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Family Health Lab podcast brings you the Game Changers series.
Listen to conversations with experts sharing extraordinary health benefits for families.
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Food as medicine, Keto and low carb nutrition, movement, emotional resilience, mental health.
Listen to conversations with experts sharing extraordinary health benefits for families.
Topics:
Food as medicine, Keto and low carb nutrition, movement, emotional resilience, mental health.
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What happens when a doctor realizes the advice he’s been giving his patients—and following himself—is making everyone sicker?Dr. Ken Berry, a family physician, best-selling author, and global advocate for health reform through nutrition, opens up about his personal journey from obesity and prediabetes to discovering what he calls the Proper Human Diet (PHD) — and how it can transform your health, energy, and life.From Keto to Carnivore, from family meals to medical myths, Dr. Berry shares what doctors don’t tell you about diet, and why the system keeps us trapped in poor health.🕒 Timestamps0:00 – Intro: Why Dr Ken Berry’s story could save your life3:00 – Dr Berry as a young doctor: “I followed my own advice—and got sick”4:00 – Weight gain, prediabetes, and the wake-up call5:00 – The discovery of the Proper Human Diet (PHD)7:00 – Why most doctors think you’ll never stick to a diet (and why they’re wrong)8:00 – What exactly is a Proper Human Diet? (Keto, Low Carb, Carnivore explained)9:00 – Which diet is best for YOU? Keto vs Carnivore vs Low Carb22:00 – Dr Berry on RFK Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again”25:00 – How Dr Berry’s wife, Neisha and their kids eat30:00 – “You are not broken — you’ve been slowly poisoned”39:00 – How Keto and Carnivore diets can reverse chronic disease41:00 – The mental health benefits of Carnivore and Keto56:00 – Who needs the “Lion Diet”? (When elimination helps)🧠 What You’ll LearnWhy traditional nutrition advice often failsHow meat-based diets can improve physical and mental healthThe real reason doctors keep giving outdated guidanceHow families can eat low-carb together — without stressDr Berry’s personal take on seed oils, fruit, cheat days, and “food freedom”👨⚕️ About Dr Ken BerryDr. Ken D. Berry is a board-certified family physician with over 20 years of experience, author of Lies My Doctor Told Me, and creator of the Proper Human Diet movement. He’s helped millions worldwide understand how real food can reverse obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and chronic disease.📚 Resources & Links🔗 Learn more about Dr Ken Berry: https://drberry.com🔗 Follow Dr Berry on YouTube: @KenDBerryMD🔗 Proper Human Diet info: https://properhumandiet.com💬 Join the ConversationWhat’s been your biggest health breakthrough with low-carb, keto, or carnivore?Drop your comment below 👇 — Dr Berry and our community read every one.🏷️ Tags (SEO Keywords)#DrKenBerry #ProperHumanDiet #Keto #Carnivore #LowCarb #MetabolicHealth #ReversingDiabetes #RealFood #Nutrition #HealthTransformation #liesmydoctortoldme IMPORTANT – The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician or qualified health professional regarding your personal health circumstances. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies, and health histories vary. The hosts and producers do not assume any liability for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the use or application of the information provided. Views and opinions expressed by interviewees are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts or producers.Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E17Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.orgTech: https://bethe.ch/#/ange
In this episode, I sit down with Ivor Cummins — a biochemical engineer turned health researcher, author, and podcaster. Ivor is known for breaking down complex science into clear, practical insights, with a focus on metabolic health and heart disease risk. His work has challenged mainstream advice and opened up new conversations about nutrition, prevention, and public health.We cover Ivor's health shock, his father's devastating health journey, the ultimate test to assess heart attack risk, the role of diet and lifestyle, statins, and more... ⏱️ Timestamps00:00 Intro01:00 Ivor’s first interest in metabolic health03:00 Ivor’s own heart attack risk05:00 His father’s heart attack06:00 Frustration with poor nutrition advice08:00 Coronary calcium score & heart attack risk15:00 Why coronary calcium score is the ultimate test18:00 CLIP: “The medical system will put you on statins, but not tell you what really matters”21:00 The “Devil’s Triad”: seed oils, processed foods, and sugars (Dr Kate Shanahan)22:00 Three steps to lower heart attack risk23:00 Dr Jeff Gerber’s book recommendation24:00 The importance of sun exposure35:00 When statins are (and aren’t) useful40:00 Discussion on MAHA & RFK45:00 V's and public health debates50:00 Building a low-carb food pyramid (Nina Teicholz, Tro Kal)
