{"id":331023,"date":"2021-02-15T04:07:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T04:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=331023"},"modified":"2021-02-15T04:07:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T04:07:04","slug":"not-so-stealthy-tips-on-healthy-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/not-so-stealthy-tips-on-healthy-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Not-so stealthy tips on healthy foods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>First and foremost, this book is an easy relaxed read. Nah, it doesn\u2019t read like a medical journal; not laden with technical terms or those medical prescriptions! On the contrary, one could read it as one go, simply because the manner in which it\u2019s all put together. More like friendly chats, along the strain of an informal conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by the US-based oncologist, Dr Shubham Pant, there\u2019s stress \u201con the mundane solutions\u201d to try and keep cancer at bay, to harness the growth of the rogue cancer cells. With that, focus on foods that should be put up there on the table, together with those that ought to be out, out of sight!<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Shubham Pant focuses on just about everything related to healthy food together with lifestyle interventions. He does so, through a series of offloads, coupled with grim inputs. To quote him from the Author\u2019s Note \u2014 \u201cCancer is a truly life- changing diagnosis which can take a physical, mental, economical toll. We normally take the simple things in life, like the ability to relish and taste our food, for granted\u2026until it gets taken away from us. Patients who could eat a 10 -course meal struggle to get a small morsel of food down. Taste buds go for a toss and things that were appetizing become repulsive overnight. Many patients develop a metallic taste, losing the ability to distinguish between salt, sugar or both. People who were epitome of heath whither on account of cancer or side affects of therapy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In this book, this oncologist at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, focuses on the fact that though on one hand there those genetic and environmental factors which are beyond our control, but there are also two crucial factors \u2014 diet and lifestyle \u2014 which are within one\u2019s control. As he explains in this book, \u201cFor example, placing tobacco between cheek and gum or teeth for long periods can lead to chronic inflammation in the oral mucosa and increase the risk of cancer in the mouth. Similarly, when one is obese, the body is in constant stress and that creates a low level of chronic inflammation that, in turn, can lead to adverse outcomes. Food through a healthy diet rich in vegetables, whole grains and whole fruits can help the body\u2019s repair mechanisms and fix some of the damage.\u201d He also points out that an increased or excessive consumption of red meat and processed meats do drag along the cancer risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0There is an entire range of facts\u00a0<\/span>and anecdotes which this young oncologist has webbed and inter- webbed in, in this book. And perhaps to make it simpler for the readers, he has also included simple no-fuss recipes\u00a0<\/span>along with relevant photographs which could go a long way in making one eat just right!<\/span><\/p>\n

It is a significant book, along the general knowledge strain. Not just for cancer patients or survivors but for all adults and even teenagers, as its laden with everyday basic facts and factors which we tend to overlook or bypass. Perhaps, after reading this book, we would be more aware of the dos and don\u2019ts, and that in itself could make all the difference!<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, Dr Pant starts this book with Rumi\u2019s this particular quote which nudges one to introspect and live on \u2014 \u201cI learned that every mortal will taste death. But only some will taste life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

(the end of the book review \u2014 by Humra Quraishi)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

letters@tehelka.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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