When my husband was diagnosed with lymphoma & put on a punishing chemo regime, the 1st thing we did was address his diet. Since I was already Keto & knew the connection & was prepared to help him make the shift. I believe it was what got him through his treatments. He lost 40 pounds and kept it off & has been able to get back to feeling relatively well. He has a PET scan coming up next month. Fingers-crossed he'll get continued good news.
My oncologist at Rutgers out of the blue told me sugar has nothing to do with cancer and eat what ever I want while going through tx for triple positive breast ca. I had not shared I was fasting before during and after infusion days. I have been down this road prior my own diagnoses with my grandmother, mother and sister so have done deep dives in research, complementary care and very open minded beyond the AMA paradigm. 3 years later, thriving and enjoying life ❤.
I recently talked to my friend, a young radiologist, and he basically told me the same - apparently that’s what they now teach in med schools - that according to research, sugar has nothing to do with cancer, eat what you want, and so on. I was very confused to hear it, because I had cancer years ago, I did the diet during therapy, and I believe the low carb diet helped me to be cured in 6 instead of 8-9 months as was the original prognosis. Cutting down 2 months of chemo is something!! Soo I mean he is a doctor and maybe there is no evidence, but my gut feeling says low carb diet worked for me. Ultimately we agreed that it does no harm, so if I want, I can do the low carb diet next time as well, if it happens. :D
Your success needs to be known to give hope By other cancer pts and oncology My sister’s triple neg breast cancer and standard American diet including sugar added drinks progressed quickly. I’m glad you were able to benefit from your good choices
Good for you. My first oncologist said the same. Then I change for another one and he even replaced me Chemo to another CAD 4/6 inhibitor +HT for my breast HER2negative,estrogen dependent,post menopausal. How whey do it? I am on keto/carnivor for 1.5 year
While on chemotherapy my oncologist never one time asked about my diet. Asked if I had an appetite, but never what I ate. I was full blown Keto with very low carbs (less then 10) during my RChop for lymphoma. I was the poster child for NO reactions to any part of the treatment. I firmly believe this contributed to my health during and now after.
The docs never do. Everything I've been inflicted with was something I'm going to have to live with forever. Never mentioned diet, but he did mention drugs I should take.
Tragic that no one asks about diet or if they do, they give the wrong advice. Good for you to have been in a ketogenic state during treatment (and hopefully still continuing). Best wishes for continued success.
My first year of chemo, I didn't have a problem with my dietary needs. My 2nd year was totally different. They gave me that chemical that starts with a 'p.' and I totally lost my appetite. I kept complaining that I couldn't eat anything except sweets and I knew I needed to keep up with nourishment! The ONC and assistants didn't help. I didn't know about keto back then. Now I know -- after the fact -- and I believe "It's never too late." I love this video that can help the afflicted with an offering of HOPE.
In Latvia, when I was diagnosed with lymphoma, my oncologyst recommended me to have a very strict diet - no sugar, no processed or fresh food, no bread or similar, basically only boiled vegetables and chicken meat, heart, liver. Low carb basicallly. I guess the logic was to starve cancer cells, and to avoid some natural bacteria or fungus intake by thermally preparing that food, as the body is weak and susceptible during chemo. I followed the diet very strictly. Cancer had expanded through the entire body lymph nodes and was in 3B stage, so prognosis was 8-9 months of chemo. However, I believe because of this diet and maybe some placebo or wishful thinking, I was clean after just 6 months! I am happy that this doctor gave me both - a good chemotherapy and a good diet recommendation!
As an 18 yr melanoma survivor, outside of diet, I recommend getting a second opinion and ALWAYS trust your gut instinct. The first oncologist I saw wanted me to go through 1 yr of Interfuron treatment, which is Hell, despite all of the cancer being removed at surgery, clean CT & PET scans and my young age. I went for a second opinion and that oncologist agreed to watch and wait, doing CT scans every 3 months for a few years, then every 6 months, until I was officially discharged after 5 years. If I didn't go to that second doctor, my daughter would've never been born. Consequently, I received a letter from the first oncologist's office several years ago stating he was no longer part of the practice and low & behold, he had a financial interest in the treatment center he was so adamant I go to.
First step, Follow the money. Second step, refer to the first step over and over. Third step, always assume your doctor is lying to you until they can provide evidence of what they say is true. I was recently notified that my PC physician at the Veterans Administration Hospital was changed. I tried to change him on my own, but was told, “No. you cant change providers. Unless you have a very good reason.” I listed my reasons… every other reason I gave was that in some manner, the man was a moron. Could not answer any questions. And I was always rushed out of any appointment I had with him as fast as possible. But I guess I deserved all of that. I improved my health in many way. Most notable in curing my diabetes is less than 4 months. That I refused to take statins for any reason. I asked too many damn questions. Hence, I was a trouble maker. The first thing I am going to do when I meet the new PC provider is ask him a simple question. “Can an associative study, prove anything?” Depending on that answer…. Well, we’ll just wait and see what the fallout is.
Hi, great to hear that you were so strong and decisive at such a young age. I’ve had a similar experience- now 5 months cancer free after refusing radical surgery and chemotherapy (I did have successful tumor removal surgery). Honestly stress was the biggest contribution factor, but I have used diet to majorly reduce my eostrogen intake and hopefully that, together with the other naturopathic treatments I’m doing, will keep the big C away. All the best of health and strength to you!
I agree with Dr Kesslering’s comment regarding most cancer diagnoses not being an emergency but from an emotional and mental health viewpoint I think most of the time it is. We want it out and feel that with treatment started we have control and hope. I got a breast cancer diagnosis August last year and was operated on within 10 days. I was relieved to have treatment start so quickly.
Mine took almost 2 months to get surgery. The goal they said was 60 days. Mom, 43 years ago, did have a mastectomy within 2 weeks of diagnosis if I remember right.
I used to work in a diagnostic lab. If any lab result is going to change your life, get a second sample taken by a second dr and send it to a second lab.
@@MsSilver41 Everyone's situation will be different, but if its a big enough deal (double mastectomy), a third opinion might be necessary. Maybe just a retesting or re-examining of the samples or tissues that were taken. Definitely consult with the doctors that took the samples.
Your advice is very important. My best friend worked in a lab years ago. The techs were treated as if they were in an assembly line with a lot of pressure to process tests for various illnesses such as pap smears or STDs. Some of her co-workers would cheat by marking the tests as negative even though they had not processed the tests so they could improve their production numbers. Other techs would fail to discard dirty test tubes so the next tech might use a dirty test tube. My friend says to question whether a test result is even from your specimen because labs make mistakes.
I witnessed a family member have chemo and radiation after a terminal diagnosis. He was never advised to change his diet. Infact, whilst in hospital on two occasions, the food served was full of sugar abd carbs. And at the last hospital admission, he was fed likewise but never checked on to see if he was actually eating anything. He was practically starved. He died 3 weeks ago. My take in it all - drs concentrate on pushing their field of so called expertise. They must get some sort of kick back from the companies who make the drugs. And these companies are doing great off cancer patients. Theres no $ in a well person. One positive, we had my brother for an extra 2.5 years past his terminal diagnosis. We are grateful for our time together. I wish he could've been healed but it wasnt meant to be. So we now mourn and grieve and look forward to the day when we will see each other again.
@Dr.ChristyKesslering Our story is anecdotal but I think it’s worth sharing in case it’s useful even just for one patient. My loved one was diagnosed with Sarcoma last Oct/Nov, an enormous hump at the right flank which literally grew under the eyes. By the time I knew it, it was Dec, I moved over to care for his food and we started measuring the hump. He was 69kg then, already lost a few kgs from the time of diagnosis. On 16/Dec, the hump’s circumference was 47cm, it was very solid and stiff. From then, we started 16-8 (16 hr IF, 8 hr eating window), plenty of Vit C rich fruits/juices & veggies, flaxseed oil, very limited protein, with Vit D/turmeric/probiotics supplements. Tumor continued to grow, 47.5cm on 18/Dec, remained solid while he lost 1kg to 68kg. I was desperate. Then stumbled on some practical info about Ketosis, changed from 22/Dec to HFLC meal plans, eliminated fruits/juices, increased fats intake, protein intake remained low. On 26/Dec, tumor felt less stiff 46.5cm, his weight 67kg. Had a 24hr fasting on 29/Dec. By 31/Dec, tumor was 45cm, weight 65kg, tumor felt undoubtedly softer. Standard care (25 sessions of radiotherapy to be followed by surgical operation) started on 3/Jan. Tumor continued to shrink to 44cm by 10/Jan. Radio oncologist (who could care less about any diet discussions) told him to maintain weight. We were also a bit more relaxed seeing the tumor growth was arrested. He went thru the radiotherapy with basically no side effects. Radiotherapy ended on 6/Feb, tumor was 41.5cm, his weight 64kg. We continued 16-8 HFLC diets with 24hr fasting once a while, but were much more relaxed about protein/meat intake. By 26/Mar, tumor was 38cm, weight 61/62kg. Post radio, surgeon said the scan showed large area of the tumor’s vascular network had shrunk, surgical operation was planned end March. Surgery and recovery were smooth. The post-surgical pathological report revealed “widespread re-differentiation of the tumor towards a normal phenotype”. The report attributed this to the excellent response to radiotherapy. @Dr.ChristyKesslering, I thought radiation kills/damages cells rather so am intrigued to know that was the reason for re-differentiation. Is that possible? Extremely thankful to you, Dr Westman & others' work in education and truth telling.
Sounds like the oncologist had an agenda. He did not want to mention your diet plan of attack. Good on you. The radiological approach can and does work. It can not differentiate between healthy cells or cancer cells. But without the sugar from diet, the cancer is very weak, and without sugar, with ketones for fuel, the healthy cells are much stronger and can handle some radiation. You did well padawon. The health is with this one.
@dorisn7492 thank you very much for sharing this is much detail. Your time and effort is much appreciated. Intuitively following these same steps and yes taking out juices, fruits is a game changer. HFLC , some protein. And we have a miracle! Blessing and continued health and vitality to you and your loved one!
Great conversation and advice. You mention glucose and insulin quite but what about glutamine. It's also very important according to Dr Seyfried, one of the pioneers in metabolic theory of cancer. This is why fasting, or mimicking fasting is extremely important as part of the therapy and glutamine inhibitors. Dr Seyfried also mentions avoiding biopsies for determining the malignancy of the cancer. Biopsies will kick in the immune cells into action and the cancer can spread. His approach was first see if you can make the cancerous lump smaller by dietary means including fasting and managing stress and sleep. Love how you spoke about hope.
@@joanneclark8256 glutamine producing foods include so many basic foods that's why fasting or fasting mimicking diet is so important as part of the strategy. DON is the medication they tend to use on a pulsed program if one cannot fast. Probiotics are useful because the bacteria have eaten up most of the glucose.
Some non toxic drugs can help for blocking glutamine metabolism, (leucine, some antibiotics or some dietary supplement like green extract tea called egcg or ashwagandha. But you should have ketones on your body, you must be in a strict ketogenic diet, once you block glucosis pathway you can block glutamine pathway with those drugs. And also, you have to take antidiabetic ( metformin) or another dietary supplement that helps lower glucosis in the blood like alpha lipoic acid. 1200 mg daily. For the drugs that's blocks glutamine unfortunately I don't have doses. But u heard Thomas Seyfried in a interview saying you need very low doses. I know all this things because my mother is faithing a very agressive cancer since 3 years. So we looking for another non conventional. Good look everyone
Awesome. I love hearing success stories that work for anyone and I appreciate it that you shared it without suggesting that your method is better than mine. We can all learn from listening and supporting each other, without injecting criticism and personal biases 😊
I had blood testing done and it turned out I am intolerant to almost all fruit, veg, nuts, diary, wheat and grains. Meat and fish are the only think I should eat. I have now had further tests to see if my whole life I have been setting off markers. I’ve had 2 cancers. I’m 54.
First of all, the hospitals need to start changing the dietary standards for the Oncology unit. I was taking six weeks of treatment and they would bring me a menu either lunch or dinner depending on how long I was there and it's just garbage food and then they would ask if I want some dessert afterwards and if I'm only there for a short period of time, they'll ask me if I want some cookies or other garbage food! Wow, someone's getting treated for cancer they're offering them sugar? Sickening.
As a cancer patient, it is essential that you are continuously and sufficiently in ketosis and that you have a low glucose level. As a cancer patient, you have to measure this several times a day in the beginning so that you are sure that you are doing the right thing. Otherwise it could backfire. I can't believe Christy didn't strongly advise this. A ketone breath meter and a CGM meter are then almost necessary.
I went through bladder cancer during COVID: chemo and major surgery. I did really well. My oncologist told me that of my “cohort” only 2 guys did well. We talked about keto and he supported my choice and felt it was one reason I did so well.
MC Anderson is using Keto as adjunct therapy before treating brain tumors. They test and make sure that the patient is in ketosis before they begin radiation. I would love to see you interview Dr. Annette Bosworth on this topic.
That’s great that they are using keto as an adjunct, but that research of Dr. Seyfried has indicated that radiation feeds the tumor by releasing glutamine…the very thing you are avoiding by being in ketosis. Still awesome they are heading in the right direction
I have been able to have a 14-16 hour fasting state daily. My last meal Monday-Thursday is by 6 PM and 8:30 PM on Fridays. Once a month I have a 20 to 24 hours fast. My first meal on Saturdays and Sundays is between 12 PM and 1 PM and the last meal by 7 PM.
I have followed Dr Westman for 2 and half years. I have lost 65 pounds and continuing to learn and make changes. I did a stupid thing. I started intermittent fasting which I love but I was taking Aleve every morning for chronic back pain. My empty stomach and black coffee. Without realizing it I lost half of my blood. My iron was less than 2 percent. I am no longer taking NSAIDS. I have had 3 weekly iron infusions. Now waiting to be scoped both ways. I have never had any polyps. My Dr told me that ulcers can be cancerous.
I have sino nasal mucosal melanoma. I started keto a few years before the diagnosis. I have had immunotherapy and surgery, which cleared it for two years but I now have a local recurrence. My fasting insulin is quite low and I work to keep it that way. No measurable metastasis. I suspect the keto has kept the growth quite low but still measurable. Unfortunately it is amelanotic so it is hard to see. I test the inflammation markers, insulin, etc and they look great. I am looking forward to seeing the results of my circulating tumor dna. It will help better track. I am being successful at getting ketones at least .5 but often over 1. But I certainly can’t get the super low GKI. I get 4-5. My weight is quite low so losing more isn’t an option. I will start eating more fat! Thanks for the discussion!!
Hi Mary, I too have melanoma and am at my 4th infusion next week of immunotherapy after surgical WLE and Lymph node metatisis. Ive been paleo/keto/sometimes carnivore for 15 years. I may start checking ketones and glucose more now after this video and be a bit more strict. I too am low enough weight, don't want to lose more. HBAic is great. Good luck to you!!
@@pattiaccursi3840 to you too. I find skipping a meal helps a bit to get ketones up. I am working hard to get a good ketone glucose ratio. I have had one opdualog and will have one more before they operate to remove the recurrence in my nose. On Tuesday heading to Boston for a second opinion. Mucosal melanoma can be a tough nut to crack.
People, Glutamine is needed by healthy bodies as well. The trick is to provide the body with Glutamine to continue normal AND healthy functions while starving cancer from it at the same time. As far as I know, getting rid of Glucose is PARAMOUNT regardless because Glutamine cannot be processed efficiently by cancer if Glucose is absent.
My father was recently diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic/liver cancer. He’s been obese & type 2 diabetic for 20+ years, terrible high carb/upf diet his whole life. Last week his fasting blood glucose was 18mmol/dl & his doc took him off metformin with zero discussion around diet! I convinced him to try a strict keto diet & guided him for a week. He had no appetite so was already IF unintentionally. Within 5 days & no meds, we got his fasting blood glucose down to 5.4mmol/dl & stable between 5.4-6.5. No medication had done that for him in 20 years! Plus he was loving the satisfying foods. Two days ago his oncologist told him diet will not make any difference to his inevitable terminal outcome, so go ahead & eat all the junk you want. He’s back on the biscuits & crap, blood sugars sky high. So disappointing , he was doing so well & taking measurable action was giving him hope.
Fabulous content! Clear, direct, yet still covers the bigger picture and nuances of the metabolism. Am keen to watch the full length version based on this abbreviated one.
Dr Thomas Seyfried is a person who understands the science to apply metabolic therapy with great results in cancer treatment. I think it would be wonderful if you guys could work in conjunction with him. Dr Thomas Seyfried is an amazing scientist. I’m surprised there is no mention in this conversation of his scientific findings.
Dr. Seyfried was mentioned - but just once - in their previous video. We need more Seyfried, and the pulse part of press/pulse. I can do (and am doing the first part with G/K readings regularly 2.0 and lower)... but I can't find anyone to do the 'pulse'.
She tended to rubbish the idea of reducing glucose and glutamine when she said well your liver will make it anyway. Still has a closed mind in my opinion.
I have cancer and follow Metabolic Therapy as described by Neurologist Dr Mathew Phillips, Waikato hospital New Zealand. When I speak to my oncologist, when I mentioned I was starting a Keto diet in Jul 23 I got a strange look. Later, after my Radioactive iodine, mid August I told my oncologist I had started a Low Carb diet, she was more receptive to this, go figure. I do keto with intermittent fasting and a water only 3 day fast every 4 weeks
Keto cures cancer is a good question topic and I just want to say that Dr. Annette Bosworth is an author of a book that details a real world look at this. The book is about her mother and how she had 5000 cancer cells to one good one and the cancer was leukemia. With fasting and bone broth only for forty days, she turned this equation upside down. I believe that M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston is an advocate of Keto when it comes to treating cancer. The book is entiltled, "Anyway You Can". She never entended for it to be a book. She just kept her notes and I am so glad that she shared this information with us.
Now with our experience. My wife goes to MDA in Houston and they have encouraged her to eat whatever she wants and said that there is not study to support glucose and carbs as a reason for cancer. They lost us with those comments.
Dr Otto Warburg was half right when he found that cancer cells need glucose. He didn't know about glutamine. Damaged mitochondria unable to burn fats and ketones mean the cells have to resort to the primitive 'fermentation' of glucose and glutamine. Removing excess glucose from the equation is relatively simple to accomplish with a keto or carnivore diet and intermittent fasting, but glutamines are made in the body and very abundant. I read that 6-Diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON) is a glutamine antagonist that is being used in some regimes, together with fasting (mimicking) diets and hyperbaric oxygen therapy to keep the oxygen-burning healthy cells strong whilst starving the cancerous cells. Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD advocates such an aproach I nelieve.
Thank you for your input. The starving cancer cells of glucose is indeed an incomplete advisory. Yes, have been on several of Dr Seyfried's sessions and they are extremely informative.
I've read Seyfied's stuff (mostly a combo of learned research and chip-on-shoulder whining about no-one listening to him). DON isn't readily available so, if you're between treatments you're left with a therapeutic ketogenic diets guided by GKI, which limits protein
You are so right about the whining bit, which is sad but perhaps.... thanks input. Am just trying to get body to improve metabolism for overall defence and health.
@@cassieoz1702 I think that chemo is so strong that some of the side effects can be killing,,,so when the industry of cancer because of profit wont give it a chance,,of a trial ,,,,,its beyond worrying
DON is not readily available in the market yet. Perhaps 'they' will never let it be. However I did come across few information on 'glutamine blocker' on Eric Berg channel.
2 1/2 years Keto and I.F., lost 70+ lbs and never felt better. Everyone asks me how I did it, and when I begin to explain keto and intermittent fasting they always glaze over. I am no good at persuading anyone.
This video just came up on my recommendations and I’m very interested in keto but don’t even really know what a keto diet consists of. Like any diet, I’m assuming there is possible misinformation about what is actually the keto diet being referenced here. Could you please point me in the right direction regarding books or resources? Thank you so much! 👍🥰
An intriguing hypothesis is that the effectiveness of immunotherapy might be enhanced when combined with a ketogenic diet. This idea stems from observations that a three-week ketogenic diet in healthy individuals significantly improved T-cell immunity. This enhancement encompassed all T-cell populations, including T-helper cells, cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, and regulatory T-cells. Given the challenge of T-cell exhaustion, which often poses a significant obstacle in cancer immunotherapy, a ketogenic diet might potentially improve the effectiveness of such therapies. By bolstering the performance and endurance of T-cells in combating cancer cells, the ketogenic diet could offer a valuable approach to mitigate T-cell exhaustion issues in immunotherapies.
It would be helpful to have a timestamps for your videos. Some of us have no time to listen to things that we already heard from you. So please do that for us. Thanks.
You have to have a huge amount of money to treat cancer. Insurance companies guarantee you have to follow the the cut, poison and burn policy subscribed by allopathic medicine and big pharma.
My late father died of cancer n looking back, I realised how bad his skin was burned due to radiation. There were bruises all over his poor body. He did his chemo but the cancer came back few years after. So in my opinion, he never really recover from tht disease.
First mistake is trusting the doctor's. Second is not educating yourself. Third is not take control of your health care and making your own decision! My second opinion was a holistic doctor! 😂😂😂 I treated my cancer holistically! BEST DECISION EVER! Entered year five cancer free!
@user-cg3tr6cr5j With the guidance of a holistic doctor; she looked at blood work, all tests related to my cancer, reports, etc, and came up with a treatment plan. This included a complete change in diet, supplements she prescribed, and high dose vitamin C infusion. Treatment began BEFORE surgery and because of this, one mass was killed and the other shrunk by the same size. This saved me from having a breast removed. I rejected ALL conventional treatments.
@user-cg3tr6cr5j This eating protocol was designed specifically for me and my health care needs. It may be counterproductive for others. However, I was only able to eat organic low glycemic vegetables and all meats (but they had to be no nitrates, hormones, pesticides free, etc.). I could have eggs, uncured bacon, cooked with only unpasteurized butter and lard, half medium baked potato OR sweet potato per day, no nuts or seeds (except walnuts, pecans, almonds, and pistachio); they have fungus that encourage cancer growth. Only sweetner: 100% pure organic stevia; only ingredient - stevia leaf. Meals noon and 6pm. Plenty of water and rest. This was on conjunction with high dose vitamin C infusions and prescribed supplements. Low glycemic fruits were added after surgery. Carb intake per day was 50 grams. Edit: Sorry about your mom. 😔
What they don’t tell pple is the actual low success rate of chemo and rad treatment .. isn’t it somethng like 25 % success rate ?? Anyone else heard this
First 0:55 It's not usually an emergency WHAT WAS # TWO ?? There was nothing in the video that defined the second mistake. Third: 30:00 Starting Low Carb diet too late.
Dr Dawn Lemanne, oncologist (see her talk to Low Carb Down under) regarding links between nutrition and cancer (causative or not and where diet matters and in which way after diagnosis). Fascinating!
#1 PLACE GOD FIRST #2 DO NOT PANIC #3 AVOID CHEMO IF POSSIBLE #4 LEARN NUTRITION #5 EAT LESS OR FAST IF POSSIBLE, BUT EAT POTENT NUTRITION #6 NO SUGAR PERIOD
I just want to add that you absolutely can be keto on a plant-based diet. And you can easily supplement B12, zinc, and whatever else you're not getting by avoiding eating animals. Great conversation, docs. Thank you both.
"Info on line". Come on doctor. During the last two years I have complained to my PCP at one time or another about pain under lower left rib. I have at other times complained about wheezing a little at night. At other visits I've mentioned clubbing of toe nails. At other visits have complained about recurring sinus infections. At other visits I've complained about shortness of breath. At other visits I've complained about feeling run down and tired. Basically my list of maladies has grown to 17 items. During my 10 to 15 minute visits my PCP would attack my latest malady. Example, sore all over, tired and run down. Maybe allergies so would send me to Rumologist for testing. If my PCP had spent another 20 minutes with me and looked at the OVERALL picture he would maybe seen a trend toward maybe I have something more serious. I had to take control and insist over 2 months to get a PetScan. Sure enough stage 4 lung cancer. Inoperable! This doctor like most, blame almost anything on other factors than they just don't spend enough time with the patient. GREED$$$$$
METABOLIC THERAPY PLUS . GENTLE AND CONSISTANT EXCERCISE WALKING & BIKING ETC. DRINK A LOT OF WATER GET A LOT OF SLEEP MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A HOLISTIC DR IF POSSIBLE DON'T GIVE UP !
