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Realfoodology

211: BRCA, Modernizing Cancer Treatment, + Medical Ketosis | Dr. Thomas Seyfried

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2024

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to the Realfoodology Podcast! In today’s episode, I’m thrilled to be joined by Dr. Thomas Seyfried, a leading professor at Boston College. We explore his groundbreaking research that redefines cancer as a metabolic disease, challenging the traditional genetic view. Discover how this new perspective could revolutionize cancer treatment and empower us with actionable, less invasive strategies. Don’t miss this enlightening discussion that might just change the way you think about cancer care. Timestamps: 06:35 - Rising rates of cancer in youth 12:12 - Metabolic therapy 15:33 - Glucose and glutamine 19:04 - Keto, Carnivore, and nutritional ketosis 23:40 - Ancestral diet and lifestyle 27:17 - Artificial sweeteners 32:50 - Ketosis and glutamine blockers 36:13 - Global metabolic health 39:46 - Lack of knowledge and lack of accessibility 47:12 - Current cancer treatments 53:41 - Epigenetics vs diet and lifestyle 58:36 - Cancer treatment history and breakthroughs 01:00:30 - Supplements 01:02:42 - Finding a balanced diet 01:05:57 - Staying at a healthy weight 01:09:15 - Mitochondrial health 01:15:52 - Genetics and cancer 01:20:06 - Current cancer treatments 01:30:15 - Dr. Thomas’s health non negotiables Sponsored By: Puori Go to Puori.com/realfoodology and use code realfoodology to get 20% off Kion Use my link to save 20% at GETKION.COM/REALFOODOLOGY Seed Go to https://seed.com/realfoodology and save 25% your first month with code REALFOODOLOGY Organifi Go to www.organifi.com/realfoodology and use code REALFOODOLOGY for 20% Off BIOptimizers MagBreakthrough Get your free bottle of magnesium breakthrough while supplies last at magbreakthrough.com/realfoodologyfree ARMRA Collostrum Get 15% off your first order at tryarmra.com/realfoodology Check Out Dr. Thomas: Instagram More Dr. Thomas Check Out Courtney: LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! @realfoodology @realfoodologypodcast www.realfoodology.com My Immune Supplement by 2x4 Air Dr Air Purifier AquaTru Water Filter EWG Tap Water Database  Produced By: Drake Peterson

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0:00.0

On today's episode of the Real Foodology Podcast.

0:02.6

They have a family of chimpanzees living with people down in Florida there.

0:06.5

They got the whole, the two families are together, it's like nuts.

0:09.8

Anyway, they eat together at the same table.

0:12.2

They say for dessert, we're going to have jelly sandwiches.

0:15.7

Well, these damn chimpanzees are banging on the table

0:18.0

to go nuts for the jelly sandwiches.

0:20.9

You give them chalupas and Big Macs every day Oh man they're going to have the same problems we have.

0:27.6

Hello friends welcome back to another episode of the real foodology podcast. Today is a really

0:32.0

exciting episode and I am so excited to dive into this one.

0:36.2

I sat down with Dr. Thomas Seifrede. He is a professor of biology, genetics, and biochemistry at Boston College and his research

0:45.8

focuses mainly on the mechanisms of chronic diseases like cancer, which is a lot of what

0:51.0

our episode is about, but also on epilepsy, neurodegenerative lipid

0:55.2

storage diseases and caloric restriction diets.

0:58.9

He has been published in over 150 peer-reviewed publications and we talk about his findings that he has

1:06.2

found regarding cancer. What he is found in his studies will change the way that we treat cancer in the future. He talks about how

1:14.9

cancer is not a genetic disease. Genetics play a small, small role sometimes, but

1:22.3

what he found in his studies is that it is actually a metabolic

1:27.8

disease and we go into depth about what that really means and what that looks like as far as treating cancer.

1:35.0

I know cancer can be a really scary conversation to have and it is concerning as we look around

1:41.0

I think everybody at this point knows at least somebody that has been diagnosed

1:45.9

with cancer and there's been a lot of talk about how cancer has been on the rise, especially

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