If you are looking for a healthful, calorie and nutrient dense smoothie recipe to help you maintain or gain weight during or after cancer treatment, try this one by IOE's anticancer nutritionist, Conner Middelmann-Whitney. This is the second in ... [Read More]
Recipes
In this section, we will introduce you to some delicious and easy to prepare anti-cancer recipes, as well as recipes developed to help support you through and after cancer treatment.
Healthy Cookouts In 12 Easy Steps
I love a good cookout – after all, al fresco meals are the quintessence of Mediterranean summer dining. Nonetheless, I get a little nervous about the health implications of some of the foods eaten at summer picnics and barbecues. So at the risk of ... [Read More]
Dr Lawenda’s Favorite Smoothie For Maintaining Or Gaining Weight
Are you looking for a delicious, healthful, calorie dense smoothie? I found it. It's called the "10-Day Detox Diet Whole Protein Shake" and it comes right out of my favorite functional medicine expert's latest book, The 10-Day Detox ... [Read More]
“Healthy Indulgence” Is Not An Oxymoron: A Valentine’s Treat
I wish delicious foods weren't automatically classed as “decadent,” “sinful,” “indulgent,” a “guilty pleasure” or even (generally in the context of chocolate) as “death-by [insert killer food name here].” It’s as though a secret guild of ... [Read More]
So Tasty, So Simple, So Healthy, Sofrito
As readers of Zest for Life know, rare is the recipe of mine that doesn’t start with a chopped onion sautéed in olive oil with some minced garlic. Once the onion is translucent I’ll add tomatoes, thyme and bay leaf, cook it another 15 minutes and ... [Read More]
Anti-Cancer Recipes From The Experts
When you are first learning about the concepts of anti-cancer nutrition it can be a challenge to figure out how to shop and prepare meals for yourself. With two-thirds of cancer patients searching for nutrition advice online, where do they go to get ... [Read More]
Curried Pumpkin-Apple Soup, Tamari-Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
This warming soup makes a comforting fall meal brimming with nutrients. I usually feed it to my kids on Halloween before they go trick-or-treating, as a tiny bulwark against the imminent candy onslaught ... Pumpkin is an excellent source of ... [Read More]
Halloween Antidote: Curried Pumpkin Soup
I serve this warming soup every year at Halloween in the hope that it will – at least to some extent – act as an antidote to all the sugar my children drag into the house.All varieties of winter squash – Hokkaido (my favorite as it can be eaten with ... [Read More]
Sweet Potatoes: Not Just For Thanksgiving
After seeing my recent blog post about the hazards of rice-eating, a dispirited reader wrote to ask whether there were any safe starches left that he could eat to fuel his morning workouts. After giving up gluten-containing grains, rice had been his ... [Read More]
Celebrating Healthy Birthdays
For many people who have survived cancer, birthdays take on a whole new meaning. They’re not just an occasion to celebrate their birth, but also a chance to give thanks that they’re still alive – sometimes, against poor odds. Many mark not only ... [Read More]
