Degrees of Health Dr Casey Peavler, MD | Cancer, Ketosis, and Control: Taking the Driver's Seat in Treatment
A powerhouse of knowledge, we're joined by Dr. Casey Peavler who invites us to address 3 impending needs: 1. for medicine to become less siloed 2. for doctors never to stop learning or being curious and 3. for patients to not lose their autonomy and agency in health treatments and decisions. Here, Ben and Dr Casey delve into the evolving understanding of cancer treatment, contrasting the traditional somatic mutation theory with the emerging metabolic theory of cancer. The conversation highlights the intricacies and nuances of new and promising routes to understand cancer and its treatment to remission. As with many of our conversations and guests, Casey emphasises the importance of patient agency and the need for informed decision-making in collaboration with healthcare providers.
We discuss:
🥼 Somatic vs. Metabolic Theories of Cancer - why our understanding of cancer needs to evolve and where they both have merit
🤏The Press Pulse Protocol - “starving” cancer cells while strengthening the body
🥥 Exogenous Ketones, Glucose, and Glutamine — Targeting cancer cells’ energy sources for effective treatment
🔅 Chronic low-level sun exposure for Vitamin D - crucial for both cancer prevention and treatment
💊 Dosing strategies - daily dosing of certain medications may be more effective than intermittent dosing for cancer treatment but context is key
🙋 The Power of Patient Agency — Moving from passive recipient to active participant in cancer care
Dr. Peavler urges patients to 'take the wheel' in their health journey. This conversation we hope will inspire you to explore all the avenues available to us when it comes to health, emphasising that you never lose the opportunity to be an agent within your own care - get information, learn, gather resources and identify what looks like a path to health for you. And we'd love to hear from you if you do.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Books by Dr Fung - The Cancer Code. The Obesity Code.
Study Douglas Wallace
Study Press-pulse: a novel therapeutic strategy for the metabolic management of cancer
Book Defeating Cancer!: The Biological Effect of Deuterium Depletion by Gabor Somlyai
Book The Plant Paradox by Stephen Gundry
Book Keto Fast by Joseph Mercola
Book - Cancer as a Metabolic Disease by Thomas Seyfried
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