770+ lbs down to 270 lbs and still on my journey following a carnivore lifestyle. This works because it gave me the “off switch” I never had. Carbs trigger cravings for me, so best for me to abstain. It’s not for everyone, but for me this works. Not only have I lost weight, but I have healed my mind and body in so many ways. I am enjoying this series, thank you!
wow what an amazing accomplishment , just wow good for you . I have 40 pounds to go 5,6'' 190 pounds so far in3 month 25 pounds ,and its not easy to do .
I am the same way! Started at 420+ and down to 300. Wanted get to 240 or so. I am not a moderation person. Had to realize I just need to not eat food that is made in factories. Will never go back.
Dr. B. Bruce Lee in Kansas, as a family practice doc in rural America. I see the ravages of reckless insulin swings in my patients who walk in (or are pushed thru the doors in a wheelchair) daily. I love the way you break down the unalterable truths that doom so many of the informational disadvantaged. These people are sold a lie by the industrial complex in which we have entrusted our nutrition for decades. Love, love, love the way you communicate these principles. Thank you and keep spreading the truth.
You are so right. I am just a layperson, but my whole family is diabetic…I am the youngest child and have always been fearful of becoming heavy and diabetic and educated myself early on and I believe reeping the benefits. Won’t say it is easy, just a different type of conditioning I guess I nagged my sister into a low carb diet 🤪 and she reduced her medication significantly. Her doctor kind of poo poos her efforts…but we know it works. Nothing extreme…just most of her high carb intake reduced. I am so proud of her, but it is very difficult to get these simple ideas across to people. We are all so conditioned I guess.
I listen over and over to your talks. I am trying to burn everything you say into my brain so I can live it every day. Thank you so much for your time and efforts in educating everyday people to take control of their health.
The conversation on Lipo is spot on. I had Lipo done. At 225lb 5’10” 50 years I wanted a head start. They sucked out 4.5lbs of fat from my stomach and love handles. 4.5lbs of fat might not sound like much but it is. I knew from Bikman and others to change what I’m eating. Reducing what I’m eating. And insulin if high you CANNOT burn fat. Shortly after Lipo,like the same week. I started fasting. First 24h, then ate 1 meal, then, 48 hours. So for that last 2 years. OMAD, about 1500 calories a day. And once a week skip a day. Today 169lb.
Ben I am a nurse and am wanting to share your information with my patients. I was wondering if periodically you could break off and show some visuals of your lectures so that I can also develop the visuals for my patient group. You are saving the world with this information 🎉
British GP Dr David Unwin has great visuals in various languages too. He has had great success with his patients following a low carb diet to combat Diabetes 2.
…I agree…visuals are effective for everyone…why he doesn’t is probably because he does his videos by himself and doesn’t use a producer…I play solitaire and listen when I get too tired looking at his hands…
I just received your book, "Why We Get Sick" and EVERYONE needs this book. I'm really looking forward to todays topic. FNP-BC, Retired, with over 50 years in family practice❤
However due to 3 eye surgeries and being on prednisolone for 10 mos I have been on a stall. Only upside is I have not gained. What can I do to lower fasting insulin.
@@janetmcburney4582You answered your own question. Keep being carnivore, try to get rid of your medicines, and trust your body to take over. It knows best.
TG/HDL , TC/HDL and LDL/HDL are good. Insulin level is slightly high. Should be 4 -5 .Continue the same diet with Intermittent fasting @@janetmcburney4582
Dr. Bickman, you are such a gift to mankind!!! Thank you for your generous spirit in sharing this with all of us at no cost. I have shared your book with so many people! And if I may add one last observation: The virtue of humility that you possess and demonstrate over and over again is another gift to humanity. May God richly blessed you.
@insuliniq Loving this series! I'll be two years carnivore in May, 50lbs down, all the health benefits - BUT, I have another 30-40lbs to go and have been stalled for eight months. I've never tested T2D, but just under even before carnivore. A1C was 5.8 before and now, fasted glucose before and now is around 105 - high for a semi-long-term zero-carb eater. Three doctors mystified, as am I. One doctor says maybe my insulin is still high because my fat is still high (about 32%). I'm drilling down into data, wearing a CGM and getting insulin/A1C tested regularly. My 12-hr fasted insulin runs 9-14 (I've seen it as high as 27 fasted) and my average blood sugar really does stay around 101-5 with a little spike in the morning (dawn effect.) So, while almost two years of carnivore has improved my weight, inflammation, satiety, skin, and overall health (all blood tests are good except insulin/glucose/A1C, all not "alarming" and under T2D levels, but barely. Now taking Metformin as a non-T2D, glucose coming down (averaging 94 in the last 7 days according to CGM, vs 99 for 90 days (including increasing Metformin, started 2/16/23) but 12-hour fasted insulin taken last week was 6.0 (highest it's EVER been tested) and insulin is 14.6. I get now how it's always been so easy for me to gain and keep weight my whole life (age 61, overweight most of that) but now that I'm pretty long-term zero carb (no sugar since I started, NONE) I'm at a loss why my insulin is still so high! I eat twice a day, typical eat when hungry, stop when full, and I have done longer fasts of 3-5 days, which is harder mentally than physically, but WHY IS THIS HAPPENING! My doctor (curious, okay with low-carb, not an expert on carnivore) is mystified and so am I! I'd love any clues! Thank you so much for this series. I feel like I'm taking a high-level intro to metabolic health program in college. Such a gift to the world.
@@cynthiakoan9845Hi, Cynthia. I’m not a doctor, so take this with a pinch of salt, but I’d be asking for some sort of imaging of the pancreas (MRI, etc.), just to make sure there’s no tumour there causing the high insulin. I’d also get full liver and kidney blood tests just to make sure those elements are fine, particularly the liver. I’ve read that the pancreas can take years to repair itself after sustained insulin problems, so maybe it is something that will finally resolve itself in the near future… …or maybe you could just have very high cortisol levels and your body has gone into fight or flight mode and is keeping insulin high to store all the energy it can. That would be my best guess. Still, it sounds like you are on the right path - great weight loss so far. Good luck!