Why GLP-1s are “THE BEST DRUGS THAT HAVE EVER COME ALONG” Dr Rob CywesBariatric Surgeon Dr Rob Cywes on the amazing impact of GLP-1 weight loss drugs (Ozempic, Monjaro ) and how to manage them correctly. 01:00 Weight journey “I am an expert in failing weight loss programs”01:30 Weight loss diets don’t work. Bariatric patients regain weight. ‘Calories in and calories out’ doesn't work.02:00 Surgery on overweight kids02:30 How do we blame fat, if we’re not eating fat03:00 Food is a ‘Substance Use Disorder’, Using a substance to manage behaviour”04:30 Treating the root cause of overweight and disease, as a substance disorder05:00 GLP-1s06:00 Obesity is a disease - patients are not fat and lazy, they're demonized________INDUSTRY INFLUENCE 07:00 What is a metabolic health doctor? Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners’10:00 What is ‘insulin resistance’13:00 Distrust in doctors is high. Listen to me or else - doctor: “you are a terrible patient”20:00 US healthcare is failing, because of Big Pharma and the food industry22:00 Why are dyes and fluoride in our food?23:00 Lucky Charms are healthier than eggsGLP-1s23:30 GLP-1 on the dark web 24:00 GLP-1s in my opinion better medication for diabetes than all other drugs combined"we’ve got to talk about GLP-1s .. best drugs in my lifetime”27:00 Everyone in America is on a GLP-1. GLP-1’s unregulated.GLP-1 Rebound weight on GLP-1s 28:00 Make GLP-1s easier to access and affordable38:00 How GLP-1 is produced in the body from eating carbsDiet Talk30:00 wWat is real food, clean eating, whole foods?CARNIVORE31:00 What is the carnivore diet exactly?32:00 Schooled in the carnivore diet34:00 Lab grown meats the reality36:30 WHY the CARNIVORE DIET UNSUSTAINABLE37:30 carnivore diet a powerful elimination duet “the single best way to immediately get healthy”Research study*42:00 Dangers from long term carnivore diet42:30 Why Paul Saladino crashed and burned on CarnivoreCarnivore heart health - Cholesterol Code LMHP LDL cholesterol 43:30 Dr Isabella Cooper’s ketogenic diet study44:00 Dave Feldman Nick Norwich Dave Feldman Cholesterol Code LMHP LDL cholesterol spin soft placue spinHeart attack risk: Lean Mass Hyper Responder population 47:00 Carnivore diet not for everybody 49:00 Food addiction51:00 Dr Robert Cywes health struggles, weight loss, food addiction relapses 52:00 What Dr Robert Cyves eats in a day, what his wife and son eat 53:00 Reasons not to drink milk56:00 MAHA and the Root Case of Autism59:00 Autism and nutrition1:00:00 ProfTim Noakes' trialHealth Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E14Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.orgTech: https://bethe.ch/#/angeIMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.Dr Rob Cywes: is a bariatric surgeon and metabolic health expert who specializes in treating obesity by combining bariatric surgery with a focus on carbohydrate addiction, behavior change, and metabolic health to achieve long-term success for his patients. He runs the JSAPA practice in Florida, which offers a comprehensive approach to weight management, addressing the behavioral and physiological roots of obesity through a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) model and surgical interventions when appropriate.
How to lose weight and achieve ultimate fitness with a carnivore diet. Personal trainer, nutrition coach, and podcast host Casey Ruff shares his top tips Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Optimize Health. 2:00 Low-carb podcasting3:00 Peter Ballerstedt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EBxUBhdwPE&t=203s4:00 Jessica Apple, Food Revolution4:30 Low carb stories5:00 Casey’s carnivore diet approach6:00 Dr Anthony Chaffee’s carnivore rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm0l8V-T5f07:00 Why Casey moved from low-cal to a low-carb approach8:00 Anxiety improvements on carnivore diet10:00 Dr Anthony Chafee: https://youtu.be/d3iXJAJaZp8?si=l9W_Na8_KPkc8W_t11:00 Dr Shawn Baker: https://youtu.be/v9KUzBjKkV4?si=npedset_jRUimZ-e12:00 The best carnivore diet book 13:00 Is carnivore safe for CVD? we dont know for sure…14:00 Dr Chaffee vs Dr Shawn Baker approaches14:30 Mental health improvements on a carnivore diet13:00 Keto calm - cravings and anxiety free from the carnivore diet18:00 Ketovore for bipolar with Jan Ellison Baszucki: https://youtu.be/ZSeicFTg-lE?si=k0spPePOiaJVAIjm 19:00 Successful podcasting tips20:00 Metabolic psychiatry, with Dr Chris Palmer and Dr Georgia Ede 20:30 Baszucki Group funding research and Metabolic Mind22:00 Anorexia and keto diet 25:00 Casey’s top podcast guests27:00 Nina Teicholz: https://youtu.be/TKXDNfimEbU?si=QRK02y99JPbXNUq630:00 Tim Noakes, Aseem Malhotra, David Unwin https://youtu.be/wvieX6y2PaE?si=qpbjH6zaW-n_Zk_d31:00 Meet Casey’s wife, Bethany35:00 Casey’s worst year yet39:00 Casey’s client incredible wins44:00 Trump, RFK junior, MAHA 45:00 Don’t wait - take control of your health 48:00 Australasian Metabolic Health Society and LCDU https://youtu.be/y6_z8W1pKlg?si=SCL6ldVgeXiiG93o50:00 Health non-negotiables and how to make workouts effective 54:00 Living with purpose56:00 First steps how to get started on carnivore diet57:00 Red meat and women’s health59:00 Boundless Body Radio Casey Ruff Personal Trainer Boundless Body Podcast: https://www.myboundlessbody.com/Nutrition support: claire@leafie.comFamily Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E12Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.orgTech: https://bethe.ch/#/angeIMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
