dr. Sanjay Gupta Chief Medical Correspondent

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A smoker in London, England, watches a presentation on how to quit smoking.

The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 560,000 Americans died from cancer-related causes in 2006. Some cancers are preventable, and people can cut their risk by maintaining some positive health steps.

Here are my top 10 tips for avoiding cancer:

1, 2 and 3) Do NOT smoke. If you're one of the more than 40 million American smokers, you need to stop. Smoking is linked to at least three in 10 cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. That's more than 165,000 deaths a year.

4) Stay active. Inactivity and obesity are linked to cancer. Half an hour of exercise a day will significantly help your odds.5) Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. The American Cancer Society recommends at least five servings each day. In general, the most colorful fruits and vegetables have the most nutrients.

6) Limit the amount of red meat and processed meats in your diet, and make sure the meat you do eat is lean.

7) Avoid deep-fat frying. Instead, use low-fat cooking methods like roasting, baking, broiling, steaming or poaching. Also, choose low-fat or non-fat milk and yogurt.

8) Limit your alcohol consumption or avoid alcohol altogether.9) Protect yourself in the sun. Wear sunscreen to limit your exposure to damaging ultraviolet rays.10) Girls should get the HPV vaccine before they are sexually active to help prevent cervical cancer.

 

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How do bees produce the Unique LifeMel honey?

"Zuf Globus Laboratories Ltd." prepares an all natural mixture for controlled feeding of bees based on natural honey and adding extracts of various edible plants [therapeutic herbs] to produce this unique natural honey. The mixture of natural honey together with the edible plants' extract, substitutes the pollen that is available to bees in nature and, from it the bees produce a new type of honey, with therapeutic properties, respective to the types of therapeutic herbs that were incorporated into the feed mixture.

This method enables Zuf Globus to control the precise doses of desired food types with which to feed the bees and, ultimately, produce honeys, whose properties are predesigned yet improved through the synergetic effect of being formed in the bee's body.

 

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How to Cope With Chemo: 5 Tips to Help You Survive Read more: How to Cope With Chemo: 5 Tips to Help You Survive | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5062209_cope-chemo-tips-survive.html#ixzz1GJHWfnfB

Here's an interesting article for tips for chemo patients:

 

As a survivor, I've had a cocktail of poison dumped into me on many different occasions. It was hellish, to say the least. Medical studies say that happy and positive patients have a much better survival rate than those who are not. If you're looking for better ways to handle your chemo, and ultimately a better chance of beating your cancer, I'd encourage you to try the following tips:

Instructions

1. • 1

     Demand -do not ask- demand pills from your doctor.

     Anxiety pills, happy pills, sleeping pills, whatever. Many doctors treat the cancer without a thought as to the mental condition of the patient. I made it through four rounds of chemo before I put my foot down and demanded pills. It made all the difference in the world. Don't make the mistake of waiting.

     You're being dumped with steroids, radiation, chemotherapy, and eight to ten pills to manage their side effects, so what's one more?

   • 2

     Eat foods with a strong aroma.

     Many people don't understand that nausea from chemotherapy has very little to do with what's in your stomach. What you eat has very little to do with whether or not you hurl. Soda and crackers keep you from purging about as well as a giant milkshake. Therefore eat whatever you can keep down. You'll be eating like a pregnant woman with the strangest cravings. During my week-long infusions I could eat almost nothing, however during the recovery process in-between infusions I ate smelly foods as much as possible.

     During your treatments, everything tastes bad but your nose remains unaffected. You can 'taste' with your nose to an extent, so maximize this advantage. Chick-fil-a and Pizza worked amazingly well for me.

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How to Support Someone Going Through Chemotherapy

Here's a great article about Chemo support:

 

Patients undergoing chemotherapy often need support during the process. Your support of someone going through this treatment can help him cope with the physical and mental stress associated with cancer and its aftermath. Follow these steps to lend a hand.

Offer practical support by doing things such as driving the patient to chemotherapy treatments, sitting in on doctor's appointments, cooking, shopping, caring for pets and watering plants

 Check in on the patient. Often people undergoing chemotherapy treatment feel fatigued and overwhelmed and they may not have the energy to ask for the specific help they need. Do not assume that if you have asked a patient once, she will not need help later.

Know your role. Most people undergoing chemotherapy turn first to family and friends for support. However, there may be some things patients do not feel comfortable discussing with their loved ones, and they may feel more comfortable talking with other cancer survivors. Allow your loved one the freedom to seek additional sources of support.

Be aware that caring for someone undergoing chemotherapy can be very time-consuming and fatiguing. Arrange your own schedule and adjust your lifestyle so that you have adequate time for rest and self care, as well as caring for the individual with cancer.

 

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Food and Fluids while on Chemo

Here are some helpful tips about eating and drinking while on Chemo:

 

Fluids:

• It is important to keep your fluid intake up to prevent dehydration; 
• Clear, cold drinks (water) may be better tolerated.
• Try sipping fizzy drinks such as soda water, ginger beer or lemonade
• Sip slowly, using a straw may help
• Herbal, ginger or peppermint tea may soothe an upset stomach 

Food:

• Start with small frequent meals and snack then build up to your more normal diet
• Eat slowly and relax afterwards, but avoid lying flat .
• Try not to drink with a meal, but have one 30 minutes before or after.  
• Nausea may become worse when the stomach is empty so try to take regular  snacks.
• If possible, a short walk in the fresh air before eating may help.  
• Fresh air also helps to stimulate your appetite . 
• Avoid wearing tight fitting clothes . 
• Avoid highly spiced or rich or fatty foods if this makes you worse. 
• If the smell of cooking makes you feel nauseous you could try eating cold foods
• Cold food examples include sandwiches, meats, chilled desserts e.g. yoghurts. 
• Let a friend or relative cook if they offer.
• Try to relax and eat slowly in a well ventilated room.

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How to Cope With Chemo

Here is an important tip while on Chemo:

 

Get out of your bedroom. 

If someone has to wheel you around, still try to get out and enjoy life. If you can walk, walk. If you can't, have someone push you around a park or mall. If your counts are down do this at your own discretion and avoid public places. But get out. Nothing saps your will to live like four bare walls and a dripping bag of fluid. You won't feel like it sometimes, but do it anyways. You'll hopefully notice an improvement.

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How do bees produce the Unique LifeMel honey?

"Zuf Globus Laboratories Ltd." prepares an all natural mixture for controlled feeding of bees based on natural honey and adding extracts of various edible plants [therapeutic herbs] to produce this unique natural honey. The mixture of natural honey together with the edible plants' extract, substitutes the pollen that is available to bees in nature and, from it the bees produce a new type of honey, with therapeutic properties, respective to the types of therapeutic herbs that were incorporated into the feed mixture.

This method enables Zuf Globus to control the precise doses of desired food types with which to feed the bees and, ultimately, produce honeys, whose properties are predesigned yet improved through the synergetic effect of being formed in the bee's body.

 

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