The Low Carb Lifestyle Hub Podcast

Join me for my final podcast with with exercise physiologist Richard Turnbull. This is a link to the Diabetes Australia postition statement on Low Carb.  https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/research-advocacy/position-statements/ Here is a link to the past chat I had with Richard: https://youtu.be/k6cfv2aaaO8 Thank you for your support during my 3.5 years and 131 podcast episodes!  Stay tuned for your new host. To subscribe to the Hub and receive exclusive discounts: https://lowcarblifestylehub.com/#contact The Hub is sponsored by Ecology Skin care: https://ecologyskincare.com/ Use these codes for a discount or a free gift (one off codes and not available with any other offer): TRACEYTRIBE10 (for 10% off purchase) TRACEYTRIBE (for gift when spending over $25) Host Tracey McBeath: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/ If you are a health practitioner and are interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice, the Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Super thrilled to share this chat with you with admin team of the Low Carb Melbourne Facebook group. Dr Avi Charlton - Low Carb GP Gillian Harvey - Nutritionist and Health Coach Declan Woods - Coach Helena Kastanis - Coach Darren Graham - Coach Tracey McBeath - Coach You can find us all through the LCM Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lowcarbmelb Today in this chat we share what brought us to low carb, and what we've done to make it work for us. There is NO one size fits all approach to low carb, and this chat will clearly show you that. We also share roughly our day on a plate, and finish with some tips on how to make this all work for you. To subscribe to the Hub and receive exclusive discounts: https://lowcarblifestylehub.com/#contact The Hub is sponsored by Ecology Skin care: https://ecologyskincare.com/ Use these codes for a discount or a free gift (one off codes and not available with any other offer): TRACEYTRIBE10 (for 10% off purchase) TRACEYTRIBE (for gift when spending over $25) Host Tracey McBeath: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/ If you are a health practitioner and are interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice, the Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

While most of us find the low carb lifestyle to manage weight and keep insulin resistance at bay, there are many many other positives to eating low carb. Chronic pain management is one of them.   Join me as I chat to Dr Rowena Field who has just completed a PhD in low carb/ketogenic diets and chronic pain.   Dr. Rowena Field is a physiotherapist with 30 years' experience in both private practice and as a rehabilitation consultant. Rowena has a professional interest in chronic pain management and is keen to assist clients that historically have had limited options and may have been poorly managed.   Her PhD investigated the use of nutritional therapy for chronic pain, so she now incorporates her role as a nutritionist with her physiotherapy expertise.   Website: http://www.stepp.com.au FB: STEPP - solutions, tools and education for persistent pain | Facebook Twitter @rowena_field   Learn more at the HUB: https://lowcarblifestylehub.com/   Host Tracey McBeath: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/   If you are a health practitioner and are interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice, the Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

Simon is a nutrition researcher and founder of McKenzie's Meats that specialises in improving your health by delivering grass fed meat to your door specifically. "Seeing nutrition issues running rampant and now more than ever men, women and their kids are struggling with issues like low energy, chronic fatigue or if they do have energy they have to constantly snack or drink coffee to make it through the day… Then there are other issues like being overweight and struggling to keep it off, poor gut health leading to issues like IBS and Crohn's disease, Autoimmune issues, diabetes, poor sleep, chronic inflammation & mental health issues like anxiety and depression are now more common than ever before. The crazy thing is even though all these issues seem so different and diverse they all stem back to poor nutrition as the root cause of the issue, this has now been proven through research into: Nutrition and brain function Nutrition and body composition Nutrition and mental health Nutrition and hormone health Insulin sensitivity & diabetes. You see, by understanding the the importance of proper nutrition it allows us to have the ability to treat the cause of the problem rather than just looking for a bandaid solution that is slapped over the symptom… This is why I created McKenzie's Meats because I wanted to stop people from just treating symptoms and actually get to the root cause of their issues. I was sick of seeing bandaids get put over these issues thinking everything is going to be okay when I knew people were just going to end up back in the same position. I was sick of seeing people following mainstream nutritional advice or visiting doctors prescribing medications that were only ever giving them temporary results and more side effects that lead to other health issues further down the track. I was sick of people getting sold the “magic” pill or supplement when deep down I knew there was no such thing as what most doctors and pharmaceutical companies try to tell you. This is why I created McKenzie's Meats and developed our system for ‘nutrient-dense eating' with specifically chosen products that heal your body and mind by getting to the root cause of the issues, because we know there isn't a magic pill or medication that cures everything. It takes more than just adding a supplement to your daily routine to improve your nutrition, that's why we have specifically chosen to stock products that are nutrient-dense and don't contain anything harmful so you can actually get the results you want whilst taking out the guesswork so you can focus on feeling better without being lost or confused about what to do, or feeling helpless ever again wondering why you can never get on top of your frustrating health problems. So if you're ready to improve your nutrition for good, get your first box of McKenzie's Meats today." Learn more at the HUB: https://lowcarblifestylehub.com/ McKenzie's Meats: https://mckenziesmeats.com.au/ Host Tracey McBeath: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/ If you are a health practitioner and are interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice, the Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

What an exciting podcast! Insulin testing, just like glucose testing is on it's way, thanks to this invention by Andy Taylor and Dr Donal Collins. If you don't understand the importance of testing insulin, please listen to this chat. If you do, and you're keen to get this testing in to your clinic, follow the links below! Register for the Hub Summit, Low Carb for Beginners: https://thelowcarblifestylehub.vipmembervault.com/ Code for discount on Kraft Insulin Testing: LOWCARBHUBKRAFT_14OFF More information on Insulin testing: https://www.meterbolic.org/about https://www.meterbolic.org/blog Contact Andy & Donal: https://www.meterbolic.org/contact More to read: https://lowcarblifestylehub.com/taylormade-kraft-testing/ Go to the Hub: https://lowcarblifestylehub.com/ Contact Tracey: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/ If you are a health practitioner and are interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice, the Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Before I introduce you to Angela, I want to let you know the first Hub Summit is happening! It's free to register, please check it out here: http://bit.ly/lowcarbhubsummit If you're a migraine sufferer, you don't want to miss this podcast! Angela A Stanton, PhD has earned her doctorate in NeuroEconomics (experimental neuroscience using economic models) and is also fMRI certified. Her research focused on understanding how human decision-making is influenced by hormonal and neurotransmitter changes. She ran many experiments and clinical trials, gaining an appreciation of the important roles neurons play in not only mental but also in physiological functions. A lifelong migraine sufferer, in 2008 she took early retirement from her teaching position and has been an avid researcher in the field of migraines. Her efforts of understanding the cause of migraines have been assisted by thousands of migraine sufferers around the world. In 2014 she published the first, and in 2017 the second edition of the book (Fighting The Migraine Epidemic: Complete Guide) that established her as a leader of the new field of migraine research, based on nutrition. She now teaches migraine sufferers and medical doctors alike about how to abort and prevent migraines without the use of medicine. She lives in sunny Southern California with her husband near her adult married children and grandchildren, where she never stops trying to inspire everyone—especially migraineurs—about the health benefits of healthy low- or no-carbohydrate way of eating, as well as the importance of staying active with mind and body. Classes taught: Nutrition Network, 3 lecture hours on migraine plus an hour of personal interview. These classes are for healthcare providers and offer continuing education credit: https://nutrition-network.org/neurology Nutrition Coalition in the UK: The Stanton Migraine Protocol®: A Masterclass https://nutritioncollective.co.uk/event/migraines/ This course is for continuing educational credit for healthcare professionals. Please find the potassium article here: https://www.hormonesmatter.com/should-you-supplement-potassium/ https://cluelessdoctors.com/ Mediterranean article. Connect with Angela: Scientist, Stanton Migraine Protocol Inc., Email: angela@migraine-book.com Website: https://stantonmigraineprotocol.com/2021/12/06/migraine-treatment-and-prevention-by-the-stanton-migraine-protocol/ Address: P.O. Box 18863 Anaheim, CA 92817 Website: http://migraine-book.com Testimonials: https://stantonmigraineprotocol.com/testimonials/ Scienceblogger: https://www.hormonesmatter.com/author/angela-stanton/ Amazon books: https://www.amazon.com/Angela-Stanton/e/B003HLTDLQ/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Contact Tracey: Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Check out the HUB: http://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Before I introduce you to Lynda, I want to let you know the first Hub Summit is happening! It's free to register, please check it out here: http://bit.ly/lowcarbhubsummit Lynda is a Health & Nutrition Coach based in Perth. Today she shares with us her cancer journey, and how this brought her in to the low carb space. She is a member of The Nutrition Association of Australia, and has a Bachelor of Nutrition with Torrens University. Her focus and passion is to guide clients that are suffering with Metabolic stress, digestive disorders and chronic illness, to find a practical way towards a real food lifestyle. She has personal experience with living with a chronic disease, lowering her own blood sugar levels and returning her blood pressure to normal, through a real food style of living. Informing her clients and living her life by example is her strength. Increasing the knowledge and health of her community is her aim. She offers services to help you to find the right pathway for you and your family. She has presented workshops to over 50 people, has worked in small community groups offering her services and has worked 1 on 1 to increase food awareness. She has worked as a volunteer for a non-for-profit organization in Perth, providing nutritional education to mums and bubs, and older Australians. She also currently teaches Pilates and offers workshops in movement. She has also completed extensive study with the Tim Noakes Association – The Nutrition network as a source of extra knowledge to compliment her Bachelor of Nutrition. She has worked as a Doula, assisting mothers to birth naturally and safely. Her work has spanned across many careers and she has finally landed at the career that is my love. Nutrition for everyone. Innerevolution is the result of many years of study and personal growth. Lynda has 4 grown children and 6 grandchildren; she lives on acreage in Perth, loves her border collie Mollie, raises chickens and dexterously attempts to grow vegetables. She is constantly searching for the newest science and relatable nutritional information that she can share with interested people. You can find & connect with Lynda at the Hub. She is one of our Health Partners: www.lowcarblifestylehub.com www.innerevolution.com.au Contact Tracey: Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Check out the HUB: http://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Tia has been the Director of Nutritional Services, Certified Dietary Manager and Food Protection Professional at a local Critical Access Hospital for the last 12 years. Having been diagnosed with T2D, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver as well as Adrenal Insufficiency, she realized it was high time she engaged in Self-Management of her chronic illness. She needed to in effect, to take action to improve he her and to save her own life. Discovering Dr. Robert Cywes through a loving family member and adapting his mindset that carbohydrates are an addiction, to treat her T2D was a blessing that saved her life. It is abundantly clear now that she was a a carbohydrate addict. With the guidance from Dr. Cywes' as well as the rest of her family from Low Carb USA members, she has eliminated over 20 medications. She now has a passion for life and a desire to help others. From Tia: I have over 35 years of experience in service based environments. From owning a restaurant and hotel too currently working in a hospital setting as the Director of Nutritional Services. Because of my firsthand knowledge of how a LCHF lifestyle can help and even reverse NAFL, T2D, Obesity, Hypertension and Adrenal insufficiency. I am enthusiastic to give others the therapeutic option of LCHF Nutrition on their individual journeys to wellness, as a Nutrition Network Coach. You can contact Tia over Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reidshh Contact Tracey: Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Check out the HUB: http://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Today in this chat, I quiz Dr Pete all about Low Carb and Gout. What's the deal? Can diet help? Pete is a long time adventurer, and we also go in to dealing with fear when we talk about his cave diving experiences. Enjoy this great chat with this inspiring human. Dr. Pete Delannoy is a Ph.D biochemist with 28 years of teaching experience turned keto coach. His journey started almost 3 years ago when he was diagnosed with prediabetes. He spent several months struggling with the medical establishment all the while watching his numbers getting worse. He found his way to the world of LCHF and the rest was history. He started a coaching company, Ketonic Revolution, with his daughter Tanner to help people reverse diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease and has never looked back. His approach to the reversal of chronic disease is by direct intervention, education, and by providing meaningful resources to his clients and the worldwide public. Dr. Pete is a certified health coach with additional certifications through the Nutrition Network as well as a course author and designer and speaker/advocate for the LCHF lifestyle whenever and wherever he has the opportunity. http://www.makesme-healthy.com (programs, online courses) http://www.boomer-100.com (blog) Group support: https://discord.gg/t69Xt8EB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ketonicrevolution YouTube channel link: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrPetesKetoKlub Contact Tracey: Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Check out the HUB: http://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

In 2010, Susan went to her GP regarding a chronic cough and came away diagnosed with extremely high cholesterol. She was strongly advised to take statins or in the words of a cardiologist – “she would be dead in 10-15 years”. There is a long history of heart disease in her family, along with early cardiac death. Initially she didn't know what to do about it. Surely the cardiologist knew what they were talking about? She even picked up the first prescription for statins. But never opened them. While studying nutrition and exercise physiology Susan had come across conflicting information regarding cholesterol and heart disease and was aware of the controversy around statins, particularly the dangers for women using these drugs. Now she was in a position where her own health was at stake. She decided to do what she always does and hit the books. This ultimately lead down a pathway of studying nutritional biochemistry, with a special interest in understanding blood chemistry reports. During this time Susan also discovered she has the APOE 4/4 gene. This gene is found in about .20% of the population and increases the risk for both Alzheimer's and Heart Disease. Again, she hit the books to investigate the best way to manage this and whether nutritional recommendations for this vulnerable group should differ from other people without the gene. Susan says “It is pretty scary when you learn these things about your body. It takes some getting your head around. But the human body is a remarkable machine and as much as possible it will work to keep you alive and as healthy as possible. There is a lot we can do to help it in this process.” Susan is fascinated with how the body responds to exercise and diet and has spent over 30 years studying these topics. With heart disease still the number one killer, she loves to help people understand this better. The reason that people with cholesterol levels (like her) die early from heart attacks, isn't because of the cholesterol. In fact, once over the age of 65, the people with the highest cholesterol actually live the longest. They have far less cancers, infections and autoimmune disease. There are an increasing number of doctors, cardiologists, lipidologist and other experts from all around the world who have reviewed decades of research and concluded that cholesterol-heart disease hypothesis that we all grew up believing is a myth. It is taking a long time to dispel this myth – but it is slowly happening because the public are educating their doctors. Susan is specialises in helping people with high cholesterol, heart disease or diabetes understand what is going on, so they can make better decisions for their health. It is important to be able to understand what your blood tests are actually telling you so you can have fully informed discussions with your doctor or specialist. Susan is passionate about her work and is able to break down the complex science in a way that is easy to understand. Contact Sue: https://www.susanbirch.co.nz/ LinkedIn: Sue Birch - The Health Detective Facebook: Susan Birch - The Health Detective Contact Tracey: Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Check out the HUB: http://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Find Tracey's book on Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/You-Have-Today-Insights-change/dp/B09QNV6XRF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1643412304&sr=8-1 Find Tracey's book on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/You-Have-Today-Insights-change/dp/B09QNV6XRF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37HG9JEG94YY0&keywords=you+have+today+tracey+mcbeath&qid=1643412402&sprefix=you+have+today+tracey+mcbe%2Caps%2C267&sr=8-1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Megan is an accredited practising dietitian and a part of the Ellipse Health team. She is also a qualified personal trainer. In this live Facebook chat, Megan shares her journey in to dietetics and offers some tips on fuelling for long distance runners. She gives her best tips on how to have optimal energy and weight. Then we get stuck in to some tips around navigating the silly season from a dietitian and a coaches perspective. Contact Megan: www.elipsehealth.com.au Instagram: @megan_dietitian_pt M: 0437 232 272 Contact Tracey: Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

What a honour it is to chat to Bitten Jonsson today, live on my Facebook pages (Low Carb Melbourne, Low Carb Lifestyle Long Weekend). She is a registered nurse, addiction specialist, contributor to the Diet Doctor website, and is the founder of Bitten's Addiction. She has been helping people recover from sugar/flour/processed food addiction for nearly 30 years. Inspired by her own story with addiction, she developed a passion to help others become aware of their relationship with these drug foods and now shows people how to heal and recover from sugar addiction. Her mission is to spread knowledge about sugar addiction and to teach and train professionals how to screen, assess, evaluate and diagnose sugar addiction using the SUGAR tool she helped develop. Through this process, professionals can help individuals to detox from their “drug foods” and find long-lasting recovery. Through her Facebook Group Sugarbomb in your brain, she has connected those struggling with Sugar Addiction. Now over 8,000 members support each other through the daily struggles with sugar addiction AND celebrate the victories that come along with recovery. You can find Bitten online at these locations. Bitten Addiction Website - http://www.bittensaddiction.com/en/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bittensaddic... Facebook Group - Sugar Bomb in your Brain Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bittensaddi... LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bitten-jo... Twitter - https://twitter.com/BittenJonsson Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bittensway Contact Tracey: Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Dr Deepa Mahananda is one of the directors of Sydney Low Carb Specialists, a doctor/dietitian run clinic that uses nutritional therapy to improve health and longevity. She is passionate about using low carbohydrate nutrition for both optimal health and chronic disease management, especially in womens' health. Deepa has managed to have 2 healthy low carb pregnancies, and has used low carbohydrate nutrition to help manage her stage 4 endometriosis effectively. Deepa graduated from Western Sydney University in 2012 and completed her junior medical officer training at Concord, Canterbury and Broken Hill hospitals. Her postgraduate qualifications include the Fellowship of the College of General Practitioners, Sexual Health & Family Planning Certificate and Diploma in Child Health (University of Sydney). She is passionate about teaching and is a Conjoint Lecturer with Western Sydney University. Deepa is a member of Low Carb Down Under. Today we talked about: - Deepa's journey to a low carb GP - Her personal health story - The biggest obstacles to low carb success for her patients - Endometriosis - How she manages her children and what they eat - The biggest obstacles to reaching health goals for her patients - and more... Dr David Unwins talk Deepa mentioned: https://youtu.be/OlKDM3SDHPA Contact Deepa: www.sydneylowcarb.com.au Instagram: @sydneylowcarb Facebook: Sydney Low Carb Specialists Contact Tracey: Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.and.healing.coach/ Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Enjoy another one of my most popular podcast chats from The Health Evolution Podcast! "It is completely unethical for any medical doctor or any dietitian to tell a patient to eat less saturated fat."  There is a big message in this for you if you are a medical doctor, Dietitian or anyone advising people on what to eat. And this is not just a blanket statement. Prof Noakes goes through why this is the case.  I was super nervous before chatting to Prof Noakes. Afterall, how often do you get the chance to talk to and thank your hero? But instantly his kindness put me at ease, and we spent almost an hour together talking about this mans legacy. He shared where he is now after the horrendous 4 years of being bullied, tormented, then put on trial. You will be appalled at the way he was treated, and if it wasn't for his wife.. well you listen for yourself. Thankfully he was exonerated, and so was the low carb diet. If there is one of my podcasts that is a must listen, this is the one. Prof Noakes studied at the University of Cape Town (UCT), obtaining a MBChB degree and an MD and DSc (Med) in Exercise Science. He is now an Emeritus Professor at UCT, following his retirement from the Research Unit of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine. In 1995 he was a co-founder of the now prestigious Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA). He has been rated an A1 scientist by the National Research Foundation of SA (NRF) for a third 5-year term. In 2008 he received the Order of Mapungubwe, Silver, from the President of South Africa for his “excellent contribution in the field of sports and the science of physical exercise”. Prof Noakes has published more than 750 scientific books and articles. He has been cited more than 19 000 times in scientific literature and has an H-index of 71. He has won numerous awards over the years and made himself available on many editorial boards. He has authored many books. In 2003 he received the UCT Book Award for Lore of Running (4th Edition), considered to be the “bible” for runners. Since 2011 he has written his autobiography, Challenging Beliefs: Memoirs of a Career, published Waterlogged: The serious problem of overhydration in endurance sports (in 2012), published The Real Meal Revolution (in 2013), co-authored with Jonno Proudfoot, David Grier and Sally-Ann Creed, and following that the child-focused version of this book, Raising Superheroes (in 2015). The latter two are now also published overseas. In 2014 he co-wrote Always Believe in Magic, with Kevin Musikanth and Jonathan Kaplan, which is the story of the UCT Ikey Tigers journey to winning the 2014 Varsity Cup. The Banting Pocket Guide was published in 2017, co-authored with Bernadine Douglas and Bridgette Allan and most recently he has co-authored Lore of Nutrition with Marika Sboros. This details his journey from prosecution to innocence. Following the publication of the best-selling book, The Real Meal Revolution, he founded The Noakes Foundation, the focus of which is to raise funding to support high quality research of the eating plan described in the book. He now devotes a majority of his time to promoting the low carbohydrate high fat diet, especially for those with insulin resistance, and on raising funds for Eat Better South Africa! and research through The Noakes Foundation. He is also the Chief Medical Director of the Nutrition Network, an education, connection and learning platform founded by The Noakes Foundation in partnership with an esteemed team of doctors and scientists. He is highly acclaimed in his field and, at age 70, is still physically active, taking part in races up to 21kms. The Noakes Foundation The Noakes Foundation is a Public Benefit Organization founded for public benefit which aims to advance medical science's understanding of the benefits of a low-carbohydrate healthy high fat (LCHF) diet by providing evidence-based information on optimum nutrition. The Foundation's key goal is to change the way South Africa eats because the epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes are set to cripple national healthcare within the next 10 years. The Foundation purely relies on funding to carry out this mandate, visit our website to find out how you can help: www.thenoakesfoundation.org/donate Eat Better South Africa! The Noakes Foundation soon realised that the poorest communities around South Africa, whose diets mainly consist of maize and maize products, are unaware of the dangers of excessive sugar and carbohydrate consumption. This has resulted in an unprecedented increase in cases of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. Thus the Noakes Foundation team established Eat Better South Africa! (EBSA) - the community outreach branch of The Foundation. EBSA's goal is to educate under resourced communities about good nutrition and to provide them with the knowledge and the tools to make healthy and affordable food choices. The Nutrition Network The Nutrition Network is an education, connection and learning platform founded by The Noakes Foundation in partnership with an esteemed team of doctors and scientists. The platform has been designed exclusively for medical practitioners across all disciplines, covering the latest and most up-to-date science and research in the field of Low Carb Nutrition. Connect with us: Website: www.thenoakesfoundation.org Website: www.nutrition-network.org Facebook: The Noakes Foundation, Eat Better South Africa and Nutrition Network. Twitter: @TheNoakesF Twitter: @NutritionNetwrk ****** Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.and.healing.coach/ Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715...   Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

What happens when two health coaches and great mates get together for a podcast? An awesome conversation happens!! I hope you enjoy the chat we have about how you can optimise your own health. We discuss: - Niall's journey to low carb - What he's learnt about optimal brain health and function - the difference between weight loss and health - Nutrition versus calories - Midlife career changes to follow your passion - Creating the space for growth - Atomic habits - How Niall helps his ideal client - Re capturing some of that early joy of life - Overcoming modern life - The 'normalisation' of what is not normal - Stopping doing 'more of the same', and doing a 360! - Accessing your inbuilt wisdom to problem solve and get creative again - The ultimate safety net - Diet and anxiety and depression - Overcoming our personal belief systems to allow for changes - Niall's final words of wisdom About Niall: Having recently broken free from a long corporate career within HR, Niall Clerkin is starting a new business - coach360.com.au. Coach360 is a 1 to 1 coaching service and a workshop provider within personal & professional development. Niall uses low carb nutrition as a foundation for better health generally but particularly better nutrition for the brain. An optimally functioning brain is needed to learn, change and succeed. By pairing nutrition with productivity tools and a growth mindset Niall aims to help more professionals recognise and then move towards their true potential. Niall is a qualified workshop facilitator, life & NLP coach and a low carb nutritionist. Contact: www.coach360.com.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach360.com.au/ Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.and.healing.coach/ Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

RELEASING THE HOT FAVOURITES FROM THE HEALTH EVOLUTION PODCAST! TRANSCRIPT BELOW What a treat getting to chat to this man! In this podcast you will learn where things are going wrong with our health today, and what we can do about it. When we can understand the lever that is insulin - and thus insulin resistance - we gain back a lot of control over our own health. In terms of the lipid values we talked about: In the US, values are expressed as mg/dl: Ben was talking that the ratio of triglycerides to HDL should be less than 1.5. In Australia, values are expressed as mmol/L, the ratio of trigs to HDL should be less than 0.87. I encourage you to buy Ben's book: Why We Get Sick. It is an an excellent read, and while he is a Professor, he puts things in really easy to understand terms. A true gentleman and a lovely man in every way. Benjamin Bikman earned his Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders. Currently, his professional focus as a scientist and associate professor (Brigham Young University) is to better understand the role of elevated insulin in regulating obesity and diabetes, including the relevance of ketones in mitochondrial function. You can find Ben on all channels of social media, and here on his website: BIKMANLAB.BYU.EDU. ******** http://www.traceymcbeath.com.au tracey@traceymcbeath.com.au Instagram: @tracey_mcbeath_healthcoach Facebook: Tracey McBeath Health Coach To purchase the Summit Replay: http://bit.ly/longweekendreplay If you are a health practitioner and are interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice and reverse insulin resistance in your patients, the Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork   Dr Ben Bikman (00:00): It's suffice it to say, virtually every chronic disease has some connection to insulin resistance where the insulin resistance is either explicitly causing the problem, or it's exacerbating it, or accelerating the problem. Tracey (00:13): Hello everyone, and welcome to the health evolution podcast. This is episode 66 and you are so in for a treat today. What an amazing chat I had with the incredible Dr. Ben Bickman, who has so much knowledge. Not only that, he puts this knowledge into such easy to understand terms. So this whole podcast, is talking about why we get sick. It's the title of the new book he has recently produced, and I highly recommend that you buy this book. It is amazing, and there's so much information in here. So that's really what we're going to be talking about. And of course, looking at the fundamental cause of many modern diseases today, which is the fact that our insulin isn't working the way it should. And that's due to lifestyle, genetics, a whole range of conditions that we also talk about. So these are things like type two diabetes, some cancers, heart disease; a lot of stuff that in today's modern world, we attribute to other causes and we just treat the symptoms. Tracey (01:19): But when you look at the reasons and the causes of these diseases - insulin resistance being the number one, and you know that it's actually possible to reverse and turn that around with lifestyle changes, then this podcast holds so much hope. So enjoy it. And I'd like to say a huge thank you to my friend, Carmel, who was kind enough to reach out and offer to do the transcribing for these podcasts. So I will release the podcasts as I get them done. And then when Carmel has the time to do the transcript, she will do that. And I will add it in as soon as it's done. So thank you, Carmel. I love the community I'm involved in. Thank you to you for listening to the podcast. Please, you can do me a favor by rating, by making a nice comment and by sharing this podcast so we can help as many people as possible see the potential that is a health evolution . Tracey McBeath (02:37): Today on the health evolution collective I'm here with Dr. Ben, big Ben, what an honor to have you here on my show. Thank you so much. Ben (02:45): Oh, Tracey. It is my pleasure. Thanks for the thanks for the invitation. Tracey :50): Oh, absolutely. So I have been following you for quite some time now. I absolutely love the work you do, and the way you present it to people. It just is so easy to understand, and you give people so much; so much information to help them with their health. Before we get into your talking about your awesome book, 'Why We Get Sick', can you just share a little bit about, I guess, you know, you're a scientist and professor, but what's led you to writing this book, 'Why We Get Sick'. Ben (03:20): Yeah, again, thanks for the invitation and for the introduction. My focus as a scientist is in general terms, metabolic health, but it was a bit of an unexpected route. Although it didn't take me long to get on it, but my initial graduate work was focused on muscle cells. And I was curious about the process whereby a muscle cell, well, muscles would get bigger and better. But by the end of my masters degree, I was actually far more interested in fat cells. Around that time, a few years prior to me doing a masters degree, I had stumbled across this study that explored the endocrine features of fat cells. Basically it was this to me, a discovery that fat cells actually release hormones, release proteins, and that some of these proteins are pro-inflammatory proteins. And that at the time , was thought to be really the single variable in how someone could be obese, and that would start spilling into type two diabetes. Ben  (04:23): It was this obesity induced insulin resistance, which started as a research interest in muscle cells that quickly shifted to a research focus on fat cells. And now I'd say that it's really the tissue or the cells that I focus on most as a cell biologist, namely the fat cells. My focus now is, what are the variables that are stimulating growth of fate cells, the shrinking of fat cells, and fat cells behaving entirely differently; you know the metabolic rate difference. That means I focus a lot on the hormone, insulin, because you really can't understand a fat cell without looking at it, at least partially through the lens of insulin. Tracey (05:11): Now we are going to really understand what insulin is and the term insulin resistance. This is talked about a lot, but I think a lot of people don't really understand this. But before we do, can I ask you, people also talk about metabolic health and I've been guilty of that; you know, I had someone say to me the other day, what do you mean by metabolic health? What does that actually mean? Can you explain that a little bit? Ben  (05:33): Right. I suppose metabolic health probably has a different definition according to every kind of biomedical scientist or clinician. To me, I suppose the simplest definition of metabolic health would be that the person is insulin sensitive. But if that's still a little too vague, then I would say metabolic health would be someone having an OK grade, if you will, on the five variables that are conventionally used to indicate the metabolic syndrome. And so in other words, the metabolic health would be someone who has a normal waist circumference (so if they measured their fatness around their waist,) and then second, they have a normal blood glucose, and normal blood pressure. Then the last two are basically just normal lipid levels - normal triglycerides and HDL cholesterol. Those five variables constitute the constellation of what's called the metabolic syndrome. And so I suppose if we use that as a foundation, we could say in turn, well metabolic health then is being OK in all of those categories. But the truth of the matter is back to my original answer. All of those things are very much related to; insulin resistance when they go poorly, or if they're working well, then it's an insulin sensitive person. Tracey  (06:54): Makes a lot of sense. So obviously when we're talking about metabolic health, i.e. how our body can make energy, and how it functions, then when we can have those conditions (our body is not functioning optimally); we're tired, we don't have a lot of energy because our body is basically struggling to keep us well . Ben  (07:10): That's right. But something you said also prompted another thought, one other perhaps definition of metabolic health would be based on this idea of fuel or energy that you mentioned. So for example, well specifically that would be someone who has metabolic flexibility. At its simplest, it's just this idea that the human metabolism or our energy needs, can shift between the two primary metabolic fuels; that when we've eaten a meal, we go to a glucose burning or sugar burning, you know, blood sugar, that being the primary fuel that the body is using. And then several hours after eating, in other words, getting into this at least mild state of fasting, then we shift to predominantly obtaining most of our energy from fat. So we go to fat burning if you will. So this ability to shift from glucose burning to fat burning very readily when we eat and when we aren't eating, that is a good, also a good definition of metabolic health. But again, that idea is metabolic flexibility. But once again, even that can be seen through the lens of insulin in so far as insulin dictates what fuel we're using. Tracey (08:19): Okay. So let's learn about insulin. So I think firstly, what is its role? I know in the book you go into a lot of detail and I definitely encourage people listening to get the book and really understand it. But just in terms of a brief summary on this amazing hormone. Ben (08:38): Yes, it is amazing. And I think it really is unappreciated given how relevant it is in so much health and disease. Ben  (08:46): The most obvious effect or role of insulin is to control blood glucose. And that's how most people understand it. And that's okay. That's fine, because it is a very powerful influence. It is really the single hormone that will lower blood glucose. Whereas, there are multiple other hormones that will increase blood glucose. So it does its job well. Now it's helped with other processes in the body that can also act to lower blood glucose, but that is the most sort of poster child example of what insulin does, it lowers blood glucose. But the truth is far more complicated and that's because insulin affects every cell in the body. Literally every cell in our bodies has insulin receptors. So these little sites where the hormone insulin can come in and dock and bind and then tell the cell to do something. Ben  (09:39): And because every cell in the body has these insulin receptors and the various cells in the body play different roles, they do different things. It's not surprising that insulin will do different things at different cells. But the theme of it, the general theme across all of the cells of the body is that insulin tells the cells what to do with energy. It can not only stimulate the uptake of energy in most cells, but it will also then tell that cell what to do with it. And once again, the theme of that is, storage. Insulin wants to store energy and even to the point that it will lower metabolic rate in the body to help the body store more energy. So insulin abhors wasting it abhors breaking things down. It just wants to build things up, including fat in our fat cells and have it get locked away untouched by the body. Tracey (10:34): So without insulin, then obviously we wouldn't be here. If we think about our evolution in times of when food we had to hunt for it, today we don't have to do anything for it, apart from a walk to the supermarket. Without insulin, we wouldn't have got through winter. Ben (10:50): Absolutely. We would have no kind of metabolic insurance, if you will. We would have no energy storage, if it weren't for insulin. It is impossible, to my knowledge. For any organism, from fruit flies to humans, and every other less complicated organisms and humans, and more complicated organisms than fruit flies; insulin must be present and indeed elevated in order for that organism to store any energy. I don't believe it is possible in any other, without insulin. You take away the insulin and immediately this is an organism that loses its ability to store energy in any way, including energy in the liver. And very obviously, loses the ability to store any energy in fat cells. Tracey (11:40): Where has it gone wrong. So you talk in the book, well Jason Fung talks about how, you know, how this has changed so much over probably only really a few generations. I mean, it used to be, you know, we got sick, from dysentery and diseases and things like that. So how has it changed, and why has it changed and what does it have to do with insulin? Ben  (12:02): Right. We see obesity strictly through this calorie centric paradigm or perspective. So we look at the fat cell regulation only in the context of, is energy being used or stored, as if the fat cell is just the simple kind of bank account idea. It's just these deposits and withdrawals that are just happening passively. Almost as if the energy we eat it, just comes into the fat cell and comes out when we need it. But that is just not true. We are far more complicated organisms. In order to understand human obesity, I strongly believe we need to consider, yes energy, calories, but also hormones. If we take hormones out of this equation we are doomed, because then we just fall into this cycle of failure of trying to starve ourselves to weight loss. And to your point a moment ago, in this environment in today's world, hunger will always win. Ben (13:05): I stole this analogy from Gary Taubes, a very wonderful author. I'd recommend anyone ,after they read my book, go read some of Gary's books. They're wonderful, but he once shared this and then I stole it and I share it with my students. When I discuss obesity in my patho-physiology class, I present this caloric paradigm and then we start poking holes in it. I show them some of the data that challenges that it is just purely a caloric imbalance. I present this analogy, which is, that I'm having the best chefs in the world come to my home. Everyone's invited. I want you to come as hungry as possible. What would you do to make sure you came to this glorious buffet as hungry as possible? And invariably my hundred and 30 clever young undergraduates come to these two ideas. Ben  (13:57): And that is that they would exercise more in the time preceding the dinner and they would eat less. Exercise, more, eat less; these are the two pillars of the current dietary advice that we give people when we need them to lose weight, but hunger always wins. In this environment of readily accessible food, hunger will win. Now, I'm not saying there's no role for discipline and denial of indulgence. I do think that's very important, but I think we can help the person through that, by not forcing hunger on them all the time. And when someone realizes that, they can start leveraging, changing their insulin levels in order to favour this process. They don't have to be hungry; they can be eating in such a way that keeps their insulin down. You are then allowing the fat cells to share their energy, their fat ,with the body to be used and you also shift into that highest rate of fat burning and your metabolic rate, actual accounting for calories, which a caloric purist wants to do. The metabolic rate goes up even to the point where it can raise by almost 300 calories per day, if someone's eating meals that are keeping insulin low. So addressing the endocrine aspect of obesity, namely insulin, I think that the person really has a very effective tool that they now can use that they wouldn't have had otherwise, if they're were just focusing purely on calorie number. Tracey (15:26): Well, you've just really given us all a great reason to drop the belief that we have to be hungry in order to lose weight, because I see it every day. It's one of the biggest challenges with most of my clients, you know, getting them to see that we actually can lose weight. And in fact, we do it so much easier when we are not hungry. And it does come from manipulating insulin if you like, understanding it, working with it, working with those hormones in our body. It's a huge thing because I know certainly until I was 40, that's how I thought. And I was a personal trainer then, and I was continuing to spread that myth that it is about calories in calories out. And if you're not feeling hungry, you're not going to be losing weight. What a revelation to see, we don't have to do that. Ben  (16:13): The nuances with insulin and obesity, I certainly touch on that in my book, but there are some other wonderful books, including Jason Fung and Gary Tobbs that I would recommend anyone read to just get more of a well rounded idea of obesity.Because while I certainly touch on that, and I'm a fat cell scientist, I look at it more in the context of overall disease in the book. Tracey (16:34): Absolutely. So then what happens when things go wrong with insulin? And one of the scariest things I read, was that most people are actually walking around, not even realizing that insulin isn't working, that they have insulin resistance. Ben (16:50): It is, I consider it the most common or widespread disorder in the world. And so we are not only, not diagnosing it correctly, but we're also not appreciating its role in other diseases, which means we're missing the potential to treat a patient much, much better. And so basically with insulin resistance, the simplest definition, and you kind of mentioned this, it's just when insulin isn't working the right way at various cells in the body. Now at some cells , insulin's working perfectly fine, but at other cells it is not. And that imbalance actually becomes a problem. And we appreciate the fact that in a body that is insulin resistant, insulin levels themselves are much, much higher than before. So those two features come together; insulin isn't working the right way throughout the body, and insulin levels themselves or itself is much higher. So some cells that are continuing to respond to insulin normally now are hyperactive with their insulin. Ben (17:54): Insulin is now telling the cell to do too much, and the cell is sensitive to that signal, so it keeps doing too much. Then there other cells that aren't really getting the signal very well at all. So those two variables are what comes into play, making insulin resistance, the problem that it is. And in this, we could almost, as you know, from going through the book, it is shocking how many diseases, chronic diseases that we think would have no metabolic origins actually have at their core, an unavoidable metabolic origin. For example, the hyperinsulinemia that comes with the high insulin levels that someone has an insulin resistance. If we look at what that does to the ovaries in a woman, it's profound. The most common form of infertility in women, is a disease called polycystic ovarian syndrome. Ben  (18:45): The woman is going through the menstrual cycle. The ovaries are developing a lot of little eggs every month, but in order for all the rest of the eggs to go away, one of them must ovulate. And with that one egg ovulating from one of the ovaries, then all the other kind of budding little eggs will go away. But in the absence of one ovulating, all of those little eggs stick around and they become these big cysts in the ovaries. That problem happens because the woman doesn't get this big estrogen spike, which she needs immediately proceeding ovulation, this big estrogen spike, and one other hormone. Well, many hormones come into play, but estrogen spike is a big one. Too much insulin blocks the ovaries from making that big estrogen spike. Insulin inhibits the process whereby, in fact this is fascinating, but all estrogen hormones were once testosterone, the ovaries convert the testosterone into the estrogens. Ben (19:43): And this happens in men and women. Of course, in women, it happens more in women, thus having higher estrogen levels than men. But that one enzyme that mediates that conversion from testosterone to estrogens is inhibited by insulin. And so the woman who has insulin resistance and high insulin levels at her ovaries, the insulin is directly preventing that big estrogen surge, preventing ovulation. And as a background problem, when she has too much testosterone she'll start to have other problems like more coarse body hair, for example, or acne like you might have in an adolescent boy, who's going through a big testosterone surge. So that's a problem with the ovaries. When we look at the brain, some of the brain's energy comes from glucose from the blood, and insulin mediates some of that movement of the glucose into the brain. Ben (20:36): And so when the brain becomes insulin resistant, it can't get enough of its energy from glucose anymore. And so there's this kind of gap of energy. You know, the brain's energetic need is up here. Glucose used to give all of it to the brain, but now the brains become insulin resistant. And now we have this gap where the glucose can't meet the need, and the person starts to develop brain disorders, including Alzheimer's disease and including migraines, frankly, even migraines are looked at as a bit of an energetic deficit in the brain. So I could keep going. We can talk about muscles, bones, joints, liver, kidneys, eyes; it's suffice it to say virtually every chronic disease has some connection to insulin resistance where the insulin resistance is either explicitly causing the problem or it's exacerbating it or accelerating the problem. Tracey (21:26): So what I find interesting with what you're saying there, that there isn't a neat and homogenous condition. You know, it's not that you're either insulin resistant or you're not, it is a spectrum. And as you said, clearly it affects the body in different parts and in different ways. I just wanted to ask, is that kind of potluck. So if I was insulin resistant in the brain versus somebody else in their ovaries, is that a genetic thing? Is it just pot-luck? How does that work? Ben (21:54): Yeah. That's a great question. There could certainly be some instances of that happening, but that would be very uncommon. The common process would be that the fat cells become insulin resistant first. So there is no total consensus on this. So I'd want anyone to sort of take this with a grain of salt where I'm speculating a bit, but at the risk of sounding smug, it's informed speculation. So I think the fat cells become insulin resistant first, that's the first domino to fall, but then it starts bumping into the other dominoes or basically spreading that insulin resistance around throughout the body. And then what would cause someone to then have say, the ovaries get affected before the liver would, for example, if we take two organs that are just right around the same area; I don't know. Ben (22:46): I'm not sure what would predispose one, what the next issue would be versus the other. But in general, I think it would be safe to assume that the fat cells are the first to become insulin resistant. And as they become insulin resistant, they start leaking fat throughout the body and they start leaking those pro-inflammatory proteins that I mentioned earlier, these what's called cytokines. And those two things are really the key variables, the key parts of the equation that equals insulin resistance; the leaking of fat, the free fatty acids from fat cells and the fat cells leaking these pro-inflammatory proteins. As these start to spread through the body, they cause other tissues to become insulin resistant. Tracey (23:27): So that leaking of fat is that triglyceride marker, is it? Ben (23:31): So actually these fats would be the free fatty acids. So when the the fat cells are breaking down their fats, they are leaked as free fatty acids. The triglycerides are predominantly coming from the fat we make in the liver, which is again, another insulin signal telling the liver to make triglycerides. Tracey (23:52): Okay. All right. So what I'm hearing from you here is that insulin resistance, isn't just a risk factor for type two diabetes. We haven't actually really even touched on that yet. You've talked about all of these other conditions that insulin resistance is the precursor for be it, most people will tend to think that it's type two diabetes that is the biggest risk factor, or the only thing we're likely to get if we're insulin resistance, but that's clearly not the case. Ben (24:22): No, that's right. Yeah. In fact, it's far from a guarantee that the person would progress to full on type two diabetes. What is far more likely is that they would have hypertension, so high blood pressure, fatty liver disease. Then a woman would have polycystic ovarian syndrome; a man would have erectile dysfunction that's also a common early symptom or sign of insulin resistance. Yes. So waiting and that's part of the problem. And I do emphasize the word waiting. When we look at insulin resistance strictly through the lens of type two diabetes, it is unfair to the hormone insulin, which I believe is the more relevant one. And we shift our focus to glucose. But the tragedy of that perspective, if we look at all metabolic health, just through the lens of glucose, as if it's like a progression just towards type two diabetes; then we're only looking at the glucose and we fail to acknowledge the reality that behind the scenes underlying that normal glucose is this ever increasing insulin level where the body has to work harder and harder. Ben  (25:28): The insulin has to work harder and harder in order to keep that glucose in check. That is the insulin resistance. In other words, if we looked at the insulin, we would have detected the problem potentially decades, 10 or 20 years before the glucose would have changed, but we don't look at insulin. It has not made its way into just the common clinical diagnostic. When someone comes in for a conventional or just routine lab visit, we always measure glucose. We always measure the lipids. And I think those are fine. They certainly have value, but if we really want to detect insulin resistance, we've got to bring in insulin. We have to allow it into the discussion Tracey (26:10): We do. But as you say, it's not a standard test. In fact, just yesterday, a client told me that a doctor refused to check it, because I give a recommended list of what are their blood tests to go and ask for from your doctor, and one of them is fasting insulin. No, doctor wouldn't do it. When you understand what you're saying, that this is going to tell us what's going on with our metabolic health, 10 to 20 years prior to being diagnosed with type two diabetes. We know PCO for females that usually teenagers are getting that. And then of course, breast cancer is another one I know you've spoken about and being mostly women, listening to these podcasts, that's something I'd love to talk about as well but why is this happening? Ben (26:52): I know isn't it. Well, I often say that it was forgivable. It was forgivable that the focus was exclusively on glucose because of two reasons. One, traditionally the most obvious sign of diabetes was the excessive urine production, what we call polyuria. The person was just urinating gallons and gallons of urine every day. And that was because of the high glucose. And we knew that even early physicians hundred thousands of years ago, because the urine was enriched with the glucose. They'd see animals, dogs would want to come and lick up that glucose and the flies with just swarm to it, to eat all those sugars from the urine. And so the most obvious symptom, polyuria, was directly a result of the high glucose levels. And then the second reason why it was forgivable is that scientifically we were able to measure glucose from the blood far, far earlier than we could ever measure insulin. Ben (27:51): So we had the technology to measure this molecule when we did not have the technology to measure insulin. And even nowadays, as you just mentioned, it's getting the insulin measure is not a simple test. It is a full on blood test at the lab. It often incurs a cost that depending on the healthcare model or in the U S the insurance that a person has, it might not get covered. And so the physician may be reluctant. Even if the physician appreciates the value of insulin, they may be reluctant simply because they know the insurance won't pay for this. I can't bill it and the patient doesn't want to pay for it. Then I have to get in a fight with the patient. So it's unfortunate, but given how it is getting easier and easier to measure insulin, these costs are coming down. It's getting less forgivable to not measure insulin. Ben (28:43): Now I will say there is a poor man's method where if someone has gone into their physician and gotten, or the clinic and gotten a blood test, if they can measure their triglyceride, they will almost always get a triglyceride number and an HDL cholesterol number. And they can take at least in the U S in the milligrams per deciliter. I don't know how it would equate with Millie Mueller in Australia. But if it's looked at with milligrams per deciliter, it's 1.5. If the triglyceride divided by HDL cholesterol is less than 1.5, it is a strong indicator that the person is insulin sensitive. So even if they don't get their insulin measured, if they meet that or below that 1.5 ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol, then they're very likely. Tracey (29:30): Fantastic. I will put that down below in the show notes for people and I'll work it out. I've got a couple of clients in the U S, so yes, it can get a bit tricky. Ben (29:42): I'm from Canada originally, so I should be able to actually do this fluently, but I can't. I'm too American now. Tracey (29:47): Well, of course. So just going on then, from what you were saying, you can get a blood test and looking at your triglycerides and your HDL is one great one. And of course we've got the HBA1C which is another good marker. But what would be some of the signs we might be looking for in our body to give us an indicator that maybe we are insulin resistant? Ben (30:08): Yeah, so I believe the most obvious often is hypertension. If a person has high blood pressure and, they are even a little overweight like they have a bit of a bigger waist circumference, very likely they need look no further. They're very likely insulin resistant. There are some other signs that we see in some people, which is changes in the skin, Where if the person has a little more fat on them, they'll have a little bit of a ring around the back of their neck. And that is the most obvious spot that can also happen on the armpits, but they will start to have two skin changes. And this is typically more advanced insulin resistance, but they will have these little skin bumps called skin tags. And they do kind of bump up like a little stalk almost, like a little column of skin. And then they will have a dark and thickened more rough skin. And that's a condition called [inaudible] anthesis nigricans. But basically it's that the skin gets kind of darker and rough. Now, of course, on a pale fellow like myself, that becomes quite obvious. On the darker, the complexion, the darkening of the skin will become harder to see, but the touch, the feel, the very coarse rough skin, that will, of course still be very obvious to the touch even to the site. Tracey (31:31): So there's some definitely clear markers, but again, we have to be aware of it. And also knowing that how much of what we carry on and think is normal, we put down to a normal part of aging. I've actually been told myself. I went to a local GP, I needed to just get some bloods done. And I asked for, I think it was just the HBA1C. He was like, what do you want that for; you're thin, you don't need to worry about anything like that. So this is the stuff I think people are up against when they do go to their doctor and ask for these types of things. But there's so much that we can do ourselves to see where we're at in terms of our metabolic health and not put it down to aging. Because so much of what we think is normal, is not normal and it can be reversed. Ben (32:17): Oh yes, yes. I absolutely agree. We should fight the good fight. We should not just look at our worsening metabolic health and just shrug our shoulders. There's too much to live for. There's too much to enjoy. Much of my motivation nowadays is I look at my little kids and first of all, I tremendously miss them not being babies anymore, but I'm already looking forward to them having babies. And they're still all young, but I'm thinking I want to be a really fit grandpa. But even if someone doesn't have that sort of familial motivation, if you will, it's just self-interest to want to just live healthy and then die. We don't want that prolonged morbidity of not being able to get up, not being able to do things we enjoy. And then having a miserable last 20 years of life just filled with pain and disease. No, we should fight it and then be healthy, fit up until the end and then have this, what we call a compressed morbidity. We get sick and die, you know, in months. Tracey (33:19): Yeah. That's what I want too, and I don't think people realize that this is what happens. You know, we're so clever in medicine at prolonging life. It's the quality of life that is just crap and extended and the impact that that has on the family. I think, you know, we have to look at all of that, them having to care for you, all the stuff they've got to do to look after you. You know, I think if we can take all that into consideration, we're going to be a little more motivated to go the hard yards, to do lifestyle change or change what we eat or do whatever it is that we need to do to help reverse this stuff. Even if it's hard, because it is hard, as we know, you. There's so many factors that come into it, but it's worth it. I'm with you, I just want to go. I don't want to have to go through 20 years of slow progressive, horrible stuff. Ben (34:12): No, but I like what you said. I totally agree. I love what you said though, where modern medicine technology basically allows us to live with disease. And that's a sad reality where now more than ever, it's an interesting kind of dichotomy. For example, if we look at heart disease, which I believe I'm sure in Australia is the same in the US, that is the leading cause of death. What's so interesting though, is that the number of people dying from heart disease actually has trended down a little bit, but the number of people with heart disease has spiked dramatically. And so we have more people than ever getting it, which is totally a result of our lifestyle, but because of modern technology, the person can live with it. And I think we almost disincentivize them from, like you said, doing the hard work to turn that around. We are increasingly a global culture that is really just interested in taking a pill, but no pill can cure a chronic disease. It can only treat symptoms. It can never fix it. And that is even more the case with insulin resistance and all the chronic diseases that stem from it. These are not diseases that are caused by the absence of a drug. These are diseases that are caused by poor lifestyle and thus lifestyle is either the culprit or the cure. We've just got to do the hard work to change it. Tracey (35:40): So I definitely want to talk about the lifestyle next, before we get into that, which is to the more, you know, what we can do about it. Can you just share a little bit for my listeners around the link between insulin resistance and something like breast cancer. Ben (35:53): Yeah. Right, right. And you mentioned that earlier. I should have mentioned it then. The risk of breast cancer, I don't believe the insulin resistance is causing the cancer, but there's no doubt that insulin resistance and bad glucose management is exacerbating. And by that, I mean, there was a study done in women where they compared a biopsy of normal breast tissue with a breast tumor. They found in the breast tumor, it had seven times more insulin receptors than the normal breast tissue did. That was part of the mutation that part of it that's in cancer. It is just a series of mutations that allow the cancer cell an advantage over the normal cells. It can grow better and faster. Insulin tells cells to grow. And so by having seven times more insulin receptors in the normal breast tissue, this tumor, we can conclude, seven times more responsive to insulin's growth signals. Ben (36:52): Now that alone is bad, but when we combine it with the high glucose that people have often, or at least constantly eating foods that turn into glucose in the blood, glucose is the fuel for cancer cells in tumors. If you look at human tumors, they use glucose as a fuel. In fact, their glucose use is roughly 200 times greater than normal cells. So these things have an incredible need for energy. And so in the case of insulin resistance, it's a perfect storm. We are giving them a lot of insulin, stimulating that growth to which they're more sensitive, very likely anyway, with more insulin receptors. And then we are fueling that growth by giving them all the glucose they want, because that is the only fuel like a bacteria. It is the only fuel a cancer cell can use. It exclusively relies on glucose as its fuel. So in the case of insulin resistance in breast cancer, we are giving the cancer, the tumor cell, all it needs. Tracey (37:52): Wow, and we've got a long way to go I think, for specialists to give that advice to women. I don't think it's common knowledge. Ben (37:59): Oh no, no, certainly not here. And I'm sure it's the same in Australia. The American cancer society, as much as ever is still promoting a low fat, high carbohydrate diet, rich with complex carbohydrates and whole grains. The reality is all that stuff turns into glucose. You can put a pretty little package on it and say that it's a whole grain. The intestines don't care, it digests it into the same glucose molecules that we get from any other source of starches and sugars , and the cancer cell doesn't care where the glucose came from. Tracey (38:29): So that's a nice way to move into what we can do about it then. So in terms of lifestyle change, food is obviously a pretty big one that we can ultimately at the end of every day or during every day, we choose what we put in our mouth. Now we may be driven by metabolic imbalances and, you know, addictions or sugar urges spiking through us, but there's certainly a lot we can see around that. So let's talk about your take on what we should be eating, I suppose, to give ourselves the best chance of having metabolic health? Ben (39:00): In fact, I, I like what you mentioned a moment ago, sort of alluding to this habit, or even dare I say addictions. And so the advice, I won't even call it advice. My sentiments on the best dietary changes in order to improve insulin resistance are simple, as I'll explain in a moment. But I wouldn't want any of your listeners to think I'm being condescending or smug when I say that, because while the ideas are simple, I fully understand implementing them is not so easy. And that's because we start dealing with addictions and namely, when someone is sitting around on a Saturday night, enjoying a movie at home, no one is sitting there thinking, Oh, I sure could use a plate of scrambled eggs. No, no one says that. What a wonderful world that would be. We are, or at least for me, I am craving something salty and crunchy or sweet and gooey. Ben (39:55): And each of those is going to be essentially built on some sugar and starch of some kind, you know, with some yummy fat thrown in there. And that combination is a wicked delicious one. So I appreciate anyone listening. I know these are not easy, even as long as I've been doing it, the little kind of addictions or the cravings that I just mentioned, I still feel that regularly. And it's just, there is that matter of willpower or even dare I say a support network, you know, letting your loved ones know what you're trying to do and genuinely soliciting their help, but that's outside my territory. Let me just stick with what I think are the scientifically sound principles. So first one is, to me, it is first for a reason because it is the most important and possibly the hardest. And that is control carbohydrates. Ben (40:46): Essentially someone just needs to be smart about their starches and their sugars. With regards to sugars, it's acknowledging the sugar when you're getting it, but people don't know. They might think they're cutting out sugar, but sugar is in virtually every condiment. I think over 70% of all packaged foods, there is sugar in there in some substantial amount. So we need to control the amount of sugar we're eating and, and then just be smarter about the starches we're eating. And basically the simplest idea there is to, focus on whole fruits and vegetables. And there's maybe a little more nuance there depending on how healthy the person is. But basically that's going to be a safe bet; focus on fruits and vegetables, dump everything else. Then the second idea is to prioritize protein, to make sure you eat enough protein that you feel satisfied and that you're meeting your body's genuine needs for protein. Ben (41:44): I don't want it this to sound controversial or smug or offensive; that can't come from plant proteins. Plant proteins are inferior in every way. I hate if that's an offensive idea to some, but it is quantifiably true . Plant proteins, neither have the right mix of amino acids, nor do they have the full availability even. So there are molecules in these plant proteins that directly inhibit our intestines ability to digest the protein. Anyone who's curious about this, look up molecules called tannins or trypsin inhibitors or fighting acids. These are found in all of the plant proteins and it is explicitly inhibiting our ability to break down those proteins from the plants. So it's a double whammy. We don't get the amino acid mix we want in the first place. And even second, we can't even get the ones we think we're getting because we can't digest the plant very well. Ben (42:38): So focus on the animal proteins, and the best way - egg white, and meat. Interestingly, the best proteins, and those that are the best proteins for humans, especially eggs, I should say, or dairy and eggs. Interestingly, those three best sources, dairy, eggs, and meat all come with fat. Fat - and so that's the third pillar. Don't fear fat, eat fat, enjoy fat, focus on natural or ancestral fats, namely fats from animals and fruits. The fruit fats are pretty much coconuts, olives, and avocados. And those are fats (the oils ) that you get just from pressing the flesh of the fruit; nothing to do with the seeds or pits. Nope. It's the flesh of the fruit that our early ancestors for thousands of years, all they needed to do was just step on them. And they would have started getting the oil from these, the flesh of these fruits. Ben (43:33): So they are ancestral. We are well suited to eat them. My point about fats and proteins coming together is relevant because there are studies to show that when you combine fat and protein together, you help the protein work better. So this one study in particular found that muscle growth was the highest when fat and protein were mixed and that was higher than protein alone. So there's something kind of doubly anabolic about that mix and fat helps the guts digest protein. I have had so many people tell me their stomach gets very upset when they eat just pure whey, like a, just a pure whey protein shake. Then I say to them, mix it with fat ,mix one to one fat to protein by mass, not by calorie, but by mass. So if you're getting 20 grams of whey, get 20 grams of fat with that whey. Ben (44:26): And when you eat fat , you have the release of bile acids from the gallbladder and bile facilitates those protein digestive enzymes. So you actually help the guts digest the protein better. So now you're getting more of the amino acids that you want. So those are the three pillars sort of refresh them or reiterate them; control carbohydrates, prioritize protein and don't fear fat. And then the fourth principle is don't be afraid to skip meals, basically intermittent fasting, or time restricted eating can be extremely effective.Then someone just needs to be smart, be deliberate about it. And I say that, because too often I see people who, almost look at intermittent fasting as a glorious form of bingeing and purging. And I don't mean actually like bulimia, but they will wait all day and then eat a big dinner. And they got so hungry. Ben (45:16): They overeat, they indulge in junk food because they let themselves just get too hungry. They didn't plan well. And then they feel such remorse. They feel so full and they sleep so poorly that they wake up the next day saying I'm going to fast all day. And then they do the same thing. They get to dinner. They they've gotten too hungry. They overeat. And I say this because I have seen that tendency in myself, where I end up using intermittent fasting as a crutch to indulge and behave in bad eating habits.But again, it can be extremely effective. I'm an enormous advocate of it, but a person needs to be smart about it. It's not just something I do. I don't believe there's a lot of value in just shrugging your shoulders and say, I'm going to fast and not have a plan for how you end the fast. In fact, I dare say how you end the fast is the most important part of the fast Tracey (46:09): There's so much in there, how fascinating. I would have asked you about the plant versus animal protein anyway, because I mean, I'm a huge advocate of animal proteins. I've looked into it so much. I've had so many amazing people on this show. You just peel it back. We're not talking about ideology here. We're talking about physiology and what our body is optimum on. And when we understand it from that perspective, it's all so much easier. Of course, it's all those other layers as we know around it. But at least for us to make decisions around what to fuel our body, it's much easier to do when we understand what is going to be optimum and what we're going to get the most out of when we do eat. Ben (46:53): Yes and true. In fact, I look at plant protein as a bit of a racket, and I say this with some informed experience. When a couple of my older brothers and I wanted to make a low carb meal replacement shake, we talked about (my brothers not being scientists), said we should look at P protein. That's because it's, it's just such a commonly used protein. And I would want a listener to know, they should be very cynical when they look at the branding on a meal replacement shake or a protein shake because P protein or any of the plant proteins are a fraction of the cost of animal proteins. They are so cheap, but you can see the incentive from a manufacturer or the company. They can, one, buy a protein that is very, very cheap, and then two, they can kind of virtue signal. Ben (47:43): They can brag about how they have plant proteins. These are not animal proteins. These are plant based proteins. Nowadays, people are so seduced by that idea, where, kind of pop culture is just waging war on our omnivorous nature as humans, our absolute undeniable evolutionary reliance on animal products. Now it's like, we're ashamed of that. We're doing everything we can to walk away from our absolute natural biology. And so they want to brag about how it's, plant-based. That's nothing to brag about. It is not healthy for the individual. It is not healthy for the planet, (that's a bit beside the point), but it also just creates a wonderful profit motive or incentive for the company. They can make a lot more money off of you , by selling junk. Tracey (48:34): Yes. People like Diana Rogers from Sustainable Dish, that fantastic book she released. I mean, there's so many great people doing great things to show sustainable farming is actually going to help the planet. So again, what we're up against is dogma and misinformation. And, you know, I think we have to just be cynical; exactly what you said. We've got to come across everything with a cynical perspective. But it can be very, very hard, can't it for the lay person to know what to believe and to know what's true. People are saying black and white. No, there'll be someone that will say plant, but no you're wrong. Plant based is optimal. Ben (49:11): I know. And I absolutely appreciate that. I have nothing but genuine compassion for people that are struggling with this. And indeed, even for people that they may know, the fact that humans are omnivores and yet they still have a conflict in them, this ethical dilemma of eating an animal. There's something sad about that, but it doesn't change the reality of our world, and this is cliche to say, but something must die for something to live. Even the plant that person is eating, that plant grew from the nutrients that came from dead things. And that dead thing once lived because of the nutrients that came from a plant. It is an undeniable reality of our world. And so for those of us that embrace this omnivorous nature of humans, of our species, I do think at the risk of sounding silly religious or philosophical; I do think there's something to be said for appreciating the life that is lost for ours to go on. Ben (50:13): I think there's something beautiful in that reality of acknowledging this was a death and it was necessary because I need to live. My family needs to live. We shouldn't be ashamed of that. We also, I think should acknowledge it. I do think there's something beautiful, acknowledging that I. I want my children to know that an animal dies. When we buy our meat from a local, (it's a professor actually in a different department here in my campus at my university, we buy all of our beef from him), I want them to know that this was a real animal and it died for us and that's okay. It's okay that that happened. But we can also feel a little sad, but grateful. Tracey (50:56): I absolutely love that. I think, that's fantastic. And it just puts another perspective on it. I think it's very easy to lose sight of that evolutionary omnivorous nature that we've come from, is to say, that we never have to hunt for food, we never have to be in a position where we're starving now. We have that luxury, most of us in the Western world. Of course not all the world has that luxury, but in the Western world, we can just go to the supermarket. There's no understanding of the processes behind that anymore. And I think that is important, that gratitude, and to understand where it's coming from in all this conversation. There's not enough of that around. So thank you for saying that. Ben (51:36): Yeah. Yeah. Sure, sure. That's it's the dad in me. I have to say it's part of my dad routine. Tracey (51:41): How many children have you got? Ben (51:43): I have three, three little babies, a13, 10, and seven. It's everything. I would just say as much as we're spending all our time right now, talking on science and that's appropriate. It's why I'm interesting. All of this, this career, it all serves one end, which is to provide for my wife and my children. So I am number one, husband, father far, far, number two is scientist professor. Tracey (52:06): Oh, I love it. Well, husband, father, I probably should let you get back to your family. Thank you so much for sharing. It's been such a pleasure. I have loved every second. I could ask you a million other questions, but I will let you go. And of course, please everybody buy Dr. Ben's book, because there is so much in there that can really empower you to make the choices that you need to make for your health. There is just is. Please buy it and thank you for coming on. Ben (52:38): Oh my pleasure. Thanks again for the invitation. I had a really, really great time.

