[fullofbeans]

Hi All

Firstly thank you R.B for your post and the extremely interesting paper:
http://content.febsjournal.org/cgi/c...ull/274/6/1393

The comments regarding the fact that oxidative process also exist in tumour cells is disturbing. But as mentioned in the video the mutation in the hypoxic zone are the one to watch for, these are the cells that will eventually become undifferentiated and resistant to any treatment. So the way I see if you can rid of them only it is already progress.

Secondly it will varie from people to people as we all know a drug works on someone and not on someone else who has the same cancer, subtle variation in mutation is the likely explanation.

Anyhow I will print that paper and give it great consideration and you are right there is not enough time to read everything. I need to revise on my biochemistry..

I had prepared an answer about the use of Ketone body by the brain (when fasting) not just glucose but just notice that R.B has been on the case..

In reply to R.B about time frame : 24 hour. Glycogene store (3%) of liver weight are used used within 24hour after which ketogenesis occurs. Protein is not broken down to produce glucose until there are no fat left effectively when you are starving not fasting (using fat reserve). Maintenance of blood glucose is a difficult mechanism which is still poorly understood and I have emailed someone about it as I want to underrstand it more. But in the meantime it is sufficient to know that glucose is no longer used when fasting because hormonal changes depresses insulin production by feedback mecanism (therefore if your cancer cell is sentive to insulin then you are still helping, the way I see it). And providing that you are not exercising above ketogenis level (i.e. do not require glucose) i.e. not running for long ect then glucose is likely to be left untouched. You can walk for many hours and still not require glucose however if you need to exercise because say you are running away from an attack, adrenaline will save the day..but I will stop here basically take home message if you are fasting to cut off glucose availability do not exercise hard since lactic acid can be transformed back into glucose, one would presume to allow us to run away from life threatening situation..god we are so well made!!

Adrianna: Regarding the comment from my surgeon I agree he is an idiot, but perhaps he has spurred on a awareness of my precarious condition and therefore a new fight in me by using every available knowledge I have accumulated..I was starting to be slack with my diet.. when he said that I answered " I hope that I will prove you wrong".

I am sorry to hear that your cancer came back after so long it must have been hard.. big mental hug..