His humility is refreshing. After a lifetime of struggling with obesity, and pre-diabetes, I lost 180 pounds and restored my metabolic health on a low-carb diet in my 40’s. I have been left very jaded regarding the medical professionals who spent decades offering me unhelpful and harmful advice. After all their years of “help” I had to find the solution myself. I stumbled on the solution by accident about 6 or 7 years ago before low-carb was as widely accepted as it is now. Doctors like David Unwin and Ken Berry are going a long way toward restoring my faith in their profession and allowing me to begin to forgive the doctors I have had over the last 20 years for their judgement and lack of meaningful help.
John, if I may please ask, what is the one thing that, with a magic wand, you would change from your GP or Diabetes Educator? Your experience is important and I would value your answer. Thank you.
Many doctors like him were doing what the guidelines recommended. Science changes and we must change with it but often new research takes 5-10 years to become mainstream among the professionals!!!! Not ideal but many people are more interested in self education
Dr. Unwin's description of 150 gr of boiled rice is equal to about 10 tsp sugar...just brought me to tears, not from sorrow but from anger. Anger from thinking that eating WFPB diet for a year, wrecked my body. I am carnivore atm, for just over 90 days...things are slowly changing ❤
I think a person with metabolic issues, like myself, can eat a wfpb diet but without the grains & tubers. Beans & legumes would be an absolute must though. WFPB is my fav way to eat, taste wise, but my excess weight will not budge. Currently switching to low carb, mostly plants, eggs, some meats. Finally I have some HOPE. Good luck with your own health journey. 👍🏼
I got my mother in law off insulin and blood pressure meds when she lived with us for three months, 11 years ago. It was a wonderful experience. But then she went back to living with my husband’s siblings and the old eating habits and it’s been downhill ever since. So sad. But it was so validating for me to see this work in my little N-1 experiment.
That is very encouraging for me to read! The whole reason I came across Dr Unwin is because I was researching precisely this - how to get an elderly relative off those very same meds! First I have to persuade other family members that it's possible.
Doctors in the past didn't know any more than they do now. In fact, the history of medicine is a horror show, for anyone who decides to delve into it. Not only were doctors rampantly poisoning and killing their patients, they were indirectly responsible for the craze of witch-burnings because they had worked so hard to discredit and spread fear about their professional rivals, the herbal wise-women and midwives who often had better results than the doctors did. For hundreds of years, doctors were putting mercury into medicines. You can read up on the history of "calomel." From about the 1840s until WWI, this mercury-containing medicine was being used in "heroic doses" for just about everything (previously, it was normal to use it in smaller doses). It has the side effects of causing gangrene in the flesh, loss of teeth, and of course extreme neurotoxicity. Everyone was taking it for every little problem. It was even made into a salve used for diaper rash. It certainly shortened people's lives, but we don't know by how much. Another fun chapter in the history of medicine is the so-called "everlasting pill." This was a bullet of antimony that could be swallowed. Antimony is toxic, so the body would quickly try to get rid of it by having a full-blown case of diarrhea. What made the pill everlasting was that the patient would then dig it out of the chamberpot and return it to the doctor, so that it could be used again. Antimony has an arsenic-like effect on the body, resulting in cardiotoxicity, headaches, dizziness, depression, vomiting, and eventual damage to the liver and kidneys. The list could go on and on. Probably the most harmless treatment that historical doctors used was leeches. Leeches actually can help with various health problems. Of course, the doctors didn't use fresh leeches for each patient, though, so they sometimes passed syphilis and other diseases from one patient to another. We like to think we've got it all figured out now, but that's exactly what people thought back then too.
I have listened to numerous interviews and conference presentations with Dr. Unwin, some including his wife Jen. He is a true treasure. Because he has made light of his treatment at the beginning of this journey I was not aware that he actually experienced such rebuke from a number of his colleagues. That is an absolute shame. Thank you Dr. Scher for this interview, I like your style.
What a pleasure this interview was! What a humble man... And therein lies the problem is that a lot of doctors are so proud... That they would never stoop to listen to what their patients say to them! God bless you!!!❤
Is that pride? Or arrogance? In their defence, physicians are taught to think that they have all the answers, or at least act as if they do - no matter how nonsensical that is. When their intellectual curiosity dies, a physician becomes essentially useless.
I love and respect Dr Unwin and his wife. I watch their work closely, as I also live in the North of England. I’d love to get in contact with them, as I’m a Nurse Practitioner, working for the NHS, but I want to use my knowledge of LCHF to help my patients.
Yes, my skin is very much better, especially if I reduce my dairy intake. Additionally, 40+ weight loss & reduced my A1C from 10.8 to 6.8. I'm more energetic & less anxious & more calm & more stamina. More weight to lose & continuing to lower my A1C. Slow & steady wins the health journey. 👍😊💜
Good to know. Yes, so many things improve on low carb. I saw a youtube vid on Macular Degeneration and the best diet is low carb, and especially avoid vegetable oils...that was the biggie...Animal fats and olive oil are fine though. Looking forward to keeping/improving my eyesight too.
I just heard about that effect yesterday and was surprised by it. Could it be related to high blood sugar compromising the minuscule blood vessels of the eye?
@@coffeemachtspass - It does seem likely that avoiding the damage to the vascular system that sugar is known to cause is helpful to the eyes. After all, amputations and blindness are well-known consequences of prolonged high blood sugar levels, aka diabetes. Avoiding the seed oils (corn, soy, etc) and eating adequate amounts of natural fats and the fat soluable vitamins also seems likely to help preserve and maybe improve eyesight.
He got well deserved praise for saving money for his local health authority, in this day and age would have expected big pharma to instigate his sacking
I've watched most of your podcasts now. This is by fare one of your best. Even though a third are extremely good and better than most good videos done by other people.
What a wonderful interview! I hope many general practitioners are promoting the healthy low carb lifestyle. Thank you Dr. Unwin for taking time to collaborate with your patients. X
What a pleasure listening to 'enlighten" doctors!!! People who have dedicated their lives to health following certain protocols and now have the courage to admit those protocols need to be changed. Saying that this switch of pattern, concerning diabete for instance, was due to his patient "insubordination"! I really really appreciate it.
Dr Sher I love you!! you are one of my most favorite interviewers... always so gracious and inquiring in such a great way.. and Dr Unwin? such charm and affability... thank you thank you...you bring so much into my carnivore life!! thank you, Sarah
It’s amazing how compelling actual science can be. It’s also sad that Dr.’s making their own scientific observations can’t speak up about this. The standard of care and liability holds them back.
