Keto cancer treatment/recovery
neweuquol
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I am starting a keto diet tomorrow (Sunday). I will not be doing this for weight loss, I am almost 5'10, 135 pounds. I was diagnosed with cancer last year and I have reached a point in treatment where I have decided "what harm can it do."
For any vegan trolls, I know the science is not perfect but it makes sense to me. When you get a PET scan, you are injected with a radioactive sugar and then are scanned for "hot spots" of increased sugar intake. Those hot spots are cancer cells eating the sugar like mad.
My macros I have figured are 2693 calories per day, 20 g carbs, 71 g protein, 252 g fat.
My cancer was not caused by diet but *kitten* luck and genetics.
The transition from paleo to keto does not seem that drastic and I am not worried about cost because I was able to do paleo on $125/month and I was eating grass fed beef and lamb.
I will not have much support because my family loves their deep fried everything and bread (I am in the Deep South). I have to live with my parents because my income was slashed by 80% literally overnight and I receive only social security disability.
Anyone else here doing keto for cancer treatment/recovery? Anyone else doing keto when no one else in the house will be?
For any vegan trolls, I know the science is not perfect but it makes sense to me. When you get a PET scan, you are injected with a radioactive sugar and then are scanned for "hot spots" of increased sugar intake. Those hot spots are cancer cells eating the sugar like mad.
My macros I have figured are 2693 calories per day, 20 g carbs, 71 g protein, 252 g fat.
My cancer was not caused by diet but *kitten* luck and genetics.
The transition from paleo to keto does not seem that drastic and I am not worried about cost because I was able to do paleo on $125/month and I was eating grass fed beef and lamb.
I will not have much support because my family loves their deep fried everything and bread (I am in the Deep South). I have to live with my parents because my income was slashed by 80% literally overnight and I receive only social security disability.
Anyone else here doing keto for cancer treatment/recovery? Anyone else doing keto when no one else in the house will be?
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I am 39 years old. I was diagnosed with breast cancer July 2015. Since I have gone through chemo, radiation & surgeries. My cancer was lymph node positive. I am doing the Ketogenic lifestyle along with weekly infusions of Vitamin C. I have been on the diet for about a month now and feel great. I went from eating an organic fruits, veggies & lean meat diet to a full fat diet....kinda crazy. But your right, the science is intriguing.
I'm always trying to research new ideas, recipes, treatments....would love to discuss more!
Oh yeah, I'm the only keto in my family too! Well, that is until I make Alfredo chicken!2
