CSO Meds, Supps, Fxn Foods, Cultures Flashcards

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**Ginger**

Answer 1

**May help with nausea, heartburn, anorexia, diarrhea, gas. Clinical studies recommend safe daily dose of 1 gm**

Answer 2

Most abundant non-essential AA in the body. Involved in cell replication for rapid cell turnover in the GI mucosa and immune system. **Reduces severity of stomatitis in HNC.** **May reduce degree of mucositis, stomatitis, esophagitis, diarrhea.** Essential for gut health. Reduce inflammation 2/2 to chemo. **Gets depleted with stress such as major surgery**, sepsis and cancer **Contraindicated in those taking A_nti-Seizure_ medications and L**_actulose_**.**

Answer 3

**Contains Polyphenol "EGCG" which is composed of catechins.** Demonstrated to inhibit tumorigenesis **Higher consumption linearly reduced Prostate cancer.** Can reduce the toxicity of doxorubicin and idarubicin.

Answer 4

LCFA. **Found in fatty fish.** Sold as fish oil supplements **May reduce inflammation. Up to 3gm daily are considered SAFE.** **MAY INCREASE BLEEDING** risk if taken in high doses, **\> 4 grams** of EPA and DHA. WHEL study showed consuming more than **73 gm** / Day of EPA and DHA from food reduced breast cancer events and all-cause mortality. May reduce the severity of chemo-induced Oral and Esophageal Mucositis.

Answer 5

Flavanoid found in foods (citrus fruits, apples, onions, tea) and sold as a diet supplement. **Can bind to iron and thus, may cause Iron Deficiency!**

Answer 6

**Usually dried and taken as an extract.** Potential for enhancing tumor response and stimulatng host immunity. Most studied mushroom for it's **Hepatoprotective effects.**

Answer 7

Considered to be a **Phytoestrogen** Induces re-differentiation and apoptosis. **Potential radiosensitizer of breast cancer cells.** **1 gm/kg may help prevent bone loss caused by methotrexate.** Found in grapes. **Skins of grapes rich in Reveratrol.**

Answer 8

**Avoid St. John's Wort with all concurrent chemotherapy** due to the possible effects on enzyme induction for multiple enzymes. Is a bush. Has yellow flowers that are used as herbal remedies. **May interact with Warfarin.** May have the potential to improve anticancer effects. BUT currently still insufficient data. **Induces cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 3A4** which results in lower plasma of drugs that are CYP3A4 substrates.

Answer 9

Seen in ancient Chinese medicine. **Numerous studies confirm inibits the growth of cancer cells**, as well as **decreases cancer treatment-related adverse effets** such as fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and pain. Appears to protect against the adverse effects of radiation. **Generally safe and very well tolerated.** Common dosage = 3 gm extract daily.

Answer 10

Fat-Soluble Vitamin Anti-Inflammatory, Immunomodulatory, Bone Protective and AntiCancer effects. **Helps regulate genes that influence cell proliferations, differentiation and apoptosis.** **Helps with controlling factors that may protect against Colon Cancer.** Important for overall health, including cancer prevention. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D - has longer half-life than 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D (15 DAYS vs. 15 hours). Bioavailability of Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is greater than Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) **UI level = 4,000 IU / day** **Ideal blood maintenace level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D = 40-60 ng/mL.**

Answer 11

**Meats should be slaughtered under Halal guidance**; **pork is not allowed**. Generally, foods that are kosher are also accepted under Halal. The major exception is **alcohol, which is banned under Halal**. For strict observers, this may mean not eating foods cooked with vanilla extract. There are numerous guidelines for fasting, particularly during Ramadan. **Ramadan** , also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan or Ramathan, is the **ninth month of the Islamic calendar**, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection and community.

Answer 12

This extremely complex set of guidelines includes restrictions on how meat is slaughtered, which animals/birds/seafood may be eaten (most famously pork and shellfish are not allowed), the part of the animal that can be eaten, who makes certain foods, combinations of foods, avoiding contamination, what can be eaten on religious holidays, and more. Many non-Jewish people prefer foods labeled kosher because they believe them to be cleaner / more strictly prepared. **_Kosher Food Categories_** It starts out simple. Kosher foods fall into **three categories: meat, dairy, and "pareve,"** sometimes spelled "parve." **Meat.** Kosher meat comes from animals that have split hooves -- like cows, sheep, and goats -- and chew their cud. When these types of animals eat, partially digested food (cud) returns from the stomach for them to chew again. Pigs, for example, have split hooves, but they don’t chew their cud. So pork isn’t kosher. Jewish dietary law governs the method of slaughter and processing and the slaughterhouse equipment. Meat isn’t kosher if the animal died naturally. Certain parts of an animal, including types of fat, nerves, and all of the blood, are never kosher. **Dairy.** All dairy products, like milk, butter, yogurt, and cheese, must come from a kosher animal. All ingredients and equipment used to produce it have to be kosher, too. **Pareve.** This is the category for kosher foods that aren't meat or dairy. It covers everything from eggs and fish to fruits, vegetables, pasta, coffee, and packaged foods. There are multiple layers of laws beneath these three. Here are just a few: You can't eat milk and meat products at the same time, put them on the same dishes, or prepare or eat them with the same utensils. You also have to wait a certain amount of time to eat milk after meat and vice versa. Fish is kosher if it has both fins and scales, like salmon, bass, or trout. Sea creatures that don't have fins and scales aren't kosher. This includes shellfish, crabs, shrimp, and lobster. Only a few cheeses are kosher. Cheeses must be made with rennet from kosher animals, vegetables, or from microbial sources in order to be considered kosher. In addition, animal-based rennet can only be considered kosher if the source-animals were slaughtered according the traditional Jewish method of ritualistic slaughtering.

Answer 13

A **lactovegetarian** diet is followed by many Hindus – no meat, poultry or fish, no eggs, but **milk products are allowed** and encouraged. **Beef is prohibited, as the cow is considered sacred.** Brahmins may have restrictions on who prepares their food and how it is stored. There are many fasting days and periods in the calendar, with restrictions such as eating only plant foods.

Answer 14

Catholicism: Devout Catholics fast on holy days and periods. Eastern orthodox Practicing orthodox Christians follow a number of fasts. Weekly fasts include abstention from meat, fish, eggs, dairy, and sometimes other foods such as olive oil and alcohol as well. Other fasts are longer and exclude some or all of the foods avoided in the weekly fasts. **Seventh-Day Adventist:**Seventh-Day Adventists are **LACTO-OVO-vegetarians** – they avoid meat, poultry and fish **but eat milk and egg products. Alcohol is also prohibited.**

Answer 15

Mormonism **prohibits alcohol and caffeine** (in coffee, tea, chocolate etc.).

Answer 16

To prevent pharyngolaryngeal dysesthesia, **minimize exposure to cold for up to 5 days** post-treatment.

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