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As far as I understand it, then Jobs was doing juice fasts which is probably the worst thing one can do in the presence of cancer.
by morsma 8y ago
As far as I understand it, then Jobs was doing juice fasts which is probably the worst thing one can do in the presence of cancer.
- madeuptempacct 8y agoWhy is it the worst thing you can do? It's funny - it's so easy to believe in conspiracy theories but then Shaolin monks and Steve Jobs die of cancer, and suddenly all of that goes out of the window. (Unless you make up another theory, but that's getting too convoluted)
- logfromblammo 8y agoAs a guess, I'd say it's because the glucose can be used by the cancer directly as an energy source, and that the fructose can either be metabolized in the tumor directly as an adaptation, or it ties up resources elsewhere in the body that could have been better used to fight the cancer. The lack of protein or fat in the juice means that it cannot help the rest of the body rebuild itself as the tumor is sucking up all available resources. Shipments of essential fats or amino acids are being hijacked by piratical cancer cells, and never reach their intended destinations. If there were an oversupply, some might still get through.
- Shorel 8y agoBecause of the high sugar content?