Eat MORE Carbs DAILY For Better Thyroid Health (Here’s How Much)
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- You should eat low carb if you have a thyroid problem like hypothyroidism and want to lose weight, right? No!
Cutting your carbohydrates has been shown to REDUCE thyroid function by negatively impacting thyroid lab tests like free T3 and reverse T3.
The change that we see in people who go low carb for long periods of time mimics the same thyroid lab tests we see in chronically ill patients and in those who starve themselves.
In other words, if you want better thyroid function and better thyroid lab tests, you need to eat more carbs.
This applies if you have hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's, and even if your thyroid has been removed.
But how many carbs do you need?
The answer? At least 100 grams per day.
These carbs should be consumed as whole food sources, NOT processed foods like pastries, cookies, cakes, donuts, etc.
And don't be stingy on fruits or 100% fruit juice either as both of these are healthy options and will not cause weight gain.
Don't worry about carbs causing weight gain either, because that's not the case (see the studies in the video for proof).
Cutting your carbs is a big mistake that thyroid patients make when trying to lose weight and if you want to see the others then check out this video: • Thyroid Weight Loss Mi...
The 100-gram/day minimum even applies to those thyroid patients who have insulin resistance and the number only goes up from here depending on your activity level.
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My experience is the opposite. Low carb/carnivore gave me better thyroid results.
As said in the video, you are an exception to the rule. Eating low-carb or carnivore foods tanked my thyroid and testosterone, as does across the board.
Absolutely took me 3 decades to get that information and results.
I've had much better numbers on carnivore and keto
At least, you guys know which side you are on. I didn’t get results with or without carb…😭
@@sethtphillips Nope. Quitting sugar improves thyroid and testosterone levels... Guaranteed across the board. Quitting sugar never "tanked" anyone's thyroid.
Totally agree, removing/limiting carbs totally tanked my thyroid and testosterone. I should have continued to eat Whole Foods, instead of moving to low-carb/carnivore (on which I got fatter). Ultra-processed foods don't just contain refined carbs, but also refined fats - both of which drive insulin resistance (not because of carbs themselves).
If you're going to reference Paul Saladino, I think it's important to also note that he's insanely fit and active which is why his insulin isn't impacted.
Exactly!!!! If you work out non stop you utilize the carbs. They are only less damaging then still.
wait a minute! T4 is produced in the thyroid, but main pool of T3 is produced by liver through convertion. Drop of T3 is related to fact, that T3 hormone is used primariliy for carbohydrate and to some extend protein synthesis and turnover. Because ketogenic diet lowers protein turnover and lowers carobhydrate dependence (which is good in these two cases for many patiens) it is obvious that it also lowers cell requirement for T3. Major benefit of keto is lowering all inflamatory markers and diminishing allergic and hypersensitivity for fructans, lectins and even gliadin. The last three factors play some role in Hasimoto patients since keto beautifully lowers all three types of antibodies. We need to remember that ketogenic diet is a diet - that is a specialized form of nutrition to treat group of diseases. This is not just a form of nutrition for every single person on the planet. Field of studying optimal nutrition for healthy people is called bromatology. The same applies for carbohydrate-rich nutrition. This is not good for everybody. Some people (like me) should avoid carbohydrates in order - for instance - to function neurologically or metabolicaly for instance... 100 grams per day of carbohydrates means that these pationes won't benefit from ketones which are major players in extinguishing a few diseases (especially diabetes type II, polyneuropahty, dermatology, osteoarthritis). Just because some blood markers are different than on SAD diet, it does not mean they're bad..... Not all people tolerate starchy foods like beans. Grains are known (well established knowledge) to produce osteoarthritis and eye diseases. Fruits are ok provided that you eat them in moderation. Juice of fruits (especialy clarified) is known to generate fatty liver (ifructose is readily transofrmed into triglyceride-rich fatty acids) and generates large amount of uric acid which is not good for health in any way. The problem with fruit juice is that you don't drink a single glass. The M.D. you've mentioned is an athlete, so conclusions based on his blood tests are only valid for athletes, not for coach-potatoes like majority of people in industrialized countries. Typically you drink juicses to the bottom of the container of 1 or 2 litres which is 5 to 10 times more sugar than you get from a single fruit.... There are no RCT physicological studies on carbohydrate requirements even in the field of thyroid management. papers based on NHANES -like databases are not strong enough for building recomendations (correlation study with RR or HR
I’ll eat a slice or two of Ezekiel bread with my eggs and avocado in the first half of the day. I also eat berries and an orange and a few slices of apple here and there. I try to keep my carbs under 50g and at worst under 100g (and all healthy carbs not junk food) Balance is everything I guess.
Every BODY is different. It just depends on how your body acts when you eat carbs. And make sure it’s healthy carbs.
Yes, but nobody get health problems because of healthy carbs, but because of eating both refined carbs and refined fat (both of which found in all ultra-processed foods)
Now I am completely confused!
Yes me too. First eliminate carbs, eat only protein and now this. Why do they flip flop?
So am I😮
It is because Dr Childs wife started eating carbs and fruit ... He is obviously influenced by what she says ... questionable ? much.
@@northernlights4842 The video's explanation is pretty accurate across the board. People who may have been thriving on low-carb or carnivore diets for years are very few and an exception to the rule. In my case, eating low-carb or carnivore diets tanked my thyroid.
same!! i did keto and extended fasting for a couple of years. came out of it with ibs and hypothyroidism…
Following this advice for years led me to feel worse and worse. No amount of carbs improved my conversion ever.
I ate the keto diet for about a year, lost 8 lbs (that’s it) and ended up with severe acid reflux and then high BP. Took quite a while to fix reflux, but the high BP was due to low potassium. I stared eating lots of veggies and beans, took added potassium and my BP is back to normal. I’m sticking with a Mediterranean style diet. No more extremes.
LMFAO YOU ABSOLUTELY DID NOT LOL WHAAAAAAA HAHAHAH
My BP shot up on carnivore, I think due to adrenal fatigue. Now I'm on BP medicine but it's not helping
Can you share in detail how you increase your potassium
Same here. I got bigger and sicker on keto and carnivore. I do best on whole foods abd approximately 40-30-30 macros.
@@silvamaney8897 just add back foods that are higher in potassium ex: avocados, most vegetables,some whole grains like quinoa, also beans are high in potassium as well as protein and fiber. I used potassium powder as well.
Complete opposite from my experience. Carnivore with lugols iodine is incredible. Like aging backwards, energy, inflammation gone. Carbs, my body says NO
@nvb455 ... I'm curios about Lugols iodine drops, I have them but I'm at a loss how and how much to take, I do I.F. and have hypothyroid but loosing the kg has been so challenging. I do carnivore, low carbs. Do you have any suggestions?
@@IrmaClaeys24 dr berry has good videos on this!! Check those out
@@IrmaClaeys24 Do 2-3 high fat meals a day, as IF really tanks thyroid in my case. And start easy with the iodine. 1000 micrograms is the max (1mg) according to many sources and also Dr Berry
@@npnpnp858 Thank you for your tip!!!. I will follow your recommendation. I have been on IF already over a year. At first it was working great. But I have been stuck and so frustrating to loose a gram...🙄
I can testify that this is true. Went full carnivore, zero carb, for over a year, my T3 and T4 were both lower after a year and I was still anemic even though I was eating red meat and liver every day. My digestion had ground to a total halt. Turns out I was insulin suppressed. Hba1c was rock bottom while cholesterol was off the charts.
Cholesterol went up because you became fat adapted and you were burning fat for energy. Cholesterol is how your body moves the fat around where it is needed? It is not a bad thing.
