Thank you so much Thomas for being consistent in putting value content! We sometimes forget why we are doing all this and having totally different eating habits than our surroundings but watching your videos helps us stay discplined and motivated!! You are one of the best Health advisor on the Internet and you litterally changed so many lives. Thank you for what you are doing :) I wish you all the best!!
1. Get high levels of ketones 2. Get loads of DHA from whole foods (90% of the fat in the brain is DHA) 3. Get enough sleep 4. Try to go to sleep in a fasted state 5. Increase the monounsaturated/saturated ratio 6. Add curcumin or turmeric to everything 7. Lithium (low dose nootropic supplement)
While raising our five children, there was a yellow halo on the tiles around our stove from using turmeric. As owners of a health food store we purchased organic turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, paprika, nutritional yeast and peppercorns by the pound. Heavily influenced by Indian culture when I lived in British Columbia we both ate Indian food and used turmeric in everything. I won't brag, by our kids ended up pretty well mentally endowed.
As always, amazing info! I do physical therapy and am a triathlete. I often speak at length with many of my patients about how important diet is with healing from a surgery, dealing with Parkinson’s, after a stroke and on & on! I totally love all of your scientific information and the journals & studies that you back everything with. Thank you for your channel and all that you bring to the public!
I learned German from A2 to almost B2 in 2 months, my speaking skills increased significantly, before Keto I wasn’t able to achieve any real goals in German, but now I am speaking and speaking and never stop! Everything that I was inputting passively during months just suddenly started to come out! Keto FTW!
I am living with a neurological condition, and can attest to the fact that higher ketones are better for the damaged brain. It's important to check your ketone levels whenever you're feeling your best as your optimal ketone levels are unique to your physiology. I stopped keto because I lost my appetite and became too skinny. Since I'm doing keto for my brain health and not weight loss, I have to do it differently. This video is helpful. I'm getting back on keto as my pain,spasms and inflammation have increased since stopping.
We all love you and your information - you're so knowledgeable. I always learn something beyond the basics, today about Lithium I'm going to add that to my tool box - thank you so much!
Thomas Thank you for talking about this stuff! I just had a seizure on Wednesday(my first in 8 years) so I will be using stuff in this video to help me heal.
@@JourneymanActor it's okay. It's only the 3rd I have had and I think it has to do with the computer monitor I was using. I will change it when I go back to work on Monday. I used to teach kids with seizure way worse than mine so I'm greatful they aren't often.
do a video on why i get diarrhea from extended fasting (48+ hours). is it overgrowth of gut bacteria? is it toxins being flushed out? it wasn't triggered by food, as i am still fasting.
DEAR ALL, I love working with Thomas. Great dude! Brilliant humble man. Does it all... Question, to complement videos like this, would you like brain boosting nerdy recipe suggestions like this: www.dropbox.com/s/i2acjzlmhyxr93j/Gold%20and%20Pink%20Omelet%20Handout.pdf?dl=0 CHECK IT OUT and give Thomas and I your feedback!
the whole body is a brain, the cerebellum is the "conscious" part, the rest is calculating its own stimuli simultaneously and underwriting the cerebellum for better or worse
Cerebellum is a primal area. More for balance and motor functioning. As for an area involved in conciousness that hasn't been discovered. But the cerebral cortex is involved in executive function/decision making which is arguably where it is generated.
To so many of us. It was never about weight loss. I stated almost a decade ago. Not keto. But reading going gluten free and stuff. Keto for almost 2 years now. It will clear your ADHD but watch about the magnesium potassium deficiency and about salts. It's very important with brain problems to do those and. FAST. there's a lot of evidence and I am also I verified example. Gut biome has massive consequences on your brain. Massive. I'd start there if I were me back in 2005. Extremely sick not getting out of bed. Not working. Vs now. Working 12h minimum lifting reading smiling and socialising all of which in complete relaxation. And I used to get so nervous anxious around people. I can't be sure because there were studies that linked ahdh to other causes but it will work. Trust me it will work. The problem is this. It took me 3 tries to do keto. A year almost overall. Main mistakes only animal fat. No. Plant fat is 75% of the fat I eat. Mostly plant fat had to be. Mistake 2 not drinking good quality water with salt. I use 4 types of salt black pink sea and KCI. It's all obtained in accordance to organic procedures. Can't get Redmin Real Salt. There's isn't much truly organic food or stuff that comes from the US. It's hard to get organic micronutrients from there. Didn't find any American grown food that's organic. Had potatoes once from the states they tasted like parsley. Wierd. I'd like that RealSalt because they mine it from a very deep source. The shit we did to the soil and water didn't get there yet.