About reduction in cravings- I've been low carb (off and on), for decades fighting the normal human diet. My last two adventures being 95% carnivore and currently 13 months. I found that any restrictive low carb diet, most sugar cravings disappear within 48-72 hours. About 75%. It still requires a lot of will power to stay away from glucose fructose etc but gets better with time. I do still have a few small cheats but I'm able to control them. Thank You Ben, your contributions are priceless!
At the Vic Market in Melbourne Australia beef fat is $5 per kilo, eggs are $10 for 2 dozen, mince is $8 kilo, you could easily eat low carb well for $5 per day.
Can't express adequately how helpful these lectures have been for me. I am 67 years old, female, and was diagnosed with gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy. At that time, I was told to be careful as I aged because I could be prone to developing diabetes later in life. I just joined Levels and have been wearing a CGM for the past week. It has given me great comfort to see that my insulin is in a basically good, stable range. I am very low carb and eat only whole foods. I also ordered the Hlth meal replacements and am enjoying the satiety of those as well as knowing you had a hand in formulating them. Thank you for all you do to help us all be metabolically healthy.
I like the Hlth meal replacement but I will be hungry again (stomach growling, nausea, anxiety) within 2 hours. I don't know why. I'm glad it works for you!!
I have started reading “Why we get sick” and now have three other family/friends reading it. I appreciate Dr. Bikman’s ability to take highly scientific topics and give it in a way the masses can understand. Thank you!
I had RnY gastric surgery 20 years ago. I lost 200, and then gained the majority of it back. I then lost about 150 pounds doing Weight Watchers, and then gained it all back again. Then started resetting my pouch and conditioned my stomach to eat no more than the 4 ounces again, focusing on protein. And this helped me lose about 200 pounds, but I know that I was not eating adequate fat and was still not eating enough protein. And so I know that I lost considerable muscle mass as well. I still have about 25 pounds to lose, and am now doing carnivore for healing and love it. However, I am still struggling to find any information about how much I should really be eating and what I should really be focusing on with my macros in respect to my RnY surgery. If you can help me with any information on this, it would be so much appreciated. I enjoy your channel. Thank you so much.
@@CandiceCarterSinclair He specifically says with lean meats, such as chicken, he would suggest adding fats whereas with beef he would not. In many other videos he elaborates on this by saying humans didn't use to eat chicken so much as they ate chicken eggs. Which is a much better source of food, and would be better to break a fast. He says he like to have two hard boiled eggs with salt to break a fast and then wait until that is digested to eat more. Lean meats aren't really the way to go unless fat is added, since protein is better utilized and absorbed with fat. 👌
A number of years ago the military decided that waist size was the criteria for PT and if you were not under a certain waist size, you were discharged with no retirement. It did NOT matter is you were 5'-2" or 6'-4", you must meet the waist size. (They only did this for a little before giving people extra chances to lose weight) but my husband was part of the test group and as a tall guy, he was 2 inches over and needed to meet it in the next 4 months. At the time Lipo seemed the only option and worth it if he got to stay in and keep his retirement. It was so crazy, but it did work. Fast forward many years later, post retirement, we found carnivore and he has lost back down to the size he was entering the military, so much healthier! Lipo never helped his health, just allowed him to stay in the military...funny, he never gained the weight right where they tape, so even if he gained other places, he could still pass the tape measurement. What a joke to lean on one tape measure as being physically fit...although he wasn't healthy, he never had to worry about being "physically fit."
I knew someone in years ago who was booted from the Navy because her neck was too big. She wore Size 10 clothes, had a figure most gals pay money for, and was from a Sicilian family. She had a really big neck.
I have been consuming anything and everything I can find on this topic. Various other influencers, authors, and like minded friends are my go to conversations as of late. I am a 45 year old male who was in relatively good shape until I turned 40. I woke up to several certain truths and discovered a few things about my health and family history that has motivated me to learn as much as I can about these topics. Watching my parents eat themselves to death and seeing their lazy doctors and nutritionists advise tons of carbs, small squares of chocolate, and prescribing more and more medicines is heartbreaking. What is more infuriating is my dad is a retired physician and my mom is a retired nurse and don’t want to see or listen the new science, the new understanding, and the more profound explanations for why we get sick. Of all the influencers I follow, I really enjoy your lectures and way of communicating this information. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge with us.
Ben. I Know this video is old, but as a MD pursuing knowledge about longevity and functional medicine, I wanted to thank you for all the lessons. Your channel is GOLD. Thank you so much professor
You brushed by “breaking your fast matters more than how long you fast”. Please elaborate! Love your education, my brain is being fed so much as I listen to your lectures. Many thanks!
Thank you Prof Ben. WONDERFUL lecture. I can listen to you all day. You need never worry about length of lecture. So understandable. 81 year female from Australia here lost over 120 lbs in last 5 years. Thank you for sharing your info. Finally am not the fattest woman in the room.
Thank you for all your lectures. I watch/listen with great interest. I’m 75 F, hyperinsulemia 26.3, inflammation, HbA1C 4.8!! So, I’ve been cutting out all inflammatory foods for 90 days (carnivore) and am just adding back in a few foods - half avocado every few days. I’ve been following Jessie Inchauspé (the French scientist) on how to add some carbs with ‘clothing them in protein’. I tried this last evening by eating 4 lamb chump chops, then about 45 mins later, I ate a cheek of fresh mango. There was a slight rise in BG to 5.7mmol/L or 102 mg/dL (I’m wearing a CGM) then dipped to 4.9 or 88 mg/dL, then rose slightly again to 5.3 or 95 mg/dL before falling again to low 4’s or 73 mg/dL for the whole night. Starting weight 112.6 kg and now after 90 days it’s 107.2 kg. So a modest loss of 5.4 kgs. I was watching Prof Bart Kay who says we should have at least one insulin spike per day to keep the kidneys operating correctly. Would you agree with this? I’m a bit confused about this. Many thanks from Brisbane, Australia.
