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L-Carnitine, ketolytic enzymes and therapeutic ketogenic diets for cancer management.

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L-Carnitine plays an absolutely vital role in the metabolism of fatty acids. Mo Farah is recently, somewhat controversially been pruported to have had an injection of L-Carnitine before the 2014 London Marathon for performance gains. It is worth noting that Mo Farah is an endurance athlete, so fat is the predominant fuel source. Fat oxidation rate is high so if you can sustain this for a longer period of time you can improve limits of exhaustion. Carnitine shuttle (1) This IV administration by Mo Farah is now being seen by the media in this country as 'cheating within the rules' with increased scrutiny recently of 'marginal gains' in athletic performance and sport in general after the cycling 'scandal' with Team Sky riders making the most of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) that are known to improve performance for endurance athletes. What helps athletes often has great potential for cancer patients- ie. infusion of nutrients, certain drugs, nutritional supplem...

Telomere biology and cancer

When I was first diagnosed I asked my oncologist about my prognosis and was told... 'well the good news is that you are still quite young.' He then went on to tell me dates for both the best and worst case scenarios.  With biological age being so important for survival I asked 'Well then what if I just try and keep my biological age as young as possible?'. He said, 'Interesting point, well you can certainly try.'.... Telomere biology- try to stay young by supplementing with a bioavailable form of magnesium, vital for over 300 enzyme reactions in the body. Most of us are deficient and supplementation can improve sleep, energy levels, reduce seizure activity for those of us with epilepsy and improve mood. http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/1/157/htm