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Podcast: Ultra Life Today
Episode: Cancer Is NOT a Genetic Disease? Dr. Thomas Seyfried Explains the Metabolic Theory (Part 1)
Description: Is everything we’ve been told about cancer wrong?In this episode of UltraLife Today, Boston College biology professor Dr. Thomas Seyfried explains why he believes cancer is not primarily a genetic disease—but a mitochondrial metabolic disease fueled by disordered energy production.Dr. Seyfried walks us through:* Why the dominant “cancer is a genetic disease” model is breaking down* The experiments showing that damaged mitochondria, not mutated DNA, drive tumor growth* What Otto Warburg got right (and what he didn’t know) about cancer metabolism* How cancer cells ferment glucose and glutam...