Sugar, Keto, and Cancer: Acknowledging the Metabolic Connection

Sugar, Keto, and Cancer: Acknowledging the Metabolic Connection | TARGET: Cancer Podcast | Ep. 55 Dr. Sanjay Juneja interviews Dr. Christy Kesslering about the impact of metabolic health and diet on cancer, how cancer cells upregulate insulin and glucose receptors, and how a ketogenic diet can starve cancer cells by reducing glucose levels. They also explore the potential of ketosis and the importance of optimizing mitochondrial health. The conversation touches on the role of growth hormone, the potential benefits of exogenous ketones, and the need for personalized cancer therapies. - - - -TimeStamps - - - - 00:00 Introduction 01:18 Insulin and IGF-1 in cancer 05:22 Preventing invasive cancer through metabolic health 15:17 Potential use of exogenous insulin for metabolic control 28:11 The impact of prolonged ketosis on the immune system 45:27 Challenges with protein and fat ratio in ketogenic diets - - - - #cancertreatment #ketodiet #sugar 🔴Like, Subscribe, and Share to see more of this type of content! — ABOUT DR CHRISTY KESSLERING — Dr. Christy Kesslering is passionate about working with patients on diet and lifestyle interventions to help them optimize their health. She started out in conventional medicine as a Radiation Oncologist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from UCLA and attended medical school at Loyola University Chicago-Stritch School of Medicine. She finished her Radiation Oncology Residency at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2000 and has been treating patients in the Chicagoland area since that time. She realized that something was missing from conventional medicine and did additional studies to improve outcomes with cancer but also saw many other diseases improve. She has done additional studies in the fields of Functional Medicine, Integrative Medicine, and the Terrain-Theory of cancer. She is a Terrain Certified Practitioner trained by Dr. Nasha Winters and is a founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She has been actively incorporating metabolic health practices into the care of oncology patients for many years. She has been named a Top Doctor multiple times by Castle Connelly and Chicago Magazine. She is now focusing her efforts on working with cancer and non-cancer patients to optimize cancer outcomes, improve quality of life, and reverse chronic diseases. — ABOUT DR SANJAY JUNEJA — Dr. Sanjay Juneja is a triple board-certified Hematologist & Medical Oncologist serving as Chief of Oncology Service at Baton Rouge General Hospital, a social & news media personality known as the ’TheOncDoc’ with over half a million followers, and one of fifteen social media doctors participating in the Healthcare Leaders in Social Media Round Table Series for the White House. He has been featured by The Washington Post as well as dozens of national podcasts and regional news channels (PBS, CBS, NBC, NPR), and has given keynote speeches and partnered with American Cancer Society, BeTheMatch, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Harvard University, Louisiana Department of Health and several others. — ABOUT xCURES — The xCures platform is a direct-to-patient and direct-to-physician portal that identifies the most promising treatment options for advanced cancer patients who are not responding to standard of care therapies. The platform captures data that also helps accelerate the development of promising new cancer drugs, expand the approved uses of existing drugs, and demonstrate value for reimbursement. Learn more at: Facebook: TikTok: @ Instagram: LinkedIn: Twitter: TARGET: Cancer Podcast Homepage: YouTube: Spotify: iTunes: TuneIn: Google Podcasts: Pandora: :1001022571 Amazon Music: