I'd actually argue you'd be the victims of the seventh Day Adventist Church and Kellogg's that everyone else is just making money off of the broken system they created.
I found it helpful having a motivator. For me it was learning that diabetes can cause blindness and kidney damage. When I took my own lunch to work for our Christmas lunch a couple of people noticed (who are T2 diabetics, one on insulin, the other metformin) and I said My health doesn't take a holiday.
Dr. Westman, I want to thank you for taking the time to post these videos so that we can be educated and heal unnecessary diseases. I am making sure to post this on every single doctor I have listened to that has aided in my journey in one way or another. I reversed my diabetes in 3 months. A1C went from 12.6 to 4.9 on keto, then 4.9 to 4.5 on carnivore. Without you and some of the other doctors, I would not have found this knowledge and would still be sick and dying with diabetes. I am truly thankful and I do not have enough money to give you all for what i think your information is worth so the only thing I can think to do is make my own channel and join you and the others efforts to getting the message out. Thank you again!
I learned of your video's almost a year ago now thru a friend. My wife and I have followed your advice for about 11 months now and I have lost 110 pounds and my wife about 65 pounds. I am fortunate to have a Dr. who agrees with your approach. With his guidance I am off all blood pressure medications and one for Barrett's esophagus that lowered stomach acid. My wife has a different Dr. and is struggling with getting her to comprehend and lower her medications even though her BP is below normal ranges and pre diabetic condition has improved. Thank You for your words of wisdom.
I started the food plan you instructed my joint pain is gone, my fatigue has been replaced with energy and I am able to sleep through the night. I have been diagnosed with Lupus but the medication prescribed for the Lupus gabapentin, Methotrexate made me dizzy and caused GI distress. I started researching the internet and found your videos. I don’t eat quite 20 carbs a day I have gone from 167lbs to 154lbs Some days I don’t eat any carbs. This lifestyle change has given me a new lease on life. I am a 73 yr old retired nurse. I had never taken medication until the Rheumatologist tried to prescribe meds for Lupus. I have not been a smoker or drinker my normal b/p is 116/68 I am not a diabetic. I will follow page 9 because your advice has been the only thing that has helped me. Dr Westman thank you for your videos I have bought every book you have written Just recently obtained Ketogenic The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate restriction in human health
This was very informative. It is easy to get confused by all the different philosophies and information online. I have been working into "dirty keto" for just over a week now and, after spending the last 4 years so inflamed with chronic pain in my joints and muscles, I can finally wake up feeling good. I can't believe the change. It took only a couple of days, and the pain was virtually gone. That's what motivates me more so than anything else. I never thought this was possible. I thought I would be in chronic pain forever. Thank you for sharing this valuable information.
How are you doing now? Is your muscle and joint pain still feeling better? I am thinking of trying keto for my chronic pain. I haven't heard of "dirty keto", is that a less restrictive type of keto?
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve been on the keto path for more than 6 months now and have reaped the benefits of weight loss and turning my A1c from 7.6 to 6.0. Of course my rapid victories have slowed a bit and I’ve been seeking out lots of information and ideas for food with hours and hours of watching keto TH-cam videos. This video is so grounding for me. I’ve decided I need to watch it whenever I’m feeling stalled and to guide me on this less traveled path.
Thank you Dr Westman for the most informative science based Keto diet. I was on Keto 3 months then 6 months carnivore. Started gaining weight, my BP started creeping up to 160/110 because I was listening to internet advisors to ad a lot of fat and butter! I am so glad I found this video, so I could start the right way :)
So grateful Dr. Westman shares this life-changing info! I would love to see a caveat added regarding reduction of hunger and cravings - if I thought 2 days was expected and ‘normal’ I would’ve given up thinking something was wrong!! I did carnivore for a month then switched to Rx-strength Keto. It was a solid 2-3 weeks for the carb cravings to lower (still not totally gone after 3 months) and it took a couple months for the hunger start to dwindle. I’ve been consistently losing 2-3# per week - down 30# so far and feeling SO much better. Just want to make sure people understand the cravings and hunger can persist a bit - hang in there!! It is absolutely worth it!!
Thank you so much for your videos. You are so informative and I appreciate the way you explain things simple. I’ve just recently found your videos, thanks to a talk you had with Dr. Ken Berry (an other MD I have great respect for) and I am so glad I’ve started following you as well. I am so impressed and appreciative for the information you provide. Again thank you so much. I started my ketogenic journey about 10 months ago (thanks to a book written by a Dr named Robert Atkins and some internet research) and I will NEVER returning to the lifestyle I had before. Not a chance. I’ve never felt better. My body is lighter (I’ve lost weight) but my body and especially my stomach is even happier. I’ve more or less have had problems with heartburn, gastritis and ulcers all my adult life especially during autumn and winter season, these last month NONE. Winter is not over but nor is my ketogenic journey. Your videos help me go from clarity to clarity. I felt in my heart and body I’m doing something right (that works for me) but your videos help me understand why. So THANK YOU MUCH.
High cholesterol is a good thing. It’s not high LDL that isn’t an issue it’s damaged lipoproteins, what damages lipoproteins, oxidation and glycation… sugar and seed oils… been keto x 5 years, and now, been ketovoire for six months….
Keto is my favourite~ done for years. even doing half a year keto, half low-carb was very good for me ❤ Felt like wonderwoman, I was beautiful and healthy. Migrainfree, not sensitive to any trigger, focused. stopping doing them at all has literally worsen my whole life those past years. 😢I stopped during c*****9 period even if I've done it on and off with carnivore~ I think I was a bit depressed to cook in general cuz I have a very very high self-discipline and can easily dry fast and water fast for long periods of time. now that I discovered I am pre-diabetic I have the experience of those wonderful years and hope it will help my mood too
I know the lack of knowledge by "egg spurts" ... I was declared a T2D yet only having an hbA1C of 5.6 there was no cure, and I would be forever. Well, I have not had even a drop of exogenous insulin since April 9, 2018. While under their treatment (?) I was taking 60 units of 24-hour insulin and 10 units of fast-acting insulin 3x per day. I was having to snack on carbs just to keep my blood sugar up ... I saw for myself how stupid ... so I weaned myself off insulin ... WO doctor's supervision. I will need to give kudos to Dr Westman and Dr. Berry for the inspiration.
I quit smoking I quit drinking. It’s been years since I’ve had either but quitting carbs and giving up sugar is more difficult than the two of them combined.
I hope you look more into seed oils. I know your theory that cutting carbs is hard enough but these oxidized oils are used to build cell walls and cause issues throughout our bodies. Research that you accept will be slow because this Industry is worth $$$$$. Dr Chris Knobbe has researched these oils please review his research.
Dr. Westman… how quickly does your body begin to burn fat as fuel? Also, is carb cycling considered going from an Rx type Keto to an intermediate type keto? With hypertension, what are the main concerns; BP lowering to quickly? Thank you or anyone that has solid answers to these basic questions.
Listen to this doctor. My son is in the final stage of kidney disease and we are living in hell, trapped with my being his caretaker doing his home hemo. It’s a very difficult life .
I can relate to your experience because I had to take care of a sister with kidney failure due to diabetes. Had I known about this low carb diet, perhaps that would have saved her life.
When you say it can reverse heart failure, what does that mean, I have 40% damage to my heart, I've been keto / ketovor since may last year, lost 45 lbs, whent carnivore on the first day of this year, started to feel a bit unwell last few days? Lack of energy, trouble sleeping, is this normal adaptive symptoms? Ps, im in the uk, its difficult to see a doctor these days and they are very anti meat fat and dairy, jusy want to give pills, i stopped the statin in may last year.
Hi. I found a study of the Dr Westman about keto and bipolar disorder of a few years ago. I've search for info in this channel about it, but I can't find it. If someone knows please comment!!
My dad, in his late 70s, has been a severe diabetic for decades but after I started doing keto last year, he saw my progress he started trying it. As of Today he is off all insulin and all medications - and his doctor was so impressed he gave a prescription for NOT being a diabetic and told him to talk to a nutritionist before he left his office. They prescribed him pioglitazone - which I assume is to prevent ketoacidosis now that he is no longer on insulin. But, that prevents the body from making ketones from what I saw. He doesn’t want to take these meds. What do you know about this drug and how does it work or not work for severe diabetics who reverse their condition with keto?
Find a Doctor that does keto prescription lifestyle but everything that I have watched online says he doesn’t need the drugs. Sign up to the academy and they might tell you yes or no. Also Dr Barry has answered such questions in his private group. But yes it’s advised that you seek Medical counseling before stopping any medication. I personally start calling Doctors who take my insurance and understand what the ketogenic diet does to the body.
Unfortunately there are no keto doctors anywhere near us taking patients and with my dad being on Medicare he is limited with his choices. His doctor took him off all his meds due to his success with low carb diet but then gave this new prescription to block ketones. So he succeeded in getting off meds under doctors supervision but now that he is off, he prescribed a new med for being off his meds. Ironic.
