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  • All About Soy

    Apr 25, 2024
  • Description:
    Join Stephanie Meyers, MS, RD, LDN, the nutrition coordinator with Dana-Farber’s Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, for healthy cooking inspiration. This recipe is credited to the Minimalist Baker. Find it here!

    Finding nutrition information specific to metastatic breast cancer can feel challenging at times. Many people wonder what else they can do beyond the basic evidence-based guidelines like eating non-starchy vegetables and being physically active. Many people are interested in supplements to support their health, but people actually absorb nutrients better from food than they do from pills. Turmeric is a spice with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Studies in animals suggest that turmeric could enhance the immune system and possibility even have some effects on tumor cells. Although there is less information in people about these medicinal effects, turmeric adds depth of flavor worth experimenting with. Here’s...
  • Description: Join Stephanie Meyers, RD, LDN, CNSD, a nutritionist with Dana-Farber’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, for a discussion about nutrition. This video is uniquely tailored to meet the general nutrition needs of people in every phase of cancer treatment and recovery.

    Resources: Does Sugar Feed Cancer? (PDF)

    Tags: Feed, Cancer, Sugar

  • Description: Join Stephanie Meyers, RD, LDN, CNSD, a nutritionist with Dana-Farber’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, for a discussion about nutrition. This video is uniquely tailored to meet the general nutrition needs of people in every phase of cancer treatment and recovery.

    Resources: Coping with Treatment-Induced Taste Changes (PDF)

    Tags: Cookbooks, Bitter, Bland, Taste changes

  • Description: Join Stephanie Meyers, RD, LDN, CNSD, a nutritionist with Dana-Farber’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, for a discussion about nutrition. This video is uniquely tailored to meet the general nutrition needs of people in every phase of cancer treatment and recovery.

    Resources: Phytonutrients (PDF)
    Tags: Anti-cancer, Colorful, Phytonutrients, Plant-based

  • Description: Tags: Feed, Cancer, Sugar

  • Description: Tags: Anti-cancer, Colorful, Phytonutrients, Plant-based


  • Description: Tags: Cookbooks, Bitter, Bland, Taste changes
  • Description: Join Stephanie Meyers, RD, LDN, CNSD, a nutritionist with Dana-Farber’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, for healthy cooking inspiration.

    Resources: Veggies for Breakfast (PDF)

    Tags: Breakfast, Smoothies, Vegetables

  • Super Soups

    Jul 16, 2021
    Description:
    Join Stephanie Meyers, RD, LDN, CNSD, a nutritionist with Dana-Farber’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, for healthy cooking inspiration.

    Resources: Super Soups (PDF)

    Tags: Lentils, Soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
  • Description: Join Stephanie Meyers, RD, LDN, CNSD, a nutritionist with Dana-Farber’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, for healthy cooking inspiration.

    Resources: How to Make Zhug (PDF)

    Tags: Fresh herbs, Sauce, Spices, Turmeric