| Proper diet to get all the vitally needed vitamins and | | | | considering what you can do for your own cancer |
| minerals your body needs is key to a healthy lifestyle | | | | prevention. A big step is proper diet with the minerals |
| but essential for cancer patients. Many people | | | | and supplements necessary to keep your immune |
| presume once they are diagnosed with cancer that it | | | | system strong. Fighting off cancer or any other |
| is too late to change eating habits to improve | | | | disease requires constant monitoring of the individuals |
| nutritional uptake to minimize side effects while | | | | health support system which is directly related to |
| increasing quality of life. In reality, any cancer | | | | nutrition. Here is a quick list of vitamin supplements to |
| diagnosis should be a wake up call that what you do | | | | aid in a healthy lifestyle for cancer patients, survivors |
| each day matters. Remember to work with your | | | | and everyone else: |
| doctors including a nutritionist to plan a cancer | | | | - B-1 |
| nutrition roadmap that complements your therapy. | | | | - Zinc |
| Depending on your type of cancer and the | | | | - Boron |
| recommended therapy involved to turn a patient into | | | | - Vitamin C |
| a survivor will dictate what supplements you need to | | | | - Vitamin A |
| take and how much. Also don't be afraid to deviant | | | | - Potassium |
| from the roadmap if you feel something is not | | | | - Magnesium |
| helping; your body is your best friend when it comes | | | | - Calcium |
| to what you need. Consult with your doctor before | | | | - Chromium |
| making any changes since every therapy has its own | | | | - Germanium |
| side effects. | | | | You can get many of these essential vitamins with |
| Cancer Nutrition Options | | | | one of the several multivitamins available and |
| Many options exist for the actual intake of nutritional | | | | sometimes companies add fancy names for some of |
| supplements for cancer patients and survivors | | | | the nutrients. For example one variation of |
| including powders, liquids, soft gel capsules and | | | | Beta-Carotene is mainly comprised of Vitamin A with |
| traditional pills. Some people find it near impossible to | | | | some Vitamin E & Lecithin. |
| swallow a pill, especially one that is large enough for a | | | | Cancer nutrition may seem overwhelming but with |
| horse, when fighting cancer so liquid vitamins or | | | | the help of your doctor and nutritionist a simple plan |
| powder mineral supplements are a good alternative. | | | | is easy to put in place. Remember to talk to your |
| Another benefit is liquid form nutrients generally are | | | | provider about what you feel is working, what's not |
| absorbed by the body quicker than traditional hard | | | | and discuss possible changes to maximize the |
| vitamins. For those who don't care for the taste of | | | | nutrition strategy. It is just as important to maintain a |
| liquid vitamins but also struggle with large pills then | | | | healthy lifestyle covering all your necessary minerals |
| soft gel capsules are a nice medium. Soft gel vitamins | | | | once finished with cancer therapy as it is during the |
| are quite a bit easier to take down and larger pills | | | | difficult treatment phase. Keeping with your plan will |
| may be in the form of two or three smaller capsules. | | | | allow you to claim cancer survivor status for years to |
| If you know some one with cancer you may be | | | | come. |