@@ArdelleVision Plants are crucial. Depends on what I want to do. Meat should be rare. I eat meat 4 times a week. Not much. But I also eat 2 eggs daily. Plants are very strong subject. Depending on your health the state of your diet before. The composition changes. Cauliflower and broccoli are great. Look even legumes that aren't overall great if you eat a bit of them now and them it will be ok. You need to find out which plants do what. Thomas has all the info you need. Stay away from grains. They have a role to play but it's very difficult to know which when and how much. Wheat will make you bloat probably but it may also like my girlfriend cause dehydration. Organic wheat vs commercial wheat is completely not the same. But still gluten more than once a month for me is not great. I bloat and feel down when I est too much of it. But a lack of carbs my cause sleep loss low energy. Carbohydrates are in everything. Refined concentrated gluten from wheat is however not a carbohydrate as nature intended because it's concentration in food is thousands higher than in nature. So you will have to sides here always. Commercially grown vs organic. The organic part is what you need but the commercial will be tempting in pricing availability and convenience. Those are however the 3 main factors that destroyed our food. So I just don't use them as excuses. A rule of thumb if you can't find organic avocados don't get any. Do a cycle do a week off avocados. Do a week off everything you eat. If no food is available at all. Fast
If im financially on the lower end of the spectrum... what would be the best way to incorporate keto+IF... what supplements, vitamins, pro/prebiotics, heck even just which foods should i start with first Second Third N so on
learning so much from u, we just starting looking at labels and buy a lot of stuff your recommend thank u keep up the good work for us who don’t no better
I'm totally excited and waiting for your "autophagy in the brain"-input. This would clear up why, after starting fasting (and lately keto), in my brain MRI scans for MS are improving instead of getting worse. And also looking forward for your tipps to boost this even more :)
Very good question... here's what you have to think about: the body isn't an homogenous blob inside... it can compartment... the brain is separate from skeletal muscles so mTOR can be inhibited in the brain while at the same time it's being activated in the muscles! Exercise has different effects on mTOR in brain and muscles!
Can you create a video to give some alternate ways to eat sardines and anchovies? I'd love to get them in my diet but cannot eat them from the can. Hopefully I'm not the only one.
I'm breaking my fasts with sardines, chicken, a lot of chocolate chip cookies for Niki Taylor, Apple pie, pumpkin pie, mangoes, strawberries, broccoli, & a potato. Oh & protein shake with vits, green red mineral packets. I eat for about an hour straight, it's delicious. This is a heavy volume week. Last week I had veins from my belly to my manhood. I don't think these thanksgiving left overs will shroud the progress gained because I'm doing a lot of training variations. These eatables may prove to be sustaining considering the intensities. I got some pretty wild stuff going on right now, but I plan to make a good rested fast soon to tighten & alleviate.
@@rrastamarian Yes, I’m still on keto, and I “feel” like I don’t experience brain fog like I do when eating carbs, but because I changed many different things about my lifestyle, I’m not sure I can really credit everything to keto. All I have so far is experience and blood sugar readings which are finally under control. My memory is also improved, and keto might be helping, but I also practice a number of different methods for improving memory as well, so I can’t really give keto all the credit for that either.
For further information on the gut/brain interaction, checkout Neurologist David Perlmutter, M.D. Glad Thomas is getting the word out to his subscribers/followers.
Thomas, for people without a colon (due to IBD or other health issues that required surgery), how badly would serotonin be affected? Is it made in the colon or the small intestines?
After being in kind of a week ketosis for a while, I had two things happen: Thanksgiving dinner - where I had some cheesecake and pumpkin pie. And I had to start an antibiotic / and steroid for a sinusitis fungal infection. Man, I was so tired on Friday and today. The doc said that the steroid, would hit me hard, but I think the cheese cake and pumpkin pie had something to do with it. My body actually craves getting back to fats/ proteins and wants to avoid any more cheesecake.
Same thing here. I was slow. I was complaining to my husband (who is not doing keto) about how horrible i felt. He's the one who put two and two together and fixed me a high fat keto meal. I immediately felt better. I thought i was craving carbs from the thanksgiving 3 day binge but was actually craving fat. Immediately felt satisfied and now been back on my keto diet for 1.5 days. I still cheated a bit bit feel much better (had a slice of pizza an hour ago)lol, but about to go on a 4 day water fast.
What about having a caloric deficit & working out I’m 17, 140lbs & consistently IF & mostly OMAD. I’m considering going 1400 calories while doing hiit 3x a week with strength training on in between days.
In your video about protein you talked about whey and pea protein (your second most recent video) I’m not sure where to ask but, could I mix them in one shake - half pea, half whey, for the benefits of both? I watch all your videos so hopefully you’ll mention that sometime! Thanks!
I’m over 45 and want to improve brain power, for that I need higher ketones and must increase fat and decrease protein. Over 40 says l need more protein. Catch 22. What to do?
itzWyatt fish oil pills are almost always oxidized and inflammatory, consume wild caught fatty fish a couple times a week and grass fed beef during the week for optimal omega 3 levels
An ounce of SMASH fish probably has more DHA than a single pill, and is probably cheaper too... Also the video already said DHA from fish is more bioavailable than pills. A fillet of atlantic mackerel or some canned sardines (in water) a few times a week (both are rather cheap).
I’m confused, how do you know your fasting, if I had my last meal at seven, when does my body start a fasted state? How many hours, until strong ketones produce? For a more reasonable fat loss or metabolism
No one can answer that specifically. It has more to do with your overall health and type of nutrition you had. Start 16/8 go weeks like that. See what happens. Remember to drink water with salt of you do ketoIF. Not table salt. Get Himalayan pink it's good for a starter. And not that expensive besides. It's a teaspoon per 1L of water flat teaspoon. So not that much. A fat adapted person will get into ketosis very fast because the body knows. A shift from standard diet to keto for a woman will be long. 2 weeks some say months versus several days for a guy. Sorry but that's just nature.
@@nicknorwitzPhD I should have clarified. I mean more of a supplemental source. If one is trying to achieve 80% calories from fat, what does Thomas like for the extra calories? I currently use ghee, tallow, or suet but wondering what Thomas's opinion is, if he has one.
@@benk7254 Why the focus on animal sources? What about olive oil, avocado oil, or things like macadamia nuts? To more directly answer your question, ghee has the best animal fat profile (excluding fish) in that it's rich in micronutrients, probiotics, and has among the highest smoke points. Since I can't have too much saturated fats (ApoE4 status), my go-to for high calories are macadamia nuts and olive oil-based foods. So much you can do with the macadamia, and they are a special nut in that they have almost no Omega-6 or phytates. Olive-oil mayo is also incredible. Thomas turned me onto making my own and I make a different flavour every day. You should check out his mayo video and try for yourself. Add whatever spices you like to it (even cacao and ginger... yummy with liver and sautéed mushrooms! ... easy 1,500 cal lunch)
@@nicknorwitzPhD The focus on animal fats is because I am currently eating a carnivore diet. I have something called Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy and am having the best success I've had in 25 years managing the symptoms with this way of eating. Last week I tried adding macadamia nuts but had an immune reaction which triggered inflammation which in turn starts the nerve damage and other cidp symptoms. I'm hoping that the autoimmune reactions are more of a product of gut issues perhaps and not something I'm going to have to deal with for the rest of my life. Before carnivore I was in ketosis for quite a while and saw tremendous reluslts in regards to my disorder. I'm a big veggie fan and started to see how much fiber and carbs I could consume while remaining in ketosis. I noticed that the higher it got, the worse I felt and the more inflammation I would get, even if I was still in ketosis. The plan was to do carnivore for 30 days in order to establish a baseline and reset everything, but I haven't felt this good since I was 13 years old so I've decided to stay on it. I've tweaked the micronutrient profile to where I think I should be by consuming beef, egg yolks, mussels, salmon, beef liver, butter, and salt. I would love to start eating other foods but so far I haven't had any luck when introducing new foods. Hopefully it's just a matter of time.
@@benk7254 Dear Ben, I'm sorry to hear that. While I do hope that you'll be able to diversify your diet (there was a time recently when I went Mediterranean-carnivore, basically litres of olive oil and fish for my own issues) do what works for now and just continue to occasionally test your limits. I'm under the impression personally that carnivore forever is not ideal for the vast majority of people. Furthermore, while it might hep with symptom management and, again, you should do what works for you, the more you can support your microbiome the better. For this, ghee might be great, but you don't want to rely solely on ghee. If you can do dairy, I'd also suggest goat's cheese and buffalo milk cheese. Both of these have no A1 casein, which gets converted into an opioid in the gut and can cause GI distress (cow's milk cheeses tend to have A1). But also, goat's cheese etc it's goaty flavour from caprylic acid (c8 MCT) and buffalo milk has 10% fat, as compared to cow's milk 3-4% fat. Buffalo mozzarella (thought I can no longer have it myself) is delicious. Would you be able to tolerate olive oil or other high MUFA oils, like avocado oil or hazelnut oil (rather than the whole food). If so, I can formulate some snack ideas for you that are zero carb and might better support your gut.
Algae oil/supplements. You CAN'T do land sources of Omega-3 (sorry the keto life) because they only contain ALA Omega-3, which doesn't covert well into DHA in the body (about 3% conversion). The algae are where the krill/salmon etc. get the DHA because they can't make it themselves. So go for algae! Secondarily, turmeric increases the expression of two genes involved in ALA to DHA conversion. So, when you do have land-sources of Omega-3, go for adding curcumin/tumeric (with fats and black pepper) along with them. Still, algae oil is best for the above reasons and because of something called Astaxanthin, but that's a whole different rabbit hole.
Maybe you could do a video on medicinal mushrooms and the brain (as well as the skin). Its not just an excuse to promote Four Sigmatic, it's more science based nutritional info. I wonder what supplements you take?
When you say that serotonin travels from the gut to the brain, are you saying that the serotonin produced in the gut travels to the brain where it is used in ways that affect mood? People talk about serotonin in the gut, but I worry that this business about serotonin traveling to and, by implication, being directly used in the brain is a gross error and mischaracterization.
No, you're right. 5-HT itself doesn't cross the BBB. There is nuance though since what we eat affect serotonin precursor transport into the brain (tryptophan has different transport mechanisms than other large neutral amino acids, insulin impacts these ratios and transport mechanisms, etc.)... would be too much for this video.
Yes... this, at the beginning, striked me too.. absolut nonsese.. since serotonine can't pass the blood-brain barrier... most importantly.. the remaining 10 % of the serotoine is produced by brain for it's own use...
I’m confused. We’re told in other TDL videos that the brain needs glucose for fuel, even if the rest of the body is fat-adapted and burning ketones. Now this says the brain will prioritize ketones (6-fold) and reduce glucose oxidation in the brain. What am I missing?
6-fold increase doesn't cover all the brains' needs. The brain needs a minimum of about 30% of fuel from glucose. When ketones are around, it will move closer to this 30% number, but won't drop below it.
I think that's why we need carbs, but complex ones, they will turn into glucose, so that the brain can use it. Because the brain needs glucose. These carbs will not spike the blood sugar because they will absorb over a period of time. So, I think we should be eating carbs, but small amounts of carbs with a low glycemic index (beans, whole unprocessed grains).
@@katerinailievska5673 @Mike Tuttle Nope! Your brain needs glucose but this DOES NOT mean you need to eat carbs. There are essential amino acids, essential fats, but NO such things as essential carbs. This is because your body can make all the glucose it needs from a process called gluconeogenesis in your liver. It does this by using the backbones of fats (glycerol), alanine, and lactate as precursors for glucose. As a fun aside, it's actually the lactate, not glucose, that neutrons mostly use as fuel (complicated... has to do with astrocyte neutron lactate shuttle and a bunch of nerdy stuff). Bottom line... you DONT need to eat carbs for the brain.
PLS I need help. Ive been doing keto for 2months. I have severe cosntipation and havent had my period for 2 months!!! Pls tell me what to do. Im a college student I can not afford to buy supplements. Im 20y/o ... pls someone ... I need help. Im suffering
R G - Interesting. This is the opposite of what he said. I wondered how the serotonin “travels along the vagus nerve.” Neurotransmitters travel along nerves?
You're right, but there is nuance... (1) gut activate affects serotonin precursor transport into the brain. For example, tryptophan (serotonin precursor) has a different transport mechanism into brain than other large neutral amino acids and the ratios of these competitive substrates are affected by insulin and what we eat. (2) Further, gut activity affects regional serotonin production in the brain via vagus. To much nuance for most people for this video.
Another great video!!! When you started talking about the ApoE 4 allele, I really became super interested. Can you make some dietary suggestions, not medical advice, for the rare (2-5%) ApoE 2/4 variant that I have? No one in my family has ever had dementia or Alzheimers and most men have lived into their upper 80’s and beyond. So, I’m not too concerned about it, but I’d still like to eat better given my ApoE status. Thanks, John
@@texasvet54 Wild salmon is great because of the DHA + Astaxanthin combo for the brain. that plus EVOO real EVOO... don't be fooled (mdlingo.com/the-virginity-lie-how-to-find-real-extra-virgin-olive-oil/) But you wanted other's opinions... may I suggest you check you the ApoE4 facebook page that was an offshoot of Dave Feldman's LMHR facebbbok page. I think you'd get a lot out of it!
Also there's a problem with obtaining organic lithium. My has talk in it for one. Minimal amounts. I take 10mg every other day because of that. I'm still looking tho.
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Thank you so much Thomas for being consistent in putting value content! We sometimes forget why we are doing all this and having totally different eating habits than our surroundings but watching your videos helps us stay discplined and motivated!! You are one of the best Health advisor on the Internet and you litterally changed so many lives. Thank you for what you are doing :) I wish you all the best!!
1. Get high levels of ketones
2. Get loads of DHA from whole foods (90% of the fat in the brain is DHA)
3. Get enough sleep
4. Try to go to sleep in a fasted state
5. Increase the monounsaturated/saturated ratio
6. Add curcumin or turmeric to everything
7. Lithium (low dose nootropic supplement)
While raising our five children, there was a yellow halo on the tiles around our stove from using turmeric. As owners of a health food store we purchased organic turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, paprika, nutritional yeast and peppercorns by the pound. Heavily influenced by Indian culture when I lived in British Columbia we both ate Indian food and used turmeric in everything. I won't brag, by our kids ended up pretty well mentally endowed.
So does the tumeric help the brain function or is it the ginger? Can you note what helps the brain?
I need this! Back at nursing school at 45!!!! Thank you so much.
You got it! Keep chipping away.
Wish you the best of luck!
My husband started keto with me just a few months back. Parkinson's and alzheimer's have been very hard on his family.
KETO Diamond Channel goood ?.. try zkETO and FASTING ... 24 hrs no food .. once a week
As always, amazing info! I do physical therapy and am a triathlete. I often speak at length with many of my patients about how important diet is with healing from a surgery, dealing with Parkinson’s, after a stroke and on & on! I totally love all of your scientific information and the journals & studies that you back everything with. Thank you for your channel and all that you bring to the public!
Executive functioning is crucial for productivity.
Thanks for posting.
I learned German from A2 to almost B2 in 2 months, my speaking skills increased significantly, before Keto I wasn’t able to achieve any real goals in German, but now I am speaking and speaking and never stop! Everything that I was inputting passively during months just suddenly started to come out! Keto FTW!
irgendwann solltest du versuchen in Deutschland zu wohnen. Ich lerne dort nächstes Jahr
I am living with a neurological condition, and can attest to the fact that higher ketones are better for the damaged brain. It's important to check your ketone levels whenever you're feeling your best as your optimal ketone levels are unique to your physiology. I stopped keto because I lost my appetite and became too skinny. Since I'm doing keto for my brain health and not weight loss, I have to do it differently. This video is helpful. I'm getting back on keto as my pain,spasms and inflammation have increased since stopping.
The authority on nutrition. Great video, Thomas! #ForwardThinking
We all love you and your information - you're so knowledgeable. I always learn something beyond the basics, today about Lithium I'm going to add that to my tool box - thank you so much!
Thomas Thank you for talking about this stuff! I just had a seizure on Wednesday(my first in 8 years) so I will be using stuff in this video to help me heal.
Sorry to hear that. I hope they don't come back.
@@JourneymanActor it's okay. It's only the 3rd I have had and I think it has to do with the computer monitor I was using. I will change it when I go back to work on Monday. I used to teach kids with seizure way worse than mine so I'm greatful they aren't often.
@@katclaus7425 ok. I know they are awful. So I empathize.
@@JourneymanActor well thank you. I appreciate it.
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do a video on why i get diarrhea from extended fasting (48+ hours). is it overgrowth of gut bacteria? is it toxins being flushed out? it wasn't triggered by food, as i am still fasting.
Water fast? What are you drinking? Amounts? Electrolytes?
You are a blessing in our loves. Keeping it going sir ;)
DEAR ALL, I love working with Thomas. Great dude! Brilliant humble man. Does it all... Question, to complement videos like this, would you like brain boosting nerdy recipe suggestions like this: www.dropbox.com/s/i2acjzlmhyxr93j/Gold%20and%20Pink%20Omelet%20Handout.pdf?dl=0 CHECK IT OUT and give Thomas and I your feedback!
As someone with epilepsy, I appreciate this info very much!! Thanks Tom!!
the whole body is a brain, the cerebellum is the "conscious" part, the rest is calculating its own stimuli simultaneously and underwriting the cerebellum for better or worse
I like the spirit of what you're saying... but I think you need to check your anatomy, hehe. (google cerebellum)
Cerebellum is a primal area. More for balance and motor functioning. As for an area involved in conciousness that hasn't been discovered. But the cerebral cortex is involved in executive function/decision making which is arguably where it is generated.
Thomas, this is a masterpiece for the keto comunity, thanks
Awesomeness ! Thomas you are #1, point blank period.
Wow. Thanks for making this video! I have adhd and that’s why I do keto! For my brain! Not for my bodies fitness...🤷🏻♀️
To so many of us. It was never about weight loss. I stated almost a decade ago. Not keto. But reading going gluten free and stuff. Keto for almost 2 years now. It will clear your ADHD but watch about the magnesium potassium deficiency and about salts. It's very important with brain problems to do those and. FAST. there's a lot of evidence and I am also I verified example. Gut biome has massive consequences on your brain. Massive. I'd start there if I were me back in 2005. Extremely sick not getting out of bed. Not working. Vs now. Working 12h minimum lifting reading smiling and socialising all of which in complete relaxation. And I used to get so nervous anxious around people. I can't be sure because there were studies that linked ahdh to other causes but it will work. Trust me it will work. The problem is this. It took me 3 tries to do keto. A year almost overall. Main mistakes only animal fat. No. Plant fat is 75% of the fat I eat. Mostly plant fat had to be. Mistake 2 not drinking good quality water with salt. I use 4 types of salt black pink sea and KCI. It's all obtained in accordance to organic procedures. Can't get Redmin Real Salt. There's isn't much truly organic food or stuff that comes from the US. It's hard to get organic micronutrients from there. Didn't find any American grown food that's organic. Had potatoes once from the states they tasted like parsley. Wierd. I'd like that RealSalt because they mine it from a very deep source. The shit we did to the soil and water didn't get there yet.
Krzysztof Czeski OH wow!! Thanks for the information!!! I’ll look into everything you said.
Krzysztof Czeski haha the potato’s tastes like parsley...😂😂oh America...we try.🙃 what plant fats did you eat? Besides the obvious avocado.😳
@@ArdelleVision Plants are crucial. Depends on what I want to do. Meat should be rare. I eat meat 4 times a week. Not much. But I also eat 2 eggs daily. Plants are very strong subject. Depending on your health the state of your diet before. The composition changes. Cauliflower and broccoli are great. Look even legumes that aren't overall great if you eat a bit of them now and them it will be ok. You need to find out which plants do what. Thomas has all the info you need. Stay away from grains. They have a role to play but it's very difficult to know which when and how much. Wheat will make you bloat probably but it may also like my girlfriend cause dehydration. Organic wheat vs commercial wheat is completely not the same. But still gluten more than once a month for me is not great. I bloat and feel down when I est too much of it. But a lack of carbs my cause sleep loss low energy. Carbohydrates are in everything. Refined concentrated gluten from wheat is however not a carbohydrate as nature intended because it's concentration in food is thousands higher than in nature. So you will have to sides here always. Commercially grown vs organic. The organic part is what you need but the commercial will be tempting in pricing availability and convenience. Those are however the 3 main factors that destroyed our food. So I just don't use them as excuses. A rule of thumb if you can't find organic avocados don't get any. Do a cycle do a week off avocados. Do a week off everything you eat. If no food is available at all. Fast
Krzysztof Czeski Guy
Thank you, I start nursing school in January & I need all the brain power I can get🙏🙏🙏
Raven Whitechapel nursing! 😂
Thanks for this Vid...I hope you and your family had a great Keto Thanksgiving ! #liking #sharing
Mediterranean Diet - Best for Mental Health!
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Thank you Thomas a great video with lots of information as always...Blessings
If im financially on the lower end of the spectrum... what would be the best way to incorporate keto+IF... what supplements, vitamins, pro/prebiotics, heck even just which foods should i start with first
Second
Third
N so on
can I use turmeric vitamin b complex mushroom complex vitamin d3 and vitamin c everyday
I saw the title and I knew I had to watch it. Thank you!
Do you think canned sardines are a good source of DHA ? I always wonder if the DHA is destroyed during the canning process?
learning so much from u, we just starting looking at labels and buy a lot of stuff your recommend thank u keep up the good work for us who don’t no better
Fun facts & interesting as always Thomas. Thank you 👍🏾💛🤘🏾🔥🔥🔥
What is the best almond milk brand? I just found out the one i was using has canola oil and i hear the things you say about canola oil
Good stuff, Thomas. Appreciate you.
I'm totally excited and waiting for your "autophagy in the brain"-input. This would clear up why, after starting fasting (and lately keto), in my brain MRI scans for MS are improving instead of getting worse. And also looking forward for your tipps to boost this even more :)
4:45 increase autophagy with exercise? I thought exercise raised mtor and lowered autophagy..
Miguel mejia aerobic helps autophagy and higher intensity boosts mTOR
thank you thomas
Very good question... here's what you have to think about: the body isn't an homogenous blob inside... it can compartment... the brain is separate from skeletal muscles so mTOR can be inhibited in the brain while at the same time it's being activated in the muscles! Exercise has different effects on mTOR in brain and muscles!
Simm Land has a good video on this so does Dr Mercola
Great info! Thank you
What do you do when you dont like any of the fish you said to get DHA from or cant access these fish as easily ?? I totally agree with Kris Sugga !!!
Thankyou for your research!!!
Which would you recommend on Lithium? Is it the orotate or aspartate?