One of the most important things I get from this guy is for people like me who know a tiny bit of metabolic info are making a huge mistake to cherry-pick ways of improving metabolic health because you are messing with things that you know nothing about and very make things worse by doing this. This guy is good no doubt about it.
Congratulations! Wow! That’s so amazing. I’m also a carnivore, carbs are not essential despite the lies we’re told- and taught. I got my MS in nutrition last year and am an RD and we are still being taught that carbs should be 45-65% of our diet. Our brains need glucose etc.. I have been carnivore for over a year, no carbs. I didn’t die and feel great all the time, never hungry because I get what I need. Glad you found the lifestyle, I wish more people could. So much chronic illness in the hospital, so much diabetes, it’s really sad.
This is an excellent summary of what to concentrate on first: diet (reduce insulin, burn fat), control calories, then exercise (for a little more benefit). Thank you
Hands down one of the very best informative videos on metabolic health. Dr Bikman you articulate this complex information in an easy manner for us to comprehend- many thanks to you and Easter blessings to you and your family from Sydney Australia x
I have been cutting out most carbs for 2.5 years, especially sugars. I also went to intermittent fasting 4-5 times a week. I slowly lost 20kg which is not much but then I did never weigh more than 89kg. If I eat carbs only as brown organic rice once in 2 month, dark rye sourdough or whole grain bread. I cut out potatoes and noodles. I only use butter olive oil and coconut fat. I cook all my own food from fresh organic produce eat meat mostly chicken some beef lamb and pork(organic free range). I make my own fermented vegetables. I eat enough and not too much as I feel full after a small meal. No urges as some days when busy I nearly forgot to eat. I do now and then snack a little but have no problems afterwards. I am 75 and needed to lose weight to take pressure off my hips and knees. I am trying to go down a few more kg. My waist went down from 86cm to 77cm. It is achievable.😊
Again, I’m a big fan. I’m reading Why We Get Sick. It's an excellent book. You should come on the show! I’d love to talk more about: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, common origin of chronic diseases, & specifically high BP!
I really enjoy your lectures….I am not a medical person, but I love to learn about “healthy”health options and solutions and learn about how to take care of my body. I am not into the guru diet doctors. So,glad to have found your channel. What you say is relatable and understandable. 😊
Great commonsense exposition of how to sustainably loose bodyfat by firstly understanding what fat is & secondly how to prioritise real food over junk food.Ending the fast without boosting blood sugar is crucial to success!
Dr Ben thank you for your Life’s passion and Life’s work to help all of us to get free education on how to care for and heal our human body.! Blessing to you and your family.
The perspective on Lipo is fascinating! I used to think killing off those fat cells is good! I never thought it could cause metabolic problems. I never had liposuction but I did just lose my breasts to breast cancer. Two major fat sources gone. Before my surgery I got back on the keto wagon. After surgery I started trending Ketovore with fasting. I’ve had some horrible energy issues that I am now addressing with more fat to protein and taking a fasting break. I think I am getting there. I am 50 pounds down overall. I can see muscle definition but still need to heal my energy levels and digestion.
Since I started the carnivore diet four months ago, I have learned so much about nutrition and how not to eat. When I tell friends that fats are OK and even good for you, and that calorie counting is secondary, they just give me a polite 'yeah, right' look. At 62, my generation is firmly stuck on these old, incorrect ideas about nutrition. Even my doctor is not a fan of the low/managed carb diets. Thank you for your work, Ben. I wish the medical community at large would get on board with correct information about nutrition.
I love you, Professor Bikman! I really do! I look forward to listening to your lessons! Much Respect for you, SIR. Thank you for all that you do to teach us.
Professor you save my life ...I learned from your teachings about insulin controlling insulin is key to health and weight loss and that was the key to everything and now I am 42 but I feel like a 20 year old.
Wonderful explanation on losing fat. I use the keto diet and carnivore diet to keep my insulin levels low. Thank you Doctor Bikman . Wonderful presentation
When I started on my weight loss journey, I was doing a lot of walking. People would assume my weight loss was due to more exercise. I would tell them that wasn't the case. I would point out that I could eat more calories in a minute than I could exercise off in an hour.
Got the sleeve 10 years ago and am still loving it- a lot healthier at a lower weight and those side effects don’t really happen if you are going to someone reputable
This is the best explanation that I have come across! The mechanisms of fat loss and how food affects insulin is crystal clear as I am able to relate it to my experiences. Thanks a ton Dr. Bikman 🙏 Could you also do an episode on the different approaches reduce visceral fat?
Excellent lecture Professor! I would add that fruits might not be good for those with carb addictions as the fructose increases dopamine, triggering wanting more. Also, veg can cause constipation in those with IBS.
Really good recommendations, though notably absent was the importance of fiber in managing insulin sensitivity. It's only indirectly referenced, and probably merits a direct references aa an important component of managing insulin sensitivity.
Beautiful! Compact! This is all the information we need to be successful at fat loss! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this important topic.
been carnivore for 0ver a year & a 1/2.. could not get my BS down at 10 carbs a day .. dr put me on ozempic before the poopoo.. and finally got BS in 90s. I had diverticulitis surgery and fat & veg goes right through me. still eat the same - did not stop hunger. new dr just upped my ozempic to 1 per week. and so happy to see bs going down to 70/80s. lost a pound !! happy .. eating has not changed still carnivore .. glad to have it helping - alot of dr are talking about people that eat the sad diet and gain back. I had only lost 35 ibs last year .. 160s hoping to get to 135 eventually ..
@Dr. B, I am so excited about your new book! Why We Get Sick was a game changer for me. Thank you for sharing your wealth of information in a way everyone can understand it!
I wish more people like yourself would just come out and say it. You have to be in a calorie deficit to lose fat. No two ways about it. Granted, how that deficit it calculated can be complex and nuanced, but the fact remains. Controlling hunger is of course critical to staying in a deficit, and even eating at maintenance for the rest of your life to keep it off.