I just had a Mastectomy of both my breasts . Now they are saying I had 2 lymph nodes that had cancer and found other tumors in the breast. They are saying about chemo now . Where before it was : maybe radiation if the nodes are positive. I don’t know what to do ! Do I really need chemo ?
How do i contact dr. Kesslering? My oncologist only talks about chemotherapy but nothing about diet. I would like more information and find a doctor that includes keto information
16:50: There's no money in people eating less bad things, and taking no expensive meds, so the answer to when will large randomised trials of ketogenic diet be made is "never".
At 13+ minutes there is the key to fighting cancer. To produce sugar, what kind of sugar, what is the process does the body use to make this? The liver is pulling ATP from the blood and is in direct competition with cancer cell which immediately wither. If the body is protein starved it will consume cancer cells now visible to the white T stem cells. Ketone is life saving because it transports without insulin.
Recently diagnosed with cancer, not once have any of the doctors/dieticians, etc…. mention food, I have let mum about it on purpose knowing they won’t hear me. As soon as I was diagnosed, I cut out wheat, sugar, processed foods, caffeine, fried foods, bad oils, and not one doctor addressed that. I don’t eat meat/seafood already so that wasn’t an issue. I did end up going on low dose chemo/radiation as suggested by the oncologists. Mostly because I was in a LOT of pain, and bleeding, and I didn’t have time or money to research alternatives. But getting through the “gold standard” of chemo/radiation was okay for me, I think because of my diet. I don’t stick to any particular diet, I do go with my body, sometimes I feel like I need a potato or cauliflower, and I’ll have it in small portions. I feel better, my blood tests are always good, and the goal now is to take this style of eating and make it life-long. From how I eat - I would say it’s vegan keto, but I do include hard aged cheese maybe once a month of a keto pizza or something. I just wish we had options such as this where I live (Canada), if you want to see a Naturopath or another alternative healthcare practitioner for cancer, you’re looking at $15,000-20,000 (USD)… Most people cannot afford that, so they end up just doing the chemo/radiation/surgery.
Dr martin of Martin clinic based in Canada he has a group on Facebook groups he does live shows 5 days a week been a dr for ages but no longer has his dr office clinic his son does ....look him up he says high doses of DHA makes trouble for tumors
I wish I knew all this when I was diagnosed and going through treatment for non Hodgkin's...Fast forward and my diet now is eggs and fish and some meat and vegan keto...no sugar ..no processed food..low carbs..im trying to stop my addiction to grapes lol.....i do check my blood with keto mojo..
So important to look at the data. Self reporting on diet isn’t real accurate and many are really on a lower carb diet vs keto. Some people would require much lower carbs to get into ketosis than others.
People also need to learn to read the ingredients listed on a product and become familiar with the many deceitful names and processes of the product. Why are there any informative videos on this information. Bobby Parish / FlavCity is the only I know showing and telling this info...thank God for him...I love his app to scan the foods and show the toxic ingredients.
Thomas Seyfried is in over a dozen TH-cam interviews where he discusses her objections to keto vs cancer. She really needs to study what he's saying - what she said deeply disappointed me (because clearly she has no idea of Seyfried's work). He speaks to how lowering glucose, even though you can't stop gluconeogenesis, you are still hurting the tumor. Tumors are using fermentation to turn glucose and glutamine into ATP, and they need a LOT of both. You can't block glutamine or the patient is in trouble, but you can block it part of the time using a drug - I think he calls it Dawn. They're experimenting with this. Seyfriend has found great value with using carnivore to drastically lower glucose and this drug to do an on-off approach to lowering glutamine. He says you can depress glutamine levels for a period of time, then let them go back up - and he thinks it hurts tumors without hurting the patient. Of course, this is early - it's him against the storm, but he may be right. Kesslering really needs to learn more on this topic. She is saying _harmful_ things - or I worry that she is. If I were her patient, I'd walk out on her and find someone else. And all this criticism on people doing the diet wrong - I can't even follow what she's really saying. Clearly, we need to give them far more help and guidance so they do it right. What is she actually saying here? I mean ... she's all over the place in that segment.
Sorry you felt that way. I am well aware of Dr. Seyfried's work and love that he is out there discussing this. You definitely can't stop gluconeogenesis but it is the insulin that binds to the cells to pull the glucose into the cells. If we restrict dietary glucose, then we are only making what we need with minimal increases in insulin. Since they need so much they are being weakened and thus our oxidative therapies will work better. As for glutamine, we will also make that but when in an optimal ketogenic state you should be keeping this relatively low and converting more to GABA. You cannot block either (even with a drug) without severe consequences as they are both necessary for our survival. I have seen some tragic outcomes with DON. Not sure what I said that you feel is harmful...
@@Dr.ChristyKesslering thanks. Maybe I misspoke with the word harmful, or maybe I misunderstood you. But don't you worry that you're going too far by saying - if this is what you're saying - that because we can't completely block glucose or glutamines there is no value to trying, to even reducing glucose? That's what it seems like you're saying. If that's not what you're saying, you may want to slow down and emphasize more clearly what you are saying. Seyfried sees great value in lowering glucose. Fermentation in tumor cells is extremely inefficient at ATP production, and they - from what I understand - need quite a bit. Just lowering glucose w fasting and/or extreme keto has put (it seems) tumors into shrinkage and remission. These are anecdotal cases, yes, but they're significant. Seyfried argues that extreme keto should be the standard of care and to do it without chemo/rad first - and only do chemo/rad if keto doesn't work. He's developing a metabolic solution for cancer, and of course he may fail - it may only work in some people. But it may be wonderful. He is working for an on-off protocol for DON. That doesn't kill people. By the way, when you argue that DON, seemingly misused or used without good understanding of it, kills some people, you do realize that radiation and chemo kill people. A lot. I think a better understood protocol for DON, learning just how much a person can take before risk of death or serious harm kicks in, can work. And may be way better than chemo/rad for most patients. Are you sure you understand Seyfried? He's brilliant, as far as I can tell. You may want to revisit him, because our "standard of care" for cancer, excuse my language, sucks out loud. We've made so little progress on it, and if Warberg was right after all (90 years ago!!!) and the nuclear/genetic approach to cancer is wrong (as Seyfried insists - study his case for this - it's well worth considering) ... /facepalm. Did we really reject Warberg because he was German (it was right after WW2 we shifted away from sugar/carb being a major contributor to heart disease, a German/Austrian thing - and we also shifted away from the metabolic cause of cancer, another "German" thing). This is possibly real - we don't really know why we shifted and possibly shifted so badly off the mark after ww2. In both heart disease (prevention mostly - we are better at keeping people alive after they have an M.I.) and cancer, we've made essentially no progress for decades. Or progress has been miniscule. Let me humbly urge you to revisit Seyfried. He has many videos and interviews on TH-cam. If I'm wrong, I apologize. But I think he makes so strong a case that we'd be crazy not to all investigate him more and give him more time. What if his DON protocol can be made to work? Your argument against it, to be brutally honest, does not seem very strong to me. Have you just made a choice as to how you approach this and you don't want to consider a change? I mean ... sorry, that's pretty awful sounding of me, but I literally can't tell. And a professional often does have to make really tough choices - I get that - so I don't really mean it to sound so awful or accusatory. But dig - into your own motivations. Please. Thanks.
@@johneubank8543 Yes, Ancel Keyes and the anti-fat movement was a big (negative) turning point in our health and then the DNA-genes are destiny period further derailed the mitochondrial role. Ancel K was responsible for creating K-rations for WW2. The book by Sam Apple is a great recount. What we have learned is that fat in the blood is not from fat in the diet but rather from high fat-high carb diets and when eating a very high fat/KD we lower triglycerides and IR and inflammation which translate into better health. I am 100% in favor of running trials and figuring out how best to incorporate these tools but sometimes we get a bit ahead of the science. What I see happening when we say that glutamine feeds cancer is that people want to cut out all meat, etc. We have to remember that just because something is elevated in our blood, that not eating that thing is the answer. It is likely far more complicated and complex and is sometimes the exact opposite of what we think. In addition, we continue to come at cancer with "pathway blocking" drugs, etc to kill cancer but what is likely more powerful is healing the host (with diet, lifestyle, mind-body, etc) so that the body can get back to healing and bringing damaged cells back into health. I would encourage you to read The Metabolic Approach to Cancer by Dr. Nasha Winters if you have not already. Thank you for your comments.
I have been asking this question to you all, but unfortunately, have no answer yet; so please forgive me for asking again.....What about the 'CHINA STUDY'....Dr Colin C Campbell, who states that meat feeds cancer like a switch?....Hope to get some kind of answer.....Kind regards.🤔🤐
I have a client who's husband initially beat cancer but now its come back and she says this cancer is due to the radiation from the previous cancer treatments. Is this true? He is a vegetarian and even though he is also diabetic, he eats such a horrible diet. I'm thinking it's probably his diet. I tried to mention to her that cancer could be a metabolic disease but I don't think she realizes what I'm trying to say. He also suffers from neurothopy pain in his feet which they also blame on chemo & radiation but I'm also thinking it could be just from diabetes. Her sister also has cancer. 😢 I wish i could help them. My younger brother died of cancer and I really wish i could have helped him. By the time i found out, it was too late, he died a week later. Coincidentally today is the 3 year anniversary of his death.
Read the book Cancer...Step Outside The Box by Ty and Charlene Bollinger. Chemo and radiation can make tumors shrink and can put people in to "remission", seemingly. But those treatments CANNOT kill cancer stem cells so the cancer will always come back and usually with a vengeance. Natural protocols are the only way to kill the cancer stem cells. Also, the protocol I follow is from a book called " Heal Cancer Naturally, Now " by Terry Lemerond.
Many vegetarians and vegans I know personally eat so much processed junk, and are very obese from consuming potato chips and cakes, cookies, Starbucks sugar coffees, and Cola daily, it's no surprise they are constantly sick...
The idea of cancer as a metabolic disease makes sense for the cancers you describe (I.e. tumors) but would this approach be the same for blood cancers or cancers due to low WBC? Specifically, would Keto and fasting help in a situation where bone marrow/blood is the issue?
Dr. Thomas Seyfried is the leading pioneer in cancer treatment & understanding all cancer thoroughly and what makes it grow and what stops its growth, he has studied cancer intensely for 20 years and with that knowledge has been treating people successfully with all types. Plain & simple cancer needs : primarily Glucose & secondly Glutamine, if you go on a strict Ketogenic diet you will help your situation immensely, his treatment is 3 parts and one part is Keto,it would be well worth it to listen to him and get on his treatment program. Wish you all the best!
its interesting that theres such a deep schism between vegan and carnivore diets. both sides swear that their diet is not just better but usually they claim that the other diet is harmful. personally i take a middle ground with lots of veg (especially leafy greens), quite a bit of fat, and quite a bit of meat (but not so much red meat or heavily salted meat like bacon). other than that no sugar and no refined carbs ofc. the few carbs i get are from nuts and seeds sometimes but i even eat those quite sparingly.
Yeah, try having triple negative cancer at 37 and don't feel it's an emergency to treat. This is very dismissive. I have to wonder if she's had cancer, apparently not. So much information on line, and here she is online. They must be the ones with the cure!
I was recently diagnosed with melanoma so I'm doing research. I have been doing IF for 6 years.I am 67 , 17% body fat, super active and healthy, all all tests in my Physical came out really good. I was under the impression that during intermittent fasting or on a Keto diet, a process called Glyconeogenesis takes place. The body switches over to burning Fat instead of Sugar. The Liver starts producing Ketones which replace glucose and glycogen. And cancer cells cannot grow when the Glucose and Glycogen is replaced with Ketones. Is that not correct?
