The Importance of Metabolic Therapies
The premise that cancer is a metabolic disease is based on the difference in mitochondrial function in cancer cells. These cells, often dysfunctional due to oxidative stress, produce their energy by fermentation and not by combustion with oxygen, even in the presence of the latter.
Metabolic therapies aim to deprive cancer cells of their primary fuel, glucose, as well as glutamine. This requires a significant reduction in blood sugar, which can be achieved through fasting or partial fasting. Fasting also stimulates the production of ketones, an ideal energy source and anti-inflammatory for healthy cells.
Light: A Versatile Therapeutic Tool
Different forms of light therapy are integrated into the protocols, complementing other treatments such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy or insulin potentiation therapy (IPT), which lowers blood sugar to further starve cancer cells.
