Ep:74 BEING IN KETOSIS IS USELESS! It's all about fat adaptation. - by Robert Cywes
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2020
- Using bloodwork to understand the difference between ketosis and fat adaptation.
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I am in permanent ketosis.
Still alive because first stage 4 lung cancer gone 7yrs .
Now have 6 brain tumours (shrinking) gave me 3wks.
Going on 5mths and getting stronger, few mental issues though.
Cancers cannot use ketones as a fuel - not a high fat diet now but still maintaining ketosis.
Also lost 60kg weight. Insulin fairly consistent 4.2/4.5 bgl.
Cancer can still use amino acids from protein. Therefore, your story is made up.
I hope you come out of this healthy! Get well
Wow, amazing mental battle
really inspired , amazing work
Holy shit
"Thats like having a fart, not a bowl movement" LOL .... I have been Keto for 3 months and now feel amazing. I lost 12 lbs in the beginning and stalled for 2 months! but now am starting to see weight drop again which I am assuming is now fat instead of water. Dont give up everyone! It takes time.
Thanks a lot to explain this to us. I have been in keto diet for two years and plus alternate day fasting for two months. You let me understood my blood glucose, ketone, cholesterol changes during this two years. Yes it takes time get really fat adapted. I am now exactly with similar figures of your patient. None of My GP cannot explain this figures to me until watched you video now.
Hi Dr Cywes!! 2 Questions, as you know I was fat adapted from 2007-2011 or 2012. After years of relapses since, on & off my low carb way of eating (months at a time of each)... Has going back & forth from being 100%fat adapted back then to not, what impact does that have on the body? Also wondering if getting back to fat adaptation now after having been fat adapted back then will take longer this time around? I’m asking because this time around I lost 8 pounds the first week & then was down about 13 total in the first 6 weeks... but now at almost 14 weeks I’m still back & forth between a 13-15 pound total loss. My total carbs are usually under 20 and have only exceeded the 30 pound ceiling once this entire time. Just curious after watching this video if it’s possible that maybe I’m just not fully fat adapted & there a chance that within the coming weeks I can expect weight loss. Thanks in advance. :)
Bowel * movement 😊
Bowl, as in Tibetan Singing Bowels?🙃
@@Kimkimmie904 let me know if you still wanted assistance on fat adaptation and actual fat loss.
Addiction it is. “One is too many and a thousand is never enough “. Story of my life with food.
Story of my life with sugar! I just stopped it this week and lost the craving.
Story of me and my fruit addiction. I eat hardly any sweets, but fruit is healthy, right? NO! Not if you overeat it like I do.
I'm a food addict. Carbs made me crazy, fat and sick. I have been VLC keto since August 25th, and zero carbs for a week. To say that I feel better is an understatement. My mood disorder has been put to bed and no more cravings.
Is going carnivore what helped your mood?
hows your diet going?
@@amills3271 It's still a struggle. The binge monster appears now and then but I always get back on the train... eventually
can i check, is your blood type B?
What is your mood disorder? What are you eating?
Last year I rode 2,005 miles on my stationary bike, and only lost about 3 or 4 pounds. I felt so frustrated that I didn’t lose more, but realize now it’s because I was still eating high amounts of carbs which caused my insulin to spike constantly. Since starting keto a few months ago, I’ve lost 15 pounds and can attest that the enhanced mental clarity that comes with it is legit. This has been LIFE CHANGING and I am so grateful!
I did similar years ago walking , did lose anything but got stronger health wise. I was still eating carbs too then.
Interesting I always have carbs! carbs! carbs!? Yet we need quality carbs
@@WFPBFORLIFENot really. You ever wonder why there are Essential Fatty Acids, Essential Amino Acids...but no Essential CARBS?
And yes, your brain does need glucose but it can generate all that it needs via a process called gluconeogenesis. 😉
Fatty Acids are readily available in a wide variety of plant foods. Sources include walnuts, flaxseeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, edamame, seaweed, and algae. Other green leafy vegetables and beans also contain small amounts.@@mr.nobody10101
Not sure what "not really" you are referring to but I am quite sure you are confused!@@mr.nobody10101
I am a type 2 diabetic. I started Keto and was on it for 2 months. My blood sugar before keto was 355 untreated. Metformin only brought it down to the high 200's. My A1C was 10.5. I started Keto after 1 month of using Metformin. This got my blood sugar down to the 160's to 180's. I was switched to Januvia (100mg) and Glipizide (5mg). No change in my blood sugar readings. I had fallen into the net carbs over total carbs way of thinking. Then I found the Carnivore way of eating. after 2 weeks on the Carnivore way of eating I just tested at 107 for blood glucose tonight. That is the lowest blood glucose reading I have had since being diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic. My last A1C was 7.8 and that was only 3 months after the 10.5 A1C.
Between you, Dr. Ken Berry and Dr. Shawn Baker, I have been learning a lot more than I have from my doctor. I do have to say this about my doctor. When I told her about the dietary changes she did not discourage me from this way of eating. To quote her " This is working for you so keep it up". From what I have seen, her opinion is in the minority among the medical field.
Randall White it is very hard to believe that this information has been around all our life and it is just fairly recently coming out. Seems like the carbohydrate and diabetes industry is secretly powerful and political to sell food and drugs.
Do you know that meat is carcinogenic and contains Neu5gc which causes tumors to form?
@@randallwhite5947 no moderation for sugar and other carbs. Nope.
For many ppl they need to be eliminated or possibly very tightly controlled.
Wow! I find that so refreshing to hear that your own doctor is encouraging you to keep doing what you're doing to be a healthier, happy patient! 🤩 That's true medicine! 🥰 Best of health, now and into the future🙌🏽
@@randallwhite5947don’t believe anything the WHO says! Good grief!
