Methionine Restriction for Cancer: Is It Right for You? 

A ground-breaking UCLA study conducted over forty years ago discovered the “absolute methionine dependency” of many forms of metastatic cancer. According to the researchers back then, breast tissue that was healthy could grow without the amino acid methionine but breast cancer cells could not. Studies done since then on ovarian, colon, skin, GI tract, lung and prostate cancer cells as well as on live tumors have shown similar results.

Despite this clear methionine-cancer connection, diets that specifically restrict methionine still come with some controversy.

If you have breast cancer or other form of cancer, could restricting methionine in your diet be …read more