“It appears that diet has its most significant effects AFTER the cancer has already formed, acting to inhibit or stimulate the growth of that cancer.” –David Heber, MD, PhD
In 1988, Harold Foster, PhD, of the University of Victoria, British Columbia, reviewed 200 cases of “spontaneous regression” of cancer, and found that 87% of these people had made major dietary changes before their dramatic improvement occurred. [Foster, Int J Biosoc Res, 1988;10(1):17-33].
According to the National Cancer Institute, about one-third of all cancer deaths are related to malnutrition.
Purpose of Presentation: Provide easy to understand nutritional information for making delicious and easy dietary changes to support healthy digestion, reduce oxidation and incorporate more nutrient dense foods to support recovery from cancer. Workshop participants will leave understanding more about their digestive system, how cancers and cancer treatments implicate the digestive system, how oxidation is connected to cancer and cancer treatments, and how to reduce oxidation, restore digestive health and choose foods to reduce oxidation, strengthen digestion and support detoxification pathways.
Time: Workshop can be presented in 1 hour, 2 hours, ½ day or full day format.
1 Hour Presentation Outline:
• 0-10:00 – introductions
• 10:00-20:00 – Digestive system background introduction
• 20:00-30:00 – How cancer and cancer treatments implicate digestive system introduction
• 30:00-40:00 – Foods and nutrients to support digestion introduction
• 40:00-50:00 – Brief food demo
• 50:00-60:00 – Q&A’s, Wrap-up
2 Hour Presentation Outline:
• 0-10:00 – introductions
• 10:00-20:00 – Background introduction on the digestive system
• 20:00-30:00 – How cancer implicates the digestive system intro
• 30:00-40:00 – How cancer treatments implicate the digestive system intro
• 40:00-50:00 – Food and nutrients to support digestion intro
• 50:00-60:00 – Brief food demo
• 60:00-70:00 – Break
• 70:00-80:00 – How oxidation is connected to cancer intro
• 80:00-90:00 – How oxidation is connected to different cancer treatments intro
• 90:00-100:00 – Food and nutrients to lower oxidation intro
• 100:00-110:00 – Q&A’s
• 110:00-120:00 – Wrap-up
Half-Day Workshop Outline:
• Catered breakfast optional
• 0-20:00 – Introductions
• 20:00-30:00 – Background introduction on the digestive system
• 30:00-40:00 – How cancer implicates the digestive system intro
• 40:00-50:00 – How cancer treatments implicate the digestive system intro
• 50:00-60:00 – Food and nutrients to support digestion intro
• 60:00-70:00 – Break
• 70:00-80:00 – Q&A’s
• 80:00-90:00 – How oxidation is connected to cancers intro
• 90:00-100:00 – How cancer treatments are connected to oxidation intro
• 100:00-110:00 – Food and nutrients to lower oxidation intro
• 110:00-120:00 – Food and nutrients to eliminate oxidation intro
• 120:00-130:00 – Break
• 130:00-140:00 – Q&A’s
• 140:00-160:00 – Food Demo
• 160:00-170:00 – Intro to mindfulness practices and conscious eating
• 170:00-180:00 – Connecting stress to cancer intro
• 180:00-190:00 – Break
• 190:00-200:00 – Intro to blood sugar regulation, sugars and cancer
• 200:00-210:00 – Intro to supporting blood sugar regulation and stress reduction through diet
• 210:00-220:00 – Exercise and cancer
• 220:00-230:00 – Q&A’s
• 230:00-240:00 – Wrap-up
• Catered lunch optional
1 Day Workshop Outline:
• Catered breakfast optional
• 8-9:00am – How cancer and cancer therapies affect digestion, how to support restoring your digestion
• 9-10:00am – How cancer and cancer therapies affect detoxification, how to safely detoxify
• 10-11:00am – Food demo, Q&A’s, and break
• 11:00am-12pm – How cancer and cancer therapies affect stress hormones in the body, how to decrease stress and increase mindfulness and conscious eating
• 12pm-12:30pm Lunch
• 12:30-1:30pm – The connection between cancer and oxidation; how to minimize oxidation through supplements, dietary and lifestyle changes
• 1:30-2:30pm – How sugar and insulin affects cancer cells, how to balance your blood sugar
• 2:30-3:30pm – Food demo, Q&A’s, and break
• 3:30-4:30pm – Cancer and exercise or physical activity
• 4:30-5pm – Wrap up and Q&A
• Catered dinner optional