Healthy diet for Breast cancer survivor
In order to maintain active and healthy one must take only minimum calorie requirement with lot of vegetables,fruits etc.
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Overeating after the breast cancer treatment causes obesity. I myself is facing the same problem. I eat very little with great control of my daily dozes. These days I have only a cup of black tea made from green tea in the morning with 2 biscuits followed by boil cereal as breakfast. Then packed for my office which last 8 hours. I always skipped my lunch to avoid further gaining of my weight. After comming back from office I refresh myself and sit for some time with a cup of tea.I know this practice is not healthy but no alternative as I dont now how to make good food. In the dinner, i used to have only boil rice and cereal alongwith steam vegetable only. If anyone knows about nutrious food which can be enjoyed by breast cancer survivor, please post a comment please.
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you should be getting your carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables
skip the cereals
you need a lunch to keep your metabolism working otherwise your body thinks you are starving and will hang on to every calorie it gets!
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Hi barbe, Thanks a lot for your reply. You are right. I would be happy if I can contact you personally. But it will not be possible as I am staying in far corner of India. Anyways, we will keep on writing each other that will surely provide me more strength. I will obviously follow your advice. Thank you once again.
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Hi rajkumari
You do need to eat more than you state that you are eating. Barbe is correct about this. The internet has many resources for nutrition and exercise for cancer survivors. Check out the information from the American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
There is a very good book titled "After Cancer Treatment" by Julie Silver, MD. She is a breast cancer survivor and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. I think you will find her book a great support as you move through your continued recovery.
All the best to you!
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Hi Speech, Thanks for your support. I will check the website.
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Hi Speech, Today is holiday, so I cook lunch - fish with lemon juice cooked in a traditional way. I first fried the fish then keep aside. Saute white mustard seeds about one tea spoon in a little bit of bran oil till little brownish and then I put water with lots of fresh lemon juice on it . Keep in boil till the gravy reduces to half and put the fired fish and cover it for 5 minutes. That was quite good. Do you think the reciepe is nutrious ?
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The last 8 days I have not drank (soda) --only had water and a cup of black coffee each morning and I have lost 5 lbs!! Before Diagnosis--I was a sugarholic-- cookies, cakes, candy bars and at least a couple of 42 ounce sodas a day!! I have come to the conclusion that (sugar is our worse enemy)--- and I am fighting to overcome!! It is really hard when you have been raised as a child to 1st drink soda instead of milk or a healthy drink and 2nd to always have dessert after dinner! I am looking forward to seeing what my body does as I cut down on sugar little by little--until I almost totally eliminate it from my diet.
I really thought about when I go in for a PET scan and they literally inject sugar into your veins so that cancer tumors will lite up on the scan -- that duhhhhh cancer must like sugar?
What do you think?
Loretta
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Cancer uses the carbohydrates first as fuel. That's all.
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Barbe:
So lots of fruits and veggies-- What about Ezekiel bread? Have you tried it and what do you think about it?
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I have no idea what Ezekiel bread is and if I can even get it where I live...?
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I have no idea about Ezekiel bread but I use to eat brown bread sandwishes with vegetables without butter or cream in the breakfast sometimes when I feel like to have a change. These days, I have changed my diet routine - early morning - antioxident extracted from fresh fruit - after 30 minutes - oatmeal porridge 1 bowl. Lunch fresh fruits any type of seasonal fruits- then in between I drank lots of water which help me to wash away toxins from my body. After office hour in the evening, i take green tea made from garden fresh tea leafs and cookies made out of whiteoat. The place where I am staying is very famous in India for tea. Being veg. I am used to plenty of vegetables , but sometimes , I cook different receipe totaly different from anyone as the one which I prepared seems to be dislike by others. No alternative as I don,t know , it,s realy helpless so to cook it just to live to enjoy life on my own way.
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RajKumari, Your fish recipe sounds delicious! It is good to keep variety in the diet, and to enjoy life. Sugar in fizzy drinks is not good nutrition, but in vegetables the energy is released more slowly so you can last longer before you feel hungry again. I hope you continue to succeed with weight loss, because people who are overweight are more likely to have second cancer. I am also on reducing plan with vegetables and drinking more water.
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Barbe-- Most stores carry Ezekiel organic bread in their freezer section along with vegetarian foods or at least in Missouri they do. I have started eating it and actually like the taste better than other breads-- It is flourless-low glycemic and complete protein --sprouted 100% whole grain bread. On the package it states that exclusive sprouting process not only significantly increases vitamins, but also causes a natural change that allows the protein and carbohydrates to be assimilated by the body more efficienty.
Ingredients: Organic sprouted wheat, filtered water, org sprouted barley, org sprouted millet, org malted barley, org sprouted lentils, org sprouted soybeans, org sprouted spelt, fresh yeast, org wheat gluten, sea salt.Total carbs is 15g (is that too many)?
