Episode 18: Dr. Colin Champ talks about how the right nutrition and exercise can help treat cancer

STEM-Talk

Dawn Kernagis and Ken Ford

Natural Sciences, Alternative Health, Science, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.7 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2016

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

As STEM-Talk Host Dawn Kernagis points out in this interview, guest Colin Champ looks like he could be featured on the television show “The Bachelor.” But the striking young doctor (who alas, is in a serious relationship) is a radiation oncologist at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center. Dr. Champ is also deeply invested in researching how exercise and nutrition can help treat and prevent cancer. In his very popular book entitled, “Misguided Medicine: The Truth Behind Ill-Advised Medical Recommendations and How to Take Health Back into Your Hands,” Champ tackles several commonly-held myths regarding health such as the perils of salt and meat intake. Take a look at: http://tinyurl.com/jokel72 Dr. Champ’s web site, The Caveman Doctor, http://www.cavemandoctor.com/start-here/, also challenges conventional wisdom and governmental guidelines on nutrition. Dr. Champ received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and his bachelor’s in chemical engineering from MIT. He grew up, in his own words, in the “blue-collar, steel town” of Pittsburgh, in a mixed lineage family of Austrians, Irish and Southern Italians. At an early age, he excelled at both sports and science. Dr. Champ’s lecture at IHMC, “Augmenting Cancer Therapy with Diet,” can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot96y5-D_K0 He also regularly writes for Health Wire: http://www.myhealthwire.com/editors/dr-colin-champ

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0:00.0	I don't always listen to podcasts, but when I do, I listen to STEM talk, interviewing the most interesting people in the world of science and technology.
0:14.5	Stay curious, my friends.
0:19.8	Welcome to STEM Talk. Stem Talk, STEM Talk, STEM Talk, STEM Talk.
0:23.6	STEM Talk.
0:25.6	Welcome to STEM Talk, where we introduce you to fascinating people who passionately inhabit
0:30.6	the scientific and technical frontiers of our society.
0:33.6	Hi, I'm your host, Don Cornegas, and today we have Dr. Colin Champ here with us.
0:38.4	Also joining us is Dr. Ken Ford, IHMC's director and chairman of the double secret selection committee
0:43.9	that selects all the guests to appear on STEM Talk.
0:47.0	Hello, Don, good to be here with you.
0:49.6	Today's guest, Colin Champ, is a young practicing radiation oncologist with deep interests and exercise,
0:57.8	nutrition, and wellness, especially in the context of cancer. The second edition of Colin's book,
1:05.3	Misguided Medicine, is out and doing very well indeed. In this book, Colin Questions, received wisdom and skewers some sacred cows, which he describes
1:17.8	as medical myths.
1:19.9	During our interview with Dr. Champ, we will touch on several of these myths.
1:25.0	It always comes back to the sacred cows, doesn't it?
1:28.3	Yeah, I gotta skewer them.
1:30.3	Then he eats them.
1:31.3	Yeah, I can't say anything as a vegetarian, so.
1:35.3	Yes, I actually have a copy of that book right in front of me, and as is often the case,
1:39.3	there are some quotes on the back cover seeing its praises.
1:42.3	I found one particularly interesting, though,
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