A Love Letter to John McCain: Seyfried and Co.’s Anti-Cancer Formula

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Boston College biology professor Dr. Thomas Seyfried

May 2018 update: The answer to my question at the end of this post is “Yes  it seems that you can get into ketosis on a plant-based diet.” Check out Miriam Kalamian and her “Keto for Cancer” book here.  Long overnight fasts seem to be a good way to kickstart the process.  Lupper, anyone?

For more on the metabolic approach to managing cancer, start with this very short summary of the New York Times’ recent piece.  Talk with your oncologist and share Seyfried’s most recent article . Ask your oncologist to contact Seyfried at thomas.seyfried@bc.edu.

Dear Senator,

Meet the Moses of the metabolic movement, Dr. Thomas Seyfried. 

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Anti-Cancer Strategies: Inhibit Glutamine

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For an overview of cancer as a metabolic disease, start here.

Cancer cells thrive on certain fuels–including glucose and glutamine, two key elements that you must inhibit in your anti-cancer diet. We’ve talked ad nauseum about glucose. But what about glutamine, an amino acid, a building block of protein?  Continue reading