Thank you so much!!! I so needed the steps spelled out. I am a person who never feels satiated. I am always hungry so trying to sustain even a keto diet is difficult. I put weight literally over night and it will take me a couple of weeks to get it back off.
Thanks for sharing your story, @nannygranny9534. Many people benefit from becoming part of our Insulin IQ Community. Perhaps you would find value there, through group coaching and like-minded people working on their metabolic health: www.insuliniq.com/insulin-iq-community-membership-signup
I have been doing 16/8 IF for a few years & I rarely if ever get hunger pangs, I get a little peckish sometimes but I never get really ravenously hungry, I am also vegan, no animal protein or dairy. I feel much healthier & have zero cravings.
Any advice for post menopausal woman 59. Carnivore 1.5 yrs .took a yr to get 20lbs off. Still have 60 to go. At a stand still. Would love a show around this
I’m struggling a bit. Can’t seem to get my blood glucose down. Can’t afford a monitor as here in NZ they cost over 90 dollars for the sensor. I live on the pension so that’s 50 per week just for that. I do the finger prick one instead and this time around am finding it extremely difficult even with fasting to get BG down. I stay under 20 gms carbs fast 18 hours exercise sometimes twice a day and yesterday my levels were 6.5mmol. Feel quite disappointed. Have done keto many times so not new at it. Help!! I love Prof Bikman Have listened to his podcasts for many years now. Thank you for your dedication and hard work.
Thanks for sharing your story. Sorry that you are struggling. You may want to consider joining our community to get a little more support and some ideas from our coaching team and from other like-minded people working on their metabolic health. You can do a 10-day trial at no cost: www.insuliniq.com/insulin-iq-community-membership-signup
With support, you could try a more moderate protein, keto diet - rather than a higher protein diet. If I eat more than 65grams of protein a day (I weigh 70kg) my blood sugar increases and takes forever to come back down. This is worst during my cycle too, so hormones are clearly playing a role for me. I've had to stop a fully carnivore style diet and bring in macadamia nuts and coconut to get a higher fat content/lower protein relationship.
went to a fitness coach to get help in exercise and movement as I was ready to take myself up to the next level, the first thing he recommended was to up my carbs to 200g a day and lower my fats down to 10g a day, the complete opposite of what I have been doing and what is recommended. I immediate sent a message back asking if this is a joke. I'm still fighting to end my contract with them and they refuse. If I ate like that again I'll be in dire straights with my health - the exact opposite of where I want to be.
770+ lbs down to 270 lbs and still on my journey following a carnivore lifestyle. This works because it gave me the “off switch” I never had. Carbs trigger cravings for me, so best for me to abstain. It’s not for everyone, but for me this works. Not only have I lost weight, but I have healed my mind and body in so many ways. I am enjoying this series, thank you!
wow what an amazing accomplishment , just wow good for you . I have 40 pounds to go 5,6'' 190 pounds so far in3 month 25 pounds ,and its not easy to do .
You’ve lost 500 pounds! All on the carnivore diet? No surgery or medications? That’s amazing.
You are amazing . Best going .
I am the same way! Started at 420+ and down to 300. Wanted get to 240 or so. I am not a moderation person. Had to realize I just need to not eat food that is made in factories. Will never go back.
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Dr. B. Bruce Lee in Kansas, as a family practice doc in rural America. I see the ravages of reckless insulin swings in my patients who walk in (or are pushed thru the doors in a wheelchair) daily. I love the way you break down the unalterable truths that doom so many of the informational disadvantaged. These people are sold a lie by the industrial complex in which we have entrusted our nutrition for decades. Love, love, love the way you communicate these principles. Thank you and keep spreading the truth.
Thanks for your kind comment, Bruce.
You are so right. I am just a layperson, but my whole family is diabetic…I am the youngest child and have always been fearful of becoming heavy and diabetic and educated myself early on and I believe reeping the benefits. Won’t say it is easy, just a different type of conditioning I guess I nagged my sister into a low carb diet 🤪 and she reduced her medication significantly. Her doctor kind of poo poos her efforts…but we know it works. Nothing extreme…just most of her high carb intake reduced. I am so proud of her, but it is very difficult to get these simple ideas across to people. We are all so conditioned I guess.
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I listen over and over to your talks. I am trying to burn everything you say into my brain so I can live it every day. Thank you so much for your time and efforts in educating everyday people to take control of their health.
Thank you, Cheryl, for watching and for your kind comment.
Me too !! My kids are starting to be more interested in my source of this great learning!
I am 69 years old. And I never get tierd of learning your teaching me knowledge. Thank you so much ❤❤
The only binging I'm doing these days is Dr Bikman on RUclips!
straight up!
The conversation on Lipo is spot on.
I had Lipo done. At 225lb 5’10” 50 years I wanted a head start. They sucked out 4.5lbs of fat from my stomach and love handles. 4.5lbs of fat might not sound like much but it is. I knew from Bikman and others to change what I’m eating. Reducing what I’m eating. And insulin if high you CANNOT burn fat.
Shortly after Lipo,like the same week. I started fasting. First 24h, then ate 1 meal, then, 48 hours. So for that last 2 years. OMAD, about 1500 calories a day. And once a week skip a day.
Today 169lb.
What insanity has been inflicted on our bodies by “science”. Gruesome.
Ben I am a nurse and am wanting to share your information with my patients. I was wondering if periodically you could break off and show some visuals of your lectures so that I can also develop the visuals for my patient group. You are saving the world with this information 🎉
British GP Dr David Unwin has great visuals in various languages too. He has had great success with his patients following a low carb diet to combat Diabetes 2.
…I agree…visuals are effective for everyone…why he doesn’t is probably because he does his videos by himself and doesn’t use a producer…I play solitaire and listen when I get too tired looking at his hands…
Started at 637lbs today -377lbs =260lbs
Carnivore /primal /lion diet combined with Hunter & Gathering lifestyle ( feast and fast)
Very impressive Sven. That will be so rewarding to you as a person to experience that. All the best for the future.