I was diagnosed with Melanoma 11 years ago. I was stage 3 with the NRAS mutation. I was told there were no treatments for me and was sent home to "get my affairs in order". At that time I was also diagnosed as having Type 2 diabetes. I weighed 200 pounds and stood 6 feet tall. I immediately went on a Low Carb, High Fat, Moderate Protein diet with intermittent fasting and a daily walking schedule where I walked between every other day building up miles from 3 to 5 miles. After 10 months I was able to put on a light backpack (16 pounds) and walk 7 miles. My weight has been consistent at 160 lbs over all those years. I'm now 71 years old. I'm no longer a Type 2 Diabetic. I take no medications of any kind. The Melanoma didn't come back. I'm cancer-free. My weight never changed and I'm still at 160 lbs.
Hey Skippy, I am really happy for you that you have successfully dealt with your situation. Your story is very inspiring.I have always thought that IF in combination with a good diet and exercise is the key to good health and a quality life as we get older. Thank you for posting this. I'm going for a long walk now :)@@skippylippy547
Wow! And your melanoma went away on its own without treatment?? I was diagnosed with melanoma also and I decided to go the natural route but they did offer me treatment.
@@denissag I'm not sure who you are asking. My tumor was a large, thick, bleeding mass on my leg which they did a Wide Excision on. What is your Genetic mutation? I'll assume it's BRAF? If it's BRAF it's highly treatable. I have an NRAS mutation which is not treatable (at least 11 years ago). Thus I have a high risk for recurrence. After 11 years it has not recurred as far as I know. (Knock on wood) My treatment has been "Metabolic Treatment" via a modified Keto Lifestyle. I ONLY eat whole, natural, low carb foods. Hope that helps?
My conventional doesn't like checking insulinim 130 pmol isn't that high? I have pcos and fatty liver ..he said metabolic syndrome.. lm exhausted what's the best to do .. 35 years this way and losing hair now
Hello doctors, I’ve been on the carnivore diet about 2 1/2 months. I’ve lost 30 pounds I feel really good . I’m a 63-year-old male who is diagnosed with stage two prostate cancer. Everything I’ve seen says stay away from red meat even my doctor. I’m trying to do everything possible naturally, before I have any invasive surgeries . I just learned yesterday that taking the supplement Moringa could cut my PSA by 20% and help decrease cancer ? Thank you very much for this informative video. Do you have any thoughts on Moringa?
In case this is of use: th-cam.com/video/rwf5VpAOuAg/w-d-xo.html Key points: 17:00-21:00 study shows taking ground flaxseed reduces PSA in prostate cancer patients after only 30 days (while low fat has no impacts) 16:00-17:00 beware of Cadmium when buying flaxseeds
The data is that those with lower glucose, insulin, and HOMA-IR are less likely to develop cancers. So in theory Keto and Carnivore folks should be at lower risk but it depends on how they construct their diet. I find that many think they are following a ketogenic diet but are really just eating lower carb (some people require more carb restriction than others and many don't take in enough fat but rather are eating low carb and low fat) and many carnivores do the same but with protein (ie, eating too lean).
I've read cancer cells catch on that you're not going to consume sugar and they switch to get their energy from fats...I can attest to this because I got cancer after 2yrs. on Keto, so no, Keto or carnivore are not cure all diets. With cancer you shouldn't over do anything, don't eat sugars and keep protein/fats moderate and complex carbs low. The important thing is flushing your body with vegetables and vegetables juices, in order to increase the antioxidants and chlorophyll, which help detox and clean the blood.
Hi I recently got diginosed with breast cancer at 56 and it's scary 😂 I had not removed but have other lumps that where the same but haven't become active . What do u change after 50 yrs when it just flared up I guess , it's just continually checking that for the advice cause I m worried about more flare ups ?????!???
Hi. I have pancreatic cancer. I had surgery called the 'Whipple Procedure' where they removed the head of the pancreas where the cancer was growing. They said surgery was a success but they still want me to do 6 months on intense chemotherapy. After searching google and TH-cam endlessly, with all the fore and against advice, i really dont know what to do or even what diet is most beneficial. I'm so confused and distraught. Please help because I'm losing my mind. I have 5 children i can't bare leaving at the age of 43. Michael. 😢
Hi Michael. Similar boat here age and children wise, but a distal pancreatectomy…have done 3 of the 12 chemo doses. I am with you on how hard it is to figure out what to do. I am doing a low carb,whole foods diet, but trying to keep sugars minimal and high impact ones such as berries, kiwis, and the occasional piece of dark chocolate-early in the day. I am also doing lots of lacto-fermented foods, but mostly trying to listen to what my body wants. I also walk every day, do breathing exercises, and red light (natural and led). I have been doing 72-hr fasts (mostly) with my treatments. It is going better than I expected so far, but only time will tell. Best of luck to you and my prayers are with you.
My husband has prostate cancer that has spread to the lympnodes and is affecting his kidneys. We were told 3 to 6 months. He has been doing carnivore and fasting for a year. He is not sleeping and energy level is so low. Where do we go to find more info on what to do next???
we are just starting the soursop maybe 2 weeks, also essiac tea and r.s.o. oil nutritionist has him eating fatty foods and protien to help him with energy and weight gain. Energy is returning a little and his appetite is great. Fingers crossed we will get him feeling better yet. The r.s.o. is also helping his sleep. Thank you@@tambambaldeh6172
@@katiefaith5381 is it this guy? Had stage 4 prostate cancer I believe. He has a website with protocols as well. Dr Eric Berg did a good interview with him as well (you can find it on TH-cam).
Please don't lose hope 🙏 I also have cancer and I was on Keto for 2 yrs. before diagnosis, so Keto didn't prevent my cancer. Please do your own research and check out Dr. Thomas Lodi's TH-cam channel and possibly look into a consultation with him, which can be scheduled through his website. Like the other person commented, look into Soursop (Graviola) tea, Essaic Tea and organic fresh green juicing. I honestly don't think carnivore is the best diet for cancer because cancer is about toxicity and in this case, the body desperately needs to detox and this is best done with vegetables (juicing) which are loaded with antioxidants/chlorophyll, which is crucial to clean the blood/cells. Also, look into rebounding, sauna and colonics for detoxing. For sleep: chamomile/lemon balm tea and for kidneys: Sting nettle tea.
I use CGM for many patients, especially to look for trends (some times stress will cause spikes) but my main tool is using a Keto-mojo to measure glucose and ketones as studies have shown that these are a good surrogate for improvements in insulin and IGF-1.
I'm 61 post menopausal female having uterine bleeding a few times heavish and red with clots but then other most times.....just tinged but ever present....found out I have an endometrium thickness of 2 cm!!! Going for a test hysterascopy to find out but I find it strange that my gyno nor my regular dr wont do my hormone levels bloodwork!!after all it is the high estrogen to lower progesterone that causes the endometrium to thicken
Well, all my 20s, 30s and 40s I went to the Gyno and asked them to please check my hormone levels because I would go months to a year without a period and could not get pregnant so I knew something was off. They always did a basic hormone test and would say I'm in normal range. Well, now I'm 56 and have been diagnosed with endometrial cancer. I believe I could have prevented this if the Dr's had done more targeted hormone tests. My uterine lining is 25mm and Dr said it should be 5mm. I am on all natural protocols and have been ketogenic 5 years. So...please go to a hormone specialist or functional dr ...watch Dr Amie Hornaman too.
@guflportgyrl thanks.....and what's weird is my heart Dr's nurse wouldn't sign to let me go have thst hysterascopy because I'd told her I was having too many episodes of the angina attacks which I want to go ahead and get this over with right???? I haven't bled in over 6 weeks now im assuming because I quit and ran out of my high DHA fish oil supplement and need to re order ...I go back to see the cockeyed young nurse on Oct 10 I don't want her to say to me that my episodes could be caused by acid reflux I do not have heart burn and anyway I doubt that any acid reflux can cause a person's heart rate to go down to 43!!!
@guflportgyrl by the way....I have blockages in my small vessels that feed up into the bigger arteries of the heart ...microvascular I think they say and thry said it happens to more women than men when the woman has low estrogen so I'm still going to fuss till I get my hormone levels checked
My husbad has cancer of one of his vocal chord. After surgery we will begin radiation. Eating will be difficult. Prtien drinks have sugar. What do you suggest?
Make smoothies using berries like blueberries/blackberries/ raspberries/strawberry and unsweetened coconut milk or unsweetened almond milk, add flax seed, chia seeds or hemp seed, you can add egg protein powder. Make vegetable broth (with cabbage and other veggies), beef bone broth. Green juice is key for cancer: celery, beets, green apple, chard, kale parsley, cucumber, fresh lemon/lime juice. Only use 100% organic ingredients/produce...this is very important.
When my husband was diagnosed with lymphoma & put on a punishing chemo regime, the 1st thing we did was address his diet. Since I was already Keto & knew the connection & was prepared to help him make the shift. I believe it was what got him through his treatments. He lost 40 pounds and kept it off & has been able to get back to feeling relatively well. He has a PET scan coming up next month. Fingers-crossed he'll get continued good news.
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Has he had the PET scan? If so, hoping good news. 🙏🏼
Hoping great news update
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My oncologist at Rutgers out of the blue told me sugar has nothing to do with cancer and eat what ever I want while going through tx for triple positive breast ca. I had not shared I was fasting before during and after infusion days. I have been down this road prior my own diagnoses with my grandmother, mother and sister so have done deep dives in research, complementary care and very open minded beyond the AMA paradigm. 3 years later, thriving and enjoying life ❤.
I recently talked to my friend, a young radiologist, and he basically told me the same - apparently that’s what they now teach in med schools - that according to research, sugar has nothing to do with cancer, eat what you want, and so on. I was very confused to hear it, because I had cancer years ago, I did the diet during therapy, and I believe the low carb diet helped me to be cured in 6 instead of 8-9 months as was the original prognosis. Cutting down 2 months of chemo is something!! Soo I mean he is a doctor and maybe there is no evidence, but my gut feeling says low carb diet worked for me. Ultimately we agreed that it does no harm, so if I want, I can do the low carb diet next time as well, if it happens. :D
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My sister’s triple neg breast cancer and standard American diet including sugar added drinks progressed quickly. I’m glad you were able to benefit from your good choices
Good for you. My first oncologist said the same. Then I change for another one and he even replaced me Chemo to another CAD 4/6 inhibitor +HT for my breast HER2negative,estrogen dependent,post menopausal. How whey do it? I am on keto/carnivor for 1.5 year
@@suzanbak1I am sorry your family experienced this.
Wish this had come in time for my husband. 40 years. Miss him beyond words.
I’m so sorry. ❤️🥹
Me too...since 2005
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I'm so sorry for your loss.
While on chemotherapy my oncologist never one time asked about my diet. Asked if I had an appetite, but never what I ate. I was full blown Keto with very low carbs (less then 10) during my RChop for lymphoma. I was the poster child for NO reactions to any part of the treatment. I firmly believe this contributed to my health during and now after.
The docs never do. Everything I've been inflicted with was something I'm going to have to live with forever. Never mentioned diet, but he did mention drugs I should take.
@@jimrutherford2773 So damn aggravating
Still pushing cut poison burn.
Tragic that no one asks about diet or if they do, they give the wrong advice. Good for you to have been in a ketogenic state during treatment (and hopefully still continuing). Best wishes for continued success.
My first year of chemo, I didn't have a problem with my dietary needs. My 2nd year was totally different. They gave me that chemical that starts with a 'p.' and I totally lost my appetite. I kept complaining that I couldn't eat anything except sweets and I knew I needed to keep up with nourishment! The ONC and assistants didn't help. I didn't know about keto back then. Now I know -- after the fact -- and I believe "It's never too late." I love this video that can help the afflicted with an offering of HOPE.
In Latvia, when I was diagnosed with lymphoma, my oncologyst recommended me to have a very strict diet - no sugar, no processed or fresh food, no bread or similar, basically only boiled vegetables and chicken meat, heart, liver. Low carb basicallly. I guess the logic was to starve cancer cells, and to avoid some natural bacteria or fungus intake by thermally preparing that food, as the body is weak and susceptible during chemo. I followed the diet very strictly. Cancer had expanded through the entire body lymph nodes and was in 3B stage, so prognosis was 8-9 months of chemo. However, I believe because of this diet and maybe some placebo or wishful thinking, I was clean after just 6 months! I am happy that this doctor gave me both - a good chemotherapy and a good diet recommendation!
As an 18 yr melanoma survivor, outside of diet, I recommend getting a second opinion and ALWAYS trust your gut instinct. The first oncologist I saw wanted me to go through 1 yr of Interfuron treatment, which is Hell, despite all of the cancer being removed at surgery, clean CT & PET scans and my young age. I went for a second opinion and that oncologist agreed to watch and wait, doing CT scans every 3 months for a few years, then every 6 months, until I was officially discharged after 5 years. If I didn't go to that second doctor, my daughter would've never been born. Consequently, I received a letter from the first oncologist's office several years ago stating he was no longer part of the practice and low & behold, he had a financial interest in the treatment center he was so adamant I go to.
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kindly advise the required tests for Multiple Myloma in routine to find out the markers are high or controlled . Thanks 👍🙏
I want response to my text.
First step, Follow the money.
Second step, refer to the first step over and over.
Third step, always assume your doctor is lying to you until they can provide evidence of what they say is true.
I was recently notified that my PC physician at the Veterans Administration Hospital was changed. I tried to change him on my own, but was told, “No. you cant change providers. Unless you have a very good reason.”
I listed my reasons… every other reason I gave was that in some manner, the man was a moron. Could not answer any questions. And I was always rushed out of any appointment I had with him as fast as possible. But I guess I deserved all of that. I improved my health in many way. Most notable in curing my diabetes is less than 4 months. That I refused to take statins for any reason. I asked too many damn questions. Hence, I was a trouble maker.
The first thing I am going to do when I meet the new PC provider is ask him a simple question. “Can an associative study, prove anything?” Depending on that answer…. Well, we’ll just wait and see what the fallout is.
Hi, great to hear that you were so strong and decisive at such a young age. I’ve had a similar experience- now 5 months cancer free after refusing radical surgery and chemotherapy (I did have successful tumor removal surgery). Honestly stress was the biggest contribution factor, but I have used diet to majorly reduce my eostrogen intake and hopefully that, together with the other naturopathic treatments I’m doing, will keep the big C away.
All the best of health and strength to you!
@@farkhandazahid4897 this comment was regarding melanoma, not myeloma. Sorry.
I agree with Dr Kesslering’s comment regarding most cancer diagnoses not being an emergency but from an emotional and mental health viewpoint I think most of the time it is. We want it out and feel that with treatment started we have control and hope. I got a breast cancer diagnosis August last year and was operated on within 10 days. I was relieved to have treatment start so quickly.
Mine took almost 2 months to get surgery. The goal they said was 60 days. Mom, 43 years ago, did have a mastectomy within 2 weeks of diagnosis if I remember right.
I used to work in a diagnostic lab. If any lab result is going to change your life, get a second sample taken by a second dr and send it to a second lab.
Thank you. This is good to know.
Thanks , what do you do if they differ ?
@@MsSilver41 Probably get a third!
@@MsSilver41 Everyone's situation will be different, but if its a big enough deal (double mastectomy), a third opinion might be necessary. Maybe just a retesting or re-examining of the samples or tissues that were taken. Definitely consult with the doctors that took the samples.
Your advice is very important. My best friend worked in a lab years ago. The techs were treated as if they were in an assembly line with a lot of pressure to process tests for various illnesses such as pap smears or STDs. Some of her co-workers would cheat by marking the tests as negative even though they had not processed the tests so they could improve their production numbers. Other techs would fail to discard dirty test tubes so the next tech might use a dirty test tube. My friend says to question whether a test result is even from your specimen because labs make mistakes.
My Dad and brother died of cancer. Both were doing well until chemo.
I witnessed a family member have chemo and radiation after a terminal diagnosis. He was never advised to change his diet. Infact, whilst in hospital on two occasions, the food served was full of sugar abd carbs. And at the last hospital admission, he was fed likewise but never checked on to see if he was actually eating anything. He was practically starved. He died 3 weeks ago.
My take in it all - drs concentrate on pushing their field of so called expertise. They must get some sort of kick back from the companies who make the drugs. And these companies are doing great off cancer patients. Theres no $ in a well person.
One positive, we had my brother for an extra 2.5 years past his terminal diagnosis. We are grateful for our time together. I wish he could've been healed but it wasnt meant to be. So we now mourn and grieve and look forward to the day when we will see each other again.
@Dr.ChristyKesslering Our story is anecdotal but I think it’s worth sharing in case it’s useful even just for one patient. My loved one was diagnosed with Sarcoma last Oct/Nov, an enormous hump at the right flank which literally grew under the eyes. By the time I knew it, it was Dec, I moved over to care for his food and we started measuring the hump. He was 69kg then, already lost a few kgs from the time of diagnosis. On 16/Dec, the hump’s circumference was 47cm, it was very solid and stiff. From then, we started 16-8 (16 hr IF, 8 hr eating window), plenty of Vit C rich fruits/juices & veggies, flaxseed oil, very limited protein, with Vit D/turmeric/probiotics supplements. Tumor continued to grow, 47.5cm on 18/Dec, remained solid while he lost 1kg to 68kg. I was desperate. Then stumbled on some practical info about Ketosis, changed from 22/Dec to HFLC meal plans, eliminated fruits/juices, increased fats intake, protein intake remained low. On 26/Dec, tumor felt less stiff 46.5cm, his weight 67kg. Had a 24hr fasting on 29/Dec. By 31/Dec, tumor was 45cm, weight 65kg, tumor felt undoubtedly softer. Standard care (25 sessions of radiotherapy to be followed by surgical operation) started on 3/Jan. Tumor continued to shrink to 44cm by 10/Jan. Radio oncologist (who could care less about any diet discussions) told him to maintain weight. We were also a bit more relaxed seeing the tumor growth was arrested. He went thru the radiotherapy with basically no side effects. Radiotherapy ended on 6/Feb, tumor was 41.5cm, his weight 64kg. We continued 16-8 HFLC diets with 24hr fasting once a while, but were much more relaxed about protein/meat intake. By 26/Mar, tumor was 38cm, weight 61/62kg. Post radio, surgeon said the scan showed large area of the tumor’s vascular network had shrunk, surgical operation was planned end March. Surgery and recovery were smooth. The post-surgical pathological report revealed “widespread re-differentiation of the tumor towards a normal phenotype”. The report attributed this to the excellent response to radiotherapy. @Dr.ChristyKesslering, I thought radiation kills/damages cells rather so am intrigued to know that was the reason for re-differentiation. Is that possible?
Extremely thankful to you, Dr Westman & others' work in education and truth telling.
Sounds like the oncologist had an agenda. He did not want to mention your diet plan of attack.
Good on you. The radiological approach can and does work. It can not differentiate between healthy cells or cancer cells. But without the sugar from diet, the cancer is very weak, and without sugar, with ketones for fuel, the healthy cells are much stronger and can handle some radiation.
You did well padawon. The health is with this one.
@dorisn7492 thank you very much for sharing this is much detail. Your time and effort is much appreciated. Intuitively following these same steps and yes taking out juices, fruits is a game changer. HFLC , some protein. And we have a miracle!
Blessing and continued health and vitality to you and your loved one!
Hi. What does it mean HFLC?
@@mananabasescu3438 "High fat-low carb" diet
High fat low carb
Great conversation and advice. You mention glucose and insulin quite but what about glutamine. It's also very important according to Dr Seyfried, one of the pioneers in metabolic theory of cancer. This is why fasting, or mimicking fasting is extremely important as part of the therapy and glutamine inhibitors. Dr Seyfried also mentions avoiding biopsies for determining the malignancy of the cancer. Biopsies will kick in the immune cells into action and the cancer can spread. His approach was first see if you can make the cancerous lump smaller by dietary means including fasting and managing stress and sleep. Love how you spoke about hope.
Any idea on probiotics or Glutamine?
@@joanneclark8256 glutamine producing foods include so many basic foods that's why fasting or fasting mimicking diet is so important as part of the strategy. DON is the medication they tend to use on a pulsed program if one cannot fast. Probiotics are useful because the bacteria have eaten up most of the glucose.
Some non toxic drugs can help for blocking glutamine metabolism, (leucine, some antibiotics or some dietary supplement like green extract tea called egcg or ashwagandha. But you should have ketones on your body, you must be in a strict ketogenic diet, once you block glucosis pathway you can block glutamine pathway with those drugs.
And also, you have to take antidiabetic ( metformin) or another dietary supplement that helps lower glucosis in the blood like alpha lipoic acid. 1200 mg daily.
For the drugs that's blocks glutamine unfortunately I don't have doses. But u heard Thomas Seyfried in a interview saying you need very low doses.
I know all this things because my mother is faithing a very agressive cancer since 3 years. So we looking for another non conventional.
Good look everyone
Как без биопсии определить,что у вас онкология,,,и какие клетки?
natural glutamine inhibitor is : Berberine & Green Tea help inhibit glutamine@@joanneclark8256
I’m 72 and I have , I know a good immune system, so far. No animal flesh for over 15 years. I have been plant based. I am healthy and happy.
Awesome. I love hearing success stories that work for anyone and I appreciate it that you shared it without suggesting that your method is better than mine. We can all learn from listening and supporting each other, without injecting criticism and personal biases 😊
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I was diagnosed with lymphoma In July was put on chemo right away .am going for my 4th session. I am eating well .
Plant based with meat on top? I'm animal based with plants for seasoning and little snacks or on side.
Eating well can meat completely opposite things to 4 different people. If you do the opposite of the dietary guidelines you will be doing well.
I had blood testing done and it turned out I am intolerant to almost all fruit, veg, nuts, diary, wheat and grains. Meat and fish are the only think I should eat. I have now had further tests to see if my whole life I have been setting off markers. I’ve had 2 cancers. I’m 54.
First of all, the hospitals need to start changing the dietary standards for the Oncology unit. I was taking six weeks of treatment and they would bring me a menu either lunch or dinner depending on how long I was there and it's just garbage food and then they would ask if I want some dessert afterwards and if I'm only there for a short period of time, they'll ask me if I want some cookies or other garbage food! Wow, someone's getting treated for cancer they're offering them sugar? Sickening.
Thank you for addressing one of our biggest health problems today. 🙏
As a cancer patient, it is essential that you are continuously and sufficiently in ketosis and that you have a low glucose level. As a cancer patient, you have to measure this several times a day in the beginning so that you are sure that you are doing the right thing. Otherwise it could backfire. I can't believe Christy didn't strongly advise this. A ketone breath meter and a CGM meter are then almost necessary.
A continuous Ketone meter is now available.
I actually recommend using a keto-mojo in all of my patients :)
You are so wrong!
@@mirellaluttikhuiswould you expand on that?
@mirellavanes4328 who is wrong??
I have known many cancer patients that were initially diagnosed with Diabetes before their cancer showed up.
Diabetes is a major risk factor for cancer.
Thank you so much . My sister was diagnosed with endometrial cancer .
I went through bladder cancer during COVID: chemo and major surgery. I did really well. My oncologist told me that of my “cohort” only 2 guys did well. We talked about keto and he supported my choice and felt it was one reason I did so well.
Keto is hard of your Kinneys
@@annabrahamson4320 The opposite is true.
Where did they get the information from?
@@annabrahamson4320That's the opposite of the truth. Keto improves kidney function. Check out Dr. Jason Fung kidney Dr.
@@annabrahamson4320 Wrong.
@@annabrahamson4320no, it’s not.
This is exactly what I needed to hear! I have been so confused!
MC Anderson is using Keto as adjunct therapy before treating brain tumors. They test and make sure that the patient is in ketosis before they begin radiation.
I would love to see you interview Dr. Annette Bosworth on this topic.
Who is MC Anderson?
@@jamaica2010ism MDAnderson Cancer Center is a specialized hospital in Houston,TX
MD Anderson Cancer Center?
That's new. They are actually using Keto diet as a tool??
That’s great that they are using keto as an adjunct, but that research of Dr. Seyfried has indicated that radiation feeds the tumor by releasing glutamine…the very thing you are avoiding by being in ketosis. Still awesome they are heading in the right direction
I have been able to have a 14-16 hour fasting state daily. My last meal Monday-Thursday is by 6 PM and 8:30 PM on Fridays. Once a month I have a 20 to 24 hours fast. My first meal on Saturdays and Sundays is between 12 PM and 1 PM and the last meal by 7 PM.
