Importance of Nutrition in Cancer Treatment

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The chapter highlights the significance of nutrition for individuals diagnosed with cancer, emphasizing higher protein intake, incorporating fruits and vegetables, and avoiding reliance on supplements. It discusses the benefits of exercise in managing side effects and fighting cancer, and the need for personalized dietary approaches. The chapter also addresses the challenges in accessing proper nutrition care and the lack of expertise in nutrition for specific health conditions.

Cancer is one of the scariest diagnosis to get and it can strike anyone and any time.

Like any scary health concern, people desperately seek a solution and many people turn towards nutrition as a possible option.

But there is a lot of misinformation around cancer and nutrition and its hard to decipher fact from fiction.

Today, I have an expert on this topic on the show my friend Dr. Krystle Zuniga

Dr. Zuniga is a professor of Nutrition at the University of Texas and is also a cancer dietitian with almost a decade of experience.

Tune into the show where we discuss: