Discover the powerful benefits of food as medicine with evidence-based nutrition without confusion, overwhelm, and most of all discouragement!
If you’re on a cancer journey, in remission, a caretaker, or someone looking to reduce your chances
of developing cancer, then you already KNOW the path is not easy. It’s an emotional and physical one that
takes a lot of hard work and growth.
You’ve probably heard a healthy lifestyle can play a role in reducing treatment side effects, improve outcomes, and decrease the risk of recurrence. Since you know that, you know the importance of taking control of your nutrition.
After all, research suggests 1 in 3 cancers are a result of diet.
HERE’S WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW
Even if you are lucky enough to have an excellent cancer care team and supportive family and friends, understanding how nutrition impacts cancer is most likely not part of the journey.
However, implementing proper nutrition means:
~Food Can Be Fuel~
Depending on what you put in your mouth, you’re either causing disease or fighting it.
We’ll dive into the difference between disease-causing and disease-fighting foods, which can
dramatically change your body’s ability to fight and can impact your loved ones’ health too!
~A Long, Healthy Life, Feeling Strong~
A long, independent life filled with plenty of birthday parties and watching your children
(and even grandchildren) getting married is possible. Implementing a healthy lifestyle can increase your chances of being there for the best things in life.
~You Can Gain Control of Your Destiny~
You don’t have to leave it all up to chance. You can take some of that control back.
One day at a time, one meal at a time. And fight back.
~Controlling Inflammation~
Research shows inflammation is the root cause of several diseases, including cancer.
Learning how to reduce inflammation gives you the best chance of preventing disease in the first place and managing it early.
Even though the motivation to overcome cancer (or prevent it) is clear,
the path to actually doing it is anything but.
BEAT CANCER? Let’s Do It!
But where do I start?
We All Know It Won’t Be Easy
It’s not easy when all your energy has gone into your cancer treatments…
dozens of doctor appointments…not to mention all of your other life responsibilities.
You’ve done some nutrition research, but you find so many different resources sharing
differing opinions. Don’t eat soy. Eat soy. Don’t eat sugar. Don’t eat legumes…
Wait, I thought beans were healthy? Who can keep up?
Maybe you even reached out to your doctors, inquiring how nutrition could complement
your treatments. But they’re at a loss, or you didn’t feel confident in his or her answer.
Once you complete your treatment, you wonder, “What’s next?”
Cancer took control of your life, but you’re finally ready to make sure it never,
ever takes over again.
Most importantly, you don’t want your loved ones, your husband or wife or your children,
ever to have to hear the words “you have cancer” like you had to.
You Can’t Afford to Have Cancer to Come Back – So How Do You Take the Next Step?
You feel a lack of clarity around what foods cause disease.
You feel as though you will always be a cancer victim (or that you’re doomed to be one).
You hear all the health gurus say, “Just don’t do this” or “Do that.” But it’s not that easy, is it?
Years of habits can’t change overnight.
The moment you feel like you “messed up” or ate the wrong thing,
you feel like it’s impossible to go back. You have never pictured yourself as someone
who can successfully live a healthy lifestyle.
You feel as though you have to be PERFECT.
But that is precisely why you need someone to share the WHY, WHAT, and HOW.
The ‘I Can Fight’ Mindset You Need to March On
(and reduce your risk of developing cancer and/or recurrence)
Let’s pretend you already completed your radiation and/or chemotherapy treatments.
Your surgery is over. You walk out of the cancer center wondering what’s next.
When you implement a healthy lifestyle, you have the opportunity to take control
of something that has the power to take you to new and exciting places!
WHY NOTHING HAS WORKED IN THE PAST
Even though there are hundreds of thousands of health professionals claiming they can help
you gain a healthy lifestyle, they simply tell you WHAT to eat: “Eat x cups of broccoli a day.
Don’t eat deli meat”.
But you ask, “Why broccoli? How do I cook it so it tastes good?
And what does deli meat have to do with my cancer?”
While well intentioned, their approach doesn’t actually give you the tools to make
a sustainable shift in your lifestyle. In the end, it can make you feel more lost.
What you need is someone to teach you about evidence-based research in an easy-to-understand manner, someone who can provide access to healthy meal planning, recipes, healthy substitutions, tips, tricks, and sustainable changes to put you on the path back to wellness.
The key to marching on is education around the what, the why, and how,
to implement a plant-based (or plant-focused) lifestyle.
A comprehensive digital program that teaches evidence-based information about nutrition and cancer
AND how to implement a plant-based lifestyle while meeting nutrition needs to support your health
once you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or to help prevent it in the first place.
Meet Alison Tierney – Oncology Dietitian
I have spent many years training to become an oncology dietitian, achieving my master of science,
becoming a certified specialist in oncology nutrition, and teaching other registered dietitians
working towards their master’s degrees.
My passion and dedication have allowed me to teach hundreds of patients how to make positive changes in their life. Most of them now have no evidence of disease and are living healthy lives.
ALISON’S CREDENTIALS
MS – Master of Science – Nutrition & Fitness Concentration
RD – Registered Dietitian
CD – Certified Dietitian, State of Wisconsin CSO – Certified Specialist in Oncology
Adjunct Graduate Professor – Evidence Based Practice, Oncology
Freedom from Cancer:
Your Plant-Based Journey
Is the ONLY program of its kind that…
https://www.wholesomellc.com/cancer-course
~Teaches Evidence-Based Research~
Teaches the currently available research that demonstrates
which foods are disease-causing and which are disease-fighting.
~Is an All-in-One Resource for Cancer Nutrition~
Since oncology nutrition is a specialty practice, it is rare for a medical professional to receive
in-depth education on the topic. We believe this course fills that gap and is also perfect for the average person.
~Gives You the Tools to Implement Sustainable Changes~
t doesn’t only share what to do, but why and how to confidently implement it in your own way,
at your own pace.
If you are finally ready to take control of your life with proper nutrition,
here’s how we’ll get you there…
Other References:
ON this episode of Health, Hope & Inspiration, psychologist Dr. David Wakefield
talks about the importance of finding someone you can trust to talk to when you’ve received a cancer diagnosis,
and how that can help you to cope with what the future holds.
Processing a Cancer Diagnosis
ON This episode of Health, Hope & Inspiration is entitled “Overcoming Insecurities.”
Mind-body therapist Corliss Ivy explores how emotions can affect physical well-being.
Overcoming Insecurities
In this episode of Health, Hope & Inspiration the hosts talk with cancer survivor
Robbie Robinson, who shares how his experience with cancer has inspired him to commit
his life to serving others and made him an advocate for those starting their own journey.
I’m Not Done Yet
Mind-body therapist Steve White talks to the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration
about three thought processes most patients go through and why they should give their worries to God.
Taking the Worry Out of Cancer
Dr. Lynn Bornfriend, a psychiatrist at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, talks on this week’s Health, Hope & Inspiration about the power of a proper mental attitude of focusing on the present in order to help combat the effects of illness in our bodies.
Exchanging Anxiety for Peace
Clinical Psychiatrist Dr. Laura Sunn joins the hosts of Health, Hope & Inspiration
to talk about dealing with mental health issues during cancer care, including anxiety and depression.
Caring for Emotional Health
CLICK HERE to view other Health, Hope & Inspiration resources available online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rJBpoLfXr8