@@MalindaTamlyn That's maybe true if you're not hypothyroid, but my TC peaked at nearly 700. If you're hypothyroid, you're suffering from malabsorption and gut issues anyway, and part of that is a very impaired lipid metabolism (low stomach acid and bile) so I was eating a high fat diet but my body couldn't metabolize it properly, and in the absence of insulin (my hba1c was as low as it goes) the fat couldn't be laid down in storage, so it just circulated in my blood. My triglycerides were also very high. The danger then comes from oxidation of those lipoproteins and their role in arterial plaque. Certainly high cholesterol is over treated, and I'd be comfortable with cholesterol over 300, but 700 is in outlier territory and I wasn't comfortable with it. My thyroid function continued to decline on carnivore - just not enough insulin for hormone production - so I reintroduced fruit and honey. I think Saladino's right.
@@islaadele1212 are you a lean mass hyper responder?
I think I'm on the exception scale. If I drank a glass of juice, I'd get the shakes and then end up overeating all day. The natural sugar causes blood sugar spikes throughout the day and I end up super hangry. Apples are the worst--I have one of those and then I want to eat my desk in about an hour. I'll stick with veggie carbs like lettuce, zucchini and certain types of squash.
It depends on the time of day you take the carbs. If you're sensitive, don't take carbs as your first food of the day (or drink a coffee while you're fasting, for that matter) as this can trigger a craving for food all day long.
On the other hand, eating fruit at the end of meals should not have this effect.
@@jennybadl7840 Huh, interesting. Will give that a try and see if it makes a difference for me. Thanks for the tip.
And what about those who have hypothyroidism AND diabetes? Two opposing needs, apparently.
I would like to know the answer to this as well.
@@emilieseitl9662I don't need to listen again, I heard it the first time, but it is not answering the basic problems. Diabetes NEEDS zero, or very low carbs, and I did reverse my diabetes following that regimen. I am not able to exercise, being disabled with a very painful spine condition; not everyone fits into the neat boxes. My hypothyroidism has a whole opposing requirement. I can either have one or the other under control, but not both.
Does cracks me up all you people who think you know. I have 30 carbs or less a day for the past 4 years. I do not eat junk food. I have a very clean keto diet. I've eaten this way for the past 4 years. And I exercise. I'm a type 2 diabetic with hypothyroid. I've done everything I know to do and still can't lose 1 lb. It's so complicated if I have all these other issues . I've been dealing with this on my own. No medical doctor or RUclips Doctor can answer this question. So the rude guy who told me to stop eating junk food what a joke. All these comments or without support and help. Thanks for nothing.
@@REL602 gee thanks you're a real nice person I am so glad I don't know you. Your answer is stupid and without truth. If you have nothing nice to say say nothing at all. That's something you should have learned when you were three.
@@REL602 That's quite an assumption you're making there, that I haven't already done that? I do wish people would learn to read and actually comprehend what they are reading.
This is so true!! Eating fresh fruits and vegetables with meat sparingly, I have lost 40 pounds. I have post ablative hypothyroidism. Thank you, sir for this video!!
Interesting! Keto is so popular and propably even causing hypothyroidism, in my unqualified opinion. My thyroid function really got damaged after I was on keto for some time. After that I was starving to have carbs - and started having pizzas, later to find out I have also very propable celiacs decease. But many who don't have celiacs or glutein sensitivity seem to tell about how bad keto was to them. Now finally getting better! Thanks to vegan diet with lot of veggies, no soy and no glutein, and eating every day healthy good carbs, like oatmeal, rice and potatoes until I feel satisfied. Plantiful Kiki's inspo has also helped me, as well as some youtuber doctors with hypothyroidism. I found out I used to eat healthy based on the diet I learned at my European home and school back (which is VERY different from regular American diet as long as I know) in the day, but all these fad dieting and fitness gurus and their followers have messed me, my eating and my health up. Because I thought they are right. For regular person, no they are not. The protein and fat craziness and fear of carbs isn't good for the regular person. That's my humble opinion based on years of live and learn.
