“You are what you eat.” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote words to these effect in 1826. Today, they hold just as much, if not more meaning than ever before. Despite access to better health care than ever before and despite the
If you just had surgery, this is a great time to start eating healthy. A healthy diet can promote healing and speed your recovery. Your surgeon may outline a specific diet and you should follow your post-operative instructions. For example,
Cholecystectomy, or gallbladder removal, is the 5th most common operating procedure performed in the US. Over 400,000 Americans get the surgery every year. The side effects of gallbladder surgery usually only last 1 to 3 weeks. But eating the wrong foods
Gastrointestinal Cancer and Nutritional Health A healthy functioning GI tract is critical for maintaining weight and absorbing nutrients. In this post, we discuss the what is necessary to maintain good nutritional health while fighting gastrointestinal cancers. Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer