Grass Fed Beef for Chemotherapy PatientsA solution to many problems: Grass fed beef for chemotherapy patients Old fashioned beef broth made from 100% grass fed and finished beef can help chemotherapy patients get the protein and iron they need, as well as essential fatty acids like Omega 3 and Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) that are so important in the prevention and management of cancer. If cancer has been diagnosed Because chemotherapy patient often suffer debilitating mouth sores as a side effect, the other great thing about beef broth is that it is easier to ingest than most foods, so it is an easy way to obtain grass fed beef for chemotherapy patients. I know of one woman who said that at one point during her treatment all she could eat was applesauce. A recovering cancer patient needs far more nutritional support than just applesauce. Homemade, high quality beef stock, made from 100% grass fed beef, offers an easy and wholesome manner in which to obtain protein, iron, and numerous other important nutrients without the need to chew and aggravate chemo-induced mouth sores. Studies indicate that grass fed and finished beef, free of added growth hormones can play an important role in the prevention and management of debilitating diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Progressive doctors are prescribing clean, grass fed beef for chemotherapy patients and other cancer patients. Stock made from bones and lots of connective tissue is rich in the amino acid glycine which aids digestion and help heal a host of joint and arthritis problems as well. This is the easiest way to ingest grass fed beef for chemotherapy patients.
How to prepare beef stock - the basic recipeStart out using a strained broth with only liquid to make it easy as possible on the mouth. If the patient feels up to it after trying the thin broth, add a little bit of blended meat and cooked vegetable mixture.
Follow the recipes below for progressive inclusion of more nutrients into the diet of the chemo patient. Basic beef broth: ◊ Oven roast 5 pounds of stew bones from 100% grass fed beef, raised free of added hormones and antibiotics, raised on high quality/high altitude pastures and/or meadows, in roasting pan at 350 degrees F, for about an hour, until meat on bones is mostly done. ◊ Fill large stock pot with water, ¾ full, bring to full, hard boil. ◊ When meat on bones is rare or medium rare, place in the stock-pot of boiling water, adding all fat and drippings from the pan the bones were roasted in. ◊ Add 2 whole peeled onions (whole) ◊ Add 5 sticks of clean celery stocks with leaves on (whole) ◊ Add 5 small cloves of garlic (whole) ◊ Add a small dash of pepper (less than ¼ tsp) ◊ Let boil for about 15 minutes, then turn down to simmer ◊ When broth has simmered for about three hours, remove from heat and strain through strainer. Serve warm to the patient. Leave out the salt at first Avoid salt initially as it can cause a lot of discomfort in the mouth for the chemo patient, and the rest of the family can add it later. The celery provides some sodium as well as potassium, but salt must be re-introduced carefully and slowly to the patient, with building tolerance. As the sores heal over, more salt can be tolerated, but be certain to use good sea salt such as Celtic Salt or even ancient seabed salts like Redmond. Not only do they contain the standard sodium and chloride, but many other essential trace minerals as well, such as Ca, Mg, Mn, Cu, S, and others, in much higher concentrations than can be found in common table salt. As mouth sores heal, the patient can gradually introduce more substances into the broth. You can cook meat and vegetables with a little broth, and blend them in the blender for easy consumption. Reheat with more broth. Add kale, cauliflower, broccoli, chard, spinach, cabbage, beet greens, or leeks to the celery, carrots, onions, and garlic, or any number of other vegetables, especially if you know their source and they are clean and pure. Provide for the chemo patient while you feed the whole familyOne way to provide grass fed beef for the chemotherapy patient is with a bone-in roast. You can slow cook the roast in liquid, then strain the au jus for beef broth, as well as feed a delicious roast to the whole family Convenience at its best Our slow-cook pot roast recipe is quick and easy, - basically just add water (and other optional ingredients), then let it cook all day into a lovely tender roast with au jus that can be used for French dips, gravies, or soup stock.
Click here for a special on grass fed beef for chemotherapy patients Slow cooked roast recipe: ◊ Oil bottom of roasting pan with olive oil ◊ Peel and slice 2 onions and separate onion slices into rings ◊ Place half of sliced onion rings on bottom of pan ◊ Pat small amount of pepper onto roast and place roast on onion rings (as the patient progresses you can add sea salt to the rub on the roast as tolerated). ◊ Place remaining onion rings on top of roast ◊ Fill roasting pan with water until half-way up to the top of the roast ◊ Place in 250 degree F oven for 9 - 12 hours Serve hot with au jus, roasted potatoes, salad, and / or steamed or sautéed vegetables.
Serve the roast and au jus to your family (French dips on a baguette are wonderful), blend meat, vegetables, and broth for healing chemo patients. Add the remaining au jus to the bone broth. My Squidoo lense about grass fed beef for chemotherapy patients I've also written about grass fed beef for chemotherapy patients in the blog Squidoo.com , where I list these same recipes. In it, however, I go into further detail about the benefits of grass fed beef for chemotherapy patients regarding their digestion, apetite, and joint health, with links to Dr. David Williams' ariticle about the benefits of bone broth. Another great resource for the chemo patient We've linked to a shop that offers headwear for chemotherapy patients . If you have cancer we wish you the best You want to recover, and we really do believe that grass fed beef for chemotherapy patients is one of the best things available to promote the healing process.
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