EP049: Food and Physiology of Cancer with Dr. Nalini Chilkov

Published: June 25, 2019, 11:41 p.m.

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Sachin welcomes Dr. Nalini Chilkov to this episode, a leading authority in cancer prevention, integrative care, and immune enhancement. Dr. Chilkov has more than 30 years of clinical experience, helping thousands of people personally and professionally. She is the founder of the American Institute of Integrative Oncology, a researcher as well as an educator. Dr. Chilkov is on a mission to help patients, their families, and clinicians worldwide to remain healthy. She is the author of the best seller book 32 Ways to Outsmart Cancer: Create a Body in Which Cancer Cannot Thrive.

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This episode is dedicated to talking about Cancer. Dr. Chilkov is delivering the tools and resources to maintain health and in the case of an already developed form of cancer, how it can be reversed by working from the inside. Dr. Chilkov talks about the benefits and possible negative consequences of every dietary regimen, basing her presentation on scientific research and her vast professional experience.

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Key takeaways:

[1:56] Sachin introduces Dr. Nalini Chilkov.

[5:58] One of two people in the USA and Canada are going to be diagnosed with cancer.

[6:25] Cancer survivors.

[7:26] The phases of cancer.

[9:13] The cancer terrain, the tumor microenvironment.

[10:03] The healthy cell and the cancer cell have different metabolisms and needs.

[11:15] Health plan for cancer patients.

[13:36] Diet impacts all the organs and tissues.

[14:33] Food is information, the power of epigenetics.

[17:01] Cancer is a chronic and metabolic disease.

[18:25] Glucose feeds the tumor cells.

[19:28] Protein and cancer.

[20:01] Calories and fatty acids.

[21:05] Vitamin D and magnesium.

[21:35] Inflammation and cancer.

[24:44] Green tea and Curcuma right dosages.

[26:18] Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma Iucidum).

[27:17] Kappa B and its influence on inflammation.

[29:33] The gut health and the predisposition to cancer.

[32:20] Prebiotic and probiotics.

[33:28] List of fermented foods.

[35:18] Obesity and glycemic control.

[37:15] BMI and cancer.

[37:33] Avoid triggering insulin in cancer patients.

[40:21] Carbohydrate restriction.

[43:07] Green tea and glycemic control.

[43:30] Ganoderma Reishi Mushroom.

[47:37] Diabetes and cancer.

[50:06] What does your plate need to look like?

[51:53] General guidelines for cancer patients.

[55:04] Omega 3s create a cancer-controlling environment.

[55:21] The misunderstanding of the ketogenic diet.

[1:00:24] The power of the ketogenic diet for treating obesity, immunity, and cancer.

[1:02:45] Ketogenic diet has the most impact on brain cancer.

[1:03:40] Why is cancer acidic?

[1:05:46] Ketogenic shake.

[1:08:17] The fasting mimicking diet.

[1:09:31] The modified ketogenic diet: the Ketoterian diet.

[1:11:31] The low-sulfur amino acid diet.

[1:12:26] Impact on exogenous ketones.

[1:15:36] Importance of eating grass-fed animal protein.

[1:17:24] Vegetarian diets have the best statistics in terms of cancer risk, recurrence, and mortality.

[1:20:50] Estrogens and fiber.

[1:23:25] Clearing misunderstandings about soy.

[1:25:42] Why you can\\u2019t live on juice cleanses.

[1:29:56] Raw foods diet.

[1:33:18] Alkaline food and water.

[1:37:53] Alcohol is a human carcinogen.

[1:38:52] Benefits of calorie restriction and intermittent fasting.

[1:42:18] Statistics of cancer patients doing intermittent fasting.

[1:44:25] Immediate measures for cancer patients.

[1:46: 38] Cancer cachexia.

[1:48:20] When cancer patients are not able to eat.

[1:50:59] Summary.

[1:53:20] The use of CBD and THC on cancer patients.

[1:56:54] Stevia.

[1:57:42] Glutamine and cancer.

[2:03:41] The benefits of including soy therapeutically.

[2:05:30] A success case of a cancer patient.

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