The Cancer Dietitian Podcast Julie Lanford, , MPH, RD, CSO, LDN - The Cancer Dietitian

It’s my first webinar of 2024!
Topics covered include:
Why DASH? What does “DASH plan” consist of? What foods are important for DASH eating Your Action Plan Recommended resources:
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/DASH www.cancerdietitian.com www.aicr.org For visuals that go with this webinar, go to: https://cancerdietitian.com/2024/01/webinar-recording-the-dash-eating-plan.html
I hope you find it helpful!

Topics covered include:
sugar soy carbs/keto vegan/meat alcohol grilling supplements raw vs. cooked organic/GMO anti-inflammatory foods Recommended resources:
Printable Handout on Sugar: www.cancerdietitian.com/sugar Printable Handout on Soy & Breast Cancer: www.cancerdietitian.com/soy Blog Posts on Hot Topics: https://cancerdietitian.com/category/hottopics Other Cancer Dietitian Webinars: www.cancerdietitian.com/webinars American Institute for Cancer Research: www.aicr.org  
Note that during the webinar, we had a discussion about smoking meat. My intern was able to locate the following information from the AICR regarding smoked meats:
“Smoked meats contain PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons), substances that are formed at high-heat and considered carcinogenic.”
-American Institute for Cancer Research
 
CHECK OUT THE AICR FAQ: PROCESSED MEAT AND CANCER FOR MORE INFO!

Topics covered include:
What should be in my cart? Shopping tips Reading the food label Looking at the ingredients Shopping goals Shopping list Recommended resources:
Video recording: https://cancerdietitian.com/2023/09/webinar-recording-grocery-shopping-for-nutritious-foods.html Sign up for my Survivor Diet email series! www.cancerdietitian.com/survivordiet Food group info: https://www.myplate.gov/ (note that they have protein and dairy as two separate groups) Looking up ingredients: http://chemicalcuisine.org/ Info on food ingredients: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-ingredients-packaging

In this episode, Julie breaks down the current nutrition recommendations for cancer survivors and discusses the most important things you need to eat as a cancer survivor!
Topics covered include:
Nutrition & Cancer: 3 things to know What is plant-based eating? What daily habits help me promote health & healing? Give your body the tools it needs to function at it’s best!
SUGGESTED ACTION STEPS:
Sign up for The Cancer Dietitian Survivor Diet email series!
www.cancerdietitian.com/survivordiet Recipe resources:
www.cancerdietitian.com/recipes
www.aicr.org/cancer-prevention/recipes/
www.cookforyourlife.org Watch the video recording and download the slides at: https://cancerdietitian.com/2023/07/webinar-recording-plant-based-eating-for-cancer-survivors.html

Our expert speakers this month are Lora White, RD, CSO, LDN and Amber Thomas, RD, CSO. We have a lot of great information to share on this topic and hope you find it helpful!
For a reflection guide or to register for the discussion group, go to www.cancerservicesonline.org/specialtopic.
Lora White: lora.white@novanthealth.org
Amber Thomas: https://cancernutritionsolutions.com/about
Julie Lanford: https://cancerdietitian.com/

In this episode, part of our series on nutrition and immunity, we discuss Vit C!

Our topics include:

• What Vitamin C is and what it does for your body • How much Vitamin C you need

• What foods provide Vitamin C

• Signs of deficiency and toxicity
• What about using Vitamin C for prevention or healing of disease or illness?

Recommended reading:

• [WEBINAR] Nutrition and Immunity - https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2021/02/webinar-nutrition-and-immunity.html

• The Truth About Immunity Supporting Foods - https://www.cancerdietitian.com/immunity

• NIH Vit C Info: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - How Vitamin C Supports A Healthy Immune System: https://www.eatright.org/food/vitamins-and-supplements/types-of-vitamins-and-nutrients/how-vitamin-c-supports-a-healthy-immune-system

• Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23440782/

• Effect of High-Dose Zinc and Ascorbic Acid Supplementation vs Usual Care on Symptom Length and Reduction Among Ambulatory Patients With SARS-CoV-2 InfectionThe COVID A to Z Randomized Clinical Trial - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2776305