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I have read your book and I know that you drink astragalus tea. I was
wondering what you think about other types of teas like the Jason Winters
tea?
I
chose astragalus tea specifically for its immune enhancing activity
after first optimizing all other aspects of my diet and lifestyle. In
other words, my choice was made to specifically enhance an individual
health goal based on both my own needs and available research. I strongly
suggest seeking an individual assessment of your overall health needs
and goals with a Registered Dietitian (RD), preferably one associated
with your cancer treatment facility, as she will have easy access to
your complete medical records and health care team. She can help devise
an approach to optimizing all aspects of your health in a manner that
is unique to your needs taking into consideration all of your health
concerns (as cancer only rarely happens in a vacuum!). She will help
you with food choices and also dietary supplements that may help optimize
your overall health. She will help you review all options, such as the
Jason Winters tea you have asked about, but also others that may help
with the same goal, looking at many factors such as costs. (Personally,
I prefer to put my money into more organic foods than an expensive tea.)
If
your cancer center does not have an RD on staff to be providing nutrition
services as a component of comprehensive cancer care,
- you
should be asking/pressing your doctors "Why not?" then
- go
to www.eatright.org, type in
your zip code on the left side of the screen, to find an RD in your
location in private practice.
Best
wishes. I hope this perspective has been helpful :-)
FAQ posted
5/05
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you provide a list of all chemotherapy drugs called alkylating agents that
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you have diet suggestions for someone who has diarrhea after
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Is
it safe to drink green tea if I have a port for administration of my chemotherapy?
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Can
you tell me foods to eat to reduce the acid in my urine and pain in my bladder
and ureters? posted
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How
can I eat a diet as healthy as you suggest if I need to be
hospitalized for more than a day or two? posted
3/04 |
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My
husband is having chemotherapy treatments and has lost his sense
of taste after one treatment. Are there any foods I can prepare that will
give him some relief?
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9/04 |
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Is
there a good web site describing the nutrition related side effects from
chemo drugs? posted
10/04 |
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Should
I stop drinking green tea during chemotherapy to avoid consuming too many
antioxidants? posted 7/05 |
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How
can I use the diet recommendations on your web site and in your book
to both increase my intake of cancer fighting foods for optimizing
my cancer recovery and lose weight at the same time? posted
3/06 |
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What
tips do you have to stay on a healthy diet during the holiday season? posted
11/06 |
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the Registered Dietitian in your cancer center or your health care provider
for nutritional advice that can be individualized to your specific medical
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