King Charles is known for his love of the outdoors and often eats fiber-rich flax seeds and fruit for breakfast.
And this healthy lifestyle will help the monarch be in the best possible position for his fight against cancer.
In addition to healthy breakfasts, the King has said he regularly abstains from eating meat, fish and dairy on certain days of the week.
A devotee of fresh produce, he even launched his own food brand, Duchy Originals, in 1990, which is now called Waitrose Duchy Organic.
Meanwhile, a listing of facts about Charles on the Royal Family website confirms that, due to his hectic schedule, he “doesn’t eat lunch.”
The King’s healthy lifestyle will help put the monarch in the best possible position for his fight against cancer. Pictured is the King during a visit to Malton, North Yorkshire.
In addition to healthy breakfasts, the King has said he regularly abstains from eating meat, fish and dairy on certain days of the week. (Flaxseed file image)
His former press secretary, Julian Payne, also said: ‘The King doesn’t have lunch; So one of the first lessons I learned when I was on the road with him was to eat a big breakfast or bring some snack bars to keep me going.
‘The work day is quite unforgiving. Starting with the radio news headlines and a breakfast of seasonal fruit and seed salad with tea.
In fact, his only break in his incessant schedule is around 1:00 pm, “not to eat but to go for a walk.”
“The King doesn’t like to be inside for too long and always has the windows open,” Payne said.
It is believed that this love of the outdoors, including walking and camping, was fostered during his time at Gordonstoun School.
This has never diminished and Bear Grylls describes him as “an adventurer at heart” and a “champion of the outdoors” throughout his life.
Experts agree that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important both in cancer prevention and during cancer treatment.
In fact, his only break in his incessant schedule is around 1:00 pm, “not to eat but to go for a walk.” King Charles attends a hedge laying event at Highgrove Estate, Gloucestershire
King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the Sunday Holy Communion service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, on February 4.
Evidence shows that it can help manage stress and fatigue caused by cancer and its treatment, with the only exception being certain cancers, such as bone cancer.
Studies have also found that people who exercise during treatment not only cope better with side effects but may also live longer.
International guidelines recommend that patients stay active and return to normal activities as soon as possible.
Reputed to be fit and healthy for his age of 75, Charles has stayed active by hiking and gardening.
He has rarely required hospital treatment, apart from relatively minor ailments, his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate and accidents due to his active lifestyle, such as polo and skiing.
In fact, numerous falls during his many years playing polo are believed to be responsible for the back pain that has plagued him for decades.
A tartan cushion is often a companion on royal tours, while a red velvet equivalent is apparently always placed on the King’s chair during state banquets at Buckingham Palace.
During an engagement at a Sikh temple in Southall, west London, in 2003, he told the congregation he would need some care as he sat on the hard floor.
Numerous falls during his many years playing polo are believed to be responsible for the back pain that has plagued him for decades.
An advocate of alternative and complementary medicines, including homeopathy, Charles was even a patron of the regulatory body, the General Osteopathic Council.
“I don’t think I’ve ever needed an osteopath as much as I do today,” he said. “My back is not quite adapted to sitting on the floor, so I may need help getting out.”
That same year, he underwent surgery for a hernia at the private King Edward VII’s Hospital in London, the hospital favored by the royal family.
As usual, he took it in stride, even joking “hernia today, gone tomorrow” to the media waiting after being discharged the next day.
Five years later, in 2008, he underwent a routine minor procedure to have a non-cancerous growth removed from the bridge of his nose.
More recently, in March 2020, it was reported that the then Prince Charles had tested positive for Covid-19 but only had mild symptoms.
Isolating in Birkhall, Aberdeenshire, away from the then Duchess of Cornwall who tested negative, he continued to work at his desk.
The King reported losing his sense of taste and smell for a time and later spoke of the “strange, frustrating and often distressing” experience of being without friends and family during lockdown.
He contracted Covid for the second time in February 2022, but by that time he had already been vaccinated three times.
An advocate of alternative and complementary medicines, including homeopathy, Charles was even a patron of the regulatory body, the General Osteopathic Council.
This has led him to urge health ministers to take a more holistic approach to tackling health problems – an approach he is now likely to adopt alongside what has been described as a “schedule of regular treatments”.