Chemo soothing

Chemo can mess with your digestion.  Two natural remedies are ginger tea for nausea and yogurt with live cultures for diarrhea. Both are staples in my home to stabilize my gastrointestinal system.

Neice Jenn, who is a health guru, sent this recipe for a yummy smoothie to sooth the soul and the stomach.


Pina Colada "Soothie"
Time to bring the tropics right to your home! A quick and easy smoothie for when lunch or dinner just doesn't fit the belly well:

1 banana

1 handful of frozen mango OR pineapple

1/4 cup of vanilla yogurt or plain yogurt of choice (greek is incredible!)

2-3 spoonfuls of coconut if you enjoy the flavor

(I add unflavored Juven http://juven.com/ for additional tissue rebuilding and healing during chemo and will during radiation., and a little orange juice to make it more liquid.)

Ice

Blend away!

Another soothie I make is:

1 Dark Chocolate Ensure (refrigerated)--there are other flavors available

1 Banana

Teaspoon of chocolat malt Ovaltine

Crushed Ice

Blend