I’m a physician; this is an excellent interview. Metabolic treatment is a very encouraging development that exemplifies the body’s healing capacities. Congratulations to Andrew for making such a tremendous contribution to the treatment of a very difficult disease. His story is amazing. Also, thank you to Dr.Chaffee for spreading this information through his platform. We need more people who observe outliers and question the status quo. The axiom “ there is always a better way” should never be forgotten in medicine.
@@AnneAlreadyhonestly i think pewtube purposely either allows, or uses bots to try and push a multitude of narratives. Big tech is some serious decepticons....heck Facebook won't even allow you to sell a walker, or wheelchair. In my opinion they are all in bed and heavily invested in big pharma.
Love Andrew, have been following him for years. He's such a humble and kind man. You should invite Pablo Kelly (another glioblastoma survivor) if you haven't yet. He's also 100% carnivore.
@@anthonychaffeemd i really would love a podcast with pablo Kelly too..he is a an amazing inspirational person..his story is even more impressive because it was a glioblastoma
@@4hero70 So Andrew actually has a glioblastoma as well, and it's an even more aggressive form. Not that any of them are good, both have a very low life expectancy. Yeah I have been talking to Pablo, he's a very nice guy. I'm looking forward to speaking with him when we are able to arrange a time that works.
@@anthonychaffeemd that would be Amazing..i always get goosebumps when he tells his story..he needs all our support.. Thank you dr. Chaffee..you are such a great host👌🙋🏼♂️
My hushband also 100% strick carnivore for almost a year in February. He also got GBM, done his surgery june 9 2021. His doing well 100% with carnivore diet. The last MRI result is remarkable everything clear and stable off on med. Three months past already since his last MRI now got a call to do another one jan.6 2023.
Hi @@benilynko6437 sorry to hear about your husband. I have just been diagnosed with stage 4 glioma. I am searching for a way i can help myself with a diet. If you dont mind me asking, how is the carnivore going for him and any advice or things you have learned that could help me. Really appreciate and ok if you dont want to talk about it, i understand. Either way, thanks
My husband died in 2020 after two years fighting GBM cancer. His first seizure was 2018 when they found his tumor and performed surgery to remove. He put 100% faith into his doctors and started chemotherapy and radiation immediately. His oncologist said there was no other therapy when I would push for alternatives. It just breaks my heart that he went so fast 💔
M Kistach,,,heartfelt condolences to you.. I totally understand because my hubby was diagnosed with GBM in May 2020 and passed last year in November 2022.. We did Ketogenic diet,alternative treatments along with traditional but its such an aggressive, horrible cancer that it took his life....I miss him very much and feel numb from it all...😢😢😢😢😢
My mum died from GBM 78 days from diagnosis. She was willing to eat Keto but after the biopsy she deteriorated immediately. I feel we got tricked into doing it as they had told us that her tumour was inoperable but then told us there was a small chance that it was just an infection so insisted on the biopsy. Different doctors were telling us different things although they what I do know is that it took time away from us as she didn’t even get a chance to eat keto for long as she couldn’t swallow properly. We went to Peter Mac in Melbourne and they were serving all sugary foods to the patients with no real options for sugar free. I was appalled and let them know this. I wish I knew about Carnivore diet 10 years ago.
Similar with my mother, l also shared part of my story on my Seizure's above. If l had known about these diets in 2005 when the absence seizures l was having were 6 monthly which changed to monthly after being started on Epilim they may have gone away. There are a lot of doctors out there that have a lot to answer for. Like you l let some know via review sites, have been threatened if l didnt remove but most are still there.
Great interview! I was diagnosed in 2003 with an Astrocytoma grade three. The protocol was resection, radiation and chemotherapy with Temodar (14 months). For seizures I was prescribed phenytoin. I only had the one seizure and after about two years I removed the phenytoin. I had an EEG to prove I was seizure free. I wish my doctors would have told me then about the keto diet. Decahedron was the most horrible drug. I know that I needed it to keep my brain from swelling, but it had the worst side affects. Looking back (I am now 61) I would have opted out of the radiation. I have been keto for about three years after reading Dr. Annette Boswell’s first book, “Any way I can” and even though meat is not my thing, I am working towards a carnivore diet. I wish more doctors would consider diet before pills.
