16: Cancer as a Metabolic Disease | Dr. Thomas Seyfried, PhD

It’s become a widely held belief that cancer is predominately a genetic disease. However, an empowering evolution in cancer research has shown we have far more control over our risk than previously thought. Join me as I speak with Dr. Thomas Seyfried, PhD, a trailblazer in the arena of conquering cancer. In 2012, Dr. Seyfried published his groundbreaking book, Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management & Prevention of cancer, which provided extensive information showing that cancer can be best defined as a mitochondrial metabolic disease, rather than a genetic disease. In this episode, we discuss Dr. Seyfried’s approach in addressing metabolic dysfunction in order to both treat as well as prevent the development of cancer.

What you’ll learn from this episode

• Why cancer is not a genetic disease, and how Dr. Seyfried’s research demonstrates that mutations to genes come as a downstream effect
• The two sources that cancer cells use as fuel 
• How elevated blood glucose levels can promote cancer growth
• How being in a state of therapeutic ketosis can increase the efficacy of some complementary therapies, such as ozone therapy
• & Much more!

Resources:

• Dr. Thomas Seyfried, PhD
• Dr. Seyfriend | Instagram
• Cancer as a Metabolic Disease
• Somatic Mutation v. Germline Mutation
• How Sugar Fuels Cancer Growth
• The Glucose Ketone Index Calculator
• Glutamine-Blocking Drugs to Slow Tumor Growth

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Chapters

• 0:00 The top 3 steps to take for a patient with active cancer
• 1:45 Dr. Seyfried's research on glioblastoma
• 3:46 The two fuel sources from which all cancers feed
• 9:27 Dr. Seyfried's solution to the cancer problem
• 11:42 Why the ideological dogma of thinking cancer is a genetic disease is incorrect
• 13:38 What the vast majority of oncologists today don't understand
• 15:04 The somatic mutation theory of cancer
• 17:08 Precision medicine when used on tumors that have already shrunk
• 19:00 Hormone-driven cancers
• 19:56 Dr. Seyfried's thoughts on a ketogenic diet for cancer
• 22:03 How to get into a therepeutic state of ketosis through diet
• 25:27 What should your GKI measure to be in a therapeutic state of ketosis?
• 29:01 Water fasting to get into a therapeutic state of ketosis
• 32:46 Hyperbaric oxygen coupled with a ketogenic diet to kill cancer cells
• 34:32 The importance of working with an integrative doctor to check your biomarkers
• 36:00 Can radiation release glucose & glutamine in the body?
• 40:00 The importance of being your own advocate
• 40:58 Low-dose chemo as an effective anti-cancer therapy
• 43:50 How can a patient incorporate off-label drugs in their protocol?
• 47:03 Dr. Seyfried's thoughts on off-label drugs like fenbendazole
• 52:50 How can you be discerning when navigating truths in clinical trials?
• 54:00 How long should a patient continue with a protocol if his/her cancer is stable?
• 58:02 Dr. Seyfried's thoughts on metformin
• 58:10 The level of blood sugar at which tumor cells die