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Can You Senior and Keto?

There are a number of myths floating around the blogosphere, social media and the “cyber-web” about who can and can’t use a ketogenic diet. Podcast #61 of Ketotalk.com tackles a number of these myths head on.

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Today, we break down myths about: Insatiable Hunger, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue, Can Keto/IF Halt Weight Loss, Elevated Ketone Levels, Senior Citizens & Ketosis.  Tune in to find out if ketosis is right for those over age 65.

Keto Talk is cohosted by 10-year veteran health podcaster and international bestselling author Jimmy Moore from “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” and Arizona osteopath and certified bariatric physician Dr. Adam Nally from “Doc Muscles” who thoroughly share from their wealth of experience on the ketogenic lifestyle each and every Thursday.

Thyroiditis & Ketosis: Does Low-Carb cause poor thyroid function?

Watch as Dr. Nally dispels myths around low-carbohydrate or ketogenic diets causing poor thyroid function. We spend about 30 minutes talking about how ketones, insulin, and leptin affect the thyroid function.  Dr. Nally answers a broad spectrum of Facebook Life questions about this topic and how exogenous ketones play a roll in this issue and in diet generally.

Check out what it means to be insulin resistant here.  And you can find out about the brand of exogenous ketones that Dr. Nally personally uses here.

Kidney Stones: The Wicked Step-Child of Gout

While at a medical conference in Tampa, Florida, I started thinking about uric acid.  This lead to remembering the story of a patient who was passing a kidney stone . . .  watch to find out what she said.

Kidney stones are really just gout’s wicked step-child and both are usually found in the insulin resistant patient.  Learn why as we spend a short 10 minutes talking about how both types of kidney stones are formed and why.   Uric acid stones & calcium oxalate stones are siblings with different mechanisms of formation but, oh, how they love hanging out in your kidney.

Interested in learning how to start a ketogenic diet?  Sign up for my Free Six-Part Weight Loss Mini-Course and check out DynamicKetones.com if your interested in jump-starting your ketogenic metabolism.

How Toast & Jam Make Gout For Breakfast

Join me as we discuss gout and how insulin resistance is really the underlying cause, driven by the body’s metabolism of fructose.  Yes, your orange juice is making your gout worse, really.  We discuss the metabolism of fructose and it’s affect on the formation of uric acid crystals and gout.

Watch the video and learn how to treat it.

Interested in learning how to start a ketogenic diet?  Sign up for my Free Six-Part Weight Loss Mini-Course and check out DynamicKetones.com if your interested in jump-starting your ketogenic metabolism.

The Conundrum of Cholesterol & Ketones

Watch as Dr. Nally discusses how eating more fat actually lowers your cholesterol and your risk for heart disease.  Is a ketogenic lifestyle more effective than cholesterol medication?  Find out as we discuss this an many fascinating cholesterol questions from Dr. Nally’s Periscope watchers from around the world.  He also answers questions about his KetoEssentials Multi-Vitamin, Exogenous Ketones, and Pork Rinds (his favorite are the Pork Clouds brand).

So, mix up a bowel of fluff and grab a spoon while you listen and lower your cholesterol.

 

Hypertension . . . Does Fat Raise Your Blood Pressure?

Watch as we discuss how a ketogenic diet lowers your blood pressure . . . yes, fat drops blood pressure to normal ranges.  We talk about the four mechanisms causing blood pressure to rise and how ketosis improves those mechanisms. . . pull up some pork rinds (Pork Clouds are my favorite) and guacamole and enjoy . . .

Type II Diabetes Mellitus through the Lens of Insulin Resistance

Watch as we discuss Type II Diabetes from the perspective of insulin resistance and how using a ketogenic diet/lifestyle as well as exogenous ketones, KetoEssentials Multivitamin and supplements like berberine play a role in improving your health.

Grab your bacon, butter and pecans, . . . pull up a chair, and enjoy!!

How Does Ketosis Affect the Diseases of Civilization?

Listen and watch as we talk about how ketosis, or the absence thereof plays a role in the formation of the Diseases of Civilization (It’s not rocket science, or maybe it is?)

We touch on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, carbohydrate restriction, the use of protein and even exercise (Did you say “eggs are sides . . .” or exercise?).   So pull up a piece of string cheese and spend 20 minutes that may just change your life.

You can find the vitamin supplements that Dr Nally developed and uses himself and with his patients at KetoLiving.com.

You can find exogenous ketones referenced in the video at DynamicKetones.com

How Does Ketosis Help Insulin Resistance & Disease?