🔷 We've never had it so easy - and never been so sick 🔷 How to build Resilience - through conscious exposure to stressors and discomfort, such as cold showers. Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist, Neuroscientist, and Ex-Military Services - Paul Taylor trains us to train our brain and body.Timestamps:02:00 comfort crisis - what's wrong with modern life03:00 We've never had it so easy - and never been so sick06:00 “anyone that says this is genetic has their head in the sand”10:00 Take on discomfort: ie taking cold showers12:00 Exposure to stress makes us resilient13:00 The epigenetics of resillence 15:00 Hormetic stressors, sunlight, fand oods18:00 Bigger, faster, stronger - exercise as a stressor20:00 The role of Myokines 21:00 Sedentary lives destroy the body's eco system22:00 Health non-negotiables and 'movement snacks’23:00 Sleep hygiene24:00 Ice baths 25:00 Parents need to model behaviours 26:00 Microobiome28:00 Low human interference food30:00 Liz and Sophie racing hotties32:00 How to change your habits35:00 Facing your fears36:00 Life is hard - we need to toughen up37:00 death sandwiches38:00 exposure therapy 39;00 get out of comfort zone - challenge rather than threat40:00 cold water therapy42:00 why “free” dopamine is bad for you45:00 teaching grit and resilience 48:00 dont tslk about your feelings49:00 daily resilience building habits - do thisdont wait for the motivation fairy - do this - process beats goals53:00 values and identity - ▶️ CONTACTInstagram: / LeafieHealthTwitter: / LeafieHealthEmail: claire@leafie.orgNutrition support: claire@leafie.comHealth Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E11Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.orgTech: www.0ad.com.auAbout Paul TaylorNeuroscientist, Exercise Physiologist and Nutritionist Paul Taylor delves into death by comfort. A look at how modern life is killing us and what's needed to survive and thrive in the modern world.Paul Taylor is an expert in the fields of neuroscience, psychology and human performance. An incredibly dynamic speaker, Paul is known for his ability to engage and captivate large audiences with his charismatic and energetic style.A former British Royal Navy Aircrew Officer, Paul Taylor is an Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist and Neuroscientist. He is currently completing a PhD in Applied Psychology where he is developing and testing resilience strategies with the Australian Defence Science & Technology Group.As the Director of the Mind Body Brain Performance Institute, he has spent his career researching and developing strategies to optimise performance in both individuals and organisations. In 2010 Paul created and co-hosted the TV series Body and Brain Overhaul. His BioAge software is used by a number of Australian and international health club chains and in 2010 and 2015 he was voted Australian Fitness Industry presenter of the year.Author of the best-selling book “Death by Comfort”, Paul also has a proven track record in leadership and dealing in high-pressure situations, through his former roles as an Airborne Anti-submarine Warfare Officer, a helicopter Search And Rescue crew member, and through his rigorous training in Combat Survival and Resistance to Interrogation.Visit: https://www.paultaylor.biz/podcastIMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
Genetics of obesity expert Prof Giles Yeo, Uni of Cambridge - 02:00 obesity stigma -6:00 obesity as a ‘metabolic disease’15:00 Is obesity a choice?18:00 Why calorie counting is useless 22:00 Diets explained33:00 How to change health through foods 34:000 Why GLPs are a cop out35:00 GLPS, what are they, when to use them?37:00 When GLPs are powerful 40:00 Exercise is wonderful, but not for weight loss43:00 Eat less move more vs low carb nutrition protocols48:00 Research into children’s obesity genetics 49:00 Gene mapping feeding circuits in brain 51:00 Giles Yeo’s food and health habits 52:00 Giles's love of cycling56:00 Giles food rules, whether vegan or keto Understanding the science behind weight gain, how pathways are disrupted to lead to severe human obesity and explore the mechanisms (particularly the neural circuits) underlying these human diseases.▶️ CONTACTInstagram: / LeafieHealthTwitter: / LeafieHealthEmail: claire@leafie.orgNutrition support: claire@leafie.comHealth Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E11Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.orgTech: www.0ad.com.auIMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
Dr. Brian Lenzkes is an internal medicine doctor based in San Diego, and a ketogenic and low carb specialist. Listen to Dr Lenzkes' tips on the foods and lifestyle strategies that transformed his and his patient's health. 🔷 Carnivore Kids? Dr. Anthony Chaffee: https://youtu.be/d3iXJAJaZp8?si=BI0XMj65NlOfQsSh&t=113🔷 Why #KetoDiet is so Powerful. Dr. Dom D'Agostino: https://youtu.be/sg3lABmbzuQ?si=NOFv7xR7L4vdjH_8🔷 How to Heal from #CarbAddiction with Bitten Jonsson: https://youtu.be/i6KmXWHsWt0?si=uVnvMdmXh4Ld1u9RTimestamps:2:00 Dr. Jason Fung on insulin resistance 3:00 Dr. Brian Lenkzes’ health changed by following a patient’s low carb advice07:30 No one is beyond help08:30 Dr Gary Fettke and Prof Tim Noakes's trials09:00 Low Carb podcast a huge professional risk9:30 The Magic Pill with Dr Jason Fung and Chef Pete Evans9:30 Low Carb sounds like snake oil it’s so good10:30 Dr. Ben Bikman’s 5 health strategies for your best life11:00 Brian’s out-of-control life12:00 Why doctors die before most people12:30 Doctor’s number one suicide profession13:00 The patient that changed my life 14:00 Stress realization, with Dr. Rob Cywes at Boca Rotan Florida Low Carb USA15:00 Dr David Unwin on insulin resistance as the cause of high blood pressure16:00 Practicing this way is fun - I get to help people18:00 Dr. Lenzkes wife Lanelle on Boundless Body Radio with Casey Ruff19:00 Shipping medications back to practice. Insulin pharma rep unhappy.21:00 Is low-carb therapy reaching mainstream practice?22:00 HMO patients sick, miserable, doing terrible23:00 Diabetic patients failed by outdated advice 25:00 The history of diabetes diets25:30 How to manage diabetes medications to avoid hypo when starting low carb diet26:00 Standard diabetes treatment is malpractice29:00 Continuous Ketone Monitor 30:00 How Dr Lenzkes helps patients improve health with food*33:00 How sleep, stress ,and alcohol affects your ketosis, insulin, and glucose36:00 Dr. Brian Lenzkes’ family and life in Arizona38:00 Dr. Lenkzes’ practice 40:00 MAHA RFK Casey Means Calley Means Good Energy book*39:00 Sick patients are profitable, well people are not42:00 Dr David Unwin diabetes and obesity expert in the UK43:00 American Diabetes Association funded by soft drink and drug companies*46:00 Euthanasia49:00 Spirituality, faith, and low-carb50:00 What gives you joy? ▶️ CONTACTInstagram: / LeafieHealthTwitter: / LeafieHealthEmail: claire@leafie.orgDr. Brian Lenzkes is an internal medicine doctor based in San Diego who has focused much of his attention on clinical nutrition. Dr. Lenzkes hosts the Life’s Best Medicine podcast and co-hosts the popular LowCarbMD podcast, with more than 5.3 million downloads.Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E10Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.orgTech: www.0ad.com.auIMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
Does the Carnivore Diet Cause Heart Disease or Heart Attacks? Dr Shawn Baker MD on the safety and long-term health effects from following a carnivore meat-based diet. 01:00 What is a Carnivore Diet?03:00 Dr Shawn Baker's 10 year carnivore diet04:00 Some carnivore followers are too extreme06:00 Ultra-processed foods on carnivore diet07:00 Vitamin C and scurvy on a carnivore diet 11:00 Carnitine from carnivore diet. 12:00 Carnivore Vitamin C and scurvy. Does Dr Shawn Baker have scurvy?13:00 Why Dr Shawn Baker started his Carnivore Diet14:00 Dr Baker’s extreme endurance sports 16:00 Shawn Baker’s weight loss17:00 Shawn Baker on a low fat diet18:00 The results from Shawn Baker’s first keto and carnivore patients for weight loss pre-surgery20:00 Carnivore success stories and testimonials 21:00 Carnivore diet lies and myths 22:00 Carnivore diet research study results23:00 High cholesterol on a carnivore diet23:00 David Feldman lipid energy model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmf1yYStKQo&t=10s24:00 Lean Mass Hyper Responders24:30 Dr Shawn Baker’s weight goals26:00 Shawn Baker “I am wrong” 27:00 Calories do matter on carnivore diet28:00 What is Dr Shawn Baker going to die of?29:00 How to live longer, and have a better quality of life31:00 When did Dr Shawn Baker last eat vegetables33:00 “I would encourage you not to trust me” Dr Shawn Baker33:30 How long should I try the carnivore diet for?34:00 Carnivore for Crohn's disease35:00 Finding a Carnivore doctor, with Revero35:00 Low Carb Down Under 36:00 How to get started on a carnivore diet 38:00 Dr Shawn Baker’s top carnivore diet tips39:00 How much fat to eat on a carnivore diet41:00 Carnivore health coaching through Revero49:00 What Dr Shawn Baker eats in a typical day52:00 How Shawn Baker eats when travelling53:00 Shawn Baker exercise plan and tips57:00 Is carnivore diet safe for kids?
