Gingerbread recipe comforts people with nausea, diarrhea, mouth sores
Gingerbread with Brown Sugar Meringue Ingredients For gingerbread: 2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup molasses ¾ cup hot water 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon...
View Article6 ways to avoid nausea during cancer treatment
Good nutrition is an important component of cancer care, helping patients maintain strength and weight so they can better handle their treatments. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy may cause...
View ArticleBlack Bean and Avocado Enchiladas
For a nutritious meal high in fiber and protein, pair black beans with avocados. You’ll also get a healthy serving of B vitamins and folic acid. Just remember that canned black beans, while convenient,...
View ArticleSoothing nourishment for those with mouth sores
This recipe for milk and rice soup from the “Betty Crocker Living With Cancer Cookbook” offers soothing nourishment to those with mouth sores. And because milk is added to bananas and rice in this...
View ArticleHere’s the summer Upstate Health magazine
Summer for many Central New Yorkers means getting outdoors, whether at amusement parks, on lakes or beaches, or in back yards. The summer issue of Upstate Health magazine features two nurses who kayak...
View ArticleMediterranean chickpea salad offers a light, adaptable meal
Here’s a light meal that you can change with the addition of seasonal greens, such as spinach, kale, arugula or frisee. This recipe yields four 2-cup portions. Ingredients 6 ounces “spring mix”...
View Article6 ways a dietitian can help with cancer treatment
Maria Erdman, a registered dietitian nutritionist at the Upstate Cancer Center, work with cancer patients whose condition or treatment can present can involve difficulty swallowing or needing...
View Article3 things to do before getting pregnant
Family planning expert Renee Mestad, MD, gives this advice to women before they begin trying to conceive: Stop smoking. Smoking interferes with ovulation, the ability of the egg to move through the...
View ArticleHow many risks will you take? Processed meats increase your chance of...
Meats such as breakfast sausage and marinated turkey breast are ready to cook, and meats such as ham and corned beef are ready to eat. Both types are “processed” meats — and both are carcinogenic. The...
View ArticleComfort food recipe: Cinnamon apples
Enjoy this recipe as you would homemade applesauce, as a snack or for dessert. Cinnamon apples go good with pancakes, waffles or biscuits. For variety, you may want to add ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg and...
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