An excellent summary of the low carb approach to lifestyle change in diabetes. Dr Unwin is inspirational and I've seen the same type of benefits he describes here. His infographics are excellent resources during busy 10 min GP consultations.
What a great person and what a great GP . He reminds me of my old family GP who was dedicated to his patients 24/7 ( except for Thursday nights ) . It's sad to see this was made 2 yrs ago . Maybe because of Covid I don't think Dr Unwin's message has gained the traction it deserves . Covid should have made his message even more imperative . I still come across type 2 patients who are being told to change refined carbs to wholemeal carbs which isn't helping them ( judging by their amputations) . Quite amazing that low GI is actually in NICE guidelines !!! That's the problem with bureaucracy - when it gets too dense nobody reads it . Please appoint this fine doctor to Chief Medical Officer in the UK with special responsibility for obesity and diabetes .
Thank you very much for the show. I have listened to many of your podcasts and they are fantastic. Just one question. Where can we find that glucose converter to sugar for the 900 foods? Is it available on the internet somewhere?
How refreshing to find a doctor who isn’t on the make and take !!!! No matter how good the message seems to be ,the moment those so called beneficial products are pushed ,then the doubts of the actual truth of the message start to surface !!!!
Yesterday I saw a cardiologist for my high cholesterol and ldl. He freaked and focused only on ldl stating I needed to take drastic action. I said I am low carb. He proposed vegetarian. Hahahaha. I know high ldl can go with low carb… I will get advanced testing; CAC, CIMT and NMR lip test.
Hi from New Zealand - so enlightening to listen to you Dr. Cannot wait to start my journey. I need to take charge of my health and make changes. Sweet tooth - oh dear! Judith
I love that animal looking healthy bit. Such an interesting thought. I used to look so unhealthy. My skin was melting off and I was out of shape. Now I honestly could be on posters my physique is insane and I eat bacon and meat to my desire and people are shocked. 👌🏻
@@tonitoni2045 Thank you Toni for that, although I already knew that. But I am looking for the list, not the formula to convert from one list to another.
This man and his wife are amazing. Thank God he's being allowed to do this. Is there a chat with all the equivalent starch to sugar ratios. That seems like a huge eye opener to wake people up
Oops chart not chat. I world love to print out out and show it to my friends who are steeped in shame while struggling with health issues because they don't understand glycemic index
Great idea from your wife. Quite rare. Inspirational. Well-done! Let’s do one good thing in medicine before retiring - so good and yea, as a professional I feel the sadness and disappointment. I also work for free in therapy with people who need it and it changes lives.
This is so powerful and refreshing to see a doctor opening up to fresh understanding and then going out on limb to do wonderful things. Especially against the militant vegan, and grain lobbiest groups. Lucky if you weren't personally attacked for reputation damage to undermine your messages. A bit like Ancel Keys and his people did to silence the parallel theory that sugar was more problematic than fat.
The fat around the eye makes sense. I've had a good bit of autoimmune things. Psoriasis, blepharitis. cradle cap at birth. Pre-mature heart beat. Eyes were always puffy and protruded out a good bit. I'd press my eyes with my palms for relief of swelling out. And dry eye for life. Went low carb. Eye puffyness went way down 1/4" down, 6mm. In their protrusion from my skull that is. Eye presses were like, oh wait my eyes are sunken in. Feel way better. just 1 month of low carb IF did it. Dry eye is way better too. I don't need eye drops every day anymore. Just some times so far. BP way down too. 140 to 150 is now 115 to 120 Thanks Doc for changing lots of lives. Low carb is needed for lots. High saturated fat is my jam and makes me feel good.
What a charming, unassuming, intelligent, and caring man! Interesting that collecting and presenting data has made such a difference in terms of the reaction of other doctors. Nice to see that reason and evidence carry weight in medical practice.
This video, if one really listens, is an argument against socialized medicine. The very idea that people should do what their physicians say so that they don't tick them off 'because you may not be able to get another one' is shocking. And unacceptable. Physicians are consultants. They are supposed to provide COMPLETE information on various courses of actions that can be taken to address whatever health issue(s) we are facing - without that, informed consent is impossible. Lack of informed consent is headed down the slope toward medical experimentation on uninformed people. Obviously, this would be nearly impossible to do in a 10 minute visit. Even 15 minutes is not enough time. Maybe the NHS should pay physicians to spend more time with patients, and use Dr. Uwin's approach so they are spending less money on drugs - which all have harmful effects as well as (hopefully) theraputic effects. *The term 'side effects' for the harmful effects of drugs is perhaps the greatest bit of marketing ever. Along with calling industrially processed seed oils 'vegetable' oils.) Yet Americans spend a lot more on health/medical care and with no better results than the UK. Maybe worse.
Could you please put a timeline on when Dr. Unwin discovered the significance of diet on treating diabetes? When did his story and experience occur? It would help me and I am sure others in learning how long it has taken for these changes to be accepted by the regulators in Britain.
Noticed that when I had 1oz of rice my weight would go up 3lbs. It was this that started me low carb then keto. Should add that I have lost over 2.5 stone and am monitoring my blood pressure.
48 mmol/mol is equivalent to 6.5% A1c. I consider that quite high. My wife was as high as 7% at one point but now we’ve gotten it down to 4.9%. That would be 30 mmol/mol. That was achieved with morning fasted blood glucose still going as high as 140. Anything above about 5.5% still indicates pretty poor blood glucose control. This lax attitude even from most low-carb doctors about getting the A1c back to an actual non-diabetic level confuses me. It’s like most of them are still stuck thinking that normalizing the A1c is too difficult for the patients to achieve, so they don’t even try. That’s unfortunate.
Dr Unwin was correct in saying remission of diabetes is off medication and Hba1c< 6.5% /48 mmol/L For Hba1c: Normal = 6.4 = Diabetes That doesn't mean a Low Carb Dr is necessarily happy just getting a patient to say 6.2, but for a diabetic patient, it's a good first start! We are working with real life human beings, and it's a journey.
Super important to eat foods that keep your glucose balance normal, so yes, a balanced diet is crucial. The approach Dr Unwin takes is to encourage patients with high blood sugar to switch from "white" foods (bread, pasta, potatoes, etc) to "green" foods like green beans, broccoli, etc. This way, you simply avoid eating things that make your blood sugar go up while still eating plenty of food. A "balanced" diet is eating foods that keep your blood sugar balanced, excluding foods that make your blood sugar spike up and then crash down. Stress definitely plays a role due to hormone responses. But few of us can really eliminate the stressors in our lives (bills, boss, spouse, kids) which makes eating a healthy diet even more important. Ultimately, one of the best stress reducers is to see yourself getting healthier! Low carb can seem strange at first because it is so different. A lot of people even feel what seem like flu symptoms during a couple of days sometime in the first week or two. But that goes away and doesn't come back. Dr Unwin has a very simple one page guide to "what to eat" which a lot of people find very useful and very intuitive. Just search "Unwin diet sheet." Good luck on your health journey!!
