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• What is dairy? I let you know what people mean when they refer to dairy products
• Cheese is low in carbs, moderate in protein and high in fat, which makes it the perfect keto food, right? I take time to explain why this might not be true for everyone.
• It is a myth that you need to eat cheese on a keto diet to find success. In fact, dairy products can stall many keto dieters and I explain the reasons.
• Studies show cheese can be addictive
• Dairy products can stall some keto dieters. I review some of the reasons for this.
• How to figure out if you’re sensitive to dairy products
• How to approach eliminating dairy to figure out if it’s causing a stall or health problems for you
• Dairy substitutions on keto – the do’s & the don’ts

Links Mentioned in Episode:

• Eating Fat is the New Skinny Support Group
• Free Troubleshooting Keto Workshop
• Episode 9 – Keto Myths

Some people think a ketogenic diet can worsen, or even bring on new acne. While others claim that keto can actually help heal your acne. So which is it – does keto make acne worse or does keto make acne go away?

In this episode:

• What about cystic acne?
• What foods can contribute to acne
• How medications can affect bile flow
• Helpful supplements

Links mentioned:

• Digestion Course
• Natural Reference
• Keto Decoded Membership

Carb cycling is another one of those popular diets trends that can be great for some people, but also really screw up another group of people. Today we’ll discuss what’s happening if you fall into the latter group, and what you can do to get out of it.

In this episode:

• When carb cycling is a bad idea
• When to try carb cycling
• Why adding carbs can stroke fat burning
• What kind of carbs are best for carb cycling
• Does carb cycling vary from men to women

Links mentioned:

• Keto Decoded Membership
• Kick it Naturally: Menstrual Cramps

Events and circumstances in our lives can absolutely create anxiety, but it’s our physiology that often causes that anxiety to be magnified and become unmanageable.

In this episode we explore the most common physiological imbalances that lead to anxiety, and ways to improve symptoms.

In this episode:

• The electrolyte deficiency imbalance
• Blood sugar issues
• The anabolic imbalance
• The alkaline imbalance

Links mentioned:

• Digestion Course
• Keto Decoded Membership

A common question before starting a keto diet is: Should I be hungry on a ketogenic diet? The common answer is no! Since you should eat to satiation on keto, you shouldn’t be hungry while following this diet. But that’s not always the case for everybody, so today we’ll chat about 3 reasons you could be finding yourself hungry on a keto diet.

In this episode:

• Are you digesting fats and protein properly?
• Under eating Fat or Protein
• Overeating carbohydrates
• Eating past satiation for make macros

Links Mentioned:

• Digestion Course
• Keto Decoded Membership

Can you follow a ketogenic diet without a gallbaldder? The short answer is yes, but it’s going to take some work. Correcting digestion without a gallbladder can be one of the more difficult issues to improve, but it’s not impossible. And if you want to follow a keto lifestyle, it’s absolutely necessary to do.

So if you’re willing to put in the time and work, this episode is a great place to start if you’ve lost your gallbladder and want to follow keto.

In the episode:

• What exactly is the purpose of the gallbladder?
• What can cause a person to warrant a gallbladder removal?
• Signs your gallbladder is in trouble
• Can a keto diet cause further gallbladder issues?
• Basic tips for keto if you don’t have a gallbladder

Links mentioned:

• Keto Decoded Membership
• Digestion Course

While some experts recommend eating some carbs on keto, other say you can’t be within 10ft. of a carbohydrate. So which advice should you follow?

Well, that depends on your physiology and what you’re goals are by following a ketogenic diet.

In this episode:

• How to calculate carbs on keto
• What about carbs in vegetables?
• What carbs to avoid
• Keto carbs around a workout
• Keto carbs to maintain weight

Links Mentioned:

• High Fat Ground Beef (affiliate link)
• Low-carb Plan
• Keto Decoded Membership

In Part two of Insomnia and Keto we talk about how the sympathetic imbalance can cause you to lose sleep.

In this episode:

• The fight or flight imbalance
• Affects of a low breath rate
• Affects of a high breath rate
• Supplemental strategies

Links Mentioned:

• Free Digestion Course
• Kick it Naturally: The truth about pH episode

When most people search for insomnia remedies to improve symptoms they find that what may help one person’s insomnia may make another person’s much worse. Today we’re going to talk about the reasons that might happen. 

In this episode:

• How low blood pressure can affect insomnia
• The sympathetic imbalance and insomnia
• The catabolic imbalance and insomnia

Links Mentioned:

• Free Digestion Course
• Keto Decoded Membership

In today’s episode we’re talking about the highly debated subject of how much fat you need to eat to get into ketosis.

In this episode:

• Can you do low-fat keto?
• Why is fat important to keto?
• What percentage of fat should you eat on keto?
• Why focusing on calories can hurt your progress on a keto diet
• How to determine the right amount of fat for you

Links Mentioned:

• Keto Decoded Membership