@XaqNautilus He is type 2. I agree. I’m not a doctor but logically we don’t think it makes sense to go on this med. most likely he will refuse it and just go keto and meet with his diabetes doctor again in 3 months to see how successful he was at maintaining his sugar.
@@tb54321 the only thing that I have to say is a ketone monitor and check it regularly. I can’t remember what number is considered ketoacidosis and what is safe. Perhaps if you make a deal with your current Doctor that if he monitors himself daily he doesn’t have to take the medication.
Dr. Westman, if a patient is on 20mg of blood pressure medicine and they have been taking their blood pressure in the morning when they wake up and their readings range from 118/79 - 130/74 - would that patient be ok to, as a trial, stop their medication to see what their blood pressure does with out it or would you say they are not quiet ready to stop taking it yet? Hypothetical situation ofc. This patient has not took their medication for two days already and this mornings ready was 118/74.
hello from Western Australia - After 25 years and over 10,000 patients - do you have data on the red meat causes colon cancer, Keto diet causes heart attacks etc vibe !! One would assume that you have statistical data of above or below the total population baseline Have you had lots of patients die of colon cancer / heart attacks / Pancreatic cancer etc - even though observational the numbers would be interesting - might make a good vlog
Been there done that. Gave up on that a long time ago. After 5 years keto I couldn’t care less what a urine strip says my ketones are. What really counts is how you feel and how is your weight doing.
@spencerbrownell54 if you are using urine testing, you might try a finger-prick test unit like PrecisionUltra or KetoMojo. I’m kind of a stats wonk, but I found the results informative when I first got started 8 years ago. I check once in a great while these days, and always in a solid range so not all that exciting. But seeing the numbers early on definitely gave me a sense of “being on the right track.” It also gave me a sense of how the concentrations vary over the course of a few days with multiple tests per day. Required? By no means. Interesting? Very. (The tests cost about $1 apiece; the monitor about $50)
I had this issue, you could have low stomach acid, I took hydrochloric acid, and chewed gum more iften..do some research on line. Low stomach acid can cause acid reflex, strange but true, the resesrch is interesting and hydrochloric acid is cheap,
I'm wearing a continuous ketone monitoring system and I find it very revealing. Coming back to a clean keto diet after several months of occasional cheating, I'm back into ketone mode, but, I see that I'm only entering ketosis during the day, especially after dinner. I know you are not strict about ketones, macros, etc, but I work better with fewer carbs and I need a certain control. I follow an intermittent fasting protocol of a 16-hour fast, not more than 20 grams of net carbs, and my ketone level drops around 2 am and goes up and down during my sleep, usually under 0.5. All older women in my family are type 1 diabetics, not me... and the keto diet worked very well before. Any explanation about low ketones during sleep? Thank you.
Are you wearing a continuous glucose monitor? Hypothetically, if the ketone level falls, glucose would rise. This would happen, for example, if your blood sugar dropped low enough in the night to trigger release of glucose from your liver. You have a lot of factors in play - recent re-entry into keto, extended fasting between meals, family history f T1D. You might want to run it by a keto-experienced practitioner. If you are feeling well and just curious, you might try eating a keto meal in the evening just to see if that affects the pattern. The nice thing about having a keto-aware physician is having a PARTNER you can trust along your healthcare journey.
I don’t think I would add more acid to an acid issue. Instead, think of a supplement to help you digest your food. I’ve used Lypo Gold containing lipase, amylase, and protease, which are digestive enzymes. Good luck!
I'm under weight slightly, always have been. Fast metabolism so I'm told and always eating. Guess I'm lucky, but I have heart disease in the family. My dad died at 46 of a heart attack and his dad in his early 60s. I have IBS as well. Should I try keto even though I'm under weight or not? I live in NC in the East Coast. How do it get an appointment with you? I go to New Bern family practice for my main doctor
@racegrubb2152 plenty of lean people maintain their weight on keto - me included. It takes some getting used to, but definitely not a big challenge. The other health concerns you raise should be evaluated and monitored by a qualified, keto-knowledgeable practitioner. A lot of IBS sufferers have reported relief in keto/carnivore. The heart disease risk, though, could be due to a wide variety of causes that can only be sorted out via a competent evaluation - and the IBS symptoms could be wrapped up in it. If you don’t have a local keto- experienced practitioner, check the keto websites for references to telemedicine practitioners out there (they would order your lab work for you at a local lab and then do the consultation over Zoom). Best wishes for success!!
