We had my 5 year old son on keto for years for his severe uncontrolled epilepsy (averaging 100 seizures a day, 1000+ on his worst days). It was highly managed by a children's hospital, with every meal being prescribed by the doctors. He had to be in the hospital for the first week to induce ketosis because of the severe side effects of the keto flu. We checked his blood 2x a day to monitor his actual ketones to make sure he was in proper range. Monthly bloodwork and doctor's appointments to make sure he was developing properly and getting all of his nutrients. It was intense, but worth it because we finally got some form of seizure control & stability. This is after we had failed to get seizure control from 8 different anti-epileptic medications. BUT we had to take him off of the diet after 2 years because of the liver side effects. Most epilepsy medication is processed through the liver, CBD is processed through the liver, and keto hits the liver really hard as well. We were looking at liver failure for him before he hit his teenage years, which is more terminal than his current rare disease that causes the seizures. So we made the difficult choice to come off the diet in order to preserve his longterm health. Keto is good, but unfortunately, it has some severe drawbacks. Thanks for highlighting them in the video!
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
What works for me: split food, the first portion I eat the healthy way (in this case cauliflower rice), the second with what I like. This doesn't work for keto, but I guess that your goal is weightloss.
@@harrynac6017 That's very smart. I had a similar tactic to avoid gaining weight over the holidays. I would visit and stay with family for the christmas days (we celebrate christmas eve on the 24th, then the first day and second day of christmas on the 25th and 26th), the days around christmas days, new years eve and usually another day. I'd go back home in the first week of January and weigh myself like normal and I would often have gained 2.5 kg which would take me 2 months to lose. The last 2 years I had a plan that worked very well for me. For every meal we had (we would typically eat twice a day) I could eat whatever I liked but I had to start with a soup (usually a clear soup like chicken soup) and have a salad (salad greens, some tomato, bit of olive oil and vinegar). Then I would also eat the other options available at the family meals until I was satiated. That included things like stewed dried fruits, lamb, ice cream for dessert, a cookie with some tea, and oliebollen (doughnuts without holes typically eaten on new years eve, very old dutch recipe). I never felt like I was missing out on anything because technically I was allowed to eat everything. But of course as you can imagine you will eat less of the fattening stuff if you've already had soup and salad. We would also go on walks if the weather allowed it to look at all the beautiful christmas decorations in the neigborhood. I'd weigh myself before going away for christmas and at the end of the first week of the year. The first year I did this I actually weighed less at the end of the first week of the year than I did just before christmas. I was so surprised. Second year my weight was exactly the same. I consider that a win.
Craig please be careful with the upcoming video on learning the splits -- I tried to learn the splits about 5 years ago and I still have a lingering hip injury/strain from pushing myself too hard and I wish I had never done it. And I was trying to go slowly, I did it over even longer than 30 days.
Considering most of the long-living cultures out there have a mainly carb-based diet (rice in Asia, yams in Africa) keto just doesn't make sense to me for long term health
Dietary Fiber is the longterm solution.... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
My diet has to be SIMPLE. And EASY. Otherwise I just can't do it, I'm too addicted to junk food. It took me years to develop healthy, sustainable, intuitive eating, and it has nothing to do with any diet or fad.
I really never understood the naysayers. In short, your eating too many carbs. There's a political history as to why you are eating so much more carbs today than your grandparents did before the 1990's. Then you have research papers coming out that shows those seed oils that usually accompany those yummies aren't so good for the human body. Then there's the "too strict" argument. Sure. It is a strict diet for anyone dealing with addiction. That was me. I'm an addict and I know it. "In moderation" never worked for me. #Keto did. Lost 100lb back in 2017. It has stayed off. I went #carnivore back in 2022. All my blood work (LOTS OF BLOOD WORK) checks out. My LDL is on the high side but everything else is right. I'm comfortable taking this risk. There's plenty of reasons why someone practicing low carbs shouldn't be concerned about high LDL when everything else looks great. If you're overweight and over 35, I would recommend blood work 6 months in. See your Doctor get a referral to see a cardiologist and get plenty of blood work done. Get your CAC score. Prioritize your health over yummy snacks.
I was never strictly keto but I did follow the Primal Blueprint for a while and felt GREAT when I was on it. But then I got way too in-my-head about what I was eating until it got to the point where I felt like a complete failure and a total POS for having a slice of bread. Not a healthy relationship with food at all.
Hey have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
That's a risk with paying attention to your nutrition. You can get obsessed and develop an eating disorder if you're not careful. Always make sure to not take it too seriously and allow yourself some joy inbetween
Your last sentence is a great point. Maybe that is key for most people understanding their relationship with food. Shoot understanding there is a relationship and usually unhealthy is a great start.
Hear me out though: what if we're so tainted by the Capitalist world that we believe in phrases like "just a donut" or "just a slice of bread" when in reality these things are both totally divorced from what we should be eating. What if you were actually just experiencing the weight of enlightenment which can feel crushing... I'm not saying this is 100% the case, but I do think it's important not to let social conditioning affect what we view as normal especially if we know it's bad for our health. Bread in the US is usually not even real bread
I've been in strict ketosis for medical reasons for two years. It worked really well to treat my condition. It was not my goal to lose weight. It took about a year to get used, not physiologically, but in terms of learning how to live: cooking, recipes, eating out, etc. It's been interesting, and it's hard work, but the alternative for me is to be really really ill, so I'm motivated. I don't think it's suitable for WheezyWaiter, who tends to want to do something for a month and talk about it. It takes *years*, in my opinion, to change your life enough. (Btw, I don't have high cholesterol or any other weird symtoms. I get tested regularly because chronic illness. But I'm me and you're you.)
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research, google it!!!! (:
Yep, I remember a girl studying medicine and "eating" vegetarian.. basically she was eating lots of soy stuff, fried soy.. etc..you would expect she knew what she was doing.. so wrong.. so she always had herpes around her mouth.. she was white like a ghost. Why am I saying this? Because people who dont have years of studying and a deeper understanding of how body, procceses work, THEIR OWN BODY work and enough knowledge of nutrition and dietetics, go often EXTREEME. This is a geeneral rule in life for people to go extreme rather than balanced, take the middle way, act normal, being rational and appeal to common sense. To listen and get to know their body. So often people do mistakes. All of these took me years of knowledge, studying and so on. And then you guys coming with these bullshit information and get subscribes, likes and put people in error. It takes time to undestand the art of eating and tranaforming you body and do healthy changes in metabolism. Not even dieticians/nutritionists are able to deliver correct knowledge and cause people these problems. Damm, these woke people, they re funny. So to me, this video is just another extreme reaction. To state that you lose " feeling" in an arm because of this, to put things in such a simple minded manner. This girl is taking her time to tell those words. It s easy to go wrong when you have not enough knowledge. Im sorry not to believe what, you deliver here. Guess what, everything can be harmfull, ill you, numb or whatever you say there. This video lacks a lot. You and that girl talk so brifly and without anything sustainable to support your afirmations. And you want people to take you serious? Get out of here 😂😂
Good for you thats amazing! You are exactly my kind of inspiration. I dont think people realize its a way of life, a lifestyle. Not just something u pick up n put down. by all means do that if u want. i betcha most will end up wanting to try it again once they see how good they feel. ❤❤❤😊 of course there is the exception of people that do it wrong, or if there not doing it correctly. But hey this is just my opinion. I do struggle with chronic Lyme. But while on keto, I felt like it healed. Until I messed up and if of coarse flared again. Bottom line KETO IS AMAZING!
So you are still chronically I’ll even though you changed so much? I am sorry to hear that.. I don’t know about your condition of course but in my opinion the best doctor on the internet reversing diseases is dr Brooke Goldner. If your results are not what you would like on keto, might be worth to check her out.
I found success with keto, but did have trouble keeping it going long term. What worked better was being more relaxed about it, and having a little fruit, more veggies, and rarely bread or sweets. Staying in ketosis wasn't necessary, and just going lite on the carbs was much easier and fulfilling. Breaking that sugar addiction was key.
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research, google it!!!! (:
Yeah, doing it temporarily really just made me crave sugar less and also made me aware of how many carbs (in the form of chips, treats, processed snacks), and therefore excessive calories, I would eat mindlessly. Cutting out added sugar would pretty much have the same effect I'm sure.
Yes, no need to be in ketosis all the time. I have carbs in milk in my coffee, maybe a salad or some veg in a restaurant meal. Key for controlling my hunger is about zero actual sugar and a lot of protein.
Love that you bring up "that" sugar addiction. It's such a sneaky factor for many of us and plays into the difference of whether keto "works" for some of us versus others.
Diet shouldn't be done long term. It is literally starving yourself. It is better physically and mentally to cycle maintaining and losing weight every 3 months until you reach goal weight and then maintain indefinitely.
I lost 90lbs on keto, and I felt fantastic. It also helped me consume less alcohol because when you're on keto you become a real lightweight. The problem came when I realized how weak I was, so I started working out and lifting weights. Some people say that they feel great working out on keto, but that wasn't my experience. I came off and saw massive strength gains. I've gained weight, but not back to where I was, but I've managed to stay relatively lean because I put on a lot of muscle. I do need to drop some lbs, and keto actually helped me understand better how to read food labels and understand nutrition. I just know that I'm going to lose some strength when I lose weight, so I wasn't in a big hurry to start.
This was my experience, too. I felt pretty good on keto and my acid reflux as well as bloating basically went away. I did notice that I became faint a lot faster when working out, so I started adding sweet potatoes to my diet and upping my protein. I think a low carb rather than no carb is more sustainable. The thing that made the biggest change though was learning nutrition and reading the food labels. I feel like this needs to be mandatory in schools so kids grow up healthier.
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research, google it!!!! (:
Keto generally reduces strength but increases endurance. Glucose can be burned much faster and thus produce more quick energy allowing for more explosive power from your muscles, but it runs out quickly. Meanwhile ketones are burned more slowly but you have an essentially unlimited supply since it can just pull more from your body fat, so you have higher endurance.
@@descai10 THIS ^, the problem isn't Keto. Burning fat gives you endurance which is what the human body prefers. Quick burning glucose is great if you know you'll kill that animal quickly. But if you need all day energy for the hunt, glucose isn't so good.
Here's me arguing against keto in favour of a starch-based diet rich in fruits and veggies with as little added oil as possible. Here's other people throwing broscience and cherrypicked studies in favor of keto at me. Here's me responding with studies that the ketobros think are cherrypicked. Here I am admitting to myself that I don't have the desire or ability to argue the science in a youtube comment section so I abandon the whole thing and the keto people think they're smart and right. Whew, that was exhausting.
Fad diets are and always will be bunk. Eating healthy oils lots of fruit, veggies, fish, white meat is really the way to go. But people have to have some fad to follow to lose weight apparently.
I started keto 3 months ago and it wasn't for losing weight because I'm underweight. It was because of chronic pain I've been dealing with for so many years and I got rid of that almost 90% with this diet. For me the most important is to not suffer anymore and feel stronger. I was always without energy and couldn't put my feet on the ground without feeling like cracking glass under them. Now I no longer feel all the inflammation, arthritis and chronic pain I felt. It's much more milder, I found joy in living again. I think it's worth trying and if it's not for you switch again to what works for you
I'm so glad this works for you, you had a big problem on your hands and something that's practically an elimination diet solved it. That's amazing! I do not think that means everybody should try it. Especially if you don't have a problem, things are going well, your relationship with food is good etc. I simply don't see a reason do do something with risks attached that is massively inconvenient. Most treatments for serious illnesses are not for the general public to have a go at.
"Now I no longer feel all the inflammation", FEEL all the inflammation; that's the whole point and issue with the keto diet. A keto diet puts your body in a lot of hormonal stress, high cortisol etc. so you are in a sort of permanent fight or flight mode with reduced pain receptibility without really resolving the issue. You you want my recommendation for a dietary change, what did your usual diet before keto consist off?
@@hagsch I really don't understand why people don't opt for the diet that causes least environmental destruction first and see if the problems go away then too, i am quite sure that mcDougall's starch based diet when done right can also alleviate a lot of these problems without issues in the long run. But who cares about the planet right?
Great! I got rid of fibromyalgia on a whole food plant based diet. Lot’s of omega 3’s from flax and chia seeds, lots of fresh dark raw leafy greens, lot’s of water. It’s amazing! I couldn’t walk, wash my own hair a couple of years ago, now I’m thriving! 🎉💃🏻
This comment will probably never be seen by anyone, but I'm gonna go to bat for keto. 1) too strict - there are several keto replacements to foods like bread, ice cream, etc. If you really must have those things, and you are willing to research the ingredients, finding keto versions is a no brainer. Keto sweeteners like Erythritol, allulose, stevia, monk fruit, etc are your friends for making sweet keto food at home if that's your thing 2) bounce back - don't stop eating keto if you don't want the bounce back. You can eat keto for years and suffer no adverse consequences, especially if you do it "correctly", which takes a lot of reading an research, but is doable. And if you have cravings that make you wanna quit keto, refer to #1, and avoid the bounce back. 3) health risks - of the health risks listed, the only one worth addressing is the nutrient deficiencies one, with a brief note on the others in a moment. Any restrictive diet, including keto, ups the risks of a deficiency, since your cutting out so many foods that may have supplied a diverse range of nutrients. The way to address this is to first, get a list of the daily recommended or required amounts of all (micro)nutrients; second, measure what keto foods you like to eat on an average day and add up how much of all nutrients those foods give you; third, if your typical keto foods leave you short any nutrients, add some keto foods that have a lot of that nutrient, or supplement it; and fourth, increase your sodium/potassium/electrolyte intake. If you do this, you should be good for keto in the long term, and you might even avoid several days of keto flu in the beginning. Regarding the other health risks listed, if you are doing keto correctly, they will not be a problem. Just avoid vegetable oils (i.e. oils that are not coconut oil, olive oil, avocado oil, or butter), dairy protein (basically all dairy except heavy cream and butter), and tapioca fiber and honey (both digest just like sugar)
I tried keto for a few months and it made me feel incredible. My mood improved considerably, I felt energized, focused and capable of taking on tasks and projects that seemed daunting before. My sleep improved as well. Counterpoint: I love carbs. My sugar cravings disappeared after a while, but I just can't exist without bread (even if it makes me groggy and sad).
Honestly I keep coming back to keto because the foggy grogginess I get from eating tasty carbs keeps ruining my life (ie can’t get projects done, laziness, etc). More than weight loss I think the keto should be promoted for mental clarity.
Same! I lost 40lbs on keto, but maintaining was difficult not physiologically but emotionally and mentally. Also I wouldn't recommend it for a lot of the same reasons in this video. I wouldn't likely ever do it again.
I had a similar experience to Nataly when I tried keto. And also I am glad there are other people out there that enjoy food as an experience, because I hear a lot of people only see it as energy and I've just never been able to think that way. Moderation and exercise I enjoy has probably helped me the most and the only thing I've been able to keep at.
I don’t know why people make shit so complicated. Simply cutting out meat not only helps anyone lose weight and get to a normal weight, it makes you live longer because it’s healthier for you. Of course it is given that you don’t eat Oreos as your meal every day.
The vast majority of people who do "keto" don't actually do keto. They're just cutting out processed foods and losing weight because of it. I feel that any diet that would remove your ability to have fruit or greatly limit your ability to have vegetables is not worth it. I don't think people really understand how much "75% of your calories comes from fats" really is in a day
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research, google it!!!! (:
There's still plenty of vegetables on keto. Some are very low in carbs. But agree people need to do their research and know how to measure/weigh and count their macros properly. Learning about the ketogenic ratio was a silver bullet to me. I really also had to figure out what my meals would look like if I worked with what I had locally and not take my inspiration from people living on the other side of the world. Eating lots of vegetables was never a problem for me, I would consider them essential for my own adherence to the lifestyle/diet.
Agree. Most people I see on keto just eat brown and no real veggies or fruit. Sure, you're skinny! Doesn't mean you're healthy. I feel so much better going closer to vegan (so reduce dairy and meat but not completely cut it out)... I guess just Mediterranean works with my Mediterranean genetics
@darkydoom As a European it's weird to me what the US calls "the Mediterranean diet ". It's not even close to what people in those areas actually eat. It's not low on meat and other animal based proteins at all, you might be surprised. But all of the Mediterranean home cooking I've had was very delicious, seemed healthy enough and I would choose it over what the SAD looks like any day.
My doctor told me a blend of intermitant fasting and Mediterranean diet is best. The blue zones follow this as less to no red meat and way more fruits and vegies.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Vegetables have a lot of vitamins minerals and antioxidants also a lot of fiber particularly leafy greens but of course you gain little calories from a bowl of vegetables
Carbs, sugar, veggies - everything is worse for you than red meat. No idea where the anti- red meat thing came from. Red meat is our ancestral diet, it contains everything we need. You can replace all veggies with a single Vitamin C pill, & at least the pill doesn't contain pesticides, anti-nutrients & oxalates. The people in Hong Kong live the longest & eat more red meat than any other modern society.
in the space of one scroll of this comments section i found a person claiming the best way to lose weight is to eliminate meat from the diet and a person claiming to have lost 45 pounds via a carnivore diet. truly the summary of diet advice right there
@@megsley All the recent research and reviews of older research has found that "fat is bad" was a message payed for by the united states sugar industry lobbyists. And entirely untrue. There was even research *at the time* that pointed out that the real problem was sugars. So anyone being "pro fat" are actually following medical research, and best practices. Saying that following the most accurate research makes you untrustworthy is really some severe mental gymnastics.
@@SylfaI believe they meant fat acceptance as in "promoting obesity" rather than anything about the fat macro. (And yeah, the hosts are pretty strident and (to me) off-putting, but they do their homework on fad diets, where they come from, what the research actually is/was, and how people were affected. It's a pretty good show.)
Mmm im pretty sure I also had the ssame reaction that Nataly had but i found what happened. I was like a month into keto and I started to feel my arms and legs be numb I also had palpitations. I got kind of scared and went to the doctor in Mexico. (I am Mexican) he told me that people who go into Keto become really sensitive to what they eat. He then ask me if I smoked a lot or drink coffee? And we realized that my coffee intake was above normal. I would drink 6 to 7 cups of coffee a day (i specially incresed my coffee because its keto friendly?) and he told me that it that was probably it that I needed to drink more water and stop drinking so much coffee.I stopped doing keto and stopped drinking coffee and returned to normal. I even started keto again (without so much coffee) and i didn't have that chest beating and numbness. Apparently carbs mitigate the effects of caffeine SOOOOOO. Knowing how much you love coffeee. (I love it when the coffee is done) YOu wheezy waiter should NOT do this diet.
Oooh interesting. Nataly did do the no caffeine for a month challenge with us, so I know she also drinks a lot of coffee. May be one of, or thee culprit.
@@wheezywaiter Nataly's condition is unlikely to be a result of Keto itself. She had no actual proof that keto was the cause. Caffeine consumption or specific medications are more likely to be the culprit than keto. Our fat stores vitamins, minerals, and other things that circulates in our blood. Some people, when burning fat like she was, release these things back into the blood. I would wager that, as she lost fat mass, caffeine consumption mixed with any meds she might have been taking mixed with what her fat cells were releasing may have caused this. If she tried keto again she should severely reduce her caffeine intake and if she is taking stimulant medications she may need to reduce those as well.
Yes, reducing caffeine and drinking lots of water is important. I understand it's hard for a lot of people to commit, but I wouldn't say it's overly restrictive or unsustainable. You have to approach it as a lifestyle change, rather than treating it like a diet. You also have to be careful about all of the other things you're taking when losing body fat, including caffeine and medications. I like doing "lazy keto" where the recipes are super simple, but still low carb/high fat. I also take magnesium to help with muscle ache.
