Food for Health and Healing

NOTE ONE: The articles in this section are about eating to prevent cancer and for during and after treatment Future articles will address other illnesses and general well-being.

NOTE TWO: If you are interested in learning how supplements might be included in your nutrition plans, see Supplements for Health and Healing.

Food can be a metaphor for many things. Food can be a "cancer fighter", a "soother", a "friend", or an "enemy". Food can also have many meanings in our lives. It can be a ritual, a social event, a blessing, and a curse.

In reality, food is the fuel we need to nourish us and keep us going. But the millions of bits of food information we're bombarded with every day do little else but confuse us about what we really should eat. One article says, "Fruit is great!" Another says, "Fruit can give you cavities!"

The "Great Diet Debate" also rages on. A recent New York Times article extolled the benefits of The Atkins Diet, a fat-laden regime that can actually cause heart disease. The article caused all kinds of furor among health care professionals. They are arguing still!

Let's face it, most of what is written about food fails to unravel the complex skein of food fact and myth and give us what we really want: some simple information about what's good to eat without making us wrong about our food choices.

The food articles in this section attempt to do just that. They were written by food experts such as Registered Dietitians, chefs, and other food professionals. They cover the whole food spectrum from what's good to eat for the average person to therapeutic foods for those that have cancer, heart disease, or other conditions where changing what you eat may profoundly impact your health.

You'll get the latest information about what's good to eat and what's good for you. You can make whatever changes you please in your eating lifestyle and leave the rest. And enjoy every bite! Eat up!