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Beets

This red-purple humble root contains more natural sugar than sweet corn. During the Great Depression, when cane sugar was widely rationed, bakers used boiled beets as a cake...

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Milk

While recent research has shown that milk cannot single-handedly fortify our bones, it is still worth having in your fridge. Milk can be a great snack and a...

Healthy Holidays

Cancer Treatment & the Holidays

Holidays can be difficult when you’re going through cancer treatment. Radiation is practically a daily occurrence with only the weekends off. No matter how important family is to...

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Eating After Whipple Surgery

A Whipple surgery (pancreatoduodenectomy) is usually performed on pancreatic cancer patients to remove tumors at the head of the pancreas. Whipple surgery effectively reorganizes the body’s digestive system. Aside...

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Managing Weight Loss During Cancer Treatment

According to the...

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Grapes & Raisins

Grape Expectations By Chelsea Fisher When Hollywood’s Mae West told her maid to “peel me a grape,” she had it all wrong, because the peel is where the action is....

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Parsnips

Parsnips often play second fiddle to other root vegetables, but this powerhouse veggie deserves a starring role in your vegetable line up. They contain ample folate, which is a...

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Pears

Sweet September Pears By Fiona Breslin September is this yummy fruit’s harvesting season, when pears are picked or fall to the ground to ripen, but they are good through autumn and...

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About Almonds

The common almond has a secret life as one of nature’s most unassuming wonder foods. Grandmothers in Southern Italy and Sicily have long prized almonds and almond paste...

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Warming Spices

Warming spices can make any dish feel more seasonal simply with the shake or grind of the spice jar. Nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and (of course) cinnamon are all...

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Top 5 Health Apps for Cancer Patients

Most of us live on our phones these days. While some may bemoan this reliance on technology, there are certainly useful elements, especially when it comes to our...

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Food Sources of Probiotics

Probiotics are healthy bacteria found in foods that help increase the diversity in bacteria species within the gut. Probiotic bacteria can be found in fermented foods. Foods containing probiotics...