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to chat with Dani Conway Live on her Instagram page. It was a fun chat around my story to low carb, as well as all I've seen around ditching self doubt for self confidence! Dani kindly agreed I could share this with you. Contact Dani: Web: www.NutritiontheNaturalWay.com Connect with Dani on Social!! FB: @NutritiontheNaturalWay IG: @Carnivore.Keto.Fitness YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NTNW1 Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeathcoaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.and.healing.coach/ Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Today I have great pleasure in introducing you to Temple. She is well known on social media as the Ketogenic Nutritionist. In our chat today we talk about: her story (PCOS, Hashimotos, Infertility to pregnancy); why we're not told the truth about diet and health; the best PCOS diet; keto and pregnancy; keto 'processed foods'; getting the right help when you first go low carb; adapting keto when pregnant; hashimotos and autoimmune; food intolerances and elimination diets; diet culture; weight loss as a side effect; understanding insulin resistance and estrogen dominance; quality of life. Temple Stewart is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in low-carb/ketogenic diets. She graduated from the University of Tennessee before starting her career at the Veteran's Affairs hospital in Bay Pines, Florida. After 3 years working as a Clinical Dietitian, Temple started her own private practice specializing in the ketogenic diet. Motivated by her own journey of reversing PCOS, losing 40 lbs, and getting pregnant naturally, Temple helps women all over the world take back control over their health and hormones. You can find her on Instagram/TikTok/Spotify as @The.Ketogenic.Nutritionist. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Today you're meeting the wonderful Dani Conway. Dani is a Nutritionist with a passion for helping women with weight loss by understanding hormones. In our chat today, Dani and I talked about: PCOS; weight loss; adrenal fatigue; fasting; intuitive eating; gut health; nutrient density and absorption; macros; protein/fat ratio in men and women; macros and menstrual cycle; mixing things up during the month; menopause; plant versus animal protein; the dairy debate; food sensitivities and more. Meet Dani: "My personal journey into holistic health began personally 16 years ago with her own gut-wrenching experiences of yoyo dieting for years prior, as well as following the masses in the diet industry with “one size fits all” weight loss diet programs. I was 65 lbs. overweight on a fat free diet. I always failed which is one of the many reasons I was, and still am, committed to making strides in the Holistic Health and Equestrian industries. Not only that, the “diet culture” leaves a lot to be desired in the Equestrian industry as well. I am committed to bridging the gap, to remove limitations, so that any nutrition + fitness goal is possible! While I do not believe in a one size fits all approach, I have personally lived a “meat based,” Keto/ Ketovore/ Carnivore Diet lifestyle for the last 15 years. It has been amazing for me and very beneficial for many of my clients. This is definitely not for everyone and we will figure out what's right for YOU! I have helped TONS of my women clients implement this Keto Diet and Carnivore Diet approach correctly. I have also coached tons of clients to find the right mix of Macros that was right for them outside of low carb eating. My superpower is truly beating the diet industry! I have studied under some of the top doctors and holistic experts, and I'm proudly certified, and qualified, as follows: Founder of Nutrition the Natural Way, 2007 Adv. Metabolic Typing Clinical Advisor Kalish Method Functional Medicine Practitioner Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner Gut Thrive Practitioner (IP) Meat Health Mentor (IP) Ketogenic and Meat Based Nutrition + Metabolic Protocols Public Speaker on Holistic Nutrition, Wellness & Fitness Topics & Workshops Podcast Guest Expert within Equestrian & Holistic Nutrition Industries Multiple Features with Local Media; TV & Radio! Author of Numerous Women's Holistic Nutrition ebooks & Guides Certified CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach & Fitness Program Design (12 years) Contact: Web: www.NutritiontheNaturalWay.com Connect with Dani on Social!! FB: @NutritiontheNaturalWay IG: @Carnivore.Keto.Fitness YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NTNW1 Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

