Fight Cancer with a Ketogenic Diet, Third Edition: Using a Low-Carb, Fat-Burning Diet as Metabolic Therapy

This might be a good beginning book for someone and I am glad it has been so helpful to so many. I had heard Ellen Davis in an interview and I was expecting more in-depth information. I had already read Nasha WInters and Miriam Kalamian whose books had more and better information, and indexes with which to find it.Her use of exchanges to measure food does not make sense when the keto recipe books, the scales, the trackers all use ounces and grams.For someone who has cancer and a big battle ahead, I would recommend Miriam Kalamian's book for getting started, and cronometer.com for tracking what you eat. Then, The Metabolic Approach to Cancer by Nasha WInters, doctor of Naturopathy, is really good - 350 pages from her experience coaching cancer patients. These two women come from a place of their own life-and-death struggles with Keto diet and cancer and it shows in the intensity of their studies. I go back to these two books again and again. They are fine works and for them, I'd pay double what I did if I had to.

This book is an excellent source for those who want to know much of the details about a Ketogenic diet for cancer but who need it succinctly. Miriam Kalamian's book has more detail, but I have had friends tell me it was more than they wanted to know. For those people Ellen Davis's book would be best. There were some things I learned from Davis that I did not learn from Kalamian. The only problem with Davis is that there is NO INDEX. That means if you want to go back to something you remember, you have no quick and easy way to find it. Because of that I wound up reading it 3 times, each of which had value. However, I would have appreciated an index. But the book has so much that I did not want to take away a star. When I find something of value in a book, I mark it up. My copy has marks all over.

I enjoyed reading this book. The book takes you from the fact that cancer cells addict glucose to why and how ketogenic diet (low carbohydrate high fat diet) can help to fight and cure cancer. It also helps patients to customize their diet and provides cooking techniques. As I lost my uncle due to cancer, I felt Ellen Davis words "I wish with all my heart that I had known then what I know now"

Very clear guidelines for getting deep into ketosis and information on the limits of using it as an adjuvant cancer therapy. My tumors are shrinking (I'm also on a targeted therapy) and I am deeply grateful.

Finally a publication that explains how to fight cancer with a Ketogenic Diet. Easy to understand and follow. Great for helping those trying to follow this diet for someone who is battling, in our case Brain cancer. Thank you Ellen for all your hard work and dedication to keep this updated in a hope that we, as the readers and caretakers, can extend an awesome quality of life for those battling Glioblastoma Multiforme grade 4.

Fight Cancer with a Ketogenic Diet is a fascinating look at cancer as a metabolic disease and as an attempt to combat it with diet. Davis takes the position that a ketogenic diet can help fight cancer because it eliminates or drastically resists insulin-activating carbohydrates and sugars, allowing the cells to burn fats for energy rather than sugars. It ties in with other research I have done in the importance of eradicating sugar and slowing the metabolism. Unfortunately this won't work for me because of my gall bladder problems. However, for those without gall bladder problems, the ketogenic diet might be of great assistance in battling cancer. It is straightforward and helpful and includes recommended resources.

Bought this book for my father who had surgery to remove colon cancer. Very glad to have him on a better diet today to not feed cancer cells, just in case it decides to come back in the future.

Awesome book it made following the Keto diet possible

A very good book - I have only given it four stars rather than five because I feel personally that "Keto for Cancer" (Miriam Kalamian), covering much of the same ground, is in some ways more detailed and has been more useful to me. But this too is worth having, especially if you cannot or do not wish to use the other book's recommended "Cronometer" nutrition tracking app but would prefer written lists of foods and nutrients as detailed here. It also gives some human contacts if you need a clued-up mentor, though more for America than for the UK or Ireland - which probably just reflects the present state of things, to be fair.

Arrived exactly as stated. For obvious reasons this is a very personal view. My husband has been on a low calorie diet for several years after diagnosis of a low grade brain tumour, which has remained stable. We are interested to learn about and consider a Ketogenic Diet. This provides a comprehensive guide to the science, current realistic expectations and clear guidance about this diet possible dangers etc.

Good information for a beginner with little information on keto or cancer but not what i was expecting/ hoping for. I expected a bigger book for one thing with more information with more depth. This is very light basic reading, again for someone just perusing the topic. Disappointing for someone seeking in depth knowledgeable advice to take charge of their life. And suprisingly no mention of mTor activation which is important for cancer patients to factor in. A bit dissappointing given the price and the authors excellent knowledge base.

Lot of informations but not enough recipe

Load of old rubbish i wanted recipes and how to use the diet wasted my money that ill could afford as I have the disease