Hey. Its my first time listening in. I can totally identify with why you're not doing keto. I tried it and it's not for me. You delivered your message in a hilarious and positive manner. I look forward to more from you😊
I only did keto for 10 days, but in those 10 days this is what I experienced:my mouth felt cleaner than it ever has, and my teeth were the strongest & whitest they've ever been. My skin glowed like crazy and I literally looked 10 years younger. I'm 37 & ppl were telling me I looked like I was in my early 20's. I slept better and I had stages where my mind was super clear and stages where it was really fuzzy and groggy. I think I wasn't fat adapted yet and didn't give the diet long enough. I'm trying to get back into ketosis, because I truly believe it's the fountain of youth.
It's also depends on your activity style runners like yourself and me need carbs we need that quick access energy. I did keto for 3 months and even after I got past the keto flu I could not run anymore. And then the whole thing spiraled into an eating disorder but that was a real wake up call that your body needs fuel for what you're doing. If you're working at 9:00 to 5:00 and only getting walks for exercise maybe keto works out for you I had been a casual but consistent runner and weight lifting and I could not physically run anymore on keto. I also felt my brain melt and wanted to die. If it works for other people great do you but I'm really appreciative that you did this video about some of the potential hazards❤
I also had the feeling of my arm go numb. Not from Keto, but I was not eating healthy. I'm so sorry for Nataly's experience, because that is not a nice feeling. :/ I also respect you and her both, for finding humour in it and talking/listening with such candor. It's a fresh breath of air, with you Craig, to hear someone that care about, research and keep an open mind on whatever topic. I literally thought your number 1 reason was going to be "I DONT WANNA!" I mean, that should be enough?! But thanks nonetheless for this insightful view into your life.
Thanks for the content. I might have been one of the KETO fanatics back then. I felt like I had seen the light. Still do, but less fanatic about spreading the anti-carb lifestyle now. My experience. Being former 140kg type2 diabetic and now 'cured' without any medicine is awesome. For me. I have mildly higher cholesterol* but Doc says it's preferable than consistent high bloodsugar. Eat more Fish and kale. My main reason for sticking to it however; that time I promised myself the usual McD drive-through reward on my way back from recycling, and mid-roundabout realised I didn't need or want it and kept going home instead. That kind of self-control I have never experienced before. I can now walk past shelves of snacks without impulse-purchases. I have high energy brain for 16 hours without need for eating, yet never a temper-tantrum. For me, the weight loss didn't sell it, it was reclaiming control from my carbs-addicted brain. I don't eat cake, but the mushrooms, pork rinds, cream, butter, gravy-bowl and cheese fondue all make up for it. I do MISS apple juice. My family learned to accept I skip on the potatoes and bread - in favour of the 'unhealthy' fat - once they saw the effect. To Wheezys point here, For all you beautiful regular sized bodies, I think it doesn't make as much sense to go try KETO. I had plenty of fat to burn (lost about 40ish kilograms between yearly diabetes checkins and I aim to keep myself level at about ~99 kg) (I also only ever use my Docs scales, so weight check is only once a year, weight-loss was never a goal). I do imagine if you do not have enough bulk to burn, no wonder it doesn't work. Besided, most normal bodies know how to burn both Fat and Carbs. KEEP it up. Problem is when you like me teach the body that all energy it ever need comes from the Carbs alone, then it grows lazy and stores fat and only burns the easier carbs for energy. That is where KETO comes in to force it to burn fat. It is slower (also why it sucks for all high intensity sport/activity). I go for 30-100 grams of carbs a day, using common sense and rough maths. If my body get too much carb it goes back to lazy. It is very much similar to addictions. I am a recovering carboholic ;) But yeah. Not for everyone, but I do love it. (Also. Artificial Sweeteners helps, unless you're worried about those as well).
Have you looked into Dietary Fiber research? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Preaching to the choir here! I love your take (and honesty). Looks like you've come to several realizations with your own health and how your body works. Keep up the great work!
I love that you talked about how Keto isn't bad for everyone. I've been following the Keto diet for about 5 years now. It's my opinion that it would be great for a lot more people in the U.S.A.. That said, I allow myself at least once a month to go crazy with carbs for a weekend. I do this mainly for psychological reasons. Carbs taste good. And they trigger addiction chemicals in the brain. Our bodies recognize the energy density in them and want them. I believe that my "cheat" weekends are what has made the Keto diet sustainable for me for the last 5 years. I will never, not be a follower of the Ketogenic diet. It feels great for me. And my "health" has been amazing on it. My doctor is pretty impressed with the tests he's run.
I looooooved keto. I felt so awake. It was just so hard to find food that was suitable and not the same thing over and over and over. Also when you don’t like salmon or avocado, the internet is low in ideas.
Over the past two years I've developed a diet based around eggs, nuts, and green vegetables, with a bit of meat. There are so many egg possibilities that it's hard to get bored! Also, I developed a way to make "cakes" (note the quotes) using ground almond, butter, and egg as a base, with stevia for sweetness, then anything else you fancy for flavour. Adding gluten makes a more doughy mix you can cook in to pancakes too. I staple for me recently is a big green salad with some tomato, chicken, walnuts, cheese, and mayonnaise, but basically anything to hand. No avocado!
After alot of research Into keto and the issues around it, I decided to go on a "Modified" keto diet essentially it was no carbs and sugar for 2 out of 3 meals. For me that was breakfast and lunch. Supper I could eat as much carbs as I'd like. Over 6 months I lost 40 lbs and felt waaay better. I did not track carb consumption or total calories. I ate what i craved when I craved it.... Except carbs. I only ate the carbs I was craving at supper time. So evening snack, breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, all carb free. I found my cravings for carb went down this way. And felt way better, more energy. Alot of the keto downsides I found disappeared when I ate carbs once a day.
Keto has worked well for me to reverse what was effectivley a metabolic crisis (obese, unfit, brain fog, depression from 10+ years of over consumption and lack of movement). Once i felt my metabolism was "normal" (after ~12 months) I've tended to maintain a low-ish carb diet along with intermittent fasting. I defintely have cheat days for special occasions and I better understand how my body responds and have "tools" (e.g. fasting) to balancing things out. I'm also now running regularly and feel great and have kept the 36kg i lost off. So, in summary, I think keto is great to quickly reverse a crisis but full keto shouldn't be necessary once you're metabolically healthy.
Being a big intermittent fasting fan but not wanting to do keto is a really annoying part of the Venn diagram to live on 😄 but I just refuse to believe that anyone has ever been overweight because they ate too many beans and kiwis!
Hey have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Exactly. Our body is designed to eat lots of carbs, but not in the form of heavily processed junk. If you primarily eat whole veggies and fruits you can eat to your heart's content.
My dad was specifically told to cut down on the amount of beans he ate because he put on too much weight and was pre-diabetic. His favorite meal: refried pinto beans. He found a few other places to cut carbs so he could keep his beans but he still had to cut back on the beans. With more leafy greens and some nice lean protein in place of all those beans, he's lost the excess weight and is no longer pre-diabetic. So, yes, you can become overweight from too many beans. You can become overweight from too much anything.
@@NotAFanOfHandles I don't buy it. The only way beans could be a problem would be if he was eating tons of canned "baked beans" which often have a lot of added sugar. Eating regular canned beans, or even better cooking them from dried, has only health benefits and the longterm health outcome data bears that out repeatedly.
@@rasputozen You don't have to buy it. It's still true. Dad's ethnically Mexican and prefers the refried beans, made from scratch, soaked over night and cooked for hours on the stove, same as his mom made. He'll eat baked beans maybe once or twice a year, usually at family reunion bbqs. I helped Dad with figuring out how to reduce his carb intake. I have to admit when I had seen the original results about his pre-diabetes I was baffled, especially as he also had a slight iron deficiency. I realized Mom would sometimes cook the pinto beans in the same water they were soaked in. It's better to cook in fresh water to reduce the phytic acid, which interferes with proper nutrient absorption. Also, Dad wasn't just eating one or two servings at a time - he could easily cover a plate in beans and go back for seconds or thirds. Each cup of cooked beans is about 25 net grams of carbs - he had several cups in one meal, and usually for both lunch and dinner. His one other habit was drinking a single glass of 2% milk with one spoonful of NesQuik in the morning as breakfast. Cutting that out didn't do anything. Reducing the beans did. That freed up space for other foods - the leafy greens and lean proteins I mentioned.
I lost 67 lbs on keto and have kept most of it off for 5 years. My bloodwork is the best it has been including cholesterol and I feel great. I won't and don't try to force or convince anyone that it is the best or even for them. I just tell my story of my experience as an example of one. I have gone off keto for awhile when traveling. This resulted in weight gain and feeling worse but the vacation and incredible food made me let go. I regretted it from a weight and feeling good standpoint but not the experience standpoint. I did simple keto where I didn't count calories or any macros except carbs. Stayed under 50 total carbs a day and nothing else to consider. I also focused on whole foods and kept away from processed food or seed oils but not super strict just where and when I could. For me it is a lifestyle and pretty easy. If it is done as a diet temporarily it works but expect the return of weight and feeling worse during transition into and out of ketosis. Find a diet that is a way of eating daily not just for a period of time.
It does work. It works amazingly. I did keto (not even strictest kind) & the fat just melted off my body; in like 2.5months, I'd lost more than a 10th of my body-weight, felt the best I ever had, & was even starting to see abdominal "11 lines" (aka, feminabs) - all without exercising. It's absolute sorcery. I had to give it up bc we fell on hard times, & meat + coconut + avocados + cheese all are much more expensive than rice, potatoes & (dried) pasta. I also _really_ missed bread. I wouldn't characterise it as a bad experience _at all,_ (I was lucky enough to not even get keto 'flu while metabolically transitioning) but the increased grocery costs may be a barrier to entry to financially endangered ppl.😢
As someone with rheumatoid arthritis, the keto diet has greatly improved my life in basically every way. I can't say enough good things about it, frankly.
I used to go eat with the seniors at the senior center every once in a while (I was 15-20 years younger than most), good food, good company. I decided to try keto and went to lunch with the seniors and carefully separated the carbs out but in the end I had half a cookie (as my tablemates were raving about these cookies and telling me to try one). So what, a half cookie, what can it hurt. OMG! The drama of the born again Keto dieters was intense when they found out I ate half a cookie. I told one of them, yes, exactly like this: "I don't think my eternal salvation was jeopardized by a half cookie," and I quit Keto (mostly because I have had enough of shrill born again extremism). I still love my Whole 30 recipes, I like the Mediterranean diet recipes, and I never ate much bread or sugar in the first place, I grow a lot of my own food, my meats are all pasture raised, I cook from scratch. It's enough. And, I can have a cookie with the seniors if I damn well want to and if a friend makes a great lasagna oozing cheese and invites me to dinner to share this special treat -- I'm eating that lasagna!
@@KatieDeGo I doubt it was jealousy. They genuinely believe their diet is the correct one and were dogpiling on Kingfisher for breaking the rules. People who get into dieting really buy into the idea that your body is an accurate reflection of your moral character, so if you aren't at the correct weight or aren't following the right diet, they see you as a lesser person who has given into your base desires.
I have been Keto-Carnivore for almost 4 years. I am not dogmatic about it. Very occasionally, I have a cookie or a donut but it has to be a special occasion. I just keto on the next day. I find it easy. Eat meat and veg. There is a lot of research that has already been done.
As someone who is doing keto (but not obsessed with checking to make sure I'm constantly in ketosis), I'll say this: i think the keto diet is great for a lot of health conditions. I wouldn't recommend it as a diet if your only goal is to lose weight as it's not sustainable and highly restrictive. But it IS a great idea for lots of people who are trying to improve specific health conditions. Mental health is also a huge factor in keto, as well.
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Yeah, I think just eating simple things are good, real food from our past has less sugar and starch by far and would have been a lot more protein forward, and more fat forward depending on the region and what types of animals they had.
ooh yeah! my mental health was amazing on keto. My anxiety plummeted. it's worth trying out for most people I think, at least for a period. it's hard to do if you're in a family though unless everyone commits to it. having the temptation of bread or sweets in your house is too large IMO to resist.
Hey Kreg! Short-to-medium-term follower, first time commenter here. Enjoying your vids a lot, so thanks. Also, amazed to see how ridiculous (& unpleasant) the comments are, esp by comparison with the usual! So many people seemingly unwilling or unable to reasonably put a case or posit an alternative, just lots of unevidenced &/or inflammatory/reactive nonsense all over the shop… Wondering if these are the most dorkishly polarised comments a vid of yours has received? Anyway, appreciate some new-to-me info you present here, and your reasoning for *your own* decision. I really like how thought out and contingent it is; that is, your decision is made up of a sequence of variables, and that if any one or some were different you might make another decision. Appreciate in general your emphasis on doing cool stuff - how to keep (or get) moving on making & doing things, finding intrinsic motivation, sort of uncovering & honouring one’s own emphatic YESes in life and going with them. Overlong comment, Sox, but have wanted to say hi for a while. Hey also to Chyna! Really enjoy the rotating cast of players (parents, pals, neighbours, expert folk, the odd glimpse of Ada, etc). Spring greetings from Australia (the backyard macropods say hi too, probably 🦘)
My son has a metabolic disorder related to protein and we literally determine whether or not his body is in distress by checking if he's in ketosis with the very strips that I've seen keto pushers using as a good sign. That kinda changed my perspective.
Ketosis isn't the same as ketoacidosis, the first is natural and healthy. Every fetus and newborn of a healthy parent is in ketosis, it's the optimal state for a growing child to be in. Ketoacidosis is when the body is when the blood is becoming acidic from it happening way too much. Both are detected with the same tests. Just like drinking 2 liters of water is good and healthy, but drinking 7 liters of water has literally killed a woman. I have no doubt that whatever metabolic disorder your son has is dangerous and that makes it either impossible, or practically impossible, for them to try something like the keto diet. But that doesn't mean that Ketosis is bad, it simply is not. Ketoacidosis is typically what killed people with Type 1 diabetes prior to synthetic insulin, btw. I don't know if that's what is happening in this case, it's just a good common example of how Ketosis strips can be used to detect a runaway metabolic process. The strips only measure ketones in the saliva or urine after all, and is useful to make sure your LCHF/ketosis diet is balanced properly. Some can get in ketosis with as much as 15% carbs, others might have trouble at 2.5%.
@@Sylfa Just because something is good for a fetus or newborn (and newborns are actually in a state of stress, so not a good standard for health) doesn't mean it's good for a growing child.
I did keto for a few months and had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy during that time. I ignored all the ectopic pregnancy symptoms thinking they were just keto flu. I know the two probably aren't related, but keto is now inextricably linked to a horrible time in my life. Gimme carbs!
I never went full keto, it's somewhere between keto and low carb, and that has been working great for me the last 5 years. The main goal since the start was to get healthier with something sustainable FOR ME. So, I adjusted the macros to allow for that sustainability (with expert help, of course). So, no grains/cereals (especially wheat & corn based) and other carb heavy stuff (like potatoes), but I decided to keep eating fruit (once a day if it was too sugary) and veggies for the vitamins/minerals/nutrients. I'm more flexible with rice now than when I started, but it's still a once in a blue moon thing. I've learned so much about how my body reacts to food since then, like which stuff gave me acne, what made me feel bloated, what gives me more energy through the day, etc. The point is: look for what is sustainable for YOUR body, make sure it's NUTRITIOUS, let yourself indulge once in a blue moon, and you're most probably golden :)
Good video, I think all the points are pretty fair despite my being a huge proponent of keto. That said, I get a chuckle at the (probably legally necessary) advice to consult your doctor before changing your diet, considering that doctors get almost no training in nutrition and generally completely ignore it as a treatment option.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Isn't it really kind of amazing when there is all this evidence that proper diet can prevent type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, Cancer and a whole lot more? It's said an ounce of prevention is worth a lb of cure. I guess doctors are in the business of selling the lb of cure.
same. I tell people to do it but their completely clueless though lol. it helps people keep on top of actual health issues like heart issues and malnourishment
Keto saved my life. I’m a type 2 diabetic who struggled for years and it kept getting worse. I did my own research, learned about how the insulin hormone actually works, the damage Hyperinsulinemia causes long term, and that a clean ketogenic could fix that. I did it and it worked. Lost over 140lbs (and have kept it off for years now), dropped my A1C from a 14.1 to a 5.4, got off my 5 medications, my cholesterol improved dramatically, and control my diabetes through diet alone now with no effort. Adding intermittent fasting turbo charged my results. I see a lot of comments on here saying people did it, it worked great, but then stopped. I kind of stopped too / these days I’m closer to carnivore (ketovore). The last thing I’ll say about the underlying reason people stop a diet that is so effective and healthy for the body (when done CORRECTLY), or not trying it in the first place is - addiction. Carbohydrate addiction is very real and impacts almost every person that grew up on the “standard American diet” have some level of addiction. At the end of the day though, to each their own and definitely do what works for you. If I wasn’t diabetic I would probably do something like the mediterranean diet.
I lost 55 pounds last year going with a pretty strict keto approach. It was the only diet/approach to eating that's ever seen those results from me because it does demand a level of commitment that I just didn't have for other diets/approaches to food. It also got me to the best A1C's I've ever had (Type 1 Diabetic here) and due to the frequent bloodwork I get done as a result of being diabetic I was able to keep an eye on my cholesterol and while it was fine to begin with, it got better - lower bad cholesterol, higher good cholesterol, lower total cholesterol. I've since lightened up slightly to where its more on the very low carb side of things vs making sure I'm always 100% in ketosis. I take supplements to avoid that whole keto flu thing (only ever had it for 2 days) and I've been great. That being said, as you mentioned, you have a healthy relationship with food as is so other than doing it for the lols or the clicks, there isn't a great reason for you to try it.
Hey have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Im starting Keto for second time around. An ill tell ya i never felt so good and fell off first time unfortunately. i got on initailly for Lyme disease. An ended up feeling like( this is what life is SUPPOSED TO Feel LIKE) it was AMAZING!!!! and im now working to get back to that. But hey to each there own. I love apple's too buddy. sacrifices. 😊
I was on strict keto for 5 years. Most negative reactions people have are from being low on electrolytes especially potassium. Keto makes you lose electrolytes more, so you have to actively replenish them daily. You need sooo much more potassium than you think (a banana isn't enough). Please before starting keto learn about replenishing your electrolytes.
Not really interested in Keto and don't think I've ever watched a vid from you, but for some reason I clicked and I'm glad I did. The combination of science backed info plus humor made this a very enjoyable watch. We tend to think everyone thinks like us, and the fact that some people can just see food as fuel, or even a nuisance, used to blow my mind. For me, food has always been like a whiny 2 yo yanking at my shirttail, screaming "mommy mommy mommy!" A nearly constant voice in my head reminding me I could eat, I should eat, or some flavor is desperately needed. I did ok on diets, but I'd be thinking about food constantly - always planning my next meal, doing the math to see what I could eat next. It drove me crazy. I am also extremely susceptible to food suggestion - every commercial for food or grocery, a cooking/eating scene in a show, even games that have food shape icons! - and start craving stuff, getting a stomach ache and acid reflux if I don't watch out. My friend was shocked when I told her about this - she just didn't get it. Even weirder, I get as excited about a good salad as she does about ice cream lol.
I had HG (hyperemesis gravidarum) when I was pregnant (extreme morning sickness) and didn't eat or drink water without vomiting for 3 weeks. Finally made it to my first antenatal appointment and I was in such a high state of ketosis that I was taken straight to hospital in an ambulance. I had lost around 4-5kg in a very short space of time. I get the keto diet and why it works but it does seem slightly alarming to me that people are aiming to be in ketosis when being in this state can be a medical emergency. I know you're only aiming for low levels of ketosis with the keto diet, but perhaps some people tip over into higher ketosis and that's why they end up unwell??