This is the best explanation of fat adaptation I've ever heard. All you usually hear from the influencers (even some of the doctors) is "ketosis, ketosis, ketosis!" Few of them talk about fat adaptation, which is much more important. They just say "As long as your triglycerides are low and your HDL is high, don't worry." I wanted to know WHY I shouldn't worry, and you just told me in a way I could understand. I will admit, I got lost when you were just spouting off numbers, but then you explained it and it made perfect sense. I'm just about to start transitioning from a high-fruit sugar Mediterranean diet to Carnivore, and I really needed to hear this. Thank you so much!
This explanation helped me too! I am just over 100 days on carnivore after years of sugar addiction and I have gone through the stages almost exactly as he described. I had to teach my body to adjust to using fat instead of sugar and I had to learn how to know the feeling of being truly satisfied. Now I eat two high fat carnivore meals a day (mostly eggs and beef cooked in tallow) and I can go hours without feeling hungry. Hope that helps you in your journey.
When I started carnivore, I was doing it for weight loss. Because it wasn't instant, I did more digging and research and changed my thinking. I am on a journey to heal my liver and the weight-loss will take care of itself! It's working! Down 17 pounds this month.
I make a donation so you can keep providing excellent content! I approach your videos like it's a lecture, with pen and paper for notes. I have learned so much! I am enthused by your obvious passion for the truth! I work in an ER. I see first hand the utter destruction of humanity via "a pill for every ill". I see women younger than myself with a HUGE list of diagnosis starting with type 2 diabetes, morbidly obese, and on so many medications. I can't help but become unhappy with my chosen profession. Most of what I see in the ER's now is preventable. So sad. And all people want are pills to "cure" whatever it was that brought them to the ER in the first place.
How did you find it’s liver problem and heal the liver? Thanks
This physican is literally blazing a trail, a path to a new way of understanding obesity; That the carbohydrate is a drug, and is at the center, by and large, of the epidemic of obesity. 'Food addiction' is a misnomer - it really is an addiction to the 'carbohydrate high'. A brilliant thinker here.
It truly is an addiction. If you just go back in your personal history and think of all the times you ate carbs to subdue a stressful situation, the cycle is pretty evident. Feels great being carb free.
Well. Eat those carbs and get a little bit obese so if you know the food will be scarce in the winther. That will save your life. What he did not understand in this video is that on a very low carb diet you are also insulin resistant due to your body's ability to reserve glucose for the more important tasks.
But no matter what information you put out...Obese people will make excuses. I see more and more obese people. Especially the younger generation. Why is that?
@@TheJollyMisanthrope Yeah....sitting there and eating M+M's. There is ZERO benefit from it. It's pure reward. Pure high. I see people eating biscuits, chocolate bars, crisps etc....and cringe.
@@markcrisp07 When I used to pig out on candy it was literally a few seconds of pleasure as you tasted it and then gone. Literally just putting another few pieces in your mouth to continue that sensation. Then after the bag is empty you wonder, what was the point of even doing that?
One of the things I love about eating low carb your never hungry.
It’s a joy Especially after 50 some odd years of battling hunger and cravings I do not believe I will ever get tired of the joy of not having hunger
@@susanbaker6065 it's crazy when you unlock this ability after so long!
High carbs drive the appetite to eat more carbs, the opposite is true too.
You're* never hungry. 😊👍
@Wilhelm Shultz Need context on that one. If someone is healthy or overweight with medical issues?
Great information! One difference, for me, is that I've cycled in and out of ketosis several times now, and I have learned how to avoid most of the "keto flu" symptoms whenever I go back into ketosis. I make sure I eat plenty of salt and keep my fat intake really high- higher than I use long-term when I'm eating keto-style. I also have an occasional avocado for the potassium. I just transitioned back into ketosis this past week, and my symptoms during the metabolic switch were very mild; just a slight sag in my energy level. This only took two days, and then I felt great.
I don't call it the "keto flu".
I call it carbohydrate withdrawal. Same as when I quit smoking, I was going through nicotine withdrawal.
Exactly
I initially tried VLCD with meal replacement shakes/soups/bars but had already nearly eliminated sugar. Never experienced 'keto flu'. My theory is that keto flu is not just to do with carbohydrate but SUGAR withdrawal
That's correct! Ketosis is always useful - it gets you through carbohydrate withdrawal to begin with. Then you are keto adapted - but I prefer to call that "keto activated". When athletes talk about being "fat adapted" (which is NOT a medical term) they are referring to metabolising fat in their mitochondria - not ketones! That is opposed to being dependent on most of their basic speed from glucose. They are not necessarily ketogenic and are still getting a reasonable proportion of their energy from glucose and pyruvate and they are not able to function fully on ketones (muscles). Ketones are not "fats" as stated in the video - they are mainly sugars and solvents. Fructose is a ketone.
So lucky that I don't get any carb withdrawals. Whether 3-5 days fasts (after carb days), or when transitioned to keto the first time.
It’s actually simple electrolyte depletion/imbalance
Take some quality salt and cream of tartar or NuSalt for potassium with a big drink of water (2 cups) and you’ll feel miraculously better in 10 min. Salt ur water rest of day. Just barely salty. Take quality Mag at bedtime (every night). The Big 3 for electrolytes.
It’s Nothing More Than Electrolytes
N NO U DO NOT NEED A BANANA
Never stop making these! The MOST informative channel on youtube.
I slowly adapted to a keto diet and never experienced any downside. I am 66 years old and lost 54 pounds in 6 months. I was diagnosed as pre type 2 diabetic and prescribed metformin twice daily. After 6 months my bloodwork came back with excellent results and my doctor said I could quit the metformin and we will continue to monitor. I am on the journey to becoming 'fat adaptive' and loving the scenery as the journey continues. It is a lifestyle change but once you adapt the advantages are evident. My energy level has increased, mental clarity honed, sleep quality much enhanced, joint inflammation has subsided by 80-90% so arthritis conditions have greatly improved, no more Aleve twice daily! The food tastes great and the grocery bill has reduced even though I am eating better quality of food. No snacks, no junk, no sodas, no sweets not junk food binges, but still enjoy the social aspect of going out and tipping a few drinks with friends. Oh, my golf game has improved substantially! LOL
Well done! What drinks do you drink on keto ?
@@henrikjansson3849 coffee,tea,water and lite beer.
What do you eat in a. Day?
I’m 51, and went from 200 down to 145 in 5 months on a keto diet. I do have cravings for chocolate (never did previously particularly like chocolate) but eat quite a few calories each day, all while losing weight. Normal breakfast is 4 eggs, and a meat, with plain tea. At 10 am I have two hard boiled eggs. At lunch I have about 20oz of steak, or chicken, or a chef salad. My blood pressure and joint pain are effectively “cured”.
Always a great lesson. I am so glad you not only know the info, but can teach it also. Not everyone is a gifted teacher and your heart is in the right place. thank you.
I am morbidly obese, type 2 diabetic. I am so appreciative of this information. I love that you thoroughly explain things in a way that is very basic and easy to digest but also so educational. Thank you 💗
made progress?
Progress?
How didya get on?
Thank you, of all the videos I have watched on the keto diet, your explaining how it takes 3 - 6 months to get fat adapted and how we need to be getting fat from our own fat. Also where you said this should be a way of life not a diet, really clicked for me, Thank you again.
I started keto 3 years ago in October 2019, went from 100 kg to 80, but know I didn’t start to feel fat adapted for at least 6 months. I felt really strong and energetic for the following two years. About 6 months ago I began a push to lose belly fat but not burn muscle by eating only meat cheese whilst lifting weights upping the weight regularly. I got down to 72 kg, but my energy wasn’t as good. I believe I had to rely more upon dietary fat because I had less body fat. Right now I’m back to 75 kg and holding that weight easily having put vegetable back into my diet. This is the first explanation that gives understanding of what I experienced. I only have the standard tests from my GP so I have to go on what I feel, but you and Dr. Boz have gotten me to a point where my diet and metabolism is pretty well sorted. I am no more interested in sugar than I am in cocaine. .
What a wonderful and clear explanation! This is exactly what I’ve experienced the past 10 months doing this lifestyle- I’ve lost 30 pounds, no hunger or cravings and have never felt or looked better ! I wish everyone would just understand and be aware of how amazing this way of eating and intermittent fasting is instead of being brainwashed with low fat and counting calories - thank you Doc once again for everything you do.
You are the one who is brainwashed by your n=1 short term result aldrin a very unhealthy eating system which will have serious health consequences in the longer term. Don’t believe me ? Look at Paulo Saladino who was the Meato and got so sick he had to start eating fruit and honey… veggies soon I guess
Excellent. I really didn't understand that it took months to actually get fully fat adapted. But it makes all kinds of sense when I think of all the crap I've eaten over the last 67 years. An addiction model is exactly the right example! My wife and I got through the Ketosis flu rather easily and have been doing intermittent fasting, working our way to one meal per day. Definitely have our eye on the long term ... we can't keep going the way we were!
Took me over a year
Stay with it and learn all you can. You will have a wonderful testimony, lots of benefits besides weight loss to see along the way. I am 71years and doing great. No need to worry about cholesterol, your body makes it when you don’t eat enough fats.
I never had any problem switching to ketosis. I never had the Keto flu. After a month of starting Low Carb, it was easy to do zero carbs. My body seems to want to be in this state naturally and I lost over 10 pounds a month for the last 6 months. Sometimes people have a hard time with it and sometimes they don’t. I don’t know what makes the difference between people, but it’s possible that you can get into ketosis without any issues. I’m now learning more towards ketovore and switched out fiber foods for meat so that my total carbs are near zero. That’s really helped keep me in OMAD and feel more full before I even get close to my calorie count for the day.
Workout while fasting that will get you fat adapted faster.
Excellent video ,well explained.Love the pauses Dr Cywes gets ones attention by doing.Thank You DR.
Purely anecdotal: After 60 years of carb addiction, I think it took about 5 months to become fat adapted. Now in month seven of the keto lifestyle, my body is a fat burning MACHINE. I’m currently 175 lbs, down from 250. As a masters sculler, I thank you Dr. Cywes for these videos. And so does my fine boat (racing shell)!
Thank you. Needed to hear rhis
Year late to the party but almost identical experience, wish I'd known all this sooner but it mirrors my lived experience the last 10 months. 270ish to 180ish and feel like I might drop another 5-10 at which point I actually fear I'll have to put weight back on (in muscle). Spent 45 years as a fat dude (you carry it well they'd say-pfft). Life changing. I share this only to say if "you" are watching, listen up, this could be your lived experience in the next few months. It's real, it's remarkable, and it's DOABLE.
@@fatillacing4131 For decades I got away with 220, 230 and 240 because I 'carried it well' as a big strong active guy, but no normal old guy can pull off 250. That was my breaking point. I always told myself that size 38 pants were as big as I would ever go and I couldn't button them fresh out of the dryer (shrinkage). I was about 60 pounds overweight 3 weeks ago and I have 40 to go. It will be a gradual but healthy 40. I'm shooting for 185 by the end of 2023. By then I will have accepted this lifestyle permanently (positive thinking) and will keep my carb addition in check for my remaining decade or two on this planet.
