148: Naomi Whittel reveals the biggest keto mistakes
Here’s a question I hear almost daily: “Dr. Gundry, should I try the keto diet?”
Well, as you’ll hear on today’s episode, there’s one BIG problem with most versions of the keto diet…
And it’s not necessarily what’s IN the keto diet, but what most people leave OUT.
It’s not just the keto folks, either. In fact, just 5 percent of the U.S. population gets enough of this important nutrient from their diet.
Which is too bad, because when you combine this “super nutrient” with a TRUE keto diet, it can help you transform your metabolism, strengthen your gut microbiome, balance your hormones, and help you lose weight.
I’m talking, of course, about FIBER.
And on today’s episode, I’m chatting with Naomi Whittel, the New York Times bestselling author of Glow15. She’s got a brand new book out called High Fiber Keto all about how to make the keto diet work for YOU.
Naomi and I will discuss how a modified keto diet can help you lose weight, shrink body fat, improve blood pressure, lower blood sugar, and more.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- If the keto diet is right for YOU (4:35)
- The BIGGEST mistake people make on the keto diet (and why it’s so important to fix) (9:15)
- One HUGE misconception people have about the keto diet and why it keeps people from achieving the results they want (12:20)
- Whether keto will raise your cholesterol levels (16:05)
- How to incorporate THIS important nutrient into the keto diet (in my opinion, this is KEY to success on keto) (18:45)
- The WORST type of fiber you can eat (and the best ones to eat instead) (23:35)
- The shocking reason so many people always feel hungry (and it’s NOT what you think) (26:15)
- Where you should be buying the fats you eat (28:30)
- What a typical day on the keto diet actually should look like (31:10)
- Why you can’t go into ketosis until you fix THIS (35:30)
- How to fight off the “keto flu” by consuming more of this one specific mineral (37:15)
- How keto can improve your mood and even reduce symptoms of menopause (39:45)
- Whether it’s safe to be in ketosis for the long-term (and when you need to stay in ketosis) (41:20)
- How to increase your tolerance for certain “danger foods” (49:00)
Mentioned on this episode:
High Fiber Keto (order your copy here)
The Energy Paradox (now available for purchase!)
Johns Hopkins research on the keto diet and epilepsy
Thrive Market (and you can get $25 off your first order with code GUNDRY)
Naomi’s Keto Diet Meal Plan for Women
If you like this episode, you may also enjoy:
Mark Sisson talks the benefits of eating a high-fat diet
Dr. Terry Wahls: Why to stop keto (at least for now)
Ben Greenfield answers: Should YOU try the keto diet?
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Dr. Steven Gundry is a renowned heart surgeon and New York Times bestselling author of “The Plant Paradox” and “The Plant Paradox Cookbook.”
You had an australian doctor state a couple of weeks ago that everyone’s body reacts differently to foods, etc. I know you swear against bread, but I want to hear what you have to say about homemade sourdough bread with a fermented starter that we have been using for one year. Good fiber, glucose level 81. Eat with butter, olive oil, garlic. Like your long living Italians, I do have an autoimmune disease.
Thanks for all the information.