In this week’s podcast, we discuss the connection between blood sugar levels and associated insulin rise with the formation of cancer. 

Cancer’s formation isn’t as complicated as some would make you believe. At the root, it is caused by chronic sublethal damage to our bodies. An example of this would be smoking cigarettes. It has been proven that smoking cigarettes increases your odds of getting cancer. They do this by introducing toxins into your lungs at a sublethal dose. Overtime, exposing your body to these toxins damages your cells and specifically your mitochondria in such a way that it produces cancer. 

This process can be accelerated on a high carb diet. Compared to the other two macronutrients: fat and protein, carbohydrates cause the biggest insulin release from our pancreas. Chronic high insulin has been shown to be a potent driver of cancer because insulin is a hormone that promotes growth. In cells that are compromised via chronic sublethal damage, the hormonal and genetic changes caused by chronic high insulin create a perfect environment for cancer formation and growth.

What can you do to lower your odds of developing cancer? It’s easy, follow an ancestral diet. This consist of whole food, low carb options that our ancestors have ate for thousands of years. Also, practicing some sort of intermittent fasting as well as incorporating extended fast into your routine will greatly reduce your odds of developing cancer.

To learn more and cancer and insulins role in promoting cancerous growths, listen to this week’s podcast.