Amy Berger: More Keto, Less Crazy - #60

10/11/22 • 61 min

Keto without the crazy. Low-carb and keto-oriented nutritionist Amy Berger's goal is to provide information about the keto diet without the fuss of different apps, spending too much, or weighing every molecule of food.
Her knowledge of low-carb diet started during her college years, thanks to Dr. Atkins and his book New Diet Revolution. She was already practicing low-carb diet when she took her master's degree in human nutrition. Already aware of its effects and benefits, it prompted her to delve deeper into its relation to different metabolic syndromes, Alzheimer's disease, thyroid, and depression.
In this episode, she shares the life-changing information she got from her studies on Alzheimer's disease as her graduate thesis, the heartbreak of seeing people misdiagnosed for decades, and the tips she has on how to get lab tests even without a doctor’s consent.
Quick Guide:
01:10 Introduction
05:49 Keto without crazy
07:00 People may not need the same keto diet
11:25 Cut the carbs
15:39 Common symptoms that a low-carb approach can help resolve
21:41 Symptoms that you’re getting insufficient fats
24:17 The unconventional nutrition education
27:43 The Alzheimer’s Antidote
34:21 Diet and lifestyle affect the brain too
36:53 Thyroid problems and depression
47:36 Misinformation related to health and nutrition

Get to know our guest:
Amy Berger is a Certified Nutrition Specialist who offers private consultations and creates online courses about keto. She authored the following books: The Alzheimer’s Antidote, The Stall Slayer, and End Your Carb Confusion, written with Eric Westman, MD.
"So just because you're normal doesn't mean you're going to feel well. I really, really wish that more doctors would go by the symptoms versus the numbers." - Amy Berger

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/tuitnut

Send Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, include your contact information.) Dr. Ovadia can not respond here. To contact his team please email [email protected]

While supplies last, you can get a free copy of Dr. Ovadia’s best-selling book, Stay Off My Operating Table. All you pay for is shipping. Get it here.

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Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
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Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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Dr. Kwajo: Poor Metabolic Health Means Poor ICU outcomes - #59

Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng wants you not to end up in the ICU.

An ICU doctor and a department head at the Ottawa Hospital, Dr. Kwadwo knows metabolic disease is a massive driver of poor outcomes. Studies even established the link between poor metabolic health and COVID outcomes. But what do we do to treat that? When doctors focus primarily on sick care, they hardly ask anymore why the patient landed there in the first place.
And that's what we need. We have to talk about the root cause to find the solutions.
The inefficiency of the healthcare system prompted him to start his podcast "Solving Healthcare" which aims to empower healthcare workers to think out of the box. There's always a way to provide better care. The patients deserve that. Maybe the needle is yet to be moved, but the message is getting there.
Quick Guide:
01:37 Introduction
04:52 To solve our healthcare system
12:08 The Canadian healthcare system
16:41 The message of being metabolically healthy
24:05 Is there progress in propagating the message?
38:16 Personal fitness and nutrition journey
44:41 The story behind Kwadcast
47:38 To encourage others to think outside the box
49:52 Studies inside the ICU
53:57 What evidence-based medicine means
Get to know our guest:
Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng is a critical care physician and researcher at the Ottawa Hospital in Canada. He hosts Solving Healthcare podcast that focuses on improving healthcare delivery.

“You gotta be able to look yourself in the mirror, like, your compass for making decisions is in your values. And my values are always personally along do the right thing. Justice. Be courageous. And I don't feel it felt the same. We both have taken heat in different ways. And yeah, but at the end of the day, I can honestly say we both can look at yourselves in the mirror and say we were doing our best.”

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Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
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Ryan Munsey: How to Master Mind & Emotions while Getting Fit - #61

May your actions always align with your values and goals.
That’s how Ryan Munsey signs his book, F*ck Your Feelings: Master Your Mind, Accomplish Anything and Become a More Significant Human
His background is in Food Science and Human Nutrition, but he skipped the clinical route in favor of personal training. He opted to work with those eager to achieve optimal performance.
As he saw people fail with their workout plans, he wondered, "Why do their actions not align with their goals? That question made him learn more about the psychological side of behavior change and performance.
In this episode, Ryan reveals lessons about how feelings drive decisions and how e can change our physiology to change our mental experience.
Quick Guide:
01:42 Introduction
09:14 The fascination with why people’s actions don’t align with their goals
12:59 Unpacking the reason why humans act inconsistently with their goals
20:18 Feelings as barriers to success
28:10 What happens in our bodies under the influence of neurochemicals?
25:12 The limbic system response and how much control we have
39:27 Mental exercises that can help us become self-aware
42:16 Few people set goals and even fewer people achieve them
45:36 Generational approach to awareness
48:21 Intentionality and commitment

Get to know our guest:
Ryan Munsey has a degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition. He has coached Olympic and professional athletes and Special Forces Operators. He hosts the podcast Better Human Project.

“ The magic bullet is the awareness. Right? It's catching yourself in the moment. Right? Awareness creates choice. And in that moment, we have a choice. Do I want to continue letting my feelings run the show? Or do I want to make an alternative decision? Do I want to choose aligned with goals and values? ”

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While supplies last, you can get a free copy of Dr. Ovadia’s best-selling book, Stay Off My Operating Table. All you pay for is shipping. Get it here.

Stay Off My Operating Table on X:

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Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

Stay Off My Operating Table - Amy Berger: More Keto, Less Crazy - #60

Transcript

S3E06: Amy Berger

SUMMARY KEYWORDS

people, eat, low carb, keto, alzheimer, protein, book, work, insulin, fat, carbs, grams, nutrition, diabetes, low carb diet, keto diet, diet, amy, normal, brain

SPEAKERS

Amy Berger, Female Age 61, Dr. Philip Ovadia, Jack Heald

Announcer 00:10

He was a morbidly obese surgeon destined for an operating table and an early death. Now he's a rebel MD who is