Ketogenic Diet Plan For cancer Patient

Instead of sugar, the ketogenic diet cancer promotes the use of ketones for energy in our body. This helps weaken the cancer cells and gives the patient a edge to fight the disease. Medical treatments kept on one side, supplementing it with diet helps ace up the chances of emerging victorious from the fight with a disease as big as cancer.

The diet includes:

1. Avocados, coconut oil, butter, raw seeds and nuts, olive oil and eggs.
2. It allows a low carbohydrates diet that includes kale, cauliflower and cabbage.
3. Protein necessary comes from wild game and dairy products. A high protein diet may end up feeding cancer while a moderate protein diet may weaken the cancer cells, thereby making recovery more speedy.
4. While taking medical help too, it must be taken care of that the diet does not include any food item which is allergic to the prescribed medication. If so, the diet must be changed immediately, else it would make recovery more difficult by adding on to the disease with the allergy.

1. Sugar : Anything containing added sugar, such as soft drinks, candy, juice, sports drinks, chocolate, cakes, buns, pastries, ice cream, and breakfast cereals. Avoid sweeteners as well.
2. Starch & Grains: : Bread, pasta, potatoes, french fries, potato chips, cereals, porridge, muesli, etc.
3. Processed Oils: Margarine, cooking oils.
4. Beer: As they are full of carbs

Do's:

1. Choose grass-fed meats, skin-on poultry and fattier fish.
2. Drizzle on coconut, olive and flaxseed oils.
3. Do mix up the fats you’re using.

Don'ts:

1. Eat carb-rich foods like bread or pasta.
2. Go for starchy veggies like potatoes or turnips.
3. Decrease the consumption of lentils and pulses to 5%.

1. Meats : Any type, including beef, pork, lamb, chicken, fish and shellfish.
2. Eggs : Whole eggs including yolks.
3. Vegetables : Grown above ground including, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, zucchini, eggplant, olives, spinach, mushrooms, cucumber, lettuce, avocado, onions, peppers, tomatoes etc.
4. Dairy : Always select full-fat options like real butter, cream, sour cream, yogurt & high fat cheeses.
5. Nuts & Seeds : Almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts,macadamia nuts, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds