About Us
Why did we start metabolic therapy?
What do we get out of providing all this content for people we don’t know?
Here’s our story!
A Journey of Hope and Strength
Cancer. It’s the one word no family ever wants to hear. For us, it became real in April 2024 when our mum was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cervical Cancer. The cancer had spread aggressively to her bones and brain. It felt like the world had completely stopped. Then came the brutal statistics—doctors told us she might only have 11 months to live. It was like the ground had been ripped out from under us. But even in that crushing moment, we knew one thing: we weren’t giving up.
Her medical team wasted no time and started her on a tough treatment plan—six rounds of high-dose chemo (Paclitaxel and Carboplatin) alongside immunotherapy (Pembrolizumab). But then, just a week before her first treatment, she had a stroke. It was terrifying. The doctors decided to leave Avastin out of her regimen, but Mum was ready to fight. Every day, despite how hard it got, she told us, “I’m not giving up.” Her determination kept us going.
A Glimmer of Hope
In the middle of all this chaos, we stumbled across Dr. Thomas Seyfried’s research on metabolic therapy and the “press-pulse protocol.” For the first time, we felt like there was some hope outside the standard treatments. Mum wasn’t sure about trying anything that might interfere with her chemo, but she was open to the ketogenic diet—a key part of the protocol. It wasn’t much, but it felt like we were taking back a little bit of control.
After six cycles of chemo and immunotherapy, we held our breath as the results came in. Her PET scan showed no evidence of disease (NED), and her MRI revealed a 25% reduction in her brain metastases. It was unbelievable—something we hadn’t dared to hope for at the start.
Fighting for More Than One Life
While all this was happening with Mum, our beloved boxer, Pepper, started limping. The vet confirmed our worst fears: bone cancer. And if that wasn’t enough, our other boxer, Fiona, developed a swollen lymph node that turned out to be lymphoma. It was like cancer was attacking us from every side.
We turned to Dr. Seyfried’s work again, switching both dogs to a raw ketogenic diet and working with a professional to create a calorie-restricted keto plan with supplements. Pepper and Fiona didn’t just adjust—they loved their new meals, wagging their tails like nothing had changed.
We couldn’t afford hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) or access it for pets in the UK, so we focused on what we could do. We added fenbendazole as a glutamine inhibitor and poured every bit of love and care into them. Their resilience was inspiring. Even on their worst days, they greeted us with joy, showing us what it means to fight with heart.
Challenges and Hard Choices
Through it all, Mum stayed strong, but she’s been cautious about fully embracing the press-pulse protocol. She’s hesitated to try off-label drugs like fenbendazole or metformin, and we understand—it’s a lot to take in. Financial barriers also ruled out options like HBOT.
Mum’s journey hasn’t been easy. She’s lived with bipolar disorder and depression for years, made worse by losing her father, a painful divorce, and moving from sunny Portugal to England in 2014. Instead of addressing the root causes, doctors prescribed medications that seemed to make things worse. We often wonder if something as simple as vitamin D could’ve helped with the depression, especially given how much she misses the sun.
Despite everything, she’s stayed strong and continues to inspire us every day. Her courage reminds us that hope doesn’t mean denying reality—it means doing everything you can, no matter how tough it gets. We are also very grateful for the unconditional support and love from our step dad throughout this difficult times.
Why We’re Sharing This
This journey has given us a purpose: spreading the word about Dr. Seyfried’s work and metabolic therapy for cancer. It’s shocking how few people know about these options that could make such a difference. We want to make sure others don’t feel as lost as we did at the start.
If you’re battling cancer, supporting someone who is, or just looking for answers, we want you to know you’re not alone. There’s always more to learn, more to try, and more reasons to keep fighting.
Joining Forces with Simon - how it started
I met Bernardo, whose story you just read, through the group he started on skool.com called Cancer Warriors. I joined because I have recently been diagnosed with very early cancer and wanted to look into various groups about healing cancer naturally.
For me, cancer wasn’t a shock revelation, more of an annoyance. I have adenocarcinoma in the bowel and the reason I have such an early diagnosis is that I have been monitored with regular screenings for over 25 years because of an autoimmune condition called Ulcerative Colitis. Given that I have such an early diagnosis, I have plenty of time to build out a full plan of treatment, get any test done that I feel will help, and time my metabolic therapy with the regular checkups through the NHS.
Ironically, my cancer diagnosis came at a time when after decades of trying a thousand different things, I am finally on top of my condition. In terms of outward appearance, if you spent any length of time with me, you would never know I had any health problems at all.
sharing Goals
Anyway, back to meeting Bernardo. While in the Skool group, I was sharing my research with the members. As a tech geek, I am quite heavily into the latest craze in tech, artificial intelligence (AI). As a research tool, the various AIs out there are incredible at helping me learn about the many aspects of metabolic therapy and the press/pulse protocol. I’ve always been good at research and finding answers, now, I’ve got the tools and a pretty good reason to get deep into the ins and outs of how and why Prof Seyfried’s work is so important.
MY OUTLOOK ON CANCER RESEARCH
There have been stories about people being cured of cancer without modern conventional interventions for decades. But how true are these stories? Are they just fables? Is there any basis in fact and science? How is it there is no “cure” for cancer when there has been billions spent on research over several decades?
It is only now when the worlds knowledge has been shrunk into a technological device in our pockets that we are able to piece together the facts and experiences from everyone, everywhere.
GETTING STARTED
Having had many conversations about various topics in the group, I saw Bernardo’s post asking for help with building a website. I answered since I have some website-building experience as well as being an IT and tech geek for much of my life.
Our discussions led to me essentially taking over responsibility for building the website. I have a vested interest in the information being presented and some technical know-how, so it seems like a pretty good fit. I guess we’ve become partners, so it’s probably a good job that we like each other as well as just having a shared goal.
Instead of waiting for somebody else to do the research, find the answers, and lay everything out neatly and ready for consumption, we’ve decided to undertake this task ourselves. The information is out there.
We met up in the latter half of February 2025 and spent a few days together. We shared stories and insights and I met with most of Bernardo’s lovely family. We hope to have many more visits in the future. We are both in the UK, but we’re not exactly neighbours. So now, we’re partners in sharing the huge amount of knowledge around metabolic therapy, Prof. Seyfried’s work and its ground breaking effects for other cancer warriors.