This is the first time that I disagree with you, Doc.
I will never go keto again. I ended up in the emergency room deficient in electrolytes. This type of diet for me used up all the T3. Better to go low fat… my A1C went to 5.3. I am just focusing on those carbs which are high in potassium and magnesium. Lots of beans.
How did you not know that most people on ketogenic diets need to supplement electrolytes?
Thank you Always! I feel clearer getting off the gluten I can breathe better also!
I used to have constant headaches accompanied with nausea, also brain fog. It’s been 2 weeks now that I went gluten free, and I haven’t had headaches since then,I feel clearer and also breathe better as you have. I will never eat gluten again.
I’m just beginning a Mediterranean diet. Love me some carbs. Whole carbs and fruit. I’m have hypothyroidism. Hoping I can see the scale drop
I am an XXY Klienfelter syndrome, hypothyroidism. My holistic doctor put me on a new life. No fruits no berries, they don’t help you, less grains, no corn, my doctor suggested magnesium citrate and malate one per day, 5 other vitamins. Been doing for over ten yrs. It’s amazing what your diet can do. Eat lettuce twice a day, meat once a day. No fast food at all. Watch your gluten intake. So far this guy knows a lot also. Dr. Westin Childs is very smart. I now follow his advice. See what the future holds. Oh eat bacon it’s good for you. It’s is for me.
which 5 vitamins were you taking and how frequently? Thank you.
Thank u very much for ur efforts Thyroid patients often suffering from insomnia and depression I wish u manage product from ur line solve this problem cuz I trust in ur products wishing u all the best of luck 💚
Excellent information ! Thanks 👍
You said that the weight loss from eating keto is from water loss. Yes that is true, however it is very well known in the keto community that after the rapid water loss, the body does start to burn fat quite efficiently.
I do agree that everyone is different, and not everyone needs to eat keto but your recommendations for everyone to eat 100g of carbs/day is just wrong. That may be fine for someone who isn’t insulin resistant, but that just doesn’t work for type 2 diabetic
Great advice 👍
Thanks for the tips. I need more energy as fatigue sets in by lunchtime.
The study being referred to was only 3 weeks long on either diet with a week washout in between, which is no where near long enough to adapt to a ketogenic diet. Also yes it did demonstrate a lowering effect of t3 in those on the ketogenic diet but fails to show if this resulted in symptomatology of a lowered thyroid state or just a drop in serum levels
I have been eating whole foods and all meats and only use extra virgin olive oil for about month and a half. I lost around 15 pounds. Mostly from my stomach and my face but all around my body. Doctor wanted to ask if could eat potatoes because I thought you had said we could not because it's a simple card?
Excess anything is a red flag to me. The older I get the less I eat and the more important quality becomes. It makes sense to me that a balance of protein, fat and carbohydrates is healthier than eliminating one category or the other.
What type of carbohydrates and foods do you recommend for thyroid patients?
This video is adding to miss information. The reason T3 goes down on a low carbohydrate diet is because your body is running more efficiently and you don’t need as much. You need more T3 when you eat more carbohydrates. This does not mean your thyroid is not working as well. T3 and insulin use the same receptors sites on the cell. If insulin is high the sites are blocked with insulin and T3 can’t get in. Your body needs more T3. On a low carb or carnivore diet you keep your insulin low, T3 is used more efficiently and your body needs less. It is not broken. Paul S ate more carbs and his T3 went up, it should, he produced more insulin. Check out Ben Bikman’s research on insulin and thyroid.
I was diagnosed as prediabetic so been trying to cut carbs as much as possible. Such a struggle trying to figure it all out. Rots getting old...
Dr Childs, do you think total carbs vs net carbs matter? Should I be eating 100 grams per day of total carbs or should I be subtracting the fiber out of that amount like I did when I was on keto?
I do eat a lot of fruits during the day (And few other carbs) and I feel better than when I was lowering carbs.