Impressive 🏆 ⭐️
well done!
You absolutely ROCK! ❤
When did you start carnivore and how much did you lose hun?
I just received your book, "Why We Get Sick" and EVERYONE needs this book. I'm really looking forward to todays topic. FNP-BC, Retired, with over 50 years in family practice❤
Always appreciate you chiming in, @meatdog
I just had lab work done.
75 yr F 5'3" 187 down 70lbs keto/Carnivore 18mo Labs a1c 5.6 Glu 93 fast ins 9.9
C 223 Hdl 81, Tri 64. LDL 129
However due to 3 eye surgeries and being on prednisolone for 10 mos I have been on a stall. Only upside is I have not gained. What can I do to lower fasting insulin.
@@janetmcburney4582You answered your own question. Keep being carnivore, try to get rid of your medicines, and trust your body to take over. It knows best.
TG/HDL , TC/HDL and LDL/HDL are good. Insulin level is slightly high. Should be 4 -5 .Continue the same diet with Intermittent fasting
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Dr. Bickman, you are such a gift to mankind!!! Thank you for your generous spirit in sharing this with all of us at no cost. I have shared your book with so many people! And if I may add one last observation: The virtue of humility that you possess and demonstrate over and over again is another gift to humanity. May God richly blessed you.
You’re kind. Thank you, Kathleen.
@insuliniq Loving this series! I'll be two years carnivore in May, 50lbs down, all the health benefits - BUT, I have another 30-40lbs to go and have been stalled for eight months. I've never tested T2D, but just under even before carnivore. A1C was 5.8 before and now, fasted glucose before and now is around 105 - high for a semi-long-term zero-carb eater. Three doctors mystified, as am I. One doctor says maybe my insulin is still high because my fat is still high (about 32%). I'm drilling down into data, wearing a CGM and getting insulin/A1C tested regularly. My 12-hr fasted insulin runs 9-14 (I've seen it as high as 27 fasted) and my average blood sugar really does stay around 101-5 with a little spike in the morning (dawn effect.) So, while almost two years of carnivore has improved my weight, inflammation, satiety, skin, and overall health (all blood tests are good except insulin/glucose/A1C, all not "alarming" and under T2D levels, but barely. Now taking Metformin as a non-T2D, glucose coming down (averaging 94 in the last 7 days according to CGM, vs 99 for 90 days (including increasing Metformin, started 2/16/23) but 12-hour fasted insulin taken last week was 6.0 (highest it's EVER been tested) and insulin is 14.6. I get now how it's always been so easy for me to gain and keep weight my whole life (age 61, overweight most of that) but now that I'm pretty long-term zero carb (no sugar since I started, NONE) I'm at a loss why my insulin is still so high! I eat twice a day, typical eat when hungry, stop when full, and I have done longer fasts of 3-5 days, which is harder mentally than physically, but WHY IS THIS HAPPENING! My doctor (curious, okay with low-carb, not an expert on carnivore) is mystified and so am I! I'd love any clues! Thank you so much for this series. I feel like I'm taking a high-level intro to metabolic health program in college. Such a gift to the world.
@@cynthiakoan9845Hi, Cynthia. I’m not a doctor, so take this with a pinch of salt, but I’d be asking for some sort of imaging of the pancreas (MRI, etc.), just to make sure there’s no tumour there causing the high insulin. I’d also get full liver and kidney blood tests just to make sure those elements are fine, particularly the liver. I’ve read that the pancreas can take years to repair itself after sustained insulin problems, so maybe it is something that will finally resolve itself in the near future…
…or maybe you could just have very high cortisol levels and your body has gone into fight or flight mode and is keeping insulin high to store all the energy it can. That would be my best guess.
Still, it sounds like you are on the right path - great weight loss so far. Good luck!
About reduction in cravings- I've been low carb (off and on), for decades fighting the normal human diet. My last two adventures being 95% carnivore and currently 13 months. I found that any restrictive low carb diet, most sugar cravings disappear within 48-72 hours. About 75%. It still requires a lot of will power to stay away from glucose fructose etc but gets better with time. I do still have a few small cheats but I'm able to control them. Thank You Ben, your contributions are priceless!
At the Vic Market in Melbourne Australia beef fat is $5 per kilo, eggs are $10 for 2 dozen, mince is $8 kilo, you could easily eat low carb well for $5 per day.
Can't express adequately how helpful these lectures have been for me. I am 67 years old, female, and was diagnosed with gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy. At that time, I was told to be careful as I aged because I could be prone to developing diabetes later in life. I just joined Levels and have been wearing a CGM for the past week. It has given me great comfort to see that my insulin is in a basically good, stable range. I am very low carb and eat only whole foods. I also ordered the Hlth meal replacements and am enjoying the satiety of those as well as knowing you had a hand in formulating them. Thank you for all you do to help us all be metabolically healthy.
Sounds like you are doing great. Nice job. Thanks for sharing your story.
I like the Hlth meal replacement but I will be hungry again (stomach growling, nausea, anxiety) within 2 hours. I don't know why. I'm glad it works for you!!
@@chotii2 Sounds like the hypoglycemia I used to get many years ago.
I have started reading “Why we get sick” and now have three other family/friends reading it. I appreciate Dr. Bikman’s ability to take highly scientific topics and give it in a way the masses can understand. Thank you!
I had RnY gastric surgery 20 years ago. I lost 200, and then gained the majority of it back. I then lost about 150 pounds doing Weight Watchers, and then gained it all back again. Then started resetting my pouch and conditioned my stomach to eat no more than the 4 ounces again, focusing on protein. And this helped me lose about 200 pounds, but I know that I was not eating adequate fat and was still not eating enough protein. And so I know that I lost considerable muscle mass as well. I still have about 25 pounds to lose, and am now doing carnivore for healing and love it. However, I am still struggling to find any information about how much I should really be eating and what I should really be focusing on with my macros in respect to my RnY surgery. If you can help me with any information on this, it would be so much appreciated. I enjoy your channel. Thank you so much.
