It’s my first webinar of 2024! Topics covered include: Why DASH? What does “DASH plan” consist of? What foods are important for DASH eating Your Action Plan Recommended resources: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/DASH www.cancerdietitian.com www.aicr.org For visuals that go with this webinar, go to: https://cancerdietitian.com/2024/01/webinar-recording-the-dash-eating-plan.html I hope you find it helpful ..read more

Topics covered include: sugar soy carbs/keto vegan/meat alcohol grilling supplements raw vs. cooked organic/GMO anti-inflammatory foods Recommended resources: Printable Handout on Sugar: www.cancerdietitian.com/sugar Printable Handout on Soy & Breast Cancer: www.cancerdietitian.com/soy Blog Posts on Hot Topics: https://cancerdietitian.com/category/hottopics Other Cancer Dietitian Webinars: www.cancerdietitian.com/webinars American Institute for Cancer Research: www.aicr.org   Note that during the webinar, we had a discussion about smoking meat. My intern w ..read more

Topics covered include: What should be in my cart? Shopping tips Reading the food label Looking at the ingredients Shopping goals Shopping list Recommended resources: Video recording: https://cancerdietitian.com/2023/09/webinar-recording-grocery-shopping-for-nutritious-foods.html Sign up for my Survivor Diet email series! www.cancerdietitian.com/survivordiet Food group info: https://www.myplate.gov/ (note that they have protein and dairy as two separate groups) Looking up ingredients: http://chemicalcuisine.org/ Info on food ingredients: https://www.fda.gov/food/foo ..read more

In this episode, Julie breaks down the current nutrition recommendations for cancer survivors and discusses the most important things you need to eat as a cancer survivor! Topics covered include: Nutrition & Cancer: 3 things to know What is plant-based eating? What daily habits help me promote health & healing? Give your body the tools it needs to function at it’s best! SUGGESTED ACTION STEPS: Sign up for The Cancer Dietitian Survivor Diet email series! www.cancerdietitian.com/survivordiet Recipe resources: www.cancerdietitian.com/recipes www.aicr.org/cancer-prevention/recipes/ www ..read more

Our expert speakers this month are Lora White, RD, CSO, LDN and Amber Thomas, RD, CSO. We have a lot of great information to share on this topic and hope you find it helpful! For a reflection guide or to register for the discussion group, go to www.cancerservicesonline.org/specialtopic. Lora White: lora.white@novanthealth.org Amber Thomas: https://cancernutritionsolutions.com/about Julie Lanford: https://cancerdietitian.com ..read more

In this episode, part of our series on nutrition and immunity, we discuss zinc! Our topics include: What Zinc is and what it does for your body Why Zinc is important for your body How much Zinc you need  What foods provide Zinc  When it comes to Zinc, you don't want too much or too little  What about using Zinc for prevention or healing of disease or illness? Recommended reading:  Recent Research on COVID-19 & Zinc - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2776305 [WEBINAR] Nutrition and Immunity - https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2021/02/webinar ..read more

In this episode, Julie discusses how nutrition can support or distract your immune system. She focuses on food you should consider for your diet that strengthens your immune system. Then she discusses foods that could be distracting your immune system from doing its job. Find more information at https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2021/02/webinar-nutrition-and-immunity.html ..read more

The topic for this episode, sponsored by Nestle Health Science, is “Nutrition Options During Treatment.” We will focus today’s episode on the unique needs of people during treatment who are at high risk for malnutrition. For many people undergoing treatment for cancer, simply coming to terms with their disease and then getting started on their treatment journey requires the majority of their brain power. However, we know that preventing and treating malnutrition during cancer treatment is a key component of getting the best care.   In this episode, Julie discusses tips for managing side e ..read more

Today's topic is Food Safety and Cancer. This is a webinar that I presented a few days ago. It’s almost an hour of talk about food safety, which is a topic that has more recently seen a lot of interest. I downloaded the recorded audio, so you’ll have to excuse the lower quality of this episode! Find the full webinar at www.cancerdietitian.com/foodsafety In this episode, I discuss the following: Food Safety 101 Special notes for immune-compromised Cancer survivor recommendations Current evidence regarding COVID-19 and food safety Find my blog posts on grocery shopping during COVID-19 here: Bu ..read more

On this episode of the Cancer Dietitian Podcast we’re talking about the emotional effects of cancer with Dr. Richard McQuellon, Director of Psychosocial Oncology at Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center's Cancer Patient Support Program. We’ll discuss practical coping mechanisms, when to seek professional help for depression, and the power of community. We’re also speaking with Julie Pope, a GI Oncology Nurse Navigator at Novant Health Cancer Center about their local cancer support group for cancer survivors, patients and caregivers. Then we’ll hear from ten-year colon cancer s ..read more