by Verite Reily Collins | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Shopping exposes us to germs Your local supermarket is doing everything possible to keep surfaces germ-free, but it’s other shoppers – and particularly their children – that are scattering these nasties around. Recent research has found that a...
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 | 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 | Mar 23, 2017 | Lymphoedema
Livestrong on exercise for Lymphoedema Livestrong is the mega American cancer charity, with a lot of really good information on its website, in a much more user-friendly format than we seem to produce! The charity is very keen on exercise post-cancer, and say the...
