Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Miriam Kalamian is a nutrition consultant, educator, speaker, and author specializing in the use of ketogenic therapies. She earned her Masters of Education from Smith College, her Masters of Human Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University, and has been Board Certified in Nutrition by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists. She has specific interest in using the ketogenic diet as a lifestyle intervention to help fight cancer.

In their discussion, Dr. Tony and Miriam talk about the benefits of implementing the ketogenic diet in general, the benefits of implementing the ketogenic diet for cancer patients, how cancer cells grow in the body, why cancer cells target glucose for growth, what kinds of individuals are most at risk for cancer, how the ketogenic diet slows the growth of cancer on a cellular level, the metabolic results of consuming dairy protiens and fats, the place of fasting in cancer treatment, and the place of fiber in the diet of a cancer patient.

Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.

Links:

Miriam Kalamian:

• Website

Dr. Tony Hampton:

• Book
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• LinkedIn Account
• Youtube Account
• Advocate Aurora Healthcare Profile
• Dr. Hampton's Low Carb Corner (Diet Doctor)