Been watching you since 2011, ran into my own heart/health issues, and by 26, I finally adopted a whole food plant based lifestyle. 4 years on, and never looking back.
The unique (and most appealing) thing I found about keto as a weight loss diet, was that it required no significant will power on my part. You just make plenty of no carb foods available, and eat whenever you’re hungry and however much you want. If your protein intake from doing this is too high, you can end up holding off actual ketosis due to your body making too much of its own sugar out of that protein, but this stops being a factor once your appetite falls naturally away by itself, and a no carb diet tends to induce this quite rapidly.
I was on a keto diet for months at the beginning of my weight loss journey and it helped me 100% but wasn't sustainable for any longer than I did it however it's incorrect to say eat however much you want, the rule of calories in calories out is the basis of any diet and the first thing anyone should learn before taking on any kind of diet.
High carb diets just require careful attention to protein and a lot of fiber to keep you from being hungry all the time. The first time I experienced getting full on carbs my brain exploded. I was a huge anti carb person for more than a decade before I tried different things because I just couldn’t anymore. It’s like the guy said. It’s what works for you. They all tend to work.
@@sweetembrace6706 Not for everyone. For me, I should only have carbs around if I’m planning on climbing a mountain, or running a marathon. Other people can live on carbs, feel fine, and not turn into human beanbags. I wish them well. The only diet evangelism I go in for, is to recommend that people actually find out what works for their constitution, and the way they live. If people put together like me, only ate on the advice of the school of dieticians, we’d all be tired, fat, feel like failures, and be forever losing a miserable lifelong battle with our own hunger.
I'm sorry to say I haven't been watching your videos this year. I clicked because of Nataly in the thumbnail. Really enjoyed the dynamic delivery - you, sir, crack me up without fail , so thanks!!!
Oh God, this brought back so many bad memories. I did keto but I kept having to start over because I love doughnuts. And when it invariably never worked as well as I thought it should, I’d get crazy strict. Eventually I had all sorts of gastric problems…blah blah blah…wound up trying carnivore…health got abhorrent…and now I’m trying to switch to a primarily whole food plant based diet but I’ve really f’ed up my entire digestive system so it’s rather difficult. Anywho… people should listen to their bodies more.
If people listened to their bodies more they'd eat nothing but donuts... Not going to say that keto or carnivore would work for you, but I will say that there is a good chance you were doing it incorrectly. Not because of your reaction, but because most people do most things incorrectly. I did 4 years of vegan, and despite all my research to try to do it right, I still did it wrong. The reason? Because I, and the research at the time, didn't know that plant protein and essential vitamins are far less bioavailable than animal sources. So me getting my recommended amount was actually me NOT getting my recommended amount and became deficient and run down. Nutrition is tricky 🙂👍
@@PFirefly06 there’s a boat load of recent research showing that plant protein is NOT les bioavailable and the proportions of amino acids tend to be better for inflammation reduction. I did really strict carnivore for months. At the end I couldn’t eat red meat anymore. I would actually have a reaction to it and now it tastes absolutely disgusting to me but I can eat chicken. I had an endoscopy and I have chronic gastritis with episodes of acute inflammation where I can’t really eat anything for a week or two. This is not a matter of which diet at this point but treating the underlying condition first. I would prefer to eat plant based because I know that meat consumption has an enormous effect on carbon emissions and climate change and I don’t want to trash the world I’ve brought my children into.
@@JustJulia-qt9nh I'd be curious about your boatload. Maybe I could park it next to my boatload lol. For real though, I have not seen any good evidence that suggests plant proteins and nutrients are more bioavailable and would be interested to see a paper or two that counteracts my understanding. I'm am not dogmatic, but I am highly skeptical of anything that doesn't fit established research. Layne Norton of biolayne is probably one of the least biased nutritionists on youtube and has done more than one video on this. Not my only source, just one that is easily available for anyone like yourself to look into without a deep dive. Also, lets not get started on what kind of farming practices trash the environment. Agro industry as a whole, not just factory meat farms, are horrible. Plant based doesn't get a pass and is just as destructive if not more so in certain sectors. My contribution to the environment is growing animals and plants, hunting, and foraging my own food. I'm not a fan of any kind of large scale agriculture. Eat plants all you want, but unless you grow it yourself you are still contributing to environmental damage. If you eat organic, guess how they fertilize it? Animal waste from factory farms. You literally would have to go to the farms that supply your food and vet their practices and sources to be sure of what impact is being made on your behalf.
@@PFirefly06 I agree agro industry is a major contributor. 90% of mono cropping agro industry goes to feeding livestock so…need I say more on that? I will happily find you some sources when I have the time so check back later.
@@JustJulia-qt9nh 90%? If you say so. Growing grass is not what I was talking about since people don't eat hay. Corn is the biggest culprit, but if you're eating a good plant based diet, I'm referring more to how destructive and resource intensive California almonds are, or Mexican avocados for shipping. Realistically, unless you live in a rural community, you rely on industries, practices and infrastructure that are more harmful than the food industry. Cities and urban centers rely heavily on rare earth minerals that are mined with no environmental concerns by China, and have atrocious human rights violations. The amount of carbon emissions to make one vegan friendly "leather" belt is worse than my truck emissions in two months worth of driving. I'm not really trying to argue the merits of plant based, but I am arguing that its any worse than anything else people do without thinking about it. Its not fun to hear that trying to protect the environment just hides the new ways we still destroy the environment. It sucks, but its reality.
I am a dietitian and I love this video. Losing weight itself isn't that difficult, but at one point you will have to start holding the weight instead of losing more and more. And if you did the weight loss with a super strict diet that will he very hard for you. I work with my clients to first improve their eating habits and meal conpositions, very often it already does wonders to have 3 well balanced meals a day that keep you full and help you not get cravings in between and stop snacking. One client has lost almost 10 kg in 3 months just by actually having a lunch instead of just snacking between breakfast and dinner. Remember: It's a lifestyle change, so do one that you could keep up until you die in 50 years. No forbidden foods, just moderation and regular meals with a healthy amount of physical activity 😊
It seems like I'm in the minority, but I've been eating keto for years and find it to be very sustainable, and I feel great. When you just eat good quality meat and veggies, you're bound to feel good.
Thank you!!!! For letting me know I never was doing the KETO diet but rather a KETO-ISH diet. I still eat fruits and vegetables but have lowered my carb intake like cereal, pasta and bread and increased fat, fiber and protein. In general, I try to eat gluten-free food for gut health and I found this works for me :)
I've done keto and I feel amazing on it but the issue is it is so restrictive that if I'm doing ANYTHING outside of my house, it's a struggle. Also the weight bounce back SUCKS. I believe the answer (still working on it) is intermittent fasting and the occasional 24 hours fast (with walking and other light exercises). I told my friends it works and one of my friends had a really similar experience to your friend in the ER. I felt so bad I pushed (through my exuberant happiness) to try it and she was rushed to the ER. If Intermittent fasting doesn't work, maybe I'll invent a tool for my house that only allows me to get food if I sit on a bicycle or do some kind of hand wheel thing. Like our ancestors, they had to chase down a rabbit to eat, maybe cycling for 3 minutes for a snack will do the trick.
our ancestors also drank from the mineral rich streams (electrolytes). They also didn't have the massive sugar laden fruits that we have today. They also didn't have the super dense wheat that has changed so much in the last hundred years or so. They also didn't have Type 2 or cancer, or peanut allergies or all these auto immune diseases or super high number of heart attacks. By the way, any veg they ate were from much more mineral-rich soils than we have today.
it's also worth mentioning that men and women will likely have different reactions on keto. for me, it was very effective to lose 20 lbs (and then i went off of it. still don't drink beer or eat pizza and i've kept the weight off) but my wife felt horrible!
Keto saved life, I was obese and lost 65 kilos in 18 months following a mostly strict healthy keto with intermiting and prolonged fasting, when I reached 80 kilos I started lifting and never really felt the need to bring the carbs back, I've gained 20 kilos in the last 16 months, bulking on keto is the most fun, I loove eating veggies and fatty proteins, my workouts are intense and I don't really feel a difference in performance when I have carbs so I tend to stay mostly in ketosis, but in a less restrictive way, here and there I eat some fruits and chocolate bars, I save my carb intakes for special occasions, family dinners, holidays, birthdays and such. If I eat carbs for more than 3 days in a row I start craving keto foods belive it or not so it works great for me.
I did keto for about 4 months and lost nearly 40 pounds. I decided to slowly ditch the diet because I was missing bread a lot, and in the next few months I pretty much gained back all the weight I lost. It definitely works if you're trying to loss weight quickly but at least for me it is not at all sustainable. Also I would frequently have dreams about sandwiches which just added to the misery. Now I'm just sticking to watching my calorie intake and trying to limit fats and sugars and it's been going super well! And more importantly I see this as a way more sustainable way to maintain a healthy weight. Do what works for you!
I've found intermittent fasting to be the only thing i can really follow forever, i eat within 1 hour window. but if you already lost the weight you can make that 2 or 4 hour window, my suggestion is do intermittent fasting and keto and when you lose the weight do intermittent fasting only, and eat all the stuff you want within that time window, and you wont regain weight, worked for me.
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I used to love bread but I've noticed over the past 15 years that it makes me feel bloated and miserable so it's rare I have bread unless I have pizza.
On Keto, especially in the starting days, electrolytes are ~KEY~. The symptoms of keto flu, (feeling fatigued, shaky, heart palpitations, headaches, etc) can even be entirely avoided if you properly supplement with enough magnesium, potassium, sodium, etc.
If you want to continue to improve your relationship with food, might I suggest looking into Intuitive Eating instead of the next diet? I would love to see a video of you trying it for a month. It's a great way of living that could use more visibility on the internets. In particular, I recommend the book by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, it changed my life!
intuitive eating works fine for folks who don't have food issues, but for people struggling with things like binge eating its absolutely a terrible idea.
@@megsley I can see why you would think that, it's a very scary concept for anyone struggling with an eating disorder. I'm not a dietitian and I'm fortunate enough to not have any food issues, but from what I've read and seen this does work for these folks. Bingeing is often a response to dieting and food restriction, and intuitive eating helps people learn to trust themselves more around food, and it has no restrictions. 😊
(Unrelated to the video, but I promise I'll watch it soon) I just started an American politics course in college. One of the boards recommended, "Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics". Super happy to see you're the host of the series.
I tried it and it really didn't vibe with having IBS (to put it extremely politely) so I stopped after a few months. The main problem I have with keto is how the people who are into it are so cult-like about it and have a total unwillingness to admit that it doesn't work for everyone. If you don't like keto, you are the problem, it must be because you were doing it wrong. I'm glad to see this video partially because some of the more vocal keto community almost instil a fear of speaking out about it not being a perfect solution for all.
Hey have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
I went on the keto diet because I was strugling with severe brain fog, lack of energy and depression after a year of cancer treatment and covid. It took exactly 4 terrible days for me to feel remarkably better. It was as if a weighted blanket was lifted off my shoulders. My mood drastically improved, my energy levels came back to normal and I was able to focus again. In my opinion you can eat very deliciously while on keto. All my meals were basically enormous brunches- I ate myself silly. Cravings for sweet stuff and bread etc really completely went away in no time. And I am a chocolate fan normally. The feeling of being hungry changed as well. Usually I would feel a need to eat or I would feel bad- blood sugar crashes probably. On keto, I would feel hungry-very simply. My energy levels were incredibly stable thoughout the day and I slept like a baby. My problem was that I lost too much weight so I decided to change to intermittend fasting which still allows my body to be in ketosis for lenghts of time everyday while eating much more varied. I still do IF and on a quite low cabs diet and I feel great. I am not super strict about it either. If I go out on weekends I eat as and when I want. That way it is not difficult at all.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
I’ve had similar experiences with keto. It’s the only way of eating that seems to work for my body - reducing pain and inflammation, and losing weight easily. I even kept the weight off when I came out of ketosis, which has never happened with any other “diet”. I now eat low carb as a choice, but I’m not religious about it and will allow myself the odd piece of pizza or an ice cream. To me it’s about eating healthy food for MY body. 😊
The missing piece of the puzzle here: I suspect the people who actually follow the diet very strictly are much more likely to experience negative side effects. The rest of us, for whom Keto amounts to just eating the normal carbohydrates included in things like vegetables (and some fruits) while eliminating most sources of refined carbs (bread, pasta, sugar) feel pretty good on the diet, tho I suspect technically we are not really doing Keto.
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That's just eliminating processed foods + added sugars. Eating any substantial servings of (the common higher-sugar) fruits will kick you out of ketosis.
That's a great point literally everyone that's told me that they loved keto and can't believe what happened to me was because I was strict on it and they never were
I did Atkins and lost a lot of weight in the early 2000s. I didn’t do well on eating fat thought and mostly just ate a lot of lean meat. It eventually resulted in hair loss and feeling bad so I stopped. When Keto became a thing I thought-oh! I just need to eat more fat! No. Keto flu didn’t go away for me. My digestive system became somewhat of a personal social hazard. That also didn’t go away. Now I do a pretty balanced diet where I try to eat mostly Whole Foods (but it doesn’t have to be perfect) with a focus on healthy fats, protein, and fiber, with fat being the lowest because that’s just what feels good for me. I track to make sure my calories are what I want, but not every day. I lost 60 pounds this way and I love it. I feel like a magician because I can eat everything. But it’s what he said. Do what works for you.
When you do it, it’s actually good to stop every now and then to make ketosis kick in more so your body isn’t used to it where it is. When I’d go on vacation I’d stop, so 2xs a year. I was 290 when I started, and got down to 180 at my smallest. Went from a size 26 to a size 14. Started in 2019, and stopped 2021 Got pregnant October 2022 and had my baby June 2023. When I got pregnant I was 260 and when I had him I was 310. Still not doing it, but in 2 months I’m down to 270 and in a size 20. I think when you do it and stop it make you gain weight back, but slower so your body is managing more. You could probably just then still have carbs but eat like just a regular diet and it would work more. I haven’t started dieting at all yet. Don’t have time to track carbs and calories with the baby around. And unfortunately it’s cheaper to eat non diet foods.
I lost about 130 lbs on keto over a ~2 year period. It works for some and not others. Yes, It's restrictive. I found simplicity in that restrictiveness which helped me prevent making the daily bad choices I had been making. Repetition is boring and untenable for some, but for me it simplifies things and I found it more sustainable once I was in a routine and rhythm. I naturally fell into intermittent fasting as well, and then over a period of a few months I tightened my feeding window from 8 hours to 4. In the end I was skipping breakfast, eating lunch around 2pm (a salad of spring mix, chicken, ham, cheese, and the ranch for lunch pretty much every single day), and dinner at 6 (dinner is where I mix it up, but usually boils down to green beans or broccoli + protein, or otherwise taking a dish that involves carbs, like tacos, and removing the carbs). This probably sounds dull and boring to most people but routines work better for me than just freestyle mixing it up.
As someone who's been plant-based for 8 years, I found this video informative and entertaining. I've met some who seem happy on a keto diet and others who seem fatigued like they literally need a carb boost. The thing that concerns me the most about the diet is the extreme limitation of a whole food group (and the likely increase of so much saturated fat and cholesterol). Many view a whole foods plant-based diet as restrictive but the macronutrients (carbs, fat, proteins, etc.) are all welcome in the vegan lifestyle at least.
The Epileptics who were mentioned in the video who were put on Keto long term often developed health problems. "What is the long-term harm of keto diet? The keto diet could cause low blood pressure, kidney stones, constipation, nutrient deficiencies and an increased risk of heart disease."-UChicagoMedicine (organization)
You can eat a predominately vegetarian diet and still do keto. You just have to avoid things like corn, potatoes, most beans (not all, green beans and black beans are ok in portions), carrots in large amounts, or any fruits or vegetables that have a lot of starch and sugars in them. You can even have small portions of some fruits, especially berries, so long as you don't eat too much. Even some root vegetables like rutabaga and turnips are ok in controlled portions, usually around a cup or less, as well as any veggie that has more fiber than starch. The people who get themselves into trouble are the ones who don't do their research and treat it like a fad diet. They think they're going to just eat bacon, eggs, and pork chops at every meal, then they end up having stupidly high cholesterol and having kidney problems from eating way too much protein. I personally eat everything I can, cheeses, meats, eggs, fish, greens and veggies, anything so long as there's no sugar or starch in it, I just make sure I know how many carbs I'm getting. I keep my intake at around 20 grams per day and still lose weight without cravings or being tired. Keeping your intake at absolute zero for a long period of time is very unhealthy.
@@upinarms79 Yea but that vegeterian keto diet sounds heavily restrictive and a vegan keto diet would be even more. I firmly believe carbs are good for you. The issue is the source of food, not the food group itself.
@@avabearden9867 Carbs are good for you in moderation, yes, but the problem is most modern people's carb sources are from foods loaded with way too much sugar and starch, especially sugar, since it's also often used as a preservative. That's why we have an epidemic of diabetes and obesity in the West, to begin with. There are more than enough vegetable varieties that you can eat with moderation and portion control that you could still eat a low-carb vegan diet, you just can't gorge yourself on potatoes, rice, and corn, as many people are want to do. It just requires you to know what you're eating, and to control your portions for things that have more carbs accordingly. I rarely feel restricted by what I can have and a large portion of my diet is cooked and raw veggies and greens. Anything with more fiber and less starch is on the menu, because fiber basically cancels out any equivalent amount of carbs. Mung beans are a good example. 1 cup has 38 grams of carbs but about half of that is fiber. Same with edamame. I choose to get a lot of my protein from fish and meat, eggs, cheese, etc. but I could easily cut those out for high protein veggies. I would still stay away from most "vegan" meat products, though, as a lot of those things have a ton of salt and sugar, and often contain trans fats, even when they say they don't.
Here is another reason: constipation. At one point I needed to expel waste for a week or more, but nothing would come out. When i finally decided to spend however long in the bathroom to rid myself of this brick it was traumatic, exhausting and painful. I stopped that day and gained a bunch of weight back after, but that's all on me.
I haven't seen the video yet but... I did keto a couple of months and after the abstinence effects go away, it works. The thing is... I think it works because you stop eating sugar. Today's food is super high in sugar, and if you don't eat carbs, you stop eating sugar all together. So even after you stop doing keto, your sugar addiction is gone. So you don't crave sweet food as much.
That’s my experience as well. I think for “normal” people, it’s more about the sugar and refined carbs (addiction) than anything. AKA processed junk food.
@@KayKayBayForever I will never understand people state their opinion before watching the video they're commenting on. He definitely did the no sugar challenge and even stayed away from it for a bit after.
@@KayKayBayForever When you say he did a no sugar challenge, are you saying that he did no starches, no rice, no breads, no corn, no fruits, no noodles, no alcohol, etc? or did he just say not to refined white sugar? all those things are complete sugar. Your body knows no difference. i'm thinking I should watch his no sugar challenge video. hmmm.
Long term 40 year vegetarian and vegan here. I eat as healthy as I can, try to stay away from white sugar, white flour, alcohol, and and junk foods. I succumb to healthy-ish junk sometimes so I’m not pure. I recommend eating a wide range of healthy whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and fruit for long term best health.
I really recommend Michael Pollan's "In defense of food". In this book, he talks about nutritionism and the problem in thinking about food in terms of nutrients, carbs, vitamins, proteins, and not about the actual food. Nowadays we don't eat carrots, potatoes, eggs, we eat carbs, protein, omega-3, fiber...