JC is a Welsh-born, Australia-based lifestyle transformation specialist who's spent the last 9 years helping actors, models and high-flying professionals achieve the body they want and need, both in London and around the globe. Having relocated to The Sapphire Coast of New South Wales with his amazing wife and beautiful baby daughter, JC now focuses on helping people increase their mobility and foot health so that they can move pain-free and live the life they deserve. Book yourself in for a FREE assessment - online or in-person. http://www.rewildwithjc.com/book-your-free-assessment.html Instagram: @rewildwithjc Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Today I talked to Lauren about her personal journey in to the ketogenic lifestyle, as well as how she helps her clients successfully achieve the switch also. Lauren Weiss is a behavioral nutritionist specializing in the low-carb and keto lifestyle. She worked as a nutrition scientist at the University of California, San Diego for over a decade and now owns a clinical nutrition practice in La Jolla, California. She has published scientific research on nutrition in journals such as The American Journal of Nutrition, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, and The American Journal of Medical Genetics. Lauren has been following a low-carb lifestyle for over 20 years. Contact Lauren: La Jolla Nutritional Health 7590 Fay Avenue, Suite 204B La Jolla, CA 92037 Cell/text: (619) 997-6866 www.lajollanutritionalhealth.com lajollanutritionalhealth@gmail.com Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Enjoy this interview I recorded with Sarah for the 2021 Low Carb Lifestyle Long Weekend Summit. Sarah has recently completed her PhD in public health nutrition at AUT, entitled: "Healthy mouth, healthy body: towards integrated dietary approaches".   Several papers for publication were generated from this body of work. She lives in Taupo, where she is an advocate for dietary lifestyles incorporating low-carbohydrate healthy fat eating approaches for the prevention of chronic disease.   She is currently pursuing research opportunities in community-based child health research. This thesis has contributed to the body of knowledge in nutrition and dental caries.  Disease burdens in New Zealand children, and separate dietary factors associated with harm, and benefit for oral and general health were investigated.   A high and frequent intake of refined, processed carbohydrates is implicated in poor oral and general health through the life course. There is a paucity of interventions that addressed the simultaneous prevention of both dental caries and poor general health using dietary behaviour change.   In addition, preventive efforts are undermined by government-endorsed advice to reduce consumption of foods associated with health benefits, and the simultaneous endorsement of foods associated with harm.    Novel strategies were designed to compare the health and nutrition knowledge of children, parents, and health professionals for oral and general health.  Nutrition knowledge was aligned with recommendations in government-endorsed health promotion initiatives.   Oral hygiene practices were regarded as more important than dietary factors for caries prevention.  Barriers experienced by children and adults for healthy eating included the ubiquity of ultra-processed food products.   Strategies that address the public health challenge of chronic disease through the life course should encompass evidence regarding dietary factors, knowledge, barriers, and consideration of the food environments within communities. Here are two papers Sarah has had published associated with the thesis; several more are in submission: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32027640/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33156952/ Email: sarah.hancock@aut.ac.nz Twitter handle: @sjhancocknz Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Today I am releasing the interview I did with Dr Pran Yoganathan for the 2021 Low Carb Lifestyle Long Weekend. It was entitled, Gut Health 101. We talk about optimal gut health, probiotics, fibre, meat and much more. Dr Pran Yoganathan is a Gastroenterologist and Gastrointestinal endoscopist based in Sydney. He aims to empower his patients to embark on a journey of self-healing using the philosophy of “let food be thy medicine”. Areas of Service Dr Pran Yoganathan is a Gastroenterologist and Gastrointestinal endoscopist. Dr Yoganathan's consultation services are provided in 76 Showground Rd, Castle Hill, Sydney. Special Interests Dr Yoganathan graduated in medicine from the University of Otago in New Zealand. His training in internal medicine was undertaken in the Westmead Public Hospital. His Advanced training in Gastroenterology was completed in major teaching hospitals in Sydney.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physician (FRACP) and a member of Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA). He has accredited expertise in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Colonoscopy as certified by the Conjoint Committee for the recognition of training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr Yoganathan has a strong interest in the field of human nutrition.  He practices an approach to healthcare that assesses the lifestyle of the patient to see how it impacts on their gastrointestinal and metabolic health.  Dr Yoganathan believes that the current day nutritional guidelines may not be based on perfect evidence and he passionately strives to provide the most up to date literature in healthcare and science to provide “Evidence-Based Medicine”.  He Is a strong motivator and aims to empower his patients to embark on a journey of self-healing using the philosophy of “let food be thy medicine”. Dr Yoganathan has a special interest in conditions such as Gastro-oesophageal Reflux (GORD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and abdominal bloating. He takes a very thorough approach to resolve these issues using dietary manipulation In conjunction with an accredited highly qualified dietician rather than resort to long-term medications. Contact Dr Yoganathan: https://centreforgastrointestinalhealth.com.au/ Instagram & Facebook: @dr_pran_yoganathan Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Sam is the author of book recently published called, Ravenous, Otto Warburg, The Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer Diet Connection. Sam Apple is on the faculty of the MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing programs at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to his recent arrival at Johns Hopkins, Apple taught creative writing and journalism at the University of Pennsylvania for ten years. He holds a BA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University. Apple's articles on nutrition have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Wired, The Atlantic, and NewYorker.com. Email: samapple@gmail.com Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Dr Alex Petrushevski is one of the directors of Sydney Low Carb Specialists, a doctor/dietitian run clinic that uses nutritional therapy to improve health and longevity.  He currently works in general practice in addition to practising within Sydney Low Carb Specialists. He is passionate about preventative health, improving the lifestyle of his patients and treating chronic diseases without medication if possible. Having seen the immense benefits low carbohydrate nutrition has provided for many of his patients in general practice he is keen to share this exciting cutting edge medical therapy with more patients in our clinic. Alex graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2008, attaining Honours in the MBBS. He has worked in various teaching hospitals in 2 states, including working for several years within Sydney Cancer services, and had his research published in an International journal during this time. His postgraduate qualifications include the Fellowship of the College of General Practitioners and the Diploma of Child Health from Sydney University. Alex is a member of Low Carb Down Under and has previously presented at the Low Carb Down Under conference. https://sydneylowcarb.com.au/ Facebook: Sydney Low Carb Specialists Instagram: @sydneylowcarb Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

