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Cancer and Lifestyle with Dr. Thomas Seyfried – Episode 2468

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Episode 2468 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Thomas Seyfried and they discuss metabolic dysfunction and therapies, cancer and lifestyle, and more.

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Cancer and Lifestyle

  • Vinnie explains why he recommends listening to Dr. Thomas Seyfried. (2:00)
    • Vinnie has been in remission and avoided chemo for 17 years by leading a ketogenic lifestyle.
    • There are all kinds of side effects from chemotherapy, even though it can save people.
  • There have been several theories of disease. (8:00)
    • NCI states that cancer is a genetic disease of dysregulated cell growth, called the somatic mutation theory.
    • Research has shown that damage to organelles causes mutations in cells.
    • The treatment of cancer as a metabolic disease also allows people to participate in the management of their disorder.
    • He explains the importance of oxygen and energy and how it affects the cells. (11:00)
      • This is known as the mitochondrial metabolic theory of cancer.
  • Dr. Seyfried explains some highly interesting experiments and theories. (14:00)
  • Once there is an agreement on the mitochondria metabolic theory, treatment for cancers could be much less toxic and more manageable. (17:00)
    • Cancer and lifestyle have been studied extensively.
    • The idea is to reduce or eliminate the cancer through diet and medication that target the fermentation metabolism. 
    • They discuss glutamine and its uses in the body. (22:30)

The Glucose Ketone Index

  • What kind of diet and supplementation can help those who may have cancer? (27:30)
    • The Glucose Ketone Index (GKI) calculator and how it works is explained.
    • How the GKI happens can vary per person, but if you can keep the GKI measurement at 2.0 mmol or below, you can put pressure on the tumor cells. (29:00)
    • Each person is their own experiment.
  • Vinnie asks Dr. Seyfried to explain ketone measurements and monitors. (32:30)
    • He explains some of the factors in various genes and what they mean, like in BRCA in women.
    • There may be more options rather than getting radical surgery.
  • They discuss the frustration of some doctor’s approaches to other diseases. (40:00)
  • Type 2 diabetes has replaced smoking as the number one risk factor for cancer! (43:15)
  • They discuss the challenges of today’s diet and lifestyle. (46:00)
    • Low-cost and convenience foods are taking their toll on society’s health.
  • Give people the opportunity to make their own choices. Many doctors need to be re-educated, and people need to know all their options. (50:30)
  • Processed food and glucose are a highly addictive force on the brain. (51:00)
  • Dr. Seyfried is a professor who shares information about and is developing a protocol, which he hopes will be available soon.
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