Dietary Fiber!! .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Was keto and low-carb for a number of years. Lost weight and was the lowest I'd been in some time. Felt great, but cholesterol was high. This led to me reducing my animal products to lower my cholesterol, then evolved into me becoming an ethical vegan. No regrets.🙂🥰 The hardest part about keto and low carb was I couldn't have too many carbs or the cravings would hit hard and undo all my efforts.😩💔 I didn't want to live like that, but everyone needs to find what they can do long-term.❤️
So happy to see this get addressed! I tried it after my hysterectomy and tbh my fibromyalgia got way better. Then my stomach started to hurt, found out I had filled my gallbladder with stones! Went on meds and a low fat diet for 3yrs and they got better but not the pain. Dr cut it out but too late for the nerves in the area and now I'll have a stabbing pain any time food or gas or even a seatbelt presses on the area AND I have to eat extremely carefully for the rest of my life. Every meal and snack has to be low calorie and balanced and I basically have to graze bc I don't have a gallbladder anymore. If I slip up not only am I turning green but I get horrible vertigo and low blood pressure to the point I can pass out! Imo even if it's working for you it's a bad idea bc you'll be less able to deal with injury or illness but also so many things are lipophilic and could be released and make you much much sicker.
Stones come from under-use of the ball bladder. Typically from eating a diet low in fat or worse a low-fat diet. Keto causes major use of the gall bladder which is when the stones manifest their presence, but it's not actually caused by keto. A friend had her's removed but fortunately wasn't as far gone as yourself and is fine with a keto diet. No issues with fat at all, surprisingly.
42 years old. Done flexible keto for 10 years. First 5 days were hell with carb abstinens. After 6 days my life long manic binge eating dissorder totaly gone. No more sugar dips, cravings or anxiety. For the first time in my life I was no longer a slave under food. 2-3 meals per day. No need for snacks Also 2 year back pain and 6 month double tendenitus elbow pain gone after 2 weeks of ketosis. Also my brain worked so much clearer. Now after ten years of loosing 20kg of fat and build alot of muscle.. Most days I eat keto. If Im invited to a dinner or traveling, I eat whatever. As long as I dont eat carbs more than a couple of days in a row, my eating dissorder comes back and i will start waking up in the middle of the night to stuff my face. Keto/low carb is a great lifestyle with alot of benefits, especially mentaly and you dont have to be manic about it. And no need to fear protein either, especially when lifting weight. And by the way, the woman who got side effects and numbing in the arm sounds alot like she needed more salt and other electrolytes.
I was on the keto diet for 2 years and it worked relatively well. I lost about 20 pounds and thankfully never gained it back but I did find that every time I would go off keto for a meal and eat pasta or bread, I got bloated almost instantly. For me, once I "cheated" that one time, I could not cut them out again for any length of time. So I decided that if I craved bread or pasta, I would just eat it. My diet has become a lot more flexible and I could not be happier.
My sister tried it when she was young, healthy and really not overweight based on charts at all. She lost almost 30 pounds in a month and ended up in the ER with kidney stones.
You get kidney stones from too much leafy veg or beats and carrots. Keto itself doesn't cause kidney stones if you know what you're doing. Ie, read a keto book
@@Jazzatic2011 I believe it's 80% plus caused by oxalates, so that's leafy veg and beats, carrots etc, which are often consumed in quantity by keto/low-carbers if they're not well informed. Carnivores (I inhabit carnivore forums) don't report kidney stone issues. But like keto dieters some have gall stone issues; however likewise keto/carnivore is not a direct cause, rather the under-use of the gall bladder from not eating much fat, and then suddenly the use of the gall-bladder squeezing on stones from eating a lot of fat. The protein-kidney stones link is a theory, and like the cholesterol-food theory turned out to be wrong, it doesn't seem to happen in practice.
@@Jazzatic2011depends on the type of stone. Many doctors (Europe treats stone formers with entitles and probiotics), believe that wide spread antibiotic use has resulted in a loss of probiotic and thus enzymes that helps to prevent a poor absorption of calcium and oxalates. We know that the stones are made up of calcium and oxalate but we have not proved a low calcium or low oxalate diet has helped (low calcium diet ass found to make it worse). Uric acid stones are formed in people who can’t process too much meat. We don’t know why they can’t. Struvite stones are from a bacterial infection. Cystine stones are from a genetic defect that puts more cysteine in your kidneys from your digestion.
@@francisgeorge7639it’s not caused by oxalates, everyone eats oxalates and only 10% of people get stones (about only 1% of people got stones 50 years ago(. It’s caused from not having calcium and oxalates digested and pooped out properly. Low oxalate or low calcium diets have not been proven to stop stones. Many major medical organizations suspect antibiotic use has destroyed something in the gut that helps us digest calcium and oxalates properly, in a few Nordic countries they treat stone formers with an enzyme and probiotic mix to help fix the issue. The only true way to prevent stones, and it’s not 100% is dilution. Dilution is the solution to the pollution. That’s the best and most proven way we have now.
I did strict keto for 3 months, did everything right, and couldn't think straight, felt like poo, and had no energy. The thing that broke me was watching everyone pass me on a hiking trail when I was (am) an avid hiker. The worst part is I lost no weight from it at all.
I did Keto once for 4 months and it was fantastic. Did all the things people talk about. I did it a second time and it was horrible. 1st time I had alot of injuries so was just doing light exercise and walking. Worked great. 2nd time doing lots of Hiit and strength training - could not function. Went terribly. Came good after switching to standard Mediterranean diet.
Yup, similar experience. Fast tracked me to heart attack territory. Super high cholesterol, super high triglycerides, inflammation markers off the charts, insulin resistance super high. My IBS got out of control. I did lose weight, but it wasn't worth it. Now I've been plant based for six years and it works fantastic for me. At 40, I've never been healthier.
My friend lost over 100lbs, but only stayed on it for a year. A year after she stopped, all the weight and more was back. I think it destroyed her confidence in her bodily autonomy and she adopted other worse habits. She tried to convince me to join her at the outset, but anything that tells you not to eat fruit and vegetables sounds illogical and unhealthy to me.
Have you looked into Dietary Fiber research? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Low carb-- sometimes I do what is considered lazy/dirty keto, sometimes carnivore-- literally saved my life. It's not for everyone, but anyone with weight concerns and/or certain health concerns should consider trying it. But even if you don't go high fat/high protein, almost anyone will benefit from giving up sugar & controlling carbs. LDL is an interesting issue because we actually have 2 kinds-- one kind is large/buoyant, which is neutral and doesn't hurt you, your body actually makes more of it to facilitate healing (among other reasons). The other kind is small & dense, that's the dangerous kind. You can be fine with a high LDL as long as you have the good kind, but you have to request the test to find out what kind of LDL you have. If triglycerides are low and HDL is normal, your LDL is probably the good kind.
Everyone wants the easy answer to weight loss. Like there's one simple thing they gotta change to lose weight. Well, there is one simple thing you need to do..... limit your calories. Not the answer people want hear but for most people that's the way it is. Implementation is the hard part.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
💙 fun fact: my Mom did the Akins diet (arguably the same as Keto), and she lost a lot of weight really quickly but then started coughing up blood and was in serious pain…she turned grey!! And had to go to the emergency room and it turns out that diet screwed with her gallbladder and it was trying to explode! …true story, I was the one who drove her to the hospital. She’s fine now that she doesn’t do that diet anymore
I've tried keto - but ultimately I love carbs. However! I use a keto supplement daily (which when I started using the supplement, it coincided with my migraines going away and what was several migraines a month has remained at zero since 2016) and I've learned different recipes and ways to exclude added sugar (different sweeteners for some things, no sweetener for others (like tea) ), so I think the concept of it has made me more aware of all the added stuff in our foods.
I tried too quiet a few times as I’ve been obese my whole life. I do good for a few weeks then I feel so limited that I don’t eat at all. Then I get sick then I go back to carbs and then I get bigger.
Honestly, Mishelle, @@mishelle6315 i'm struggling to understand how anything called a supplement relates to keto. Keto is literally eating whole foods and limiting carbs to 50 or less per day. How on earth is a supplement a part of that in any way? I understand that a lot of people supplement when they're on keto with Vitamin D and K2 and magnesium... but that's because of our soil lacking in nutrients, not because of the amount of carbs per day. Sorry, I just don't see how anything like that helps or hurts or is related. I'm not trying to pick on you at all, I just don't understand. Is it exogenous ketones?
A colleague of mine did Keto for a while and then stopped and when I asked why she said “when I had thoughts of killing my roommate for her bowl of Raisin Bran I figured I should stop”. That’s all it took for me to not try it…. But Wheezy’s list is good too.
I started eating a keto diet several months ago when I was prediabetic and borderline obese. I've lost 40 pounds, A1C is back to normal, never felt better. I was strict and "extreeeme" at the beginning because I think that's necessary to a degree when you're trying to kick a 45 year habit of bad eating. I've backed off a little now that I'm closer to a reasonable target weight and will even have a fresh baked cookie now and then, but I plan to eat predominantly keto for the foreseeable future.
Once you raelize it isn't possible to follow that diet long term as a life style, before you start gaining the weight back wich always happens if you just quit keto, do the intermittent fasting then, decide between 1 to 4 hour window, and do it everyday, dont limit yourself and eat whatever you want within that timeframe, and you will never gain back the weight again. As someone who has done keto, lost weight, gained it back several times, i promise this is the only way keeping it off, My eating window is 1 hour per day for a year now, and i feel great, i workout 4 days a week, some days i eat pizza some days burgers, but i always add lot's of vegetables,
@@mrd799 Your experience isn't universal. I did keto and transitioned to more mixed macro eating and kept of nearly all of the weight I lost with keto.
@@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 Nice, i honestly never heard of anyone keeping off the weight they lost on Keto so i'm quite surprised there seems to be quite a lot you that managed it.
I got keto insomnia. I did it for a week, and that entire week, I got no more than 2 hours of sleep a night. It was torture. As soon as I quit, I went right back to sleeping 7-8 hours like I normally do. I have been doing OMAD (One Meal A Day) for 5-6 days a week for almost a year, and I feel great. I've started adding in running and light exercise, and I am losing weight. I'm having a WAY easier time with OMAD than I ever was with keto.
Honest to god, unless done under medical supervision for a specific condition (such as epilepsy or diabetes), I struggle to believe that this is actually a healthy diet for anyone. It's disordered and dangerous. Successfully losing weight does NOT automatically equate to a healthy diet.
I go into partial ketosis doing intermittent fasting, but I'm also way less strict about it than you were when you tried it. I basically try and not snack after an early ish supper and then have an early lunch while still drinking coffee and tea in the morning and tea at night. But I still have late nights where I have snacks and drinks occasionally, or a day where I'm going out for breakfast. It's just my day to day routine that is IF. And I think I really like it because I can dip out of it every once in a while, or I can have the snacks I want within my eating window.
I don't know if anyone will ever read this (unlikely since you get so many comments) but just my personal story: I struggled for years with my health. Neuropathy, muscle aches, fatigue, panic attacks, brain fog, anxiety, depression, mood swings, diarrhea/constipation, bloat, cramping after eating, and a bunch of other stuff that feels like a distant memory now. I struggled for years with symptoms both physical and mental and my doctors gave up on me. This past winter I had a doctor who finally tested me for SIBO, which came back positive for methane dominant SIBO. My B12 levels were also checked and they were dangerously low. The SIBO was affecting my ability to absorb nutrients and, quite frankly, I was suicidal because of how poorly I was feeling. I saw a new doctor who decided to treat the SIBO with appropriate antibiotics and also told me to go "no carb, no sugar, no carbonated drinks" (essentially keto) for a week leading up to the antibiotics and the duration of the two week course because she said it would make the drugs more effective and that carbs and sugars would only feed the bacteria. I was strict for the entire three weeks, and my life has changed forever. That was several months ago now and everyone in my life remarks about how much better I am. 90% of my symptoms from before are gone. My B12 is back up to a normal range, so all my symptoms from the deficiency are gone. I don't wish I was dead all day, everyday anymore. My doctor said the keto wasn't a long term goal, but it's astounded by the progress I've made and advised that if I felt comfortable enough I could continue with it. I'm not saying this is EVERYONE'S ideal diet. I'm saying that there ARE people who benefit from eliminating carbs and sugar from their daily intake. I take breaks where I go back to eating how I used to, and I always regret it. My gut symptoms always return and I realize how poorly I feel throughout the day. Two arguments I have for naysayers: how can it be dangerous to eat keto when you're basically only eating fresh meats, dairy, and vegetables? Shopping the "outside" of the grocery store is one of the best things you can do for your body, eliminating highly processed food and additives/preservatives. Secondly, it sounds like people forget that electrolytes are a huge, HUGE part of keto. Drinking water alone isn't going to help, you need to make sure you're getting magnesium, potassium, etc. This can be done easily and affordably by adding sea salt, "No Salt" (potassium chloride), etc to your water in small amounts. Magnesium supplements are also a good idea. Lots of people get obsessed with the test strips, but a little known fact is that the color on the strips get darker the more dehydrated you are. Not only is it giving false positives, but it's making people chase that high of seeing a deep level of ketosis, which isn't what you should be after. Lots of people in the keto community don't even check their levels because there's essentially no point in doing so. Just eat healthy and push forward. I know lots of people who would probably die on a keto diet and would never recommend it for everybody. But eating fresh food is definitely not dangerous in and of itself.
I totally get the health problems and the willingness to try anything! I've been doing carnivore for 2 months. Still ironing out the kinks but I feel loads better than before.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods. They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!? Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet. #gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Guest used the term "set point weight," so... kind of makes everything they say suspicious. If you throw bs into the middle of a wholesome fact sandwich, it still tastes like bs.
I think you have some great points. To preface, here's my backstory: my weight-loss journey in March of 2019. I went from low carb to keto, I was doing intermittent fasting periodically and lost 85 pounds in one year (yay!). I plateaued during the Covid lockdowns and then in 2022 I found my relationship with food becoming very toxic. The restrictions about what you can and cannot eat while on keto started to feel almost like a bullying mentality. I no longer found joy in eating because all the foods that brought me joy were not keto and if I ate them I'd become very depressed to the point of early onset bulimia. After talking with a couple friends and a therapist I decided to step back a bit and simply eat what I wanted for while to reinvigorate my passion for life, and food. Personal pros and cons: Pro: By pushing myself into low carb and keto I managed to reset my system some. These days I simply can't eat an overabundance of sweets or carbs because my body can't handle it like it used to. This helps with mindless eating or over eating, of which I used to suffer greatly. I also have come to respect food. Sweets are meant to be treats and not consumed daily, and carbs are fillers which I find myself no longer craving in the great quantities I used to. It also helped me change my mindset about the order of which I eat the items on my plate. Cons: The restriction of what to eat. Don't misunderstand me I will happily eat all the butter, bacon and cheese I can get my hands on, but by having that little voice in one's head saying, "No, you can't have that, that's not on your diet", what was once a good reinforcement (like a coach) ended up turning into a bully and it did take a toll on my mental health. As for these days, have I gained weight back? Yes. Partially due to the foods I've put into my body, but also due to going back to me sedimentary lifestyle which that part was ALL on me. But I feel much better about the thought process of what I put into my mouth. If I'm on a date I want to be able to have pizza or a alcoholic beverage and not feel bullied about it by my own mental thoughts. When I eat out I still try to go for a low-carb/keto option,(just because they process better in my tum tum) but I don't make it a doctrine like I used to.
Netflix has a show right now about regions where people live longer than is typical. So far, the diets eaten by people in these regions are high in vegetables and healthy fats, and have plenty of carbs. e.g. the Mediterranean diet. They're tied to a completely different lifestyle as well. Eat a vegetable, talk to your neighbour. Skip keto.
we dont have enough data on longevity of Keto. What we did see in this show was that ALL the people who lived the longest were not obese, diabetic etc...........not really a diet issue for them more of a lifestyle. they eat less and burn of calories.........
You made the right choice. Do something safe like the 30 day Indian take out diet. You don't lose weight or anything, but you do get to eat a lot of roti. (It would be a good follow on to the no takeout for 30 day experiment)
As an Indian person, the takeout food has significantly more oil than homemade food. So he definitely should sample multiple places throughout the month, and pick the healthier places and dishes.
I tried keto for a month and I was thirsty ALL THE TIME. Like, I was worried I had become diabetic!! And electrolyte drinks didn’t quench it at all. As soon as I reverted to eating “regular” the constant thirst went away.
I'm a success story, I've been on Keto for three years or more that and have been loving it. The funny thing is just before going on it I starting literally hating grains, and haven't missed them since. OOH also I'm a Type 1 Diabetic and have been for over 20 years of my life, and its helped me keep my blood sugars in balance cause of the diet!
We had my 5 year old son on keto for years for his severe uncontrolled epilepsy (averaging 100 seizures a day, 1000+ on his worst days). It was highly managed by a children's hospital, with every meal being prescribed by the doctors. He had to be in the hospital for the first week to induce ketosis because of the severe side effects of the keto flu. We checked his blood 2x a day to monitor his actual ketones to make sure he was in proper range. Monthly bloodwork and doctor's appointments to make sure he was developing properly and getting all of his nutrients. It was intense, but worth it because we finally got some form of seizure control & stability. This is after we had failed to get seizure control from 8 different anti-epileptic medications.
BUT we had to take him off of the diet after 2 years because of the liver side effects. Most epilepsy medication is processed through the liver, CBD is processed through the liver, and keto hits the liver really hard as well. We were looking at liver failure for him before he hit his teenage years, which is more terminal than his current rare disease that causes the seizures. So we made the difficult choice to come off the diet in order to preserve his longterm health.
Keto is good, but unfortunately, it has some severe drawbacks. Thanks for highlighting them in the video!
Oh my god I truly hope your boy gets better❤
Pfft! I lost 30 lbs and gained 50 back. I missed rice. Those humans that say cauliflower rice tastes the same, they are insane
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Facts.
Zoodles are also the worst. Veggies are great but they are not pasta. 😜
What works for me: split food, the first portion I eat the healthy way (in this case cauliflower rice), the second with what I like. This doesn't work for keto, but I guess that your goal is weightloss.
@@harrynac6017 That's very smart. I had a similar tactic to avoid gaining weight over the holidays. I would visit and stay with family for the christmas days (we celebrate christmas eve on the 24th, then the first day and second day of christmas on the 25th and 26th), the days around christmas days, new years eve and usually another day. I'd go back home in the first week of January and weigh myself like normal and I would often have gained 2.5 kg which would take me 2 months to lose.
The last 2 years I had a plan that worked very well for me. For every meal we had (we would typically eat twice a day) I could eat whatever I liked but I had to start with a soup (usually a clear soup like chicken soup) and have a salad (salad greens, some tomato, bit of olive oil and vinegar). Then I would also eat the other options available at the family meals until I was satiated. That included things like stewed dried fruits, lamb, ice cream for dessert, a cookie with some tea, and oliebollen (doughnuts without holes typically eaten on new years eve, very old dutch recipe). I never felt like I was missing out on anything because technically I was allowed to eat everything. But of course as you can imagine you will eat less of the fattening stuff if you've already had soup and salad.
We would also go on walks if the weather allowed it to look at all the beautiful christmas decorations in the neigborhood. I'd weigh myself before going away for christmas and at the end of the first week of the year.
The first year I did this I actually weighed less at the end of the first week of the year than I did just before christmas. I was so surprised. Second year my weight was exactly the same. I consider that a win.
Craig please be careful with the upcoming video on learning the splits -- I tried to learn the splits about 5 years ago and I still have a lingering hip injury/strain from pushing myself too hard and I wish I had never done it. And I was trying to go slowly, I did it over even longer than 30 days.
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Considering most of the long-living cultures out there have a mainly carb-based diet (rice in Asia, yams in Africa) keto just doesn't make sense to me for long term health
Dietary Fiber is the longterm solution.... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
My diet has to be SIMPLE. And EASY. Otherwise I just can't do it, I'm too addicted to junk food. It took me years to develop healthy, sustainable, intuitive eating, and it has nothing to do with any diet or fad.