If you have followed me for a while, you will know that I am passionate about showing that health is not just about nutrition. There are many pieces to the puzzle, and what Brett shares today may be one of them for you! Learn about Brett: A chance meeting allowed Brett to leave his career as an electrician and embark on his passion for bodywork, treating the broken-down and injured bodies of high profile athletes. Little did Brett know that this work would one day be the training ground he needed to overcome his greatest challenge yet - rebuilding his own body after an horrific accident that left him with paralysis down the right leg. Flat on his back and knowing the mechanics of the body, combined with the awareness of rhythmic breathing & the nervous system (from his days as an electrician), Brett went to work. Utilising the power of the mind to reconnect his neutral pathways, Brett optimised the alternate breathing rhythms to mentally stitch his back up like a zipper. Unable to physically move, his mind & breath were very active rebuilding broken neural connections! Within 18 months after that devastating injury, Brett was running again (with NO emphasis on running fast or far) using the breath and visualisation to regenerate and repair his body. TriBreath officially became a reality. Since then, Brett has gone on to teach thousands of people the art of TriBreath, and has made it his mission to teach others how to reverse the collapse of the body from aging and from past and present injuries. Including facilitating workshops for The Australian Lung Foundation with Gold Coast City Council, where Brett provided lung and respiratory health techniques as part of a statewide health initiative to reverse the statistics of the 1600 lung related deaths in Queensland alone. He has been featured on ABC Gold Coast radio 91.7FM and more recently, ABC Compass - A Pilgrimage to Tibet, where Brett assisted everyday Australians embarking on a sacred pilgrimage to Tibet on their breathing techniques, in preparation for the high altitudes. Brett is running an online class on Monday 23/8 on his wall work! Join here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/regenerative-wall-work-session-tickets-165238519861 To find out more you can visit https://www.tribreath.com, @tribreath on Instagram   Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Natalie is a Clinical Psychotherapist, International Speaker and Columnist. Natalie provides over 20 + years' experience and proven strategies to help her clients to super charge their lives to create more health, wealth and love on purpose. Natalie is sought-after facilitator and speaker on the Self Image, Mind – Food Wellbeing and Relationship Behaviours, her work has taken her to speak and present in the UK, Canada, USA, NZ and here in Australia. Natalie works with organisations and busy men and women from all over the world. www.natalieewest.com Instagram: @natalie.e.west Facebook: Natalie E West - Public Figure Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Join Amber and I in this pre recorded chat we had all around her carnivore experience. Amber, Lone Star Keto Girl, has had a true transformation going from the SAD diet to Low Carb, Keto and now Carnivore. She helps others do the same, and also has a hugely successful podcast, Lone Star Keto. She's a lot of fun and has so much knowledge to share. Howdy y'all! My name is Amber. I'm 54, married and have 2 adult kids and a 2 year old granddaughter. I'm a nutritionist, carnivore & IF coach, podcast host, a raw dog food specialist, and a huge keto and carnivore enthusiast. I've battled with weight issues since I was 10 years old. That's over 40 years, y'all! Not to mention dealing with multiple eating/exercise disorders. I've tried pretty much every diet out there at some point. I've lost 80 - 100lbs 4 times. 3 were via Weight Watchers with the same exact results--gaining all or most of it back, sometimes more. Gotta love the low fat, high carb, processed food filled Standard American Diet. At my heaviest I was over 240 lbs and wore a size 26. That's pretty major considering I'm only 5'2". My health suffered horribly as well. I became hypertensive (210/110) & pre-diabetic. At one point, I was taking 4 medications for my high BP. I had major acid reflux and took Nexium every day for 8 years. My rosacea was severe and a great embarrassment. I developed Reynaud's syndrome which was very uncomfortable when I got too cold. My fingers and toes would turn white and sting like a body part that has fallen asleep. But even worse than the physical pain was the emotional and psychological pain I endured. I was depressed and spent a good 20 years of my life hiding from the world. I became a spectator of my own life. Watching on the sidelines instead of living. All that changed when I stumbled across keto. I started my keto journey July of 2017. To say it was a life-changer is a huge understatement. I knew the first week that I had found a gold mine Along the keto journey, I was able to get off Nexium and 3 of my BP meds. My stomach issues and rosacea greatly improved, I lost 65 lbs in 8 months, and my depression was gone. I was no longer pre-diabetic. I was also able to maintain my weight loss longer than I ever had without any worry I wouldn't be able to sustain it. The Reynaud's disappeared as well. Since I still had a little healing to do and a friend kept pestering me to give carnivore a try, I transitioned into it March 2019. I'm now off all medications. I only take a Mg and collagen supplement. I have zero stomach issues and the rosacea is almost gone! I've never felt better. I used to think back on the past and feel great sadness for all I missed out on. But now I think of it as preparing me to be able to relate and help others. And if I can inspire just one person to make positive health changes and not have to suffer like I did, then everything I do is worth it! Website: www.lone-star-keto.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lonestarketogirl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lonestarketogirl Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lone_Star_Keto Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoneStarKetogirl/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/lonestarketogirl Carnivore & Fasting coaching: https://meatrx.com/product/amber-w/ *** Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Low carb resources at the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Dr Chaffee is an American medical doctor, specializing in Neurosurgery, who over a span of 20 years has researched the optimal nutritional habits for athletic performance and health, and it is his assertion that most of the so called chronic diseases we treat as doctors these days are actually caused by the food we eat, or don't eat, and can be reversed easily with dietary changes. He began his University education studying Molecular & Cellular Biology with a Minor in Chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle at the age of 15, which culminated in attaining his MD from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013. He is an All-American rugby player and a former professional player in England and America; having taken several years off from his education for sports between his undergraduate and medical degrees. He also has a background in MMA, training with the world renowned Matt Hume at AMC Kickboxing in Kirkland, Washington from the age of 14. Though he gave this up at 18 to more seriously pursue rugby, the skills and lessons he learned there served as the basis of his springboard to professional rugby, not least of which was being able to defend himself on the field when violence wasn't as well regulated in the game as it is today. Throughout his athletic career, he saw first hand the massive difference that diet made to performance and recovery, and almost accidentally came across and practiced a fully carnivorous diet from age 20 to 25, having first learned of the toxic nature of all plants at the University of Washington. Since then he has rediscovered this truth and more, and has dedicated many years and a large part of his professional practice to the study and education of diet and nutrition, and personally practices a fully carnivorous diet again today, with amazing results. He currently resides in Perth, Australia where he specializes in Neurosurgery and does private consultations and clinics in functional medicine and nutrition. Contact: IG: AnthonyChaffeeMD Facebook: Anthony Chaffee Website: www.TheCarnivoreLife.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DrChaffeeMD Further reading if you're curious! If you want to explore further, here's some references: Dr Chaffee link tree https://linktr.ee/DrChaffeeMD Cholesterol Meta-analysis showing saturated fat is not a cardiovascular risk, but instead protective against stroke. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume 76, Issue 7, 18 August 2020, Pages 844-857 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Saturated fat does not cause heart disease, it is an inflammatory process. There is an inverse between saturated fat consumption and heart disease. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/15/1111 LDL-C does NOT cause cardiovascular disease https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... The brain needs animal fat: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... Low cholesterol linked to depression and suicide https://www.greatplainslaboratory.com... Higher cholesterol linked with lower rates of breast cancer and mortality outcomes https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ar... Are We Carnivores? (Dissertation) https://youtu.be/3cfxPn5eNXs Early humans and Neanderthals near exclusively ate red meat, according to stable isotope study https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Born to eat meat http://borntoeatmeat.com/?p=1378 Caveman diet was meat https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/22/caveme... Israeli study: humans were carnivorous apex predators for 2 million years https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblo... Evidence of early humans eating meat https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowl... Natural pesticides in vegetables https://www.the-scientist.com/?articl... Science (244:755-7, May 19,1989) Plant food toxins https://youtu.be/fnjX3cZ4q84 Fiber causes colon disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed... Polyunsaturated fats (plant oils) are immunosuppressants http://www.functionalps.com/blog/2011... Dr Lustig YouTube (fructose is a poison) https://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM https://youtu.be/ceFyF9px20Y Dr Lustig sugar, metabolic syndrome, and cancer https://youtu.be/jpNU72dny2s ***** Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... The Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

Steph is a meat scientist, equestrian and lover of all things low carb. What started as a weight loss journey to be the best person for her horses has turned into a total mind, body and health transformation. Now Steph is passionate about helping others do the same, studying a Masters of Human Nutrition to add to her tool box.  Steph is a part of the Real Meal Revolution team as well as the Diet Doctor team. Instagram: @keto.equestrian Facebook: Steph Fowler Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Join me as we learn from Naturopathic Doctor, turned Transformation Healing Coach Michelle Dowker. Michelle is sharing her knowledge around the benefit of the carnivore diet for healing, especially auto immune conditions, but also why it's only one piece of the puzzle. "My name is Michelle Dowker, I'm a Naturopathic Doctor turned Transformation Facilitator.  The women who come to see me had to get increasingly strict with food, from AIP to low-carb, Keto, and often all the way to meat-only Carnivore, in order to manage fatigue, digestive troubles, pain, and those mystery symptoms from chronic conditions like autoimmune. The reason is that while diet is important, it's only one layer. In this presentation, I'll be explaining the deeper layers to consider if you've gotten stuck, stalled, or have hit an upper limit to what you can achieve with dietary changes alone.  Diving deeper and healing the roots I describe in the presentation enables everything to come together & stay that way — so you're not always playing cat-&-mouse just to keep symptoms managed. This deeper work is what helps my own clients finally discover the freedom they'd been so desperately searching for with dietary changes — often they'd been trying everything they could think of for years. In less than 6 months of addressing the things I talk about in this presentation, they not only experience boundless energy, better sleep & digestion and resolved pain, but discover joy & fulfillment with every aspect of life, from relationships to career & everything in between. They feel a sense of calm confidence they'd never before experienced & finally feel in control of not only their health but entire lives, so they fully flourish. This is next-level healing beyond what diet delivers. I hope this gives you some insight on how to dive deeper to achieve your own next-level results." Email Michelle: michelle@wellbalance.ca More about Michelle: https://wellbalance.ca  Instagram & Facebook: @wellbalance Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