I have these same exact questions for the same exact reasons! I can't eat as much as the charts say I should.
Dr ken berry would say eat until comfortably stuffed..then stop..carnivore, ketovore, ketogenic.
Wow, "how you break your fast, matters more than how long you fast" - pretty interesting! I want to learn more about that :)
Break your fast with lean meats and vegetables with low carb
Didn't he just say to have fat with the protein?? 😂
@@dorireese117lean meat will still contain fat. Animal flesh will always have the combination 👌
@@CandiceCarterSinclair He specifically says with lean meats, such as chicken, he would suggest adding fats whereas with beef he would not. In many other videos he elaborates on this by saying humans didn't use to eat chicken so much as they ate chicken eggs. Which is a much better source of food, and would be better to break a fast. He says he like to have two hard boiled eggs with salt to break a fast and then wait until that is digested to eat more. Lean meats aren't really the way to go unless fat is added, since protein is better utilized and absorbed with fat. 👌
A number of years ago the military decided that waist size was the criteria for PT and if you were not under a certain waist size, you were discharged with no retirement. It did NOT matter is you were 5'-2" or 6'-4", you must meet the waist size. (They only did this for a little before giving people extra chances to lose weight) but my husband was part of the test group and as a tall guy, he was 2 inches over and needed to meet it in the next 4 months. At the time Lipo seemed the only option and worth it if he got to stay in and keep his retirement. It was so crazy, but it did work. Fast forward many years later, post retirement, we found carnivore and he has lost back down to the size he was entering the military, so much healthier! Lipo never helped his health, just allowed him to stay in the military...funny, he never gained the weight right where they tape, so even if he gained other places, he could still pass the tape measurement. What a joke to lean on one tape measure as being physically fit...although he wasn't healthy, he never had to worry about being "physically fit."
Sounds like air force. Their weird hyper focus on waist size even when someone could ace the rest of the test always baffled me.
People got to be mil-spec
I knew someone in years ago who was booted from the Navy because her neck was too big. She wore Size 10 clothes, had a figure most gals pay money for, and was from a Sicilian family. She had a really big neck.
I have been consuming anything and everything I can find on this topic. Various other influencers, authors, and like minded friends are my go to conversations as of late. I am a 45 year old male who was in relatively good shape until I turned 40. I woke up to several certain truths and discovered a few things about my health and family history that has motivated me to learn as much as I can about these topics. Watching my parents eat themselves to death and seeing their lazy doctors and nutritionists advise tons of carbs, small squares of chocolate, and prescribing more and more medicines is heartbreaking. What is more infuriating is my dad is a retired physician and my mom is a retired nurse and don’t want to see or listen the new science, the new understanding, and the more profound explanations for why we get sick. Of all the influencers I follow, I really enjoy your lectures and way of communicating this information. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge with us.
Ben. I Know this video is old, but as a MD pursuing knowledge about longevity and functional medicine, I wanted to thank you for all the lessons. Your channel is GOLD. Thank you so much professor
Glad it was helpful!
Great lecture by a great teacher! Thank you, Professor!!
You brushed by “breaking your fast matters more than how long you fast”. Please elaborate! Love your education, my brain is being fed so much as I listen to your lectures. Many thanks!
probably breaking it with high fat/no carb as opposed to 1/2 a chocolate cake or six pack of beer. ??
Just a guess.
Such a fantastic teacher!!!! Thank u Dr Bikman!
Thank you Prof Ben. WONDERFUL lecture. I can listen to you all day. You need never worry about length of lecture. So understandable. 81 year female from Australia here lost over 120 lbs in last 5 years. Thank you for sharing your info. Finally am not the fattest woman in the room.
Thank you for all your lectures. I watch/listen with great interest. I’m 75 F, hyperinsulemia 26.3, inflammation, HbA1C 4.8!! So, I’ve been cutting out all inflammatory foods for 90 days (carnivore) and am just adding back in a few foods - half avocado every few days. I’ve been following Jessie Inchauspé (the French scientist) on how to add some carbs with ‘clothing them in protein’. I tried this last evening by eating 4 lamb chump chops, then about 45 mins later, I ate a cheek of fresh mango. There was a slight rise in BG to 5.7mmol/L or 102 mg/dL (I’m wearing a CGM) then dipped to 4.9 or 88 mg/dL, then rose slightly again to 5.3 or 95 mg/dL before falling again to low 4’s or 73 mg/dL for the whole night.
Starting weight 112.6 kg and now after 90 days it’s 107.2 kg. So a modest loss of 5.4 kgs.
I was watching Prof Bart Kay who says we should have at least one insulin spike per day to keep the kidneys operating correctly. Would you agree with this? I’m a bit confused about this. Many thanks from Brisbane, Australia.
I heard him, in another video, express the natural fluctuations of insulin, so yes, it’s supposed to fluctuate slightly
One of the most important things I get from this guy is for people like me who know a tiny bit of metabolic info are making a huge mistake to cherry-pick ways of improving metabolic health because you are messing with things that you know nothing about and very make things worse by doing this. This guy is good no doubt about it.
Thank you for clarifying such important things for a community.
Congratulations! Wow! That’s so amazing. I’m also a carnivore, carbs are not essential despite the lies we’re told- and taught. I got my MS in nutrition last year and am an RD and we are still being taught that carbs should be 45-65% of our diet. Our brains need glucose etc.. I have been carnivore for over a year, no carbs. I didn’t die and feel great all the time, never hungry because I get what I need. Glad you found the lifestyle, I wish more people could. So much chronic illness in the hospital, so much diabetes, it’s really sad.
This is an excellent summary of what to concentrate on first: diet (reduce insulin, burn fat), control calories, then exercise (for a little more benefit). Thank you
Hands down one of the very best informative videos on metabolic health. Dr Bikman you articulate this complex information in an easy manner for us to comprehend- many thanks to you and Easter blessings to you and your family from Sydney Australia x
Thank you, Gloria. Happy Easter to you too.