Yes! Sustainable is the keyword
#girldinner
I really never understood the naysayers. In short, your eating too many carbs. There's a political history as to why you are eating so much more carbs today than your grandparents did before the 1990's. Then you have research papers coming out that shows those seed oils that usually accompany those yummies aren't so good for the human body.
Then there's the "too strict" argument. Sure. It is a strict diet for anyone dealing with addiction. That was me. I'm an addict and I know it. "In moderation" never worked for me. #Keto did. Lost 100lb back in 2017. It has stayed off. I went #carnivore back in 2022. All my blood work (LOTS OF BLOOD WORK) checks out. My LDL is on the high side but everything else is right. I'm comfortable taking this risk. There's plenty of reasons why someone practicing low carbs shouldn't be concerned about high LDL when everything else looks great. If you're overweight and over 35, I would recommend blood work 6 months in. See your Doctor get a referral to see a cardiologist and get plenty of blood work done. Get your CAC score. Prioritize your health over yummy snacks.
@@notrandom2 "naysayers"
@@air1fire Oops, my bad, you're right... "Fatties." I'm obviously talking about the fatties that can't put down the carbs.
10:16 "lots of people who don't care about food. blows my mind. there are people who eat to live, not live to eat."
Hello. ._. That's me.
I was never strictly keto but I did follow the Primal Blueprint for a while and felt GREAT when I was on it. But then I got way too in-my-head about what I was eating until it got to the point where I felt like a complete failure and a total POS for having a slice of bread. Not a healthy relationship with food at all.
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!
Hey have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
That's a risk with paying attention to your nutrition. You can get obsessed and develop an eating disorder if you're not careful. Always make sure to not take it too seriously and allow yourself some joy inbetween
Your last sentence is a great point. Maybe that is key for most people understanding their relationship with food. Shoot understanding there is a relationship and usually unhealthy is a great start.
Hear me out though: what if we're so tainted by the Capitalist world that we believe in phrases like "just a donut" or "just a slice of bread" when in reality these things are both totally divorced from what we should be eating. What if you were actually just experiencing the weight of enlightenment which can feel crushing... I'm not saying this is 100% the case, but I do think it's important not to let social conditioning affect what we view as normal especially if we know it's bad for our health. Bread in the US is usually not even real bread
I've been in strict ketosis for medical reasons for two years. It worked really well to treat my condition. It was not my goal to lose weight. It took about a year to get used, not physiologically, but in terms of learning how to live: cooking, recipes, eating out, etc. It's been interesting, and it's hard work, but the alternative for me is to be really really ill, so I'm motivated. I don't think it's suitable for WheezyWaiter, who tends to want to do something for a month and talk about it. It takes *years*, in my opinion, to change your life enough. (Btw, I don't have high cholesterol or any other weird symtoms. I get tested regularly because chronic illness. But I'm me and you're you.)
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research, google it!!!! (:
Yep, I remember a girl studying medicine and "eating" vegetarian.. basically she was eating lots of soy stuff, fried soy.. etc..you would expect she knew what she was doing.. so wrong.. so she always had herpes around her mouth.. she was white like a ghost. Why am I saying this? Because people who dont have years of studying and a deeper understanding of how body, procceses work, THEIR OWN BODY work and enough knowledge of nutrition and dietetics, go often EXTREEME. This is a geeneral rule in life for people to go extreme rather than balanced, take the middle way, act normal, being rational and appeal to common sense. To listen and get to know their body. So often people do mistakes. All of these took me years of knowledge, studying and so on. And then you guys coming with these bullshit information and get subscribes, likes and put people in error. It takes time to undestand the art of eating and tranaforming you body and do healthy changes in metabolism. Not even dieticians/nutritionists are able to deliver correct knowledge and cause people these problems. Damm, these woke people, they re funny. So to me, this video is just another extreme reaction. To state that you lose " feeling" in an arm because of this, to put things in such a simple minded manner. This girl is taking her time to tell those words. It s easy to go wrong when you have not enough knowledge. Im sorry not to believe what, you deliver here. Guess what, everything can be harmfull, ill you, numb or whatever you say there.
This video lacks a lot. You and that girl talk so brifly and without anything sustainable to support your afirmations.
And you want people to take you serious? Get out of here 😂😂
Good for you thats amazing! You are exactly my kind of inspiration. I dont think people realize its a way of life, a lifestyle. Not just something u pick up n put down. by all means do that if u want. i betcha most will end up wanting to try it again once they see how good they feel. ❤❤❤😊 of course there is the exception of people that do it wrong, or if there not doing it correctly. But hey this is just my opinion. I do struggle with chronic Lyme. But while on keto, I felt like it healed. Until I messed up and if of coarse flared again. Bottom line KETO IS AMAZING!
So you are still chronically I’ll even though you changed so much? I am sorry to hear that.. I don’t know about your condition of course but in my opinion the best doctor on the internet reversing diseases is dr Brooke Goldner. If your results are not what you would like on keto, might be worth to check her out.
I advise anyone reading this not to pay attention to Internet "doctors" or take (or give) medical advice via UA-cam comments.
I found success with keto, but did have trouble keeping it going long term. What worked better was being more relaxed about it, and having a little fruit, more veggies, and rarely bread or sweets. Staying in ketosis wasn't necessary, and just going lite on the carbs was much easier and fulfilling. Breaking that sugar addiction was key.
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research, google it!!!! (:
Yeah, doing it temporarily really just made me crave sugar less and also made me aware of how many carbs (in the form of chips, treats, processed snacks), and therefore excessive calories, I would eat mindlessly. Cutting out added sugar would pretty much have the same effect I'm sure.
Yes, no need to be in ketosis all the time. I have carbs in milk in my coffee, maybe a salad or some veg in a restaurant meal. Key for controlling my hunger is about zero actual sugar and a lot of protein.
Love that you bring up "that" sugar addiction. It's such a sneaky factor for many of us and plays into the difference of whether keto "works" for some of us versus others.
Diet shouldn't be done long term. It is literally starving yourself.
It is better physically and mentally to cycle maintaining and losing weight every 3 months until you reach goal weight and then maintain indefinitely.
I lost 90lbs on keto, and I felt fantastic. It also helped me consume less alcohol because when you're on keto you become a real lightweight. The problem came when I realized how weak I was, so I started working out and lifting weights. Some people say that they feel great working out on keto, but that wasn't my experience. I came off and saw massive strength gains. I've gained weight, but not back to where I was, but I've managed to stay relatively lean because I put on a lot of muscle. I do need to drop some lbs, and keto actually helped me understand better how to read food labels and understand nutrition. I just know that I'm going to lose some strength when I lose weight, so I wasn't in a big hurry to start.
This was my experience, too. I felt pretty good on keto and my acid reflux as well as bloating basically went away. I did notice that I became faint a lot faster when working out, so I started adding sweet potatoes to my diet and upping my protein. I think a low carb rather than no carb is more sustainable. The thing that made the biggest change though was learning nutrition and reading the food labels. I feel like this needs to be mandatory in schools so kids grow up healthier.
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research, google it!!!! (:
Keto generally reduces strength but increases endurance. Glucose can be burned much faster and thus produce more quick energy allowing for more explosive power from your muscles, but it runs out quickly. Meanwhile ketones are burned more slowly but you have an essentially unlimited supply since it can just pull more from your body fat, so you have higher endurance.
@@descai10 THIS ^, the problem isn't Keto. Burning fat gives you endurance which is what the human body prefers. Quick burning glucose is great if you know you'll kill that animal quickly. But if you need all day energy for the hunt, glucose isn't so good.
@@descai10 so then why do ultra marathoners carb load before races?
Here's me arguing against keto in favour of a starch-based diet rich in fruits and veggies with as little added oil as possible. Here's other people throwing broscience and cherrypicked studies in favor of keto at me. Here's me responding with studies that the ketobros think are cherrypicked. Here I am admitting to myself that I don't have the desire or ability to argue the science in a youtube comment section so I abandon the whole thing and the keto people think they're smart and right. Whew, that was exhausting.
Lol, omg, this is so frigging accurate. I can't believe how people can just deny all of it.
Next you'll tell us Crossfit can be harmful or somethin
I'm reading that you're too tired to comment with your comment.
Fad diets are and always will be bunk. Eating healthy oils lots of fruit, veggies, fish, white meat is really the way to go. But people have to have some fad to follow to lose weight apparently.
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I started keto 3 months ago and it wasn't for losing weight because I'm underweight. It was because of chronic pain I've been dealing with for so many years and I got rid of that almost 90% with this diet. For me the most important is to not suffer anymore and feel stronger. I was always without energy and couldn't put my feet on the ground without feeling like cracking glass under them. Now I no longer feel all the inflammation, arthritis and chronic pain I felt. It's much more milder, I found joy in living again. I think it's worth trying and if it's not for you switch again to what works for you
I'm so glad this works for you, you had a big problem on your hands and something that's practically an elimination diet solved it. That's amazing!
I do not think that means everybody should try it. Especially if you don't have a problem, things are going well, your relationship with food is good etc. I simply don't see a reason do do something with risks attached that is massively inconvenient. Most treatments for serious illnesses are not for the general public to have a go at.
"Now I no longer feel all the inflammation", FEEL all the inflammation; that's the whole point and issue with the keto diet. A keto diet puts your body in a lot of hormonal stress, high cortisol etc. so you are in a sort of permanent fight or flight mode with reduced pain receptibility without really resolving the issue.
You you want my recommendation for a dietary change, what did your usual diet before keto consist off?
My pain conditions and pre-diabetes are reversed on keto. Also mentally doing so much better. Keep up the good work and keto on.
@@hagsch I really don't understand why people don't opt for the diet that causes least environmental destruction first and see if the problems go away then too, i am quite sure that mcDougall's starch based diet when done right can also alleviate a lot of these problems without issues in the long run. But who cares about the planet right?
Great! I got rid of fibromyalgia on a whole food plant based diet. Lot’s of omega 3’s from flax and chia seeds, lots of fresh dark raw leafy greens, lot’s of water. It’s amazing! I couldn’t walk, wash my own hair a couple of years ago, now I’m thriving! 🎉💃🏻
This comment will probably never be seen by anyone, but I'm gonna go to bat for keto.
1) too strict - there are several keto replacements to foods like bread, ice cream, etc. If you really must have those things, and you are willing to research the ingredients, finding keto versions is a no brainer. Keto sweeteners like Erythritol, allulose, stevia, monk fruit, etc are your friends for making sweet keto food at home if that's your thing
2) bounce back - don't stop eating keto if you don't want the bounce back. You can eat keto for years and suffer no adverse consequences, especially if you do it "correctly", which takes a lot of reading an research, but is doable. And if you have cravings that make you wanna quit keto, refer to #1, and avoid the bounce back.
3) health risks - of the health risks listed, the only one worth addressing is the nutrient deficiencies one, with a brief note on the others in a moment.
Any restrictive diet, including keto, ups the risks of a deficiency, since your cutting out so many foods that may have supplied a diverse range of nutrients. The way to address this is to first, get a list of the daily recommended or required amounts of all (micro)nutrients; second, measure what keto foods you like to eat on an average day and add up how much of all nutrients those foods give you; third, if your typical keto foods leave you short any nutrients, add some keto foods that have a lot of that nutrient, or supplement it; and fourth, increase your sodium/potassium/electrolyte intake. If you do this, you should be good for keto in the long term, and you might even avoid several days of keto flu in the beginning.
Regarding the other health risks listed, if you are doing keto correctly, they will not be a problem. Just avoid vegetable oils (i.e. oils that are not coconut oil, olive oil, avocado oil, or butter), dairy protein (basically all dairy except heavy cream and butter), and tapioca fiber and honey (both digest just like sugar)
I tried keto for a few months and it made me feel incredible. My mood improved considerably, I felt energized, focused and capable of taking on tasks and projects that seemed daunting before. My sleep improved as well.
Counterpoint: I love carbs. My sugar cravings disappeared after a while, but I just can't exist without bread (even if it makes me groggy and sad).
Honestly I keep coming back to keto because the foggy grogginess I get from eating tasty carbs keeps ruining my life (ie can’t get projects done, laziness, etc). More than weight loss I think the keto should be promoted for mental clarity.
Same! I lost 40lbs on keto, but maintaining was difficult not physiologically but emotionally and mentally.
Also I wouldn't recommend it for a lot of the same reasons in this video. I wouldn't likely ever do it again.
I had a similar experience to Nataly when I tried keto. And also I am glad there are other people out there that enjoy food as an experience, because I hear a lot of people only see it as energy and I've just never been able to think that way. Moderation and exercise I enjoy has probably helped me the most and the only thing I've been able to keep at.
Consistency and moderation are so key to everything in life. Glad you found a lifestyle that works well for you.
I don’t know why people make shit so complicated. Simply cutting out meat not only helps anyone lose weight and get to a normal weight, it makes you live longer because it’s healthier for you. Of course it is given that you don’t eat Oreos as your meal every day.
The vast majority of people who do "keto" don't actually do keto. They're just cutting out processed foods and losing weight because of it. I feel that any diet that would remove your ability to have fruit or greatly limit your ability to have vegetables is not worth it. I don't think people really understand how much "75% of your calories comes from fats" really is in a day
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet.
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you can eat plenty of green veggies on keto, they are low in carbs
There's still plenty of vegetables on keto. Some are very low in carbs. But agree people need to do their research and know how to measure/weigh and count their macros properly.
Learning about the ketogenic ratio was a silver bullet to me. I really also had to figure out what my meals would look like if I worked with what I had locally and not take my inspiration from people living on the other side of the world. Eating lots of vegetables was never a problem for me, I would consider them essential for my own adherence to the lifestyle/diet.
Agree. Most people I see on keto just eat brown and no real veggies or fruit. Sure, you're skinny! Doesn't mean you're healthy. I feel so much better going closer to vegan (so reduce dairy and meat but not completely cut it out)... I guess just Mediterranean works with my Mediterranean genetics
@darkydoom As a European it's weird to me what the US calls "the Mediterranean diet ". It's not even close to what people in those areas actually eat. It's not low on meat and other animal based proteins at all, you might be surprised.
But all of the Mediterranean home cooking I've had was very delicious, seemed healthy enough and I would choose it over what the SAD looks like any day.
My doctor told me a blend of intermitant fasting and Mediterranean diet is best. The blue zones follow this as less to no red meat and way more fruits and vegies.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods).
Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Vegetables have a lot of vitamins minerals and antioxidants also a lot of fiber particularly leafy greens but of course you gain little calories from a bowl of vegetables
Carbs, sugar, veggies - everything is worse for you than red meat. No idea where the anti- red meat thing came from. Red meat is our ancestral diet, it contains everything we need. You can replace all veggies with a single Vitamin C pill, & at least the pill doesn't contain pesticides, anti-nutrients & oxalates. The people in Hong Kong live the longest & eat more red meat than any other modern society.
in the space of one scroll of this comments section i found a person claiming the best way to lose weight is to eliminate meat from the diet and a person claiming to have lost 45 pounds via a carnivore diet. truly the summary of diet advice right there
Maintenance Phase is a podcast that did a great episode about the origins of the keto diet, definitely worth a listen!
aren't they pro fat acceptance? I wouldn't trust much of anything they had to say, honestly.
@@megsley All the recent research and reviews of older research has found that "fat is bad" was a message payed for by the united states sugar industry lobbyists. And entirely untrue. There was even research *at the time* that pointed out that the real problem was sugars.
So anyone being "pro fat" are actually following medical research, and best practices. Saying that following the most accurate research makes you untrustworthy is really some severe mental gymnastics.
@@SylfaI believe they meant fat acceptance as in "promoting obesity" rather than anything about the fat macro.
(And yeah, the hosts are pretty strident and (to me) off-putting, but they do their homework on fad diets, where they come from, what the research actually is/was, and how people were affected. It's a pretty good show.)
@@megsleythey’re pro kindness and pro being informed. If you haven’t listened you probably shouldn’t advise people not to listen to them.
Mmm im pretty sure I also had the ssame reaction that Nataly had but i found what happened. I was like a month into keto and I started to feel my arms and legs be numb I also had palpitations. I got kind of scared and went to the doctor in Mexico. (I am Mexican) he told me that people who go into Keto become really sensitive to what they eat. He then ask me if I smoked a lot or drink coffee? And we realized that my coffee intake was above normal. I would drink 6 to 7 cups of coffee a day (i specially incresed my coffee because its keto friendly?) and he told me that it that was probably it that I needed to drink more water and stop drinking so much coffee.I stopped doing keto and stopped drinking coffee and returned to normal. I even started keto again (without so much coffee) and i didn't have that chest beating and numbness. Apparently carbs mitigate the effects of caffeine SOOOOOO. Knowing how much you love coffeee. (I love it when the coffee is done) YOu wheezy waiter should NOT do this diet.
Oooh interesting. Nataly did do the no caffeine for a month challenge with us, so I know she also drinks a lot of coffee. May be one of, or thee culprit.
I have a similar reaction with my ADHD meds when I'm on keto or fasting. I just feel way more stimulated on the same dosage.
@@wheezywaiter Nataly's condition is unlikely to be a result of Keto itself. She had no actual proof that keto was the cause. Caffeine consumption or specific medications are more likely to be the culprit than keto. Our fat stores vitamins, minerals, and other things that circulates in our blood. Some people, when burning fat like she was, release these things back into the blood. I would wager that, as she lost fat mass, caffeine consumption mixed with any meds she might have been taking mixed with what her fat cells were releasing may have caused this. If she tried keto again she should severely reduce her caffeine intake and if she is taking stimulant medications she may need to reduce those as well.
Yes, reducing caffeine and drinking lots of water is important. I understand it's hard for a lot of people to commit, but I wouldn't say it's overly restrictive or unsustainable. You have to approach it as a lifestyle change, rather than treating it like a diet. You also have to be careful about all of the other things you're taking when losing body fat, including caffeine and medications. I like doing "lazy keto" where the recipes are super simple, but still low carb/high fat. I also take magnesium to help with muscle ache.
6 - 7 cups of coffee is a ridiculous amount of coffee. hard to imagine nataly was also drinking that much...
Hey. Its my first time listening in. I can totally identify with why you're not doing keto. I tried it and it's not for me. You delivered your message in a hilarious and positive manner. I look forward to more from you😊
I only did keto for 10 days, but in those 10 days this is what I experienced:my mouth felt cleaner than it ever has, and my teeth were the strongest & whitest they've ever been. My skin glowed like crazy and I literally looked 10 years younger. I'm 37 & ppl were telling me I looked like I was in my early 20's. I slept better and I had stages where my mind was super clear and stages where it was really fuzzy and groggy. I think I wasn't fat adapted yet and didn't give the diet long enough. I'm trying to get back into ketosis, because I truly believe it's the fountain of youth.
It's also depends on your activity style runners like yourself and me need carbs we need that quick access energy. I did keto for 3 months and even after I got past the keto flu I could not run anymore. And then the whole thing spiraled into an eating disorder but that was a real wake up call that your body needs fuel for what you're doing. If you're working at 9:00 to 5:00 and only getting walks for exercise maybe keto works out for you I had been a casual but consistent runner and weight lifting and I could not physically run anymore on keto. I also felt my brain melt and wanted to die. If it works for other people great do you but I'm really appreciative that you did this video about some of the potential hazards❤
I also had the feeling of my arm go numb. Not from Keto, but I was not eating healthy. I'm so sorry for Nataly's experience, because that is not a nice feeling. :/ I also respect you and her both, for finding humour in it and talking/listening with such candor. It's a fresh breath of air, with you Craig, to hear someone that care about, research and keep an open mind on whatever topic.
I literally thought your number 1 reason was going to be "I DONT WANNA!" I mean, that should be enough?! But thanks nonetheless for this insightful view into your life.
