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• Even though most keto experts will tout the benefits of keto and they’ll teach you how to start your keto diet tomorrow, they won’t tell you when keto might not be the right plan for you.
• Even though keto might not be right for you now, there are steps you can take to make keto right for you.
• We’re not Jillian Michaels – she says keto isn’t right for anyone
• Still, keto isn’t automatically a magical plan for everyone
• Don’t expect massive weight loss just because you’re cutting back on carbs
• If your body isn’t processing fat well, you need to work with your body to improve this in order to help make keto right for you.
• Sticking with processed carbs long term also isn’t the answer.
• While you may need to reduce carbs drastically to see results, not all ketoers need to stay under 20 grams of carbs for life

Listener Question: What is your take on companies that offer keto snacks and treats such as NÜSH, Quest, Smartćake, Smart Sweets, etc?

Product Review: Nush Cakes

Links Mentioned:

• Keto Decoded courses
• Kick It Naturally: Insomnia

• My ultimate 100 pound weight loss success took 3 phases, each of which was a stepping stone into the next phase.
• Changing your mindset regarding weight loss is important, but you still need to put in work to make it to your goal
• Learn how to work with your body instead of following general advice meant for someone else.
• Slowly lowering carbs per meal and switching to real food options over time helped me solidify a low carb lifestyle long term.
• Cutting calories and over exercising no longer worked for me for weight loss.
• My low-carb dilemma
• My diet progression over the first year of my low-carb lifestyle
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Dinner
• Health successes after 1 year of following this low-carb plan

Links mentioned in episode:

• My Big Fat Life Transformation
• Keto Decoded courses
• Kick Your Fat in the Nuts
• Supplements mentioned: Beet Flow, Betaine HCL, Digestizyme, Bio C

Download – Checklist – Are You ready to Transition from Low-carb to Keto

• Guidelines given for mainstream recommended standard American diet
• Varying definitions of a low carb diet: WebMD vs. Diet Doctor vs. Our definition
• How to space carbs out on a low carb plan for best results
• Best food to eat on a low carb plan
• Varying definitions of a keto diet: WebMD vs. Diet Doctor vs. Our definition
• Main differences between low carb and keto
• How to structure low carb and keto meals
• Who should stick to a low carb plan vs. who is ready for a keto plan
• People with certain health conditions should avoid keto
• Calories on low carb and keto
• Exercise on low carb and keto

Listener Question: Are people with lower body fat able to eat more fat since they have less fat to burn on their bodies?

Links Mentioned in Episode 6

• Kick it Naturally – Fat Loss Plateaues
• Epic Uncured Bacon Bits – buy through Thrive Market
• Digestion Course

• After decades of following low-calorie & low-fat diets, I needed to help my body digest protein
• It’s estimated 5 out of every 10 people have low stomach acid
• I displayed every symptom of low stomach acid for decades: Constipation, heartburn, reflux, low blood pressure, burping, bloating, nausea
• How doctors failed me for 20 years
• I never connected health symptoms to poor digestion
• The reasons real food diets were difficult for me to digest
• The steps I took to improve stomach acid production
• Health problems that improved with improved stomach acid

Links Mentioned:

• Kick Your Fat in the Nuts: Book
• Digestion Course
• Supplements: Beet Flow, Beatine HCL, D-Limmonene, Bio-C, Digestizyme
• Kick Your Fat Support Group

Download from episode 5 – How to Reign In Protein

• Nissa’s experience dealing with low blood pressure over her 20 year diet history
• The symptoms of low blood pressure that I displayed from a young age and how these symptoms affected my daily life
• My biggest health crisis to date
• Incorrect assumptions about health, weight and blood pressure
• How low blood pressure contributed to my failed low-carb diet attempts, even though I never knew it was an issue
• Steps I took to improve chronic low blood pressure
• My ultimate success following a low-carb plan

Links mentioned:

• Omron Blood pressure Monitor (Amazon Affiliate Link)  
• Flower of the Ocean Celtic Sea Salt (Amazon Affiliate Link)   
• Concentrace Trace Mineral Drops (Amazon Affiliate Link)   
• Kick Your Fat in the Nuts: Book
• Digestion Course
• Supplement: HCl
• Eating Fat is the New Skinny Support Group

• It’s important to keep electrolytes balanced on a keto diet to avoid symptoms like dizziness, fatigue, headaches, nausea and irritability
• Not all of the electrolyte advice given will be right for your body chemistry
• You should test your blood pressure at home to determine the level of electrolytes that’s right for you
• Chronic low blood pressure can lead to failure on a keto diet
• How to determine which supplement advice is right for your body chemistry
• Steps you can take to raise your blood pressure to make keto work for you

Listener Question: Why do I feel aches and pains during keto without exercising?

Product Review: Ninja Goat Nutrition Fat Coffee

Links Mentioned During Episode:

• Digestion Course
• Links to reviewed products: chatthefat.com/reviews
• Keto Decoded Cooking Cours
• Link to Bone Broth video
• Flower of the Ocean Celtic Sea Salt on Amazon (affiliate link)
• Omron Blood Pressure Monitor on Amazon (affiliate link)
• KickItNaturally: Depression
• Almost Free Digestion Course
• Chat the Fat Episode 2

Episode download – Avoid Keto Flu 

During this episode, we’re interviewing Jimmy and Christine Moore. Jimmy is  also the international bestselling author of The Complete Guide To Fasting,The Ketogenic Cookbook, Keto Clarity, Cholesterol Clarity, and his new book Real Food Keto. Christine Moore is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who specializes in real food–based low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic nutrition. We’re talking to them about their new book, Real Food Keto that they wrote together.

• Jimmy talks about his low-carb beginnings and how he changed the course of his life to become one of the most well known ketogenic lifestyle advocates.
• Christine talks about how she used keto to solve lifelong health issues.
• We talk about how diet plays a role in health issues beyond weight loss.
• Real food plays a huge role in health, beyond just following a keto plan. Jimmy and Christine explain how they use real food in their healthy lifestyle approach.
• There are many reasons people can fail at a keto plan. Not incorporating real food is a big reason.
• Jimmy talks about the process many people take to transition from the standard American diet to eventually finding success on a real food keto diet.
• We talk keto macros and if it’s necessary to count macros to succeed on a keto diet. We also talk about if counting calories is important on a keto plan.
• Christine talks about how to make the best food choices for your situation and how little changes can add up to big health results.
• Christine talks about how she succeeds with her keto lifestyle without a gallbladder.
• We talk about low-calorie keto: the pros and the cons (except there are no pros)
• Jimmy tells us the biggest health wisdom he’s gained and talks about the most influential experts he’s learned from.
• We talk about how digestive issues can create problems with a ketogenic lifestyle.
• We talk about the problems with vegetable oils and their relation to cholesterol.
• We chat about keto haters and how to respond to their negativity.

Links Mentioned During Episode:

Keto Clarity

Real Food Keto

Low Carb Cruise

Nutritional Therapy Program

Find Jimmy: Livinlavidalowcarb.com

Find Christine: rebootingyournutrition.com

Keto Decoded Course

• How I discovered I wasn’t digesting fat well
• The symptoms I dealt with for decades due to poor fat digestion
• Obstacles in my life that lead to poor fat digestion
• Imbalances I had to improve prior to moving onto keto
• The steps I followed to get sludgy bile moving again
• Are these steps right for you?

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