{"id":2481,"date":"2016-09-22T02:42:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T07:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2481"},"modified":"2016-08-29T21:47:56","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T02:47:56","slug":"tips-on-what-to-eat-while-in-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/22\/tips-on-what-to-eat-while-in-cancer-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on What to Eat While in Cancer Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2482\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2482\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MP9004422171-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Start Your Day and Body Off Right with a Healthy Diet!\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MP9004422171-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MP9004422171.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start Your Day and Body Off Right with a Healthy Diet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cancer does not exist in a vacuum. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/treatment-summary\/\">Immunotherapy for cancer<\/a> takes a patient&#8217;s lifestyle, environment, and genetic tendencies into consideration in developing personalized protocols. It&#8217;s not surprising that nutrition can play an important part in successful cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some tips from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/cancer\/features\/eating-treatment?page=2\">WebMD<\/a> regarding healthy eating habits and dietary choices to follow during your treatment for cancer:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Healthy Eating Habits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instead of waiting until you&#8217;re hungry, <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/19\/healthy-snacking-tips-for-cancer-patients-when-you-dont-feel-like-eating\/\">eat smaller meals<\/a> at scheduled times of the day.<\/li>\n<li>Eat dense, nutrient-rich foods such as avocados, nuts and beans that pack a lot of power into a small amount.<\/li>\n<li>Make a point of plating your food using garnishes and other decorative touches to make it visually appealing.<\/li>\n<li>During treatment, you may be more susceptible to germs. Use proper treatment methods such as washing and rinsing produce and cooking meat thoroughly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Healthy Dietary Choices<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At least 50 percent of each meal should come from <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/17\/three-foods-that-may-boost-your-immune-system\/\">fruits and\/or vegetables<\/a>, and aim for meatless meals two to three times a week.<\/li>\n<li>Choose whole grain breads and cereals instead of so-called &#8220;white foods&#8221; made with processed and refined flour.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid high-sugar foods that provide empty calories with no nutrition.<\/li>\n<li>Keep items like carrot sticks, apples and berries on hand for convenient snacking.<\/li>\n<li>Get nutrition from natural sources rather than supplements. In any case, consult your doctor before using dietary supplements, as they can interfere with treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Issels\u00ae: Leading the Way in Immunotherapy Treatments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/18\/non-specific-cancer-immunotherapy-stimulates-the-immune-system\/\">Immunotherapy for cancer<\/a> is designed to boost your own immune system&#8217;s ability to identify and fight tumors. <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/questionnaire\/request-issels-info.aspx\">Contact us<\/a> to learn more about our non-toxic treatments such as cancer vaccines and activated NK cells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer does not exist in a vacuum. Immunotherapy for cancer takes a patient&#8217;s lifestyle, environment, and genetic tendencies into consideration in developing personalized protocols. It&#8217;s not surprising that nutrition can play an important part in successful cancer treatment. Here are some tips from WebMD regarding healthy eating habits and dietary choices to follow during your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/22\/tips-on-what-to-eat-while-in-cancer-treatment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tips on What to Eat While in Cancer Treatment<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204,4],"tags":[467,220],"class_list":["post-2481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-with-cancer","category-stress-management","tag-healthy-eating","tag-living-with-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481\/revisions\/2483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}