Sugar does "feel good". That does not equate to health.
This is a great video! I take my carbs on vegetables and fruits. I focus on protein and I take your supplements including Berberine ❤
As a Hyperthyroid I need less carbs I presume!?Am I correct?
Doc, can you clarify please if the topic you’re talking are for hyper or hypo patients? I think a lot of your viewers are being confused sometimes because they don’t know if you are talking about hyper or hypo. Please speak a little bit more about hyper because I barely seen videos of you with this topic. I have lupus and it went ballistic, torpedoed my thyroid and platelets. I ended up in the ICU, diagnosed with thyrotocsic, ITP, PPP while suppressing my lupus. I already started hemorrhaging, and those potassium iv burns! So yeah, I almost died. And now I have insulin resistance. I would love for you to take a little more on hyperthyroidism for someone like me so I can have something to ask and discuss with my endo. Thank you 🙏🏻
I'm fascinated with your videos iv recently fount , I am 25 years hypothrlyroid and my TSH is constantly low last reading was 0.009 which has improved , iv been under the endocrine hospital team who just ask same questions every 3 months , check my blood results and say see u in 3 more months , so hard to understand wat is really going on and wat to do
OK so I've had hyperthyroidism for 2 years. It isn't getting any better or worse. In this time I've been on keto and so I've avoided carbs apart from the odd beer or some dark chocolate. Maybe I should try eating potatoes or pasta? I have declined to take thyroid meds.
I had a thyroidectomy in 2020. Been eating around 100 carbs daily since. Gained 15 pounds! Now I'm actively trying to find out what the calorie intake should be for a post-menopausal, thyroidless, active, weightlifting woman should be.
Just curious about those of us who have had a thyroidectomy. Does the intake of carbs affect our T3 &;or T4
Good question.
Nope. Because your thyroid isn't making any. I've had mine 5:31 I had to tell my doctor that I want T3 in addition to T4. Plus, I'm looking into getting Doc's T2 supplement. There is no T1 of anything to supplement with. They think that T4 is enough when, in reality, you're missing 3 other T's. A 100 grams of carbs is ridiculous.
Good question. All these videos help people with a thyroid but don’t mention us without one. I would like to know specifically what to do for me. Can’t keep. Gaining more weight every year.
Ray Peat has entered the chat.
Paul Saladino also lives in Costa Rico, much closer to the equator where he is able to get far more sun exposure, plus he is usually shirtless and surfs, which makes a world of difference quantum wise in being able to
Do well with alot more carbs and his story is very misleading, to most of us , who live far from the equator unfortunately.
Animals that live and eat what is more local to them thrive. Animals that live far north are only able to eat fat and meat/ fish.
Can you make a video on cbc results in hashimotos? From what I found it can effect the red cell counts however physicians keep shruggibg of worsening of cbc results saying it's nothing or associated with hashimitos. As a pt with over 10-15 yw
Ears with hashmitos and normal hematology tests up to 2 years from now I don'tagree with their interpreations and not looking further past hashimotos. I was wondering about youe thoughts on how hashmitos affects hematology results through the years
Thank you for your channel :)
NOW WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO US WITH HASHIMOTOS AND ARE ALSO OXALATE SENSITIVE ?
@@REL602 WHO ARE YOU ? I DIDN'T ASK YOU SQUAT AND WHO SAYS I ASKED FOR MYSELF OR THAT THERE IS A SUGAR SITUATION GOING ON ? STAY IN YOUR OWN LANE. PEOPLE COME ON HERE TO POIT THEIR QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY TO THE DR. NOT SOME OPPIONATED ON LOOKER
Please tell me how to get rid of my autoimmune rash granuloma annulare??? PLEASE???