Love to see an interview with the Andersen family. 20+ years of ribeye only, including pregnancies and children on ZC/Carnivore. Joe and Charlene are extraordinary.
My oncologists have used the word remission to describe the disappearance of the resected 5% remainder of my 2.5 cm methylated GBM; 10x immuno T cell/dendritic cell "vaccine". MRI's are every 6 months, but MS-symptoms post gadolinium have led me to a place where I cannot take gadolinium anymore. Symptoms are slowly fading but many remain. Lots of walking, carnivore keto, fasting, HSPs, capsaicin, thc, cbd, coffee, kratom and quality of life is never better - living my best life at 64 after the scare of my life.
and I should add gbm was discovered 2021 after a 9cm subdural hematoma caused headaches, but no large seizures; unsure of any focal point either from the outset to now.
Absolutely right, add there are several case reports, and even case series, showing similar results. I'll be having another 10 year survivor on soon as well to discuss
@@Attmaysuper interested on this… how to cure floaters! I know it’s not as serious as cancer or something but it surely is annoying and tiring to the point i sometimes just close my eyes, walking down the street
Back in the mid-90's, friends learned that their oldest son, then about two or three years old, had a severe seizure disorder. He was put on medication. I asked if they knew about keto diet for seizures; they asked their doctor, who told them that a keto diet would do more harm than good. I was teaching in the Christian school attached to our church, and had this little boy in my classroom beginning when he was four. I watched this formerly bright, active little boy become dull-eyed, dragging around, and mentally challenged. He continued to have petit-mal seizures pretty much constantly. It broke my heart, because even with the little information I had on keto at the time, I was pretty sure that would have been a better alternative than the medications he'd been put on. How can this have been known about for so long, and still be so little accepted and used?
I am a child of the 1980s so my generation and every one since mine has been subjected to this. It's really sad. I hope this generation will break this cycle.
The keto diet successfully treats a lot of things, not just seizure disorders. This information is being deliberately withheld from diabetics, cancer victims, people with autoimmune conditions, people with PCOS, people with mood disorders, etc., etc., etc., PLUS epileptics. The amount of suffering that has occured because of this fraudulent withholding of vital information is enormous, and it's still going on. Thank God for RU-vid (despite it's shortcomings) because now, finally, we're able to hear people's stories from all over the world and put the whole picture together.
1:14 Andrew Scarborough amazing story of his treatment resistant brain cancer and his ongoing survival 12:35 most recent MRI showed no disease 13:10 risks of gadolinium, there are long term consequences 14:44 Deuterium depleted water did not appear to help his case; always drinks water from glass bottles, 18:49 Isabella Cooper discusses conducting her research on 'normal' people in ketosis funding her research through consulting, background in biochemistry and pathophysiology 19:20 maybe ketosis is not just for those with epilepsy 20:46 no animal exists on seed oils in nature 21:59 evaluation of cohort who are 80% of the time in ketosis, racially diverse, study is ongoing 24:22 goal is to have a cohort as a baseline for future , healthy people who live in ketosis 25:53 increased cancer in T2DM 28:50 Andrew's doctor: ketosis diet was dangerous, but now we can show the benefits 30- charities, difficult to support this research 30:20 all research funded by Isabella's consulting, medical writing, Risks of Gadolinium book by Andrew Scarborough due end of '23 40:00 treating low grade tumors with ketosis diet, failings of nutrition industry 45:00 high grade glioma brain tumors 56:00 medications for seizures over time, cause seizures and nutrient deficiencies, and more seizures 1:04 avoid seed oils, 3/6 ratio, fatty acids necessary are not found in plants 1:08 carnivore meals, eggs with dark orange yolk, avocado used to give migraines, goat cheese, fasting, 20000 steps a day
Very interesting interview. Just a comment to the keto products as an incentive for food producers to fund the research of ketogenic diet. I saw few of those products and they were full of all kind of artificial chemical garbage. The list of added chemicals was so long, that I did not even finish to read it.
