Cancer and cancer treatments place a high demand on the human body.  Nutrition support and the use of nutritional supplements may help you maintain your body weight and meet your body's energy and nutrient requirements.  Multiple key nutrients are essential to ensure proper nutrition.

The lack of key nutrients contributes to malnutrition.  This causes the patient to feel tired, weak and be unable to resist infections.  It makes withstanding cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy, more difficult.

It is important that you continue to ingest the right amount of calories.  Your diet is the most important factor in cancer treatment.  Eating too little protein and calories is the most common nutrition problem facing many cancer patients.  Protein and calories are important for healing, fighting infection and providing energy.  Inadequate caloric intake leads to a state of lactic acidosis, which reduces your body's pH and allows cancer cells to thrive.

High doses of various vitamins, minerals and supplements may help alleviate some of the debilitating pain and fatigue experienced by cancer patients.  Often cancer patients require narcotic or anti-inflammatory pain medications that have significant side effects including nausea, constipation and fatigue.  The correct supplements may reduce the need for these types of medications.

The Wycoff Wellness Center recommends the following Metagenics products to support nutrition for patients with cancer.  Please click on the blue "Metagenics" logo, located on the upper left of this page, to be directed to our On-Line Store.  There you will find additional product information.  You may also register and purchase these products directly online from this site.

• BioPure Protein - a bioactive, pure whey protein concentrate with naturally occurring immunoglobulins.  This is an ideal nutritional support for individuals who wish to add a high quality protein to their diet.
• CoQ-10 ST-100 - features natural coenzyme Q10 to help support cardiovascular and nervous system through its bioenergetic and antioxidant activity.  Some research suggests coenzyme Q10 may influence immune function.  Several studies have shown a beneficial effect in cancer patients taking CoQ-10.
• Celepro - a combination of herbal extracts and phytochemicals that provide targeted cellular protection against free radical damages.  Provides excellent protection for hormone-sensitive tissues such as breast, prostate, colon and lung.  May be beneficial for cancers involving these organs.
• Essential Defense - a time-honored traditional Chinese formula used to promote healthy immune function.  May be beneficial to boost immunity during changes in seasons or during cough, cold or influenza season.
• Mycotaki - a powerful formula that features a concentrated water extract of 7 nourishing mushrooms with an extensive history of use in enhancing human health.  Helps to support cellular defenses and a healthy immune response, which are critical for maintaining vitality and overall well-being.
• Oxygenics - a superb formula comprised of a comprehensive blend of antioxidants and precursor nutrients to support antioxidant systems within the body.  May help protect against most categories of free radicals such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl, peroxyl, hypochlorite and singlet oxygen.
• SuperGarlic 6000 - a super-concentrated garlic supplement that is guaranteed to supply 6,000 mcg of allicin - garlic's most important active ingredient - per tablet.  High doses of garlic are felt to support a healthy immune system and have been used for a variety of cancers in the past.
• UltraClear Plus pH - a powdered medical food designed to nutritionally support patients who want to increase their pH.  An elevated pH reduces cancer cell growth and obtaining this type of environment may assist the treatment of cancer.
• Ultra Potent C 1000 - a 1,000 mg vitamin C formula with a potent metabolite support system.
• Ultra Prostagen - a blend of raw prostate concentrate with saw palmetto, pumpkin seed, amino acids, zinc and other select nutrients.  This is formulated specifically for men with prostate problems and may help with prostate cancer.
• Zinc A.G. - features a 100% nutrient-dense formula in that each of the active ingredients - zinc, arginine and glycine - play important and well-established physiologic roles.  Helps to promote healthy immune and prostate function.