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Laura Shelton

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Laura M. Shelton, Ph.D. is a trained biochemist with a background in cancer metabolism, who has extended her knowledge into the more general area of metabolic disorders to include diabetes and inborn errors of metabolism.

Philosopher's Notes on Laura Shelton's Books

Cancer as a Metabolic Disease - Journal Article
Philosopher's Notes

Cancer as a Metabolic Disease - Journal Article

by Thomas N. Seyfried and Laura Shelton

This is our fourth Note specifically related to cancer I created after my brother’s diagnosis. The Note is on an open access article from the scientific journal Nutrition and Metabolism that Nasha Winters says is a “must read!” (I agree! Super compelling.) Thomas Seyfried is the leading research scientist making the case for the metabolic approach to cancer (vs. as we’ve discussed, a genetic approach). He and Laura Shelton brilliantly and lucidly unpack the case for cancer as a metabolic disease. Bonus: Your brain gets a nice workout as every word is chosen wisely for peer-reviewable hardiness. Big Ideas we explore include the genes vs. metabolism discussion, why your mitochondria are so important, and the two key therapeutic responses if you believe the metabolic approach.