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Is Cancer a Metabolic (Mitochondrial) Disease? Our guest on the OPP today, Dr. Thomas Seyfried says it is.

Dr. Thomas Seyfried is a leading cancer researcher, Biology professor at Boston College and author of the book Cancer as a Metabolic Disease. His work focuses on epigenetic and metabolic nutritional therapies for neurological and mitochondrial diseases.      According to Dr. Seyfried, cancer is a mitochondrial metabolic disease. His Press-Pulse protocol of ketosis, fasting, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) created with colleague Dominic D’Agostino is producing amazing results in animals, dogs, and people.   On today's show, we explore:

• Why Dr. Seyfried thinks genetic tests are a waste of time & money
• Why neuroinflammation should scare you (Hint: it's linked to almost every major disease)
• How cancer could be single disease with a single cause, and a single cure
• Why calories restriction - and fasting - signals our healthy cells to improve themselves
• How ketosis starves cancer cells and helps heal the body
• Why protecting our mitochondria may be our best method to reduce our risk of cancer
• How Dr. Seyfried and Dominic D'Agostino linked up to create the Press-Pulse method of starving cancer with ketosis, then destroying it with Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments (HBOT)
• The frustrating truth about why the scientific and medical communities are not rushing to fund studies and implement these treatment protocols

Dr. Seyfried is a brilliant man who is asking the right questions and taking great strides to advance our understanding of cancer and health in general. You'll hear and see more of Dr. Seyfried's Press-Pulse anticancer treatments in the book Tripping Over The Truth and the forthcoming Dog and Cancer Series.

We're honored to have him on the OPP, and excited to share this information with you.

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Today's guest on the OPP is Dr. Cyrus Raji, a neuroradiologist at UCSF conducting structural and functional neuro imaging (brain scans) to investigate neuropsychiatric disorders, cognitive decline and head trauma. He was recently awarded the 2017 Alzheimer's Grant by the ASNR and his colleague during his training at the University of Pittsburg was Bennet Omalu - the man portrayed by Will Smith in the movie Concussion. On the OPP today, we talk about the 7 modifiable lifestyle choices that could reduce Alzheimer's diagnoses by 1 million worldwide. We discuss the amyloid plaques seen on brain scans for Alzheimer's, why waiting for these to show up is too late and why amyloid removing drugs don't work (Hint: neural cells are already dead) and how we might correct this with Growth Factors and lifestyle choices - like exercise - that stimulate the release of BDNF, aka Miracle-Gro for the brain. We also discuss the differences between depression and cognitive decline, what each looks like on the MRI, the difference between structural and functional brain scans, and the procedures that led to Bennet Omalu's CTE discovery, and of course, the current news on NFL players and CTE. Dr. Cyrus Raji is truly a leader in the field of brain imaging to investigate depression, cognitive decline, Alzheimer's and CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) - He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers on these topics in such journals such as Neurology, Human Brain Mapping, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and the American Journal of Neuroradiology. I had a blast chatting with Dr. Raji and I'm sure you'll love this episode.

Today’s guest on the OPP is Dr. Cyrus Raji, a neuroradiologist at UCSF conducting structural and functional neuro imaging (brain scans) to investigate neuropsychiatric disorders, cognitive decline and head trauma.    He was recently awarded the 2017 Alzheimer’s Grant by the ASNR and his colleague during his training at the University of Pittsburg was Bennet Omalu - the man portrayed by Will Smith in the movie Concussion.   On the OPP today, we talk about the 7 modifiable lifestyle choices that could reduce Alzheimer’s diagnoses by 1 million worldwide.    We discuss the amyloid plaques seen on brain scans for Alzheimer’s, why waiting for these to show up is too late and why amyloid removing drugs don’t work (Hint: neural cells are already dead) and how we might correct this with Growth Factors and lifestyle choices - like exercise - that stimulate the release of BDNF, aka Miracle-Gro for the brain.   We also discuss the differences between depression and cognitive decline, what each looks like on the MRI, the difference between structural and functional brain scans, and the procedures that led to Bennet Omalu’s CTE discovery, and of course, the current news on NFL players and CTE.     Dr. Cyrus Raji is truly a leader in the field of brain imaging to investigate depression, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) - He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers on these topics in such journals such as Neurology, Human Brain Mapping, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and the American Journal of Neuroradiology.   I had a blast chatting with Dr. Raji and I’m sure you’ll love this episode.

