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I wonder if someone could give me feedback on this. I heard that basically all cancer cells switch over to aerobic respiration, ie fermentation, and that in thi

by 0xF57A 5y ago

I wonder if someone could give me feedback on this. I heard that basically all cancer cells switch over to aerobic respiration, ie fermentation, and that in this metabolic mode they can use glucose and the amino acid glutamine as fuel but not ketones. So some people have treated their cancer by eating zero carbohydrates and taking a special drug that disables glutamine, doing so intermittently, and they have seen incredible results from that.

gregwebs 5y ago
A ketogenic diet or even a less restrictive lower carbohydrate diet can contribute to a slowing of the cancer growth for some cancers because cancer metabolizes large amounts of glucose. But keep in mind that many cancer patients cannot afford to lose weight, which makes such dietary changes very difficult. The incredible stories that you hear are often true (stage 4 cancer remissions do occur) but usually involve selection bias. Usually it is hard to know what exactly worked, and it isn't going to work for everyone else. If you are interested in looking more deeply into complementary cancer treatments I would recommend looking into the work of Ralph Moss.
trashface 5y ago
There is a clinical trial investigating the ketogenic diet for prostate cancer: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03194516 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03194516
lambdaba 5y ago
There are many successful examples with such a diet. Here's an account from a person who successfully treated inoperable and aggressive brain cancer with his own protocol, with only animal foods: https://paleomedicina.com/en/every-patient-that-received-my-initial-treatment-passed-away-interview-with%20andrew-scarborough https://paleomedicina.com/en/every-patient-that-received-my-... I urge people who are tempted to downvote to look up "Zsófia Clemens" and "Paleomedicina", and look into the "paleolithic ketogenic" protocol. Paleomedicina is run by researchers and doctors, and they are treating many "incurable" diseases, including cancer, with a very high fat ketogenic diet based on animal foods. The most succint explanation I have can give about how it works is that it resolves gut permeability, and puts the patient in a very ketogenic state. I myself am in remission from multiple sclerosis with such a diet. If you look through on of the lead researchers' Twitter feed you'll see many examples of the resistance of mainstream medical journals to even publish their case reports https://twitter.com/ClemensZsofia/status/1413029877176020994 https://twitter.com/ClemensZsofia/status/1413029877176020994

by 0xF57A 5y ago

gregwebs 5y ago

A ketogenic diet or even a less restrictive lower carbohydrate diet can contribute to a slowing of the cancer growth for some cancers because cancer metabolizes large amounts of glucose. But keep in mind that many cancer patients cannot afford to lose weight, which makes such dietary changes very difficult. The incredible stories that you hear are often true (stage 4 cancer remissions do occur) but usually involve selection bias. Usually it is hard to know what exactly worked, and it isn't going to work for everyone else. If you are interested in looking more deeply into complementary cancer treatments I would recommend looking into the work of Ralph Moss.

trashface 5y ago

There is a clinical trial investigating the ketogenic diet for prostate cancer: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03194516 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03194516

lambdaba 5y ago

There are many successful examples with such a diet. Here's an account from a person who successfully treated inoperable and aggressive brain cancer with his own protocol, with only animal foods: https://paleomedicina.com/en/every-patient-that-received-my-initial-treatment-passed-away-interview-with%20andrew-scarborough https://paleomedicina.com/en/every-patient-that-received-my-... I urge people who are tempted to downvote to look up "Zsófia Clemens" and "Paleomedicina", and look into the "paleolithic ketogenic" protocol. Paleomedicina is run by researchers and doctors, and they are treating many "incurable" diseases, including cancer, with a very high fat ketogenic diet based on animal foods. The most succint explanation I have can give about how it works is that it resolves gut permeability, and puts the patient in a very ketogenic state. I myself am in remission from multiple sclerosis with such a diet. If you look through on of the lead researchers' Twitter feed you'll see many examples of the resistance of mainstream medical journals to even publish their case reports https://twitter.com/ClemensZsofia/status/1413029877176020994 https://twitter.com/ClemensZsofia/status/1413029877176020994