The Early Signs of Colon Cancer You DON'T Want to Ignore
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 4 March 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Today, I want to cover the early warning signs of colon cancer that you should pay attention to. These indicators do not necessarily mean you have colon cancer, but they are important clues that could help in the early detection of this disease. Risk factors associated with colon cancer: • Smoking • Drinking • Unhealthy diet • Obesity • H. pylori infection Red meat has also been associated with colon cancer. However, recent studies have found no direct correlation between red meat and cancer and that the quality of meat consumed, such as grass-fed versus grain-fed, can make a difference. Genetics play a role in colon cancer but only account for about five percent of cases. Lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise can have a much greater impact on gene expression through epigenetics. Six early indicators of colon cancer: • Blood in the stool • Anemia without a known cause • Thin stools • Worsening constipation • Abdominal pain • Sudden weight loss or loss of appetite If you experience any of these symptoms, it's important to consult with your doctor for further testing and evaluation. But what can you do to potentially avoid colon cancer? Here are a few tips: • Limit the use of antibiotics, but if you must take them, also take a good probiotic. • Try intermittent fasting or prolonged fasting to give your colon a break and allow it to heal. • Incorporate cruciferous vegetables such as kale, broccoli, and cabbage into your diet for their anti-inflammatory and probiotic properties. • Stay physically active to strengthen your mitochondria and decrease cancer risk. • Add spices such as garlic, thyme, and sage to your meals for their anti-cancer properties. • Avoid foods that cause inflammation in the gut, such as gluten, grains, seed oils, and junk food.
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk about the early warning signs of colon cancer you absolutely do not want to ignore. |
| 0:05.8 | So when I give you these six warning signs, just realize these are indicators, they're not |
| 0:10.0 | meant to diagnose you. Indicators are symptoms that there is a situation, |
| 0:16.0 | but it doesn't tell you what it is unless you look at all the information. |
| 0:19.0 | But here's the thing. |
| 0:21.0 | 50% of the time, is no early warning signs. |
| 0:25.8 | So it is important not to ignore these signs, |
| 0:28.4 | but to understand them and pay attention to them. |
| 0:31.2 | Now I do want to mention polyps, a little mini tumors that can grow in your colon, and a lot of times people think that if you have polyps, that means you have cancer. No, it could be a benign little tiny tumor that does not grow, |
| 0:47.6 | it does not turn into cancer. In fact, 80% of the time, there's only a very, very tiny |
| 0:52.1 | risk between 0% to 2% risk of getting a |
| 0:56.9 | cancer. There are various risk factors that people talk about you know like |
| 1:00.8 | smoking and drinking and junk food and obesity, and H. Pylori, that's |
| 1:07.7 | the microbe that tends to live in the stomach, but it can travel different places. |
| 1:11.3 | And then there's this topic of red meat or process meat that you may have heard of. They always tend to talk about that. There was a group that concluded that it's a probable carcinogen, okay, but the data and the evidence is pretty weak, |
| 1:27.2 | especially since this new report came out in Jama, which was a bigger evaluation of the data on red meat and processed meat. |
| 1:37.0 | And they found out if you actually include carbohydrates into the equation, |
| 1:41.0 | there is no association between red meat or even processed meat and cancer. |
| 1:46.1 | And I'm going to put that link down below. |
| 1:48.2 | I hope you read it. |
| 1:49.2 | Because there's been this massive push to make meet the villain when in fact that may not be true. |
| 1:54.8 | There's a huge difference between different types of red meat, right? |
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