Thanks for the content. I might have been one of the KETO fanatics back then. I felt like I had seen the light. Still do, but less fanatic about spreading the anti-carb lifestyle now. My experience.
Being former 140kg type2 diabetic and now 'cured' without any medicine is awesome. For me. I have mildly higher cholesterol* but Doc says it's preferable than consistent high bloodsugar. Eat more Fish and kale.
My main reason for sticking to it however; that time I promised myself the usual McD drive-through reward on my way back from recycling, and mid-roundabout realised I didn't need or want it and kept going home instead. That kind of self-control I have never experienced before. I can now walk past shelves of snacks without impulse-purchases. I have high energy brain for 16 hours without need for eating, yet never a temper-tantrum.
For me, the weight loss didn't sell it, it was reclaiming control from my carbs-addicted brain.
I don't eat cake, but the mushrooms, pork rinds, cream, butter, gravy-bowl and cheese fondue all make up for it. I do MISS apple juice. My family learned to accept I skip on the potatoes and bread - in favour of the 'unhealthy' fat - once they saw the effect.
To Wheezys point here, For all you beautiful regular sized bodies, I think it doesn't make as much sense to go try KETO. I had plenty of fat to burn (lost about 40ish kilograms between yearly diabetes checkins and I aim to keep myself level at about ~99 kg) (I also only ever use my Docs scales, so weight check is only once a year, weight-loss was never a goal).
I do imagine if you do not have enough bulk to burn, no wonder it doesn't work.
Besided, most normal bodies know how to burn both Fat and Carbs. KEEP it up.
Problem is when you like me teach the body that all energy it ever need comes from the Carbs alone, then it grows lazy and stores fat and only burns the easier carbs for energy. That is where KETO comes in to force it to burn fat.
It is slower (also why it sucks for all high intensity sport/activity).
I go for 30-100 grams of carbs a day, using common sense and rough maths. If my body get too much carb it goes back to lazy. It is very much similar to addictions.
I am a recovering carboholic ;) But yeah. Not for everyone, but I do love it.
(Also. Artificial Sweeteners helps, unless you're worried about those as well).
Have you looked into Dietary Fiber research? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods).
Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Preaching to the choir here! I love your take (and honesty). Looks like you've come to several realizations with your own health and how your body works. Keep up the great work!
I love that you talked about how Keto isn't bad for everyone. I've been following the Keto diet for about 5 years now. It's my opinion that it would be great for a lot more people in the U.S.A.. That said, I allow myself at least once a month to go crazy with carbs for a weekend. I do this mainly for psychological reasons. Carbs taste good. And they trigger addiction chemicals in the brain. Our bodies recognize the energy density in them and want them. I believe that my "cheat" weekends are what has made the Keto diet sustainable for me for the last 5 years. I will never, not be a follower of the Ketogenic diet. It feels great for me. And my "health" has been amazing on it. My doctor is pretty impressed with the tests he's run.
I looooooved keto. I felt so awake. It was just so hard to find food that was suitable and not the same thing over and over and over. Also when you don’t like salmon or avocado, the internet is low in ideas.
Over the past two years I've developed a diet based around eggs, nuts, and green vegetables, with a bit of meat. There are so many egg possibilities that it's hard to get bored! Also, I developed a way to make "cakes" (note the quotes) using ground almond, butter, and egg as a base, with stevia for sweetness, then anything else you fancy for flavour. Adding gluten makes a more doughy mix you can cook in to pancakes too. I staple for me recently is a big green salad with some tomato, chicken, walnuts, cheese, and mayonnaise, but basically anything to hand. No avocado!
After alot of research Into keto and the issues around it, I decided to go on a "Modified" keto diet essentially it was no carbs and sugar for 2 out of 3 meals. For me that was breakfast and lunch. Supper I could eat as much carbs as I'd like. Over 6 months I lost 40 lbs and felt waaay better. I did not track carb consumption or total calories. I ate what i craved when I craved it.... Except carbs. I only ate the carbs I was craving at supper time. So evening snack, breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, all carb free.
I found my cravings for carb went down this way. And felt way better, more energy. Alot of the keto downsides I found disappeared when I ate carbs once a day.
Keto has worked well for me to reverse what was effectivley a metabolic crisis (obese, unfit, brain fog, depression from 10+ years of over consumption and lack of movement). Once i felt my metabolism was "normal" (after ~12 months) I've tended to maintain a low-ish carb diet along with intermittent fasting. I defintely have cheat days for special occasions and I better understand how my body responds and have "tools" (e.g. fasting) to balancing things out. I'm also now running regularly and feel great and have kept the 36kg i lost off. So, in summary, I think keto is great to quickly reverse a crisis but full keto shouldn't be necessary once you're metabolically healthy.
Being a big intermittent fasting fan but not wanting to do keto is a really annoying part of the Venn diagram to live on 😄 but I just refuse to believe that anyone has ever been overweight because they ate too many beans and kiwis!
Hey have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Exactly. Our body is designed to eat lots of carbs, but not in the form of heavily processed junk. If you primarily eat whole veggies and fruits you can eat to your heart's content.
My dad was specifically told to cut down on the amount of beans he ate because he put on too much weight and was pre-diabetic. His favorite meal: refried pinto beans. He found a few other places to cut carbs so he could keep his beans but he still had to cut back on the beans. With more leafy greens and some nice lean protein in place of all those beans, he's lost the excess weight and is no longer pre-diabetic. So, yes, you can become overweight from too many beans. You can become overweight from too much anything.
@@NotAFanOfHandles I don't buy it. The only way beans could be a problem would be if he was eating tons of canned "baked beans" which often have a lot of added sugar. Eating regular canned beans, or even better cooking them from dried, has only health benefits and the longterm health outcome data bears that out repeatedly.
@@rasputozen You don't have to buy it. It's still true. Dad's ethnically Mexican and prefers the refried beans, made from scratch, soaked over night and cooked for hours on the stove, same as his mom made. He'll eat baked beans maybe once or twice a year, usually at family reunion bbqs.
I helped Dad with figuring out how to reduce his carb intake. I have to admit when I had seen the original results about his pre-diabetes I was baffled, especially as he also had a slight iron deficiency. I realized Mom would sometimes cook the pinto beans in the same water they were soaked in. It's better to cook in fresh water to reduce the phytic acid, which interferes with proper nutrient absorption. Also, Dad wasn't just eating one or two servings at a time - he could easily cover a plate in beans and go back for seconds or thirds. Each cup of cooked beans is about 25 net grams of carbs - he had several cups in one meal, and usually for both lunch and dinner.
His one other habit was drinking a single glass of 2% milk with one spoonful of NesQuik in the morning as breakfast. Cutting that out didn't do anything. Reducing the beans did. That freed up space for other foods - the leafy greens and lean proteins I mentioned.
I lost 67 lbs on keto and have kept most of it off for 5 years. My bloodwork is the best it has been including cholesterol and I feel great. I won't and don't try to force or convince anyone that it is the best or even for them. I just tell my story of my experience as an example of one. I have gone off keto for awhile when traveling. This resulted in weight gain and feeling worse but the vacation and incredible food made me let go. I regretted it from a weight and feeling good standpoint but not the experience standpoint. I did simple keto where I didn't count calories or any macros except carbs. Stayed under 50 total carbs a day and nothing else to consider. I also focused on whole foods and kept away from processed food or seed oils but not super strict just where and when I could. For me it is a lifestyle and pretty easy. If it is done as a diet temporarily it works but expect the return of weight and feeling worse during transition into and out of ketosis. Find a diet that is a way of eating daily not just for a period of time.
It does work. It works amazingly. I did keto (not even strictest kind) & the fat just melted off my body; in like 2.5months, I'd lost more than a 10th of my body-weight, felt the best I ever had, & was even starting to see abdominal "11 lines" (aka, feminabs) - all without exercising. It's absolute sorcery.
I had to give it up bc we fell on hard times, & meat + coconut + avocados + cheese all are much more expensive than rice, potatoes & (dried) pasta. I also _really_ missed bread.
I wouldn't characterise it as a bad experience _at all,_ (I was lucky enough to not even get keto 'flu while metabolically transitioning) but the increased grocery costs may be a barrier to entry to financially endangered ppl.😢
As someone with rheumatoid arthritis, the keto diet has greatly improved my life in basically every way. I can't say enough good things about it, frankly.
I used to go eat with the seniors at the senior center every once in a while (I was 15-20 years younger than most), good food, good company. I decided to try keto and went to lunch with the seniors and carefully separated the carbs out but in the end I had half a cookie (as my tablemates were raving about these cookies and telling me to try one). So what, a half cookie, what can it hurt. OMG! The drama of the born again Keto dieters was intense when they found out I ate half a cookie. I told one of them, yes, exactly like this: "I don't think my eternal salvation was jeopardized by a half cookie," and I quit Keto (mostly because I have had enough of shrill born again extremism). I still love my Whole 30 recipes, I like the Mediterranean diet recipes, and I never ate much bread or sugar in the first place, I grow a lot of my own food, my meats are all pasture raised, I cook from scratch. It's enough. And, I can have a cookie with the seniors if I damn well want to and if a friend makes a great lasagna oozing cheese and invites me to dinner to share this special treat -- I'm eating that lasagna!
Hopefully you don't quit other things based on what extremists say. They are "extremists".
They're as painful and arrogant as the "grass fed, organic, pasture raised BS" mob. Superiority via what they stuff in their mouth to brag about.
They're mad they couldn't have the cookie, and lashing out because of low blood sugar lol (I have no idea really)
@@KatieDeGo I doubt it was jealousy. They genuinely believe their diet is the correct one and were dogpiling on Kingfisher for breaking the rules. People who get into dieting really buy into the idea that your body is an accurate reflection of your moral character, so if you aren't at the correct weight or aren't following the right diet, they see you as a lesser person who has given into your base desires.
I have been Keto-Carnivore for almost 4 years. I am not dogmatic about it. Very occasionally, I have a cookie or a donut but it has to be a special occasion. I just keto on the next day. I find it easy. Eat meat and veg. There is a lot of research that has already been done.
As someone who is doing keto (but not obsessed with checking to make sure I'm constantly in ketosis), I'll say this: i think the keto diet is great for a lot of health conditions. I wouldn't recommend it as a diet if your only goal is to lose weight as it's not sustainable and highly restrictive. But it IS a great idea for lots of people who are trying to improve specific health conditions. Mental health is also a huge factor in keto, as well.
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Agreed! For serious mental health issues such as bipolar and schizophrenia ...it is life saving...check out Dr Chris Palmer
Yeah, I think just eating simple things are good, real food from our past has less sugar and starch by far and would have been a lot more protein forward, and more fat forward depending on the region and what types of animals they had.
ooh yeah! my mental health was amazing on keto. My anxiety plummeted. it's worth trying out for most people I think, at least for a period. it's hard to do if you're in a family though unless everyone commits to it. having the temptation of bread or sweets in your house is too large IMO to resist.
Hey Kreg! Short-to-medium-term follower, first time commenter here. Enjoying your vids a lot, so thanks. Also, amazed to see how ridiculous (& unpleasant) the comments are, esp by comparison with the usual! So many people seemingly unwilling or unable to reasonably put a case or posit an alternative, just lots of unevidenced &/or inflammatory/reactive nonsense all over the shop… Wondering if these are the most dorkishly polarised comments a vid of yours has received? Anyway, appreciate some new-to-me info you present here, and your reasoning for *your own* decision. I really like how thought out and contingent it is; that is, your decision is made up of a sequence of variables, and that if any one or some were different you might make another decision. Appreciate in general your emphasis on doing cool stuff - how to keep (or get) moving on making & doing things, finding intrinsic motivation, sort of uncovering & honouring one’s own emphatic YESes in life and going with them. Overlong comment, Sox, but have wanted to say hi for a while. Hey also to Chyna! Really enjoy the rotating cast of players (parents, pals, neighbours, expert folk, the odd glimpse of Ada, etc). Spring greetings from Australia (the backyard macropods say hi too, probably 🦘)
My son has a metabolic disorder related to protein and we literally determine whether or not his body is in distress by checking if he's in ketosis with the very strips that I've seen keto pushers using as a good sign. That kinda changed my perspective.
But your son has a metabolic disorder..
Ketosis isn't the same as ketoacidosis, the first is natural and healthy. Every fetus and newborn of a healthy parent is in ketosis, it's the optimal state for a growing child to be in. Ketoacidosis is when the body is when the blood is becoming acidic from it happening way too much. Both are detected with the same tests. Just like drinking 2 liters of water is good and healthy, but drinking 7 liters of water has literally killed a woman.
I have no doubt that whatever metabolic disorder your son has is dangerous and that makes it either impossible, or practically impossible, for them to try something like the keto diet. But that doesn't mean that Ketosis is bad, it simply is not.
Ketoacidosis is typically what killed people with Type 1 diabetes prior to synthetic insulin, btw. I don't know if that's what is happening in this case, it's just a good common example of how Ketosis strips can be used to detect a runaway metabolic process. The strips only measure ketones in the saliva or urine after all, and is useful to make sure your LCHF/ketosis diet is balanced properly. Some can get in ketosis with as much as 15% carbs, others might have trouble at 2.5%.
@@Sylfa Just because something is good for a fetus or newborn (and newborns are actually in a state of stress, so not a good standard for health) doesn't mean it's good for a growing child.
I did keto for a few months and had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy during that time. I ignored all the ectopic pregnancy symptoms thinking they were just keto flu. I know the two probably aren't related, but keto is now inextricably linked to a horrible time in my life. Gimme carbs!
I never went full keto, it's somewhere between keto and low carb, and that has been working great for me the last 5 years. The main goal since the start was to get healthier with something sustainable FOR ME. So, I adjusted the macros to allow for that sustainability (with expert help, of course). So, no grains/cereals (especially wheat & corn based) and other carb heavy stuff (like potatoes), but I decided to keep eating fruit (once a day if it was too sugary) and veggies for the vitamins/minerals/nutrients. I'm more flexible with rice now than when I started, but it's still a once in a blue moon thing.
I've learned so much about how my body reacts to food since then, like which stuff gave me acne, what made me feel bloated, what gives me more energy through the day, etc.
The point is: look for what is sustainable for YOUR body, make sure it's NUTRITIOUS, let yourself indulge once in a blue moon, and you're most probably golden :)
Good video, I think all the points are pretty fair despite my being a huge proponent of keto. That said, I get a chuckle at the (probably legally necessary) advice to consult your doctor before changing your diet, considering that doctors get almost no training in nutrition and generally completely ignore it as a treatment option.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods).
Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Isn't it really kind of amazing when there is all this evidence that proper diet can prevent type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, Cancer and a whole lot more? It's said an ounce of prevention is worth a lb of cure. I guess doctors are in the business of selling the lb of cure.
Yeah, the best thing to really do is go to a dietician. A few sessions with a registered dietician basically changed my life.
same. I tell people to do it but their completely clueless though lol.
it helps people keep on top of actual health issues like heart issues and malnourishment
Keto saved my life. I’m a type 2 diabetic who struggled for years and it kept getting worse. I did my own research, learned about how the insulin hormone actually works, the damage Hyperinsulinemia causes long term, and that a clean ketogenic could fix that.
I did it and it worked. Lost over 140lbs (and have kept it off for years now), dropped my A1C from a 14.1 to a 5.4, got off my 5 medications, my cholesterol improved dramatically, and control my diabetes through diet alone now with no effort. Adding intermittent fasting turbo charged my results.
I see a lot of comments on here saying people did it, it worked great, but then stopped. I kind of stopped too / these days I’m closer to carnivore (ketovore).
The last thing I’ll say about the underlying reason people stop a diet that is so effective and healthy for the body (when done CORRECTLY), or not trying it in the first place is - addiction. Carbohydrate addiction is very real and impacts almost every person that grew up on the “standard American diet” have some level of addiction.
At the end of the day though, to each their own and definitely do what works for you. If I wasn’t diabetic I would probably do something like the mediterranean diet.
I don't want to go all well actually on you, but it sounds like dieting is what delivered those results instead of keto specifically
@@l_..l.l.__l..l8833 it wasn't just dieting. I have had similar results with keto and a1c. Other diets hadn't helped.
I lost 55 pounds last year going with a pretty strict keto approach. It was the only diet/approach to eating that's ever seen those results from me because it does demand a level of commitment that I just didn't have for other diets/approaches to food. It also got me to the best A1C's I've ever had (Type 1 Diabetic here) and due to the frequent bloodwork I get done as a result of being diabetic I was able to keep an eye on my cholesterol and while it was fine to begin with, it got better - lower bad cholesterol, higher good cholesterol, lower total cholesterol. I've since lightened up slightly to where its more on the very low carb side of things vs making sure I'm always 100% in ketosis. I take supplements to avoid that whole keto flu thing (only ever had it for 2 days) and I've been great. That being said, as you mentioned, you have a healthy relationship with food as is so other than doing it for the lols or the clicks, there isn't a great reason for you to try it.
Hey have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Im starting Keto for second time around. An ill tell ya i never felt so good and fell off first time unfortunately. i got on initailly for Lyme disease. An ended up feeling like( this is what life is SUPPOSED TO Feel LIKE) it was AMAZING!!!! and im now working to get back to that. But hey to each there own. I love apple's too buddy. sacrifices. 😊
I was on strict keto for 5 years. Most negative reactions people have are from being low on electrolytes especially potassium. Keto makes you lose electrolytes more, so you have to actively replenish them daily. You need sooo much more potassium than you think (a banana isn't enough). Please before starting keto learn about replenishing your electrolytes.
Not really interested in Keto and don't think I've ever watched a vid from you, but for some reason I clicked and I'm glad I did. The combination of science backed info plus humor made this a very enjoyable watch.
We tend to think everyone thinks like us, and the fact that some people can just see food as fuel, or even a nuisance, used to blow my mind. For me, food has always been like a whiny 2 yo yanking at my shirttail, screaming "mommy mommy mommy!" A nearly constant voice in my head reminding me I could eat, I should eat, or some flavor is desperately needed. I did ok on diets, but I'd be thinking about food constantly - always planning my next meal, doing the math to see what I could eat next. It drove me crazy. I am also extremely susceptible to food suggestion - every commercial for food or grocery, a cooking/eating scene in a show, even games that have food shape icons! - and start craving stuff, getting a stomach ache and acid reflux if I don't watch out. My friend was shocked when I told her about this - she just didn't get it. Even weirder, I get as excited about a good salad as she does about ice cream lol.
I had HG (hyperemesis gravidarum) when I was pregnant (extreme morning sickness) and didn't eat or drink water without vomiting for 3 weeks. Finally made it to my first antenatal appointment and I was in such a high state of ketosis that I was taken straight to hospital in an ambulance. I had lost around 4-5kg in a very short space of time. I get the keto diet and why it works but it does seem slightly alarming to me that people are aiming to be in ketosis when being in this state can be a medical emergency. I know you're only aiming for low levels of ketosis with the keto diet, but perhaps some people tip over into higher ketosis and that's why they end up unwell??
Been watching you since 2011, ran into my own heart/health issues, and by 26, I finally adopted a whole food plant based lifestyle. 4 years on, and never looking back.
The unique (and most appealing) thing I found about keto as a weight loss diet, was that it required no significant will power on my part.
You just make plenty of no carb foods available, and eat whenever you’re hungry and however much you want.
If your protein intake from doing this is too high, you can end up holding off actual ketosis due to your body making too much of its own sugar out of that protein, but this stops being a factor once your appetite falls naturally away by itself, and a no carb diet tends to induce this quite rapidly.
I was on a keto diet for months at the beginning of my weight loss journey and it helped me 100% but wasn't sustainable for any longer than I did it however it's incorrect to say eat however much you want, the rule of calories in calories out is the basis of any diet and the first thing anyone should learn before taking on any kind of diet.
