The Ketogenic Diet

Dr. Attia, an oncologist, gives us a technical talk on his Ketogenic Diet which is basically the same diet that I call the, "Low Carb Diet" (LCD) in my book,  "It's the Liver Stupid."  

What his is getting is really below the results of what you will get on what I give in my book because I include Duncan Crowe's Whey Protein Isolates.  and HL MSM.  When the three are combined,  you do not have to wait for the marketing of the Lab Ketones that will be sold soon as he suggests.

I say in my book that "Cancer eats sugar" as we heard from Otto Warberg in the 30's.  However, while Attia is very careful in his answer,  I "really like" his answer here on what cancer eats and why (and my book is in full agreement).  

So we could says that everything in the four paragraphs below is also in agreement with my book,  but for those who are not doctors I am also sure that the average person will "get" what I have to offer and also, I give you added solutions that will guarantee that you are producing ketones without having to subject yourselves to lab equipment. 

Dr. Attia misses in a few places as I point out in my book.  He is still hung up on cholesterol issues, but he probably has avoided them altogether with his focus here.  I would say that he will do OK, but would improve if he picked up my entire program.

Talk on the Keytone Diet

What is a Ketogenic Diet?

Dr. Attia consumed what is known as a ketogenic diet, which is one that shifts your body’s metabolic engine from burning carbohydrates to burning fats. Your cells have the metabolic flexibility to adapt from using glucose for fuel to using ketone bodies, which come from the breakdown of fats—hence the name “ketogenic.” Another term for this is nutritional ketosis. As an aside, many types of cancer cells do NOT have this adaptability and require glucose to thrive, which makes the ketogenic diet an effective therapy for combating cancer.

A ketogenic diet requires that 50 to 70 percent of your food intake come from beneficial fats, such as coconut oil, grass-pastured butter, organic pastured eggs, avocado and raw nuts (raw pecans and macadamia nuts are particularly beneficial). One of the fastest ways to prevent nutritional ketosis is by consuming sugar or refined carbohydrates.

Besides restricting carbs and limiting protein, you can also strengthen your ketone engine with intermittent fasting, which is what Dr. Attia did. He restricted his sugar intake to about five grams per day, which is quite extreme and much lower than I recommend for most people. He       consumed a moderate amount of protein, and the rest of his foods—80 percent of them—were fats. But his approach, as radical as it was, really proves that a ketogenic diet can have profound health benefits—not to mention blowing thesaturated fats theory of heart disease out of the water, once again.

Please note that I have recently revised my position on using low carb long term and now believe that the low carb, low to moderate protein, high healthy fat diet is appropriate for most who are insulin or leptin resistant. Once that resistance resolves, then it likely becomes counterproductive to maintain a low-carb approach. Once your weight, blood pressure, sugar, and cholesterol normalize, you can increase your carbs. Personally, I now consume several pieces of fruit a day and have two dozen fruit trees in my yard, but my body weight, fat and insulin resistance are all optimized.

What are My Goals as Opposed To Dr. Attia's?

I talk about them at length in my book, but basically I believe that the OT Bible was correct and that we really can live a very. very long time disease free.  I am not interested in riding bikes across country,  but I do enjoy being able to play tennis at the highest level that I ever have and I plan to improve ...  and fully expect to.  Why not?  I have a reunion planned for the year 2086 (twice my age) which will include rather extensive sports activities, very little home brewed craft beer, and very little food. Email me to sign up. 

At this point, I am healthier than ever, so party on dudes.  Let's do it!!!