by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 28, 2020 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
What we need to eat as cancer survivors Doctors, physios, nutritionists and everyone else tell us we must eat healthily. This photo shows fish and vegetables piled high with recommended suitable foods. But, when flat out with fatigue, which one of us has time or...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 1, 2019 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Fruit Choices for those with Cancer During treatment for cancer, and recovering afterwards, food choices are very important. Cancer treatments cause side effects, and sometimes these can be affected by what we eat. However, in my layman’s opinion I don’t...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 27, 2019 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Sugar adds calories – whatever it is called Sugar is regarded as a villain; sometimes thought of as a possible cause of certain cancers and other ills, and manufacturers often disguise sugar to make it more acceptable. Livestrong, the US Cancer charity, warns...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 19, 2019 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Advice from Livestrong Don’t feel guilty about eating frozen fruit or veg A recent email from Livestrong, the giant US cancer charity, removed the guilt from my shopping. They say “produce selected for freezing is harvested when it’s ripe, rather...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 27, 2019 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Warning sounds over processed foods Could these be reason it’s hard to lose weight? We are constantly told there is an exploding obesity crisis threatening us. Celebrities front the latest glitzy diet plan, claiming their plan helped them lose stones in...
by Verite Reily Collins | Apr 8, 2019 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Movement and Cancer Isabelle Brough is providing mini-massages at the Wellness Day (Dorchester-on-Thames Friday April 12th). She kindly sent me a copy of the Essay she wrote for her Oncology Massage Practitioner Diploma. Whilst you lie back and let her work her...
