Category Archives: diet/nutrition

Setting an example: Pediatric gastroenterologist/amateur cook eats lots of vegetables, grains

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

  BY AMBER SMITH As a child growing up in Kashmir, India, Prateek Wali ate mostly locally grown vegetables and farm-raised animals. In the snowy winters, his family dined on kidney beans, turnips, hearty grains and other foods that stored … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Apple and Pear Salad With Almonds and Blue Cheese

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

Here’s a light and tasty way to enjoy fruits that are available in Central New York during the winter months. Ingredients 1 Anjou pear, cored and sliced 1 Fuji apple, sliced 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 ounce red onion, … Continue reading →

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Books to nurture the spirit

Posted on February 3, 2017 by

How to define and achieve wellness Kaushal Nanavati, MD, explains how nutrition, physical exercise, stress management and spiritual wellness “are the roots of health, peace and contentment” in “Core 4 of Wellness,” a book he published in May. “You must … Continue reading →

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Where cancer patients can find advice for eating right

Posted on December 8, 2016 by

Upstate registered dietitian nutritionist Maria Erdman recommends these resources for help eating well during and after cancer treatment. She also sees patients who are referred by physicians. Reach her at 315-464-3607. — The National Cancer Institute makes the booklet “Eating Hints: … Continue reading →

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Coping with mouth sores from cancer treatment

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

  BY AMBER SMITH What they are: Mouth sores that develop during chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment are called “oral mucositis.” They look like burns. Often they appear on the inside lining of the mouth or lips. You may notice them … Continue reading →

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Assessing that ‘ounce of prevention’

Posted on November 25, 2016 by

“The way you live your life affects your chances of getting cancer,” Upstate graduate Peter Greenwald, MD, emphasized at the 12th annual Upstate Cancer Symposium in September. Greenwald, the associate director of prevention at the National Cancer Institute, gave a … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Berry Good Wraps

Posted on October 18, 2016 by

High in vitamin C and antioxidants, berries of all sorts are good food choices eaten as they are. But you can also include them in recipes for meals. This wrap showcases strawberries, which are rich in a B vitamin called … Continue reading →

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A digestive disorder: Gastroparesis a life changer for Liverpool woman

Posted on October 11, 2016 by

BY JIM HOWE Most people can eat a snack or a meal without thinking about it beforehand or feeling sick afterward. Not Rhonda Ferry, for whom eating usually means a liquid dietary supplement or a quarter cup of a low-fiber, … Continue reading →

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Diabetes app: ways to set, track your goals

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

What’s the best way to monitor your activity, if you have diabetes? You can spend lots of money for a fancy activity-tracking device. You can invest in a pedometer to count your steps. Or, consider downloading a free app on … Continue reading →

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Sugar and soy: dispelling the 2 biggest food myths about cancer

Posted on August 16, 2016 by

Don’t blame sugar Glucose feeds all cells in the body, and cancer cells use more blood sugar than do less active cells. But that doesn’t mean eating sugar (or not eating sugar) influences how rapidly cancer spreads, says Upstate registered … Continue reading →

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