343: Worried About Cancer? You Need to Try This, says Dr. Longo

by Dr. Steven Gundry | Mar 18, 2025 | 0 comments

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I’ve long believed that time-controlled eating holds the key to a longer, healthier life—and may even help combat serious diseases. But what does the science actually say?

To answer that, I’m joined by one of the world’s leading experts on longevity and age-related diseases, Dr. Valter Longo.

Dr. Longo is the creator of the fasting-mimicking diet, a groundbreaking approach clinically proven to reduce biological age and improve key health markers like diabetes, kidney function, and cancer survival.

He also has a new book, Fasting Cancer: How Fasting and Nutritechnology Are Creating a Revolution in Cancer Prevention and Treatment.

Together, we explore the science behind fasting, the transformative benefits of the fasting-mimicking diet, and how you can use Dr. Longo’s research to live a longer, healthier life.

On this episode you’ll learn:

Why most doctors give misguided dietary advice to cancer patients (3:00)
How fasting doesn’t always mean going without food (plus simple tricks to get the biggest benefits) (4:20)
Water fasting diet—helpful or harmful? (7:06)
The fasting technique that helped shrink tumor cells in mice (8:53)
With obesity sky high, are GLP-1 drugs the answer? (28:15)
Why the Blue Zones diet may not be the best choice for everyone (35:06)
What you can start doing TODAY to help prevent serious illness and disease (38:00)
Should you increase animal protein intake as you age? (42:35)
More about Dr. Longo:

Dr. Valter Longo’s new book: Fasting Cancer

Dr. Valter Longo’s Instagram

Dr. Valter Longo’s website: valterlongo.com

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