Thank you for explaining that. I love keto becausr it saved my life.
High carb diets just require careful attention to protein and a lot of fiber to keep you from being hungry all the time. The first time I experienced getting full on carbs my brain exploded. I was a huge anti carb person for more than a decade before I tried different things because I just couldn’t anymore. It’s like the guy said. It’s what works for you. They all tend to work.
yes it's totally normal to lose your appetite and need to keep an entire macronutrient out of your house. very healthy.
@@sweetembrace6706 Not for everyone. For me, I should only have carbs around if I’m planning on climbing a mountain, or running a marathon. Other people can live on carbs, feel fine, and not turn into human beanbags. I wish them well.
The only diet evangelism I go in for, is to recommend that people actually find out what works for their constitution, and the way they live.
If people put together like me, only ate on the advice of the school of dieticians, we’d all be tired, fat, feel like failures, and be forever losing a miserable lifelong battle with our own hunger.
I'm sorry to say I haven't been watching your videos this year. I clicked because of Nataly in the thumbnail. Really enjoyed the dynamic delivery - you, sir, crack me up without fail , so thanks!!!
Oh God, this brought back so many bad memories. I did keto but I kept having to start over because I love doughnuts. And when it invariably never worked as well as I thought it should, I’d get crazy strict. Eventually I had all sorts of gastric problems…blah blah blah…wound up trying carnivore…health got abhorrent…and now I’m trying to switch to a primarily whole food plant based diet but I’ve really f’ed up my entire digestive system so it’s rather difficult. Anywho… people should listen to their bodies more.
If people listened to their bodies more they'd eat nothing but donuts...
Not going to say that keto or carnivore would work for you, but I will say that there is a good chance you were doing it incorrectly. Not because of your reaction, but because most people do most things incorrectly. I did 4 years of vegan, and despite all my research to try to do it right, I still did it wrong.
The reason? Because I, and the research at the time, didn't know that plant protein and essential vitamins are far less bioavailable than animal sources. So me getting my recommended amount was actually me NOT getting my recommended amount and became deficient and run down.
Nutrition is tricky 🙂👍
@@PFirefly06 there’s a boat load of recent research showing that plant protein is NOT les bioavailable and the proportions of amino acids tend to be better for inflammation reduction. I did really strict carnivore for months. At the end I couldn’t eat red meat anymore. I would actually have a reaction to it and now it tastes absolutely disgusting to me but I can eat chicken. I had an endoscopy and I have chronic gastritis with episodes of acute inflammation where I can’t really eat anything for a week or two. This is not a matter of which diet at this point but treating the underlying condition first. I would prefer to eat plant based because I know that meat consumption has an enormous effect on carbon emissions and climate change and I don’t want to trash the world I’ve brought my children into.
@@JustJulia-qt9nh I'd be curious about your boatload. Maybe I could park it next to my boatload lol. For real though, I have not seen any good evidence that suggests plant proteins and nutrients are more bioavailable and would be interested to see a paper or two that counteracts my understanding. I'm am not dogmatic, but I am highly skeptical of anything that doesn't fit established research.
Layne Norton of biolayne is probably one of the least biased nutritionists on youtube and has done more than one video on this. Not my only source, just one that is easily available for anyone like yourself to look into without a deep dive.
Also, lets not get started on what kind of farming practices trash the environment. Agro industry as a whole, not just factory meat farms, are horrible. Plant based doesn't get a pass and is just as destructive if not more so in certain sectors.
My contribution to the environment is growing animals and plants, hunting, and foraging my own food. I'm not a fan of any kind of large scale agriculture. Eat plants all you want, but unless you grow it yourself you are still contributing to environmental damage. If you eat organic, guess how they fertilize it? Animal waste from factory farms.
You literally would have to go to the farms that supply your food and vet their practices and sources to be sure of what impact is being made on your behalf.
@@PFirefly06 I agree agro industry is a major contributor. 90% of mono cropping agro industry goes to feeding livestock so…need I say more on that?
I will happily find you some sources when I have the time so check back later.
@@JustJulia-qt9nh 90%? If you say so.
Growing grass is not what I was talking about since people don't eat hay.
Corn is the biggest culprit, but if you're eating a good plant based diet, I'm referring more to how destructive and resource intensive California almonds are, or Mexican avocados for shipping.
Realistically, unless you live in a rural community, you rely on industries, practices and infrastructure that are more harmful than the food industry.
Cities and urban centers rely heavily on rare earth minerals that are mined with no environmental concerns by China, and have atrocious human rights violations. The amount of carbon emissions to make one vegan friendly "leather" belt is worse than my truck emissions in two months worth of driving.
I'm not really trying to argue the merits of plant based, but I am arguing that its any worse than anything else people do without thinking about it.
Its not fun to hear that trying to protect the environment just hides the new ways we still destroy the environment. It sucks, but its reality.
I am a dietitian and I love this video. Losing weight itself isn't that difficult, but at one point you will have to start holding the weight instead of losing more and more. And if you did the weight loss with a super strict diet that will he very hard for you.
I work with my clients to first improve their eating habits and meal conpositions, very often it already does wonders to have 3 well balanced meals a day that keep you full and help you not get cravings in between and stop snacking. One client has lost almost 10 kg in 3 months just by actually having a lunch instead of just snacking between breakfast and dinner.
Remember: It's a lifestyle change, so do one that you could keep up until you die in 50 years. No forbidden foods, just moderation and regular meals with a healthy amount of physical activity 😊
It seems like I'm in the minority, but I've been eating keto for years and find it to be very sustainable, and I feel great. When you just eat good quality meat and veggies, you're bound to feel good.
What about the fat?
@@YogaBlissDance There's a ton of fat in the salmon and beef I eat.
Thank you!!!! For letting me know I never was doing the KETO diet but rather a KETO-ISH diet.
I still eat fruits and vegetables but have lowered my carb intake like cereal, pasta and bread and increased fat, fiber and protein. In general, I try to eat gluten-free food for gut health and I found this works for me :)
I've done keto and I feel amazing on it but the issue is it is so restrictive that if I'm doing ANYTHING outside of my house, it's a struggle. Also the weight bounce back SUCKS. I believe the answer (still working on it) is intermittent fasting and the occasional 24 hours fast (with walking and other light exercises).
I told my friends it works and one of my friends had a really similar experience to your friend in the ER. I felt so bad I pushed (through my exuberant happiness) to try it and she was rushed to the ER.
If Intermittent fasting doesn't work, maybe I'll invent a tool for my house that only allows me to get food if I sit on a bicycle or do some kind of hand wheel thing. Like our ancestors, they had to chase down a rabbit to eat, maybe cycling for 3 minutes for a snack will do the trick.
our ancestors also drank from the mineral rich streams (electrolytes). They also didn't have the massive sugar laden fruits that we have today. They also didn't have the super dense wheat that has changed so much in the last hundred years or so. They also didn't have Type 2 or cancer, or peanut allergies or all these auto immune diseases or super high number of heart attacks. By the way, any veg they ate were from much more mineral-rich soils than we have today.
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it's also worth mentioning that men and women will likely have different reactions on keto. for me, it was very effective to lose 20 lbs (and then i went off of it. still don't drink beer or eat pizza and i've kept the weight off) but my wife felt horrible!
So your wife had keto flu?
@@username00009 no
Girls are much more carb and blood sugar sensitive I think
That's an anecdote, because there have to be women who thrive by carnivore diet, and men who don't want to/ can't handle keto 😄
Female here and I do great on keto.
Keto saved life, I was obese and lost 65 kilos in 18 months following a mostly strict healthy keto with intermiting and prolonged fasting, when I reached 80 kilos I started lifting and never really felt the need to bring the carbs back, I've gained 20 kilos in the last 16 months, bulking on keto is the most fun, I loove eating veggies and fatty proteins, my workouts are intense and I don't really feel a difference in performance when I have carbs so I tend to stay mostly in ketosis, but in a less restrictive way, here and there I eat some fruits and chocolate bars, I save my carb intakes for special occasions, family dinners, holidays, birthdays and such. If I eat carbs for more than 3 days in a row I start craving keto foods belive it or not so it works great for me.
I did keto for about 4 months and lost nearly 40 pounds. I decided to slowly ditch the diet because I was missing bread a lot, and in the next few months I pretty much gained back all the weight I lost. It definitely works if you're trying to loss weight quickly but at least for me it is not at all sustainable. Also I would frequently have dreams about sandwiches which just added to the misery. Now I'm just sticking to watching my calorie intake and trying to limit fats and sugars and it's been going super well! And more importantly I see this as a way more sustainable way to maintain a healthy weight. Do what works for you!
I've found intermittent fasting to be the only thing i can really follow forever, i eat within 1 hour window. but if you already lost the weight you can make that 2 or 4 hour window, my suggestion is do intermittent fasting and keto and when you lose the weight do intermittent fasting only, and eat all the stuff you want within that time window, and you wont regain weight, worked for me.
Hey have you tried Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research, google it!!!! (:
Frequently have dreams about sandwiches was just 😙👌🏻 so funny and also I'm sorry, that must have been torture. 😂😂
I used to love bread but I've noticed over the past 15 years that it makes me feel bloated and miserable so it's rare I have bread unless I have pizza.
On Keto, especially in the starting days, electrolytes are ~KEY~. The symptoms of keto flu, (feeling fatigued, shaky, heart palpitations, headaches, etc) can even be entirely avoided if you properly supplement with enough magnesium, potassium, sodium, etc.
If you want to continue to improve your relationship with food, might I suggest looking into Intuitive Eating instead of the next diet? I would love to see a video of you trying it for a month. It's a great way of living that could use more visibility on the internets. In particular, I recommend the book by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, it changed my life!
intuitive eating works fine for folks who don't have food issues, but for people struggling with things like binge eating its absolutely a terrible idea.
@@megsley I can see why you would think that, it's a very scary concept for anyone struggling with an eating disorder. I'm not a dietitian and I'm fortunate enough to not have any food issues, but from what I've read and seen this does work for these folks. Bingeing is often a response to dieting and food restriction, and intuitive eating helps people learn to trust themselves more around food, and it has no restrictions. 😊
(Unrelated to the video, but I promise I'll watch it soon) I just started an American politics course in college. One of the boards recommended, "Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics". Super happy to see you're the host of the series.
I tried it and it really didn't vibe with having IBS (to put it extremely politely) so I stopped after a few months. The main problem I have with keto is how the people who are into it are so cult-like about it and have a total unwillingness to admit that it doesn't work for everyone. If you don't like keto, you are the problem, it must be because you were doing it wrong. I'm glad to see this video partially because some of the more vocal keto community almost instil a fear of speaking out about it not being a perfect solution for all.
Hey have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
You could make the same point about any cult. For example, some vegans have a superiority complex, for sure. I wish everyone was more open minded. 😄
Sorry you've had that experience, keto definitely attracts extreme people and it definitely isn't for everyone!!
Diet definitely becomes a religion to people
I went on the keto diet because I was strugling with severe brain fog, lack of energy and depression after a year of cancer treatment and covid. It took exactly 4 terrible days for me to feel remarkably better. It was as if a weighted blanket was lifted off my shoulders. My mood drastically improved, my energy levels came back to normal and I was able to focus again. In my opinion you can eat very deliciously while on keto. All my meals were basically enormous brunches- I ate myself silly. Cravings for sweet stuff and bread etc really completely went away in no time. And I am a chocolate fan normally. The feeling of being hungry changed as well. Usually I would feel a need to eat or I would feel bad- blood sugar crashes probably. On keto, I would feel hungry-very simply. My energy levels were incredibly stable thoughout the day and I slept like a baby. My problem was that I lost too much weight so I decided to change to intermittend fasting which still allows my body to be in ketosis for lenghts of time everyday while eating much more varied. I still do IF and on a quite low cabs diet and I feel great. I am not super strict about it either. If I go out on weekends I eat as and when I want. That way it is not difficult at all.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
I’ve had similar experiences with keto. It’s the only way of eating that seems to work for my body - reducing pain and inflammation, and losing weight easily. I even kept the weight off when I came out of ketosis, which has never happened with any other “diet”. I now eat low carb as a choice, but I’m not religious about it and will allow myself the odd piece of pizza or an ice cream. To me it’s about eating healthy food for MY body. 😊
The missing piece of the puzzle here: I suspect the people who actually follow the diet very strictly are much more likely to experience negative side effects. The rest of us, for whom Keto amounts to just eating the normal carbohydrates included in things like vegetables (and some fruits) while eliminating most sources of refined carbs (bread, pasta, sugar) feel pretty good on the diet, tho I suspect technically we are not really doing Keto.
Hey have you tried? Dietary Fiber !!! TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research, google it!!!! (:
That's just eliminating processed foods + added sugars. Eating any substantial servings of (the common higher-sugar) fruits will kick you out of ketosis.
yeah that's just a Regular Diet
Yeah, true great point
That's a great point literally everyone that's told me that they loved keto and can't believe what happened to me was because I was strict on it and they never were
I did Atkins and lost a lot of weight in the early 2000s. I didn’t do well on eating fat thought and mostly just ate a lot of lean meat. It eventually resulted in hair loss and feeling bad so I stopped. When Keto became a thing I thought-oh! I just need to eat more fat!
No. Keto flu didn’t go away for me. My digestive system became somewhat of a personal social hazard. That also didn’t go away.
Now I do a pretty balanced diet where I try to eat mostly Whole Foods (but it doesn’t have to be perfect) with a focus on healthy fats, protein, and fiber, with fat being the lowest because that’s just what feels good for me. I track to make sure my calories are what I want, but not every day. I lost 60 pounds this way and I love it. I feel like a magician because I can eat everything.
But it’s what he said. Do what works for you.
I started doing keto and in 1 year I lost 100lbs. Was trying to have a baby, and doctors said that could help. I stopped and gained 60lbs back
I've never done keto and don't have weight problems. Bread is my favorite food. 😊
@@mygirldarbymetabolic syndrome and insulin resistance can arise in skinny people
I lost about 50lb and had to stop for various reasons [mostly financial] - gained it all back. Hoping to start again soon.
That's exactly the problem. As soon as you stop you gain weight back. Are you realistically never going to eat carbs again in your life?
When you do it, it’s actually good to stop every now and then to make ketosis kick in more so your body isn’t used to it where it is. When I’d go on vacation I’d stop, so 2xs a year. I was 290 when I started, and got down to 180 at my smallest. Went from a size 26 to a size 14. Started in 2019, and stopped 2021 Got pregnant October 2022 and had my baby June 2023. When I got pregnant I was 260 and when I had him I was 310. Still not doing it, but in 2 months I’m down to 270 and in a size 20. I think when you do it and stop it make you gain weight back, but slower so your body is managing more. You could probably just then still have carbs but eat like just a regular diet and it would work more. I haven’t started dieting at all yet. Don’t have time to track carbs and calories with the baby around. And unfortunately it’s cheaper to eat non diet foods.
I do the carnivore diet and have lost about 20-25lbs so far. I'm looking to lose another 20-25lbs. I'm enjoying it a lot.
I lost about 130 lbs on keto over a ~2 year period. It works for some and not others. Yes, It's restrictive. I found simplicity in that restrictiveness which helped me prevent making the daily bad choices I had been making. Repetition is boring and untenable for some, but for me it simplifies things and I found it more sustainable once I was in a routine and rhythm. I naturally fell into intermittent fasting as well, and then over a period of a few months I tightened my feeding window from 8 hours to 4. In the end I was skipping breakfast, eating lunch around 2pm (a salad of spring mix, chicken, ham, cheese, and the ranch for lunch pretty much every single day), and dinner at 6 (dinner is where I mix it up, but usually boils down to green beans or broccoli + protein, or otherwise taking a dish that involves carbs, like tacos, and removing the carbs). This probably sounds dull and boring to most people but routines work better for me than just freestyle mixing it up.
Absolutely love when you drop a vid. I too had to stop hanging out with my embrace each other on a deck friends. 😢
As someone who's been plant-based for 8 years, I found this video informative and entertaining. I've met some who seem happy on a keto diet and others who seem fatigued like they literally need a carb boost. The thing that concerns me the most about the diet is the extreme limitation of a whole food group (and the likely increase of so much saturated fat and cholesterol). Many view a whole foods plant-based diet as restrictive but the macronutrients (carbs, fat, proteins, etc.) are all welcome in the vegan lifestyle at least.
I agree.
The Epileptics who were mentioned in the video who were put on Keto long term often developed health problems. "What is the long-term harm of keto diet?
The keto diet could cause low blood pressure, kidney stones, constipation, nutrient deficiencies and an increased risk of heart disease."-UChicagoMedicine (organization)
You can eat a predominately vegetarian diet and still do keto. You just have to avoid things like corn, potatoes, most beans (not all, green beans and black beans are ok in portions), carrots in large amounts, or any fruits or vegetables that have a lot of starch and sugars in them. You can even have small portions of some fruits, especially berries, so long as you don't eat too much. Even some root vegetables like rutabaga and turnips are ok in controlled portions, usually around a cup or less, as well as any veggie that has more fiber than starch.
The people who get themselves into trouble are the ones who don't do their research and treat it like a fad diet. They think they're going to just eat bacon, eggs, and pork chops at every meal, then they end up having stupidly high cholesterol and having kidney problems from eating way too much protein. I personally eat everything I can, cheeses, meats, eggs, fish, greens and veggies, anything so long as there's no sugar or starch in it, I just make sure I know how many carbs I'm getting. I keep my intake at around 20 grams per day and still lose weight without cravings or being tired. Keeping your intake at absolute zero for a long period of time is very unhealthy.
@@upinarms79 Yea but that vegeterian keto diet sounds heavily restrictive and a vegan keto diet would be even more. I firmly believe carbs are good for you. The issue is the source of food, not the food group itself.
@@avabearden9867 Carbs are good for you in moderation, yes, but the problem is most modern people's carb sources are from foods loaded with way too much sugar and starch, especially sugar, since it's also often used as a preservative. That's why we have an epidemic of diabetes and obesity in the West, to begin with. There are more than enough vegetable varieties that you can eat with moderation and portion control that you could still eat a low-carb vegan diet, you just can't gorge yourself on potatoes, rice, and corn, as many people are want to do. It just requires you to know what you're eating, and to control your portions for things that have more carbs accordingly.
I rarely feel restricted by what I can have and a large portion of my diet is cooked and raw veggies and greens. Anything with more fiber and less starch is on the menu, because fiber basically cancels out any equivalent amount of carbs. Mung beans are a good example. 1 cup has 38 grams of carbs but about half of that is fiber. Same with edamame. I choose to get a lot of my protein from fish and meat, eggs, cheese, etc. but I could easily cut those out for high protein veggies. I would still stay away from most "vegan" meat products, though, as a lot of those things have a ton of salt and sugar, and often contain trans fats, even when they say they don't.
Here is another reason: constipation. At one point I needed to expel waste for a week or more, but nothing would come out. When i finally decided to spend however long in the bathroom to rid myself of this brick it was traumatic, exhausting and painful. I stopped that day and gained a bunch of weight back after, but that's all on me.
I haven't seen the video yet but... I did keto a couple of months and after the abstinence effects go away, it works. The thing is... I think it works because you stop eating sugar. Today's food is super high in sugar, and if you don't eat carbs, you stop eating sugar all together. So even after you stop doing keto, your sugar addiction is gone. So you don't crave sweet food as much.
You should watch the video! He did a no sugar challenge in the past already.
That’s my experience as well. I think for “normal” people, it’s more about the sugar and refined carbs (addiction) than anything.
AKA processed junk food.
@@KayKayBayForever I will never understand people state their opinion before watching the video they're commenting on. He definitely did the no sugar challenge and even stayed away from it for a bit after.
