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1 package tofu (we like Mori-Nu Extra-Firm Silken Tofu)
6-8 baby carrots or one large carrot
1 cup whole milk
2-4 scoops of Weight Gain powder. We recommend Naturade.
1 cup orange juice
3/4 fresh or frozen unsweetened apple juice
1 cup chopped vegetables (such as celery or tomatoes) or frozen fruit
Optional nutritional supplements*
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1 cup coconut milk
1 cup whole milk plain yogurt
1 frozen banana
2-4 scoops of Weight Gain powder. We recommend Naturade.
1 cup orange juice
1 cup frozen orange slices
1 cup frozen pineapple
Optional nutritional supplements*
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The Powerhouse Smoothie
How cancer patients react to chemotherapy greatly effects their odds of beating the cancer. This is true because one of the major side effects of chemotherapy is the loss of appetite. Staying strong and keeping the weight on are key to coping with chemo.
Chemo wreaks havoc on the body and most people under treatment don’t feel like eating much. The smell of food cooking makes many nauseaus and the food itself has a metallic taste. Some people even get mouth sores making chewing a painful process.
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John
16 months after 1st cough
8 months after diagnosis of cancer
3 months after 1st round of chemo
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Morning glory
I am not a doctor. My husband has cancer. He was diagnosed in October 2005. When I learned that John had cancer and that it was Stage IV lung cancer, I was devastated. I felt utterly powerless. I had no control over what was happening.
But I am not a wallower. I am constitutionally unable to stay sad. I prefer action. So, when I learned of the cancer, I began to look for ways to take control of the situation and make a difference. I make no claim that anything I am about to tell you will save your life or the life of someone you love. What I will tell you, however, is how you can take control of something; how you can make a difference.
For some scientific reasons that I don’t claim to understand, cancer kills people in a lot of different ways. The most obvious way is that the cancer invades a vital organ (like the lung, liver or pancreas) and stops it from functioning. What I did not realize, and what I learned from sifting through a mountain of information over the Internet, is that most people who die of cancer, die before that stage.
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