Why keto ISN'T actually restrictive {and everything you CAN eat!} - Dr. Eric Westman 

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Wonderful testimony-Thank you for sharing!

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Cywes has been roasted in a couple of videos by Bart Kay for erroneous things he has said about keto/carnivore diet. I'd rather see Dr Sten Eckberg in that keto round table. Dr Berry is great though!

@@lloydhlavac6807 - Eckberg would be good 👍 The folks on Diet Doctor are also good .

@@lloydhlavac6807 Cywes doesnt half seem to be contradicting himself a lot in his recent videos

If you go to keto chow, you tube channel they have Dr. Westman and Dr. Berry from the keto Salt Lake conference about a week ago

Thanks. Me too, Dr Westman and Dr Berg opened my eyes. LDL. That’s my doctors concern. Higher LDL. Already went from A1C of 6.7 to 5.9 (2 months ago). I feel better lost 24lbs since the beginning of the year. Gonna keep at it.

Sounds like you are doing great!!

They don’t make money if we’re well. Also, kick backs from Big Pharma.

What was your total cholesterol on keto

Some dr want u get the medicine. Makes them money. More u have to go to the Dr. More money

We ate "Spam" a lot when I was younger. My Mom used to fry it for breakfast. Delicious!

I have cucumber and zucchini growing in cat litter pals. I don't do tomatoes because I don't eat nightshades. I just put soil in the pails and seeds and the plants are huge!

70 lbs,congrats.How Long did it take you losing 70 lbs?I am on my 6.months of keto and one meal a day and carbs below 20g now and still struggling to reach my goal of losing 20 kg.🙁

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fruit isnt keto.

that works as well,,, very low carb

The prices aren't as high here in the midwest, but I have the same issue. The cheap filler foods I used to buy to stretch my fixed income budget are not allowed on keto - rice, beans, pasta. Even so, I'm finding a way (with a little help from family) because keto cured my diabetes. Went from 7.9 to 5.3 in less 6 months and lost 40 pounds. I'm hoping to get off blood pressure meds some day, but keto doesn't seem to be helping with that much yet. I'm hoping that it will come down as I lose more weight.

@@marymccombs8289 May I ask how you are adapting or managing keto with today’s prices. Keto also reversed my type 2diabetes and helped arthritic joint pain immensely, but sadly I’m slowly gaining weight and pain because I simply can’t afford it.

@@S.Kay.Steffy I don't eat a real wide variety of food. I use cauliflower, or zucchini a lot as filler food. If you Chop up the cauliflower, it tends to take on the flavor of the food it's cooked in. I buy the cheaper hamburger and drain the grease off. Since I can't have beans, I'll chop up some green beans, a small amount of onion, add the hamburger and a can of chopped tomatoes, and add some chili seasonings. I can get 2 or 3 meals from that. I use hamburger, canned tomatoes, a little onion and zuccini with Italian seasonings. I have other things I eat, but i use those 2 recipes a lot. My snack food is usually celery with peanut butter. I probably spend more on food than I should.

@@marymccombs8289 Thank you Mary. We just have to keep doing the best we can!😊

@@S.Kay.Steffy I agree. I'm fortunate that I have family that will share garden produce and meat now and then. Good luck Sharon.

Hi Carmen, they are limited because they STILL contain some carbs, so if you stick to Dr. Westman’s 20 g total per day, they need to be limited.

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That's me, except 8 months.

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@@AdaptYourLife Thanks 😊 I find this approach very helpful, I’m not dieting as I’m not overweight…..I am, however, addicted to bread and I have several autoimmune disorders and I’m tired of feeling tired so I think changing the way I eat is my best shot at improvement!

I have noticed that there is not much mentioned anywhere regarding low carb/keto and constipation. When I first started low carb I didn't realise that I could include cheese. I am not a big meat eater so I don't get a lot of protein so I started including more cheese. I always drink plenty of water so it is not due to dehydration. And then I became constipated. I now have 1 1/2Tbspn chia seeds, 1 tspn psyllium husks, 1T pumpkin seeds, 1T sunflower seeds with some slivered almonds for breakfast every day and have found that for the most part that works so long as I don't eat too much cheese. If I inadvertently eat too much cheese I take one senna tablet at night to ensure that I don't get blocked up. I have recently started adding 2 Tbspn of whey protein concentrate to my breakfast and I'm trying to eat more eggs as well.

I started using Metamucil (psyllium, generic is fine) and it really works. I usually take it every other day or so.

@@ohyeah3365 I've found in the past that if I take too much psyllium in makes my stool too slimy and it won't separate. I found a video about low carb/keto constipation and they said that if you ever get it bad to take 1T (?) chia seeds and drink lots of water every hour until you go. Thankfully I haven't had to do that because I try to be proactive about it.

