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The ketogenic diet is a natural, nontoxic metabolic therapy being studied and utilized for cancer prevention and treatment. It works because cancer cells are dependent upon a constant supply of blood sugar (glucose) to stay alive. Normal cells can make energy from both glucose and ketones (metabolic by-products of burning fat), but most cancer cells can only use glucose. Avoiding carbohydrates (starch and sugar) while enjoying delicious and healthy protein and fats will lower blood glucose and increase blood-ketone levels, resulting in a normal body state called nutritional ketosis. Research has shown that nutritional ketosis starves cancer cells while nourishing normal cells and strengthening total body health.
This essential, fully referenced book is a practical guide for physicians, patients and caregivers, and provides step-by-step instructions for customizing the diet and clear explanations of the cutting-edge research on ketogenic therapies being done by Dr. Dominic D’Agostino’s team at the University of South Florida and Dr. Thomas Seyfried’s team at Boston College. The ketogenic diet for cancer is based on the consumption of whole, fresh foods and it can be used in addition to standard care or as a stand-alone treatment in wait-and-see situations.
Fight Cancer with a Ketogenic Diet, Third Edition offers 150 pages of the latest information on the newest research and complementary therapies, and includes:
• how and why a low carb, ketogenic diet works to stop cancer cells • how to implement the diet and how to monitor your progress • blood glucose and ketone level targets recommended to destroy cancer • what foods to choose and how much to eat • why certain foods must be restricted • use of calorie restriction and fasting • whether alcohol is allowed • the debate between acidity vs alkalinity • appropriate supplementation and much more.
The first edition of this book was released in 2012 and was the first book written to help the patient. It has been updated as the research has developed, and the body of scientific evidence continues to grow. Metabolic therapy is cutting edge, and thousands of people have purchased and used the information in this book to take back some control over their own health. You can too.
Review
"Ms. Davis does an excellent job covering all of the "essentials" for cancer patients who would consider the KD as part of their therapy. She also highlights differences between therapeutic ketosis and ketoacidosis, and she distinguishes pathological weight loss due to toxic drugs or cachexia from the therapeutic weight loss seen with the KD...The information in Ms. Davis' book will be important for both cancer patients and their health-care providers when considering the KD as a complimentary or alternative approach for cancer management."
~Thomas N. Seyfried, professor, Boston College, Author,
Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer
"Like her website, ketogenic-diet-resource.com, Ellen Davis's book is an absolute treasure trove for anything and everything you could possibly want to know about how and why to implement a ketogenic diet for yourself or a loved one in fighting cancer. She explains complex science in down-to-earth, plain English so you'll feel reassured that while this is the cutting edge of novel therapeutic strategies, it is most certainly rooted in fundamentals of human biochemistry and physiology. Ellen has done cancer patients and their loved ones a huge service. This is a one-of-a-kind resource."
~ Amy Berger, Author of
The Stall Slayer and
The Alzheimer's Antidote
"I was continually frustrated in trying to navigate through the overwhelming amount of information out there on low-carb, Atkins, Paleo, and keto diets and trying to tease out the information that applied to me. I wish I had found Ellen's book sooner, because it's all here. This is a valuable resource for anyone working on understanding ho