About this episode
This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox, Rupa Health, and InsideTracker. Cancer is a topic that scares just as many people as it directly impacts, which is nearly everyone. While the conventional medicine approach to treating the disease is very important and lifesaving, Functional Medicine takes a slightly different approach. In Functional Medicine, we look below the surface to identify what imbalance is allowing the cancer to grow. By focusing on the terrain, you can learn how to reduce the risk of weeds like cancer. In this episode, I’ll be featuring an in-depth discussion on cancer from my Longevity Roadmap docu-series. In this series, I am joined by my colleagues at The UltraWellness Center: Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD, Medical Director and Physician; Todd LePine, MD, Physician; and George Papanicolaou, DO, Physician. To get all of my longevity tips, sign up for my weekly Longevity newsletter at drhyman.com/longevity . This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox, Rupa Health, and InsideTracker. When you sign up today, ButcherBox will send you 2 lbs of sustainably caught, wild Alaskan salmon in your first box for free. To receive this offer, go to ButcherBox.com/farmacy . Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com . InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman . Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Obesity, gut health, and cancer risk (5:33 / 2:50) Making your body an unwelcome environment for cancer to grow (6:33 / 4:00) Diagnostic testing to get to the root cause of cancer and illness (11:23 / 8:49) How sugar drives cancer growth (17:01 / 15:05) Using the ketogenic diet in cancer treatment (20:24 / 16:00) The benefits of fasting (23:55 / 18:44) Reducing inflammation and cancer risk with diet and supplements (28:12 / 23:25) Lowering your cancer risk through lifestyle and environment (32:30 / 28:10) Addressing toxin exposures (33:49 / 29:24) Getting to the root cause of illness (36:16 / 31:36)