This one caught my attention for obvious reasons.
I’ve practiced intermittent fasting for years. And after Peggy’s experience with cancer, I’m probably more curious than ever about what we can do ourselves to create a healthier environment inside the body.
Researchers are asking some interesting questions about fasting and cancer too.
Not, “Can fasting cure cancer?”
It can’t make that promise.
The more interesting question is whether periods without food change metabolism and immune activity in ways that might matter alongside cancer treatment.
There is research suggesting they may.
Scientists have been studying how fasting changes the way normal cells, cancer cells and immune cells use energy. There’s also ongoing research into fasting and fasting-mimicking diets alongside treatments such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
Some of the findings are fascinating.
But we’re still learning.
That’s an important distinction because it’s very easy to go from “researchers found an interesting biologica…
