Cancer survives by adapting. When sugar is limited, it switches to glutamine. Science shows:
• Tumors rely on glucose + glutamine (Front Cell Dev Biol)
• Glutamine fuels cancer stem cells (Cancer Metabolism)
• Ketones cannot be efficiently used by cancer cells
Terrain-supportive strategies:
Balanced protein (not excess)
Ketogenic / low-glycemic nutrition
Anti-glutamine foods (sprouts, matcha, garlic, mushrooms)
Intermittent fasting
Stress reduction
Starve the fuels — don’t starve the body.
Certain foods naturally interfere with glutamine metabolism:
Broccoli sprouts — sulforaphane downregulates glutamine transport
Green tea / Matcha — EGCG inhibits glutamine-dependent pathways
Garlic — sulfur compounds disrupt glutamine signaling
Medicinal mushrooms — reduce cancer stem cell reliance on glutamine
Lemon peel — polyphenols interfere with metabolic signaling