May 29, 2025

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Run 400 meters

25 leg-assisted dips

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Eggplant & Turkey Spirals with Roasted Peppers

Tender eggplant spirals filled with seasoned ground turkey, roasted peppers, and cheese, baked in rich tomato sauce and finished with more cheese and fresh cilantro.

Ingredients

4 thin slices of eggplant (lengthwise)

6 oz. ground turkey

1/2 tbsp. butter (melted)

1/4 tsp. smoked paprika

1/4 tsp. ground cumin

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

Salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup roasted red peppers (sliced)

1/2 cup tomato sauce (no sugar added)

1.5 oz. cotija cheese (crumbled), divided

1 tbsp. fresh cilantro (chopped)

Macronutrients

Protein: 40g

Fat: 30g

Carbohydrates: 10g

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

Brush eggplant slices with melted butter, season lightly with salt, and roast for 8–10 minutes until soft and pliable.

While eggplant roasts, cook ground turkey (6 oz.)  in a skillet over medium heat with paprika (1/4 tsp), cumin (1/4 tsp), garlic powder (1/4 tsp), salt, and pepper until browned.

Lay roasted eggplant slices flat, layer with roasted red pepper strips, cooked turkey, and a sprinkle of crumbled cheese.

Gently roll each slice into a spiral and place them upright in a small baking dish or skillet.

Pour tomato sauce (½ cup) around and slightly over the spirals. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.

Bake for 15 minutes until heated through and the cheese is melted.

Garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.

Bonus Fresh Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

1 cup fresh tomatoes (peeled and chopped)

1 tbsp. butter

1 clove garlic (minced)

1/4 tsp. onion powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Optional: pinch of dried oregano or basil

Preparation

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.

Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add chopped tomatoes and cook down for 10–15 minutes until thickened.

Season with onion powder, salt, pepper, and optional herbs.

Blend for a smooth sauce or leave chunky for a rustic texture.

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Cancer Is A Metabolic Disease

Glossary:

Aerobic = in the presence of oxygen

Glycolysis = "sugar splitting" for energy use

Positron-emission tomography = PET scan

18fluorodeoxyglucose = Attach fluorescence to a sugar molecule and see where it goes.

Why do cancers have high aerobic glycolysis?

• Widespread clinical use of 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography has demonstrated that the glycolytic phenotype is observed in most human cancers.

• The concept of carcinogenesis as a process that occurs by somatic evolution clearly implies that common traits of the malignant phenotype, such as upregulation of glycolysis, are the result of active selection processes and must confer a significant, identifiable growth advantage.

• Constitutive upregulation of glycolysis is likely to be an adaptation to hypoxia that develops as pre-malignant lesions grow progressively further from their blood supply. At this stage, the blood supply remains physically separated from the growing cells by an intact basement membrane.

• Increased acid production from upregulation of glycolysis results in microenvironmental acidosis and requires further adaptation through somatic evolution to phenotypes resistant to acid-induced toxicity.

• Cell populations that emerge from this evolutionary sequence have a powerful growth advantage, as they alter their environment through increased glycolysis in a way that is toxic to other phenotypes, but harmless to themselves. The environmental acidosis also facilitates invasion through destruction of adjacent normal populations, degradation of the extracellular matrix and promotion of angiogenesis.

• We propose that the glycolytic phenotype, by conferring a powerful growth advantage, is necessary for evolution of invasive human cancers.

  
  

Gatenby, R., Gillies, R. Why do cancers have high aerobic glycolysis?. Nat Rev Cancer 4, 891–899 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrc1478