The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
155. Taylor Dukes: How She Beat Cancer with Functional Medicine
Tue, 08 Apr 2025
Could your body shrink a brain tumor by half before surgery? Taylor Dukes is proof that it is possible. In this episode, Taylor shares her journey from medical mission trips in Africa to discovering a plum-sized brain tumor in her frontal lobe with no symptoms, which offers invaluable wisdom for anyone navigating their own health challenges. Rather than immediately rushing to surgery, she practiced an integrative approach — metabolic ketosis, methylene blue, red light therapy, and molecular hydrogen oxygen, and with the results being nothing short of remarkable, her tumor shrinking by half before surgery. Your body’s healing capacity is extraordinary when given the right tools. The question is: are you ready to discover what’s possible for your own health? Join the Ultimate Human VIP community and gain exclusive access to Gary Brecka's proven wellness protocols today!: https://bit.ly/4ai0Xwg Connect with Taylor Dukes: Website: https://bit.ly/4byxTS5 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3Rii1cS TikTok: https://bit.ly/4hiQaEe Facebook: https://bit.ly/4iUS5zL LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4kW5hGq Thank you to our partners: H2TABS - USE CODE “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4hMNdgg BODYHEALTH - USE CODE “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF: http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV BAJA GOLD - USE CODE "ULTIMATE10" FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/3WSBqUa EIGHT SLEEP - SAVE $350 ON THE POD 4 ULTRA WITH CODE “GARY”: https://bit.ly/3WkLd6E COLD LIFE - THE ULTIMATE HUMAN PLUNGE: https://bit.ly/4eULUKp WHOOP - GET 1 FREE MONTH WHEN YOU JOIN!: https://bit.ly/3VQ0nzW MASA CHIPS - GET 20% OFF YOUR FIRST $50+ ORDER: https://bit.ly/40LVY4y VANDY - USE CODE “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF: https://bit.ly/49Qr7WE PARKER PASTURES - PREMIUM GRASS-FED MEATS: https://bit.ly/4hHcbhc AION - USE CODE “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4h6KHAD HAPBEE - FEEL BETTER & PERFORM AT YOUR BEST: https://bit.ly/4a6glfo CARAWAY - USE CODE “ULTIMATE” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/3Q1VmkC HEALF - GET 10% OFF YOUR ORDER: https://bit.ly/41HJg6S BIOPTIMIZERS - USE CODE “ULTIMATE” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4inFfd7 RHO NUTRITION - USE CODE “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: https://bit.ly/44fFza0 Watch the “Ultimate Human Podcast” every Tuesday & Thursday at 9AM EST: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8 Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3RQftU0 Connect with Gary Brecka: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs TikTok: https://bit.ly/4coJ8fo X.com: https://bit.ly/3Opc8tf Facebook: https://bit.ly/464VA1H LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4hH7Ri2 Website: https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU Merch: https://bit.ly/4aBpOM1 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/47ejrws Ask Gary: https://bit.ly/3PEAJuG Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:49 Taylor Dukes’ Health Journey 1.0 10:28 Journey 2.0: Diagnosis and Healing from a Brain Tumor 19:28 Impact of Mindset and Healthy Diet 23:35 Undergoing through Different Treatments (Vitamin C, Methylene Blue Infusions, Red Light Therapy, Molecular Hydrogen Oxygen, and Metabolic Ketosis) 26:13 Elimination of Mold, Mycotoxin, Metals, and Virus 27:19 Link of Parasites and Cancer 30:52 Shrinkage of the Tumor in Half 34:55 Treating Lyme Disease 37:01 Stress-Reducing Techniques 41:05 Caring for Our Gut Health 44:48 Practical Steps Every Mom Should Know About 52:58 Taylor’s Online Community 54:50 Final Question: What does it mean to you to be an “Ultimate Human?” The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The Content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: How did Taylor Dukes discover her brain tumor?
Life was good. I have a thriving functional medicine practice of my own at this point. I've met the man of my dreams. We have two children and I got the curveball of my life. So I did the scan and they found a massive brain tumor in my right frontal lobe. And I'm like, what? You've got to be kidding because I have no symptoms.
So now you're in for the journey of a lifetime.
Yeah.
So tell me about that journey.
I knew that I probably needed to get it out, but I was also like, okay, this has been growing for years. Same thing with functional medicine. The disease doesn't just happen overnight. It's drops in the bucket over time that lead to the full-blown manifestation of a disease and symptoms.
All cancer is a healthy cell that became metabolically sick. Why do we believe that healthy cells can become metabolically sick? But we don't believe that metabolically sick cells can become healthy.
I knew enough about the body that I wasn't just going to like jump to surgery and fear. And I just felt led to take an integrative approach. I like saying integrative because you take the best of the conventional, the best of the holistic, and you integrate the two for the best possible outcome.
We need to start thinking about being in service to the body and that everything that's going to enter your body from now on has got to be in service to you.
before your surgery did the tumor actually shrink it did it was a miracle which is insane so to give the people that are listening to this hope can you give me a little more detail about what you did on this journey i think mindset is so huge and i think so many people hear the word cancer and it's a death sentence getting into your question of what i did is
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Chapter 2: What integrative approaches did Taylor use to address her tumor?
So we looked at my diet. We completely turned around my diet. And, you know, here she was asking me, like, you know, do you eat gluten? Do you eat this? And to me, I'm like, well, yeah, I always have. You know, I partied in college. Yeah. Yeah. But I never.
Gluten is the least of my concerns.
I was going to Whataburger.
So Jack Daniels. Yeah. Yeah, exactly.
And so for me, I was like, I've always eaten this way and I've never been sick. So it can't be the food. But man, was I wrong. And so she, you know, I had a lot of parasites from living abroad. I had heavy metal toxicity.
Wow. Because I was thinking mold, mycotoxin, heavy metal parasite.
Yeah, exactly.
I'm actually doing a parapurge cleanse right now.
Yes. And everyone should. It's something that other countries do it. We deworm our pets. But why aren't we talking about in humans? Because parasites suppress our immune system.
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