Is it just me or is Dr westman's hair getting thicker as he gets older? I've been watching some of his earlier videos from years ago and his hair was thinning. Now his hair looks so thick and healthy like Brad Pitt in an army movie. Lol
Brad Pitt is the most physically beautiful men ever to live. Not much is made of it, but it's a once in history. Don't know why it's all but ignored...
I've been low carb for 2y 2m and cut my own hair. I have noticed that whereas what ended up on the plastic sheet used to be very light, now it is a lot darker. Another commented said that hers has gone darker and that her husband's chest hair has gone darker too. Prior to low carb my hair was starting to get thin (I'm female) and I'm hoping that it will start to thicken now I'm metabolically healthy. I'm 66.
@@jobrown8146 I take 10,000 IUDs of biotin everyday. It really helps. And yes my hair has gotten darker too. Weird as a blonde person. But I throw some bleach in there about once every 3 months.
So if carbs are bad, why then do humans have the digestive enzyme mylase that breaks down starch into glucose? True carnivore animals (not domesticated dogs) don't have this.
Not strictly on Keto. Carbs around 50 to 60g per day, so have not achieved ketosis, but fine with that. Macronutrients roughly 20% carbs, 60% fat, 20% protein. No sugar. Carbs only vegetables, so because of fibre not blood sugar spikes. Sugar down from 5.7 (inside diabetes 2 range) to 4.5. Joint pains and inflamation gone, energy way up, and mind crystal clear. Walk 7km each morning. Feel great. So I guess their is a place for "lower carbs" too. Lost 7kg. On ideal weight and weight don't hump all over the place anymore😊
Search Dr Westman page 4. It's just one sheet of paper. Basically meat as much as you want and no more than 2 cups green veg a day. Limit added fats. Zero calorie drinks (including pop) is fine
Sir, the body is made to heal its, by Almighty God. If you know what to do, there is a great woman , her name is Barbara O'Neill please look her up and watch and learn. You be encouraged God, can make a way.
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We can either take control of our own health or we can become victims of the food-medical-industrial-complex. The choice is ours. Thanks Dr. Westman.
100%
I'd actually argue you'd be the victims of the seventh Day Adventist Church and Kellogg's that everyone else is just making money off of the broken system they created.
we are set up for sick and feeding the food industry, big phama and insurance. Most of people got hooked up.
Well said!!❤
4 years on low carb, not very strict keto, no influenza and bronchitis since then, 70 years old, lost fat but grew muscle 😊😊😊
What you mean with "no very strict"? What foods you allow yourself to eat?
I found it helpful having a motivator. For me it was learning that diabetes can cause blindness and kidney damage. When I took my own lunch to work for our Christmas lunch a couple of people noticed (who are T2 diabetics, one on insulin, the other metformin) and I said My health doesn't take a holiday.
Great response. I'm definitely gonna use this.
Dr. Westman, I want to thank you for taking the time to post these videos so that we can be educated and heal unnecessary diseases. I am making sure to post this on every single doctor I have listened to that has aided in my journey in one way or another. I reversed my diabetes in 3 months. A1C went from 12.6 to 4.9 on keto, then 4.9 to 4.5 on carnivore. Without you and some of the other doctors, I would not have found this knowledge and would still be sick and dying with diabetes. I am truly thankful and I do not have enough money to give you all for what i think your information is worth so the only thing I can think to do is make my own channel and join you and the others efforts to getting the message out. Thank you again!
28nweeks on Keto and all my hip pain is gone. Amazing
Listen to Doc’ Westman. I’m a diabetic in remission it can be done… I’m off all meds, no insulin and 100lbs lighter…
Congratulations 🎉👏 Best to you in 2024. Hope you chime in and show us how it's done!!
So happy for you!
Wow,that is fantastic 👏
I learned of your video's almost a year ago now thru a friend. My wife and I have followed your advice for about 11 months now and I have lost 110 pounds and my wife about 65 pounds. I am fortunate to have a Dr. who agrees with your approach. With his guidance I am off all blood pressure medications and one for Barrett's esophagus that lowered stomach acid. My wife has a different Dr. and is struggling with getting her to comprehend and lower her medications even though her BP is below normal ranges and pre diabetic condition has improved.
Thank You for your words of wisdom.
Please fire your wife's incompetent Dr. as soon as possible. Life is short enough without help from blissfully ignorant medical professionals.