Hello, I had an Astrocytoma Grade III in 2003. I had a resection, radiation and Chemotherapy (Temodar) for 14 months. For seizures I was prescribed Phenytoin. After transferring to Duke in North CarolinaI was put on a cocktail consisting of high doses of Celebrex and tamoxifen. I had just completed my core work and was working on my Dissertation. I had been accepted to a year long residency at the VA which I had to postpone for a year. When I moved out of state for this residency my parents helped me get an apartment which was on the second floor. I kept falling down the stairs due to my vision being impaired so discontinues all of my meds including the phenytoin. Well not all of my meds, I continued the Provigil to keep me awake. The decahedron had the worst effects. I craved food and would eat anything but mostly sweets. I wish one of my doctors would have talked to me about nutrition. The first time I found out about Ketosis was in a bookstore offering recipes for keto. Then I read Dr. Bozworths’s book, “Any way you can” and found out Ketosis and nutrition.
another great video with ground breaking info! People today need to educate and research themselves back to health with the understanding that there are always better life saving options other than the standard so called treatments, thanks to you both!
This was very informative..I'm 4 weeks into my carnivore, pains are diminishing, headache..I have had 30 yrs of back, hip pain. I wanted to ask about breast cancer. My sister passed 3 yrs ago. I wished I'd seen this then. Do you have any success stories on any who have survived with carnivore? I know it will be a huge help to any suffering. Thankyou for educating me and anyone who listen. 👍🙏😍
WOW thank you for this one! Now I'm worried about my son who is 4 years old. (more below) When he mentioned that dexamethasone raises blood sugar and long term use can cause dype 2 diabetes. 51:00 ish. I looked it up and it's right there! One of my children developed asthma within 6 weeks of being born. And suffered his first major asthma attack at 4 months old. Received two doses of liquid oral dexamethasone at that time. And then twice per year since. Every march and august. Corresponding to dust storms/wind and tree pollen in Winnipeg, Canada. He is now 4 years old and has received this intervention 8 times already. (so two doses 36 hours apart orally 8x which is 16 doses. Starting at 4 months old) Not to mention the steroid inhalers he uses. I asked his asthma/allergy specialist if I should do a dietary change last year. I mentioned eating anti-inflammatory foods. Seeing as asthma is in part inflammation. He said no." There's no reason to do that or to think that it would help." So I continued on the regular crappy North American diet. (I'm in Canada. So I cannot simply change practitioner, I cannot ask for extra tests or things the government doesn't consider necessary which is usually the minimum) I have been doing Carnivore for 4 days now. I feel so stupid for asking that doctor for his opinion. I wish I had simply done it on my own, changed our diet, and watched for changes if any. Now I'm slowly reducing availability in our home to plants/sugars and hoping to have my children fully carnivore within the next month or so. (I have 4 children, 2, 4, 7, 9) Thank you for having interviews with scientific data, or researchers, people with real life examples of healing. This is so encouraging. THANK YOU ~Jj Mom of 4 in the great WHITE north!
I have a friend that suffered her entire life with severe asthma in and out of hospital and on several medications . 10 yrs ago she changed her eating, 85% carnivore with some veggies and occasional berries, she has never again had an asthma attack and no medicine. She did get real sick with CV19 and was able to stay home and not go to the hospital. She’s a personal trainer and dedicates her life to helping others. Diet is everything, you are what you eat. Good luck with your babies.
I worked as a (dosimetrist) in a cancer center for 25 years, quit working at 52 y/o. Gave radiation my whole career. Now I’m retired, 100% carnivore and it’s ironic that I was blessed finding this lifestyle and basically not fearing cancer anymore. GBM unheard of surviving for a year really in the cancer community. I thank God that I found this lifestyle.
I lost my father to GBM. I wish I would have known this. I found Ketosis due to having epilepsy. Please keep talking about natural cures to epilepsy. I do know about CO2 and the rescue breathing. In my research (just an engineer) I found out about it.
