The Energy Balance Podcast

The "Cancer Doctor" Is Wrong About Cancer...

The Energy Balance Podcast

Show Notes

Check out the Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/ Check out the Energy Balance Food guide here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide/ Check out the Energy Balance Solution here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy-balance-solution/ Show Notes: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/the-cancer-doctor-is-wrong-about-cancer/

Timestamps: 0:00 – intro 1:33 – is Thomas Seyfried right about cancer as a metabolic disease? 3:22 – Thomas Seyfried’s claim that cancer cells can’t use fats or ketones as fuel 8:21 – how cells convert glucose, fatty acids, ketones, and glutamine into energy 15:18 – studies showing that ketones and fatty acids fuel tumor growth and metastasis 23:49 – Thomas Seyfried’s counterargument regarding tumor growth and metastasis from ketones and fatty acids 30:37 – studies that suggest fatty acid utilization as a fuel in cancer cells 42:06 – fatty acid metabolism and confirmed oxidative phosphorylation in cancer cells 54:53 – ketones are used as a fuel in cancer cells – confirmation of oxidative phosphorylation of ketones 1:00:53 – fatty acids are used as a fuel in cancer cells – confirmation of oxidative phosphorylation of fatty acids 1:13:25 – what does the research actually show when it comes to cancer, fatty acids, and ketones

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Check out the Energy Balance Food guide here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide/ Check out the Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/ Check out the Energy Balance Solution here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy-balance-solution/ Show Notes: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/the-cancer-doctor-is-wrong-about-cancer/

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Free Energy Balance Food Guide: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide
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Free Energy Balance Food Guide: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide
The Nutrition Blueprint: https://mikefave.com/the-nutrition-blueprint/
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Free Energy Balance Food Guide: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide
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