Food Tips for my Friends-When you loose your appetite Due to Radiation and Chemo

Did you know pansies are edible? Not on the menu when you are feeling a lack of appetite..They make wonderful visual accessories for your meal. How the meal is served and the surroundings are important. In 2004 I was afflicted with nausea and no appetite. After radiation I had a metallic taste in my mouth and nothing tasted good.

It is very difficult to enjoy food when you are not hungry, or in pain. Pre-make what you can when you are feeling well and refrigerate or freeze.

Make a chopped fruit salad from fresh fruit. Make that one of your snack meals, add some heavy whipping cream to spice it up. Do not eat protein with fruit, the do not mix well. Bananas, Mango, Papaya, grapes, apples, pears...yummy

I have a few more things that help the appetite and are not difficult to make. My friends were amazing in cooking me meals each week. My husband does not cook but I was so desperate for a taste of something I had him make me an egg baked custard. While I could not put sugar in it, I had him add a little honey and vanilla and it was delicious. I was so ill I lay my head on the counter and read the directions to him from the Joy of Cooking. It turned out perfectly.

I had a pot of vegetables with meat. I could not eat it but I took the rich broth from the pot and added a teaspoon of curry powder and that was some of my meals. I also used cream soups, (I must say Campbell's came in handy but I had friends to make homemade soups and broth) and added curry and a tablespoon of heavy whipping cream.

My cravings were for curry all the time but not everyone can appreciate it. However Curcumin/Curry powder is a anticancer agent. Did you know the people of India. Pakistan and similar countries have very low incidence of cancer? The live on Curry.

Need something Sweet add a tsp of honey.

Stay away from a lot of sweet fruit juice. Instead have water with lemon. Give yourself a weekly treat of juice or soda BUT NO ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS. Add a little honey if you cannot take the water and lemon.

Fresh vegetable juice is ideal for nutrition, digestion and giving energy. If you own a juicer I have recipes at www.healingcancernaturally.net if you cannot manage that, Albertson's. Co-op and Fred Meyer carry these juices. Carrot, and green vegetable juices are ideal. Beet juice is wonderful on a weekly basis and helps cleanse the liver.

After you radiation is finished, post 10 days, if you still have sores or metallic taste in your mouth, add 1 Ioderal for 2 weeks, once daily is an excellent way to bring your body back into health. This is ONLY for those who have had radiation!

Choose easily digested foods, a chopped egg salad with parsley, celery,pear or apple pieces diced and grated carrot is easily digested. Eat small meals every 2-3 hours if you cannot take much in.

Small amounts of angel hair pasta or smaller pasta's with vegies, egg, chopped soy, or fish or chicken. Make it attractive, serve on a pretty plate, put parsley garnish, make it appetizing.

A Vitamin B 100 daily is also good for those receiving radiation. That is a capsule that has all the B vitamins that we need. Radiation depletes our nutrition and having 6-8 glasses of water a day is also beneficial.

Take a few vegies and cut into a pan boil, add spices and put in the blender with 1-2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream (curry) make a delicious meal.

MUSIC: Listen to soothing music while eating, be happy, helps digestion.

Take a tablespoon or two 10 minutes before a meal or add a digestive enzyme

Keep your pH between 7.4 and 7.6 Directions for this are also on www.healingcancernaturally.net Lemon juice also works as an alkalizing agent once it hits the stomach.

I hope these tips help you all and may you be able to again enjoy your food. We will overcome together.

As usual these are my suggestions and you can always check with your doctor to see what is ok.

Have a wonderful week.