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Skip to contentHack: The Health Hacks BlogHealthy Eating HacksSome of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission from the vendor at no extra cost to you. These business relationships allow us to keep bringing you great EatMoveHack content. All opinions remain our own.Recently Tim Ferriss got together with Dom D’Agostino to discuss cancer prevention. The question asked was simple – What if you got cancer today? Dom is currently doing cutting edge research into the effect of things like fasting, ketosis, and metformin on cancer cells.During the interview, Tim poses a fascinating question…The hypothetical “what if you got cancer today” question was interesting because it allowed Dom to speculate on treatments that could take years to be verified. Scientific research can be frustrating because often scientists “know” stuff 5 – 10 years ahead of the concepts gaining public consensus.The first thing Dom says is that if the doctor suggests you need something like chemotherapy… do it. Everything that follows would be supplemental, and not a replacement:Eat a ketogenic diet, and maintain high levels of ketones. The longer you stay in ketosis, the better tumor suppression you get. Also, ketosis has shown protect the body against the negative effects of chemotherapy and speed up recovery after sessions.Fast. Fasting is the quickest way to get into ketosis, and it promotes the body’s natural garbage clearing and healing mechanisms. He suggests ideally fasting during the day and then eating a ketogenic diet in the evening.Supplement&nbsp;exogenous ketones, 2 – 4 times per day. That means products such as medium-chain triglycerides (Dom likes Quest&nbsp;MCT Oil&nbsp;Powder) and coconut oil (make sure its&nbsp;cold-pressed virgin oil). They can help with the on-ramp to ketosis (helping avoid the initial stress on the body). Then once in ketosis, it can allow you to reach higher levels of ketone readings, which boost ones feeling of wellbeing and improve the body’s tumor-suppressing abilities.Take&nbsp;metformin to the point its causing side effects. He suggests titrating it, which means to start low (500mg)… and increase to the point you get some GI discomfort, back off slightly, and then stay there. Metformin works by suppressing glucose production in the liver. This lowers the body’s overall levels of glucose.Supplement Dichloroacetate – This activates a particular metabolic pathway called pyruvate dehydrogenize complex, and for reasons we don’t completely understand, it can cause cancer cells to die (apoptosis). Start at about 10mg per kg and don’t go above 50mg per kg. At 50mg per kg, or thereabouts, you start to damage the nerves (peripheral neuropathy).While the above is a quick summary, I’d recommend listening to the full podcast. Tim poses the “What if you got cancer today?” question at 1hr 46m 20s into the podcast if you want to skip to that bit.Additionally, there are lots of great takeaways from the discussion for those without cancer.The core prevention techniques are fasting (intermittent and longer fasts) plus ketosis.Ideally, you would maintain a ketogenic diet, but Dom also posits research suggesting foods and supplements high in ketones can be beneficial, even on a non-ketogenic diet.“The FDA may see ketones as a drug. I see them as a fourth macronutrient. You have fats, proteins, and carbs. Ketones are an energy-containing molecule.”– Dom D’AgostinoSince writing this, I emailed Dom a couple of questions I had stemming from the podcast. He was kind enough to write back, and the answers are below:Preamble:&nbsp;Dom suggested that its possible to use fasting to trigger&nbsp;our bodies’ natural garbage clearing mechanisms (autophagy)&nbsp;in order to clean up&nbsp;pre-cancerous cells. He suggested doing this at regular intervals.Question:&nbsp;How long do the fasts need to be to achieve this effect, and how many times each year would be optimal?Dom’s Answer:&nbsp;I would fast until you reach the metabolic zone (ketones up to the level of glucose) and sustain that for at least 24-48 hours. &nbsp;This would put tremendous stress on existing or precancerous cells.3 days minimum and 3 times per year is a good starting point, but it may differ between people. What’s clear is that it gets easier with each attempt. I’m in touch with cancer patients doing this and they have stayed in remission and feel great.-&gt; If you’re interested in&nbsp;using fasting to remove pre-cancerous cells I’d suggest reading through Tim Ferriss’ protocol for a fast from Friday eve to Sunday eve. He has formulated a method to make it as&nbsp;painless + efficient as possible.Dom’s Answer:&nbsp;I have a mild allergy to dairy protein, so I minimize intake. &nbsp;In people that have no allergies, I think small amounts of dairy are fine. &nbsp;Having a half-pound of cheese/day is probably not ideal though, and there are always people that go crazy with dairy on a ketogenic diet and complain they are not losing weight.Heavy cream, sour cream, and butter in large amounts increased my LDL (and LDL-p). Simply replacing the heavy cream with coconut cream and cutting my sour cream consumption in half (to 2 servings/day) caused the LDL to go back down.Dom’s Answer:&nbsp;I use small amounts of stevia and erythritol, and typically avoid all others.Dom’s Answer:&nbsp;MCT&nbsp;Oil Powder (Quest), sardines (packed in olive oil, not vegetable oil) &amp; macadamia nuts are my travel staples.A key component for entering and maintaining ketosis is a ketone tester. The golden standard in these, as used by experts such as Tim Ferriss and Jimmy Moore is the Abott Precision Xtra. These are used to measure the level of ketones in your blood.&nbsp;The main use-cases are:For more info on this protocol, check out the full podcast&nbsp;or read Dom’s Chapter in Tim Ferriss’ book Tools of Titans.If you enjoyed this article’s analysis of the scary question of “what if you got cancer today” then check out this article on Tim Ferriss’ fasting protocol in order to gain more insight into the world of fasting and ketosis, as well as other articles on biohacking and health hacking.bloggers like this:

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