Did you know that fennel, green anise, ginger or even peppermint in infusion, in sauces and in cooked dishes are renowned for reducing nausea? What to do with mouthwash to vinegar water 5% cider vinegar attenuates disturbing flavors? What the sage leaf reduces stomach aches? All these advice is provided by Philippe Pouillartdoctor of immunopharmacology and teacher-researcher in Unilasalle in Beauvais (Oise), in a book for people with cancer, but not only.
“Treat your plate to better live during cancer” provides nutritional advice adapted to the sick. It is the fruit of a very long work by Philippe Pouillart and all his team. “”In 2010, we realize that there is not much in the kitchen compared to people with cancer, rembobine-t-il. We then inquire with patients for two years, with structures of the Oise. At that time, we thought we were alone working on the subject, but no, the league against cancer and private clinics did it too.»
eating when you have cancer can be complicated
During a cancer, the simple eating can be complicated. “”The food act is upset with the treatmentconfirms Isabelle Soula, president of the Association Perspectives against Cancer. It disturbs the olfactory, the taste … We can no longer eat in a usual way, we can no longer cook because of vomiting during cooking, we can no longer share a meal with our loved ones. But no longer eating is disturbing the treatment. It is a real problem.»
Hence Philippe Pouillart’s idea to look at the issue of nutrition during cancer. For several years, the doctor and his team worked with ten patients. “”Once a month, we spent a day in the kitchenhe recalls. You have to think of everything. On cutlery for example: do not have them in metal. Some people feeling a metallic taste in the mouth (with chemo, editor’s note) told us that they had swapped the covers in plastic or even bamboo cutlery.»
First a website with recipes …
Then came the creation of a website, in 2015, quickly made benefits. There are many recipes, herbal tea formulations, advice on the use of plants and spices, or culinary tips and tricks to make you want to eat. “Cooks” were then developed. “”We were inspired by the Lille cancer league that did this during the COVVIsays Philippe Pouillart. We thought it was a shame to stop, it’s practical for those who cannot move. During these workshops, we make the recipes at the same time as the patients.»
… Before a work with 35 exceptional chiefs
And to go further, the doctor decided to publish a work where all the advice that could be provided to a person with cancer are listed. And as a bonus, thirty-five exceptional chiefs agreed to deliver a particular recipe each. “”It took recipes to salivate, to make you want to eat», Underlines the author.
These recipes were therefore worked as a team, the kitchen and the healthy health. “”For example, I went to a Lebanese, I gave him my list of ingredients and he made me a recipewatch Philippe Pouillart. We worked it together, with my food for food for-health too.Among the great chiefs identified in the book, there are names in particular like Troisgros, Pralus, Gomez, Asfaux, Chaput or even Guérard. Than starred or best workers in France. When the biggest tables meet medicine.
