The side effects of chemotherapy can be brutal on your body. In the weeks after your therapy, you could feel fatigued. You could lose your hair at an alarming rate. Your appetite could be drastically reduced and you could lose weight. You could experience bouts of nerve pain. You could bounce between constipation and diarrhea. You could develop anemia. Your skin and nails could change color and you may experience bladder and kidney problems. Finally, your libido will be nearly nonexistent and you will suffer from chemo brain. However, you do not necessarily have to suffer like this.

Most of the chemotherapy and radiation therapy’s side effects are temporary and present only in the short term. Typically, patients get passed them within a few weeks to a few months. And better yet, the side effects can be treated with a variety of dietary decisions, such as:

1. Grilled Chicken.
Grilled chicken is extremely healthy and beneficial for anybody. The chick supplies tons of nutrients that helps fight off cancer cells. If you grill some chicken with low fat cheese and some peppers, you will have a snack that will make you feel like a new person. 

2. Vegetables. 
Veggies are always the way to go. They will help you get the vitamins your body needs. You can incorporate vegetables into almost any meal or snack.

3. Fresh fruits
Suffering through cancer and its treatment can make you feel alone. And, feeling perpetually sick can get in the way of mental wellness as well as physical wellness. Various fruits have been noted to have beneficial effects on mood, such as bananas, figs, and avocados because they provide vitamins and minerals that improve blood flow and leave you feeling more positive

4. Chocolate
Chocolate is also a natural mood booster that increases your natural phenylethylamine and serotonin production, leaving you feeling more relaxed and uplifted. 

5. Garlic
Garlic contains a concentrated amount of allicin, which increases blood flow. Basil also has similar  effects on blood circulation as well.

6. Citrus
You will already feel sick enough. Getting ill is the last thing you need while undergoing treatment. To make your treatment the most effective and efficient, you should consume foods that boost your immune system. Some of the most popular immune boosting foods are citrus fruits have high concentrations of vitamin C, and vitamin C is necessary for white blood cell production. Red bell peppers can contain twice the vitamin C as citrus fruits and also contains beta carotene, which improves eye and skin health.