@@jobrown8146Yea it's something you have to play with. I know Chia is good for you but it wasn't strong enough for me. When things get slow I take 1 tablespoon of Metamucil for a couple days and then back to one teaspoon every couple of days as a supplement.

@@ohyeah3365 I think that is the key to it all, finding what works for "you". And trying to find the cause is even more helpful.

Oh my goodness I feel your pain !!😢my husband daughter and granddaughter all eat pasta rice pizza freshly cooked bread and takeaways ! It’s soooo hard but I’m keeping on ! Only 3-4 weeks in and 4 kilos down so very slow ! But I’m determined coz going to turkey in few weeks and need to fit in pre lockdown clothes coz I put in 22 lb 🙈otherwise going bloody naked!! 😂

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Happy birthday 🎉🎈 thank you dr westman

snausage

No your body will convert protein into glucouse if you have more of it than fat.

those sausage and cheese packs? jerky?

Beef jerky sticks without sugar, epic bars, chicken or venison flavors, pickled veggies like cauliflower, broccoli etc. bone broth powders to mix with water. Or shelf stable kettle and fire bone broths 😊

Boiled eggs, bacon, Lily's chocolate (many varieties), pickles

That's true. Also, very important to read all ingredients on the package because they tend to label keto friendly or keto approved when they really are not and have some bad ingredients.

Yes, they can round off to the nearest 0

Shrimp is perfectly ok 👍

Btw I eat pretty darn healthy including lots of veggies and I don't have any other health problems.

Don't know your numbers, and it usually takes a while, but cholesterol numbers should improve. My total number is slightly high, but the A1c, triglycerides and good cholesterol have all improved a good amount. My doctor freaked out at first, but now that she saw the numbers going down it's good. I'm sure if you look through his videos you will find some on labs that explain better than me.

@@1corinthians-138 thanks! All my numbers are great but my LDL is 8.7 mmol. Here in Canada it's measured differently and they say anything above 5 is at risk for cardiovascular disease.

I just Googled mmol/l to mg/l and my cholesterol is 336.4 mg/l. But my triglyceride and hdl ratio is perfect. That's all I know.

@@donnak9952 It should go down over time. Mine went down over 30 points on my last check. But like I said, Dr. Westman, Dr. Berg and Dr. Berry, etc., on you tube all have videos on cholesterol on keto.

No, it’s not necessary. Perhaps look into Dr. Westman’s Keto Made Simple Masterclass course, enrolment opens in July. This course includes three weeks of support within a private Facebook group where all questions get answered by Dr. Westman. 👇 adaptyourlifeacademy.com/keto-made-simple-masterclass/

Lettuce is so few calories and very low carbs so I don’t bother to measure it. It is probably a cup or cup and a half loosely filled. Lettuce would include the various types.

@@clairetitus6904 Fair enough, but things like cauliflower/broccoli too... 1 cup...? like wtf haha

I live in Europe and have the same problem with cup measurement. If you put it on a scale it will show you grams, not cups. Measuring veggies by cup just doesn't make sense to me🤦‍♀️

actually there is 12.9 carbs in a cup of strawberries and 5.6 in a cup of cauliflower

The fruit we did have as hunter gathers was very different from today's fruit. mainly there was seasonal berries no bananas, melons, apples, or oranges. Berries are ok for keto in moderation. and actually there is nothing unatural about being in Ketosis, babies are born into Ketosis and stay that way until they start eating solid foods. I have been in ketosis for over 10 years now and I am in better health than I was in my 30's and 40's.

​@@katdoe192 you only need to look 100 years ago .. when there were no chronic illnesses, yet only few people would have been in ketosis. you would have had to be very conscious of diet to maintain k, and this is what i mean by unnatural. sure, in times of crop famine you would be fine being in k .. but it is not a must for good health. winding back the clock to the caveman era introduces much speculation let alone that it ignores valuable more recent data, which tells us being mostly out of k is also perfectly fine .. so long as you avoid foods of modernity (the last century). all this is not saying ketosis is bad for you .. rather that you have to put a conscious effort to maintain it. the fact that it is an unstable equilibrium (a small perturbation takes you out of it, but requires more time to go back) tells me not to worry when out of it, bc the physics of the system implies out is easier than in. glad to hear you are doing fine with it .. but i am willing to bet that is bc you are avoiding the muck shoved down to us by giants of the modern food industry.

@@jjolla6391 If you look back in history you will find that most of our health issues started about 12,00 years ago. Which coincides with the beginning of agriculture ie. grains which =carbs. As far as chronic illnesses even the ancient Egyptians had diabetes. What was different 100 years ago is not the lack of chronic illness. it is the internet which has brought more info to the people.

I was skinny and exercised and still had a heart attack, your arteries still get clogged eating nasty starches and goyslop.