What a criminal state of affairs - a doctor finds something that works, but is afraid of adopting it because it might not match with official NHS guidelines and treatment protocols
@audreylarsgard7461 Great question! Unwin addresses exactly this point in a video from a recent PHC conference (search PHC conference David Unwin). The answer is: they get better and reduce their medications but don't quite reach the threshold for "remission" (hbA1c under 6.5% and off all diabetes meds for at least 2 months). And he's getting over 50% reversal now, so it is getting better. The general pattern appears to be time-related. The longer you have T2D, the more damage is likely done in your pancreas, making it still possible to get great improvements, but maybe not 100% drug-free. Vitally important: pre-diabetes appears to be fully reversible in nearly all patients! So, getting started on reversal as soon as possible seems to be the key take away. Hope this helps! Take care.
Please do the calculation of the hba1c level that this doctor references as the threshold for T2 diabetes being in remission. The Europeans use a different system of measurement than us yanks. Brilliant interview, by the way.
Oh no, I'll be walking down the street looking at people to assess if they look healthy, lilt in their step, smile on their faces, arms swinging and don't forget the eyes.
If you listen to Dr Unwin on RUclips speaking at a conference, you will 😂 laugh! He is hilarious but also manages to get the info out there. The PHC in Britain is a source. It stands for Public Health Collaborative.
Surely every country has government funded medical guidelines such as NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence! Or a medical body such as the General Medical Council? These are there to protect patients and offer Drs guidance based on clinical evidence. Dr Unwin was probably having a bit of a joke. I should imagine there's a fear one could be 'struckoff' for giving medical advice that isn't mainstream although luckily there's plenty of sound clinical evidence to back him up. Prof Tim Noakes got into trouble for advocating lchf but that may have been the diabetic or heart association - so it can happen! My GP was open to the idea of keto diet and that is in Social medicine as you call it. It is the best model for delivering high quality medical care to rich and poor alike. There's no incentive for medics to carry out lucrative but unnecessary medical procedures - see William 'Wheat Belly' Davies describe the money driven behaviour of his cardiac surgeon colleagues in the Insurance based system! or prescribe unnecessary drugs promoted by greedy drug companies, there's no chance your kids will be taken hostage until you've gone bankrupt trying to pay medical bills in the social system - it's free to all. The NHS is gradually being turned into a cash cow for private companies which we must fight, especially with Johnson/Trump trade deals in the pipeline. NHS staff are dedicated and work very hard as part of the health service family not least because we all will need the service for our selves or our loved ones at some point and not having to worry about medical bills relieves us of the burden that many in other less fortunate countries make themselves ill over. NHS isnt perfect but insurance based systems only encourage the worst kind of greed from big pharma and medical practitioners. In the NHS the patients come first.
@@christopheausruff all of that sounds nice but just isn't true. I'm a fan of Steven crowder, and he shows first hand that what you are saying is wrong. In Canada it may be a year before you can get a doctor assigned to you. The extremely long waits when you are at the hospital in general are ridiculous. Many wealthy people get private coverage. The poor are left waiting and waiting. That doesn't even get into procedures wanted by parents of dying kids that get rejected by the social healthcare system. No choice, poor quality, and only the rich can get access to adequate and timely treatment. The United states provides quick healthcare for all. No one dying is turned away from the hospital. America is the source of medical innovation because the socialist virus hasn't fully taken over.
@@Chris-zd8cs I don't know anything about the Canadian system but I won't deny that there are problems in the UK along similar lines but possibly not so bad. The service is under tremendous pressure because funding is highly dependent on prevailing political ideology and has been intentionally starved to usher in profit driven privitisation. Starting with Mrs Thatcher (influenced by Coke Brother's) Reaganomics) and then Tony Blair's Labour party the pointless outsourcing of perfectly well run functioning NHS services had often led to a worse service. Supposed 'Free markets' and competion have clearly not worked. Have we got drug companies slashing prices feverishly to get NHS business - No! infact scandalously some drugs have gone up 100s of % over night. Richard Branson sued the NHS - we need that money! because he didn't get some contract or other - despicable. We've had other privitised companies fail recently. Infact astonishingly Johnson is apparently going to nationalise one of our private rail companies because they have failed so miserably. One of the most wicked things done i believe under Tony Blair was to force the NHS into private finance initiatives to fund hospital building. My city needed a new hospital and the only option without adequate government funding was a pfi - turns out the interest rates are exstortionate and the hospital will he having to divert money which should be spent on patients to greedy financiers for many many years. I'm not against freedom & liberty but some fundamental things need to be under state control for the benefit of all. When I worked in the NHS the A & E or ER was clearly underfunded - not enough nurses, they were making themselves ill through their dedication to duty - not taking breaks for food or drink for hours. Eventually a lot left so the hospital had to recruit newly qualified foreign nurses who didn't have enough experience. People in UK are not very political - in US people seem to have been brainwashed from birth against anything for the common good! People who love the NHS are not socialists etc and most are happy to pay extra taxes to get waiting lists down etc. My family have not had any problems getting needed surgery and appointments etc. We're willing to put up with arthritis a bit longer maybe - we're stoic. You can't understand this because you're blinkered by your ideology and the profit motive which is your God. Did you hear what William Davis said about his colleagues? Look up the great NHS heist on RUclips or patients4nhs.org.uk The globalism & financialisation of everything is ruining the world. If your medical system is so great why were Venezuela s infant mortality stats so poor before Chavez took over? Just remember be careful not to buy anything from China - it's a centrally planned economy you know! What I'm saying is
Social medicine. My partner just had an aortic valve replacement, tricuspid valve repair, maze procedure and bypass surgery. Took 3 surgeons an entire day. His brother had a heart transplant. Neither paid a penny.
@@anet32147 Beats me.. I attended a t2 diabetes patient meeting with a friend (the patient). I suggested not eating carbs instead of increasing the insulin shots. The specialist said that would cause keto-acidosis and immediate death. That is the standard of practice in Canada. My question was slightly sarcastic.
Billy97 Ahh, I get it! It baffles the mind. How can ‘specialist’ be so misguided...and then pass their ignorance on to their patients. I hope your friend took the ‘advice’ with a pinch of salt.
