Starving cancer by cutting off its favorite foods

Post by toast0 » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 12:01 AM UTC

bob1029 wrote: post #33

tick_tock_tick wrote: post #2

I wonder if occasional long term fasts can reduce your cancer risk.

I do feel there is something very substantial regarding the various human metabolic states as they relate to these seemingly "everywhere" diseases that have no definitive causes. Ketogenesis is arguably the most ideal state for our bodies to operate in, but it is also arguably the hardest one to maintain in our society. It is difficult for most to consistently ignore that big-ass box of krispy kreme donuts your assho…

Post by selectodude » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 12:09 AM UTC

omarchowdhury wrote: post #47

TimSchumann wrote: post #43

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The amount of carbohydrates you need in your diet to survive is exactly zero. They’re a non-essential macronutrient. The amount of glucose you need in your blood stream to keep everything running smoothly is a very small amount easily produced by your body through a process called gluconeogenesis. I went 60 days sans any calories and my body self regulated glucose just fine.

You went 60 days without eating?

Post by cco » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 12:13 AM UTC

lukifer wrote: post #25

abledon wrote: post #18

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Yes. Do a fast at the start of Spring & Fall. I always respected the religions that observed some sort of fast, as it was a cool way they encoded health & longevity into their population.

Perhaps a good rule of thumb: any time a significant number of worldwide religions independently converge on a single practice/idea, there may be something of value there worth porting to the secular world (see also: the sabbath, and the "golden rule").

Post by DoreenMichele » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 12:23 AM UTC

anon1m0us wrote: post #5

tick_tock_tick wrote: post #2

I wonder if occasional long term fasts can reduce your cancer risk.

From my research, yes it can. I read a study that said patients who fast during chemotherapy treatments fare better too. The mechanism seems to be that during periods of fasting, normal cells "hunker down" and restrict the consumption of nutrients and other materials. Cancer cells don't do this though and continue to consume the nutrients, which are actually chemotherapy drugs in the patients. Fasting therfore increa…

Post by norswap » Wed, Oct 09, 2019, 12:38 AM UTC

omarchowdhury wrote: post #47

TimSchumann wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The amount of carbohydrates you need in your diet to survive is exactly zero. They’re a non-essential macronutrient. The amount of glucose you need in your blood stream to keep everything running smoothly is a very small amount easily produced by your body through a process called gluconeogenesis. I went 60 days sans any calories and my body self regulated glucose just fine.

You went 60 days without eating?