Can you create a video to give some alternate ways to eat sardines and anchovies? I'd love to get them in my diet but cannot eat them from the can. Hopefully I'm not the only one.
I'm breaking my fasts with sardines, chicken, a lot of chocolate chip cookies for Niki Taylor, Apple pie, pumpkin pie, mangoes, strawberries, broccoli, & a potato. Oh & protein shake with vits, green red mineral packets. I eat for about an hour straight, it's delicious. This is a heavy volume week. Last week I had veins from my belly to my manhood. I don't think these thanksgiving left overs will shroud the progress gained because I'm doing a lot of training variations. These eatables may prove to be sustaining considering the intensities. I got some pretty wild stuff going on right now, but I plan to make a good rested fast soon to tighten & alleviate.
& I mean A LOT!!! ,8]
Now I see why my mom has used this diet 2 years back now I actually wished I tried back then.
I loved the content of this video. I'm fascinated by this information.
Good video I’m big big fan plz keep video short and simple love from uk
Thanks for this. Brain health is one of the main things that attracts me to keto.
How did it go?
@@rrastamarian Probably saved my life.
@@will-o-the-kid640 are you still on keto? Have your cognitive functions really improved?
@@rrastamarian Yes, I’m still on keto, and I “feel” like I don’t experience brain fog like I do when eating carbs, but because I changed many different things about my lifestyle, I’m not sure I can really credit everything to keto. All I have so far is experience and blood sugar readings which are finally under control. My memory is also improved, and keto might be helping, but I also practice a number of different methods for improving memory as well, so I can’t really give keto all the credit for that either.
For further information on the gut/brain interaction, checkout Neurologist David Perlmutter, M.D. Glad Thomas is getting the word out to his subscribers/followers.
Can u please do a video on bulletproof keto bars. R they any good??
Thomas, for people without a colon (due to IBD or other health issues that required surgery), how badly would serotonin be affected? Is it made in the colon or the small intestines?
After being in kind of a week ketosis for a while, I had two things happen: Thanksgiving dinner - where I had some cheesecake and pumpkin pie. And I had to start an antibiotic / and steroid for a sinusitis fungal infection. Man, I was so tired on Friday and today. The doc said that the steroid, would hit me hard, but I think the cheese cake and pumpkin pie had something to do with it. My body actually craves getting back to fats/ proteins and wants to avoid any more cheesecake.
Details on "in kind of"?
Same thing here. I was slow. I was complaining to my husband (who is not doing keto) about how horrible i felt. He's the one who put two and two together and fixed me a high fat keto meal. I immediately felt better. I thought i was craving carbs from the thanksgiving 3 day binge but was actually craving fat. Immediately felt satisfied and now been back on my keto diet for 1.5 days. I still cheated a bit bit feel much better (had a slice of pizza an hour ago)lol, but about to go on a 4 day water fast.
Thanks for this video! great info
Thanks for this informative content as always!
Information overload = hesitancy/indecision in most people. Keep it simple people
Voted for you earlier!! Your the best
I don't like olives. Any non-dairy alternatives you recommend?
What about having a caloric deficit & working out I’m 17, 140lbs & consistently IF & mostly OMAD. I’m considering going 1400 calories while doing hiit 3x a week with strength training on in between days.
Wow powerful THANK YOU! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hey Thomas, this is the type of content I wanted! So what are the macros you recommend for therapeutic keto for your brain?
In your video about protein you talked about whey and pea protein (your second most recent video)
I’m not sure where to ask but, could I mix them in one shake - half pea, half whey, for the benefits of both? I watch all your videos so hopefully you’ll mention that sometime! Thanks!
I can vouch for lithium orotate 5mg causing an immediate mood improvement. I am a neurotypical person and do not suffer from bipolar.
Is it possible to test for the APOE4 allele ?
What test can i take to figure out my gene predispositions?
I’m over 45 and want to improve brain power, for that I need higher ketones and must increase fat and decrease protein. Over 40 says l need more protein. Catch 22. What to do?
Head over to Dr Mindy Pelz's channel. That will really help you delve in.
How about DNA SNPs testing info?
Can we get DHA from fish oil pills for the full effect?
itzWyatt fish oil pills are almost always oxidized and inflammatory, consume wild caught fatty fish a couple times a week and grass fed beef during the week for optimal omega 3 levels
An ounce of SMASH fish probably has more DHA than a single pill, and is probably cheaper too... Also the video already said DHA from fish is more bioavailable than pills. A fillet of atlantic mackerel or some canned sardines (in water) a few times a week (both are rather cheap).
If you do, get krill oil... has the Lysol-DHA you want.
Which is better, fasted or fed cardio?
Fasted Cardio 🔥
What kind of alge oil was that??
I’m confused, how do you know your fasting, if I had my last meal at seven, when does my body start a fasted state? How many hours, until strong ketones produce? For a more reasonable fat loss or metabolism
No one can answer that specifically. It has more to do with your overall health and type of nutrition you had. Start 16/8 go weeks like that. See what happens. Remember to drink water with salt of you do ketoIF. Not table salt. Get Himalayan pink it's good for a starter. And not that expensive besides. It's a teaspoon per 1L of water flat teaspoon. So not that much. A fat adapted person will get into ketosis very fast because the body knows. A shift from standard diet to keto for a woman will be long. 2 weeks some say months versus several days for a guy. Sorry but that's just nature.
Initially, I had to use a blood ketone monitor a lot. Then. Once you learn your body, you won't have to use it as much as the strips are $1/each
Thank you. How do I get rid of excess skin from having lost a lot of weight through keto? Great content. A little complicated. Could you simplify?
Fasting..
