Tag Archive: nutrition

Meat Free Monday

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Sweet potato is an excellent source of vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), a very good source of vitamin C and manganese, and a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin B6 and potassium.  This… Continue reading

Meat Free Monday

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  Today’s delicious recipe has been submitted by Lisa Grey of Pink Kitchen.  Lisa is a breast cancer survivor with a passion for healthy cooking and provides nutrional recipes and tips on her blog  www.pinkkitchen.info. This… Continue reading

Meat Free Monday

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Today’s recipe is dedicated to my friend Luann who was telling me all about the veggies she is planting in her garden, including broccoli. It is a great choice for her garden as… Continue reading

The age of fake food

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In his bestseller The End Of Over-Eating: Taking Control Of The Insatiable American Appetite, author and former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, David Kessler proposes that our western obesity crisis is due… Continue reading

Courageous Women, Fearless Living

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The 4th annual Courageous Women, Fearless Living Retreat for women touched by cancer will take place August 26-30 at Shambala Mountain Center, Colorado, USA. I have written a lot about the emotional and… Continue reading

Suggestions for sugar-free treats

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Pam Stephan recently wrote a piece exploring the truth of the cancer loves sugar adage. Since then, I have been thinking a lot about how to substitute sugar in recipes and I am working on some… Continue reading

Why you can ignore what’s on the label

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  As cancer survivors, we try to maximise our chances of living the rest of our lives healthily and minimise the chances of facing a cancer reoccurence. We study food labels in an effort… Continue reading