@@gimmealargesalad I will never understand people who get upset at other peoples comments on videos 😉
@@KayKayBayForever When you say he did a no sugar challenge, are you saying that he did no starches, no rice, no breads, no corn, no fruits, no noodles, no alcohol, etc? or did he just say not to refined white sugar? all those things are complete sugar. Your body knows no difference. i'm thinking I should watch his no sugar challenge video. hmmm.
Long term 40 year vegetarian and vegan here. I eat as healthy as I can, try to stay away from white sugar, white flour, alcohol, and and junk foods. I succumb to healthy-ish junk sometimes so I’m not pure. I recommend eating a wide range of healthy whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and fruit for long term best health.
I really recommend Michael Pollan's "In defense of food". In this book, he talks about nutritionism and the problem in thinking about food in terms of nutrients, carbs, vitamins, proteins, and not about the actual food. Nowadays we don't eat carrots, potatoes, eggs, we eat carbs, protein, omega-3, fiber...
Dietary Fiber!! .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods). Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Was keto and low-carb for a number of years. Lost weight and was the lowest I'd been in some time. Felt great, but cholesterol was high. This led to me reducing my animal products to lower my cholesterol, then evolved into me becoming an ethical vegan. No regrets.🙂🥰 The hardest part about keto and low carb was I couldn't have too many carbs or the cravings would hit hard and undo all my efforts.😩💔 I didn't want to live like that, but everyone needs to find what they can do long-term.❤️
So happy to see this get addressed! I tried it after my hysterectomy and tbh my fibromyalgia got way better. Then my stomach started to hurt, found out I had filled my gallbladder with stones! Went on meds and a low fat diet for 3yrs and they got better but not the pain. Dr cut it out but too late for the nerves in the area and now I'll have a stabbing pain any time food or gas or even a seatbelt presses on the area AND I have to eat extremely carefully for the rest of my life. Every meal and snack has to be low calorie and balanced and I basically have to graze bc I don't have a gallbladder anymore. If I slip up not only am I turning green but I get horrible vertigo and low blood pressure to the point I can pass out! Imo even if it's working for you it's a bad idea bc you'll be less able to deal with injury or illness but also so many things are lipophilic and could be released and make you much much sicker.
Stones come from under-use of the ball bladder. Typically from eating a diet low in fat or worse a low-fat diet. Keto causes major use of the gall bladder which is when the stones manifest their presence, but it's not actually caused by keto. A friend had her's removed but fortunately wasn't as far gone as yourself and is fine with a keto diet. No issues with fat at all, surprisingly.
42 years old. Done flexible keto for 10 years. First 5 days were hell with carb abstinens. After 6 days my life long manic binge eating dissorder totaly gone. No more sugar dips, cravings or anxiety. For the first time in my life I was no longer a slave under food. 2-3 meals per day. No need for snacks
Also 2 year back pain and 6 month double tendenitus elbow pain gone after 2 weeks of ketosis. Also my brain worked so much clearer.
Now after ten years of loosing 20kg of fat and build alot of muscle.. Most days I eat keto. If Im invited to a dinner or traveling, I eat whatever.
As long as I dont eat carbs more than a couple of days in a row, my eating dissorder comes back and i will start waking up in the middle of the night to stuff my face.
Keto/low carb is a great lifestyle with alot of benefits, especially mentaly
and you dont have to be manic about it. And no need to fear protein either, especially when lifting weight.
And by the way, the woman who got side effects and numbing in the arm sounds alot like she needed more salt and other electrolytes.
“I’m pretty sure you can still play video games on Keto (more research is needed” 😂❤
I was on the keto diet for 2 years and it worked relatively well. I lost about 20 pounds and thankfully never gained it back but I did find that every time I would go off keto for a meal and eat pasta or bread, I got bloated almost instantly.
For me, once I "cheated" that one time, I could not cut them out again for any length of time. So I decided that if I craved bread or pasta, I would just eat it. My diet has become a lot more flexible and I could not be happier.
My sister tried it when she was young, healthy and really not overweight based on charts at all. She lost almost 30 pounds in a month and ended up in the ER with kidney stones.
You get kidney stones from too much leafy veg or beats and carrots. Keto itself doesn't cause kidney stones if you know what you're doing. Ie, read a keto book
Hmmm. Im not well read on that but do we know what causes kidney stones typically now in this day and age?
@@Jazzatic2011 I believe it's 80% plus caused by oxalates, so that's leafy veg and beats, carrots etc, which are often consumed in quantity by keto/low-carbers if they're not well informed. Carnivores (I inhabit carnivore forums) don't report kidney stone issues. But like keto dieters some have gall stone issues; however likewise keto/carnivore is not a direct cause, rather the under-use of the gall bladder from not eating much fat, and then suddenly the use of the gall-bladder squeezing on stones from eating a lot of fat. The protein-kidney stones link is a theory, and like the cholesterol-food theory turned out to be wrong, it doesn't seem to happen in practice.
@@Jazzatic2011depends on the type of stone. Many doctors (Europe treats stone formers with entitles and probiotics), believe that wide spread antibiotic use has resulted in a loss of probiotic and thus enzymes that helps to prevent a poor absorption of calcium and oxalates. We know that the stones are made up of calcium and oxalate but we have not proved a low calcium or low oxalate diet has helped (low calcium diet ass found to make it worse).
Uric acid stones are formed in people who can’t process too much meat. We don’t know why they can’t.
Struvite stones are from a bacterial infection.
Cystine stones are from a genetic defect that puts more cysteine in your kidneys from your digestion.
@@francisgeorge7639it’s not caused by oxalates, everyone eats oxalates and only 10% of people get stones (about only 1% of people got stones 50 years ago(. It’s caused from not having calcium and oxalates digested and pooped out properly. Low oxalate or low calcium diets have not been proven to stop stones. Many major medical organizations suspect antibiotic use has destroyed something in the gut that helps us digest calcium and oxalates properly, in a few Nordic countries they treat stone formers with an enzyme and probiotic mix to help fix the issue.
The only true way to prevent stones, and it’s not 100% is dilution. Dilution is the solution to the pollution. That’s the best and most proven way we have now.
I did strict keto for 3 months, did everything right, and couldn't think straight, felt like poo, and had no energy. The thing that broke me was watching everyone pass me on a hiking trail when I was (am) an avid hiker. The worst part is I lost no weight from it at all.
I did Keto once for 4 months and it was fantastic. Did all the things people talk about.
I did it a second time and it was horrible.
1st time I had alot of injuries so was just doing light exercise and walking. Worked great.
2nd time doing lots of Hiit and strength training - could not function. Went terribly. Came good after switching to standard Mediterranean diet.
Yup, similar experience. Fast tracked me to heart attack territory. Super high cholesterol, super high triglycerides, inflammation markers off the charts, insulin resistance super high. My IBS got out of control. I did lose weight, but it wasn't worth it.
Now I've been plant based for six years and it works fantastic for me. At 40, I've never been healthier.
My friend lost over 100lbs, but only stayed on it for a year. A year after she stopped, all the weight and more was back. I think it destroyed her confidence in her bodily autonomy and she adopted other worse habits. She tried to convince me to join her at the outset, but anything that tells you not to eat fruit and vegetables sounds illogical and unhealthy to me.
Anyone who's not eating vegetables is doing it wrong. You avoid the super sugary ones and go for the ones full of fiber.
Have you looked into Dietary Fiber research? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods).
Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
Low carb-- sometimes I do what is considered lazy/dirty keto, sometimes carnivore-- literally saved my life. It's not for everyone, but anyone with weight concerns and/or certain health concerns should consider trying it. But even if you don't go high fat/high protein, almost anyone will benefit from giving up sugar & controlling carbs.
LDL is an interesting issue because we actually have 2 kinds-- one kind is large/buoyant, which is neutral and doesn't hurt you, your body actually makes more of it to facilitate healing (among other reasons). The other kind is small & dense, that's the dangerous kind. You can be fine with a high LDL as long as you have the good kind, but you have to request the test to find out what kind of LDL you have. If triglycerides are low and HDL is normal, your LDL is probably the good kind.
Everyone wants the easy answer to weight loss. Like there's one simple thing they gotta change to lose weight. Well, there is one simple thing you need to do..... limit your calories. Not the answer people want hear but for most people that's the way it is. Implementation is the hard part.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods).
Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
💙 fun fact: my Mom did the Akins diet (arguably the same as Keto), and she lost a lot of weight really quickly but then started coughing up blood and was in serious pain…she turned grey!! And had to go to the emergency room and it turns out that diet screwed with her gallbladder and it was trying to explode! …true story, I was the one who drove her to the hospital. She’s fine now that she doesn’t do that diet anymore
I've tried keto - but ultimately I love carbs. However! I use a keto supplement daily (which when I started using the supplement, it coincided with my migraines going away and what was several migraines a month has remained at zero since 2016) and I've learned different recipes and ways to exclude added sugar (different sweeteners for some things, no sweetener for others (like tea) ), so I think the concept of it has made me more aware of all the added stuff in our foods.
I tried too quiet a few times as I’ve been obese my whole life. I do good for a few weeks then I feel so limited that I don’t eat at all. Then I get sick then I go back to carbs and then I get bigger.
@@strapkovicwere you eating high fat like the diet recommends
What's the supplement called?
@@adamninezero It's called KETO//OS
Honestly, Mishelle, @@mishelle6315 i'm struggling to understand how anything called a supplement relates to keto. Keto is literally eating whole foods and limiting carbs to 50 or less per day. How on earth is a supplement a part of that in any way? I understand that a lot of people supplement when they're on keto with Vitamin D and K2 and magnesium... but that's because of our soil lacking in nutrients, not because of the amount of carbs per day. Sorry, I just don't see how anything like that helps or hurts or is related. I'm not trying to pick on you at all, I just don't understand. Is it exogenous ketones?
A colleague of mine did Keto for a while and then stopped and when I asked why she said “when I had thoughts of killing my roommate for her bowl of Raisin Bran I figured I should stop”. That’s all it took for me to not try it…. But Wheezy’s list is good too.
I started eating a keto diet several months ago when I was prediabetic and borderline obese. I've lost 40 pounds, A1C is back to normal, never felt better. I was strict and "extreeeme" at the beginning because I think that's necessary to a degree when you're trying to kick a 45 year habit of bad eating. I've backed off a little now that I'm closer to a reasonable target weight and will even have a fresh baked cookie now and then, but I plan to eat predominantly keto for the foreseeable future.
Once you raelize it isn't possible to follow that diet long term as a life style, before you start gaining the weight back wich always happens if you just quit keto, do the intermittent fasting then, decide between 1 to 4 hour window, and do it everyday, dont limit yourself and eat whatever you want within that timeframe, and you will never gain back the weight again. As someone who has done keto, lost weight, gained it back several times, i promise this is the only way keeping it off, My eating window is 1 hour per day for a year now, and i feel great, i workout 4 days a week, some days i eat pizza some days burgers, but i always add lot's of vegetables,
@@mrd799 that seems a lot more restrictive to me than just not eating rice, pasta and bread, but hey you do you.
@@mrd799 Your experience isn't universal. I did keto and transitioned to more mixed macro eating and kept of nearly all of the weight I lost with keto.
@@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 Nice, i honestly never heard of anyone keeping off the weight they lost on Keto so i'm quite surprised there seems to be quite a lot you that managed it.
I got keto insomnia. I did it for a week, and that entire week, I got no more than 2 hours of sleep a night. It was torture. As soon as I quit, I went right back to sleeping 7-8 hours like I normally do. I have been doing OMAD (One Meal A Day) for 5-6 days a week for almost a year, and I feel great. I've started adding in running and light exercise, and I am losing weight. I'm having a WAY easier time with OMAD than I ever was with keto.
Honest to god, unless done under medical supervision for a specific condition (such as epilepsy or diabetes), I struggle to believe that this is actually a healthy diet for anyone. It's disordered and dangerous. Successfully losing weight does NOT automatically equate to a healthy diet.
I go into partial ketosis doing intermittent fasting, but I'm also way less strict about it than you were when you tried it. I basically try and not snack after an early ish supper and then have an early lunch while still drinking coffee and tea in the morning and tea at night. But I still have late nights where I have snacks and drinks occasionally, or a day where I'm going out for breakfast. It's just my day to day routine that is IF. And I think I really like it because I can dip out of it every once in a while, or I can have the snacks I want within my eating window.
I don't know if anyone will ever read this (unlikely since you get so many comments) but just my personal story: I struggled for years with my health. Neuropathy, muscle aches, fatigue, panic attacks, brain fog, anxiety, depression, mood swings, diarrhea/constipation, bloat, cramping after eating, and a bunch of other stuff that feels like a distant memory now. I struggled for years with symptoms both physical and mental and my doctors gave up on me. This past winter I had a doctor who finally tested me for SIBO, which came back positive for methane dominant SIBO. My B12 levels were also checked and they were dangerously low. The SIBO was affecting my ability to absorb nutrients and, quite frankly, I was suicidal because of how poorly I was feeling. I saw a new doctor who decided to treat the SIBO with appropriate antibiotics and also told me to go "no carb, no sugar, no carbonated drinks" (essentially keto) for a week leading up to the antibiotics and the duration of the two week course because she said it would make the drugs more effective and that carbs and sugars would only feed the bacteria. I was strict for the entire three weeks, and my life has changed forever. That was several months ago now and everyone in my life remarks about how much better I am. 90% of my symptoms from before are gone. My B12 is back up to a normal range, so all my symptoms from the deficiency are gone. I don't wish I was dead all day, everyday anymore. My doctor said the keto wasn't a long term goal, but it's astounded by the progress I've made and advised that if I felt comfortable enough I could continue with it.
I'm not saying this is EVERYONE'S ideal diet. I'm saying that there ARE people who benefit from eliminating carbs and sugar from their daily intake. I take breaks where I go back to eating how I used to, and I always regret it. My gut symptoms always return and I realize how poorly I feel throughout the day.
Two arguments I have for naysayers: how can it be dangerous to eat keto when you're basically only eating fresh meats, dairy, and vegetables? Shopping the "outside" of the grocery store is one of the best things you can do for your body, eliminating highly processed food and additives/preservatives. Secondly, it sounds like people forget that electrolytes are a huge, HUGE part of keto. Drinking water alone isn't going to help, you need to make sure you're getting magnesium, potassium, etc. This can be done easily and affordably by adding sea salt, "No Salt" (potassium chloride), etc to your water in small amounts. Magnesium supplements are also a good idea. Lots of people get obsessed with the test strips, but a little known fact is that the color on the strips get darker the more dehydrated you are. Not only is it giving false positives, but it's making people chase that high of seeing a deep level of ketosis, which isn't what you should be after. Lots of people in the keto community don't even check their levels because there's essentially no point in doing so. Just eat healthy and push forward.
I know lots of people who would probably die on a keto diet and would never recommend it for everybody. But eating fresh food is definitely not dangerous in and of itself.
I totally get the health problems and the willingness to try anything! I've been doing carnivore for 2 months. Still ironing out the kinks but I feel loads better than before.
Have you tried Dietary Fiber? .... TLDR hunter-gatherers 70-80% of their diets come from Dietary Fiber rich foods.
They eat 100-150 grams of dietary fiber per day. We, people in industrialized nations get 10-15 grams of dietary fiber day. !?!?
Our bodies have evolved to sustain itself for millions of years with a fiber rich diet...... gut bacteria play a major unrecognized role in our health and chronic illness(if we do not eat the right foods).
Gut Bacteria allow us to digest and make use of dietary fiber nutritional intake. There are studies that show the Anti inflammatory, auto- immune, and psychological health benefits of a high dietary fiber and fermented foods diet.
#gut #microbiome #gutbacteria search Erica Sonnenburg PHD Stanford University research (:
I loved this measured takr - and very much agree with what Aaron said!
This is hysterical, accurate, relatable, and enlightening!! Loved the guest input as well as your comedic genius!
Guest used the term "set point weight," so... kind of makes everything they say suspicious. If you throw bs into the middle of a wholesome fact sandwich, it still tastes like bs.
I think you have some great points. To preface, here's my backstory: my weight-loss journey in March of 2019. I went from low carb to keto, I was doing intermittent fasting periodically and lost 85 pounds in one year (yay!). I plateaued during the Covid lockdowns and then in 2022 I found my relationship with food becoming very toxic. The restrictions about what you can and cannot eat while on keto started to feel almost like a bullying mentality. I no longer found joy in eating because all the foods that brought me joy were not keto and if I ate them I'd become very depressed to the point of early onset bulimia. After talking with a couple friends and a therapist I decided to step back a bit and simply eat what I wanted for while to reinvigorate my passion for life, and food.
Personal pros and cons:
Pro: By pushing myself into low carb and keto I managed to reset my system some. These days I simply can't eat an overabundance of sweets or carbs because my body can't handle it like it used to. This helps with mindless eating or over eating, of which I used to suffer greatly. I also have come to respect food. Sweets are meant to be treats and not consumed daily, and carbs are fillers which I find myself no longer craving in the great quantities I used to. It also helped me change my mindset about the order of which I eat the items on my plate.
Cons: The restriction of what to eat. Don't misunderstand me I will happily eat all the butter, bacon and cheese I can get my hands on, but by having that little voice in one's head saying, "No, you can't have that, that's not on your diet", what was once a good reinforcement (like a coach) ended up turning into a bully and it did take a toll on my mental health.
As for these days, have I gained weight back? Yes. Partially due to the foods I've put into my body, but also due to going back to me sedimentary lifestyle which that part was ALL on me. But I feel much better about the thought process of what I put into my mouth. If I'm on a date I want to be able to have pizza or a alcoholic beverage and not feel bullied about it by my own mental thoughts. When I eat out I still try to go for a low-carb/keto option,(just because they process better in my tum tum) but I don't make it a doctrine like I used to.
Netflix has a show right now about regions where people live longer than is typical. So far, the diets eaten by people in these regions are high in vegetables and healthy fats, and have plenty of carbs. e.g. the Mediterranean diet. They're tied to a completely different lifestyle as well. Eat a vegetable, talk to your neighbour. Skip keto.
Turtle live up to 100 years, so if I feed my cat plants he surely will live up to 100 years!! Right?! Amazing logic, you are genious!!
we dont have enough data on longevity of Keto. What we did see in this show was that ALL the people who lived the longest were not obese, diabetic etc...........not really a diet issue for them more of a lifestyle. they eat less and burn of calories.........
@@LSG101097 I am actually extremely intelligent. You don't read full comments and extrapolate.
@@Hawxsn did you read the whole comment? I did say it's tied to lifestyle
@@paullangan193 did anyone commenting read my whole comment? I said it's tied to lifestyle
You made the right choice. Do something safe like the 30 day Indian take out diet. You don't lose weight or anything, but you do get to eat a lot of roti. (It would be a good follow on to the no takeout for 30 day experiment)
As an Indian person, the takeout food has significantly more oil than homemade food. So he definitely should sample multiple places throughout the month, and pick the healthier places and dishes.
I tried keto for a month and I was thirsty ALL THE TIME. Like, I was worried I had become diabetic!! And electrolyte drinks didn’t quench it at all. As soon as I reverted to eating “regular” the constant thirst went away.
That’s probably because it’s really bad for your kidneys
Interesting...
Same with me. My lips were glued to my teeth I was so dry.
@@cincin4515 I am guessing you and the original poster do not exercise much?... (light walking doesn't count)
@@SkedgySky Yeah not really. Interesting. Curious how that effects it tho?
I'm a success story, I've been on Keto for three years or more that and have been loving it.
The funny thing is just before going on it I starting literally hating grains, and haven't missed them since.
OOH also I'm a Type 1 Diabetic and have been for over 20 years of my life, and its helped me keep my blood sugars in balance cause of the diet!