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How does ketosis help the diseases of civilization? Find out as Dr. Nally answers these and many other pertinent dietary questions this evening.

You can learn more about his multi-vitamin supplement he designed for insulin resistance/diabetic/weight management patients that he mentions in the video here at KetoLiving.com.

You can learn about exogenous ketones that he mentions helps to augment ketosis here at DymaicKetones.com.

You're Doing It Wrong: Can 50 Years of Nutritional Advise Really be that Wrong?

Listen in as Dr. Nally discusses how we got to be the fattest and sickest country in the world after 50-60 years of bad science influenced by the media and politics.  How can a ketogenic diet help the diseases of civilization?  Listen in and then click the link in the menu above to get my six-part mini course instruction.

We also discuss Dr Nally’s daily diet and his use of exogenous ketones.

Why Be In Ketosis – Part XI: Na-K-ATPase Pump & Insulin

Watch as we talk about how insulin stimulates the Na-K-ATPase pump leading to increased leg edema, varicose veins, bloating, hypertension and swelling.  I see it all the time.  Watch the video to find out why.

Watch further as I, Dr. Nally, answer some of the very common misconceptions and confusing factors about the ketogenic lifestyle, ketosis, supplements and exogenous ketones.   Enjoy!!

 

Why Be In Ketosis – Part X: PPAR-alpha

Benefit #10 in my 25 part series on “Why Be In Ketosis?”

This evening we briefly discuss PPAR-α, a powerful hormone that is stimulated by the ketogenic state.  It has a number of known benefits.  A number of great questions also popped up that we answered.  Listen and watch as we discuss them here:

Stay tuned for more great content on Facebook Live, Periscope and Instagram.

Why Be In Ketosis? Part IX – Memory

Ketosis plays a major role in lowering blood glucose, insulin and notably improving memory in those with Mild Cognitive Impairment and risk for Alzheimer’s Disease (1).  Watch this short 5 minute segment on how a ketogenic lifestyle helps.  You can learn about a Ketogenic Lifestyle by reading my blog post: A Principle Based Ketogenic Lifestyle.  And you can ramp up your blood ketones in less than 30 minutes by getting exogenous ketones at DynamicKetones.com.

Enjoy!!

References:

  1. Krikoria R et al. “Dietary ketosis enhances memory in mild cognitive impairment.” Neurobiology of Aging. Feb 2012, Vol 33:2 p 419-425.

Why Be In Ketosis? Part VII – cGMP (Making Fat Burning Efficient)

Many people ask me, “Dr. Nally, why should I always be in ketosis even if I burn fat and lose weight without restricting carbohydrates as much as you do?”

The answer is fat burning efficiency.  Shifting into ketosis changes your ability to burn fat, and do it efficiently by turning on cGMP in the adipocyte.  I explain how below:

Enjoy!!  You can click the link below to ramp up your ketosis through the use of exogenous ketones at DynamicKetones.com.  Yes, I make a profit from the sale of exogenous ketones, but I just gave you the magic bullet for opening up the adipocyte for FREE!

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Why Be in Ketosis? Part VI -Blood Pressure, Headaches & Nitrous Oxide

How does being in ketosis and living a ketogenic lifestyle lower your blood pressure, decrease risk of kidney stones and gout?  Listen in to the way nitrous oxide is raised by being in ketosis . . . Enjoy!

Ketogenic Interview with Vicki Fitch: A Fresh Perspective

I had the chance to appear for an interview on Vicki Fitch’s podcast last night: A Fresh Perspective.  We talked about bacon, ketogenic diets, hypoglycemia, sweeteners, food cravings, #FitchSlaps, exogenous ketones and we answered a bunch of great questions from the Facebook Live audience.  You can see video of the show below:

Had a great time.  Let me know what you think. Thanks, Vicki!!

KetoTalk 34: Short-Term Ketosis Benefits, Exogenous Ketones, Upper Abdominal Pain, Cheating On Keto

KEY QUOTE: “For those of us that are insulin resistant, which is two-thirds of the patients in my practice, you really have to use the ketogenic diet to see the true effects of the exogenous ketones as an adjunct to the diet.” — Dr. Adam Nally

 

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You’re not going to want to miss this one, listen in by down loading KetoTalk on your IOS device or here at iTunes.  Or, you can use your computer to listen on KetoTalk.com to hear Dr. Nally & Jimmy Moore talk about the benefits of Ketones, Abdominal Pain and Ketones, & “To Cheat . . . or Not To Cheat.”

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