Just get rid of simple carbs and focus on resistant starches. Rice and beans, legumes. If you never eat your meat by itself and always have it mixed in with resistant starches you will get full fast, stay full longer, and your gut will be teeming with beneficial bacteria. Rice that has been cooked and cooled, potatoes that have been cooked and cooled, they don't affect blood sugar the way classically demonized carbs do.
Sounds great! The last person I would be taking advice from on being in Ketosis is a doctor like this one. The guy is obviously not in good shape and knows nothing about nutrition and Ketosis. Of course your body takes time to adapt to burning when in ketosis. But you have to get your body in ketosis to start burning fat. This guy is stating an obvious fact to create a video to put on youtube. People who are serious about working out have known this for years and no one reputable has said that you start burning fat right away. It really is ridiculous when someone like this guy makes a video like this knowing that. Especially when he is not in good shape to even know about burning fat.
I am SOOOOOO GLAD I came across a Dr. Cywes interview. It was my first time hearing him speak. Excellent information.
8 weeks ago I just decided I was eating no more carbs. Chucked them all out. Yeah it's been a bit rough at times but my philosophy is a bit of suffering does you good.
I feel a lot better these days, already lost 10kgs (93kg to 82.9kg) and I feel adaptation through my energy levels. I eat in a 7 hour window one main meal and a smaller second one.
It suits me fine, and I can see myself staying on this because I know I'm eating fuel and nutrition now instead of that awful crap I was subjecting my body to before.
My abs will come back in a few months! 55 year old and got my buzz back. 👍👍
"My philosophy is a bit of suffering does you good". Did you attend a Catholic school taught by nuns? The School Sisters of Notre Dame constantly told us "God loved Job very much and yet Job suffered though a terrible life".
@@alexr6114 Self discipline is what separates the men from the boys. Down to 80kgs now BTW. Have been at this weight for months now, and I am a lean mean killing machine. I eat 4 hours window in 24 hours every day. 👍👍Suffering does you good, it keeps you from going soft. I actually do not suffer anything at all these days. It's time to switch things up......
@@royevans4581 I can barely fast 14 hours per day even though I am eating mostly meat and fatty meat now plus some high fat dairy. I prefer lean meat and from the time I was young I never used butter or ate the fat on meat. I was always thin and athletic but a few years ago I got bronchitis after my roommate's mother smoked two packs of cigarettes a day in our apartment. The air was dark gray with smoke when I would return from the university! Since then I have had bloating and stomach issues after taking the course of antibiotics that my physician prescribed to clear up the bronchitis. I used keto to lose that bloating and the bloating seems to be reduced, but now I am putting on weight! I know that Dr. Cywes would say that I am eating too much protein. Dr. Eric Westman would say that I am eating too much fat. And Dr. Ken Berry would say that I should give up eating all dairy. But eating four slices of cheese is one of the few ways that I can consume more fat without feeling sick to my stomach.
Thank you so very much Dr. Cywes. Excellent video.
Sharing the specific blood work numbers was super helpful- please do more of that w/other videos!!
I got more from you explaining the blood work than I did from my endocrinologist past visits and it really helps me to better understand these markers so I can also make sense of my own blood work. Thanks
Fantastic advice, consistently sound, honest, personal, a bit renegade and confrontational which i like very much.
If I close my eyes, I can clearly tell you are grown up Stewy from Family Guy. Nice vid BTW.
He doesn't have a football head.
Now i can't not hear it damn...
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Oh my, me too but only NOW after reading this comment... Stewy grew up to be a good person/ doc after all, I’d like that lol
@@nabkawe Now I can't take him seriously. LoL
Thank you, Dr. Cywes!! I started keto in August 2021.. thus far, I have only lost 20lbs, but I feel great! Inflammation from fibromyalgia and arthritis, has decreased so much!! I am in remission from Grave’s disease , ( after having gained 70 lbs from medication and carbs ), I developed eczema after starting keto, which I haven’t had since I was 12 yrs old.. I’m 58 now, but it has since gone away too! I thought maybe I was detoxing , the reason for the rash. 🤷🏻♀️. My skin tags have disappeared!!! I am simply amazed!!! Thank you so much , for sharing your knowledge!! I appreciate your time and dedication more than you know!! 🙏🙏🙏
This was amazing, Dr. Cywes! No one has ever taken the time to explain this concept to me so plainly before. Thank you for the fabulous explanation!!!
This talk was fantastic 👏. The explanation of the lipid panel results, makes me understand how to read them, so much clearer.
Doc, you are a GREAT teacher! Thank you so much, I’ve been slightly binging your videos! They are some of the most informational/understandable out there....I really really really appreciate you! Keep up the good work! Blessings!
This Dr. Is absolutely great. You should listen to Dr. Berg also- superb info!
Awesome! After last video I was sooo happy that I agree with your carbs addiction point of view (and I apply similiar approach in my keto journey).
I LITERALLY can't believe it! It's simply amazing the clarity of the explanation. Thank you very much, Doctor.
I am so happy to hear this.
Last month, ny Triglycerides were 59, HDL 98 & LDL 135.
My personal doc is thrilled, and to hear this information is wonderful.
220 lb. Then low GI. Then 2 yrs keto. Down to 150 and stalled. Your vids have shown my the missing element-My carb addiction. Very grateful to you.
Loved the explanation of why LDL may be high in a fat adapted person. Your body is mobilizing it, using it, moving it around in the bloodstream.