If one of Type 2. You CANNOT eat too many carbs or low carbs. If I ate 100 g of carbs. Per day I’d have to exercise every minute of every day!! I’m working on trying to get my numbers down but when I even eat a salad with meat my numbers could go up as much as 75 pts! Ugh. My thyroid is in good range but have IR I believe. Working on carb count and not stressful exercise which raises Cortisol in turn raising BG. Surgical menopause at 46. Currently on low dose bioidentical sex hormones which are helping sleep. Some supplements no drugs
Oh the drama of it all. The biggest joke on the world is the myth that mankind knows more than “mother nature” Eat what you will, and be happy.
Any new foods to eat for THYROID NODULES?
@@REL602 that really works?
@@REL602 thank you for your reply 👍
Eat LESS carbs not more.
I would also be intetested to know some facts on autoimmume diseases like hashimotos. Due to an impaited immune system your body attacks your thyroid amd yhen it attacks other things and you get more autoimmume diseases mayne even cancer. But what causes they body to attack itself in the first place is it incorrect gut health ? Or genetics? How can the root cause be identified and corrected. I think that would make a great video. Taking T4 and supplements just helps you get through with ypur disease but why not work on the cause of the disease and prevent more
I need to Gain weight these nodules made me loss a lot
Group number 2 for the win! Esp for us skinny hypos.
Can you clarify if we should focus on fruit over veg? All of the studies refer to fruit which makes this a little confusing. Thank you great video
Your body makes all the carbs it needs. No such thing as an essential carbohydrate.
All three macros are essential in different degrees and for different functions. There is no such thing as any nutrient (macro or micro) being non-essential. Eating less carbs (and doing carnivore) not only tanked my thyroid but also made me fatter.
@@sethtphillips Anthony Chaffee MD (Neurosurgeon) has repeated instances of patients eating zero carbs on a high fat high protein diet gaining 50 to 300 points in testosterone levels and healing their thyroid. The amount of carbs your body makes is completely sufficient for what you need. High fat is what heals the thyroid.
The term "essential" in nutrition refers to nutrients that the body cannot produce in sufficient quantities to meet its needs, and therefore must be obtained from the diet. These nutrients are considered essential for survival and for the proper functioning of the body. This includes essential fatty acids, essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Carbohydrates are not essential nutrients.
@@Danny1.414 Actually, Anthony Chaffee and carnivores are exceptions to the rule; they aren't the rule. High fat made me fatter and worsened the quality of my life. The body can make cholesterol on its own, yet it doesn't make enough, nor does it make enough glucose. All nutrients are essential in different degrees, and that includes Carbohydrates. I needed carbohydrates to retain my thyroid function. I was doing wonderful doing just Whole Foods, for many years, without any restriction, and totally regret ever doing low carb and carnivore.
@@sethtphillips They are not an exception to the rule. The rule is ancestral. We have been eating primarily protein and fat for the majority of our evolution. Fat does not make you fatter, carbs do, because of the hormonal response they cause with insulin. Fat has the lowest insulin response. High insulin is one of the main causes of obesity, caused from diets high in carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are not an essential macronutrient in the same way that proteins and fats are. Your body can produce glucose, the primary fuel source for your brain and muscles, through a process called gluconeogenesis, which converts other nutrients like fat and protein into glucose when needed. This means that carbohydrates are not necessary for survival.
@@Danny1.414 No, because ancestral history shows humans eating omnivorously, not carnivorously. Humans have been eating carbohydrates, since the time of early humans when they are vegetarian before being able to create fire and hunt.
I did 4 months of carnivore, and my belly got bigger. Carnivore actually made more more insulin resistant, not sensitive. So yes, carnivore was the cause.
Carbohydrates are absolutely necessary for humans across the board.
