Ketogenic Diet- Further Research

As I dig into the data surrounding this food program (I don't like the word diet) it is making a greater impact on me. This impact is from the feeling of control it gives me when so many things are out of my control. On this program, and in working with my dietician, I am an active participant in the decision around my care treatment.

'Sugar addiction is the Achilles Heel of Cancer'

http://www.examiner.com/article/ketogenic-diet-can-prevent-cancer-and-starve-cancer-cells-say-experts

Ketogenic diet in combination with Calorie Restriction and Hyperbaric Treatment offer new hope in quest for non-toxic Cancer Treatment

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/06/30/dagostino-cancer-research.aspx

'There is a great need for complimentary approaches that have limited patient toxicity while selectively enhancing therapy responses in cancer versus normal tissues'

 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231714000925

Dr. Thomas Seyfried is one of the leading pioneer academic researchers in promoting how to treat cancer nutritionally. He's been teaching neurogenetic and neurochemistry as it relates to cancer treatment at Yale University and Boston College for the past 25 years.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/06/16/ketogenic-diet-benefits.aspx

Article-
Is there a role for the carbohydrate restriction in the treatment and prevention of cancer?
Review, Nutrition&Metabolism, (2011,BioMed Central)

Eating and other things that go bump in the night

A great resource for overall health information and many references for cancer

http://www.mercola.com/

The cancer drug that almost wasn’t After years in drug development limbo, a compound that interrupts cell division has revitalized a troubled area of cancer research By Ken Garber http://kengarber.com/

Some fascinating research on the ketogenic diet and cancer. I went on it (followed by a dietician) http://www.examiner.com/article/ketogenic-diet-can-prevent-cancer-and-st arve-cancer-cells-say-experts

Cancer fighting foods https://www.ted.com/talks/william_li

...And other information on food and C

http://www.eattobeat.org/

http://www.blockmd.com/blog/the-life-over-cancer-diet

Some information on a couple of supplements:

IP-6:

http://www.integrativeoncology-essentials.com/2014/01/ip6-inositol-hexap hosphate-fights-cancer/

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryan dalternativemedicine/dietandnutrition/inositol-hexaphosphate

and Coriolus aka Turkey Tail mushrooms:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-stamets/mushrooms-cancer_b_1560691.ht ml

Supplementation- keeping the landscape healthy

These are the supplements my ND, Dr. David Lerner prescribes and the online health stores where you can get them. He also makes up a chinese herb mix for me full of tumeric and things I can't begin to pronounce. I trust him implicitly. 

I am also a big believer in bone broth. I drink it almost everyday. 

http://catalog.designsforhealth.com/

http://www.mineral-solutions.net/

https://www.mossnutrition.com/

• Cell Guardian
• Vital Adapt
• CV resuce
• Bontanabol
• Nature Spirit Sea Vegetable Blend
• Immacure
• Botanical Treasures
• http://catalog.designsforhealth.com/Natto-Serrazime-120
• broccoprotect- designs for health
• vit D- emulsi-D3 Synergy
• Fish oil
• Daily Vit  

Maverik from Harvard

This is at the forefront of my current research, following a maverick in the psychology department of Harvard.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/magazine/what-if-age-is-nothing-but-a-mind-set.html?_r=0

Sorry, I can't present you with a teaser or excerpt. Read the entire article but it starts to get interesting 2/3 of the way in.

Ellen Langer can be heard at On Being- http://www.onbeing.org/program/ellen-langer-science-of-mindlessness-and-mindfulness/6332/audio

Copper Chelation

I started copper chelation after I was NED from my first round of chemo treatment. My ND who speciallizes in cancer and other focused health issues worked with me to get me to where I needed to be for it to be effective.

I believe this protocol kept me NED until I had to reduce it (for other reasons).

Weill Cornell Medical College Trial Background: http://www.townsendletter.com/AugSept2013/enviromed0813.html

A little background: http://www.townsendletter.com/AugSept2013/enviromed0813.html

The best way to find out about a practitioner in your area is to contact the Yahoo Group CuZnMail. Deets below. They will refer you to the pharmacy who makes the supplement you take to chelate.

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There is no current trial on the west coast.

I'm working on getting one replicated out here.

Wish me luck.

Parp Inhibitor Trial

I am currently in a tial that inhibits cancer cells from repairing themselves.

" PARP inhibitors capitalize on the Achilles’ heel of BRCA1/2-mutated cells whose DNA repair mechanisms are already impaired. Researchers know that the action of a PARP (poly ADP-ribose polymerase) inhibitor serves to fully disable the tumor cell’s ability to repair its damaged DNA, leading to what is known as synthetic lethality, while normal cells suffer little-to-no effect on their ability to survive.
- See more at: http://www.onclive.com/conference-coverage/mbcc-2015/Excitement-Building-for-PARP-Inhibitors-in-BRCA-Mutated-Breast-Cancer#sthash.c0qOVeLU.dpuf" 

I take an oral pill combined with infusions of chemo. The informaion for the trial is below. You can contact the sponsor directly to see if there is one near you. The oral drup has been FDA approved for other cancers and now they are trying it for breast/mets.

Title: A phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled Trial of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel with or without the PARP inhibitor Veliparib (ABT-888) in HER 2-negative metastatic or locally advanced unresectable BRCA-Associated breast cancer.

Sponsor: AbbVie Inc.

Investigator: Henry Kaplan MD
1221 Madison St. Seattle WA 98104

What is it? : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARP_inhibitor

A little background: http://www.onclive.com/conference-coverage/mbcc-2015/Excitement-Building-for-PARP-Inhibitors-in-BRCA-Mutated-Breast-Cancer