Yes this was great
Love this guy...I mean, he DOES kinda look like he'd be a pretty good Bond villain, but still love the videos.
I think he's sexy. Just by the way re. Bond villain issue. It is probably to do with his being so straightforward and honest, and confrontational. Man wants his own way, knows a lot; has little time for bullshit, doesn't suffer fools gladly.
@@helenlauer9545 naaaw...its the accent
Right? I do feel like I'm watching this in the '70s.
South African accent. Like Elon Musk. Overlain with having lived in a lot of different places. (Now he’s about a 30-minute drive from me.)
Funny, I live in South Africa and when I saw his first video I thought "He seems like a South African", but then I saw he wasn't. Later videos I realized he was. He not only still has a South African accent, but he looks like one too.
Thanks for that explanation of the difference between ketosis and fat adaptation. I'm mystified to why you don't have at least 1M subscribers. This information is priceless.
Very good advice. I went head in on carnivore and by day 2 I wanted to throw up and never see beef again! I am now transitioning. Added honey fruit and animal protein,nuts Mostly fish and eggs. I feel much better and broke a weight plateau. Carry on.
Thank you Dr! When I became fat adapted, I noticed right away I had no cravings for anything really. Also, weight a lot easier to lose. I do Keto/carnivore + ADF and the benefits are even greater. Thanks again!
I'm obviously not there yet, Sonia, I still have cravings. I'll cut back on the fat I'm eating (mostly fatty meat, butter and lots of cream in my coffee!) and zero the carbs
Patricia - yes, you'll get there! 😊 Just be careful not to drop the fat too much. I dropped all dairy except butter and ghee as fats.
@@Sonnie0325 what do you use for smoothies 😗
@@johnj9267 I'm sorry, but don't drink smoothies.
Whats ADF!?
Discovered your channel: the information content is fabulous and condensed into easy to digest 20 minute segments. How could I not subscribe??!!
I love this video! I have been key and now carnivore for a few years and never thought about ketosis vs. fat adapted. Thank you for the insight.😊
Excellent as usual....love the dramatic pause after the 2 week study comment🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, me too - then he says, "it's like a fart, instead of a bowel movement".
Learned a lot....fat adapted for life thanks doc ..
Thank you. This really makes sense. I've had 3 blood tests done since going low carb 1 year ago; 3, 6 and 12 months. Each cholesterol blood test result has shown more improvement in my cholesterol numbers BUT this last test my LDL has sky rocketed! My HDL Triglycerides ratio is the best it has been, my HbA1c is 5.2 (was 7.0), my ALT liver function pre low carb was 45 it is now 19. And of course the first thing the GP doctor said was statin and I immediately said NO! I've just had a calcium score/CT angiogram done but I don't have the results yet. My cardiologist was talking statin BEFORE the most recent blood test. I'm expecting that even if my CAC comes back okay he will pushing for me to take a statin as a preventative measure. I'm 65. My answer will still be a definitive NO!
I saw this comment on a website: I know a professor of pharmacology who says to "NEVER LET ANYONE TINKER WITH YOUR CHOLESTEROL LEVELS." Why? The benefits are MARGINAL while the risks are unknown.
Wow!! Such clarity. Thank you!!
I'm loving your video's dr Robert Cywes (& so awesome to immediately recognize the S.A accent my home country) ♡ I'm so thrilled I came across you. I'm a RNP in private practice and total LCHF convert. Your many video's & interviews are highly informative. Thanks for your great work and well done on your achievements past and present ❣
Yes this helps! Thank you Doctor!
I REALLY appreciate your explanation on this subject. I’ve spent so much $ working with doctors who didn’t understand metabolic syndrome. One forced me to eat more raw veggies, the other wanted me to eat more often and use his “metabolic drops”. My weight just stalled and bloodwork never improved to the point of relief. I’m convinced this way of eating is a LIFESTYLE for me.
@holio my tooth pain vanished but my arthritis ..... Worse even
@@newatthis50 Mary - try to cut back on dairy and see if that's the problem.
@@marysimon basically dairy free for years, now trying beef free. Running out of stuff to eat!! I could be carnivor with no trouble. Missing my beef!!
I love veggies - raw too! I eat as many as I can.
I love how Im depth this video is...explained very well....subscribed
Thank you for this video! I was confused about why I was struggling with the transition to the Carnivore Diet, but you helped me understand fat adaptation takes time. Much appreciated.
I was already eating a partial Keto diet, I cannot eat grains, when I investigated Keto. Then Covid came along. I studied the foods and supplements needed to fight the illness and consumed them to the letter. Covid ran through the family a number of times and I never contracted it. I am a died in the wool Keto fan. I am 4' 11" and weigh 101 lbs and am healthy. Blessings
I am a registered nurse and worked in our COVID unit and am maybe 1 of 3 people at our facility that employs 90-100 employees depending on people leaving and being hired. In fact my wife had COVID and we did not isolate from each other and I DID NOT get COVID. I know this to be true because we had to test for COVID at work 2 days a week for approx 2.5 years. I was taking my supplements which I know played a factor butULTIMATELY being keto played the biggest part👍
This was the explanation I needed. I didn’t realize I was self sabotaging by keeping fats high. Wasted time😣 I’m beginning again this week with a 48 hr fast, break it with bone broth then shrimp then carnivore and walking no extra fats and zero carbs. Thank you Doctor
I was doing so well fasting, but am struggling to fast at all right now :(
@@candaceion9622 That's because you over-indulged in other high-dopamine activities. I bet you started watching more tv, drinking, smoking - I dunno... but when you are doing high dopamine activities, expect that you'll lose motivation to do low-dopamine activities, such as fasting. You need to look inwards to find what high-dopamine activity is killing your motivation to do fasting and other low-dopamine activities that are beneficial to you.
