Cancer, Sugar, and Health with Dr. Brendan Prendergast - Episode 1091

: Episode - Radiation Oncologist Dr. Brendan Prendergast talks being a cancer doctor, the Paleo diet, CrossFit, evil sugars, and more on this Friday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli DR. BRENDAN PRENDERGAST Dr. Prendergast is a radiation oncologist This means he uses radiation for cancer therapy "Flips a switch" He is an incredibly intelligent man Practices in Florida Got into Paleo in med school (and crossfit, too!) This really shaped his idea of health and fitness He and his wife started a blog last year OurHealthHabit.com Brendan tries to incorporate his idea of healthy living into his work He hated that doctors give sick people crap just because they're told it's right! Often, the opposite diet is the right one Giving diabetics low-fat jello is not helping anyone Sugar just fuels cancer - this is easy to see! There is quite possibly a correlation between increased sugar consumption and higher cancer rates