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Episode Highlights With Thomas Seyfried What cancer actually is and why it isn’t just genetic How mitochondria function is a big factor in the cancer equation What the Warburg study is and what it shows us about how cancer happens Why cyanide kills healthy cells but not tumor cells Cancer cells don’t use oxygen for energy, and what they use instead Warburg: cancer cells replace oxygen energy with fermentation energy How cancer cells use oxygen, not for energy but to create reactive oxygen species The only two fuels cancer cells use: glucose and the amino acid glutamine (both fermentable) His opinion: target the glucose and the glutamine simultaneously while transitioning the body to ketones The biggest cancer breakthrough in the last few decades? Reduction in smoking What are the root causes of cancer as a metabolic disease Provocative agents that increase the risk of cancer: chronic inflammation, age, carcinogenic chemicals, viruses, age, genes (like BRCA1) How to keep your mitochondria healthy to reduce the risk of cancer “Our genes are supremely capable of preventing cancer” Why he recommends periodic water fasting for mitochondria health How exercise helps support mitochondria What ketones are and why they are a super fuel for the body How to address the glutamine side of cancer cells What glutamine-targeting drugs are Why his approach is getting rid of cancer without the toxicity The reason that traditional cancer treatment like chemo and radiation can be more effective when used with metabolic therapies What he would do if he had cancer “We can reduce the death rate by 50% if you view the tumor as a metabolic problem rather than a genetic problem” – Thomas Seyfried Resources We Mention Cancer as a metabolic disease: On the origin, management and prevention of cancer by Thomas Seyfried Keto for Cancer: Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy by Miriam Kalamian EdM MS CNS The Origin (and future) of the Ketogenic Diet - by Dr. Dominic D'Agostino and Travis Christofferson: Charity Publication: In support of Dr. Thomas Seyfrieds cancer research by Johnny Rockermeier, with Dr. Dominic D'Agostino Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection by Sam Apple