1:00:00 The new US health administration MAHA movement1:07:00 How to get in touch with Dr Shawn BakerNutrition support: claire@leafie.comHealth Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E08Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.orgTech: www.0ad.com.auDr. Shawn Baker is an American orthopedic surgeon, athlete, and advocate of the carnivore diet, which consists primarily of animal-based foods. He is the author of The Carnivore Diet and a prominent figure in the low-carb and meat-based nutrition communities. Baker has a background in sports and fitness, having competed in powerlifting, rowing, and rugby. He is also the CEO of the nutrition-focused platform Revero, which aims to help people improve their health through dietary changes.www.revero.comIMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
How to get rid of belly fat and stop aging, with foods. Sponsor: In-15 Home Insulin Testing https://metabolica.bioContinuous Ketone Monitor: https://Sibiosensor.com/ContinuousKet...Dr Sean O'Mara on optimising your body with his health steps, in conversation with host Nutritionist, Claire McDonnell Liu.01:00 From law enforcement to a medical career05:00 Why Dr Sean O'Mara is passionate about health & longevity 14:00 Our species diet15:00 Client / patients "we work for them!"17:00 Your body determines your health18:00 Doctor's giving health advice are falling apart20:00 Dr Ken Berry21:00 The only time in the history of the world 22:00 Belly Fat GONE! Lose the ‘Dad Bod’ with these Food Changes28:00 How to eliminate deadly fat29:00 Big pharma profit from us being sick30:00 Trump's MAHA administration about to change things!31:00 CHRONIC DISEASE is THE BIGGEST PROBLEM36:00 Young boy's visceral fats40:00 What our ancestors ate - NOT processed foods41:00 Sean’s plate of meat and fermented foods42:00 Look after your microbiome43:00 Ocean water for your healthDr Sean O'Mara: www.growingbetternotolder.comFamily Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E07Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.orgTech: www.0ad.com.auIMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
How to get OFF Medications with a low-carb diet.
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After years of thinking her job was to make sure patients were on the correct medicines and doses, Dr Penny Figtree revolutionized her practice, and her patient's health with ketogenic and low-carb therapies!
In this interview with Metabolic Health Nutritionist, Claire McDonnell Liu, Dr Figtree shares how she helps patients to get better with nutrition therapies.
01:00 What Dr Figtree LOVES about low-carb therapy
04:00 Low Carb should be the first-line treatment06:00 Patients are angry the advice comes too late
55:00 The Australasian Metabolic Health Society AMHS.org.au
Dr Penny Figtree: www.drpennyfigtree.com
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers
S2: E06Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.org
Tech: www.0ad.com.au
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
Keto Diet Foods for the ADHD Brain
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Ally Houston is leading a new randomized controlled trial (RCT) at the University of Oxford, examining the ketogenic diet for ADHD and depression - the first trial of its kind.
02:00 Joe Wick's controversial ADHD comments
4:00 Is ADHD linked to ultra-processed foods
6:00 Ally Houston treated his ADHD, seasonal depression, and chronic anxiety with ketogenic therapy.
7:00 Keto diet transformed Ally's mental health in weeks
30:00 Ally co-founded MetPsy, an app and coaching platform supporting ketogenic therapies for mental illness
In this interview with Metabolic Health Nutritionist, Claire McDonnell Liu, Ally shares details of his trial, and the hope that medical keto will become a mainstream treatment option for mental health and ADHD. The 16-week study at Oxford University will test a ketogenic diet against a control diet rich in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables that follows the NHS Eat Well Guide.
