In our medical practice, feeding or nutrition constitute a very important part of management. Good body nutrition status is fundamental for body recoveries from varying ailments. We advise patients to adapt to various dietary measures depending on body nutritional needs. In conservative management we turn to diet modifications as a leading treatment plan for medical conditions without resorting to therapeutic options or invasive procedures. This helps to control disease symptoms and even disease progression. Sometimes offer a complete curative option. Nutrition offers body support in various ways. There are genetic differences, food tolerance, nutrient absorption and metabolism that can influence the effect of diet on disease occurrence. Foods can prevent, slow down, or fight this disease through a variety of ways. For example, in cancer patients; some food nutrients block natural bodily processes such as inflammation that can be stimulated by cancer growth. Also important to mention that some food nutrients can influence cancer cells to die through various processes whereas some types of food nutrients help the body to detoxify cancer-causing toxins and protect the body against free harmful radicals or poisonous substances. In our natural resources, there are many natural vegetables and herbs found in many parts of the world that can provide options in bodily prevention against toxins that can cause cancer. We are surrounded by many organic food nutrients. Most of the organic food nutrients contain important vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients needed by our body for optimal nourishment and protection against degenerative diseases. From organic green vegetables, we get essential minerals like calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus needed for optimally healthy bones and teeth. Banana fruits provide essential potassium, which is a modulator of many bio-chemical processes in our bodies. The most important benefit from daily organic food is the vitamins, most importantly vitamin D and Vitamin C. Both vitamins strengthen our immune system against diseases. The large amount of natural vitamin C available in our daily food support gum health and promotes efficient body healing especially against inflammatory diseases. People with adequate vitamin C tend to suffer from less pain or recover faster from body injuries such as sprains and strains. Vitamin D that people think is gained from only exposure to sunlight is highly related to regular feeding patterns. This means you can still have exposure to the sun and still develop vitamin D deficiency if there are no proper food supplements in your body. Many people suffer from unknown vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency is the common nutrition related cause of chronic fatigue syndrome. Many people develop chronic fatigue of unknown origin for a long time that is related to vitamin D deficiency. There is scientific evidence with proof that adequate vitamin D in the body is essential in reduction of risk to many diseases. In some scientific studies, vitamin D deficiency has been strongly linked to cancers of the; breast, ovary, prostate, colon, esophagus, pancreas, and leukemia. Another disease strongly linked to Vitamin D deficiency include Osteomalacia that usually presents as pain and aches throughout muscles, bones and that can be misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome. There is also rickets disease that usually occurs at the age of six months in children with deficiency in vitamin D. Patients with rickets present with signs of muscle weakness, skeletal deformities, and growth retardation. Good feeding style is key to body safety in so many ways. Genetics and lifestyle are major risk factors to many dangerous chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes among others. In management of diabetes, the commonest known metabolic disease, diet regulatory measures help to improve treatment outcomes. It’s the best treatment option and considered ahead of medications or resting measures. The writer is a cancer specialist with special focus on solid tumors.
