This post is an excerpt from my upcoming book ‘Uncommon Cold: The Science & Practice of Deliberate Cold Exposure.’ It blends the science of ice baths with stories of personal transformation — including my own.
Summary
The so-called ‘War on Cancer’ has been another federal government healthcare failure. Since Nixon first authorized the National Cancer Institute, allopathic treatment outcomes have barely improved.
The metabolic theory of cancer is the neglected step-child of the dominant cancer research paradigm. Nonetheless, scientists like Thomas Seyfried, PhD believe that cancer originates in metabolic dysfunction.
Cold exposure has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in three ways: 1) glucose starvation, 2) ketone production, and 3) cold-shock protein expression.
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