Once again, we learn that the “industry” has almost total control over how profits are more important than making people healthier. Of course, this is not a conspiracy on the part of the “industry.” But can it be criminal to to prevent those with real methods for cures that don’t follow the mandates set down by the “industry” not be held accountable? We do not live on a level playing field while we are being told that it is all fair and square. It is not.
I have had support for low carb from a GP, but currently have a GP who only talks about cholesterol and weight loss. It's a frame of reference that won't be shifted by patients
Yes! And yet many people are interviewed by Dr. Sher because they have done the research and put in the work to write a book and/or create a website. After all, a lot more people can be helped via books and websites than one can do in person! And in more parts of the world. Books, in particular, can continue to help others even long after the author has died. So I have no problem at all with interviews of authors. It's the quality of their thinking and their work that matters most. That said, David Unwin's story is interesting.
@@Jefferdaughter Thank you. I love books, it teaches all who read it in perpetuity. Where would the diabetic community the world over be, if Dr Richard K. Bernstein did not deem fit to write ‘The Diabetes Solution’ Thousands, if not Hundreds of Thousands of diabetics, especially Type1 diabetics, owe their good diabetes management, to the knowledge he imparted through his book.
understand what you are saying, but Books and merch, or some kind of self finance system, are many times the only way these kind of studies can be financed . A corporation wont spend millions to research the impact on a disease's progression from lifestyle and diet changes. Not to mention that these renegades usually face the wrath of the establishment science, state institutions and corporate interests once the question the orthodoxy. At least in the beginning.
I think it's cool that Dr. Unwin's name is almost UNWIND. He found a way to unwind decades of health deterioration in his patients and in the way he (and others) practiced medicine. Bravo to a most compassionate and lovely man!
I have been doing a low(er) carb diet with intermittent fasting for the last 18 months or so so I already knew it was beneficial. Today I discovered Dr Unwin when I was looking for information about how to reduce the number of meds an elderly relative is on. . And how refreshing to hear an ordinary British GP (merely a GP...) speaking on the subject of a low carb diet and hearing about all his results. He is now on my list of heroes! And his wife for asking him the question about what he'd like to do before he retired!! That's not the first time I've heard a man say his wife said something that influenced him to do something which turned out to be life changing (in a good way!).
What an amazing interview! ❤️ Two lovely men expressing their deep concerns about the WELFARE and HEALING of obese and diabeti patients Their wisdom and their compassion lift my heart. And their passion is saving lives! The internet is so often a PITA, today, but THIS interview proves that it can also be a huge blessing! 🥳🥰☀️ ( And let’s not forget their COURAGE!)
My admiration goes to Dr. Unwin because you need big balls to go against the current movement of thought (which is utterly wrong). He deserves all the praise for his lovely actions and courage, without a doubt. I wanna thank Dr. Scher too for having this same courage and bringing this doctor to a wider audience who appreciates his commitment to medicine.
When you get off drugs you also shed their side effects. Also, drug companies have become predatory with their marketing strategies, it would be satisfying to damage their profits.
His humility is refreshing. After a lifetime of struggling with obesity, and pre-diabetes, I lost 180 pounds and restored my metabolic health on a low-carb diet in my 40’s. I have been left very jaded regarding the medical professionals who spent decades offering me unhelpful and harmful advice. After all their years of “help” I had to find the solution myself. I stumbled on the solution by accident about 6 or 7 years ago before low-carb was as widely accepted as it is now. Doctors like David Unwin and Ken Berry are going a long way toward restoring my faith in their profession and allowing me to begin to forgive the doctors I have had over the last 20 years for their judgement and lack of meaningful help.
Refreshing response to this interview. Thank you
his wife is the amazing one!
Well done John S. I am bewildered that so called experts are still appearing on tv. promoting the food pyramid and condemning saturated fat!
John, if I may please ask, what is the one thing that, with a magic wand, you would change from your GP or Diabetes Educator? Your experience is important and I would value your answer. Thank you.
Many doctors like him were doing what the guidelines recommended. Science changes and we must change with it but often new research takes 5-10 years to become mainstream among the professionals!!!! Not ideal but many people are more interested in self education
Wonderful interview! We all need a Dr Unwin (or a Dr Scher) in our lives! Every GP needs to see this video.
I love both Dr. David & Jen Unwin. They are so caring and their goal is to truly help people get healthy.
Dr. Unwin's description of 150 gr of boiled rice is equal to about 10 tsp sugar...just brought me to tears, not from sorrow but from anger. Anger from thinking that eating WFPB diet for a year, wrecked my body. I am carnivore atm, for just over 90 days...things are slowly changing ❤
I think a person with metabolic issues, like myself, can eat a wfpb diet but without the grains & tubers. Beans & legumes would be an absolute must though. WFPB is my fav way to eat, taste wise, but my excess weight will not budge. Currently switching to low carb, mostly plants, eggs, some meats. Finally I have some HOPE. Good luck with your own health journey. 👍🏼
I got my mother in law off insulin and blood pressure meds when she lived with us for three months, 11 years ago. It was a wonderful experience. But then she went back to living with my husband’s siblings and the old eating habits and it’s been downhill ever since. So sad. But it was so validating for me to see this work in my little N-1 experiment.
How is it that in the past Doctors or physicians knew more than they did later on?
That is very encouraging for me to read! The whole reason I came across Dr Unwin is because I was researching precisely this - how to get an elderly relative off those very same meds! First I have to persuade other family members that it's possible.
Doctors in the past didn't know any more than they do now. In fact, the history of medicine is a horror show, for anyone who decides to delve into it. Not only were doctors rampantly poisoning and killing their patients, they were indirectly responsible for the craze of witch-burnings because they had worked so hard to discredit and spread fear about their professional rivals, the herbal wise-women and midwives who often had better results than the doctors did.
For hundreds of years, doctors were putting mercury into medicines. You can read up on the history of "calomel." From about the 1840s until WWI, this mercury-containing medicine was being used in "heroic doses" for just about everything (previously, it was normal to use it in smaller doses). It has the side effects of causing gangrene in the flesh, loss of teeth, and of course extreme neurotoxicity. Everyone was taking it for every little problem. It was even made into a salve used for diaper rash. It certainly shortened people's lives, but we don't know by how much.