AMEN!!
I started the food plan you instructed my joint pain is gone, my fatigue has been replaced with energy and I am able to sleep through the night. I have been diagnosed with Lupus but the medication prescribed for the Lupus gabapentin, Methotrexate made me dizzy and caused GI distress. I started researching the internet and found your videos. I don’t eat quite 20 carbs a day I have gone from 167lbs to 154lbs
Some days I don’t eat any carbs.
This lifestyle change has given me a new lease on life. I am a 73 yr old retired nurse. I had never taken medication until the Rheumatologist tried to prescribe meds for Lupus. I have not been a smoker or drinker my normal b/p is 116/68 I am not a diabetic.
I will follow page 9 because your advice has been the only thing that has helped me.
Dr Westman thank you for your videos I have bought every book you have written Just recently obtained Ketogenic The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate restriction in human health
By going low carb, my A1c went from 11.6 to 5.4 in 3 months. Dr. Westman is right on.
This was very informative. It is easy to get confused by all the different philosophies and information online. I have been working into "dirty keto" for just over a week now and, after spending the last 4 years so inflamed with chronic pain in my joints and muscles, I can finally wake up feeling good. I can't believe the change. It took only a couple of days, and the pain was virtually gone. That's what motivates me more so than anything else. I never thought this was possible. I thought I would be in chronic pain forever. Thank you for sharing this valuable information.
How are you doing now? Is your muscle and joint pain still feeling better? I am thinking of trying keto for my chronic pain. I haven't heard of "dirty keto", is that a less restrictive type of keto?
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve been on the keto path for more than 6 months now and have reaped the benefits of weight loss and turning my A1c from 7.6 to 6.0. Of course my rapid victories have slowed a bit and I’ve been seeking out lots of information and ideas for food with hours and hours of watching keto TH-cam videos. This video is so grounding for me. I’ve decided I need to watch it whenever I’m feeling stalled and to guide me on this less traveled path.
Thank You for your science based educational videos. - It’s a shame to see how mainstream medicine is unable to do this.
Thank you Dr Westman for the most informative science based Keto diet. I was on Keto 3 months then 6 months carnivore. Started gaining weight, my BP started creeping up to 160/110 because I was listening to internet advisors to ad a lot of fat and butter! I am so glad I found this video, so I could start the right way :)
Great overview. Keto since 9-2020. Is saving my life and I’m a 67 y/o retired physician!
I love your keto… no measuring. No nonsense I love the ease of it! Thank you sir👍❤️
So grateful Dr. Westman shares this life-changing info!
I would love to see a caveat added regarding reduction of hunger and cravings - if I thought 2 days was expected and ‘normal’ I would’ve given up thinking something was wrong!!
I did carnivore for a month then switched to Rx-strength Keto. It was a solid 2-3 weeks for the carb cravings to lower (still not totally gone after 3 months) and it took a couple months for the hunger start to dwindle. I’ve been consistently losing 2-3# per week - down 30# so far and feeling SO much better.
Just want to make sure people understand the cravings and hunger can persist a bit - hang in there!! It is absolutely worth it!!
Thank you so much for your videos.
You are so informative and I appreciate the way you explain things simple.
I’ve just recently found your videos, thanks to a talk you had with Dr. Ken Berry (an other MD I have great respect for) and I am so glad I’ve started following you as well. I am so impressed and appreciative for the information you provide.
Again thank you so much.
I started my ketogenic journey about 10 months ago (thanks to a book written by a Dr named Robert Atkins and some internet research) and I will NEVER returning to the lifestyle I had before. Not a chance. I’ve never felt better. My body is lighter (I’ve lost weight) but my body and especially my stomach is even happier. I’ve more or less have had problems with heartburn, gastritis and ulcers all my adult life especially during autumn and winter season, these last month NONE. Winter is not over but nor is my ketogenic journey.
Your videos help me go from clarity to clarity. I felt in my heart and body I’m doing something right (that works for me) but your videos help me understand why. So THANK YOU MUCH.
High cholesterol is a good thing. It’s not high LDL that isn’t an issue it’s damaged lipoproteins, what damages lipoproteins, oxidation and glycation… sugar and seed oils… been keto x 5 years, and now, been ketovoire for six months….
Thank you Dr. Westman for helping so many people find their way back to health 🙏❤️
Thank you, Dr. Westman. I like your style!