Totally disagree with fruit, especially fruit juice. Pure sugar. I love you, Dr. Childs, but I can't get on board with a hundred or more grams of carbs. I consistently gained weight and a fatty liver over 30 years of eating "healthy whole fresh fruits" and "healthy whole grains." Oatmeal with blueberries for breakfast was supposed to be the healthiest thing I could possibly eat. It made me ravenous all day long. No more. Big protein for breakfast is the fuel to get through the day with minimal, vegetable-based carbs. Protein and vegetables keeps me satiated all day long now, and some weight is FINALLY coming off, my waistline is under the 35-inch danger zone, my TSH down to 1.4, liver enzymes down and almost in range now, and even my TPO is down a little (after it went from 300 at diagnosis to over 900 in a year and a half, while I followed a "healthy, balanced diet of whole foods" and cut out gluten, soy, dairy, did yoga, relaxation breathing, walked twice a day, took my levothyroxine - did EVERYTHING I was supposed to do and was rewarded with an expanding waistline and tripling of my TPO antibodies. I finally knew I had to do something extreme. I did. Things are turning around. I'll keep watching your channel, but I'm not eating the carbs or changing my mind that sugar of all kinds is poison.
Eat LESS carbs and a lot of meat for healing all your issues.
@@REL602 No, a lot of meat.
Saladino is arguably a bad example as he is is extremely active and fit compared to the vast majority. He burns all of his carbs and probably felt bad on strict carnivore due to all the organ meats he consumes. - Way too much copper. Most people should really lower their carbs - especially high glycaemic sugars and starches. We just didn't evolve to cope with the amount that's now available. Love your channel though and these are just my humble thoughts :)
You're making an assumption based on carnivore narratives, which are largely not scientifically backed. I don't eat much of organ meats, and I still experienced the same symptoms as Paul doing low carb and carnivore. My thyroid tanked, and adding back carbs is what helped me regain my thyroid. So low carb is not the answer.
@@sethtphillips But that's just your N=1. Hardly a convincing case for everyone to eat more carbs. Some carbs such as gluten and goitrogens can negatively affect thyroid function.
@@HobzyMcRuse Except that there are millions of N1s have experienced the same symptoms. Your claim about Paul and carbs doesn't hold water. The doc is totally on spot. Gluten would be in grains, not fruit. Lowering carbs ultimately causes thyroid problems, as it did to me.
@@sethtphillips Your brain doesn't hold intelligence. You obviously never read my initial comment in that Saladino "May" have had issues with excess consumption of organ meats. Saladino never had thyroid issues. Sure, some people do on low carb but most don't and most of the time it improves again. I don't disagree with the doc if thyroid function goes hypo, just that Saladino may not be a great example. Relax dude... go eat some quinoa :)
It still boggles the mind how he didn't know to not eat that many organ meats...
What if you do not have a thyroid??
Sorry… thyroid needs more healthy fats.
Not in my caue. High fat made me fatter.
So true and never consume group #3 and lost weight going keto paleo but know i feel better doing select carbs, but i get yeast too ? On the healthiest way to use carbs and without processed sugar, using only
Sounds like Weight Watchers!!
Fruit juice, honey, agave? So on top of thyroid issues we’ll tax our livers with excessive fructose - um, no.
Listen to your body. Run your own N=1 experiments. Invest in a health coach with whom you resonate. Judging by comments this video has frustrated more than it’s helped.
Well, more carbs are NOT an option for me, because "Diabetes"😮
I try to cut my carbs to try to lose weight I’m not diabetic but I have hashimotos
Lots of people have pre-diabetes and don’t even know it.
@@RationalNon-conformist I get blood work regularly and and it always shows I’m not diabetic
Very helpful information. Thanks for sharing
No way!
LMFAO NOBODY NEEDS CARBS FOR ABSOLUTELY ANY REASON
If you lose weight you require less thyroid hormones.
Nonsense avoiding carbs eases my symptoms
This does not work for me, and many others. I gain weight when I consume carbs and lose weight eating mostly steak. My glucose spikes with carbs, even healthy carbs. Having severe food allergies/sensitivities, eating just meat feels great! I won’t live my life in misery just because of a “study” … I listen to my body. If I’m eating an animal based diet, which only includes meat/organs at this point, and then I slowly introduce foods back into my diet and feel terrible, guess what-I don’t give a F about a study, I’m going to continue doing what’s best for my body. Why do you seem to be so against carnivore/keto-it literally helps people with diabetes, autoimmune issues, mental health issues, and so much more. There are people who’ve been able to wean off of antipsychotics using medical keto! When they introduce foods (carbs) back in, they develop psychosis. Just acknowledge that there are a lot of people who benefit from this way of eating.
