Chemo and other cancer treatments take a major toll on your body, and eating right is more important than ever. Parkway Cancer Centre’s senior dietician Gerard Wong gives some advice on how to maximise your diet.
There’s a famous Hippocrates quote, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Cancer is a complex disease, and while no superfood will eradicate it, a varied, balanced and nutrient-dense diet, together with an active lifestyle, is the best way to tackle it.
STAY ACTIVE
While not specifically diet-related, it’s important to maintain a healthy weight and body mass index (BMI) as well as being physically active most days of the week.
CUT DOWN ON SUGAR
This story is from the June 2018 Booklet: Parkway Cancer Centre edition of EL Singapore.
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