<p>What role does food play in preventing and treating cancer? Food journalist and BBC broadcaster Sheila Dillon joins Liz to reveal why she wants food to feature more heavily in conversations about cancer.</p><br><p>Sheila shares her own experience of Multiple Myeloma (MM), a cancer of the bone marrow, and how her approach to treatment differed from her sister’s, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.</p><br><p>Sheila also talks through the changes she made to her diet during this time, and discusses with Liz the potent powers of natural medicinals, such as turmeric and medicinal mushrooms.</p><br><p>Liz and Sheila cover the impact of pesticides, the role diet can play in cancer prevention, plus how we can cut down on ultra-processed foods - and why this must be a priority.</p><br><p><strong>Links mentioned in the episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesheiladillon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Sheila Dillon on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://sheiladillon.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit Sheila Dillon's website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.soilassociation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit the Soil Association website</a></li><li>Email us your questions at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1399723677/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1695723884&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pre-order A Better Second Half by Liz Earle</a></li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show

Liz Earle

Can food help you fight cancer? - with Sheila Dillon

APR 5, 202442 MIN
The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show

Can food help you fight cancer? - with Sheila Dillon

APR 5, 202442 MIN

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<p>What role does food play in preventing and treating cancer? Food journalist and BBC broadcaster Sheila Dillon joins Liz to reveal why she wants food to feature more heavily in conversations about cancer.</p><br><p>Sheila shares her own experience of Multiple Myeloma (MM), a cancer of the bone marrow, and how her approach to treatment differed from her sister’s, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.</p><br><p>Sheila also talks through the changes she made to her diet during this time, and discusses with Liz the potent powers of natural medicinals, such as turmeric and medicinal mushrooms.</p><br><p>Liz and Sheila cover the impact of pesticides, the role diet can play in cancer prevention, plus how we can cut down on ultra-processed foods - and why this must be a priority.</p><br><p><strong>Links mentioned in the episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesheiladillon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Sheila Dillon on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://sheiladillon.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit Sheila Dillon's website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.soilassociation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit the Soil Association website</a></li><li>Email us your questions at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1399723677/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1695723884&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pre-order A Better Second Half by Liz Earle</a></li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>