So interesting
Thankyou Dr. Ben
Thank you so much for your time and efforts in educating everyday people to take control of their health. Your lectures are extremely helpful.
excellent and informative presentation - thank you so much
I could listen to you all day Ben Bikman!!!!😊
You’re kind, Sherri. Thank you.
Oh, and I have bought your book. I’m looking forward to you next one. Keep writing! ❤
I have been cutting out most carbs for 2.5 years, especially sugars. I also went to intermittent fasting 4-5 times a week. I slowly lost 20kg which is not much but then I did never weigh more than 89kg. If I eat carbs only as brown organic rice once in 2 month, dark rye sourdough or whole grain bread. I cut out potatoes and noodles. I only use butter olive oil and coconut fat. I cook all my own food from fresh organic produce eat meat mostly chicken some beef lamb and pork(organic free range).
I make my own fermented vegetables.
I eat enough and not too much as I feel full after a small meal. No urges as some days when busy I nearly forgot to eat. I do now and then snack a little but have no problems afterwards.
I am 75 and needed to lose weight to take pressure off my hips and knees. I am trying to go down a few more kg.
My waist went down from 86cm to 77cm.
It is achievable.😊
This work is facinating to me. Thank you for sharing in these videos.
So happy to have found your channel. Will be binge watching EVERYTHING and buying both your books.
Thank you.
Again, I’m a big fan. I’m reading Why We Get Sick. It's an excellent book. You should come on the show! I’d love to talk more about: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, common origin of chronic diseases, & specifically high BP!
I really enjoy your lectures….I am not a medical person, but I love to learn about “healthy”health options and solutions and learn about how to take care of my body. I am not into the guru diet doctors. So,glad to have found your channel. What you say is relatable and understandable. 😊
Dr. Bikman you are awesome. I will share your content with my patients. Of course I will preface you as the resource. Thank you so much!!
Thanks, Lisa, for watching and for your kind comment.
Insulin control and calorie control are primary. Great explanations of drugs, surgery, exercise and temperature ❤. Welldone
What a stellar video! Thank you, Dr. Bikman.
Great commonsense exposition of how to sustainably loose bodyfat by firstly understanding what fat is & secondly how to prioritise real food over junk food.Ending the fast without boosting blood sugar is crucial to success!
Extremely helpful breakdown, sir!
Thanks for your continued research! 👍🏾
Thank you for your time !!
Greatly appreciated!!
Dr Bickman you are the BEST!! Thank you for your seemingly unending knowledge!! 💕🙏
Dr Ben thank you for your Life’s passion and Life’s work to help all of us to get free education on how to care for and heal our human body.!
Blessing to you and your family.
The perspective on Lipo is fascinating! I used to think killing off those fat cells is good! I never thought it could cause metabolic problems. I never had liposuction but I did just lose my breasts to breast cancer. Two major fat sources gone. Before my surgery I got back on the keto wagon. After surgery I started trending Ketovore with fasting. I’ve had some horrible energy issues that I am now addressing with more fat to protein and taking a fasting break. I think I am getting there. I am 50 pounds down overall. I can see muscle definition but still need to heal my energy levels and digestion.
Since I started the carnivore diet four months ago, I have learned so much about nutrition and how not to eat. When I tell friends that fats are OK and even good for you, and that calorie counting is secondary, they just give me a polite 'yeah, right' look. At 62, my generation is firmly stuck on these old, incorrect ideas about nutrition. Even my doctor is not a fan of the low/managed carb diets. Thank you for your work, Ben. I wish the medical community at large would get on board with correct information about nutrition.
Excellent explanation! Thank you very much Dr Bikman.
Thank you so much for the information you bring to all.
First time listener. What you say makes so much sense! Wish I knew this years ago. THANK YOU!
I love you, Professor Bikman! I really do! I look forward to listening to your lessons! Much Respect for you, SIR. Thank you for all that you do to teach us.
Professor you save my life ...I learned from your teachings about insulin controlling insulin is key to health and weight loss and that was the key to everything and now I am 42 but I feel like a 20 year old.
Thank you Ben. I have learned so much. Your teaching approach and delivery is very rare. Amazing.
What a great presentation in the way you painted pictures so we learned.
Wonderful explanation on losing fat. I use the keto diet and carnivore diet to keep my insulin levels low. Thank you Doctor Bikman . Wonderful presentation
Thank you for your great videos, sir.
Brilliant! I shared this on my linked in page. I’ve been trying to explain this to my patients since I began to read about this topic.
When I started on my weight loss journey, I was doing a lot of walking. People would assume my weight loss was due to more exercise. I would tell them that wasn't the case. I would point out that I could eat more calories in a minute than I could exercise off in an hour.
Following the Carnivore lifestyle as close as possible, IMO, is the best way of eating.
Couldn't agree more. Lost 105 pounds in 6 months while eating until comfortablely stuffed once a day of just steak and eggs
Is a discussion on Lipedema and the type of fat created on the books for a future lesson? Very interested in when and how of this type of fat.
Hi Ashley. I will be doing a classroom episode on Lipedema on Tuesday, April 23rd: www.insuliniq.com/metabolic-classroom-live-april-23-2024-gp98
One of your very best videos, Dr. Bikman. ❤
Dr Bikman, you’re a rockstar. Plain and simple. Thank you
Got the sleeve 10 years ago and am still loving it- a lot healthier at a lower weight and those side effects don’t really happen if you are going to someone reputable
Wow! What a fantastically educational video. Thank you so much Dr Bikman!!!! ❤
Thank you so much for this piece of knowledge, explanation in simple way!🎉
Brilliantly and simply put! Thank you soooo much🙃
This is the best explanation that I have come across! The mechanisms of fat loss and how food affects insulin is crystal clear as I am able to relate it to my experiences. Thanks a ton Dr. Bikman 🙏
Could you also do an episode on the different approaches reduce visceral fat?
