Dear Cancer, Get Out and Stay Out! Why Letting It Out Is Important
When dealing with a cancer treatment, it is important to actively work on healing both your mind and your body. Eating healthy and exercising regularly is imperative, but so is finding ways to decrease mental stress. Cancer fighters and survivors are often faced with a lot of emotions – fear about treatment or recurrence, financial troubles, fertility […]
Warm Soup for a Cold Winter Day
Carrot-Ginger Soup with Cashew Cream Carrot Soup 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 cups chopped yellow onions 3 pounds carrots washed and cut into 1-inch pieces 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger, or 1 teaspoon ground 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 small pinch of red pepper flakes 8 cups cold water […]
Organic Food’s Role in Cancer
There have been many studies performed on the healthfulness of organic foods (produced without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics, growth hormones, irradiation, or chemical additives and cannot be genetically modified) but findings are often inconsistent and difficult to interpret. It is hard to detect the specific effects of chemicals used on conventionally produced foods; researchers often […]
End of Year Cancer-Fighting Diet Tips
As we end the year 2012, the entire team at Meals to Heal would like to wish you a healthy and happy 2013 and to share with you our cancer fighting diet tips. In addition to helping strengthen one’s immune system for fighting cancer alongside cancer treatment, these nutrition guidelines have also been shown to […]
Our Commitment to the Cancer Fighting Diet
As the end of 2012 rapidly approaches, I have been thinking about the past year’s accomplishments and progress as well as the incredible support and positive feedback that we have received. I am humbled daily by our patients’ and caregivers’ stories and their unwavering optimism and commitment to their battle with cancer. I created Meals […]
Adding Some Color to a Holiday Meal
When you hear the term ‘plant based-eating’ does it make you think you have to start eating that geranium in the window? While we may not think of the foods we eat as ‘plants’ that is exactly what many of them are. A plant-based diet includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, peas, lentils, herbs and […]
Healthy Gifts They’ll Love
This holiday (and throughout the year) delight friends and family with gifts that are fun, but can still help them be fit and healthy. Here’s a list inspired by creative, healthy gifts I’ve received that helped me to try something new or had a lasting impact on my health habits.
Hospice and Palliative Care Awareness
Savor Health would like to recognize National Hospice and Palliative Care month. Thanks to hospice and palliative care, many patients and families are able to focus on living and improve their quality of life at a time when this is so important. Early Access and Communication Early access to hospice care is important because […]
Making the Cure for Stomach Cancer a Reality!
“You have cancer.” These three words will forever resonate in my memory. I had been diagnosed with Stage IV advanced, incurable stomach cancer. It was April 2008, I was forty years old, the mother of three young children, married to a physician, and a practicing attorney with my own firm. Instead of having decades ahead […]
Thanksgiving Food Safety
Safe food handling is important for everyone in order to reduce the risk of foodborne illness. It is especially important for cancer patients to practice safe food handling during the holidays because of the potential increased susceptibility that can result from a compromised immune status. Here are some helpful tips to ensure safe food handling […]