Vitamins A, C, D &E are really important for repair, immune function and will improve appetite during chemotherapy. Foods included are: Just Saw this wonderful post by Jayne.. thought you might find it useful. Vitamin A: • Norwegian cod liver oil • Liver • Parsley • Carrots • Sweet potatoes • Swiss chard • Spinach (raw) • Mango’s • Butternut squash • Beet greens • Chives • Watercress • Winter squash • Tomatoes • Cantaloupes • Broccoli Vitamin C: Acerola Cherries Raspberries • Red Chilli Peppers Chinese cabbage • Guavas Yellow summer squash • Sweet Red Peppers Honeydew melon • Kale Leaves Tomatoes • 225ml Glass of freshly squeezed orange Juice • Calf Liver • Guavas • Parsley • Collard greens • Turnips and turnip greens • Green sweet peppers Vitamin D: 20 mins sunshine a day between the hours 10-3pm canned sardines salmon tuna butter liver eggs fortified cereals cod-liver oil herring milk mushrooms Vitamin E: • Wheat germ oil (crude, unrefined) • Soybean oil and sesame oil (crude, unrefined) • Corn oil and peanut oil (crude, unrefined) • Sunflower seeds and oil • Sprouts • Whole grains • Nuts (raw, unsalted) • Seeds (raw, unsalted) • Green leafy vegetables • Wheat germ (fresh) • Almonds • Broccoli • Asparagus • Spinach • Eggs
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:07:45 +0000