Keto is my favourite~ done for years. even doing half a year keto, half low-carb was very good for me ❤ Felt like wonderwoman, I was beautiful and healthy. Migrainfree, not sensitive to any trigger, focused. stopping doing them at all has literally worsen my whole life those past years. 😢I stopped during c*****9 period even if I've done it on and off with carnivore~ I think I was a bit depressed to cook in general cuz I have a very very high self-discipline and can easily dry fast and water fast for long periods of time. now that I discovered I am pre-diabetic I have the experience of those wonderful years and hope it will help my mood too
I like the conversational style of this video. And keto works. Thank you Dr Westman
I know the lack of knowledge by "egg spurts" ... I was declared a T2D yet only having an hbA1C of 5.6 there was no cure, and I would be forever. Well, I have not had even a drop of exogenous insulin since April 9, 2018. While under their treatment (?) I was taking 60 units of 24-hour insulin and 10 units of fast-acting insulin 3x per day. I was having to snack on carbs just to keep my blood sugar up ... I saw for myself how stupid ... so I weaned myself off insulin ... WO doctor's supervision. I will need to give kudos to Dr Westman and Dr. Berry for the inspiration.
Dr. Westman, thank you for this excellent information! A real life saver!!!
I quit smoking I quit drinking. It’s been years since I’ve had either but quitting carbs and giving up sugar is more difficult than the two of them combined.
Yep, 100%. It’s not even close.
Total carbs are the best way to go and the easiest to follow.
Keto Made Simple is the real deal. Great support and Amy and the admins are wonderful.
So appreciative of your level headed approach. Do you have videos addressing allulose, erythrito, stevia, etc.?
Thanks Dr. Westman! 👍
I hope you look more into seed oils. I know your theory that cutting carbs is hard enough but these oxidized oils are used to build cell walls and cause issues throughout our bodies. Research that you accept will be slow because this Industry is worth $$$$$. Dr Chris Knobbe has researched these oils please review his research.
Thank you, doctor.
One important thing we need to be aware of before starting keto/carnivore is that it will help to get us metabolically healthy! 😂
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Awesome! Thanks doctor!
Dr. Westman… how quickly does your body begin to burn fat as fuel? Also, is carb cycling considered going from an Rx type Keto to an intermediate type keto? With hypertension, what are the main concerns; BP lowering to quickly? Thank you or anyone that has solid answers to these basic questions.
Thank you Dr Westman 🙏
All Schools are in NEED of this Important Lifestyle Lesson ♥️
Love the Poem……GOD bless you and yours 🙏
Excellent video, thanks! 👌🏻🐸
I love that poem.😊
Wow! So glad that I started watching this video.
You are the best so far around here!
I missed this. I hope you start it again soon
Thanks!
Listen to this doctor. My son is in the final stage of kidney disease and we are living in hell, trapped with my being his caretaker doing his home hemo. It’s a very difficult life .
I can relate to your experience because I had to take care of a sister with kidney failure due to diabetes. Had I known about this low carb diet, perhaps that would have saved her life.
When you say it can reverse heart failure, what does that mean, I have 40% damage to my heart, I've been keto / ketovor since may last year, lost 45 lbs, whent carnivore on the first day of this year, started to feel a bit unwell last few days? Lack of energy, trouble sleeping, is this normal adaptive symptoms? Ps, im in the uk, its difficult to see a doctor these days and they are very anti meat fat and dairy, jusy want to give pills, i stopped the statin in may last year.
Hi. I found a study of the Dr Westman about keto and bipolar disorder of a few years ago. I've search for info in this channel about it, but I can't find it. If someone knows please comment!!
My dad, in his late 70s, has been a severe diabetic for decades but after I started doing keto last year, he saw my progress he started trying it. As of Today he is off all insulin and all medications - and his doctor was so impressed he gave a prescription for NOT being a diabetic and told him to talk to a nutritionist before he left his office.
They prescribed him pioglitazone - which I assume is to prevent ketoacidosis now that he is no longer on insulin. But, that prevents the body from making ketones from what I saw. He doesn’t want to take these meds. What do you know about this drug and how does it work or not work for severe diabetics who reverse their condition with keto?
Find a Doctor that does keto prescription lifestyle but everything that I have watched online says he doesn’t need the drugs. Sign up to the academy and they might tell you yes or no. Also Dr Barry has answered such questions in his private group. But yes it’s advised that you seek Medical counseling before stopping any medication. I personally start calling Doctors who take my insurance and understand what the ketogenic diet does to the body.
Unless he is a type 1 diabetic, his worries of ketoacidosis should be infinitesimal if he practices the diet properly.
