Dr. Matthew Phillips - 'Metabolic Strategies as Therapies in Cancer and Neurodegeneration'
What it is
Neurologist Dr. Matthew Phillips talks at Low Carb Gold Coast 2022 about fasting and ketogenic diets as therapies for cancer and neurodegenerative disease. He focuses on mitochondrial dysfunction and brain energy metabolism.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters point to it in threads on fasting, cancer and Alzheimer's as a clinician's overview of metabolic therapy.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2022, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“Talk on metabolic therapy for cancer and neurodegeneration”
oifjsidjf, 2022-10 · Recommendation · in “Exposure to environmental toxins may be root of rise in neurological disorders”
“Worth a listen”
Neurologist on mitochondrial dysfunction and fasting
pengaru, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “Intermittent fasting protects against Alzheimer’s disease in mice”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: ketogenic diet, fasting, alzheimer's, parkinson's, mitochondria
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