Gins Susan - Cooking through cancer treatment to recovery: easy, flavorful recipes to prevent and decrease side effects at every stage of conventional therapy

I have the highest praise for Cooking through Cancer Treatment to Recovery. The books organization is unique, intuitive, and helpful to cancer patients (and anyone interested in good nutrition) in understanding healthier ways of eating and meal organization. The introductory explanations are easy to comprehend and useful. The recipes are original and delicious, and the comments prior to each recipe make them feel like gifts from a friend. The inclusion of nutritional information for each recipe is extremely helpful and is too often omitted in cookbooks. As a breast cancer surgeon, I think that this cookbook will be a well-thumbed addition to everyones kitchen. This is truly a wonderful book and will be an invaluable asset for all of us.

Patricia L. Dawson, MD, PhD, FACS, Medical Director, Swedish Cancer Institute Breast Program, and Medical Director, The True Family Womens Cancer Center

What an incredibly practical and delicious resource for people in all phases of their journey with and beyond cancer. Mouthwatering recipes for all three daily meals come complete with nutritional information, what symptom the dish targets, a relevant health tip, and even a suggestion of how long the dish can last in the refrigerator. This is the sort of information my patients are hungry for, and it is a pleasure to be able to add Cooking through Cancer Treatment to Recovery to my list of recommended nutrition references.

Donald I. Abrams, MD, Integrative Oncologist, University of California San Francisco

Cooking through Cancer Treatment to Recovery will prove to be an essential resource for anyone facing cancer and for those who love them. Whether you are gluten sensitive, vegan, or a robust meat eater, you will find recipes with nutritional values for every stage of cancer treatment and beyond in this treasure chest of a cookbook. What shines through on every page is the need for comfort during cancer treatment and recovery; comfort for the belly, comfort for your tired body, maybe even your bald head. This book is a book about comfort and is full of comfort foods, all presented in easy-to-make, nutritionally sound recipes. Food is medicine, for the healing body and the soul. Comfort, the magic ingredient, is on every page!

Sara ODonnell, Founder and Executive Director, Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County, recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2007 Community Health Leaders award, and two-time breast cancer survivor

Dr. Lisa Price and I have worked together for many years on a variety of projects and through mutual patients in Seattle, Washington. Her naturopathic medical training has always meshed well with my allopathic and integrative medicine training, research, and clinical practice. In this book, Dr. Price addresses a very important topic. We have all heard tidbits of the food-cancer connection, both for prevention and during treatment, but few sources have discussed this in such a comprehensive way. She connects the research to the food, the colorful, healthy fruits, vegetables, and other nutrients with our clinical interventions. I found these overlaps insightful and useful, both in my clinical practice and my personal food choices.

David Kiefer, MD, Research Fellow, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona

Easy, Flavorful Recipes to Prevent and Decrease Side Effects at Every Stage of Conventional Therapy

Lisa A. Price, ND, and Susan Gins, MA, MS, CN

Photographs by Stewart Hopkins

Food styling by Nancy Werner

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ISBN: 978-1-936303-80-9 (paperback)

ISBN: 978-1-936303-82-3 (hardcover)

e-book ISBN: 978-1-61705-238-5

Acquisitions Editor: Julia Pastore

Compositor: DiacriTech

2015 by Lisa A. Price and Susan Gins. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Medical information provided by Demos Health, in the absence of a visit with a health-care professional, must be considered as an educational service only. This book is not designed to replace a physicians independent judgment about the appropriateness or risks of a procedure or therapy for a given patient. Our purpose is to provide you with information that will help you make your own health-care decisions.

The information and opinions provided here are believed to be accurate and sound, based on the best judgment available to the authors, editors, and publisher, but readers who fail to consult appropriate health authorities assume the risk of injuries. The publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions. The editors and publisher welcome any reader to report to the publisher any discrepancies or inaccuracies noticed.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Price, Lisa A.

Cooking through cancer treatment to recovery : easy, flavorful recipes to prevent and decrease side effects at every stage of conventional therapy / Lisa A. Price, ND, and Susan Gins, MA, MS, CN; photographs by Stewart Hopkins; food styling by Nancy Werner.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-936303-80-9 ISBN 978-1-936303-82-3 ISBN 978-1-61705-238-5

1. CancerDiet therapyRecipes. I. Gins, Susan. II. Hopkins, Stewart. III. Werner, Nancy. IV. Title.

RC271.D52P736 2015

641.5631dc23

2014042962

Printed in the United States of America by McNaughton & Gunn.

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Lisa A. Price: To Eloise Wilson and to all people diagnosed with cancer.

Susan Gins: To my husband, Stephen Gins, whose ongoing encouragement, intelligence, and love supported me on this journey, and to my patients, who validated that changing ones food is changing ones life.

Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul.

Emily Dickinson

Discover how food can help you get through cancer treatment successfully. Choosing the right nutrients at this time will bring you closer to wellness and give you a sense of independence and peace of mind.

This book contains resources and recipes you need to get through these next several months of treatment with minimal side effects. For some, this information will simply be a reorganization of what you already know about healthy eating. For others, the information will be very new. Luckily, our book serves as a complete hassle-free guide. It includes descriptions of symptoms you may experience at each step of cancer treatment, what foods are most helpful, and why. The Quick Glance Chart on will help you quickly find recipes for your stage of treatment and side effects. We provide suggestions for stocking your pantry with healthy ingredients. We also list cancer support groups and major scientific studies documenting the effects of food on cancer development and recovery.