A Radical And Controversial Approach To Starving Cancer By Cutting Off Its Two Primary Fuel Sources With Dr. Thomas Seyfried

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers Sleep Breakthrough, LMNT, and Levels. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with cancer researcher and scientist Dr. Thomas Seyfried to discuss the underlying causes of cancer and why addressing metabolic dysfunction is a very important and often overlooked area of its prevention and treatment.  Dr. Thomas Seyfried is an American professor of biology, genetics, and biochemistry at Boston College. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1976 and did his postdoctoral fellowship at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Seyfried has over 150 peer-reviewed publications, and his research focuses primarily on the mechanisms driving cancer, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative diseases and calorie-restricted ketogenic diets in their prevention and treatment. He is the author of Cancer as a Metabolic Disease. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Seyfried dive into: -Beliefs about the origins of cancer not accepted by the mainstream (0:00) -What cancer is and why it’s so pervasive today (2:43) -Metabolic health as a driver of cancer (11:16) -The discovery of glucose fermentation and oxidative stress and their link to cancer (15:26)  -Conventional cancer treatment: could it be causing more harm than good? (24:00) -Mitochondrial damage and cancer (34:18) -The ketogenic diet as a promising anticancer intervention (38:00) -Dr. Seyfried’s research and case studies (50:48) -Limitations in conventional cancer treatment (55:00) -Diet and lifestyle strategies for cancer prevention (1:06:01) -Navigating cancer resources, testing, and treatments (1:28:28) -Invasive vs noninvasive tools for cancer detection (1:35:05) Also mentioned in this episode: -Otto Warburg, the scientist who discovered the link between oxidative stress, glucose fermentation, and cancer -Cancer as a Metabolic Disease -The press-pulse therapeutic strategy for cancer management  For more on Dr. Thomas Seyfried, check out his website, tomseyfried.com. For a limited time, you can get 10% off Sleep Breakthrough and a free bottle of Magnesium Breakthrough when you buy two or more! Go to sleepbreakthrough.com/dhru and use code dhru10 at checkout to redeem this offer. Right now, LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase. That's eight single-serving packets FREE with any LMNT order. This is a great way to try all eight flavors or share LMNT with a salty friend. Get yours at DrinkLMNT.com/DHRU. By leveraging biosensors like continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), Levels provides real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Right now, Levels is offering my listeners two free months of their Levels Membership. Head on over to levels.link/DHRU to learn more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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