Started last month, twice a week. 18 hours. Eating 2000 calories. I wonder if that is enough?
What would you consider the best fat source from animal products, including dairy?
Salmon and sardines. They can't be beat.
@@nicknorwitzPhD I should have clarified. I mean more of a supplemental source. If one is trying to achieve 80% calories from fat, what does Thomas like for the extra calories? I currently use ghee, tallow, or suet but wondering what Thomas's opinion is, if he has one.
@@benk7254 Why the focus on animal sources? What about olive oil, avocado oil, or things like macadamia nuts? To more directly answer your question, ghee has the best animal fat profile (excluding fish) in that it's rich in micronutrients, probiotics, and has among the highest smoke points. Since I can't have too much saturated fats (ApoE4 status), my go-to for high calories are macadamia nuts and olive oil-based foods. So much you can do with the macadamia, and they are a special nut in that they have almost no Omega-6 or phytates. Olive-oil mayo is also incredible. Thomas turned me onto making my own and I make a different flavour every day. You should check out his mayo video and try for yourself. Add whatever spices you like to it (even cacao and ginger... yummy with liver and sautéed mushrooms! ... easy 1,500 cal lunch)
@@nicknorwitzPhD The focus on animal fats is because I am currently eating a carnivore diet. I have something called Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy and am having the best success I've had in 25 years managing the symptoms with this way of eating. Last week I tried adding macadamia nuts but had an immune reaction which triggered inflammation which in turn starts the nerve damage and other cidp symptoms. I'm hoping that the autoimmune reactions are more of a product of gut issues perhaps and not something I'm going to have to deal with for the rest of my life. Before carnivore I was in ketosis for quite a while and saw tremendous reluslts in regards to my disorder. I'm a big veggie fan and started to see how much fiber and carbs I could consume while remaining in ketosis. I noticed that the higher it got, the worse I felt and the more inflammation I would get, even if I was still in ketosis. The plan was to do carnivore for 30 days in order to establish a baseline and reset everything, but I haven't felt this good since I was 13 years old so I've decided to stay on it. I've tweaked the micronutrient profile to where I think I should be by consuming beef, egg yolks, mussels, salmon, beef liver, butter, and salt. I would love to start eating other foods but so far I haven't had any luck when introducing new foods. Hopefully it's just a matter of time.
@@benk7254 Dear Ben, I'm sorry to hear that. While I do hope that you'll be able to diversify your diet (there was a time recently when I went Mediterranean-carnivore, basically litres of olive oil and fish for my own issues) do what works for now and just continue to occasionally test your limits. I'm under the impression personally that carnivore forever is not ideal for the vast majority of people. Furthermore, while it might hep with symptom management and, again, you should do what works for you, the more you can support your microbiome the better. For this, ghee might be great, but you don't want to rely solely on ghee. If you can do dairy, I'd also suggest goat's cheese and buffalo milk cheese. Both of these have no A1 casein, which gets converted into an opioid in the gut and can cause GI distress (cow's milk cheeses tend to have A1). But also, goat's cheese etc it's goaty flavour from caprylic acid (c8 MCT) and buffalo milk has 10% fat, as compared to cow's milk 3-4% fat. Buffalo mozzarella (thought I can no longer have it myself) is delicious. Would you be able to tolerate olive oil or other high MUFA oils, like avocado oil or hazelnut oil (rather than the whole food). If so, I can formulate some snack ideas for you that are zero carb and might better support your gut.
I have a hard time getting to sleep in a fasted state as hunger makes me feel restless. Especially since I work late and am hungry when I get home.
You could try eating your last meal earlier in the day - sort of like having lunch at 3 pm?
Please can you do a video on TMAO?
4 months on keto, didn't notice any change
Great video Thomas, SMASHO is the way to go 👍
HOW TO SURVIVE CHRISTMAS ON KETO ?? 🤣🌟
When u say “go to sleep fasted”... should i eat 4 - 6 - 8h prior? How much time is good?
I think it's about 3 hours before bedtime (i.e. don't consume anything with calories 3hrs before bed to ensure stomach is empty).
Well I’m older so it’s important to me now lol
Thank you! Is there a SMASH alternative for those of us with seafood and fish allergies? Do I have to do supplements instead?
Pasture raised eggs have 7 times the omega 3s as regular and grass fed and grass finished beef has 6 times the amount. 👍
Algae oil/supplements. You CAN'T do land sources of Omega-3 (sorry the keto life) because they only contain ALA Omega-3, which doesn't covert well into DHA in the body (about 3% conversion). The algae are where the krill/salmon etc. get the DHA because they can't make it themselves. So go for algae!
Secondarily, turmeric increases the expression of two genes involved in ALA to DHA conversion. So, when you do have land-sources of Omega-3, go for adding curcumin/tumeric (with fats and black pepper) along with them. Still, algae oil is best for the above reasons and because of something called Astaxanthin, but that's a whole different rabbit hole.
Maybe you could do a video on medicinal mushrooms and the brain (as well as the skin). Its not just an excuse to promote Four Sigmatic, it's more science based nutritional info.
I wonder what supplements you take?
When you say that serotonin travels from the gut to the brain, are you saying that the serotonin produced in the gut travels to the brain where it is used in ways that affect mood? People talk about serotonin in the gut, but I worry that this business about serotonin traveling to and, by implication, being directly used in the brain is a gross error and mischaracterization.
No, you're right. 5-HT itself doesn't cross the BBB. There is nuance though since what we eat affect serotonin precursor transport into the brain (tryptophan has different transport mechanisms than other large neutral amino acids, insulin impacts these ratios and transport mechanisms, etc.)... would be too much for this video.
