*****The sources we have read do not proclaim that diet will cure cancer, but it can reduce inflammation, which appears to be the primary cause of many diseases. Diet can improve the effectiveness of chemo medications and ultimately improve your quality of life. Foods play a large part in preventing heart disease and diabetes. Kent has been on the diet for seventeen weeks and knows that he feels better while on Chemo than he ever has in the past.*****

 

The following are references that Lisa has found helpful. Although these mention Cancer in the title, the recipes are good for heart patients, diabetics and anyone fighting inflammation.

 

Two excellent cookbooks are: 1) Eating Well Through Cancer, Easy recipes & Recommendation During and After Treatment by Holly Clegg & Gerald Miletello, M.D. and 2) The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen, Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery by Rebecca Katz with Mat Edelson.

 

Information books: 1)Anti- Cancer A New Way of Life, By David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D. and two books by Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph. D., 2) Foods that Fight Cancer Preventing Cancer Through Diet and 3) Eating Well, Living Well An Everyday Guide for Optimum Health.

 

Good internet sources are: 1) Dr. Weil’s Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid; 2) Best and Worst: Top 10 Most Inflammatory and Anti- Inflammatory Foods.