Another fun chapter in the history of medicine is the so-called "everlasting pill." This was a bullet of antimony that could be swallowed. Antimony is toxic, so the body would quickly try to get rid of it by having a full-blown case of diarrhea. What made the pill everlasting was that the patient would then dig it out of the chamberpot and return it to the doctor, so that it could be used again. Antimony has an arsenic-like effect on the body, resulting in cardiotoxicity, headaches, dizziness, depression, vomiting, and eventual damage to the liver and kidneys.
The list could go on and on. Probably the most harmless treatment that historical doctors used was leeches. Leeches actually can help with various health problems. Of course, the doctors didn't use fresh leeches for each patient, though, so they sometimes passed syphilis and other diseases from one patient to another.
We like to think we've got it all figured out now, but that's exactly what people thought back then too.
I have listened to numerous interviews and conference presentations with Dr. Unwin, some including his wife Jen. He is a true treasure. Because he has made light of his treatment at the beginning of this journey I was not aware that he actually experienced such rebuke from a number of his colleagues. That is an absolute shame. Thank you Dr. Scher for this interview, I like your style.
What a pleasure this interview was! What a humble man... And therein lies the problem is that a lot of doctors are so proud... That they would never stoop to listen to what their patients say to them! God bless you!!!❤
Absolutely! Here is a man and his wife who were willing to say they were wrong. Who were truly selfless in going about rectifying their mistakes....
Is that pride? Or arrogance?
In their defence, physicians are taught to think that they have all the answers, or at least act as if they do - no matter how nonsensical that is. When their intellectual curiosity dies, a physician becomes essentially useless.
Many go into medicine for the $ so it doesn’t surprise me that a remedy that works may not be “recommended.”
Arrogance or Greed as he says doctors are Paid more when following the Guidelines.
Yes, a humble man with a powerful message. He who humbles himself at first shall be exalted in the end, and, conversely, pride cometh before the fall.
Keep up the good work Dr. Unwin! UK needs you!
I love and respect Dr Unwin and his wife. I watch their work closely, as I also live in the North of England. I’d love to get in contact with them, as I’m a Nurse Practitioner, working for the NHS, but I want to use my knowledge of LCHF to help my patients.
Anet Roper, are you having some success with giving your patients a choice and doing LCHF to reverse diabetes or prediabetes?
Which hospital? Need allies :)
Yes, my skin is very much better, especially if I reduce my dairy intake. Additionally, 40+ weight loss & reduced my A1C from 10.8 to 6.8. I'm more energetic & less anxious & more calm & more stamina. More weight to lose & continuing to lower my A1C. Slow & steady wins the health journey. 👍😊💜
Very interesting about dairy & skin health 🍶🍧
...my eye sight improve after being on low carb (30g and below) for about 3 yrs now..at age 62....don't need eye-wear to see or read.
Wow! That's great! Hope I have eyesight improved.
Good to know. Yes, so many things improve on low carb. I saw a youtube vid on Macular Degeneration and the best diet is low carb, and especially avoid vegetable oils...that was the biggie...Animal fats and olive oil are fine though. Looking forward to keeping/improving my eyesight too.
I just heard about that effect yesterday and was surprised by it. Could it be related to high blood sugar compromising the minuscule blood vessels of the eye?
@@coffeemachtspass very interesting.
@@coffeemachtspass - It does seem likely that avoiding the damage to the vascular system that sugar is known to cause is helpful to the eyes. After all, amputations and blindness are well-known consequences of prolonged high blood sugar levels, aka diabetes.
Avoiding the seed oils (corn, soy, etc) and eating adequate amounts of natural fats and the fat soluable vitamins also seems likely to help preserve and maybe improve eyesight.
He got well deserved praise for saving money for his local health authority, in this day and age would have expected big pharma to instigate his sacking
I've watched most of your podcasts now. This is by fare one of your best. Even though a third are extremely good and better than most good videos done by other people.
What a wonderful interview! I hope many general practitioners are promoting the healthy low carb lifestyle. Thank you Dr. Unwin for taking time to collaborate with your patients. X
This is a very powerful video. I will use it to help my clients understand how important low carb is. Thank you
What a pleasure listening to 'enlighten" doctors!!! People who have dedicated their lives to health following certain protocols and now have the courage to admit those protocols need to be changed.
Saying that this switch of pattern, concerning diabete for instance, was due to his patient "insubordination"!
I really really appreciate it.
Delightful doctor. Hopefully his message will spread.
Dr Sher I love you!! you are one of my most favorite interviewers... always so gracious and inquiring in such a great way..
and Dr Unwin? such charm and affability... thank you thank you...you bring so much into my carnivore life!! thank you, Sarah
Pearls of Wisdom and Food with Carnivore Well said!!
Love your wife’s spirit! And yours! Thanks for caring and making a difference. ❤
It’s amazing how compelling actual science can be. It’s also sad that Dr.’s making their own scientific observations can’t speak up about this. The standard of care and liability holds them back.
He's amazing, what a beautiful soul
Such a fun interview! Dr. Unwin is gold. Thanks!
Great wife!! WONDERFUL interview!! Thank you so much!!
I am so impressed by this gentleman.
An excellent summary of the low carb approach to lifestyle change in diabetes. Dr Unwin is inspirational and I've seen the same type of benefits he describes here. His infographics are excellent resources during busy 10 min GP consultations.
I found my gums stopped bleeding and my feet were not as swollen. 😃 not to give advice on a LCD should be seen as malpractice.
That was quite emotional to watch. A doctor that gives you a choice. Mine is like that but not many are; a partnership for better health.
Humbling and inspiring, as a paramedic 'advanced practitioner' wannabe this is the style of medicine I want to practice.
This was a fabulous interview. The topic was illuminating and the doctors were introspective and informed.
What a great person and what a great GP . He reminds me of my old family GP who was dedicated to his patients 24/7 ( except for Thursday nights ) .
It's sad to see this was made 2 yrs ago . Maybe because of Covid I don't think Dr Unwin's message has gained the traction it deserves . Covid should have made his message even more imperative . I still come across type 2 patients who are being told to change refined carbs to wholemeal carbs which isn't helping them ( judging by their amputations) . Quite amazing that low GI is actually in NICE guidelines !!! That's the problem with bureaucracy - when it gets too dense nobody reads it . Please appoint this fine doctor to Chief Medical Officer in the UK with special responsibility for obesity and diabetes .
Thank you very much for the show. I have listened to many of your podcasts and they are fantastic. Just one question. Where can we find that glucose converter to sugar for the 900 foods? Is it available on the internet somewhere?
This gentleman should be called to Buckingham Palace and made Sir David Unwin.
What a heart doctor Unwin has
In the South, when I mention LCHF eating, people look at me like I have a horn growing out of my forehead!