I have followed Dr Westman for 2 and half years. I have lost 65 pounds and continuing to learn and make changes. I did a stupid thing. I started intermittent fasting which I love but I was taking Aleve every morning for chronic back pain. My empty stomach and black coffee. Without realizing it I lost half of my blood. My iron was less than 2 percent. I am no longer taking NSAIDS. I have had 3 weekly iron infusions. Now waiting to be scoped both ways. I have never had any polyps. My Dr told me that ulcers can be cancerous.
Review the transcription here: adaptyourlifeacademy.com/medical-issues/three-biggest-mistakes-when-diagnosed-with-cancer/
Please follow up with a discussion of dietary protein and the role of glutamine
What about adding in ones Diet ... Antimicrobial Spices like Clove , Nigella Sativa seeds , Oregano , Cinnamon , Tumeric , Rosemary , Cayenne , Black Pepper ...... ???
Thank you as always for the excellent content you are always sharing with us.
I have sino nasal mucosal melanoma. I started keto a few years before the diagnosis. I have had immunotherapy and surgery, which cleared it for two years but I now have a local recurrence. My fasting insulin is quite low and I work to keep it that way. No measurable metastasis. I suspect the keto has kept the growth quite low but still measurable. Unfortunately it is amelanotic so it is hard to see. I test the inflammation markers, insulin, etc and they look great. I am looking forward to seeing the results of my circulating tumor dna. It will help better track. I am being successful at getting ketones at least .5 but often over 1. But I certainly can’t get the super low GKI. I get 4-5. My weight is quite low so losing more isn’t an option. I will start eating more fat! Thanks for the discussion!!
Good luck to you, Mary, and I hope you keep seeing good markers.
Pick up the book Starving Your Cancer. There are a lot of other interventions to add to your regimen that extend life and aren't harmful.
Hi Mary, I too have melanoma and am at my 4th infusion next week of immunotherapy after surgical WLE and Lymph node metatisis. Ive been paleo/keto/sometimes carnivore for 15 years. I may start checking ketones and glucose more now after this video and be a bit more strict. I too am low enough weight, don't want to lose more. HBAic is great. Good luck to you!!
@@pattiaccursi3840 to you too. I find skipping a meal helps a bit to get ketones up. I am working hard to get a good ketone glucose ratio. I have had one opdualog and will have one more before they operate to remove the recurrence in my nose. On Tuesday heading to Boston for a second opinion. Mucosal melanoma can be a tough nut to crack.
@@cantbeaslave Who is the author? Please
People, Glutamine is needed by healthy bodies as well. The trick is to provide the body with Glutamine to continue normal AND healthy functions while starving cancer from it at the same time. As far as I know, getting rid of Glucose is PARAMOUNT regardless because Glutamine cannot be processed efficiently by cancer if Glucose is absent.
Thank you for sharing that is the first clear piece of information that we can work with
My father was recently diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic/liver cancer. He’s been obese & type 2 diabetic for 20+ years, terrible high carb/upf diet his whole life. Last week his fasting blood glucose was 18mmol/dl & his doc took him off metformin with zero discussion around diet!
I convinced him to try a strict keto diet & guided him for a week. He had no appetite so was already IF unintentionally. Within 5 days & no meds, we got his fasting blood glucose down to 5.4mmol/dl & stable between 5.4-6.5. No medication had done that for him in 20 years! Plus he was loving the satisfying foods.
Two days ago his oncologist told him diet will not make any difference to his inevitable terminal outcome, so go ahead & eat all the junk you want. He’s back on the biscuits & crap, blood sugars sky high.
So disappointing , he was doing so well & taking measurable action was giving him hope.
😢
Fabulous content! Clear, direct, yet still covers the bigger picture and nuances of the metabolism. Am keen to watch the full length version based on this abbreviated one.
Dr Thomas Seyfried is a person who understands the science to apply metabolic therapy with great results in cancer treatment. I think it would be wonderful if you guys could work in conjunction with him. Dr Thomas Seyfried is an amazing scientist. I’m surprised there is no mention in this conversation of his scientific findings.
Dr. Seyfried was mentioned - but just once - in their previous video. We need more Seyfried, and the pulse part of press/pulse. I can do (and am doing the first part with G/K readings regularly 2.0 and lower)... but I can't find anyone to do the 'pulse'.
She tended to rubbish the idea of reducing glucose and glutamine when she said well your liver will make it anyway. Still has a closed mind in my opinion.
I have cancer and follow Metabolic Therapy as described by Neurologist Dr Mathew Phillips, Waikato hospital New Zealand. When I speak to my oncologist, when I mentioned I was starting a Keto diet in Jul 23 I got a strange look. Later, after my Radioactive iodine, mid August I told my oncologist I had started a Low Carb diet, she was more receptive to this, go figure. I do keto with intermittent fasting and a water only 3 day fast every 4 weeks
Keto cures cancer is a good question topic and I just want to say that Dr. Annette Bosworth is an author of a book that details a real world look at this. The book is about her mother and how she had 5000 cancer cells to one good one and the cancer was leukemia. With fasting and bone broth only for forty days, she turned this equation upside down. I believe that M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston is an advocate of Keto when it comes to treating cancer. The book is entiltled, "Anyway You Can". She never entended for it to be a book. She just kept her notes and I am so glad that she shared this information with us.
Now with our experience. My wife goes to MDA in Houston and they have encouraged her to eat whatever she wants and said that there is not study to support glucose and carbs as a reason for cancer. They lost us with those comments.
Brilliant! A much-needed discussion.
Dr Otto Warburg was half right when he found that cancer cells need glucose. He didn't know about glutamine. Damaged mitochondria unable to burn fats and ketones mean the cells have to resort to the primitive 'fermentation' of glucose and glutamine.
Removing excess glucose from the equation is relatively simple to accomplish with a keto or carnivore diet and intermittent fasting, but glutamines are made in the body and very abundant. I read that 6-Diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON) is a glutamine antagonist that is being used in some regimes, together with fasting (mimicking) diets and hyperbaric oxygen therapy to keep the oxygen-burning healthy cells strong whilst starving the cancerous cells. Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD advocates such an aproach I nelieve.
Thank you for your input. The starving cancer cells of glucose is indeed an incomplete advisory. Yes, have been on several of Dr Seyfried's sessions and they are extremely informative.
I've read Seyfied's stuff (mostly a combo of learned research and chip-on-shoulder whining about no-one listening to him). DON isn't readily available so, if you're between treatments you're left with a therapeutic ketogenic diets guided by GKI, which limits protein
You are so right about the whining bit, which is sad but perhaps.... thanks input. Am just trying to get body to improve metabolism for overall defence and health.
@@cassieoz1702 I think that chemo is so strong that some of the side effects can be killing,,,so when the industry of cancer because of profit wont give it a chance,,of a trial ,,,,,its beyond worrying
DON is not readily available in the market yet. Perhaps 'they' will never let it be. However I did come across few information on 'glutamine blocker' on Eric Berg channel.
Thanks!
Great information, Thanks
2 1/2 years Keto and I.F., lost 70+ lbs and never felt better. Everyone asks me how I did it, and when I begin to explain keto and intermittent fasting they always glaze over. I am no good at persuading anyone.
This video just came up on my recommendations and I’m very interested in keto but don’t even really know what a keto diet consists of. Like any diet, I’m assuming there is possible misinformation about what is actually the keto diet being referenced here. Could you please point me in the right direction regarding books or resources? Thank you so much! 👍🥰
@@GiveThanksAndPraise Thanks. I keep trying...
Excellent talk. ❤
This was brilliant! Thank you so much.
Thank you ! 😊
An intriguing hypothesis is that the effectiveness of immunotherapy might be enhanced when combined with a ketogenic diet. This idea stems from observations that a three-week ketogenic diet in healthy individuals significantly improved T-cell immunity. This enhancement encompassed all T-cell populations, including T-helper cells, cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, and regulatory T-cells. Given the challenge of T-cell exhaustion, which often poses a significant obstacle in cancer immunotherapy, a ketogenic diet might potentially improve the effectiveness of such therapies. By bolstering the performance and endurance of T-cells in combating cancer cells, the ketogenic diet could offer a valuable approach to mitigate T-cell exhaustion issues in immunotherapies.
It would be helpful to have a timestamps for your videos. Some of us have no time to listen to things that we already heard from you. So please do that for us. Thanks.
I wonder if there is a keto friendly medical doctor who might take on patients, even if it’s online consultations. I’m in New Zealand
You have to have a huge amount of money to treat cancer. Insurance companies guarantee you have to follow the the cut, poison and burn policy subscribed by allopathic medicine and big pharma.
My late father died of cancer n looking back, I realised how bad his skin was burned due to radiation. There were bruises all over his poor body. He did his chemo but the cancer came back few years after. So in my opinion, he never really recover from tht disease.
First mistake is trusting the doctor's. Second is not educating yourself. Third is not take control of your health care and making your own decision!
My second opinion was a holistic doctor! 😂😂😂 I treated my cancer holistically! BEST DECISION EVER! Entered year five cancer free!
How it possible holistically?? Kindly guide me plz
@user-cg3tr6cr5j
With the guidance of a holistic doctor; she looked at blood work, all tests related to my cancer, reports, etc, and came up with a treatment plan. This included a complete change in diet, supplements she prescribed, and high dose vitamin C infusion.
Treatment began BEFORE surgery and because of this, one mass was killed and the other shrunk by the same size. This saved me from having a breast removed. I rejected ALL conventional treatments.
Kindly can you share the diet plan with me
Actually my mother is facing CA breast with metastasis of lungs.dificulty in breathing shows. I am worried about too much so I discuss with you
@user-cg3tr6cr5j
This eating protocol was designed specifically for me and my health care needs. It may be counterproductive for others. However, I was only able to eat organic low glycemic vegetables and all meats (but they had to be no nitrates, hormones, pesticides free, etc.). I could have eggs, uncured bacon, cooked with only unpasteurized butter and lard, half medium baked potato OR sweet potato per day, no nuts or seeds (except walnuts, pecans, almonds, and pistachio); they have fungus that encourage cancer growth. Only sweetner: 100% pure organic stevia; only ingredient - stevia leaf. Meals noon and 6pm. Plenty of water and rest. This was on conjunction with high dose vitamin C infusions and prescribed supplements. Low glycemic fruits were added after surgery. Carb intake per day was 50 grams.
Edit: Sorry about your mom. 😔
Top 3 most Intelligent woman advising on the Inet about cancer treatment.
Thanks for all this info 😊
Culprits..
1. Sugar
2. Processed food
3. Dirty lifestyle
What they don’t tell pple is the actual low success rate of chemo and rad treatment .. isn’t it somethng like 25 % success rate ?? Anyone else heard this
First 0:55 It's not usually an emergency
WHAT WAS # TWO ?? There was nothing in the video that defined the second mistake.
Third: 30:00 Starting Low Carb diet too late.
Dr Dawn Lemanne, oncologist (see her talk to Low Carb Down under) regarding links between nutrition and cancer (causative or not and where diet matters and in which way after diagnosis). Fascinating!
#1 PLACE GOD FIRST
#2 DO NOT PANIC
#3 AVOID CHEMO IF POSSIBLE
#4 LEARN NUTRITION
#5 EAT LESS OR FAST IF POSSIBLE, BUT EAT POTENT NUTRITION
#6 NO SUGAR PERIOD
Amen!!!❤
Ameeeeen ❤
Fruit?
I'm confused what's the nutrients to do..keto or not for life??
And SLEEP IN. Sleep a whole afternoon on the weekends.
Great interview. Many topics covered. Thank you Dr Westman
What are the baseline test you mentioned? Indulin, gross factor 1 i didn't hear the rest. Thx u.
I have been trying to exercise this ,but I crave for fud.
I just want to add that you absolutely can be keto on a plant-based diet. And you can easily supplement B12, zinc, and whatever else you're not getting by avoiding eating animals.
Great conversation, docs. Thank you both.
"Info on line". Come on doctor. During the last two years I have complained to my PCP at one time or another about pain under lower left rib. I have at other times complained about wheezing a little at night. At other visits I've mentioned clubbing of toe nails. At other visits have complained about recurring sinus infections. At other visits I've complained about shortness of breath. At other visits I've complained about feeling run down and tired. Basically my list of maladies has grown to 17 items.