I'll spare you the sensationalized, click-bait headline about how spirulina and chlorella are the missing nutrient in your diet that are 1000X more powerful than fruits and vegetables. But, technically speaking, one gram of algae – the amount in a single tablet – contains the nutritional equivalent of 1,000 grams of fruits and vegetables. So make no mistake about it, these nutrient dense blue green algae, Spirulina (a bacteria) and Chlorella (a plant) are true superfoods. Spirulina contains 2.5X more protein per ounce than steak and 2-5X more antioxidants per ounce than leading fruits and vegetables. A mere 30 gram serving of chlorella has 5X the chlorophyll content of kale and contains more iron than liver. They're also the most potent source of plant-based omega-3's and Vitamin B12 - making them a powerful supplement for non-meat eaters. These nutrient powerhouses may be the most nutrient dense foods on the planet and Catharine Arnston of Energy Bits is on the OPP to share the details of how we can upgrade our diet with a 30-calorie snack that can:

• support our mitochondria
• boost ATP
• enhance antioxidant capacity
• buffer and remove lactic acid
• speed recovery
• remove heavy metals (detoxify body)
• and possibly fight cancer*

These superfoods also contain 18,000-24,000 I.U.s per serving of the little known antioxidant Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) that is 3500X more powerful than Vitamin C. Tune to learn more about the nutrient density of this powerhouse superfood, and how to get more of it into your diet. Catherine also advises us on the 7 questions we need to ask when choosing our green supplements, including the source, how was the cell wall cracked, how is it processed, how is it packaged - find out the rest (and why these matter) on the show.

I’ll spare you the sensationalized, click-bait headline about how spirulina and chlorella are the missing nutrient in your diet that are 1000X more powerful than fruits and vegetables.    But, technically speaking, one gram of algae – the amount in a single tablet – contains the nutritional equivalent of 1,000 grams of fruits and vegetables.

So make no mistake about it, these nutrient dense blue green algae, Spirulina (a bacteria) and Chlorella (a plant) are true superfoods.   Spirulina contains 2.5X more protein per ounce than steak and 2-5X more antioxidants per ounce than leading fruits and vegetables.   A mere 30 gram serving of chlorella has 5X the chlorophyll content of kale and contains more iron than liver.   They’re also the most potent source of plant-based omega-3’s and Vitamin B12 - making them a powerful supplement for non-meat eaters.   These nutrient powerhouses may be the most nutrient dense foods on the planet and Catharine Arnston of Energy Bits is on the OPP to share the details of how we can upgrade our diet with a 30-calorie snack that can:  

• support our mitochondria 
• boost ATP
• enhance antioxidant capacity
• buffer and remove lactic acid
• speed recovery
• remove heavy metals (detoxify body)
• and possibly fight cancer*

These superfoods also contain 18,000-24,000 I.U.s per serving of the little known antioxidant Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) that is 3500X more powerful than Vitamin C. 

Tune to learn more about the nutrient density of this powerhouse superfood, and how to get more of it into your diet.

Catherine also advises us on the 7 questions we need to ask when choosing our green supplements, including the source, how was the cell wall cracked, how is it processed, how is it packaged - find out the rest (and why these matter) on the show.

The most polarizing topic in medicine, the OPP vaccine debate did not disappoint. We invited Yale Director of Public Health Dr. David Katz and the Paleo Cardiologist Dr. Jack Wolfson on to explore both sides of the vaccines conversation...what happened shocked me.

Our debate quickly turned into a 1-sided conversation as Dr. Katz excused himself from the recording.

As a health professional with a position likely funded by - and certainly supported by - the medical orthodoxy, I understand Dr. Katz's reluctance to "pretend there is a legitimate debate" about the safety of vaccines. However, the pro-vaccine contingency's strategy to "ignore the debate so the public will think there isn't one" is more of a red flag than they realize. I, like many others feel like - if there is nothing to hide, we should be able to have an open, honest, transparent discussion about the safety of the public. Despite our loss of the pro-vaccine argument in this debate, I tried to present you an unbiased episode that is digging for answers. Admittedly, it's hard to remain slant-free when one side is running TOWARD you with information and the other side is running AWAY from you. It seems the more and deeper we dig, the more confusing and frustrating this topic gets. This episode is packed with information and thought-provoking details… Among the anti-vaccine information in this episode is the story presented in the Vaxxed Documentary where a CDC whistle-blower and co-author (William Thompson) on the "vaccines not linked to autism" study claims they fraudulently manipulated the data to deliver the outcome desired by the CDC and Big Pharma. Tune in and let us know your thoughts.

The most polarizing topic in medicine, the OPP vaccine debate did not disappoint.

We invited Yale Director of Public Health Dr. David Katz and the Paleo Cardiologist Dr. Jack Wolfson on to explore both sides of the vaccines conversation...what happened shocked me.

Our debate quickly turned into a 1-sided conversation as Dr. Katz excused himself from the recording.