Emery Cole HaHa!! Same here...we are in Mississippi and I get the same response 😆
I live north ☝️of the Mason Dixon line and it's the same here.
How refreshing to find a doctor who isn’t on the make and take !!!! No matter how good the message seems to be ,the moment those so called beneficial products are pushed ,then the doubts of the actual truth of the message start to surface !!!!
Yesterday I saw a cardiologist for my high cholesterol and ldl. He freaked and focused only on ldl stating I needed to take drastic action. I said I am low carb. He proposed vegetarian. Hahahaha. I know high ldl can go with low carb… I will get advanced testing; CAC, CIMT and NMR lip test.
Loved this interview! Dr Unwin gives me hope that I can share with people what I have learned from him as well as your channel. Thanks Brett! 😊
Thank you so much! I am doing my best to go into low carb eating due to this knowledge! Thank you!
You may be interested in our free 2 week Getting started with keto challenge.
www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/get-started
Hi from New Zealand - so enlightening to listen to you Dr. Cannot wait to start my journey. I need to take charge of my health and make changes. Sweet tooth - oh dear! Judith
Thank you for Dr.David Unwin faith and persistance for us.😊
Dr. U is a national treasure
I love that animal looking healthy bit. Such an interesting thought. I used to look so unhealthy. My skin was melting off and I was out of shape. Now I honestly could be on posters my physique is insane and I eat bacon and meat to my desire and people are shocked. 👌🏻
Wonderful explanation thanks Dr David.
I love this Podcast. Anyone know where to find the list he was talking about where grams of sugar are converted to tablespoons of sugar?
1 tsp sugar = 16 grams & 1 Tbls = 48 grams
@@tonitoni2045 Thank you Toni for that, although I already knew that. But I am looking for the list, not the formula to convert from one list to another.
Ørjan Berg Below is a link where Dr Unwin's teaspoon of sugar equivalent charts can be found. Is that what you're looking for?
phcuk.org/nice/
@@ekondigg6751 Yes it is. Thank you.
@@tonitoni2045 pretty sure he said one teaspoon of sugar equals 4 grams
What an amazing couple- Jen and David Urwin 🙏💕💕
This man and his wife are amazing. Thank God he's being allowed to do this. Is there a chat with all the equivalent starch to sugar ratios. That seems like a huge eye opener to wake people up
Oops chart not chat.
I world love to print out out and show it to my friends who are steeped in shame while struggling with health issues because they don't understand glycemic index
Great idea from your wife. Quite rare. Inspirational. Well-done!
Let’s do one good thing in medicine before retiring - so good and yea, as a professional I feel the sadness and disappointment. I also work for free in therapy with people who need it and it changes lives.
A great interview thank you.
Great work! to both doctors!
When I looked it up 48 mmol/ mol is equal to 6.5% That seems high to me. I thought is would be closer to 5.6.%
"First they ask you why you're doing it, then they ask you how you did it"
This is so powerful and refreshing to see a doctor opening up to fresh understanding and then going out on limb to do wonderful things. Especially against the militant vegan, and grain lobbiest groups. Lucky if you weren't personally attacked for reputation damage to undermine your messages. A bit like Ancel Keys and his people did to silence the parallel theory that sugar was more problematic than fat.
Low carb is life changing!
Fantastic ! Thanks for doing this such selfless people do exist in this world. Made my day.
The fat around the eye makes sense. I've had a good bit of autoimmune things. Psoriasis, blepharitis. cradle cap at birth. Pre-mature heart beat. Eyes were always puffy and protruded out a good bit. I'd press my eyes with my palms for relief of swelling out. And dry eye for life. Went low carb. Eye puffyness went way down 1/4" down, 6mm. In their protrusion from my skull that is. Eye presses were like, oh wait my eyes are sunken in. Feel way better. just 1 month of low carb IF did it. Dry eye is way better too. I don't need eye drops every day anymore. Just some times so far. BP way down too. 140 to 150 is now 115 to 120
Thanks Doc for changing lots of lives. Low carb is needed for lots. High saturated fat is my jam and makes me feel good.
Again you hit it out of the ball park. Thanks
Thoroughly enjoyed this journey. Thank you for sharing.
What a charming, unassuming, intelligent, and caring man! Interesting that collecting and presenting data has made such a difference in terms of the reaction of other doctors. Nice to see that reason and evidence carry weight in medical practice.
A genuine hero. Our NHS is useless on this issue.
This video, if one really listens, is an argument against socialized medicine. The very idea that people should do what their physicians say so that they don't tick them off 'because you may not be able to get another one' is shocking. And unacceptable. Physicians are consultants. They are supposed to provide COMPLETE information on various courses of actions that can be taken to address whatever health issue(s) we are facing - without that, informed consent is impossible. Lack of informed consent is headed down the slope toward medical experimentation on uninformed people.
Obviously, this would be nearly impossible to do in a 10 minute visit. Even 15 minutes is not enough time. Maybe the NHS should pay physicians to spend more time with patients, and use Dr. Uwin's approach so they are spending less money on drugs - which all have harmful effects as well as (hopefully) theraputic effects. *The term 'side effects' for the harmful effects of drugs is perhaps the greatest bit of marketing ever. Along with calling industrially processed seed oils 'vegetable' oils.)
Yet Americans spend a lot more on health/medical care and with no better results than the UK. Maybe worse.
Could you please put a timeline on when Dr. Unwin discovered the significance of diet on treating diabetes? When did his story and experience occur? It would help me and I am sure others in learning how long it has taken for these changes to be accepted by the regulators in Britain.
@8:00 Dr. Unwin, what a great woman you have for a wife.
Thank you. This is inspiring!
I love how this program grew organically. Wife sounds so smart. 48 mmol = 6.5% a1c for the US listeners, which is still high in my book.
I think you divide by 9 which makes 48 = 5.6 so this is a better number.
Big pharmaceutical companies and unethical doctors who enjoy the kickbacks hate this video.
What about thin people with insulin resistance?
I would love to know the A1C conversion...
Thank you for this content.
We desperately need this ccg data looked over in canada aswell.
Noticed that when I had 1oz of rice my weight would go up 3lbs. It was this that started me low carb then keto. Should add that I have lost over 2.5 stone and am monitoring my blood pressure.
Wonderful interview! I’ve heard it’s impossible to test insulin levels under the NHS, is this true?
Is there a way to get a hold of this list of foods that they have decided how much it affects your blood sugars by sugar intake?