Dr Alex Petrushevski is one of the directors of Sydney Low Carb Specialists, a doctor/dietitian run clinic that uses nutritional therapy to improve health and longevity.  He currently works in general practice in addition to practising within Sydney Low Carb Specialists. He is passionate about preventative health, improving the lifestyle of his patients and treating chronic diseases without medication if possible. Having seen the immense benefits low carbohydrate nutrition has provided for many of his patients in general practice he is keen to share this exciting cutting edge medical therapy with more patients in our clinic. Alex graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2008, attaining Honours in the MBBS. He has worked in various teaching hospitals in 2 states, including working for several years within Sydney Cancer services, and had his research published in an International journal during this time. His postgraduate qualifications include the Fellowship of the College of General Practitioners and the Diploma of Child Health from Sydney University. Alex is a member of Low Carb Down Under and has previously presented at the Low Carb Down Under conference. https://sydneylowcarb.com.au/ Facebook: Sydney Low Carb Specialists Instagram: @sydneylowcarb Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Who is this guy and what's he about? "I'm trained as a forage agronomist and ruminant nutritionist. I received my Doctorate from the University of Kentucky in 1986 and I joined the faculty of Oregon State University as the Extension Forage Specialist. In 2007 I realized that I was an obese pre-diabetic. I am no longer either, thanks to several clinicians, researchers and authors. About a decade ago I started to attend and then speak at international conferences focused on therapeutic carbohydrate reduction and metabolic health. I've gotten to learn a great deal about human nutrition and metabolic health while I've been on this health-restoration journey. I've also come to appreciate the gaps that exists between science and policy, and between agricultural producers and the rest of society. To bridge these gaps, I've become an advocate for forage and ruminant animal agriculture, and the essential role of ruminant animal products in human health and flourishing. About ten years ago I started blogging and posting on social media about what I called Grass Based Health (“Grass Roots Health” was already taken). It represents that integration of what I've learned – healthy soils, healthy plants, healthy animals, and healthy people, all thanks to ruminant animal agriculture. It also reflected my previous belief about the superior nutritional quality of grass-fed livestock products. I no longer hold that position and the name reminds me of that journey. The fact that approximately 96% of what the global domestic ruminant herd consumes is not human-edible plant material justifies calling ruminant animal agriculture “grass based.” The “Ruminati” grew out of the people who had seen my presentations or read my postings. It is my name for those people who understand to some degree some portion of the production-through consumption landscape and the disciplines that serve it. I've been given the title of Don Pedro, aka the SodFather. While I'm absolutely serious about the essential role of animal source food in the human diet, and the unique advantages of ruminant animal agriculture in producing those foods, I believe that humor (at least what I think is humor) is helpful in building bridges. The “Meet Your Herdmates” Sodcast is a new effort to introduce members of the Ruminati to each other, so that we might all learn from each other." Episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Episodes on PodBean - https://herdmates.podbean.com/​ Peter J. Ballerstedt, PhD 541 905-6995 Email: peter.ballerstedt@gmail.com Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... The Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

Dr Chaffee is an American medical doctor, specializing in Neurosurgery, who over a span of 20 years has researched the optimal nutritional habits for athletic performance and health, and it is his assertion that most of the so called chronic diseases we treat as doctors these days are actually caused by the food we eat, or don't eat, and can be reversed easily with dietary changes. He began his University education studying Molecular & Cellular Biology with a Minor in Chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle at the age of 15, which culminated in attaining his MD from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013. He is an All-American rugby player and a former professional player in England and America; having taken several years off from his education for sports between his undergraduate and medical degrees. He also has a background in MMA, training with the world renowned Matt Hume at AMC Kickboxing in Kirkland, Washington from the age of 14. Though he gave this up at 18 to more seriously pursue rugby, the skills and lessons he learned there served as the basis of his springboard to professional rugby, not least of which was being able to defend himself on the field when violence wasn't as well regulated in the game as it is today. Throughout his athletic career, he saw first hand the massive difference that diet made to performance and recovery, and almost accidentally came across and practiced a fully carnivorous diet from age 20 to 25, having first learned of the toxic nature of all plants at the University of Washington. Since then he has rediscovered this truth and more, and has dedicated many years and a large part of his professional practice to the study and education of diet and nutrition, and personally practices a fully carnivorous diet again today, with amazing results. He currently resides in Perth, Australia where he specializes in Neurosurgery and does private consultations and clinics in functional medicine and nutrition. Contact: IG: AnthonyChaffeeMD Facebook: Anthony Chaffee Website: www.TheCarnivoreLife.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DrChaffeeMD Further reading if you're curious! If you want to explore further, here's some references: Dr Chaffee link tree https://linktr.ee/DrChaffeeMD Cholesterol Meta-analysis showing saturated fat is not a cardiovascular risk, but instead protective against stroke. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume 76, Issue 7, 18 August 2020, Pages 844-857 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Saturated fat does not cause heart disease, it is an inflammatory process. There is an inverse between saturated fat consumption and heart disease. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/15/1111 LDL-C does NOT cause cardiovascular disease https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... The brain needs animal fat: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... Low cholesterol linked to depression and suicide https://www.greatplainslaboratory.com... Higher cholesterol linked with lower rates of breast cancer and mortality outcomes https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ar... Are We Carnivores? (Dissertation) https://youtu.be/3cfxPn5eNXs Early humans and Neanderthals near exclusively ate red meat, according to stable isotope study https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Born to eat meat http://borntoeatmeat.com/?p=1378 Caveman diet was meat https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/22/caveme... Israeli study: humans were carnivorous apex predators for 2 million years https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblo... Evidence of early humans eating meat https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowl... Natural pesticides in vegetables https://www.the-scientist.com/?articl... Science (244:755-7, May 19,1989) Plant food toxins https://youtu.be/fnjX3cZ4q84 Fiber causes colon disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed... Polyunsaturated fats (plant oils) are immunosuppressants http://www.functionalps.com/blog/2011... Dr Lustig YouTube (fructose is a poison) https://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM https://youtu.be/ceFyF9px20Y Dr Lustig sugar, metabolic syndrome, and cancer https://youtu.be/jpNU72dny2s ***** Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... The Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

Dr Chaffee is an American medical doctor, specializing in Neurosurgery, who over a span of 20 years has researched the optimal nutritional habits for athletic performance and health, and it is his assertion that most of the so called chronic diseases we treat as doctors these days are actually caused by the food we eat, or don't eat, and can be reversed easily with dietary changes. He began his University education studying Molecular & Cellular Biology with a Minor in Chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle at the age of 15, which culminated in attaining his MD from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013. He is an All-American rugby player and a former professional player in England and America; having taken several years off from his education for sports between his undergraduate and medical degrees. He also has a background in MMA, training with the world renowned Matt Hume at AMC Kickboxing in Kirkland, Washington from the age of 14. Though he gave this up at 18 to more seriously pursue rugby, the skills and lessons he learned there served as the basis of his springboard to professional rugby, not least of which was being able to defend himself on the field when violence wasn't as well regulated in the game as it is today. Throughout his athletic career, he saw first hand the massive difference that diet made to performance and recovery, and almost accidentally came across and practiced a fully carnivorous diet from age 20 to 25, having first learned of the toxic nature of all plants at the University of Washington. Since then he has rediscovered this truth and more, and has dedicated many years and a large part of his professional practice to the study and education of diet and nutrition, and personally practices a fully carnivorous diet again today, with amazing results. He currently resides in Perth, Australia where he specializes in Neurosurgery and does private consultations and clinics in functional medicine and nutrition. Contact: IG: AnthonyChaffeeMD Facebook: Anthony Chaffee Website: www.TheCarnivoreLife.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DrChaffeeMD Further reading if you're curious! If you want to explore further, here's some references: Dr Chaffee link tree https://linktr.ee/DrChaffeeMD Cholesterol Meta-analysis showing saturated fat is not a cardiovascular risk, but instead protective against stroke. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume 76, Issue 7, 18 August 2020, Pages 844-857 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Saturated fat does not cause heart disease, it is an inflammatory process. There is an inverse between saturated fat consumption and heart disease. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/15/1111 LDL-C does NOT cause cardiovascular disease https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... The brain needs animal fat: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... Low cholesterol linked to depression and suicide https://www.greatplainslaboratory.com... Higher cholesterol linked with lower rates of breast cancer and mortality outcomes https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ar... Are We Carnivores? (Dissertation) https://youtu.be/3cfxPn5eNXs Early humans and Neanderthals near exclusively ate red meat, according to stable isotope study https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Born to eat meat http://borntoeatmeat.com/?p=1378 Caveman diet was meat https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/22/caveme... Israeli study: humans were carnivorous apex predators for 2 million years https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblo... Evidence of early humans eating meat https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowl... Natural pesticides in vegetables https://www.the-scientist.com/?articl... Science (244:755-7, May 19,1989) Plant food toxins https://youtu.be/fnjX3cZ4q84 Fiber causes colon disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed... Polyunsaturated fats (plant oils) are immunosuppressants http://www.functionalps.com/blog/2011... Dr Lustig YouTube (fructose is a poison) https://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM https://youtu.be/ceFyF9px20Y Dr Lustig sugar, metabolic syndrome, and cancer https://youtu.be/jpNU72dny2s ***** Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... The Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

Liz is the Director of DNA Group, and an Accredited Practising Dietitian & Nutritionist with 20 years experience. Through various private practice, community and corporate settings, Liz has developed specialised skills for weight management and individualised nutrition counselling. Liz has a personal interest in lower carbohydrate approach to support metabolic health and has helped set thousands of clients on a path towards improved health and wellbeing. Liz can help with Meal planning individualised to your unique preferences and utilises both traditional and Non-Diet Approach to weight concern, catering from inactive to high performance athletes. Join Liz for 12 weeks of continued support where you will implement a different approach to eating to fuel your body better, without starting a ‘diet', and in a way that you can make it an enjoyable and sustainable, healthy approach. What will we cover? Each week for 12 weeks you can login to your learning platform to access videos, worksheets and resources that I use with my clients in clinic. You will receive recipes, shopping lists and weekly meal plans, be guided on nutrition and behaviour change topics, plus be part of the exclusive Metabolic Makeover facebook group. Liz will address your questions 1:1 and roadblocks as they come up, plus you can interact with your peers who will all be at a similar stage. For more info on the program, enrolling or booking a call, visit www.dnagroup.com.au/MMP https://dnagroup.com.au/ Instagram: @lowcarbhealthyfat.dietitian ***** Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... The Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

Meet Pauline! "My name is Pauline Swinkels and I have been a registered Nurse with AHPRA for 39 years. I have been researching and practicing the science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction for 6 years, and for the last years I have been practicing as Nutrition Network Advisor. In May 2021, I graduated as a Certified Nutrition Network Practitioner, after completing my training in the Pilot program run by Nutrition Network, in the science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction, the first of its type globally. I have worked as a Perioperative Nurse for 20 years, and a Midwife for several years. I also studied Fitness Instruction and Personal Training, and more recently I have been working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in a specialist skin clinic. As a nurse working in surgery, I saw many instances of disease which would be preventable diseases, caused by chronic overconsumption of carbohydrates. As a midwife I met many women who experienced fertility problems due to PCOS, which can be helped with a lifestyle change. I also saw an escalating number of women with gestational diabetes, and the associated problems that arise from this. These are all preventable with education and lifestyle changes. Most recently as a skin care specialist, I see how a poor diet can really reflect and affect skin health, with conditions like adult acne, psoriasis, dermatitis, and acceleration in the aging process. NO ONE wants to age faster! I had grown aware of the benefits of healthy eating as a Personal Trainer, but my interest was really piqued by the health benefits of LCHF nutrition when my partner had reversed some of his own chronic health problems (hashimoto's thyroid dysfunction, insomnia and sleep apnoea, and lost 12 kg easily). I grew very curious, started researching and found the Nutrition Network. The rest is the beginning of the rest of my life!" Contact Pauline: http://www.lowcarbsolutions.com.au FB -LowCarb Solutions @LowCarbSolutionsAustralia Insta- lowcarbsolutionsaustralia. LinkedIn- Pauline Swinkels Twitter- LowCarbSolutions @LowCarbSolutio1 Email- Pauline@lowcarbsolutions.com.au Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... The Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

"My journey began after I left my 14th doctor's visit in a single year when I realized I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. My diet growing up was like any other kid in the US, except I was really picky and seemed to prefer all the sweet things. My favorite foods and staples in my diet were cereal, oatmeal, granola bars, pancakes (mmm, my favorite), colorful and sugary yogurts, chocolate milk, chicken fingers, pasta, cookies, and ice cream. Not surprisingly, I was a pretty sickly kid and always struggled with my weight. As I got older, I switched to “whole wheat” and “diet” foods but the sweet tooth was always there and my diet was very heavily carb based. In 2012, in an effort to improve my health, I adopted a real food, paleo diet. I saw huge improvements with my health but after a stressful period in my life, I started gaining weight, getting cystic acne, and I lost my period. I realized I had Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). My PCOS was a hormonal imbalance that caused weight gain and weight loss resistance, cystic acne, and missed periods. No matter how “healthy” I ate, and no matter how much I worked out, I couldn't lose a pound and actually seemed to be gaining! (what the hell?!) I tried to balance my hormones and increase my progesterone but nothing seemed to be working. I felt so defeated and hopeless. Finally I enrolled in nutrition school to become a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP). I learned that at the foundation of all hormonal imbalances is our blood sugar balance. “Blood sugar balance?!,” I thought. “But I don't have diabetes.” I didn't, but little did I know, my blood sugar was completely dysregulated. I constantly ate sweets and craved them. Even though I was eating a healthy Paleo diet, I ate a ton of fruits and starches. I made “Paleo-treats”, binged on dairy-free chocolate chips, and always had to finish a meal with something sweet. If I missed a meal I would be shaky and lightheaded. I would feel “hangry” instead of just hungry. I had been missing what was right in front of me. My blood sugar dysregulation was at the root of my PCOS. In February of 2018, I adopted a real-food, low-carb, high fat (keto) diet and began incorporating fasting (intermittent and prolonged). I am finally able to maintain a comfortable weight and my skin is flawless. My periods are regular and my PMS & cramps vanished. I don't even bloat before my period anymore! After graduating as an NTP, I decided that my mission is to help women discover and improve their blood sugar issues. Research suggests that 1 out of 3 adults has prediabetes. Of this group, 9 out of 10 don't know they have it. 29.1 million people in the United States have diabetes, but 8.1 million may be undiagnosed and unaware of their condition.  It is my mission to help women uncover and improve their blood sugar issues so they can feel their best and live long and healthy lives." Contact Dani: www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com Instagram: @daniellehamiltonhealth Facebook: Danielle Hamilton Health After the success of two virtual Low Carb Lifestyle Women's Health Summits in 2020 and 2021, I have decided to continue the conversations and community by creating a podcast. I look forward to brining to you many conversations, knowledge, insight and wisdom, and sharing many of the presentations that were within both the 2020 and 2021 Summit's. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... The Hub: https://www.lowcarblifestylehub.com Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

