"Our bodies are complex machines which require high quality fuel for best function. What you feed your body has a direct bearing on how well your body, including your immune system and other defence mechanisms work."
Stephanie Moore
Clinical Nutritionist and Founder of Health in Hand
Nutritional therapy
Having the correct information about what to eat in order to do the best for your body during cancer treatment and beyond is vital. However, with so much conflicting information out there, it is not always easy to find what you need.
When it comes to the power of nutrition, there is no-one more passionate than Stephanie Moore, one of our Advisory Board members and a clinical nutritionist with more than 30 years’ experience. We asked her to share some of her top tips and useful hints for making good food choices that are easy to implement, well researched and proven to support you and your body throughout your cancer journey.
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The healing power of seasonal squash and pumpkin
As the air turns crisp and the days grow shorter, nature brings us a bounty of foods designed to comfort and nourish us from the inside out. Among the stars of the season are pumpkins and winter squash — vibrant, hearty vegetables that offer both flavour and powerful health benefits, especially for those focusing on recovery and resilience after cancer treatment.
Nourish to flourish – the summer foods with anti-cancer potential
For those affected by cancer, patients, survivors, and carers alike, what we eat can play an important role in fortifying the body’s natural defences, and the fresh foods of summer should not be underestimated in their potential to provide cancer-protective properties, as Clinical Nutritionist, Stephanie Moore, explains.
Nutritional therapy and cancer care
Clinical Nutritionist, Stephanie Moore, discusses how new requirements ensure any registered nutritional therapists (RNTs) who work with cancer patients have undergone post-graduate, cancer specific training to ensure the best possible outcomes.
What you need to know about nutrition
There is an ever-increasing body of evidence showing how healthy lifestyle and food choices can reduce the risk of cancer
Increase the variety of veg in your diet
Different types of vegetables offer different health benefits, but these are the ones that are especially beneficial!
Eat the rainbow, add some more colour
Colourful fruit and vegetables are a powerhouse of goodness – try to bring as many as you can into your day using these top tips
High antioxidant foods to include in your diet
Aim to increase your intake of antioxidants on a regular basis by eating more of these where possible
Eat ‘real’ foods for breakfast
Rather than cereals, toast and jam, pastries or pop tarts, try having more whole-food and protein-rich options like these foods to start the day.
Eat more vitamin D-rich foods
Vitamin D is essential for many functions in the body, including immune regulation and many studies support the view that it may offer cancer protection.
There is an ever-increasing body of evidence showing how healthy lifestyle and food choices can reduce the risk of cancer. Cancer develops over time due to multiple factors, some of which include diet.
Stephanie Moore
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