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Cinnamon, rich in cinnamaldehyde and polyphenols, has shown promising effects in preventing and improving the symptoms of metabolic syndrome. It improves insulin sensitivity and cellular glucose uptake, enhances antioxidant activity, supports blood sugar and blood pressure control, and lowers inflammation. Compounds in cinnamon also help prevent the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and have shown inhibitory effects on cancer cell proliferation and on processes linked to Alzheimer's disease. Both main types of cinnamon have demonstrated these effects. However, cassia cinnamon, the common and cheaper variety, is high in coumarin, a compound that stresses the liver and may cause harm when taken in large amounts over time. Ceylon cinnamon, by contrast, is low in coumarin and is the type the studies suggest can be taken regularly. The picture attached is of Ceylon cinnamon.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄!⁣ ⁣ Mounting evidence points to cancer being a metabolic disease, contrary to the conventional theory that it is a genetic one. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This misconception about the true cause of cancer is responsible for the poor outcomes seen with conventional therapies. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Approaching cancer as a mitochondrial metabolic disease, caused by mitochondrial damage and dysfunction, has led to improved treatment outcomes. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ To achieve greater success in cancer treatment, the following steps are a 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ☑️ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿, such as insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and chronic infection. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Conventional cancer treatment does not concern itself with these. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “If you do not cut off the fuel supply below, it is almost impossible to put off the fire above.” ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ You must cut off the fuel supply of the cancer, otherwise your treatment will most likely fail. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ☑️𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵. ⁣⁣ This can be achieved by lowering your glucose-ketone index (GKI), which makes the tumour microenvironment hostile to cancer. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Conventional therapy often does the opposite, for example, when prednisolone is prescribed during treatment. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ☑️𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿. ⁣⁣ Lymphocytes are the cells your body uses to fight and eliminate cancer, but cancer protects itself by attacking them, reducing their number and function, and conventional treatments like chemo and radiotherapies destroy them further. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Effective immune surveillance and cancer treatment require an adequate absolute lymphocyte count, generally in the range of 1,000 to 4,000 cells/µL. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Certain diets, exercise and supplements help raise lymphocyte count and improve your body's ability to fight cancer. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ☑️𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 (𝗖𝗦𝗖𝘀). ⁣⁣ CSCs are responsible for cancer recurrence, and chemotherapy and radiotherapy do not eliminate them. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ They are the reason most people who are declared cancer-free, after chemo and radiotherapy, suffer recurrence. Certain repurposed medications and supplements target CSCs and eliminate them. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ CSCs are also the reason cancer returns more aggressively and more resistant to treatment. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ☑️ 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. ⁣⁣ Research has shown that several of these agents have anticancer activity, and when used together in the right combination and doses, their mechanisms act synergistically, leaving cancer cells fewer routes of escape. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ These 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 listed above, used alone or alongside conventional therapy, make for better outcomes and improved survival. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Unfortunately, hospitals offer only conventional therapy, without these crucial steps. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

Another woman with breast cancer reached out to me today. The first question I asked was whether she was diabetic. Her answer: "Yes oooo." She told me she has been on chemotherapy with no improvement. How could there be improvement when the source of the fire has not been addressed? Many practitioners still treat insulin resistance, and its twin hyperinsulinemia, as a joke. But how do you treat cancer without assessing for insulin resistance, and reversing it where present? I have seen many cancer patients and assessed every one of them for insulin resistance. Only two did not have it. Both had lymphoma, and both tested positive for herpes. In every other patient, across many cancer types, insulin resistance was the common denominator. Some Nigerian doctors in the UK and US consider me a quack for advocating routine assessment for insulin resistance. A test that could save millions of lives is dismissed as useless. If your doctor will not request it, find a laboratory and run the tests yourself. You are responsible for your health. Do not wait until it is too late.

In 2024, a senior resident at a federal teaching hospital referred a patient to me after noticing that his condition was deteriorating despite care from multiple consultants. He had type 2 diabetes, severe dyslipidaemia, and abnormal kidney and liver function. His laboratory report noted that his serum was as turbid as chalk. What causes serum to become that turbid? Excess lipids (elevated triglycerides and cholesterol.) Serum is the fluid left behind when your blood clots. It is supposed to be straw-colored and clear. This patient was already on atorvastatin 2 40mg daily, a cholesterol-lowering medication. He was also on diabetes medications. After a thorough assessment, I discontinued the atorvastatin and developed a treatment plan centred on dietary and lifestyle modification. Just over two months later, his serum was clear. His lipid profile improved more without atorvastatin than it ever had while taking it. The reason is straightforward. Elevated lipids are not caused by a deficiency of atorvastatin or any other statin. They were caused by insulin resistance, and atorvastatin worsens insulin resistance. By focusing on reversing the root cause, the lipids normalised as a consequence. When you fix insulin resistance, you fix a great deal else. If we continue to focus on symptoms and prescriptions, our patients will continue to suffer. Therapeutic nutrition is a legitimate and powerful clinical tool. It is time we used it.