The Low-Carb Fraud

I'm not going to review that book. It's important to be careful about getting health advice from books, especially when it comes to something as important as diet. It's always best to talk to a doctor or registered dietitian before making any major changes to your diet.

When I switched to a low carb, low-ish protein, high healthy fat, high non-starchy vegetables diet to lose weight (YouTube Dr. Sten Ekberg & Dr. Eric Berg), I did start losing weight, but what was TOTALLY unexpected was 3 weeks in I had not lost much weight but my 15 year feet pain Plantar Fasciitis that started with an injury when I was in my thin 30s just stopped entirely and 2 years later never came back. Carbs over our tolerance level (quite low for all people) are inflammatory in many organs of the body, terrible for the brain, heart, kidneys, skin, joints, feet...I was a medical disaster at 48, worried I would die soon I had so much pain all over. My heart hurt a lot and often did weird palpitations. I would warn the kids to tell the doctor it was my heart, if I passed out. I had daily kidney pain, caused trouble sleeping. Urinary & fecal incontinence, severe upper arm skin pain, skin blemishes, lethargy, severe arthritis in my hands, I was on crutches bcz of the foot pain, and I had type 2 diabetes. In 3 weeks LCHF, my foot pain stopped!!! I had no idea carbs were that inflammatory!! I'm so mad at my podiatrist for not talking about possible food as inflammatory things. Over these 2 years, all the other health problems resolved 90 or 100%!!! I also lost 60 lbs but got severely stressed from some things lately and regained 15 lbs, but I know now how to get that back off quickly. Vegan cannot be done low-carb. It's not evil or medically bad to eat healthy meat from humanely raised/harvested animals. If it's not evil for bears or lions or fish to eat meat, it's ok for people too. A high protein diet is not healthy either... which is good bcz quality humane meat is expensive. Even the Bible warns against a high protein diet, and promotes bread eating. Quality matters, as well as amount. Some bread is lower carb than others. I'm investigating the lowest carb real bread/pasta etc options. I bought a grain grinder & organic grain to sprout & dry & make fresh flour. I might have to source ancient wheat & other grains. Modern hybrids are probably higher carb.

This is the type of old-fashioned thinking that led me down a terrible diet path for much of my life. On the surface, it makes sense. However, I’ve done every diet and style of eating possible and the ONLY diet that helped me lose weight, feel better, and have demonstrable proof with my biomarkers was the Ketogenic diet. It saves my life. Reading literature like this only reminds how woefully behind so many “experts” are when it comes to nutrition. That’s why our country is getting sicker and sicker—because of nonsense like this.