@@candaceion9622 @Candace - I saw this on another channel - The woman said she would do carnivore a day or two before hand - lots of fatty meat and butter and that would cut her appetite and make starting her fast easier.
Maddie - so interesting your comment in relation to where my mind is at. I like your plan a lot - very logical. I am going to try it. I have been thinking of lowering my fat, making bone broth again, using shrimp more and to go carnivore for at least 5 weeks - and of course - the most important thing - to fast. How are you doing?
Yeah, get sick of eating so much fat.
Out of all the doctors on this subject, you are the o ly one that makes any sense.
With every video I watch, I learn more and more about how my type1 body works and how it should work. Thank you Dr. Cywes for everything you do. Call this doctor if you want his help. I did and he’s wonderful!
Thank you so much for your scientific explanation of fat adaptation. Keep up the good work, it really helps people get and stay healthy contrary to the past 65 years of misinformation that has taken us down a path of pseudoscience.
Thanks for this video, doctor!🙌 I have a question: What happens if you are fat adapted after 3/6 months of not eating carbs, and then you start having a cheat day once a week. Do you lose the condition of being fat adapted? or it doesn't affect as long as you keep eating well the rest of the time? I mean, is it possible to have a 6-1 days long term without affecting our metabolism? (I mean, 6 days eating real food and 1 day having some treats, or just relaxing a bit and eating real food but high GI carbs like rice, potatos). Thanks in advance 🙏
Thank you Dr. Very informative. Much appreciated 🙏🏾❤️
This really put things into context for me and helped my perspective. Thank you
Great advice! I've been trying to do keto for a couple of years, but my success has been sporadic. Through watching your videos, I came to realize that I was actually sabotaging myself with all the keto 'lookalike' desserts and treats I was making, and the 'keto' bars I was consuming. I have now started a more or less carnivore diet - I have gotten rid of all carbs except the occasional serving of brussels sprouts or spinach. My gnawing hunger is gone. I don't need to constantly snack. I actually feel full after eating. What an amazing difference after hearing the nature of my carb addiction explained, and the reality of fat adaptation. So glad I found your videos!
I feel full too...but can't stop eating....I am addicted to food
Have you made fasting your friend too?
@@thesullivans217 I've begun short fasts about 2-3 days per week, where I don't eat anything before noon. I haven't tried anything longer yet, but this puts me at about 16-18 hours of fasting. It's surprising how little I miss breakfast some days, but other days I just seem to wake up hungry!
What I don't get is why you people are not after having both adaptations - to fats, and glucose? It's like losing a part of you for no reason. I believe you can be adapted to both fat and glucose, and I'm a prime example. Though I'm not at 12-9% body fat percentage, I'm still pretty lean while eating all 3 macronutrients, and I think in a year's time I'll get to my destination. I do however practice fasting, that's what I substitute for keto diet. Basically, I wanna achieve both glucose and fat efficient oxidation in my body. Not only fat adaptation.
It takes me a couple of months at least to actually get my body so that it is a happy camper with no to little carbs. I have been eating very low carb and high fiber for years. I always end up at a party or eating out and I either have a carby drink or a bread stick feast. I then run amuck. Next thing I am doing is defrosted my sourdough starter, baking cookies and eating uncontrollably. I become a slave to my appetite. It can take up to a year to get me back on track. I love the way my body feels when I eat properly. I listened to this cast and I realize that I have no personal science and that it may be imperative that I have some. I am in my 70's and am looking at the future in a home for the aged. When I am admitted they will ask about 'dietary needs' and I do not believe that you can put Keto in that space unless I have something substantial to back up the rationale behind why I eat the way I do and the deleterious effect of carbs on my well being. Carbs, for me, are not something I can turn on and off. It takes a long time to recover from a slip. Thank you Dr Cywes for all of the assistance and I appreciate a better understanding of what is going on inside of my body.
I am the same way with carbs. For me abstinence is BEST!!! I consume a ZERO carb diet
@@micheledeckard8258 I so, so resonate with this. It truly takes a few MONTHS to really get into true keto adaptation.
Oh so true. I went AWOL for a whole year, after 3 or 4 years of low carb and 2,5 on keto. I gained 8 kg in that year, because, try as I might, I was not able to control how much I would eat, or even just stay away from sweets. Carbs are a drug to me, I have no control over myself, when I eat them.
But getting back on keto is way harder now, than it was, coming from a low carb diet. I felt completely lethargic for a whole month, didn't feel like exercising for at least 2 and still have 'off' days, where I'm unreasonably hungry and sometimes end up, binge eating on cheese or stand in front of the fridge, in the middle of the night, scooping up butter with almonds.
I have not actually cheated with carbs though, so there's that.
And I'm sorry to hear about your worries, regarding staying in control of your diet with changes in your living situation. That sucks. Maybe assisted living is an option? I believe, people can make that work for quite a while, if they're reasonably healthy. Wishing you the best, in any case!
Best of luck with your new home - I know even here in New Zealand the meals generally follow the standard (crappy) dietary guidlines, full of carbs
@@CaravelKiwi you can't get animal foods?
I really needed to here this, especially the first case of blood test you read because it was strikingly close to mine. Thank you 🙂
Incredibly well explained and helpful. Thank you
I love being in ketosis. I feel so clear headed with consistent energy running on ketones with the extra cognitive boost from BDNF. Nothing like it.
I"ve heard other medical professionals describe the keto flu as not caused by ketones but caused by the body going through withdrawl of its carb addiction. I don't know if I have ever been in actual ketosis but I have been on a predominantly high fight diet for the past 2 years and generally feel better. I eat plenty of vegetables but very few grains and zero seed oils.