Let's look at some stats: There are 1.7 million Aussies with type 2 diabetes and 2 million with pre-diabetes 100,000 eye injections are performed for diabetic retinopathy each year 4,000 amputations are performed for gangrenous lower limbs each year 4.5 million hours are spent on dialysis for kidney failure each year Half will suffer from mental health afflictions 70% will develop dementia 80% will succumb to a heart attack or stroke Type 2 diabetes can be devastating for both patients and their families. That these life-changing and life-threatening complications can potentially be avoided. Read Peter's recent article: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7338616/its-well-past-time-to-tackle-australias-other-epidemic/ Dr. Peter Brukner OAM is the founder of Defeat Diabetes and not-for-profit SugarByHalf. He is a world-renowned Sports Medicine Clinician and Researcher, formerly the Chief Medical Officer for the Australian Men's Cricket team, and has held similar roles at Liverpool FC, Melbourne and Collingwood AFL clubs, the Socceroos and the Australian Olympic Athletics team. Peter is currently Professor of Sports Medicine at La Trobe University, Victoria. "I am a Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician, and Professor of Sports Medicine at La Trobe University in Melbourne. I have been working with athletes of all sizes, shapes and abilities for 40 years. In that time, I have worked in AFL clubs, Australian Olympic teams, the Socceroos and the Aussie cricket team as well as a stint in the UK as Head of Sports Medicine at Liverpool Football Club. "So why am I here talking to you about diabetes? My father had Type 2 diabetes and I watched as he progressively suffered many of the typical complications. I was determined not to go down the same path. A few years ago, despite eating a so-called healthy low fat diet and exercising regularly, I was significantly overweight, with high triglyceride and insulin levels as well as suffering from a fatty liver. In other words I was pre-diabetic. I decided to try a low carb diet, reducing my intake of sugar and starches. After 3 months the results were incredible. I reversed all my metabolic abnormalities as well as losing 13 kg. I have maintained that way of eating ever since, every blood test comes back absolutely normal. I have no doubt that if I had not made those changes by now I would have Type 2 diabetes. As a result of my own experience and years of intense study of the relationship between diet and metabolic disease, I am now passionate about the real-food way of eating that focuses on healthy proteins and fats, while limiting sugars and processed foods." Contact Peter: www.defeatdiabetes.com.au www.peterbrukner.com www.fatlotofgood.com.au www.sugarbyhalf.com Follow me on Twitter and Linkedin After the success of two virtual Low Carb Lifestyle Women's Health Summits in 2020 and 2021, I have decided to continue the conversations and community by creating a podcast. I look forward to brining to you many conversations, knowledge, insight and wisdom, and sharing many of the presentations that were within both the 2020 and 2021 Summit's. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

As part of National Diabetes Week, Kelly has agreed to share with you her presentation from the Low Carb Lifestyle Long Weekend. Kelly Hodges is a Queensland based Dietitian who fully supports and advocates a low carbohydrate approach to optimise health and well being. With a keen interest in diabetes, she is half way through her studies to become a Diabetes Educator and has already seen incredible success in her clinics privately. From reversing pre-diabetes to putting type 2 diabetes into remission, and everything in-between including medication reduction, weight loss, insulin cessation and pathology optimisation; Kelly is keen to assist with getting the knowledge out there to empower individuals to regain and take control of their health. Contact Kelly: e: hello@kellyhodges.com.au  w: www.kellyhodges.com.au  fb: https://www.facebook.com/kellyhodgesdietitian  After the success of two virtual Low Carb Lifestyle Women's Health Summits in 2020 and 2021, I have decided to continue the conversations and community by creating a podcast. I look forward to brining to you many conversations, knowledge, insight and wisdom, and sharing many of the presentations that were within both the 2020 and 2021 Summit's. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

Listen to the LIVE chat I had with Tracey Kimberley and her type 1 diabetic 16 year old daughter Ashlee. They've kindly agreed to share what they've learned about type 1 over the last 5 years, including managing it with a low carb lifestyle. 30 mins in, Dietitian Jessica Turton also joined us to share with us about her research on Type 1 at Sydney University. To contact Tracey Kimberley: tracey.kimberley@lowcarbcanberra.com.au Facebook: Tracey Kimberley Health and Life Coach & Low Carb Canberra Instagram: @mybigfatplate To contact Jessica Turton: jessica.turton@sydney.edu.au After the success of two virtual Low Carb Lifestyle Women's Health Summits in 2020 and 2021, I have decided to continue the conversations and community by creating a podcast. I look forward to brining to you many conversations, knowledge, insight and wisdom, and sharing many of the presentations that were within both the 2020 and 2021 Summit's. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

As part of National Diabetes Week, Dr Muecke has agreed for me to share with you his presentation he did for the 2021 Low Carb Lifestyle Long Weekend. Dr James Muecke AM graduated with Honors from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1987. Following his internship, James lived and worked as a doctor in Africa and subsequently as an eye surgeon in the Middle East, battling malaria, wild animals, and rebel soldiers. He founded Sight For All in 2008, turning his boundless energy into a fight against blindness in the Aboriginal and mainstream communities of Australia and some of the poorest countries of Asia and Africa. Sight For All's comprehensive and sustainable projects are now impacting on the lives of over one million people each year.  His commitment to social impact and humanitarian endeavors has earnt him a number of awards including an Order of Australia in 2012, the Australian Medical Association's President's Leadership Award in 2013, and Ernst & Young's Social Entrepreneur for Australia in 2015. James was Australian of the Year for 2020. James is a researcher, a teacher, an author, a musician, a photographer, and a film producer, and uses his many skills to deliver passionate, fascinating, and at times confronting presentations about his life, his work, philanthropy, resilience and social entrepreneurship. A neurological condition impacting on his dexterity has forced James into a premature retirement from surgery. Not letting his disability slow him down, James has redirected his vigor to crafting films, and has a number of powerful documentaries under his belt and several compelling projects in production. Website: www.sightforall.org Facebook - Sight For All Instagram - @sightforall LinkedIn - Sight For All Facebook - Dr James Muecke Instagram - @drjamesmuecke LinkedIn - James Muecke AM After the success of two virtual Low Carb Lifestyle Women's Health Summits in 2020 and 2021, I have decided to continue the conversations and community by creating a podcast. I look forward to brining to you many conversations, knowledge, insight and wisdom, and sharing many of the presentations that were within both the 2020 and 2021 Summit's. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeathhealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbeath_health Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/low-carb-lifestyle-hub/ https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarblifestylehub or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb_lifestyle_hub Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/387154592536873 Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Join myself and Megan live as we unpack what we know about preventing and reversing type 2 diabetes.  Megan Pfeffer is a Clinical Nutritionist with a Health Science Degree in Nutritional & Dietetic Medicine. Megan is the founder of I Choose Health, an online nutrition consulting clinic specialising in ketogenic diets for obesity, lipoedema and type 2 diabetes. Megan is an international author. In November 2019 Megan's co-authored research paper titled ‘Ketogenic diet as a potential solution for lipedema' was published in the peer reviewed medical journal ‘Medical Hypotheses'. Her first book printed in 2019 ‘From our coaches kitchens: Ketolicious for lipedema holiday cookbook' for women with lipoedema available on amazon and in print from the US. Megan recently spent 2 years working as Clinical Nutritionist and Director of Coaching with Lipedema Simplified USA and was on the Medical Advisory Board for The Lipedema Project USA. She has presented at numerous international events, including a recent 1-hour online presentation on the clinical application of ketogenic diets to a group of 50+ integrative doctors in Italy, and a narrated poster presentation at the Lymphatic Forum 2021 online event hosted from New York. In 2019 Megan discovered she had lipoedema while researching the condition for one of her clients. In 2020 she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Grade 3 breast cancer and underwent a life-saving bilateral mastectomy. Megan loves living a keto lifestyle to manage her health. Here is the research paper Megan talked about: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Contact: Website: www.ichoosehealth.com.au Email: megan@ichoosehealth.com.au After the success of two virtual Low Carb Lifestyle Women's Health Summits in 2020 and 2021, I have decided to continue the conversations and community by creating a podcast. I look forward to brining to you many conversations, knowledge, insight and wisdom, and sharing many of the presentations that were within both the 2020 and 2021 Summit's. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeat... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbe... Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarbli... or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb... Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38715... Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Join Tracey & Daniel as we chat all things low carb and running. Learn the truth about our duel fuel sources, and which one has the biggest potential for energy! If you would like to contact Daniel for health or run coaching, you can do so here: dvelardo89@gmail.com. After the success of two virtual Low Carb Lifestyle Women's Health Summits in 2020 and 2021, I have decided to continue the conversations and community by creating a podcast. I look forward to bringing to you many conversations, knowledge, insight and wisdom, and sharing many of the presentations that were within both the 2020 and 2021 Summit's. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeathhealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbeath_health Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarblifestylehub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb_lifestyle_hub https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/low-carb-lifestyle-hub/ Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/387154592536873 Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork  

Today Megan and I are chatting all things Lipoedema. If you are a female with a large amount of lower body fat, that might hurt to touch, and you've tried everything to lose weight using the 'traditional methods', then this podcast is for you. If you are a health professional working with women and you don't know what Lipoedema is, then this is for you. Megan Pfeffer is a Clinical Nutritionist with a Health Science Degree in Nutritional & Dietetic Medicine. Megan is the founder of I Choose Health, an online nutrition consulting clinic specialising in ketogenic diets for obesity, lipoedema and type 2 diabetes. Megan is an international author. In November 2019 Megan's co-authored research paper titled ‘Ketogenic diet as a potential solution for lipedema' was published in the peer reviewed medical journal ‘Medical Hypotheses'. Her first book printed in 2019 ‘From our coaches kitchens: Ketolicious for lipedema holiday cookbook' for women with lipoedema available on amazon and in print from the US. Megan recently spent 2 years working as Clinical Nutritionist and Director of Coaching with Lipedema Simplified USA and was on the Medical Advisory Board for The Lipedema Project USA. She has presented at numerous international events, including a recent 1-hour online presentation on the clinical application of ketogenic diets to a group of 50+ integrative doctors in Italy, and a narrated poster presentation at the Lymphatic Forum 2021 online event hosted from New York. In 2019 Megan discovered she had lipoedema while researching the condition for one of her clients. In 2020 she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Grade 3 breast cancer and underwent a life-saving bilateral mastectomy. Megan loves living a keto lifestyle to manage her health. Here is the research paper Megan talked about: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987720333260 Contact: Website: www.ichoosehealth.com.au Email: megan@ichoosehealth.com.au After the success of two virtual Low Carb Lifestyle Women's Health Summits in 2020 and 2021, I have decided to continue the conversations and community by creating a podcast. I look forward to brining to you many conversations, knowledge, insight and wisdom, and sharing many of the presentations that were within both the 2020 and 2021 Summit's. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traceymcbeathhealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracey_mcbeath_health Join the Low Carb Lifestyle Hub on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelowcarblifestylehub or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_lowcarb_lifestyle_hub Join Low Carb Melbourne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/387154592536873 Are you a health practitioner and interested in learning how to bring low carb in to your practice with confidence? The Nutrition Network has a number of programs to help. For GP's; Dietitians; Nurses and Health Coaches. The Nutrition Network is run by the Noakes Foundation. To learn more, click here: http://bit.ly/nutritionnetwork

My second chat with Dr Ben Bikman. Enjoy the discussion we recorded for the recent Low Carb Lifestyle Long Weekend Summit. You can listen to our first chat here: https://thenourishedmumlife.libsyn.com/ You can find Ben on all channels of social media, and here on his website: http://www.bikmanlab.byu.edu Ben's book, Why We Get Sick is a must read. Please subscribe & share. Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: www.traceymcbeath.com.au Want to watch the Summits? They're still available to purchase here: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/womens-health-summit/ Thank you for your support! Let's keep curious and know there is always more to see!

Belinda Fettke describes herself as a health disruptor and change-agent challenging the health benefit claims of the last 50 years of low fat high carb messaging. She has been researching the Vested Interests and Religious Ideology shaping our ‘plant-biased' dietary and health guidelines since 2014. She has been on a fascinating journey of self-discovery over the last few years, researching the history of religious ideology and its intersection with commercial vested interests intent on demonising animal protein and fats. Their symbiotic relationship has had a huge influence on our ‘plant-biased' dietary and health guidelines. I am not anti-religion, nor am I prejudiced against vegetarian ideology as a personal choice, but I am concerned about dietary dogma that negatively impacts health outcomes and attempts to ‘silence' healthcare professionals from discussing evolutionary science. “Science evolves by being challenged, not by being followed. Once you see the health benefits of LCHF/Keto principles you can never unsee them.” Dr Gary Fettke Debunking myths and exploring the evolution of the Plant-Based vegetarian guidelines Firstly, I want to dispel the myths on Low Carbohydrate Healthy Fat principles (LCHF) by asking why ‘Nutrition Science' is the only science where those who view it through an evolutionary lens are mocked and persecuted, while those who ignore evolution are encouraged and supported? Secondly, I will show that the world-wide Dietary Guidelines are becoming ‘Vegetarian' … why else would recommending ‘Low Carbohydrate' and ‘Saturated Animal Fats' be condoned and punishable? Thirdly, I want to explain who the defenders of the Dietary Guidelines are and why ideology is just as influential as the vested interests of the ‘Food and Pharmaceutical Industries'. After discovering the pro cereal/grain/soy messaging, and the demonisation of animal protein and fats, were tied to industry and ideology I delved into the pages of history to discover “why?” I founded www.supportgary.com in August 2017 as a way of sharing my research and was first invited to speak at a Low Carb Down Under event later that year. Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/belinda-fettke-part-1/id1448623365?i=1000457429297 Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/belinda-fettke-part-2/id1448623365?i=1000457879278 Part 3: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/belinda-fettke-part-3/id1448623365?i=1000458408910 Contact: www.belindafettke.com Please subscribe, share, and grow with me!  Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: www.traceymcbeath.com.au Want to watch the Summits? They're still available to purchase here: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/womens-health-summit/ Thank you for your support! Let's keep curious and know there is always more to see!

Low Carb 101 Update: Whist there are a number of sources generous enough to define a LCHF diet as being less than 150 grams of carbohydrates per day, I have revised this to

After the success of two virtual Low Carb Lifestyle Women's Health Summits in 2020 and 2021, I have decided to continue the conversations and community by creating a podcast. I look forward to brining to you many conversations, knowledge, insight and wisdom, and sharing many of the presentations that were within both the 2020 and 2021 Summit's. Please subscribe, share, and grow with me!  Contact: Tracey McBeath Web: www.traceymcbeath.com.au Want to watch the Summits? They're still available to purchase here: https://www.traceymcbeath.com.au/womens-health-summit/ Thank you for your support! Let's keep curious and know there is always more to see! Love Tracey