Keto for Cancer: Research documenting benefits and downsides
I’ve been advocating for a ketogenic diet to fight cancer since about a week after I was diagnosed. I’ve been slowly dribbling out the reasons why I’m such a fangirl…
No diet is a cure for cancer. Nevertheless, what and how you eat can make an enormous impact on your overall health and well-being.
Studies have shown that a ketogenic diet during treatment improves outcomes including overall survival in late-stage cancer patients. At the same time, evidence shows that a whole foods, plant-based diet has undeniable benefits. Keto for cancer and whole-foods, plant based eating are not mutually exclusive and can, in fact, be combined, along with intermittent fasting, to optimize GKI. I personally credit an enormous part of my healing to this way of eating.
I’ve been advocating for a ketogenic diet to fight cancer since about a week after I was diagnosed. I’ve been slowly dribbling out the reasons why I’m such a fangirl…
Most of you know that I dabbled lightly in both the vegan and keto space in my previous life. Once or twice I coerced Brad into a week of veganism…
I’ve often made bold claims about my ability to survive on curry alone and in Thailand last December I had a chance to prove it. I had vegetable green curry…
These little morsels have changed my life. There are so many foods I want to eat in a day for their medicinal benefits but it’s really hard to find the…
I’ve been making a simplified variation on chicken tortilla soup for years so this jackfruit swap was a no-brainer. The jackfruit soaks up the bold, zesty flavor of the spices…
My ketogenic diet has massively changed my relationship with fat. Fat is fuel to me, now. It’s fuel that I eat and fuel that I store on my body for…
I started my current way of eating Sunday, 21 October 2018. The first weekend after my diagnosis, Brad took me to Hong Kong’s Gold Coast for a little staycation getaway.…
I’ve gotten this question from a few different folks – some who fast intermittently and are looking to explore extended fasting and some who may have never intentionally missed a…
Maybe it’s been so long since I’ve had regular pasta (at least 10 months) – let alone fettuccine alfredo (years and years) – but i think this dish is as…
I don’t normally eat tofu, but when I do, it’s in this dressing. I like tofu a lot, I’m just conflicted on soy and usually eat it in fermented form…
Read the background and my goals for this fast here. Day 1: Wednesday Since I’m used to going a full day without eating every week, Day 1 was nothing new.…
I realize I’ve gone total tech bro with my passion for keto and fasting but ohmygodyouguys, keto and fasting. Magic. This isn’t my first extended fast by some definitions. Prior…
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