You should hear me have these conversations with my doctors. Why is it so difficult for them to understand?
Thanks doc. I like the way you go in depth with data to make a case.
I am thankful for this message. I have been intermittent fasting and cutting out my carbs. I have added Physical therapy twice a week to learn how to build muscle. I have not lost weight in my 3 months of effort. I feel thinner but no weight loss. I feel better knowing that it may take 3-6 months to become fat adapted. 25 years of diabetes is too long. I hope it's not too late for me.
If you feel thinner, you may have lost some fat while gaining muscle. Apparently muscle weighs more than fat, but the more muscle you have the better your ability to burn fat.
I don't think it's too late for anyone to make the change. Have you tried water only for 24-36 hours, or longer?
That is sometimes a kick-start into ketosis or fat burning when intermittent fasting doesn't quite get you there.
U also have fatty liver
It goes with diabetes
So u have been healing ur liver, going thru all that stored glycogen and soon fat loss will kick in. STAY THE COURSE. 6 mos may be entirely reasonable for you to need to start using the ketones you’re producing and using them well.
Good for u for powering thru in spite of no visible reward! It’s coming.
We lose the"internal" fat first. My stomach went way down before anything else. That's why you feel thinner. I can tell when I get up in the mornings, and I "feel " thinner, I've usually had a significant loss in lbs.
I feel like you literally read my latest profile from my last office visit. The numbers were almost the exact same as I have. And, yes, my doctor wanted to put me on a statin. I wish I could find a doctor in my area that knows something about keto. Sighs!
me too.
Go to Ketogenicdocs.com You can find keto docs by State. Also Dr. Ken Berry has a list he can connect you to someone.
Oh Doctors know .
Just refuse the statins. Smile n be polite and be firm. U don’t have to explain urself either. Let them tell u all whatever they need to to be able to note they “educated” u n then say no with a smile again.
U did not consent and they can note that now.
Wow! I mean wow! I so needed this video! Thank you!
Thank you for the precious information!
Awesome as always 😍
i quit cold turkey and never got keto flu or a rash from quitting sugar and carbs. I felt amazing, never went through a period of feeling bad. I started keto by first doing a 3 day fast first , not following any advice but just thought that was the way i wanted to start. It worked for me.
I walk in FAITH 😇
You have helped me get back to strict extremely low carb eating. I had steady multi-faceted health improvements for almost 2 years and got off track. Hypothyroidism returned and I must again reverse it. Both/Either dental work and carb creep sent me backwards and I will embrace the addiction model mindset right now!
Thank you. I'm learning so much as a recovering carb addict, several months in to this journey.
Why did it take me so long to find you! 😊👍
Thanks for this. I've been Keto/Carnivore for 9 months now, eating when I was hungry. I've lost 55lbs but have plateaued with another 45lbs to go. Based on your video it may be time for me to reduce my fats. Any idea of the appropriate Macros for that?
Just drop them slowly and see how u feel.
My favorite Doc! Life saving information. Thank you so much.
This is the best talk I’ve seen from you. I am a newbie, about 8 weeks in, and have plateaued but still lost a size in clothes, and you gave a very good explanation of what my body is doing. Thank you very much.
Great video.😊 For me you explained this in a way for me to understand so I can pass it on to my cardiologist in three weeks. Since being on keto, my triglycerides are low, HDL is higher than it has ever has been. He was concerned about my total lipid at 218. Out came the Staten drugs which I told him I wasn’t taking. Thanks again Doc.👍
Can you do a video on fat adaptation for people who can't properly digest fats? Gall bladder and liver issues, bile not flowing, etc. I have severe pain when I eat fats 😢what can we do to turn things around so we can then shift to high fat diet? Thank you so much for your vids! 😊
Ok, I freakin' love this guy! The BEST explanation of how nutritional ketosis works that I have heard yet! So concise and helpful, thank you!
Great info... I’m new to you, no idea how I miss you channel (I’m subscribed now). Your for me now up there with, Cummins, Davies, Ekberg, Berry, Berg as my go to’s for info and cross referencing. Due to Ivor and the IHDA, I had a CAC, no choice but to go private and the whole consultation cost me just under £1000!!! So much for preventative medicine... but got a zero score, so worth every penny.... Thanks for your very clear presentation of your subject... brilliant...👍
You explain this in a way I've never considered before. So, you said the cells quit actively trying to protect the cells against an influx of sugar. Would that explain why I feel jittery and almost sick whenever I relapse and eat something sugary or carb heavy? Pasta definitely does it to me but not so much bread for some reason. My body just straight up does not like pasta anymore even when I crave it emotionally.
Yup
When you O.D. on carbs after being in ketosis, you will get this feeling. It is just too much energy in your bloodstream, and you are basically responding like a toddler on a sugar high. Being fat-adapted means that your body (and especially your brain) prefers fat/ketones as its energy source. Fat and ketones are the diesel fuel and you power through the day like a diesel truck. Sugar is like gasoline, and you rev your engine like a sports car, zipping about. As mentioned, it takes time for your body (mitochondria) to build up the metabolic machinery to burn fat and act like a diesel truck. Likewise, if/when you choose to move back to carbohydrate burning mode, it takes a bit of time to readjust. Keto is a lifestyle. When you put gasoline in the tank of your diesel truck, that is a problem.
When I slip and eat something sugary (like ice cream) I usually wake up the next morning with a headache
@@roweenie stomachpain for me....
Wish carbs esp grains, made me sick lol
I’ve lost 13kg (28lbs) in 4 months doing ketogenic diet. I’m in ketosis for 2 weeks then I go a week out of ketosis to reset. I’m finding it quite easy to maintain so far.
