Metformin and Cancer: Why This Old Diabetes Drug Keeps Showing Up in Oncology cancer research cancer therapies functional medicine prostate cancer

Metformin is one of the most prescribed medications in the world. Most people know it as a diabetes drug. Few realize it keeps appearing in cancer research, longevity studies, and prostate cancer discussions.

That is not an accident.

According to Dr. Stephen Petteruti, metformin’s relevance has ve...

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Obesity and Aging: Sustainable Fat Loss Is the Foundation of Longevity anti-aging fat loss functional medicine longevity obesity weight loss

Obesity is not a cosmetic issue.

It is one of the strongest predictors of accelerated aging, disability, and shortened lifespan.

Yet most people are taught to think about weight the wrong way.

In this podcast, Dr. Stephen Petteruti reframes obesity through an anti-aging and longevity lens. He exp...

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Heavy Metals in the Body: What You Don’t Know Can Damage Your Health anti-aging functional medicine heavy metals men's health women's health

Heavy metals are not a niche exposure. They are a modern biological burden.

According to Dr. Stephen Petteruti, heavy metals such as lead and cadmium accumulate silently in the body over decades, disrupting cardiovascular, neurologic, and cellular function long before symptoms appear.

Lead exposur...

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Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Does It Actually Work? cancer research functional medicine men's health prostate cancer prostate health

Focal therapy is one of the fastest-growing trends in prostate cancer treatment. Laser ablation. HIFU. Cryotherapy. TULSA. Each is marketed as a way to destroy cancer while preserving urinary and sexual function.

The promise sounds appealing. Treat only the cancer. Spare the rest of the gland. Avoi...

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Prostate Cancer Without Regret: A Smarter Path That Preserves Vitality biopsy functional medicine men's health prostate cancer prostate health

Most men are presented with prostate cancer as a narrow set of options.

Biopsy.
Surgery.
Radiation.
Hormone suppression.

According to Dr. Stephen Petteruti, that framing is incomplete—and often harmful.

In his new book Fight Cancer Like a Man, Dr. Petteruti lays out a fundamentally different approac...

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Chelation Therapy and Cancer Risk cancer research cancer therapies functional medicine

A Physician’s Perspective on Heavy Metals and Cellular Health

Most people would prefer to reduce cancer risk rather than face cancer treatment after disease develops. From a preventive medicine standpoint, understanding and addressing factors that drive cellular damage is central to that goal.

Acc...

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Alpha-Lipoic Acid During Chemotherapy alpha-lipoic acid cancer research cancer therapies functional medicine

A Physician’s Perspective on Its Supportive Role

Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is a naturally occurring compound found in every cell of the body. It plays a critical role in cellular energy production and antioxidant defense. Because ALA is both water- and fat-soluble, it functions throughout the body, e...

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