Excellent lecture Professor! I would add that fruits might not be good for those with carb addictions as the fructose increases dopamine, triggering wanting more.
Also, veg can cause constipation in those with IBS.
Great teaching! Thank you Dr. Bikman!
Really good recommendations, though notably absent was the importance of fiber in managing insulin sensitivity. It's only indirectly referenced, and probably merits a direct references aa an important component of managing insulin sensitivity.
What a Ana Ing lecture by professor Bikman!🎉🎉🎉. I love his voice also, he is incredibly intelligent and knowledgeable and smart
When we are eating saturated fat, do we have to worry about how much we consume with each meal? Excellent lecture!
Thank you for your teachings 💜
Beautiful! Compact! This is all the information we need to be successful at fat loss! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this important topic.
I’ve spent years trying to out excerise a bad diet and it never worked. Diet is truly 95% of the equation
One has to ask the question, How did these standards of care that are safe & effective get approved by both the Healthcare Professionals and FDA ?
Bought and paid for !!!!
$$$$$$ sadly
Great information and thank you 🙏 professor
Really interesting info that is well presented. Thank you!
been carnivore for 0ver a year & a 1/2.. could not get my BS down at 10 carbs a day .. dr put me on ozempic before the poopoo.. and finally got BS in 90s. I had diverticulitis surgery and fat & veg goes right through me. still eat the same - did not stop hunger. new dr just upped my ozempic to 1 per week. and so happy to see bs going down to 70/80s. lost a pound !! happy .. eating has not changed still carnivore .. glad to have it helping - alot of dr are talking about people that eat the sad diet and gain back. I had only lost 35 ibs last year .. 160s hoping to get to 135 eventually ..
no carbs would get it done without meds tho...but ya gotta do what ya gotta do
So what we need is a liposuction of visceral fat. Sounds a lot riskier, but if successful perhaps will reduce the demand for more storage?
Another fabulous class. Thank you Doc.
Awesome Dr. Bikman! I love learning from you! Your HLTH code shakes are great. Such high quality ingredients and they taste so good. Thank you 😊
Incredible lecture. Thank you.
Thanks for your kind comment, Tommy.
Thank you
@Dr. B, I am so excited about your new book! Why We Get Sick was a game changer for me. Thank you for sharing your wealth of information in a way everyone can understand it!
Wow. This video is amazing. Thank you for the understanding.
I wish more people like yourself would just come out and say it. You have to be in a calorie deficit to lose fat. No two ways about it. Granted, how that deficit it calculated can be complex and nuanced, but the fact remains. Controlling hunger is of course critical to staying in a deficit, and even eating at maintenance for the rest of your life to keep it off.
Thank you so much!!! I so needed the steps spelled out. I am a person who never feels satiated. I am always hungry so trying to sustain even a keto diet is difficult. I put weight literally over night and it will take me a couple of weeks to get it back off.
Increase your fat and protein intake!! Avoid all "keto" foods and treats, all packaged foods.
@@missygee6155 Thank you so much!! Starting again tomorrow.
Thanks for sharing your story, @nannygranny9534. Many people benefit from becoming part of our Insulin IQ Community. Perhaps you would find value there, through group coaching and like-minded people working on their metabolic health: www.insuliniq.com/insulin-iq-community-membership-signup
Awesome job done by you.
What an educational, great content! Thank you!
Loved this episode! Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting lecture today. Thank you!
Awesome. Thank you!
I have been doing 16/8 IF for a few years & I rarely if ever get hunger pangs, I get a little peckish sometimes but I never get really ravenously hungry, I am also vegan, no animal protein or dairy.
I feel much healthier & have zero cravings.
Any advice for post menopausal woman 59. Carnivore 1.5 yrs .took a yr to get 20lbs off. Still have 60 to go. At a stand still. Would love a show around this
Check out Fast like a Female she will be able to help you
Wife and I over 5 yrs carnivore. You must stop all dairy, including butter. This alone will enhance metabolic rate. We are mid 60's.
@@olderandwiser127 thanks. First week give up cream
I am finding an eating window from Noon to 4-5 pm is working to break my stall. Main meal at 12 then IF hungry a smaller meal by 5.
Ben this was awesome. You explained those things so well 🙂
I’m struggling a bit. Can’t seem to get my blood glucose down. Can’t afford a monitor as here in NZ they cost over 90 dollars for the sensor. I live on the pension so that’s 50 per week just for that. I do the finger prick one instead and this time around am finding it extremely difficult even with fasting to get BG down. I stay under 20 gms carbs fast 18 hours exercise sometimes twice a day and yesterday my levels were 6.5mmol. Feel quite disappointed. Have done keto many times so not new at it. Help!! I love Prof Bikman Have listened to his podcasts for many years now. Thank you for your dedication and hard work.
Thanks for sharing your story. Sorry that you are struggling. You may want to consider joining our community to get a little more support and some ideas from our coaching team and from other like-minded people working on their metabolic health. You can do a 10-day trial at no cost: www.insuliniq.com/insulin-iq-community-membership-signup
With support, you could try a more moderate protein, keto diet - rather than a higher protein diet. If I eat more than 65grams of protein a day (I weigh 70kg) my blood sugar increases and takes forever to come back down. This is worst during my cycle too, so hormones are clearly playing a role for me. I've had to stop a fully carnivore style diet and bring in macadamia nuts and coconut to get a higher fat content/lower protein relationship.
went to a fitness coach to get help in exercise and movement as I was ready to take myself up to the next level, the first thing he recommended was to up my carbs to 200g a day and lower my fats down to 10g a day, the complete opposite of what I have been doing and what is recommended. I immediate sent a message back asking if this is a joke. I'm still fighting to end my contract with them and they refuse. If I ate like that again I'll be in dire straights with my health - the exact opposite of where I want to be.
Hope you got your money back!
Either that or just follow the exercise plan and just lie and say your doing the dietary recommendation.
@@sunbeam9222 they still refuse to acknowledge my requests to cancel they simply refuse. I'm going to have to go to a lawyer now.