Unfortunately there are no keto doctors anywhere near us taking patients and with my dad being on Medicare he is limited with his choices. His doctor took him off all his meds due to his success with low carb diet but then gave this new prescription to block ketones. So he succeeded in getting off meds under doctors supervision but now that he is off, he prescribed a new med for being off his meds.
Ironic.
@XaqNautilus
He is type 2. I agree. I’m not a doctor but logically we don’t think it makes sense to go on this med. most likely he will refuse it and just go keto and meet with his diabetes doctor again in 3 months to see how successful he was at maintaining his sugar.
@@tb54321 the only thing that I have to say is a ketone monitor and check it regularly. I can’t remember what number is considered ketoacidosis and what is safe. Perhaps if you make a deal with your current Doctor that if he monitors himself daily he doesn’t have to take the medication.
Dr. Westman, if a patient is on 20mg of blood pressure medicine and they have been taking their blood pressure in the morning when they wake up and their readings range from 118/79 - 130/74 - would that patient be ok to, as a trial, stop their medication to see what their blood pressure does with out it or would you say they are not quiet ready to stop taking it yet? Hypothetical situation ofc. This patient has not took their medication for two days already and this mornings ready was 118/74.
Question: How much meat should I eat per day?
hello from Western Australia - After 25 years and over 10,000 patients - do you have data on the red meat causes colon cancer, Keto diet causes heart attacks etc vibe !! One would assume that you have statistical data of above or below the total population baseline Have you had lots of patients die of colon cancer / heart attacks / Pancreatic cancer etc - even though observational the numbers would be interesting - might make a good vlog
Zoe Harcombe would be good for this too
"dirty" keto is still 1000 times better than eating the SAD diet
Do you guys take Medicare and Tricare For Life?
Best luck in 2024, folks🥂. Hope springs eternal.
I have been at zero carbs for nine days, I've lost 8 pounds, but I am not producing ketones? Why is that?
How do you know?
as long as you lose weight and all of the sickness gone. it is good.
@@tonymai1844 Except that I should be producing ketones and it makes me concerned that I’m not.
Been there done that. Gave up on that a long time ago. After 5 years keto I couldn’t care less what a urine strip says my ketones are. What really counts is how you feel and how is your weight doing.
@spencerbrownell54 if you are using urine testing, you might try a finger-prick test unit like PrecisionUltra or KetoMojo. I’m kind of a stats wonk, but I found the results informative when I first got started 8 years ago. I check once in a great while these days, and always in a solid range so not all that exciting. But seeing the numbers early on definitely gave me a sense of “being on the right track.” It also gave me a sense of how the concentrations vary over the course of a few days with multiple tests per day. Required? By no means. Interesting? Very. (The tests cost about $1 apiece; the monitor about $50)
I’m on keto and still with heart burn help!
AVC helps a little but not enough
I had this issue, you could have low stomach acid, I took hydrochloric acid, and chewed gum more iften..do some research on line. Low stomach acid can cause acid reflex, strange but true, the resesrch is interesting and hydrochloric acid is cheap,
I'm wearing a continuous ketone monitoring system and I find it very revealing. Coming back to a clean keto diet after several months of occasional cheating, I'm back into ketone mode, but, I see that I'm only entering ketosis during the day, especially after dinner. I know you are not strict about ketones, macros, etc, but I work better with fewer carbs and I need a certain control.
I follow an intermittent fasting protocol of a 16-hour fast, not more than 20 grams of net carbs, and my ketone level drops around 2 am and goes up and down during my sleep, usually under 0.5. All older women in my family are type 1 diabetics, not me... and the keto diet worked very well before. Any explanation about low ketones during sleep?
Thank you.
Are you wearing a continuous glucose monitor? Hypothetically, if the ketone level falls, glucose would rise. This would happen, for example, if your blood sugar dropped low enough in the night to trigger release of glucose from your liver. You have a lot of factors in play - recent re-entry into keto, extended fasting between meals, family history f T1D. You might want to run it by a keto-experienced practitioner. If you are feeling well and just curious, you might try eating a keto meal in the evening just to see if that affects the pattern. The nice thing about having a keto-aware physician is having a PARTNER you can trust along your healthcare journey.
So I'm on day 8 of carnivore and my GERDs is worse than before. Any suggestions?