Ally Houston treated his ADHD, seasonal depression, and chronic anxiety with ketogenic therapy. He reversed his conditions and improved his ADHD symptoms. This led him to change career to become research ketogenic diet metabolic therapies.
Ally Houston's:
X: @AllyTransforms
LinkedIn: / ally-houston-726b4614
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E05
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.org
Tech: www.0ad.com.au
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
Gary Taubes on Diabetes: The 'Sugar Disease' and it's Forgotten 'Animal Diet'
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Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist, author of Rethinking Diabetes (2024), The Case for Keto (2020), The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat (2011), and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), published as The Diet Delusion in the UK.
04:00 Why Gary hates writing
07:00 Who Gary writes for
08:00 ‘Rethinking Diabetes’ Gary’s book
12:00 Conventional diabetes treatments are failing
13:00 Why see Claire, rather than your doctor or diabetes educator
14:00 Carb-rich diets harmful
18:00 Diabetes rare: years without a single case of diabetes
19:00 Increase in diabetes tracked sugar industry rise
21:00 The lost 'Animal Diet'
22:00 Disgusting fact - urine tasted to diagnose diabetes
24:00 The original high-fat Ketovore diet for diabetes
24:30 Insulin discovery eradicated diet therapy for diabetes
25:00 Treating the patient - at the risk of killing the patient28:00 Insulin a miracle cure - treating starving emaciated kids
29:00 Rising from the dead
30:00 How insulin side effects first appeared
31:00 High-carb diets, needed more and more insulin
33:00 patients cannot metabolize carbs safely
34:00 No one advised to go back to the lost 'animal diet'
36:00 Gary’s sons’ foods
38:00 Plant-based chat
39:00 Obesity in kids
40:00 Keto for Parkinsons Disease
42:00 Ancel Keys cholesterol diet
45:00 High carb diet treated with drugs did not work
46:00 Dietary Cholesterol no effect of serum cholesterol - blindingly obvious since the 1960s
49:00 Carbs a poison to a diabetic. Insulin is the antidote, but the antidote is poison.
51:00 Exercise - you wouldn't tell me not to exercise.
54:00 "I don't think diet therapy will ever be the dominant advice"
55:00 Keto: "We’re biased"
1:02 Gary a smoker
1.04 Drinking orange juice vs a cigarette
1:05 What Gary's family eat
1:08 GLP wonder drugs
1:10 Frightening insulin drugs
1:14 Bad science and dogma
11:15:00 Connect with Gary and follow his work here
Follow Gary Taubes's work:
Substack: 'Uncertainty Principles' https://substack.com/@garytaubes
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E04
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host claire@leafie.org
Tech: www.0ad.com.au
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
Dave Feldman shares his groundbreaking insights on cholesterol, lipid profiles, and heart health in relation to Keto and Low Carb diets. Pioneering citizen science pushing our understanding of heart health risk factors.
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03:00 Why we fear cholesterol
04:00 Cholesterol basics
06:00 Cholesterol is vital to life
06:30 LDL cholesterol
08 :00 Lean mass hyper responders (LMHR)
14:00 Insulin Resistance the biggest risk factor for heart disease
14:30 Too much focus on Cholesterol in regards to heart health
15:00 The Real Heart Attack Risk Factor
18:00 The tests and scans that matter for heart health
19:00 How to detect calcified plaque and soft plaque in cardiovascular disease
20:00 Coronary Heart Scan (CAC)
22:00 Nick Norwitch research partner
24:00 Dave's big news!! Cholesterol Code Documentary dropping in Feb 2025
32:00 Low carb community fund The Citizen Science Foundation
37:00 How the film “Cholesterol Code” came about by Jennifer Isenhart, Fat Fiction
38:00 How and where to see the film “Cholesterol Code”
40:00 The HLMR studies
45:00 The LMHR study outcomes
50:00 The future of heart health science
56:00 Follow Dave study, work and documentary film
59:00 Dave’s health challenges and his tip for healthFollow
Dave's work: https://cholesterolcode.com/CoSci.org
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E03
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Health Researcher
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The Migraine Diet author and expert Dietician, Denise Potter on #KetoDiet as a therapy.
