Rethinking Cancer: The Metabolic Theory Explained | Episode 43

The Health Pulse

In this episode of The Health Pulse Podcast, we dive into the powerful and controversial theory that cancer may be driven more by metabolic dysfunction than by genetic mutations. Drawing on the research of Dr. Thomas Seyfried and the foundational work of Otto Warburg, we explore how damaged mitochondria and altered energy metabolism could be the true origin of cancer.

Learn how cancer cells rely on glucose and glutamine fermentation for survival, why ketogenic diets and metabolic therapies show early promise, and how healthy mitochondria can reverse malignant behavior even in cells with genetic damage. We also discuss why integrating both genetic and metabolic approaches may offer a more effective, less toxic path forward in cancer care.

🎧 Tap play to learn how rethinking cancer as a metabolic disease could change how we understand, prevent, and treat it.

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Chapters

1. Introduction to Health Pulse (00:00:00)

2. Cancer as a Metabolic Disease (00:01:44)

3. The Standard Genetic Model Limitations (00:05:48)

4. Seyfried's Theory and Warburg Effect (00:08:14)

5. Ketogenic Therapy and Cancer Treatment (00:10:30)

6. Integrating Metabolic and Genetic Approaches (00:14:24)

7. Key Takeaways and Episode Closing (00:17:16)