No thanks
You are an angel. I wish every keto diet fans would understand this.
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And you wish every person ‘who’s had success with keto’ would understand this.. listen to your logic. Do you not understand that people have been able to wean off of their antipsychotics because of medical keto, with no repercussions? So they should go back to psychosis. Do you not understand that my antibodies against my thyroid are non existent because of carnivore? No more anxiety or depression-why would I need to understand this man when I’ve found freedom and healing! Make it make sense.
@@nitareed4088a big LOL.
The more fruit you eat the leaner you are? Who is paying for these studies? Kelloggs?
Kellogg's doesn't make fruit or support a whole foods lifestyle. For what it's worth, I got fatter eating less carbs, and this tanked my thyroid and testosterone running performance (never has this happened in my 28 years in running until I got on the low carb / carnivore camp)
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The only people I met who gained weight on keto are the ones who were heavy on "replacement foods". Cakes, cookies, pastas, breads...and aaaaallll the keto desserts.
@@nitareed4088 I don’t eat junk. I have been eating whole Foods for 13 years. Never gained a pound while eating a balanced Whole Foods omnivorous diet (8 years), but while doing keto, low carb and carnivore (4 years), I got fatter. You’re divorced from reality.
@@sethtphillips
It is EXTREMELY hard to wrap my mind around someone eating WHOLE FOOD keto/low carb/carnivore and gaining weight. The only things that would make that make sense are if you were doing dirty keto/low carb/carnivore, eating a crap ton of food & sedentary or an intervening event (health, etc).
@@nitareed4088 You are just divorced from reality. I didn’t do dirty keto or carnivore. It is quite common to gain more fat on keto and carnivore. In the Carnivore Fix group, we have people got fatter doing carnivore. All restrictive diets mess up people’s gut and hormones
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The trick is , just a little , 100 grams of healthy carbohydrates and excercise
A lot of experts say insulin resistance is caused by fat, not carbs.
They are wrong. Fat will only make you fat if you eat it with carbs. Ice cream makes you fat, and a big ribeye basted in butter will make you healthy. But you can't have both and you can't eat processed carbs ( bread and pasta) with that ribeye or you WILL get fat.
Who?
This is horrible.
Now, I remember why I got fat, in the first place. Skeptical is hardly a suitable word. Recently, I tried losing weight on only one meal a day, with a half cup of macaroni and some home made tomato sauce for dinner. I really really tried. Did my best to fast most of the day, I was starved for food ... and didn't lose a lb. Went on Keto and lost 5 lbs., (which is mostly invisible because of water gain) I really think, at my age, the best thing to do is STOP EATING. If I ate as much as you are advising, I'd be a literal blimp in very short time. I'm desperate to lose the belly fat. I want to garden and move around. I don't want to be fat and old in wheel chair.
It's like falling into an abyss. Oh, and 1000-1200 calories a day is TOO much. 700 is closer to the truth.
I can't possibly consume 100 grams of carbohydrates a day and NOT gain weight. There is no way to know I am taking weight off other than the numbers on the scale. I've lost 5 lbs and don't see a hint of the loss on my body.
The only thing that I really miss is bread/crackers. They help with my IBS symptoms, without them I depend on Psyllium, es. Metamucil . IBS is an embarrassing, awful problem, I've had so bad in the past, I would nearly pass out. I'm terrified if I tried your idea I'd gain back the 5 lbs I've lost in day. Seriously, that is how fast I can can weight.
Oh, I'm 73, have hypothyroidism, IBS, and Lactose intolerance.