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Metabolic Approach to Cancer
Whether you aim to prevent cancer, have recently been diagnosed with it, or are in remission, it is essential to assess the elements that could or did contribute to its development. By identifying and prioritizing the potential drivers of the cancer process, you gain the ability to control it. Remember, you are in the driver’s seat of your health care plan.
It is critical to understand that cancer is about the way our bodies and our minds interact with the environment. The majority of cancers seen today are modern, man-made diseases, and a metabolic approach can prevent and halt the cancer process. Most common cancers take months, sometimes years to develop into a detectable mass. Even healthy adults produce new cancerous cells every day, and only one in a thousand people is truly cancer-free. It seems scary to think about it that way, but all of us have cancer cells in our bodies, no matter how healthy we are. Cancer doesn’t just show up one day, it doesn’t just “happen” to you overnight, and it is not bad luck. You can think about it as a weed in the garden notifying the gardener about minerals or deficiencies in the soil, cancer is a messenger telling you that some elements within you (physical, emotional, or spiritual) are not in harmony.
The metabolic approach to cancer is a naturopathic nutrition program developed by Dr Nasha Winters that utilizes the medicinal power of traditional foods, therapeutic diets, and a nontoxic lifestyle approach to cancer. Dr Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO is a world-leading expert in integrative oncology, metabolic cancer therapies, and keto for cancer, and the author of Metabolic Approach to Cancer. The core of the metabolic approach is dedicated to the science of using therapeutic nutrition to positively impact metabolism, creating an inhospitable environment for cancer while simultaneously removing dietary and lifestyle factors that provoke it.
The term “terrain” refers to a person’s internal and external biological ecosystems which interact with one another. The “Terrain Ten” refers to ten factors that affect the health of our biological terrain. When these factors are optimal and in harmony with each other, our bodies are thriving and resistant to chronic disease.
The Terrain Ten™ areas of focus include the following:
- Genetics, epigenetics, and nutrigenomic modifications
- Blood sugar balance
- Toxic burden management
- Repopulating and balancing the microbiome
- Immune system maximization
- Modulating inflammation and oxidative stress
- Enhancing blood circulation while inhibiting angiogenesis and metastasis
- Establishing hormone balance
- Recalibrating stress levels and biorhythms
- Enhancing mental and emotional well-being
The metabolic approach can help you understand and identify where your terrain elements may be out of balance, where to focus first, and what the next steps are. Think of it as your empowerment plan. This is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure your cancer, but rather simply to heighten your awareness and create those ‘aha” moments. The goal is to draw your attention to which areas of your terrain or life may need support and to recognize which of these you have control over. Starting to address any one of these ten areas will significantly enhance your body’s ability not only to respond to conventional therapies and reduce side effects from the treatments but also to make you stronger and better able to prevent cancer from occurring in the first place. Metabolic health is when all the processes in each of our body’s systems (The Terrain Ten) are optimal and working together in harmony. The Metabolic Approach to Cancer looks at a person’s terrain or entire ecosystem to give clues as to what most needs attention in your body to heal. This is not just about getting rid of the lump or bump but making the terrain as healthy as possible so cancer cannot thrive.
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