Checking ketones or the glucose/ketone index later in the day had me confused when I heard that's how Dr Matt Phillips is monitoring his neurology patients on metabolic therapy, but Isabella explains the rationale perfectly. Thanks for a great interview.
About the breathing and CO2 you should look up studies made decades ago by Dr. Konstantin Buteyko who developed a breathing exercises in order to increase CO2 level in blood and to prevent asthma attacks. Those exercises are really very effective to relax lungs and nose mucus membranes.
Isabella Cooper's dedication blows my mind, a soul steeped in the spirit of any of the great pioneers. With enough support she may well provide the definitive blueprint for human health.
My husband was "diagnosed" with a carcinoma. I need help! We researched the Gerson therapy, and though in some regards it makes sense, the sugar in the fruits is still SUGAR. We just started having the carnivor conversation. My husband is a sugar addict - hence the cancer. He's been a vegetarian for decades. His life is founded in biblical principles so strictly NO PORK. And even meat in general is a challenge for him. Please give some guidance. We are open to paying for a personal naturopathic doctor etc. What direction should we go?
Hi Anthony, I am from India.I have c4-c5 neurofibroma(benign). I have undergone surgery twice for that. My last surgery was done in December 2014.But the doctors are not able to remove the total tumour. The remaining part is growing again and due to that my right side part of the body is getting weak and not able to walk properly.I am on carnivore diet from past 6 months and recently done 84 hours water fast twice. Can you please suggest, how to get out of it?
Dunno if you'll see this comment but high doses of turmeric in a Mediterranean diet has been promising for NF. In terms of drugs, there is a new one selumetinib/Koselugo (I am probably spelling both wrong).
@@mutahmarriagecounselor2272 thanks for the suggestion bro. Have you come across anyone who cured with this remedy. That might give me more confidence to my brain as well…
What’s up Anthony happy new year ! I wanted to know if you happened to watch Varis Hamad ‘s latest video where he goes into detail about why the carnivore diet isn’t a good idea based on all his talking points. Pretty good video just curious what you thought if you happen to follow him. He seems to have some good points. Could be a great debate on your channel
Thank you for this very informative interview @anthonychaffeemd . Impressive story! Also, I have a question - would you know of any successful metabolic intervention for acoustic neuroma? I'm not looking for a medical advise ofc, just wondering if a carnivore diet might also prove to be effective for non-cancerous brain tumours. Thank you in advance!
Andrew's comments about gadolinium reminded me - Chuck Norris's wife suffered horrible side effects from the toxicity of the contrast, and I remembered reading about it.
It would be interesting to know the incidence of GBM in animals that never touch sugar or simple/processed carbohydrates. It would also be interesting to know what effect liposomal encapsulated apigenin, curcumin, quercetin, olive leaf, special pro resolving mediators, C, D3/K2, might have on GBM.
Only been interested in this for 6 weeks, gone carnivore, lion diet based on that, and the answer to your question from all I've seen or read so far is: close to zero with the proviso that animals (e.g. those kept in CAFOs) fed an unnatural diet, corn, seed, composites of otherwise waste products may develop these diseases. I do tend to dig deep. Your second question I can't help.
Hi I’m sorry to hear about your husband my partner is going through the same.. he’s also 100% carnivore has been for the last 3 weeks.. he’s starting radio/chemotherapy in just under 2 weeks I was wondering if your partner took this treatment or if he’s solely beating it with his diet. Any advice will be massively appreciated. Thank you Lyndsey
What foods are good to eat for colon health? Doctors blame red meat, bacon, processed meats, dairy, etc. please make a video on list of safe foods to eat, please! I’m so confused!,
I have a pituitary tumor and my symptoms resolve on carnivore. I have trouble with losing too much weight on it though which I'm trying to learn how to deal with.
My father just got diagnosed wirh glioblastoma. They are planning to take out about 70% of the tumour and start radiation with chemo.. but they still have us the impression he wont live for long.. i want to do more for him . I want to prove the doctors wrong as i beleive its all down to diet and stress. Any tips or help from anyone out there?