As a health professional with a position likely funded by - and certainly supported by - the medical orthodoxy, I understand Dr. Katz’s reluctance to “pretend there is a legitimate debate” about the safety of vaccines.    However, the pro-vaccine contingency’s strategy to "ignore the debate so the public will think there isn’t one” is more of a red flag than they realize. I, like many others feel like - if there is nothing to hide, we should be able to have an open, honest, transparent discussion about the safety of the public.   Despite our loss of the pro-vaccine argument in this debate, I tried to present you an unbiased episode that is digging for answers. Admittedly, it’s hard to remain slant-free when one side is running TOWARD you with information and the other side is running AWAY from you.   It seems the more and deeper we dig, the more confusing and frustrating this topic gets.   This episode is packed with information and thought-provoking details…

Among the anti-vaccine information in this episode is the story presented in the Vaxxed Documentary where a CDC whistle-blower and co-author (William Thompson) on the “vaccines not linked to autism” study claims they fraudulently manipulated the data to deliver the outcome desired by the CDC and Big Pharma.

Tune in and let us know your thoughts.

Our guest on the OPP today is Eric Remensperger. Eric was diagnosed with inoperable Stage IV, metastatic Prostate Cancer - and survived.

Instead of radiation or chemotherapy, Eric used oxygen, light, fasting, ketosis, sleep and functional foods to improve mitochondrial, cellular, and immune function to defeat his cancer.

(Disclaimer: This is not medical advice.) This is the story of one cancer survivor - and his mission to share the information that saved his life.

On this information-packed, inspiring episode of the OPP you'll hear:

• Why Eric says we're all "cancering" ←→ healing on a spectrum at all times and what this means for our immune system and odds of developing cancer (the noun/condition we know)
• How fasting induces autophagy and promotes a stronger immune system - helping Eric fight off his cancerous growths
• How Eric used oxygen therapy to reduce lactic acid, and clear metabolic waste from cancer cells to stop their proliferation
• Learn the single 30-day cycle of medicine Eric used in his treatment (and why)
• Why morning sunlight plays a crucial in optimal health and wellbeing
• Ketosis: nutritional vs. therapeutic and how it impacts cancer
• Why Oxidative stress is beneficial and how it plays into balancing our electron transport system
• A self-professed health nut BEFORE his diagnosis, learn the single biggest mistake that Eric says led to his development of cancer
• Why Eric ditched his daily 48-ingredient superfood shake when he was diagnosed with cancer - and what he's doing instead
• Hear how Eric's daily routine is designed today in an effort to keep him healthy, cancer-free, and thriving

Thanks to Eric for sharing his story with us.

Our guest on the OPP today is Eric Remensperger. Eric was diagnosed with inoperable Stage IV, metastatic Prostate Cancer - and survived.

Instead of radiation or chemotherapy, Eric used oxygen, light, fasting, ketosis, sleep and functional foods to improve mitochondrial, cellular, and immune function to defeat his cancer.

(Disclaimer: This is not medical advice.) This is the story of one cancer survivor - and his mission to share the information that saved his life.

On this information-packed, inspiring episode of the OPP you’ll hear:

• Why Eric says we’re all "cancering" ←→ healing on a spectrum at all times and what this means for our immune system and odds of developing cancer (the noun/condition we know)
• How fasting induces autophagy and promotes a stronger immune system - helping Eric fight off his cancerous growths
• How Eric used oxygen therapy to reduce lactic acid, and clear metabolic waste from cancer cells to stop their proliferation
• Learn the single 30-day cycle of medicine Eric used in his treatment (and why)
• Why morning sunlight plays a crucial in optimal health and wellbeing
• Ketosis: nutritional vs. therapeutic and how it impacts cancer
• Why Oxidative stress is beneficial and how it plays into balancing our electron transport system
• A self-professed health nut BEFORE his diagnosis, learn the single biggest mistake that Eric says led to his development of cancer
• Why Eric ditched his daily 48-ingredient superfood shake when he was diagnosed with cancer - and what he’s doing instead
• Hear how Eric’s daily routine is designed today in an effort to keep him healthy, cancer-free, and thriving
  

Thanks to Eric for sharing his story with us. 

Listener Request Episode - the Jet Lag and Travel Hacks episode of the OPP: The 9 Best Travel Tips to Reduce Jet Lag

We love travel. But flying is tough on our bodies and immune systems. If you've ever had to fly long distances, you've felt the effects of jet lag on your ability to function optimally.

Whether you travel for business or pleasure, you probably want to feel and perform at your best - get the 9 best travel tips to reduce jet-lag, the science behind them and practical strategies for how to implement them. (It's the OPP - strategies to implement the knowledge base is what we do!)

• Discover the best way to eat when traveling: Fasting? Ketosis?
• How to use light therapy in your pocket to reset your circadian rhythm
• Immune-boosting tips to help safeguard against recirculated air and germs
• Can compression socks and pants reduce jet lag?
• A tip from Mark Sisson on when to reset your watch and why
• How to use grounding - on the plane and off it - to enhance cellular function
• What to drink in airports to maximize your immune system
• Hacking posture, sitting and exercise to reduce jet lag

We've got you covered on these and more. Let us know your favorite - or send us your jet lag hack if we missed it.