From tips for cooking through chemotherapy to busting healthy food myths to easy, pantry-friendly meal ideas — our team of experts covers it here.
Food Myths
Does Sugar Feed Cancer?
You’ve heard that sugar feeds cancer but what’s the real deal?
Sugar (glucose) comes from all carbohydrate foods. As with fats and protein, we need glucose to survive. Our...
Announcements
We’ve Cooked Up a New Cook for Your Life
After more than a year of plotting, planning, editing, and designing, we are thrilled to unveil a brand-new Cook for Your Life!
In addition to a more modern look...
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How to Eat an Anti-Inflammatory, Immune-Boosting Diet
It’s no mystery that there are many foods with proven benefits for your immune system. When you consume these foods, it helps support our body’s acute inflammatory response (the...
Healthy Habits
Healthy Living for Cancer Survivorship
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. However, as cancer survivorship increases, there is more research being done to help these individuals live...
Announcements
Blind to Bladder Cancer? It’s a Woman Thing
I’m a woman of a certain age. I guess I’m in what feels like the youth of my old age, although my doctors would probably disagree. But then...
Healthy Habits
Use It, Don’t Lose It
We've all been there – staring into the fridge, wondering when and how we're going to use the almost-expired groceries staring back at us. Even the best of intentions...
Cooking 101
Eggs
Eggs are a welcome part of a healthy diet. One of the most cost-effective ways to boost protein intake is a dependable and delicious egg. Adding extra egg...
Cooking 101
Cooking for Comfort
These are strange times. Everything looks normal – the sun still rises, the kids still need three squares a day, you still need to take out the garbage...
Kitchen Dictionary
Spinach
When it comes to dark leafy vegetables, spinach is one of the most versatile and nutrient-packed out there. Its mild flavored leaves can be prepared and served in...
Cooking 101
Collard Greens
Collard greens are one of the true glories of soul food. Down South, a chicken dinner without them is almost unimaginable. Collards have earned their place on the...
Cooking 101
Kale
A member of the brassica family of veggies which includes cabbage and broccoli, kale has enjoyed its fair share of fame in the anticancer spotlight. Like all members...
Cooking 101
The Who’s Who of Starchy & Non-Starchy Veggies
The classification of vegetables can be tricky when it comes to foods that are part of a cancer-preventative diet. Some of this is due to the fact that...