Going onto a strict keto diet as well as depriving the tumour of nutrition will enhance the effects of the radiation and chemo and potentially reduce the side effects. Check out videos by Dr. Thomas Seyfried.
Great Story. WE "EHS" ARE ALSO "OUTLYIFERS"....who are NOT RECOGNIZED, usually only mocked and called nuts, while we suffer. I describe it as "torture." and debilitating hijacked life, being EHS. Electromagnetic Hypersensitiviry EHS,--- another one that's not heard or listened to. Some day, maybe we "ehs" will be listened to and studied and HELPED as well.
Anthony can you please make a video on calcium, you never mention calcium but only meat and I just read that one person had calcium deficiency following you unti he included raw diary? Thank you very much
Why was it difficult for him quitting the epilepsy meds, when they weren't working to begin with? (he said he started trying the diets, because his epilepsy was resistance to meds..?)
Withdrawal seizures after a long time being on the drugs. It happens and it sucks. This can be a major risk and was extremely difficult and scary as I did this myself, knowing the risks. I wouldn't recommend doing this without medical support. I was on the highest dose for my body weight.
Very interesting inspirational thank you, do you eat vegetables and are you still taking Epilim. A Naturopath in Brisbane, Sheridan Genrich who l went to for support to start a keto diet told me we are all different and has had me on a low carb diet for 3 months. I have been taking 60g of protein a day with lots of vegetables, vitamins and herbs she has prescribed which has lots of stevia and natural sweetners in, especially the magnesium, B12 & vanilla protein powder which I have been taking daily which has not helped. I have been having seizures for 18yrs after damage to the left temporal lobe by my x partner. I stopped meds 10yrs ago because of side effects plus they were not stopping the 0 - 5 mnthly seisures ( 20 - 25yr) the same time my hormones changed ( l am 60). The seizures have gone from absence seizures to drop seizures, which l know are dangerous but so are the drugs. Dr Chaffee was very helpful and answered my email & advised trying the carnivore diet which I hope to start over the next few days. I have been wondering about going Keto or Carnivore, no doctor has ever mentioned diet they are presently waiting to try me on Keppra, AGAIN. I had bowel cancer in 2012 and all is good there. My computer has just stopped so im watching via my mobile at present & will have a look at your site soon. I have joined a few Traumatic Brain lnjury sites for information but have not found a lot, except cannabis which I may try again if this doesn't work.
He eats a fairly strict carnivore diet with no veggies I believe. I have seen carnivore work better than keto for seizures in a few patients already, but that's not to say it will fix everybody. But, it will help in a lot of other ways as well, so well with the shot. Good luck with it!
@@anthonychaffeemd Finally got my computer going again we cant do a lot without it anymore. It is still very confusing regarding the Keto/ Carnivore diet for my seizures, I just listened to Dr Gundry's most recent talk and he is saying animal protein Neu5Gc that is in beef, lamb and pork has an association not causation with bowel and breast cancer as it can hide or cloak itself. This was what I had read in 2012 regarding meat and bowel cancer which took me back to eating only vegetables and fish as I had stage 3C bowel cancer in 2012 which a Naturopath did not not pick up on over an 8 month period for CFS until I was rushed to hospital. You can understand why I am wanting to do my research and I no longer trust most naturopaths or doctors I have spend thousands on over the years and gotten nowhere. Dr Patrick Walsh & Dr Andrew Stevenson are the best specialists surgeons of Digestive Diseases here in Brisbane that saved my life, Dr Stevenson was able to remove only part of the bowel when I was told I may have had to have a complete hysterectomy. I stopped eating all vegetables 17/12/22 and have only had meat, fish and eggs.
@Iwf51 Hi in your comment did you actually have two heart attacks and then start a carnivore diet, Or were you on a carnivore diet to begin with and just continued along with the supplements you took for your heart disease ??
