What role can nutrition play in the health of a cancer survivor?
Cancer treatments are designed to attack cancer cells, but other cells are affected as well. Those of us who are long-term survivors know that our bodies struggle with the affects of these treatments long after they are over. If healthy cells need a steady supply of nutrients in order to keep them functioning properly, then damaged cells need them more so, and in plentiful supply. An excellent diet is a start, but few people are able – or willing – to eat what would be necessary to provide the therapeutic supply of nutrients needed. Therefore, it is worth the time and effort to learn what the needs of your body may be, and find whole-food supplements to provide what your diet alone cannot. Whole-food supplements would be safer then synthetic supplements, which would hold a greater risk of adversely interacting with any medications you may be taking or any residues of your cancer treatments themselves. Supplements are not a cure-all, but the right supplements can help alleviate some sym
