THE BREAST CANCER – Why Eat Well?
Eating well gives your body the energy and nutrients needed for
healing, a process that continues after treatment ends. Protein, for
example, is a building block used in the new cells that replace
those lost to chemotherapy and radiation. Protein is necessary,too, during the cycles of regeneration and remodeling that take
place in the skin after surgery.Countless o ther nutrients found in
food play roles in healing as well. Vitamin C, vitamin A, zinc, and
carbohydrates, fats, and fatty acids are a few examples.
Nutrients that help strengthen bones include calcium, vitamin
D, vitamin K, magnesium, and phosphorus, which are found in
food and available also through a daily multivitamin and supplements
combining calcium and vitamin D. According to the
National Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis—a condition in
which bone density thins out, leaving bones increasingly brittle
and thus more likely to fracture—affects an estimated eight million women. As explained briefly in the preceding section as well Read More
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