Betaine HCL with pepsin
I suspect I have low stomach acid - I also get the worst acid reflux with animal protein
@@alicebradshaw5756 see above
I don’t think I would add more acid to an acid issue. Instead, think of a supplement to help you digest your food. I’ve used Lypo Gold containing lipase, amylase, and protease, which are digestive enzymes. Good luck!
I was on 2 Previcid a day. I weaned off using Skippery Elm Bark. I buy it on Amazon and make a tea from the loose bark. It's awesome stuff!
I'm under weight slightly, always have been. Fast metabolism so I'm told and always eating. Guess I'm lucky, but I have heart disease in the family. My dad died at 46 of a heart attack and his dad in his early 60s. I have IBS as well. Should I try keto even though I'm under weight or not? I live in NC in the East Coast. How do it get an appointment with you? I go to New Bern family practice for my main doctor
@racegrubb2152 plenty of lean people maintain their weight on keto - me included. It takes some getting used to, but definitely not a big challenge. The other health concerns you raise should be evaluated and monitored by a qualified, keto-knowledgeable practitioner. A lot of IBS sufferers have reported relief in keto/carnivore. The heart disease risk, though, could be due to a wide variety of causes that can only be sorted out via a competent evaluation - and the IBS symptoms could be wrapped up in it.
If you don’t have a local keto- experienced practitioner, check the keto websites for references to telemedicine practitioners out there (they would order your lab work for you at a local lab and then do the consultation over Zoom). Best wishes for success!!
Is it just me or is Dr westman's hair getting thicker as he gets older? I've been watching some of his earlier videos from years ago and his hair was thinning. Now his hair looks so thick and healthy like Brad Pitt in an army movie. Lol
Brad Pitt is the most physically beautiful men ever to live. Not much is made of it, but it's a once in history. Don't know why it's all but ignored...
I've been low carb for 2y 2m and cut my own hair. I have noticed that whereas what ended up on the plastic sheet used to be very light, now it is a lot darker. Another commented said that hers has gone darker and that her husband's chest hair has gone darker too. Prior to low carb my hair was starting to get thin (I'm female) and I'm hoping that it will start to thicken now I'm metabolically healthy. I'm 66.
@@jobrown8146 I take 10,000 IUDs of biotin everyday. It really helps. And yes my hair has gotten darker too. Weird as a blonde person. But I throw some bleach in there about once every 3 months.
@@mariad1151 agreed. He's a beautiful man.
20% total carbohydrates. What would be examples of the carbohydrates making up the 20%?
Vegetables also have carbs.
You say to look at the Trig and HDL, and not the Total and LDL.
But what are we looking at? Value, ratio, to we need to calculate something???
Trig/HDL
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@@ArgoBeats Easy enough! Thank you very much!
@@kevintappminville195 you are very welcome
Desperately trying carnivore/keto to ease Parkinson’s symptoms aged only 42. Anyone had any success healing neurological illness from keto?
I just read somewhere that Lugols iodine drops can help with Parkinson’s. Worth researching.
So if carbs are bad, why then do humans have the digestive enzyme mylase that breaks down starch into glucose? True carnivore animals (not domesticated dogs) don't have this.
Not strictly on Keto. Carbs around 50 to 60g per day, so have not achieved ketosis, but fine with that. Macronutrients roughly 20% carbs, 60% fat, 20% protein. No sugar. Carbs only vegetables, so because of fibre not blood sugar spikes. Sugar down from 5.7 (inside diabetes 2 range) to 4.5. Joint pains and inflamation gone, energy way up, and mind crystal clear. Walk 7km each morning. Feel great. So I guess their is a place for "lower carbs" too. Lost 7kg. On ideal weight and weight don't hump all over the place anymore😊
How does this affect cholesterol levels?
Can I eat whole grains
Where can we find the video on what foods to eat
All in his new book. End your carb confusion
Search Dr Westman page 4. It's just one sheet of paper. Basically meat as much as you want and no more than 2 cups green veg a day. Limit added fats. Zero calorie drinks (including pop) is fine
In 10,000 meetings only Sarah and Tim said the right thing. And God still rejected them.
Therese oughinfoto charge ama under RICO but they go after bikers and Italians instead...
It felt like this video jumped all around different topics, so it wasn’t clear what was intended as the key messages to take away.
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Review transcript here: adaptyourlifeacademy.com/keto/know-before-starting-keto/
Sir, the body is made to heal its, by Almighty God. If you know what to do, there is a great woman , her name is Barbara O'Neill please look her up and watch and learn. You be encouraged God, can make a way.
I’ve watched quite a few of her videos 😊
I will I nees healing from God
Thank you