Episode 157: Why Choose Keto for Cancer with Dr. Christy Kesslering

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Christy Kesslering is passionate about working with patients on diet and lifestyle interventions to help them optimize their health. She started out in conventional medicine and is a board-certified Radiation Oncologist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from UCLA and attended medical school at Loyola University Chicago-Stritch School of Medicine. She finished her Radiation Oncology Residency at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2000 and has been treating patients in the Chicagoland area since that time. She realized that something was missing from conventional medicine and did additional studies to improve outcomes with cancer but also saw many other diseases improve. She has done additional studies in the fields of Functional Medicine, Integrative Medicine, and the Terrain-Theory of cancer. She is a Terrain Certified Practitioner trained by Dr. Nasha Winters and is a founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She has been named a Top Doctor multiple times by Castle Connelly and Chicago Magazine.

In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Christy talk about:

• (04:43) A little bit about Dr. Christy
• (09:22) Dr. Christy's move from Radiation Oncology to Metabolic Health
• (17:12) How people respond to the idea of trying keto for their cancer
• (22:01) The benefits of focusing on metabolic health for reducing the risk of cancer
• (26:21) Genetic factors and cancer risk
• (30:54) Wether particular types of cancer respond better to keto
• (34:16) How fasting can help with chemo and cancer
• (42:09) Exercise and cancer
• (46:03) Wether juicing and eating a plant-based diet is beneficial for treating/preventing cancer
• (50:29) What Dr. Christy would like to see change in conventional oncology

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

Links:

Dr. Christy Kesslering:

• Kess Rx
• Metabolic Health for Cancer Course

Dr. Tony Hampton:

• Linktree
• Instagram Account
• LinkedIn Account
• Ritmos Negros Podcast
• Q Med
• Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures
• How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life