Yes... this, at the beginning, striked me too.. absolut nonsese.. since serotonine can't pass the blood-brain barrier... most importantly.. the remaining 10 % of the serotoine is produced by brain for it's own use...
I’m confused. We’re told in other TDL videos that the brain needs glucose for fuel, even if the rest of the body is fat-adapted and burning ketones. Now this says the brain will prioritize ketones (6-fold) and reduce glucose oxidation in the brain. What am I missing?
Not all cells use glucose. So depends what part of the brain
6-fold increase doesn't cover all the brains' needs. The brain needs a minimum of about 30% of fuel from glucose. When ketones are around, it will move closer to this 30% number, but won't drop below it.
I think that's why we need carbs, but complex ones, they will turn into glucose, so that the brain can use it. Because the brain needs glucose. These carbs will not spike the blood sugar because they will absorb over a period of time. So, I think we should be eating carbs, but small amounts of carbs with a low glycemic index (beans, whole unprocessed grains).
Katerina Ilievska - AKA slow carb. Which I am doing now.
@@katerinailievska5673 @Mike Tuttle Nope! Your brain needs glucose but this DOES NOT mean you need to eat carbs. There are essential amino acids, essential fats, but NO such things as essential carbs. This is because your body can make all the glucose it needs from a process called gluconeogenesis in your liver. It does this by using the backbones of fats (glycerol), alanine, and lactate as precursors for glucose. As a fun aside, it's actually the lactate, not glucose, that neutrons mostly use as fuel (complicated... has to do with astrocyte neutron lactate shuttle and a bunch of nerdy stuff). Bottom line... you DONT need to eat carbs for the brain.
All day I have been thinking that something is wrong with my brain, this did not help, I do not know how to fix it, kinda scarey
TMB247 you could try carnivore
My problem with adding turmeric is that it stains EVERYTHING!
I LOVE turmeric though!
Sean Awesome
Drink and eat it, don't do your laundry with it.
@@luckyduckimona9787 I mean it stains cookware!
Sean Awesome
I know, I was just joking.....I use to get it on my hands after cleaning the juicer, people would wonder why my hands were yellow!
PLS I need help. Ive been doing keto for 2months. I have severe cosntipation and havent had my period for 2 months!!! Pls tell me what to do. Im a college student I can not afford to buy supplements. Im 20y/o ... pls someone ... I need help. Im suffering
Phyllisium husk and coconut oil can help with constipation
I hate fish/seafood. Can’t eat it. Will have to bump up the supplements.
Low DHA levels, neurodegenerative diseases. TY
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Someone is gonna start swallowing phone batteries believing that they'd become smarter.
What brand makes that shirt?
emoney2754 hylete?
This one is Marc Anthony
Gut serotonin does not cross the blood brain barrier. Only serotonin made in the brain will effect local brain areas.
R G - Interesting. This is the opposite of what he said. I wondered how the serotonin “travels along the vagus nerve.” Neurotransmitters travel along nerves?
You're right, but there is nuance... (1) gut activate affects serotonin precursor transport into the brain. For example, tryptophan (serotonin precursor) has a different transport mechanism into brain than other large neutral amino acids and the ratios of these competitive substrates are affected by insulin and what we eat. (2) Further, gut activity affects regional serotonin production in the brain via vagus. To much nuance for most people for this video.
Know anything that will help with attention deficit? (ADD/ADHD)
Omega 3 with high quantities of DHA and EPA. Also doing keto - especially cutting out sugar completely.
TDL: The best of the wurst
Thats a first....I was the 1k thumbs up woohoo :)
Please do a video about lithium
mdlingo.com/lithium-battery-element-drug-or-micronutrient/
3:53 Just say "toxic"...thatis what it is.
Another great video!!!
When you started talking about the ApoE 4 allele, I really became super interested.
Can you make some dietary suggestions, not medical advice, for the rare (2-5%) ApoE 2/4 variant that I have?
No one in my family has ever had dementia or Alzheimers and most men have lived into their upper 80’s and beyond. So, I’m not too concerned about it, but I’d still like to eat better given my ApoE status.
Thanks,
John
www.dropbox.com/s/p1371llshl5ih7p/Keto_E4s%20V5_Thomas.pdf?dl=0
Thanks Nick!!
Anyone else have any recommendation or experience dealing with the ApoE 4 gene they can share?
Thanks,
John
@@texasvet54 Wild salmon is great because of the DHA + Astaxanthin combo for the brain. that plus EVOO real EVOO... don't be fooled (mdlingo.com/the-virginity-lie-how-to-find-real-extra-virgin-olive-oil/) But you wanted other's opinions... may I suggest you check you the ApoE4 facebook page that was an offshoot of Dave Feldman's LMHR facebbbok page. I think you'd get a lot out of it!
Thanks Nick!!!
My brain is fried!!!
Why don't you do an age breakdown of your audience?
Linda Barnes I certainly do. Which is why I do videos for all different age brackets
FISH IS A GREAT MERCURY SOURCE. BEEF BRAIN FOR DHA (NO MAD COW HERE)
Four sigmatic is hyper expensive
Silly Foxer they’re having a great Black Friday sale you can pair with another discount code
Can I eat a lot of pickles ? Lol
Didn't you say in another video that you can become depressed on keto because of a lack of feel-good hormones... I think hormones
Holy fucking shit lithium. I was waiting for this. I use it.
Yeah exactly. Minimal amounts like 10mg.
Also there's a problem with obtaining organic lithium. My has talk in it for one. Minimal amounts. I take 10mg every other day because of that. I'm still looking tho.