The Whole-Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors: A Nutritional Approach to Preventing Recurrence

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Millions of breast cancer survivors have two things in common: a renewed gratitude for their good health and a recharged commitment to taking care of their bodies. The Whole-Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors is an integrative, whole foods guide to rebuilding health after surviving breast cancer and reducing the chance of breast cancer reoccurrence. Although cancer does have a significant genetic component, lifestyle factors such as nutrition also play a role in determining the likelihood that cancer will reappear. This program helps readers get the nutrition they need in order to keep breast cancer at bay, with specific guidance for managing hormone levels with food. The guide also explains how nutritional deficiencies, environmental factors, and antioxidants affect cancer's ability to attack the body. Using holistic health and nutrition leader Edward Bauman's Eating for Health model, readers learn to eat for pleasure, eat for energy, eat for recovery, and eat for health in order to starve cancer and enjoy stronger, healthier bodies.

Edward M. Bauman, MEd, PhD, is executive director of Bauman College Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts. He is a groundbreaking leader in the field of whole foods nutrition, holistic health, and community health promotion, working to bring his Eating for Health approach to community agencies and clinical health care settings. Helayne L. Waldman, EdD, is a holistic nutrition educator with a passion for helping those with breast cancer. A faculty member at Bauman College, Waldman is also a columnist, a private practitioner, and a consultant to breast cancer clinics and doctors in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"The Whole-Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors is a common-sense compendium of what you need to know to live longer and better if you have or had breast cancer, or want to prevent it. Authors Edward Bauman and Helayne Waldman wisely blend lifestyle and natural strategies that strengthen our bodies' defenses against cancer and promote wellness. A must-read for anyone who wants to take control of the destiny of their own health. " --Len Saputo, MD, founder of the Health Medicine Forum, Health Medicine Center, and author of A Return to Healing "The Whole-Foods Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors offers readers a robust synthesis of how nutrition can dramatically reduce your risk of breast cancer or recurrence. This book provides not the watered-down and jaded suggestions offered previously, but exciting, new tips that most oncologists don't know. Highly empowering and life-altering for women." --Sara Gottfried, MD, integrative physician at The Gottfried Center for Integrative Medicine in Berkeley, CA, and author of The Hormone Cure "As the general public becomes more interested in the benefits of healthy eating, these authors are shining a light on the association between nutrition and malignant disease. The book is an evidence-based treatise on the role of nutrition in wellness, treatment, and follow-up care as a vital part of dealing with cancer. It also happens to be the part that the patient has the most control over. The book is a treasure chest of cutting-edge information. It includes a meal plan, pantry set-up, and starter recipes." --Anna Jedrziewski, New Age Retailer "Bauman and Waldman have written an easy-to-follow guide for whole-body healing filled with inspiring anecdotes and helpful chapter-by-chapter to-do lists. It is an excellent resource that may be used to equip recovering breast cancer survivors as well as their families with solid nutritional information and delicious recipes containing healing foods that will ensure health, well-being, and longevity." --Margo Jordan Parker, OMD, CEO of Herbal Fortress "I am delighted to see this book in print. It contains lots of valuable information that will help women and men make the most informed decisions on dealing with breast cancer. The book is very readable, and is filled with instructions on what we can do now to help ourselves." --Ann Fonfa, founder of The Annie Appleseed Project and diagnosed with breast cancer in January 1993 "The heart and soul of The Whole-Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors is empowerment! The book is chock full of wonderful morsels of information and shows us that food is one of our most powerful tools for healing and nourishment." --Rebecca Katz, MS, author of The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen "With one in seven women suffering from breast cancer, The Whole-Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors is a much-needed book. It provides useful information for women who are looking for a holistic approach and a good road map to guide breast cancer survivors into a healthier lifestyle." --David Brownstein, MD, author of ten books and the Dr. Brownstein's Natural Way to Health monthly newsletter