Summary of Nasha Winters & Jess Higgins Kelley's The Metabolic Approach to Cancer

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#1 The metabolic approach to cancer is a naturopathic nutrition program that utilizes the medicinal powers of traditional foods, therapeutic diets, and nontoxic lifestyle approaches as cancer counteragents and preventatives. It was developed by Dr. Nasha during her thirty years of work in the fields of naturopathy, Oriental medicine, acupuncture, nutrition, and integrative oncology.

#2 The key to treating cancer is to optimize the body’s healing mechanisms instead of waging war on them. We must treat the terrain, not the tumor. We must build the body up instead of attacking it.

#3 Eating well is not just a good idea, but the specific phytonutrients we discuss in this book have proven medicinal action against cancer. By incorporating the Terrain Ten, your ability to prevent or survive cancer will increase exponentially.

#4 The ten elements of the Terrain Ten are genetic, epigenetic, and nutrigenomic modifications, blood sugar balance, toxic burden management, repopulating and balancing the microbiome, immune system maximization, stress management, hormonal balance, and mental and emotional well-being.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669365761

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Insights on Nasha Winters & Jess Higgins Kelley's The Metabolic Approach to Cancer

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The metabolic approach to cancer is a naturopathic nutrition program that utilizes the medicinal powers of traditional foods, therapeutic diets, and nontoxic lifestyle approaches as cancer counteragents and preventatives. It was developed by Dr. Nasha during her thirty years of work in the fields of naturopathy, Oriental medicine, acupuncture, nutrition, and integrative oncology.

#2

The key to treating cancer is to optimize the body’s healing mechanisms instead of waging war on them. We must treat the terrain, not the tumor. We must build the body up instead of attacking it.

#3

Eating well is not just a good idea, but the specific phytonutrients we discuss in this book have proven medicinal action against cancer. By incorporating the Terrain Ten, your ability to prevent or survive cancer will increase exponentially.

#4

The ten elements of the Terrain Ten are genetic, epigenetic, and nutrigenomic modifications, blood sugar balance, toxic burden management, repopulating and balancing the microbiome, immune system maximization, stress management, hormonal balance, and mental and emotional well-being.

#5

Food is the fuel that keeps our bodies driving down the road. All the energy, genetic instruction, and structural and regulating materials for your terrain come from nutrients. When nutrient levels become deficient, symptoms will be followed by disease.

#6

The metabolic theory of cancer states that cancer cells are fueled by sugar, and that altered mitochondrial metabolism is the ultimate cause of cancer. In other words, ketogenic diets and intermittent fasting are the most effective ways to fight cancer.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

By answering ten questions related to each of the Terrain Ten, you can begin to identify where your body’s elements may be out of balance. The areas with the most yes answers will be the areas you should prioritize focusing on first.

#2

The real urgency of cancer lies in the shock of diagnosis, since cancer-related medical emergencies are rare. You have time to explore your terrain and choose how best to approach treatment.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

The theory that our genes forecast the fate of our health has been disproven over the last two decades. Our genes can be flipped on or off depending on our exposure to certain environmental factors.

#2

Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and inheritance. A gene is a segment of DNA that is inherited by a child from its parents. DNA is made of molecules arranged in a double helix, a shape that looks similar to a spiral staircase. Each step of the staircase is made of a base pair, a coupling of two out of the four possible nucleobases.

#3

The human body is constantly being damaged by a variety of environmental factors and synthetic foods, and this can lead to mutations. These mutations can lead to cancerous processes if they are not repaired.

#4

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, are a type of genetic variation that is passed from parent