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02:00 Matt Baszucki’s Keto diet therapy transformed his bipolar symptoms
04:00 Beth Zupec Kania
05:00 Changing people’s lives with foods
07:00 Dr Chris Palmer’s Keto diet therapy for Matt Baszucki’s bipolar
09:00 Getting people’s kids back with Keto Diet
11:00 Emma Williams Matthew’s Friends and Beth Zupec Kania Dietician
18:00 Gestational diabetes low-carb diet
19:00 Diabetes ketoacidosis
20:00 Bipolar, anxiety, depression, ADHD, epilepsy treated with ketosis
24:00 How to start a therapeutic keto diet
25:00 Apps and trackers for keto monitoring ie Ketomojo
29:00 Maintaining ketosis
30:00 Carnivore & meat-based nutrition therapy
35:00 Benefits of ketosis
40:00 ADHD improvements
48:00 Keto Diet for migraine
Denise Potter: https://advancedketogenictherapies.com
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E2
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, https://leafie.com
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Listen as Erin shares findings from her Keto Diet study into patients with depression.
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Psychiatry researcher & Keto Diet practitioner Erin Bellamy, PhD, in conversation with host Claire McDonnell Liu:
02:00 Mental health conditions Dr Erin supports with
05:00 Increasing rates of mental ill health
06:00 Dr Erin’s personal ketogenic diet
10:00 Keto diet for physical health in mental health patients
16:00 Erin’s PHD in Keto Diet for depression
18:00 Keto Diet powerful intervention for delusions
19:00 The president of costa Rica is a former Ketogenic Diet researcher
20:00 ASTOUNDING keto diet results
21:00 Focus on low carb diet results in next phase
26:00 is standard mental health nutrition advice useful?
27:00 Turning dietary guidelines on their head
27:00 Fats and protein essentials in the diet
28:00 Banishing food cravings with low carb diet
29:00 Ketosis explained
30:00 Ketones are golden nuggets!
32:00 What is metabolic psychiatry?
33:00 Dr Chris Palmer’s Brain Energy Book
33:30 Mitochondria as the root cause to mental ill health
34:00 How ketosis therapy helps mental health
36:50 Reducing mental health drugs
39:00 Keto diet for neurodivergence
41:00 Keto diet for eating disorders
45:00 Schizoaffective disorder and ketosis
46:00 “That could be your teenager, that could be your young child”
47:00 Powerful keto testimonies
48:00 Mental health practitioners in the US Dr Georgie Ede Directory
49:00 Mental health practitioners in the UK
50:00 Dr Erin Bellamy’s Keto diet online course
53:00 Who ketosis may help, who may not benefit
54:00 Ketosis will benefit physical health
55:00 “EVERYBODY WOULD BENEFIT FROM TIME .. ON A KETO DIET”
56:00 Mental health symptoms improvement
58:00 Food changes for autism and ADHD
60:00 Keto strategies for ADHD
1:04:00 Autism success cases with keto diet
1:07:00 Fasting and exercise to support ketones
1:09:00 First steps towards a keto diet
1:11:00 Start with these breakfasts
Contact Erin: https://www.ikrt.org/about-dr-erin-louise-bellamy
Practitioner Directory: https://www.diagnosisdiet.com/directory
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E01
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Health Researcher
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IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
Keto Diet can end the cancer epidemic as part of a 'metabolic therapy' that STARVES cancer cells to death.Professor Thomas Seyfried calls attention to fundamental biological truths and highlights the lack of progress to change cancer outcomes by the billion-dollar cancer industry.
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Family Health Lab Podcast: Game Changers S1: E38
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, https://leafie.com
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IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
Dr Dan Maggs, a former obese Doctor, turned to a Ketogenic Diet to transform his health.
We discuss - how incredibly common Insulin Resistance is; the pros and cons of the Carnivore Diet, professional embarrassment at being an obese Doctor; a 'Pill for all ills’ profiteering from over-prescribing meds.
01:00 Dan as an obese GP
02:00 Work hard play hard medical school culture
03:00 Alcohol and junk food as a coping mechanism
05:00 Professionally embarrassed to be an overweight GP05:30 Losing weight for his wedding
06:00 Dan’s introduction to the ketogenic diet on the ski slopes
07:00 Insulin is a weight-gain hormone
09:00 bariatric surgery we cut out healthy tissue
11:00 ‘Pill for all ills’ How medical practices profit from prescribing drugs
12:00 Insulin resistance is incredibly common
17:00 Why Dan started his Carb Dodging YouTube Channel and weight loss program
21:00 Shy public speaker to popular YouTuber
22:00 Having the courage to share your message 24:00 Why Dan now only helps me with weight loss
25:00 Men are underserved with health and weight programs
26:00 Men’s golden retirement years are ruined by poor health
30:00 When and why the weight loss journey gets derailed
32:00 Temptation and challenges that are difficult to sustain * almost impossible
33:00 Social support fundamental to changing diet food habits
36:00 Carnivore, Ketosis, fasting - being an outlier in the NHS
37:00 Public Health Collaboration UK conference
39:00 Life as a UK Low Carb GP
40:00 A Low Carb dad and food challenges Dan’s child faces * questionable
42:00 Dan “I am a food addict”
43:00 UPF Processed food is everywhere for young kids
44:00 Dan is terrified of the food environment kids live in now
44:00 Food addiction starts with early and frequent exposure to sugar
48:00 Carnivore diet is extreme
50:00 Putting autoimmune conditions into remission with carnivore diet
51:00 A carnivore diet more challenging than a keto diet
52:00 Carnivoore diet for artritis
54:00 The environmental argument against meat is wrong
55:00 A Vegan diet kills more animals than Carnivore
56:00 People eating a vegan diet are deficient in vitamins and nutrients
59:00 Dr Dan’s meat-based diet
1:01:00 Significant health changes are possible
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Game Changers S1: E37
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist https://leafie.com/leafiehealth
Dr Dan Maggs:
https://carbdodging.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/DrDanMaggs
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies, and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies included.
