{"id":1537,"date":"2017-04-26T21:22:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T02:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cathybiase.com\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2017-04-26T21:22:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T02:22:01","slug":"supporting-supporting-gut-health-with-diet-is-important-for-fighting-and-preventing-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathybiase.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/26\/supporting-supporting-gut-health-with-diet-is-important-for-fighting-and-preventing-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Gut Health with Diet is Important For Fighting and Preventing Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The importance of a proper functional diet within a cancer protocol that takes aim at cultivating your beneficial gut bacteria is imperative for fighting and preventing cancer. \u00a0Conventional cancer treatments, not to mention the stress of diagnosis, upset the balance of good and bad bacteria within your gut inhibiting vital functions that your good bacteria perform. \u00a0Your beneficial gut bacteria are involved in many critical functions including synthesizing vitamins, aiding in detoxification and elimination, digestion and absorption of nutrients and strengthening immune function. \u00a0Thus supporting your gut health should be a key element of your overall cancer program.<\/p>\n

So the question becomes then, how do we cultivate our beneficial bacteria? The answer lies within the scope of a nutritional cancer plan that lays the ground work with functional foods. \u00a0Two key food groupings are high fibre foods, generally classified as prebiotic foods and fermented foods which are probiotic foods.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell fibre’s importance lies in the fact that it feeds our gut bacteria. I encourage those that I work with to aim for 30-40 grams of fibre each day. Foods high in fibre include:<\/p>\n