During my 10 to 15 minute visits my PCP would attack my latest malady. Example, sore all over, tired and run down. Maybe allergies so would send me to Rumologist for testing.
If my PCP had spent another 20 minutes with me and looked at the OVERALL picture he would maybe seen a trend toward maybe I have something more serious. I had to take control and insist over 2 months to get a PetScan. Sure enough stage 4 lung cancer. Inoperable!
This doctor like most, blame almost anything on other factors than they just don't spend enough time with the patient. GREED$$$$$
METABOLIC THERAPY PLUS . GENTLE AND CONSISTANT EXCERCISE WALKING & BIKING ETC. DRINK A LOT OF WATER GET A LOT OF SLEEP MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A HOLISTIC DR IF POSSIBLE DON'T GIVE UP !
Scary!!😳Red meats! No carbs!
One small favor doctor.. have your interviewee 'summarize' the takeaways at the end of the interview. Thanks! ❤
I just had a Mastectomy of both my breasts . Now they are saying I had 2 lymph nodes that had cancer and found other tumors in the breast. They are saying about chemo now . Where before it was : maybe radiation if the nodes are positive. I don’t know what to do ! Do I really need chemo ?
Consult with dr's .. take a second opinion from a well reciwee experienced
oncologist ..do not listen to people on the internet
How do i contact dr. Kesslering? My oncologist only talks about chemotherapy but nothing about diet. I would like more information and find a doctor that includes keto information
16:50: There's no money in people eating less bad things, and taking no expensive meds, so the answer to when will large randomised trials of ketogenic diet be made is "never".
At 13+ minutes there is the key to fighting cancer. To produce sugar, what kind of sugar, what is the process does the body use to make this? The liver is pulling ATP from the blood and is in direct competition with cancer cell which immediately wither. If the body is protein starved it will consume cancer cells now visible to the white T stem cells. Ketone is life saving because it transports without insulin.
How many people can afford all this testing? There are so many people with little money for doctors. Their charges are so high.
Recently diagnosed with cancer, not once have any of the doctors/dieticians, etc…. mention food, I have let mum about it on purpose knowing they won’t hear me.
As soon as I was diagnosed, I cut out wheat, sugar, processed foods, caffeine, fried foods, bad oils, and not one doctor addressed that. I don’t eat meat/seafood already so that wasn’t an issue.
I did end up going on low dose chemo/radiation as suggested by the oncologists. Mostly because I was in a LOT of pain, and bleeding, and I didn’t have time or money to research alternatives. But getting through the “gold standard” of chemo/radiation was okay for me, I think because of my diet.
I don’t stick to any particular diet, I do go with my body, sometimes I feel like I need a potato or cauliflower, and I’ll have it in small portions.
I feel better, my blood tests are always good, and the goal now is to take this style of eating and make it life-long.
From how I eat - I would say it’s vegan keto, but I do include hard aged cheese maybe once a month of a keto pizza or something.
I just wish we had options such as this where I live (Canada), if you want to see a Naturopath or another alternative healthcare practitioner for cancer, you’re looking at $15,000-20,000 (USD)…
Most people cannot afford that, so they end up just doing the chemo/radiation/surgery.
Dr martin of Martin clinic based in Canada he has a group on Facebook groups he does live shows 5 days a week been a dr for ages but no longer has his dr office clinic his son does ....look him up he says high doses of DHA makes trouble for tumors
As a cancer patient, I hear you loud and clear and agree 💯%
Why coffee ?
I wish I knew all this when I was diagnosed and going through treatment for non Hodgkin's...Fast forward and my diet now is eggs and fish and some meat and vegan keto...no sugar ..no processed food..low carbs..im trying to stop my addiction to grapes lol.....i do check my blood with keto mojo..
WHATS A GOOD RECIPE BOOK? TO MAYBE LOOK INTO MORE AND EASY NOT EXPENSIVE
Dr Thomas Seyfield has excellent advise,you tubes and books that look extensively into this
So important to look at the data. Self reporting on diet isn’t real accurate and many are really on a lower carb diet vs keto. Some people would require much lower carbs to get into ketosis than others.
Yes, I completely agree. I’m on a low carb, with lots of fats and now I have very high cholesterol and triglycerides 😢
@@4nurys What KIND of fats exactly? What KIND of carbs exactly?
People also need to learn to read the ingredients listed on a product and become familiar with the many deceitful names and processes of the product. Why are there any informative videos on this information.
Bobby Parish / FlavCity is the only I know showing and telling this info...thank God for him...I love his app to scan the foods and show the toxic ingredients.
Where is the cure? What have all these scientists been doing all these decades??
I followed my gut and so far haven't had any treatment.
Hey, is Dr. Kesslering with Care Oncology, or did she leave? Are there places like this to get personal help and informed advice?
Thomas Seyfried is in over a dozen TH-cam interviews where he discusses her objections to keto vs cancer. She really needs to study what he's saying - what she said deeply disappointed me (because clearly she has no idea of Seyfried's work).
He speaks to how lowering glucose, even though you can't stop gluconeogenesis, you are still hurting the tumor. Tumors are using fermentation to turn glucose and glutamine into ATP, and they need a LOT of both. You can't block glutamine or the patient is in trouble, but you can block it part of the time using a drug - I think he calls it Dawn. They're experimenting with this. Seyfriend has found great value with using carnivore to drastically lower glucose and this drug to do an on-off approach to lowering glutamine. He says you can depress glutamine levels for a period of time, then let them go back up - and he thinks it hurts tumors without hurting the patient. Of course, this is early - it's him against the storm, but he may be right.
Kesslering really needs to learn more on this topic. She is saying _harmful_ things - or I worry that she is. If I were her patient, I'd walk out on her and find someone else.
And all this criticism on people doing the diet wrong - I can't even follow what she's really saying. Clearly, we need to give them far more help and guidance so they do it right. What is she actually saying here? I mean ... she's all over the place in that segment.
Sorry you felt that way. I am well aware of Dr. Seyfried's work and love that he is out there discussing this. You definitely can't stop gluconeogenesis but it is the insulin that binds to the cells to pull the glucose into the cells. If we restrict dietary glucose, then we are only making what we need with minimal increases in insulin. Since they need so much they are being weakened and thus our oxidative therapies will work better. As for glutamine, we will also make that but when in an optimal ketogenic state you should be keeping this relatively low and converting more to GABA. You cannot block either (even with a drug) without severe consequences as they are both necessary for our survival. I have seen some tragic outcomes with DON. Not sure what I said that you feel is harmful...
@@Dr.ChristyKesslering thanks. Maybe I misspoke with the word harmful, or maybe I misunderstood you. But don't you worry that you're going too far by saying - if this is what you're saying - that because we can't completely block glucose or glutamines there is no value to trying, to even reducing glucose? That's what it seems like you're saying. If that's not what you're saying, you may want to slow down and emphasize more clearly what you are saying.
Seyfried sees great value in lowering glucose. Fermentation in tumor cells is extremely inefficient at ATP production, and they - from what I understand - need quite a bit. Just lowering glucose w fasting and/or extreme keto has put (it seems) tumors into shrinkage and remission. These are anecdotal cases, yes, but they're significant.
Seyfried argues that extreme keto should be the standard of care and to do it without chemo/rad first - and only do chemo/rad if keto doesn't work. He's developing a metabolic solution for cancer, and of course he may fail - it may only work in some people. But it may be wonderful.
He is working for an on-off protocol for DON. That doesn't kill people. By the way, when you argue that DON, seemingly misused or used without good understanding of it, kills some people, you do realize that radiation and chemo kill people. A lot. I think a better understood protocol for DON, learning just how much a person can take before risk of death or serious harm kicks in, can work. And may be way better than chemo/rad for most patients.
Are you sure you understand Seyfried? He's brilliant, as far as I can tell. You may want to revisit him, because our "standard of care" for cancer, excuse my language, sucks out loud. We've made so little progress on it, and if Warberg was right after all (90 years ago!!!) and the nuclear/genetic approach to cancer is wrong (as Seyfried insists - study his case for this - it's well worth considering) ... /facepalm. Did we really reject Warberg because he was German (it was right after WW2 we shifted away from sugar/carb being a major contributor to heart disease, a German/Austrian thing - and we also shifted away from the metabolic cause of cancer, another "German" thing). This is possibly real - we don't really know why we shifted and possibly shifted so badly off the mark after ww2. In both heart disease (prevention mostly - we are better at keeping people alive after they have an M.I.) and cancer, we've made essentially no progress for decades. Or progress has been miniscule.
Let me humbly urge you to revisit Seyfried. He has many videos and interviews on TH-cam. If I'm wrong, I apologize. But I think he makes so strong a case that we'd be crazy not to all investigate him more and give him more time. What if his DON protocol can be made to work? Your argument against it, to be brutally honest, does not seem very strong to me. Have you just made a choice as to how you approach this and you don't want to consider a change? I mean ... sorry, that's pretty awful sounding of me, but I literally can't tell. And a professional often does have to make really tough choices - I get that - so I don't really mean it to sound so awful or accusatory. But dig - into your own motivations. Please. Thanks.
@@johneubank8543 Yes, Ancel Keyes and the anti-fat movement was a big (negative) turning point in our health and then the DNA-genes are destiny period further derailed the mitochondrial role. Ancel K was responsible for creating K-rations for WW2. The book by Sam Apple is a great recount. What we have learned is that fat in the blood is not from fat in the diet but rather from high fat-high carb diets and when eating a very high fat/KD we lower triglycerides and IR and inflammation which translate into better health. I am 100% in favor of running trials and figuring out how best to incorporate these tools but sometimes we get a bit ahead of the science. What I see happening when we say that glutamine feeds cancer is that people want to cut out all meat, etc. We have to remember that just because something is elevated in our blood, that not eating that thing is the answer. It is likely far more complicated and complex and is sometimes the exact opposite of what we think. In addition, we continue to come at cancer with "pathway blocking" drugs, etc to kill cancer but what is likely more powerful is healing the host (with diet, lifestyle, mind-body, etc) so that the body can get back to healing and bringing damaged cells back into health. I would encourage you to read The Metabolic Approach to Cancer by Dr. Nasha Winters if you have not already. Thank you for your comments.
How come TH-cam doesn’t says “doctor license in the US” are you a medical doctor ?
I have been asking this question to you all, but unfortunately, have no answer yet; so please forgive me for asking again.....What about the 'CHINA STUDY'....Dr Colin C Campbell, who states that meat feeds cancer like a switch?....Hope to get some kind of answer.....Kind regards.🤔🤐
Ken Berry addresses that in one of his videos.
I have a client who's husband initially beat cancer but now its come back and she says this cancer is due to the radiation from the previous cancer treatments. Is this true? He is a vegetarian and even though he is also diabetic, he eats such a horrible diet. I'm thinking it's probably his diet. I tried to mention to her that cancer could be a metabolic disease but I don't think she realizes what I'm trying to say. He also suffers from neurothopy pain in his feet which they also blame on chemo & radiation but I'm also thinking it could be just from diabetes. Her sister also has cancer. 😢 I wish i could help them. My younger brother died of cancer and I really wish i could have helped him. By the time i found out, it was too late, he died a week later. Coincidentally today is the 3 year anniversary of his death.
Read the book Cancer...Step Outside The Box by Ty and Charlene Bollinger. Chemo and radiation can make tumors shrink and can put people in to "remission", seemingly. But those treatments CANNOT kill cancer stem cells so the cancer will always come back and usually with a vengeance. Natural protocols are the only way to kill the cancer stem cells. Also, the protocol I follow is from a book called " Heal Cancer Naturally, Now " by Terry Lemerond.
Many vegetarians and vegans I know personally eat so much processed junk, and are very obese from consuming potato chips and cakes, cookies, Starbucks sugar coffees, and Cola daily, it's no surprise they are constantly sick...
The idea of cancer as a metabolic disease makes sense for the cancers you describe (I.e. tumors) but would this approach be the same for blood cancers or cancers due to low WBC? Specifically, would Keto and fasting help in a situation where bone marrow/blood is the issue?