Did you also do any exercise?
One of many favorites of your videos!
Excellent! Great explanation and very helpful. Thank you
No joke it take six months to get fat adapted. It certainly did for me. Don't get me wrong, it was one of the best things I've ever done.
I wonder if intermittent fasting combined with keto can speed up the process?
@@atEase1775 I am sure it cannot hurt. I stated keto with an 18/6 IF plan 17 days ago plus working out. I am down 17 pounds so far, but I know this was mostly water and I am in for a long haul, at least 6 months to get back to a normal weight. I am a carb addict and it certainly is like a drug to me.
at_Ease1775 took me a few weeks use dr box ratio
How did you do it?
at_Ease1775 carnivore speeds everything and intermittent fasting. Real fast no BPC
Thank you so much Dr. Cywes for clarifying this. Tracking ketones maybe useful for those who are doing it for therapeutic reasons. For example, when using it as an adjunct intervention for the treatment of cancer, for the treatment of epilepsy, or to ameliorate the cognitive impairment resulting from Alzheimer's disease, monitoring ketone levels has its utility. Yet, for the vast majority of people who are using low carb diets to lose weight and reverse metabolic syndrome, being overly fixated on ketone levels is absolutely useless. This all consuming obsession with tracking ketone levels has led to some bizarre behavior, like drinking straight oil or wasting a lot of money on exogenous ketones, all in the effort to elevate ketone levels in the blood. You can have high ketone levels and not lose weight if you over consume foods and snack too much. You can have high ketone levels by consuming ketone esters, and still have metabolic syndrome if your diet is not properly dialed in. Ketones should be seen as a marker and not as a goal
What also helps here is the engagement presented stright forward no fuzz in a personal manner which is really helpfull when you're striving to get your calm back at a (liverconcious) 57 after realizing through two years that just about any food you've had is sweet enough to be splendid for acquiring diseases from the minute a damage's at place. Glad this reached me. It helps.
REALLY insightful video, thank you! this is excellent!
I've never measured ketones. Currently down from 350 to 240 and losing consistently 1-2 pounds a week so I really don't care if I am in ketosis or not.
How long has it taken ?
First, congratulations on your tremendous weight loss success! I also lost over 110 lbs, using a combination of low carb diets and intermittent fasting, and I have never measured ketones when I was losing weight, nor do I do it now when I am maintaining the weight loss. Conversely, I have friends who, after seeing my weight loss, are trying a low carb diet, but are overly obsessed with ketones and yet they stall quite early in their weight loss journey. I surmise the reason for this is that they over consume calories from fat, well beyond the point of satiety, just to elevate ketone levels. Ultimately, it becomes counterproductive to their goal of losing weight. Outside of some therapeutic interventions related to cancer, Alzheimer's disease, or epilepsy there is no need to meticulously measure ketones. Your experience, my experience, and the experience of countless others who don't count ketones attests to that fact.
Congrats! I’m just trying to lose 20 pounds and it’s so difficult. Bravo to you and keep up the good work😃
I struggle real bad with sugar addiction where I'll go out off my way and binge on highly processed sugar treats shamelessly even when trying to get back into ketosis!!! Now I realised it's a problem I need to over come so I started making my own keto friendly treats... I hope I can improve my sugar addiction this way by getting back into ketosis and overcome this addiction
Treat the emotion management deficit and self approval issues
@@robertcywes2966 yes, that's wot I need to do! Thank u!
Don't give up AM. One day at a time. Don't beat yourself up if you slip. It happens to all of us.
@@MLou812 thank u soo much for ur kind words🙂 ur such a sweetheart🤗 ur absolutely right! it's okay if u slip as long as u get bk up and contuine but if ur som1 like me (keep slipping) then there is a problem. Giving up is 2easy.. It's all about finding the right balance in order to be successfull in keto. like u said "its happens to all of us" but most fail due to lack off knowledge, guidance, poor emotion management, approvel issues ect.. and they just give up like on most diets! But that's where people like Dr robert cywes comes in and give u a reality check!!! I now realised where I go wrong and luckly found a solution to my sweet teeth (baking keto treats MYSELF) hopefully now I can enjoy keto lifestyle while still being human🤣😶😋🤓🕺
A M You actually need to love yourself & stop sabotaging yourself on purpose. Stop all sugar cold turkey including replacements (thats a crutch & a bad one for someone using sugar-a highly addictive DRUG. You will never lose your taste thus desire for sugar until you haven’t had any or substitutes for at least 14-21 days) Up your healthy fats for satiety so you can cut meals down to 2 (fasting 16 hours including sleep & eating 2x only in those 8 hours.) No snacking you should be very full of healthy complex veggies & moderate healthy proteins plus healthy fats-avocado, olive oil, (grass fed butter only) which make you feel full. Only you can recognize you’re deserving of a better life free of the addiction. You have one body/one life-treat your body like a temple & invest in your health as you would in maintaining the investment of your home. Buy the best quality food organic, grass fed meats if at all possible. Best to you💗
I haven't seen this explained anywhere else. Thanks for the guidance.
That was GREAT information!!! I really needed to hear this!! Thank you.
i was getting worried, as two months passed and i am not loosing. So I can hope in 3-6 months?
You must know my doc. He wasn’t happy with my ldl even though Hdl was high and tricglycerites low.
Yes most Doc's don't understand this data. Mine recommended a high carb, almost Vegan diet, and said if I had protein
it should be mostly from fat free sources. No thanks I'll pass!
excellent explanation, thank you again!
@12:45 "That's having a fart -- not a bowel movement".
Great phrase!