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Fortunately I don't eat bread at all! Or at least, very rarely....
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A low carb diet has no more than 30 g of carbs a day....FYI.
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Hi Ladies,
Can anyone tell me how much protein we should getting. I'm sure I eat too much protein. I eat mainly fish and chicken.
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"They" say daily protein needs are only the size of a deck of cards. That's how much we need. Wanting now, that's different! I eat a lot of protein too. Not a huge fan of carbs....
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Ezekiel bread does unfortunately contain some soy. It is available here in health food stores and I assume in regular supermarkets as well. A slice of this bread with some almond butter makes a very nutritious snack. I learned this when I went to a nutrition class through the cancer centre.
I agree with the need to eat lots of fruit and vegetables and to cut back on carbs. I've been told to eat a little bit of good carb with each meal.
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Barbe and hrf:
OMG! I have been consuming Ezekiel bread for about 2 weeks now Without realizing it had "soy' in it!! Since I am about 97% ER+ -- that may not be a good choice for me.... I love Bread! Does anyone know of any good breads that do not contain flour or soy??
Thanks,
Loretta
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Loretta, I eat rice flour bread that is gluten and wheat free. It is good (but not as good as Ezekiel bread).
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Just found a great website to share for this topic...has so much info for us...full of lists/studies...I've been reading it all morning and here it is 12:30, I am still in my jammies.....
www.foodforbreastcancer.com
Consumption of at least five vegetables/fruits per day plus regular exercise has been found to be associated with lower risk of metastasis of ER+/PR+ breast cancer. Certain foods and spices have been shown to be especially effective in inhibiting ER+/PR+ cell growth and proliferation and promoting apoptotic cell death. On the other hand, some foods and supplements appear to be especially risky for ER+/PR+ breast cancer patients.
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While I am trying to reduced my weight ,I used to skip my lunch for about 1 year , only having some fruits or biscuits. Even I was feeling very active , but yesterday my BP gone down to 90/65 and I got fainted in my office. My doctor advised me to have proper food with lots of high nutrients. I am confused now and scared too as I have little knowledge of cooking nutrious food.And I don,t belief food cooked by others.I feel good only when cooking is done by myself. I don,t know what to do and really confused what should I have to maintain my BP to become normal. Is having increase in my calorie only from vegetables will help to regain my BP or should I swipt my food to non-veg ? Is vegetable lost nutrients after baking or still contains the nutrients like normal cooking ?
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You don't have to cook every meal! A simple sandwich or soup is a great lunch. Cereal, toast or yoghurt for breakfast or a snack. I usually on have one cooked meal a day - dinner. Then I have a protein (meat) and vegetables raw (salad) or cooked. Keep it simple. When you skip a meal you actually retain your weight because your body thinks you're starving and it stores the food you eat instead of letting it go.
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Loretta, I'm 100% ES+ but I will have a little bit of Ezekiel bread once in a while. For example if I am hungry at night I'll have a slice with some almond butter and it's satisfying. The ingredient list shows soy at the very bottom of the list so it is minimal. I find soy in almost everything so it's difficult to avoid completely.
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hrf:
That's great to know- I can still eat me some Ezekiel bread because I actually think it tastes better than regular breads made with flour. There are so many things that we should avoid and alot of times I forget I had breast cancer until about 4pm each day when I take my Tamoxifen.... On the serious note though-- I am trying my best to eat a healthier diet and I appreciate all the information I have gotten here on this forum.
Loretta
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Hi Barbe, How are u ? Thanks for your suggestion. It is quite impressive. I will follow it and try to regain myself.
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Yes we are fighting cancer, cancer does not fight us. We should fight cancer with advanced treatment alongwith appropriate medication, proper balance diet to make us strong enough while fighting. If we are tired , no strength then there is less possible in fighting. So lets go fighting with strong will power, positive thinking etc.......
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Hi, Rajkumari:
My background is in nutrition and health. I have a blog about this topic exactly. I have loads of easy recipes and good nutrition info. The blog is called Pink Kitchen.Send me a message if you have any questions at all.
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Yes Lisa, I am interested in your Pink Kitchen. You know I have lack of knowledge on nutrition and health as I am still continuing the old traditional style of cooking which I learnt from my mother. I have gone through many books, but it seems quite professional I would be grateful if you could post few recipes and good nutrition so as to enable myself to try it. As I am staying in India the ingedients should be matced with Indian market. I simply love less oil, spice and no chilly at all. Normally I cook vegetables either boil or steamed. In indian market most of the vegetables contains high quantity of pesticides. So it is very difficult these days to have vegetables you know. Before boiling or steaming I washed and soaked the vegetables with little bit of venegar to clean the toxins then strained water for some time and go for cooking. This process is lengthy but no alternative. The taste of mother,s cooking (prior 40 yrs) was very good. That was very tasty and we grow very healthy.
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