48 mmol/mol is equivalent to 6.5% A1c. I consider that quite high. My wife was as high as 7% at one point but now we’ve gotten it down to 4.9%. That would be 30 mmol/mol. That was achieved with morning fasted blood glucose still going as high as 140. Anything above about 5.5% still indicates pretty poor blood glucose control. This lax attitude even from most low-carb doctors about getting the A1c back to an actual non-diabetic level confuses me. It’s like most of them are still stuck thinking that normalizing the A1c is too difficult for the patients to achieve, so they don’t even try. That’s unfortunate.
They make soooooo much money prescribing metformin.
Dr Unwin was correct in saying remission of diabetes is off medication and Hba1c< 6.5% /48 mmol/L
For Hba1c: Normal = 6.4 = Diabetes
That doesn't mean a Low Carb Dr is necessarily happy just getting a patient to say 6.2, but for a diabetic patient, it's a good first start! We are working with real life human beings, and it's a journey.
What about Balance diet & stress/ lifestyle ??
Super important to eat foods that keep your glucose balance normal, so yes, a balanced diet is crucial. The approach Dr Unwin takes is to encourage patients with high blood sugar to switch from "white" foods (bread, pasta, potatoes, etc) to "green" foods like green beans, broccoli, etc. This way, you simply avoid eating things that make your blood sugar go up while still eating plenty of food. A "balanced" diet is eating foods that keep your blood sugar balanced, excluding foods that make your blood sugar spike up and then crash down.
Stress definitely plays a role due to hormone responses. But few of us can really eliminate the stressors in our lives (bills, boss, spouse, kids) which makes eating a healthy diet even more important.
Ultimately, one of the best stress reducers is to see yourself getting healthier!
Low carb can seem strange at first because it is so different. A lot of people even feel what seem like flu symptoms during a couple of days sometime in the first week or two. But that goes away and doesn't come back. Dr Unwin has a very simple one page guide to "what to eat" which a lot of people find very useful and very intuitive. Just search "Unwin diet sheet."
Good luck on your health journey!!
What a criminal state of affairs - a doctor finds something that works, but is afraid of adopting it because it might not match with official NHS guidelines and treatment protocols
What's going on with the 55% that aren't put into remission on a low carb diet?
@audreylarsgard7461
Great question! Unwin addresses exactly this point in a video from a recent PHC conference (search PHC conference David Unwin). The answer is: they get better and reduce their medications but don't quite reach the threshold for "remission" (hbA1c under 6.5% and off all diabetes meds for at least 2 months). And he's getting over 50% reversal now, so it is getting better. The general pattern appears to be time-related. The longer you have T2D, the more damage is likely done in your pancreas, making it still possible to get great improvements, but maybe not 100% drug-free. Vitally important: pre-diabetes appears to be fully reversible in nearly all patients! So, getting started on reversal as soon as possible seems to be the key take away.
Hope this helps! Take care.
Inspiring!
Wow that is amazing
Please do the calculation of the hba1c level that this doctor references as the threshold for T2 diabetes being in remission. The Europeans use a different system of measurement than us yanks.
Brilliant interview, by the way.
There are online calculators that will do the quick conversion. Just type, “convert hba1c” or “convert cholesterol”.
@@karend.9218 I am asking the host to follow up on his statement that he would perform the conversion, as he stated he would in the interview.
Transcript of video: www.dietdoctor.com/diet-doctor-podcast-33-dr-david-unwin
Healthy aminals - Their natural diet matches their evolution. We are not evolved to load up on carbs. We need meat and blood, and greens!!
Oh no, I'll be walking down the street looking at people to assess if they look healthy, lilt in their step, smile on their faces, arms swinging and don't forget the eyes.
19:30 - 6.5%
Dat voice
He's from the North of England, don't just say England.
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If you listen to Dr Unwin on RUclips speaking at a conference, you will 😂 laugh! He is hilarious but also manages to get the info out there. The PHC in Britain is a source. It stands for Public Health Collaborative.
If I understand correctly, he said he wouldn't get paid because he went against government guidelines. Scary. Welcome to social medicine.
Surely every country has government funded medical guidelines such as NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence! Or a medical body such as the General Medical Council? These are there to protect patients and offer Drs guidance based on clinical evidence. Dr Unwin was probably having a bit of a joke. I should imagine there's a fear one could be 'struckoff' for giving medical advice that isn't mainstream although luckily there's plenty of sound clinical evidence to back him up. Prof Tim Noakes got into trouble for advocating lchf but that may have been the diabetic or heart association - so it can happen!
My GP was open to the idea of keto diet and that is in Social medicine as you call it. It is the best model for delivering high quality medical care to rich and poor alike. There's no incentive for medics to carry out lucrative but unnecessary medical procedures - see William 'Wheat Belly' Davies describe the money driven behaviour of his cardiac surgeon colleagues in the Insurance based system! or prescribe unnecessary drugs promoted by greedy drug companies, there's no chance your kids will be taken hostage until you've gone bankrupt trying to pay medical bills in the social system - it's free to all. The NHS is gradually being turned into a cash cow for private companies which we must fight, especially with Johnson/Trump trade deals in the pipeline. NHS staff are dedicated and work very hard as part of the health service family not least because we all will need the service for our selves or our loved ones at some point and not having to worry about medical bills relieves us of the burden that many in other less fortunate countries make themselves ill over. NHS isnt perfect but insurance based systems only encourage the worst kind of greed from big pharma and medical practitioners. In the NHS the patients come first.
@@christopheausruff all of that sounds nice but just isn't true. I'm a fan of Steven crowder, and he shows first hand that what you are saying is wrong. In Canada it may be a year before you can get a doctor assigned to you. The extremely long waits when you are at the hospital in general are ridiculous. Many wealthy people get private coverage. The poor are left waiting and waiting.
That doesn't even get into procedures wanted by parents of dying kids that get rejected by the social healthcare system.
No choice, poor quality, and only the rich can get access to adequate and timely treatment.
The United states provides quick healthcare for all. No one dying is turned away from the hospital. America is the source of medical innovation because the socialist virus hasn't fully taken over.
@@Chris-zd8cs I don't know anything about the Canadian system but I won't deny that there are problems in the UK along similar lines but possibly not so bad. The service is under tremendous pressure because funding is highly dependent on prevailing political ideology and has been intentionally starved to usher in profit driven privitisation.
Starting with Mrs Thatcher (influenced by Coke Brother's) Reaganomics) and then Tony Blair's Labour party the pointless outsourcing of perfectly well run functioning NHS services had often led to a worse service. Supposed 'Free markets' and competion have clearly not worked. Have we got drug companies slashing prices feverishly to get NHS business - No! infact scandalously some drugs have gone up 100s of % over night. Richard Branson sued the NHS - we need that money! because he didn't get some contract or other - despicable.
