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What your diet should look like to prevent and fight cancer
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Since her cancer diagnosis nine years ago, Melinda Smith, has become a health and fitness advocate. One part of her dietary routine is a healthy shake that includes spinach, beets, almond milk, protein powder and a few other healthy items. - photo by Scott Rogers
A breast cancer diagnosis opened Melinda Smith’s eyes to the value of good nutrition. Before that news in 2001, “I ate a lot of sugar,” said the Dahlonega woman, an intensive care nurse at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. “I had a boss … who would bring us all kinds of treats, and I gained weight. I weighed more than I ever had before.”