Eating well during treatment for cancer
Eating well can help you at every stage of cancer treatment and recovery. It can help:-
- boost energy levels
- keep your body strong
- help you cope with side effects.
During treatment, eating well can sometimes become more difficult. Jennifer understands this and can help you adjust what you are eating whilst still ensuring you are eating a healthy balanced diet. Perhaps you will need more of some foods, like protein foods, and less of others to help meet your nutritional needs and keep your strength up. Together we can work with you through the options that best suit you.
During your times of active treatment, we can help you with tips on how to keep your fluids up when you are nauseous, to eat safely to avoid food contamination and how to manage your intake with taste and appetite changes.
During the times when you feel well, we can help find healthy foods focusing on fresh rather than processed foods. We can talk to you about exercise and the role it plays in keeping you strong, as well as understanding the need to rest and reduce stress.
Did you know that studies show that those who are able to exercise regularly, even gentle walking, respond better to treatment? We can help you find ways to get a balanced nutritional intake that can maximise your energy levels so you feel like exercising.
Jennifer, at Wahroonga Dietitian, can spend time with you listening and understanding your situation and together work to keep you as nutritionally strong as possible during this challenging time.
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