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cancer cells have abnormal or damaged mitochondria. Mitochondria

are rod-shaped organelles that are the powerhouse in our cells, (like little

generators). They convert oxygen and nutrients into adenosine
triphosphate (ATP), which is called the Krebs Cycle. Dr. Warburg and

his colleagues observed that the function of the mitochondria in cancer

cells differs from normal cells.

Normal cells use oxygen and their mitochondria to burn fat, carbs, and
proteins together for energy. In contrast, cancer cells are fermenters

and do not use oxygen or

fats to produce energy.
Instead they use glucose

and glutamine. They

ferment lactic acid from
glucose as a substrate,

even in the presence of

oxygen. Warburg’s
observation that cancer

cells ferment glucose into

lactic acid using glycolysis
became known as the “Warburg Effect.” Warburg proposed that

cancer cells have a defective respiration (breathing) process and thus
mutate.

Modern pioneers in the field of cancer research, including Professor
Thomas Seyfried of Boston college, view
“IF WE CAN STARVE THE BODY
cancer as a “Metabolic Disease” in which OF GLUCOSE AND GLUTAMINE,
damaged mitochondria survive only on WILL THE CANCER GO AWAY?”

glucose and glutamine for fuel.

HOW TO BEAT CANCER & LIVE FOREVER