My younger sister, Katie, is a professor in the biology department at NDSU and she also runs a lab where she studies colon cancer. Katie’s research focuses on the link between diet and colon cancer. My awesome mom (who is often right, but thinks she is always right) has always thought that Katie was meant to be doing what she was doing and that she was going to discover something great.  I’ve been hearing from my mom through Katie that Jude really needs to change his diet. Of course Katie would never contend that Jude’s diet caused the brain tumor, but she thinks that maybe his diet maybe doesn’t help with his treatment. Just so I feel like I’m doing everything I can do, I really think we need to change Jude’s diet so that he eats healthier. Maybe this will boost his immune system and help him fight off any cancer cells that will remain after surgery.  This change will be hard since Andy and I are definitely not health nuts. I made an appointment with a nutritionist in a week or so and then would like to have the house cleared of unhealthy food and filled with healthy food when Jude gets out of the hospital.
According to Katie the following foods are good and bad:
Bad foods that Jude eats:
Hot dogs, sausages, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, processed meat, Kraft macaroni & cheese, Velveeta cheese, artificial sweeteners, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and grilled meat.
Good food that Jude should eat:
Nuts, fruits, vegetables, fish and chicken (not processed), leafy dark greens like lettuce and spinach, beans, peas, lentils, broccoli, cauliflower, strawberries, blueberries, applies, cherries, cranberries, dried fruit without preservatives, flax seed, low fat milk, whole wheat pasta (not refined), real cheese, spices, tomatos, multi grain foods, brown rice, 100% whole grain foods, oil that is high in omega 3 fatty acids, and plain yogurt.
Jude is such a picky eater so I’m hoping we can make some progress. It certainly can’t hurt to try.