This webinar covers a variety of topics including:

• What exactly is mindful eating? What is it not?
• What are the benefits of mindful eating?
• How does cancer treatment impact hunger cues?
• Finding peace with food Next Steps

In complement with this webinar is a mindful eating email series called Nourish & Thrive: A Mindful Eating Journey for Cancer Survivors! It's a five email series to explore how mindful eating can help you rebuild trust with your body, find joy in food again, and cultivate a sense of nourishment without guilt or restriction.

Find out more information and register at cancerdietitian.com/mindfuleating

This episode covers a variety of topics including:

• 3 things to know about nutrition & health
• What nutrients are important for good health
• How can food packaging helps us make nutritious choices
• Daily habits to optimize health

Check out this episode where Julie tells you all about the nutritional benefits of traditional holiday foods!

Here are the recipes she mentions in the episode:

• Holiday Recipes: Citrus Ginger Cranberry Sauce
• Julie's Black Bean Chili
• Spinach Dip
• Kale Salad

We promise, they are so good! Let us know what you think!

Find more info at www.cancerdietitian.com!

Hear Julie discuss carbs and help you understand how they play an important role in your diet.

Topics covered include:

• What are carbs?
• Carbohydrate myths & truths.
• Which carbs are the most nutritious?
• How much carbohydrate do I need?

Find more info at www.cancerdietitian.com!

We hope you find it helpful!

Did you know there are foods that can help manage inflammation in the body? In this webinar I discuss what anti-inflammatory eating is and how to make changes to your regular eating habits that help decrease chronic inflammation and improve your health and well-being!

RECOMMENDED READING:

Chronic Inflammation article on the NIH National Library of Medicine webpage: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493173/

Harvard Health Publishing article: Quick-start guide to an anti‑inflammation diet – https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/quick-start-guide-to-an-antiinflammation-diet

Johns Hopkins Medicine article: Anti-Inflammatory Diet – https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/anti-inflammatory-diet

I hope you find it helpful!

-Julie

It's my first webinar of 2024!

Topics covered include:

• Why DASH?
• What does "DASH plan" consist of?
• What foods are important for DASH eating
• Your Action Plan

Recommended resources:

• www.nhlbi.nih.gov/DASH
• www.cancerdietitian.com
• www.aicr.org

For visuals that go with this webinar, go to: https://cancerdietitian.com/2024/01/webinar-recording-the-dash-eating-plan.html

I hope you find it helpful!

Topics covered include:

• sugar
• soy
• carbs/keto
• vegan/meat
• alcohol
• grilling
• supplements
• raw vs. cooked
• organic/GMO
• anti-inflammatory foods

Recommended resources:

• Printable Handout on Sugar: www.cancerdietitian.com/sugar
• Printable Handout on Soy & Breast Cancer: www.cancerdietitian.com/soy
• Blog Posts on Hot Topics: https://cancerdietitian.com/category/hottopics
• Other Cancer Dietitian Webinars: www.cancerdietitian.com/webinars
• American Institute for Cancer Research: www.aicr.org

Note that during the webinar, we had a discussion about smoking meat. My intern was able to locate the following information from the AICR regarding smoked meats:

"Smoked meats contain PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons), substances that are formed at high-heat and considered carcinogenic."

-American Institute for Cancer Research

CHECK OUT THE AICR FAQ: PROCESSED MEAT AND CANCER FOR MORE INFO!

Topics covered include:

• What should be in my cart?
• Shopping tips
• Reading the food label
• Looking at the ingredients
• Shopping goals
• Shopping list

Recommended resources:

• Video recording: https://cancerdietitian.com/2023/09/webinar-recording-grocery-shopping-for-nutritious-foods.html
• Sign up for my Survivor Diet email series! www.cancerdietitian.com/survivordiet
• Food group info: https://www.myplate.gov/ (note that they have protein and dairy as two separate groups)
• Looking up ingredients: http://chemicalcuisine.org/
• Info on food ingredients: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-ingredients-packaging

In this episode, Julie breaks down the current nutrition recommendations for cancer survivors and discusses the most important things you need to eat as a cancer survivor!

Topics covered include:

• Nutrition & Cancer: 3 things to know
• What is plant-based eating?
• What daily habits help me promote health & healing?

Give your body the tools it needs to function at it's best!

SUGGESTED ACTION STEPS:

• Sign up for The Cancer Dietitian Survivor Diet email series! www.cancerdietitian.com/survivordiet
• Recipe resources: www.cancerdietitian.com/recipes www.aicr.org/cancer-prevention/recipes/ www.cookforyourlife.org

Watch the video recording and download the slides at: https://cancerdietitian.com/2023/07/webinar-recording-plant-based-eating-for-cancer-survivors.html

Our expert speakers this month are Lora White, RD, CSO, LDN and Amber Thomas, RD, CSO. We have a lot of great information to share on this topic and hope you find it helpful!

For a reflection guide or to register for the discussion group, go to www.cancerservicesonline.org/specialtopic.

Lora White: [email protected]

Amber Thomas: https://cancernutritionsolutions.com/about

Julie Lanford: https://cancerdietitian.com/