Dr. Thomas Seyfried is the leading pioneer in cancer treatment & understanding all cancer thoroughly and what makes it grow and what stops its growth, he has studied cancer intensely for 20 years and with that knowledge has been treating people successfully with all types. Plain & simple cancer needs : primarily Glucose & secondly Glutamine, if you go on a strict Ketogenic diet you will help your situation immensely, his treatment is 3 parts and one part is Keto,it would be well worth it to listen to him and get on his treatment program. Wish you all the best!
By the way, I am learning Ketogenic Diet
its interesting that theres such a deep schism between vegan and carnivore diets. both sides swear that their diet is not just better but usually they claim that the other diet is harmful.
personally i take a middle ground with lots of veg (especially leafy greens), quite a bit of fat, and quite a bit of meat (but not so much red meat or heavily salted meat like bacon).
other than that no sugar and no refined carbs ofc. the few carbs i get are from nuts and seeds sometimes but i even eat those quite sparingly.
Some of those statements are reckless and dangerous
I can’t believe that Dr. Kessler said treatment of cancer is not an emergency. I would not go to see her if I have cancer
I don’t think that was her point. It was don’t be rushed into an immediate decision.
Yeah, try having triple negative cancer at 37 and don't feel it's an emergency to treat. This is very dismissive. I have to wonder if she's had cancer, apparently not. So much information on line, and here she is online. They must be the ones with the cure!
Would you please debunk this "what causes type 2 diabetes (it's not sugar) and how to reverse it. (Forks over knives)
What causes type 2 diabetes?
I was recently diagnosed with melanoma so I'm doing research. I have been doing IF for 6 years.I am 67 , 17% body fat, super active and healthy, all all tests in my Physical came out really good.
I was under the impression that during intermittent fasting or on a Keto diet, a process called Glyconeogenesis takes place. The body switches over to burning Fat instead of Sugar. The Liver starts producing Ketones which replace glucose and glycogen. And cancer cells cannot grow when the Glucose and Glycogen is replaced with Ketones. Is that not correct?
I was diagnosed with Melanoma 11 years ago. I was stage 3 with the NRAS mutation. I was told there were no treatments for me and was sent home to "get my affairs in order".
At that time I was also diagnosed as having Type 2 diabetes.
I weighed 200 pounds and stood 6 feet tall.
I immediately went on a Low Carb, High Fat, Moderate Protein diet with intermittent fasting and a daily walking schedule where I walked between every other day building up miles from 3 to 5 miles. After 10 months I was able to put on a light backpack (16 pounds) and walk 7 miles.
My weight has been consistent at 160 lbs over all those years.
I'm now 71 years old.
I'm no longer a Type 2 Diabetic. I take no medications of any kind.
The Melanoma didn't come back. I'm cancer-free.
My weight never changed and I'm still at 160 lbs.
Hey Skippy, I am really happy for you that you have successfully dealt with your situation. Your story is very inspiring.I have always thought that IF in combination with a good diet and exercise is the key to good health and a quality life as we get older. Thank you for posting this. I'm going for a long walk now :)@@skippylippy547
Wow! And your melanoma went away on its own without treatment?? I was diagnosed with melanoma also and I decided to go the natural route but they did offer me treatment.
@@denissag
I'm not sure who you are asking.
My tumor was a large, thick, bleeding mass on my leg which they did a Wide Excision on.
What is your Genetic mutation? I'll assume it's BRAF?
If it's BRAF it's highly treatable.
I have an NRAS mutation which is not treatable (at least 11 years ago).
Thus I have a high risk for recurrence. After 11 years it has not recurred as far as I know. (Knock on wood)
My treatment has been "Metabolic Treatment" via a modified Keto Lifestyle.
I ONLY eat whole, natural, low carb foods.
Hope that helps?
Fuel for tumours...glucose and glutamine..check out Dr.Segfrie..videos...
Can someone pcos get better if insulin is high and hairloss?? What about lost nutrients
My conventional doesn't like checking insulinim 130 pmol isn't that high? I have pcos and fatty liver ..he said metabolic syndrome.. lm exhausted what's the best to do .. 35 years this way and losing hair now
Hello doctors, I’ve been on the carnivore diet about 2 1/2 months. I’ve lost 30 pounds I feel really good .
I’m a 63-year-old male who is diagnosed with stage two prostate cancer.
Everything I’ve seen says stay away from red meat even my doctor.
I’m trying to do everything possible naturally, before I have any invasive surgeries .
I just learned yesterday that taking the supplement Moringa could cut my PSA by 20% and help decrease cancer ?
Thank you very much for this informative video.
Do you have any thoughts on Moringa?
Have you checked Saw Palmetto? I brought my PSA down using this
@@eringo-bragh4243 thanks for the reply. I have not tried that yet, but I will.
In case this is of use:
th-cam.com/video/rwf5VpAOuAg/w-d-xo.html
Key points:
17:00-21:00 study shows taking ground flaxseed reduces PSA in prostate cancer patients after only 30 days (while low fat has no impacts)
16:00-17:00 beware of Cadmium when buying flaxseeds
Hi
You can eat protein when you have stage 4 cancer?
There is so much info on u tube and l am not sure what to eat anymore😢
@@fatimaallie7141 Thank you for recommending this video.
Christy is awesome ❤
Are there any studies showing that people on a keto or carnivore diet for a while are less likely to develop cancers?
The data is that those with lower glucose, insulin, and HOMA-IR are less likely to develop cancers. So in theory Keto and Carnivore folks should be at lower risk but it depends on how they construct their diet. I find that many think they are following a ketogenic diet but are really just eating lower carb (some people require more carb restriction than others and many don't take in enough fat but rather are eating low carb and low fat) and many carnivores do the same but with protein (ie, eating too lean).
Of note, I see far more cancer patients that were vegan or vegetarian.
@@Dr.ChristyKesslering I've noticed that trend, too.
@@Dr.ChristyKesslering informative for sure. I try to live pescatarian diet
I've read cancer cells catch on that you're not going to consume sugar and they switch to get their energy from fats...I can attest to this because I got cancer after 2yrs. on Keto, so no, Keto or carnivore are not cure all diets.
With cancer you shouldn't over do anything, don't eat sugars and keep protein/fats moderate and complex carbs low. The important thing is flushing your body with vegetables and vegetables juices, in order to increase the antioxidants and chlorophyll, which help detox and clean the blood.
Hi I recently got diginosed with breast cancer at 56 and it's scary 😂 I had not removed but have other lumps that where the same but haven't become active . What do u change after 50 yrs when it just flared up I guess , it's just continually checking that for the advice cause I m worried about more flare ups ?????!???
What else have you taken into your body the last 2-3 years... Think about it...
Why are we getting all this cancer!!
None of it
covid shots
Western diet and lifestyle
😮❤🎉😊... Thnx a lot!
Hi. I have pancreatic cancer. I had surgery called the 'Whipple Procedure' where they removed the head of the pancreas where the cancer was growing. They said surgery was a success but they still want me to do 6 months on intense chemotherapy. After searching google and TH-cam endlessly, with all the fore and against advice, i really dont know what to do or even what diet is most beneficial. I'm so confused and distraught. Please help because I'm losing my mind. I have 5 children i can't bare leaving at the age of 43. Michael. 😢
Hi Michael. Similar boat here age and children wise, but a distal pancreatectomy…have done 3 of the 12 chemo doses. I am with you on how hard it is to figure out what to do. I am doing a low carb,whole foods diet, but trying to keep sugars minimal and high impact ones such as berries, kiwis, and the occasional piece of dark chocolate-early in the day. I am also doing lots of lacto-fermented foods, but mostly trying to listen to what my body wants. I also walk every day, do breathing exercises, and red light (natural and led). I have been doing 72-hr fasts (mostly) with my treatments. It is going better than I expected so far, but only time will tell. Best of luck to you and my prayers are with you.
In my area of Scotland thair is no treatment after covid lockdown appointments keep getting cancelled even for children
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My husband has prostate cancer that has spread to the lympnodes and is affecting his kidneys. We were told 3 to 6 months. He has been doing carnivore and fasting for a year. He is not sleeping and energy level is so low. Where do we go to find more info on what to do next???
Try sour sop. Has worked for many. Called corossol in French.
Starve it starve the cancer fast fast fast there's a guy online and got rid of his cancer through fasting
we are just starting the soursop maybe 2 weeks, also essiac tea and r.s.o. oil nutritionist has him eating fatty foods and protien to help him with energy and weight gain. Energy is returning a little and his appetite is great. Fingers crossed we will get him feeling better yet. The r.s.o. is also helping his sleep. Thank you@@tambambaldeh6172
@@katiefaith5381 is it this guy? Had stage 4 prostate cancer I believe. He has a website with protocols as well. Dr Eric Berg did a good interview with him as well (you can find it on TH-cam).
Please don't lose hope 🙏
I also have cancer and I was on Keto for 2 yrs. before diagnosis, so Keto didn't prevent my cancer.
Please do your own research and check out Dr. Thomas Lodi's TH-cam channel and possibly look into a consultation with him, which can be scheduled through his website.
Like the other person commented, look into Soursop (Graviola) tea, Essaic Tea and organic fresh green juicing. I honestly don't think carnivore is the best diet for cancer because cancer is about toxicity and in this case, the body desperately needs to detox and this is best done with vegetables (juicing) which are loaded with antioxidants/chlorophyll, which is crucial to clean the blood/cells.
Also, look into rebounding, sauna and colonics for detoxing. For sleep: chamomile/lemon balm tea and for kidneys: Sting nettle tea.
Great information. Maybe they should put continuous glucose monitor on all cancer patients to see it that help conteol the cancer
Yes!
I use CGM for many patients, especially to look for trends (some times stress will cause spikes) but my main tool is using a Keto-mojo to measure glucose and ketones as studies have shown that these are a good surrogate for improvements in insulin and IGF-1.
Chris Wark who became popular with his green juice for cancer swears by this ..He is pretty famous now for his regimen..He's all over social media..
Where do I find a Ketosis Dr. In Dallas
I'm 61 post menopausal female having uterine bleeding a few times heavish and red with clots but then other most times.....just tinged but ever present....found out I have an endometrium thickness of 2 cm!!! Going for a test hysterascopy to find out but I find it strange that my gyno nor my regular dr wont do my hormone levels bloodwork!!after all it is the high estrogen to lower progesterone that causes the endometrium to thicken
Well, all my 20s, 30s and 40s I went to the Gyno and asked them to please check my hormone levels because I would go months to a year without a period and could not get pregnant so I knew something was off. They always did a basic hormone test and would say I'm in normal range. Well, now I'm 56 and have been diagnosed with endometrial cancer. I believe I could have prevented this if the Dr's had done more targeted hormone tests. My uterine lining is 25mm and Dr said it should be 5mm. I am on all natural protocols and have been ketogenic 5 years. So...please go to a hormone specialist or functional dr ...watch Dr Amie Hornaman too.
@guflportgyrl thanks.....and what's weird is my heart Dr's nurse wouldn't sign to let me go have thst hysterascopy because I'd told her I was having too many episodes of the angina attacks which I want to go ahead and get this over with right???? I haven't bled in over 6 weeks now im assuming because I quit and ran out of my high DHA fish oil supplement and need to re order ...I go back to see the cockeyed young nurse on Oct 10 I don't want her to say to me that my episodes could be caused by acid reflux I do not have heart burn and anyway I doubt that any acid reflux can cause a person's heart rate to go down to 43!!!
@guflportgyrl by the way....I have blockages in my small vessels that feed up into the bigger arteries of the heart ...microvascular I think they say and thry said it happens to more women than men when the woman has low estrogen so I'm still going to fuss till I get my hormone levels checked
My husbad has cancer of one of his vocal chord. After surgery we will begin radiation. Eating will be difficult. Prtien drinks have sugar. What do you suggest?
Make smoothies using berries like blueberries/blackberries/ raspberries/strawberry and unsweetened coconut milk or unsweetened almond milk, add flax seed, chia seeds or hemp seed, you can add egg protein powder. Make vegetable broth (with cabbage and other veggies), beef bone broth. Green juice is key for cancer: celery, beets, green apple, chard, kale parsley, cucumber, fresh lemon/lime juice.
Only use 100% organic ingredients/produce...this is very important.