: Episode 636 - Vinnie interviews Astrophysicist Rainer Klement, Ph.D, co-founder of German Society for Paleo Nutrition, about his research on ketogenic cancer treatment (using ketogenic diet to treat cancer)... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty RAINER KLEMENT A physicist, concentrated in Astronomy Discovered planet from another galaxy! Went to a lot of school in Germany Triathlon lover, and thus gained a love for health and fitness research Worked in oncology department and studying Ketogenic Diet KETOGENIC CANCER TREATMENT Ketogenic diet: High fat, moderate protein, low carb Low insulin levels lead to more ketone bodies from fatty acids Your metabolism works as though you've been fasting, and you still get all the nutrients you need Malignant cells cannot metabolize these ketone bodies Therefore, ketogenic diet suppress tumor growth Ketones actually mess with the expression of genes in tumors Link between sugar and cancer Sugar actually feeds tumors well, helping them grow and spread Cancer as a metabolic disease