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Benefits of Nutrition in Cancer Care
Nutritional awareness pre and post exercise are very important. Once you're ready for a workout, you want to fuel your body wisely with complex proteins and carbohydrates and have enough nutrients for your exercise session. Always eat a pre-exercise snack one to two hours before exercise. Examples of these foods are nuts, yogurt, bananas, apples, soy nuts, and energy bars. In addition to foods, hydration is essential for safe and effective exercise. Drink 8-16 ounces of water at least 30 minutes before exercising, then 2 to 4 ounces of water every 15 minutes to 20 minutes during the workout. Sports drinks are helpful for workouts lasting more than 90 minutes of continuous exercise. Always check with your medical doctor and exercise specialist before beginning an exercise program. If you take medications, are doing chemotherapy, have a cardiac condition, are a diabetic, have a certain type of cancer, or are in a particular active phase of your cancer care, always consult the exercise and medical experts for recommendations regarding correct nutritional intake of the correct foods and liquids. The American Health Institute estimates that 70% of cancers are related to diet, inactivity, overweight and smoking. Nutritional experts recommend a diet rich in a variety of phytonutrients -- plant-based foods. Eat plenty of dark, leafy green vegetables and colored fruits. In addition to fruits and vegetables, legumes and whole grains are also excellent sources of antioxidant nutrients, vitamins, and minerals; and all contain anti-cancer compounds. Studies show that organic produce contains more cancer fighting chemicals and doesn't contain hormones and other toxic chemicals that are added to non-organic foods found at your local food market. Lastly, combining exercise and healthy eating will improve the quality of your life. Services
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healthy diet combined with exercise helps reduce the risk of diabetes,
heart disease and certain cancers. Losing extra body fat reduces the
risk of getting certain cancers such as colon and breast cancer. The
National Cancer Institute has identified physical inactivity, poor
diet and unhealthy weight as primary cancer causing reasons. The American
College of Sports Medicine recommends moderate amounts of physical
activity and eliminating processed and saturated fatty foods and increasing
healthy vegetables, fruits and whole grains. The RAVE Nutrition book
recommends no refined foods, no animal fats, no vegetable oils and
appropriate exercise in order to boost the body's defenses against
cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