A Keto diet is 'anti-epileptogenic' - capable of permanently altering epilepsy disorders, unlike epilepsy drugs which aim to control seizures.
Listen to Dr Eric Kossoff explain more about this game-changing therapy for seizures and how families can get support.Sponsor: In-15 compact insulin testing https://metabolica.bio
05:00 Dr Kossoff's first keto diet patient experienced life-changing results
14:00 What support is available to epilepsy patients and parents
16:00 When Keto diet therapy is used FIRST before medications
22:00 Progressing Keto therapy for epilepsy
23:00 Dr Kossoff’s favorite patients
27:00 Barriers to receiving support for epilepsy keto therapy
29:00 How to access support
30:00 Keto diet therapy for mental and neurological health conditions
31:00 Adult keto therapy
33:00 Keto diet for babies and infants with seizures
34:00 Fasting and keto keto diet in the bible
42:00 Ketones protect brain health
44:00 How keto diet works in the brain
46:00 Diet 'anti-epileptogenic' and disease suppressing
57:00 Charlie Abrahams from the Charlie Foundation story
58:00 Tips on to getting ready for the keto epilepsy diet
Family Health Lab Podcast: Game Changers S1: E36|
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, https://leafie.com/leafiehealth
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Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies, and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies included.
David Gillespie shares how to reset our brain from chronic stress, dopamine overstimulation, and addiction. David is a father of six and bestselling author on important health topics. His first book, Sweet Poison, is credited with starting the anti-sugar movement.
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Books: Sweet Poison; Toxic Oil - Why Vegetable Oils Will Kill You; Big Fat Health Lies; Eat Real Food.Teen Brain and the Brain Reset
2:00 Who David writes for
4:00 What is going on in the teenage brain
8:00 Teenage brain engineered for addiction
13:00 Alcohol is especially dangerous for teen brains
13:00 Apps are designed to be addictive
14:00 Predisposition to addiction in the brain
19:00 Teen girls' addictions present differently
29:00 Action parents can take
31:00 How to help a child or teen withdraw from screens
36:00 Daryl Edwards movement expert https://youtu.be/PKaRZ_m-q6U?si=H6jkOv0Hd9BPMSil
37:00 ADHD causes and the damaging solutions
40:00 Screens and devices are addictive
43:00 Dr. Rod Taylor Low Carb Down Under support of Sweet Poison book46:00 Sugar harmful
47:00 Fructose danger
50:00 Sugars in common family foods
51:00 Low-fat foods full of sugar
55:00 Seeds oils "extremely dangerous" creating precursors to cancer56:00 Food link to childhood cancer
1:04:00 Old fashioned recipes
1:02:00 dietician pushback
1:10:00 Binning cancer sunscreens
Family Health Lab Podcast: Game Changers S1: E35
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, https://leafie.com/
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Why Changing your diet is not just about what you eat. Nutrition Network Health Coach Tracey McBeath gets candid about her own health in conversation with host Claire McDonnell Liu.
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02:00 What is living authentically
03:00 How to challenge inner beliefs keeping you stuck
05:00 Comfort eating and drinking
07:00 Drinking daily with no way to stop
8:00 Understanding uncomfortable emotions
8:30 Cravings for wine and food
9:00 Tracey’s fatty liver, pre-diabetes, and Hashimoto’s
11:00 Emotional eating
14:00 Tracey’s Ted Talk
20:00 Pushed out of the herd for healthy changes
22:00 Perfectionism
32:00 Tracey’s daily foods
37:00 Why sweeteners are not good for us
41:00 What our brain needs t
43:00 How Tracey’s 5 children eat
45:00 How to teach children to make healthy choices
Tracey McBeath: https://traceymcbeath.com.au/
Family Health Lab Podcast: Game Changers S1: E34
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, https://leafie.com
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