Correct, I'm glad you mentioned this. Also it wasn't diet alone that possibly led me to do well and I always say my results are purely speculative. I am just one person and there are many variables, which is why I want to do a study on a group of patients with GBM. It's well worth investigating, even though my own case remains interesting, not least with the control of the type of epilepsy I had. I have no control over how people share this information, unfortunately, but it's true that there has been some exaggeration on some of the podcasts I have been on, even after I have corrected them. In future I need to think more about this. Videos on my own channel are more 'real' I find, as I have more control and I feel relaxed enough to provide much needed context. There are a number of things in this interview I would have rephrased or said completely differently. Regarding classification, I think I stated that under the current WHO guidelines it MAY have been recategorised, but on consensus, looking at it visually and not just the molecular characteristics, it may not have. I use the word 'may' purposefully. I'm not an absolutist and I realise I'm not always correct with my assumptions, so I'm careful with my language. People have their own interpretations, but good scientists will appreciate the nuance. I don't have all the answers, but I try my best to ask good questions and test theories. At the moment I'm passionate about using liquid biopsy data to attempt to prevent future recurrence.
@@ascarby i am sure i dont speak just for myself when i say thst your intent behind what you present and talk about help others become more informed. Please continue to do what you do in this space.
Dr Chaffee sometimes you need to listen to what you say about the government and then answer your questions. It becomes very obvious why these things don’t happen. (Sadly 😢)
Yeah, that's what many think as well, no money in it. However, there have been dozens of small studies in humans, and tons of massive ones in mice showing great results like this. Cedars Sinai medical center actually used keto right now to treat GBM and other cancers, and have published case series showing great results. There are many in the works around the world as well, and I'm trying to start one at my institution as we speak
@@mvann7586 That's just an excuse they tell themselves that becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy. How much money does sickness and death cost the economy every year in terms of lost productivity?
My understand is it was molecular GBM - i.e. it had grade 4 chromosomes based on how it would have been graded today. However 10 years ago they didnt grade these tumors based on molecular markings - hence it would have only been graded as a grade 3 astrocytoma.
Upon diagnosis it was Anaplastic Astrocytoma - IDH1 wild type, unmethylated MGMT. It is unclear what this would be under the new 2021 guidelines for classification as usually that would be based on consensus, taking many factors into account, including visual appearance and the presence of necrotic tissue.
@@ascarby perhaps I'm wrong in what I'm about to say, but my understanding is that IDH and MGMT it would have been graded as Grade 4, molecular GBM. People should do their research to confirm though.
@@nedj2529 IDH1 wild type and unmethylated MGMT, as mine was, would likely be re-classified as GBM, correct, however, it's also graded on consensus, keeping in mind a host of factors, so I'm hesitant to say this grouping as a GBM tumour would be definitive.
I had the same issue could barely make it up the stairs to the house. Turned out my potassium was way too low. I started taking 2000 mg per day ( elementary - very important) and the energy came back!
After 2 months I broke out in a rash on my legs. Other than that amazing results, but the rash has made me rethink if I should stop or keep going, the rash was enough for me to stop for now, trying to find out the rash problem?????
medicinal cannabis is a business, possibly a con, and placebo effect could be a big factor. Not saying it's entirely useless but I'm pretty sure it is falsely advertised.
They oversell it to compensate for the vilification of it over the years. It seems to be better at controlling symptoms than targeting the causes of disease. But it will not undo all the effects of the Standard American Diet, so if you still eat that, that's what you'll crave. Eat meat, you'll crave more meat. I would like to see a controlled study of cannabis + carnivory to see what we actually get. What really gets me, though, is how commercially grown bud much is put in sugary junk food. That's probably undermining any potential health benefits of it. And it's a waste of bud because cannabis is fat-soluble, so it makes more sense to infuse it with butter or some other animal fat.
Just to be clear here, ketogenic and carnivore diets are two very different things. The former has evidence as far as a potential appropriate diet for cancer patients, through multiple mechanisms, particularly lower insulin levels and better insulin sensitivity. The carnivore diet is potentially dangerous because of the damage it does to the intestinal lining, and processed meats are carcinogenic via nitrso compounds. Red meat eaten with leafy greens and marinated removes most of the negative effects. The benefits of a carnivore diet are from what you are NOT eating, not the red meat, for the most part. There is obvious good short-term nutrition in red meat.
