Tripping Over the Truth

The Return of the Metabolic Theory of Cancer Illuminates a New and Hopeful Path to a Cure

By: Travis Christofferson

Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu

A masterful synchronization of history and cutting-edge science shines new light on humanity's darkest diagnosis. In the wake of the Cancer Genome Atlas project's failure to provide a legible road map to a cure for cancer, science writer Travis Christofferson illuminates a promising blend of old and new perspectives on the disease.

Tripping Over the Truth follows the story of cancer's proposed metabolic origin from the vaunted halls of the German scientific golden age to modern laboratories around the world. The listener is taken on a journey through time and science that results in an unlikely connecting of the dots, with profound therapeutic implications. Transporting us on a rich narrative of humanity's struggle to understand the cellular events that conspire to form malignancy, it flows like a detective novel, full of twists and cover-ups, blind alleys and striking moments of discovery by men and women with uncommon vision, grit, and fortitude.

Ultimately we arrive at a conclusion that challenges everything we thought we knew about the disease, suggesting the reason for the failed war against cancer stems from a flawed paradigm that categorizes cancer as an exclusively genetic disease. For anyone affected by this terrifying disease and the physicians who struggle to treat it, Tripping Over the Truth provides a fresh and hopeful perspective. It explores the new and exciting nontoxic therapies born from the emerging metabolic theory of cancer - therapies that may one day prove to be a turning point in the struggle against our ancient enemy. We are shown how the metabolic theory redraws the battle map, directing researchers to approach cancer treatment from a different angle, framing it more like a gentle rehabilitation than like all-out combat.

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Moving forward towards a cure for cancer

This book is a true gem, a must read for anyone interested in health topics as well as in scientific paradigm shifts. One of those you want to keep in your permanent collection. Very scientific and well reasoned yet accessible for the general public and enjoyable to read or listen thanks to the author's wonderful narrative skills. If you want to understand cancer, the medical and pharmaceutical apparatus behind it and the political forces that keep us from making progress, you will very much appreciate this book. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed or are battling cancer, this book will offer hope and provide valuable information to guide you in making the decisions that are best for you.
The audio book was very pleasing. I will probably be getting the print copy as well.

The bigger picture!

This book is excellent. The author takes us from our narrow or focussed point of view; far enough away to see a bigger picture. A picture that needs to be seen by the researcher, medical provider, regulatory body and patient alike.

breakthrough book

I must read if you or any family member is suffering from cancer I use RKD for Optimal Health. Judy Farmer

great book!

The book was very technical, so my favorite parts were the case studies. I was hoping to hear about the ketogenic diet. The last 1 1/2 hrs spoke about the diet. I guess I could have started listening at that point because really all of the technical details were over my head. While listening to the last 1 1/2 hours other parts of the book were mentioned, so it made sense to me. If I had only listened to that last section I would not know the references, but since I wanted to understand the keto diet piece, I guess I could have started listening at 1 1/2 hrs from the end and got what I wanted out of it...

About Time!!!

It’s about time chemo got turned on it’s head. A doctor once told me that even water can be toxic?!?!?!? Not even in the same sense as taxol and all of the rest. I could write a book.