Synthetic pesticides increase lymphoma risk by 41%
Steven Bartlett cited data suggesting exposure to synthetic pesticides increases the chance of developing lymphoma by a staggering 41%.
Snapshot · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Leading Cancer Researcher: They’re Ignoring My Research, Cancer Patients Must Know This!
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Jul 16, 2026
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What Foods You Should Actually Eat
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When Bartlett finally pins Seyfried down on what people should actually eat, the answer is characteristically metabolic rather than dogmatic. High fructose corn syrup is 'the worst kind of crap.' Ultra-processed carbohydrates should be avoided. But beyond that, Seyfried refuses to prescribe a single diet — individual metabolism varies by age, sex, genetics, and activity level, and what matters is where any given diet puts you on the GKI chart. He describes a Greek clinic achieving excellent glioblastoma results with a calorie-restricted Mediterranean diet: salmon, sardines, olive oil, avocado, exercise. A carnivore diet of ribeye and eggs works too. Even a well-designed plant-based approach can work. The goal is the same bioenergetic state; the route is personal. Apps being developed in his lab will soon allow people to photograph a food item and instantly see which GKI zone eating it will put them in. Synthetic pesticides, industrial chemicals, and seed oils are flagged with varying degrees of concern, all unified by the same mechanism: mitochondrial damage via oxidative stress.
Andrew Scarborough: 15 years out from stage 3 glioma
Andrew Scarborough from England has been living with a stage 3 brain glioma for approximately 15 years, managing it using metabolic therapy and the ketogenic diet.
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