We've had other privitised companies fail recently. Infact astonishingly Johnson is apparently going to nationalise one of our private rail companies because they have failed so miserably.
One of the most wicked things done i believe under Tony Blair was to force the NHS into private finance initiatives to fund hospital building. My city needed a new hospital and the only option without adequate government funding was a pfi - turns out the interest rates are exstortionate and the hospital will he having to divert money which should be spent on patients to greedy financiers for many many years.
I'm not against freedom & liberty but some fundamental things need to be under state control for the benefit of all.
When I worked in the NHS the A & E or ER was clearly underfunded - not enough nurses, they were making themselves ill through their dedication to duty - not taking breaks for food or drink for hours. Eventually a lot left so the hospital had to recruit newly qualified foreign nurses who didn't have enough experience. People in UK are not very political - in US people seem to have been brainwashed from birth against anything for the common good! People who love the NHS are not socialists etc and most are happy to pay extra taxes to get waiting lists down etc. My family have not had any problems getting needed surgery and appointments etc. We're willing to put up with arthritis a bit longer maybe - we're stoic.
You can't understand this because you're blinkered by your ideology and the profit motive which is your God. Did you hear what William Davis said about his colleagues?
Look up the great NHS heist on RUclips or patients4nhs.org.uk
The globalism & financialisation of everything is ruining the world.
If your medical system is so great why were Venezuela s infant mortality stats so poor before Chavez took over? Just remember be careful not to buy anything from China - it's a centrally planned economy you know!
What I'm saying is
Social medicine. My partner just had an aortic valve replacement, tricuspid valve repair, maze procedure and bypass surgery. Took 3 surgeons an entire day. His brother had a heart transplant. Neither paid a penny.
How many of Dr Unwin's patients died of keto-acidosis when they reduced carbs?
Billy97 Why would a person with Type 2 diabetes die of Keto-Acidosis?
@@anet32147 Beats me..
I attended a t2 diabetes patient meeting with a friend (the patient). I suggested not eating carbs instead of increasing the insulin shots. The specialist said that would cause keto-acidosis and immediate death. That is the standard of practice in Canada.
My question was slightly sarcastic.
Billy97 Ahh, I get it! It baffles the mind. How can ‘specialist’ be so misguided...and then pass their ignorance on to their patients. I hope your friend took the ‘advice’ with a pinch of salt.
@@anet32147 No. She is dutifully eating carbs and pounding in the insulin. He is supposedly the best diabetes doctor in the area. Type 1 himself.
Billy97 that’s terribly disappointing.
Once again, we learn that the “industry” has almost total control over how profits are more important than making people healthier. Of course, this is not a conspiracy on the part of the “industry.” But can it be criminal to to prevent those with real methods for cures that don’t follow the mandates set down by the “industry” not be held accountable? We do not live on a level playing field while we are being told that it is all fair and square. It is not.
I live in the UK and it's nice to see that there are at last one Doctor in the UK that promotes a low carb/keto diet. My GP doesn't.
Maybe you should call it "low glycemic load" according to their guidelines for diabetes. Then he will understand ;-)
I have had support for low carb from a GP, but currently have a GP who only talks about cholesterol and weight loss. It's a frame of reference that won't be shifted by patients
So refreshing to hear someone interviewed who doesn't have a book or merch to sell. Only 41 seconds in, and looking forward to this man's story.
Yes! And yet many people are interviewed by Dr. Sher because they have done the research and put in the work to write a book and/or create a website. After all, a lot more people can be helped via books and websites than one can do in person! And in more parts of the world. Books, in particular, can continue to help others even long after the author has died. So I have no problem at all with interviews of authors. It's the quality of their thinking and their work that matters most. That said, David Unwin's story is interesting.
@@Jefferdaughter Thank you.
I love books, it teaches all who read it in perpetuity.
Where would the diabetic community the world over be, if Dr Richard K. Bernstein did not deem fit to write ‘The Diabetes Solution’
Thousands, if not Hundreds of Thousands of diabetics, especially Type1 diabetics, owe their good diabetes management, to the knowledge he imparted through his book.
understand what you are saying, but Books and merch, or some kind of self finance system, are many times the only way these kind of studies can be financed . A corporation wont spend millions to research the impact on a disease's progression from lifestyle and diet changes. Not to mention that these renegades usually face the wrath of the establishment science, state institutions and corporate interests once the question the orthodoxy. At least in the beginning.
I think it's cool that Dr. Unwin's name is almost UNWIND. He found a way to unwind decades of health deterioration in his patients and in the way he (and others) practiced medicine. Bravo to a most compassionate and lovely man!
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What a wonderful conversation, I truly wish more doctors had the humility and wisdom of Dr. Unwin.
I have been doing a low(er) carb diet with intermittent fasting for the last 18 months or so so I already knew it was beneficial. Today I discovered Dr Unwin when I was looking for information about how to reduce the number of meds an elderly relative is on. . And how refreshing to hear an ordinary British GP (merely a GP...) speaking on the subject of a low carb diet and hearing about all his results. He is now on my list of heroes! And his wife for asking him the question about what he'd like to do before he retired!! That's not the first time I've heard a man say his wife said something that influenced him to do something which turned out to be life changing (in a good way!).
This is verging on an ASMR/relaxation video.
Ha! Definitely!
What an amazing interview! ❤️ Two lovely men expressing their deep concerns about the WELFARE and HEALING of obese and diabeti patients Their wisdom and their compassion lift my heart. And their passion is saving lives! The internet is so often a PITA, today, but THIS interview proves that it can also be a huge blessing! 🥳🥰☀️ ( And let’s not forget their COURAGE!)
My admiration goes to Dr. Unwin because you need big balls to go against the current movement of thought (which is utterly wrong). He deserves all the praise for his lovely actions and courage, without a doubt. I wanna thank Dr. Scher too for having this same courage and bringing this doctor to a wider audience who appreciates his commitment to medicine.
I live in the UK and wish I could find a doctor like Dr Unwin. He's an amazing man. Thank you for this podcast.
When you get off drugs you also shed their side effects. Also, drug companies have become predatory with their marketing strategies, it would be satisfying to damage their profits.
Ahhh, Dr Unwin is such a lovely mannered person (he's at my surgery). It saddens me to think of people shouting at him.
Amazing interview. Amazing interviewer and amazing interviewee. I really like how this interviewer interviews people! Dr. Unwin is so genuine!