Dietary Cancer Care

Dietary Guidelines for Cancer Care

Goals of dietary therapy

• To give relevance and value to nutrition
• To provide adequate nutrition of both macro and micro nutrients
• To selectively starve tumor cells
• To support the immune function
• To create a palatable diet
• To help individual design a diet that fit their lifestyle and expectations

The overall goal is to focus on calories and macronutrients.
Protein 25-30%            Carbohydrates 40-50%            Fats 20%

Water: 8 glasses if spring water a day. Avoid chlorine and fluoride if possible.

General guidelines

• Eat small frequent meals
• Chew food well
• Plate should be half veggies or salad
• Organic food should be emphasize due to pesticide residues
• Hormonal free range chicken or beef
• Unrefined and unprocessed foods are the best
• Eat lots of the following foods in your diet
• Vegetables
• Fruit
• Seafood
• Soy
• Legumes
• Whole grains
• Olive Oil
• Garlic and onion
• Yams
• Tomatoes
• Crucifers vegetables, i.e. broccoli
• Fiber such as oat bran
• Shitake mushrooms
• Almonds
• Ginger
• Curry because of turmeric
• Non-fat yogurt
• Seaweed
• Green tea
• Flax meal seeds

Foods to minimize

• Milk
• Dairy
• Red Meats
• Coffee
• Eggs
• Microwave foods
• Foods to avoid
• Sugar
• Alcohol
• Saturated fats
• Trans-fatty acids, margarine’s
• Deep-fried foods
• Nitrates
• Smoked meat
• Food Coloring
• Aluminum cookware
  

If you need help with your diet or oncology care, please give Dr. Keri Brown a call at 970-889-3541 or contact us to help you with a naturopathic medical phone consult.