On keto are you eating lots of saturated fat or sticking just to monounsaturated fats like olive oil, nuts, avocados etc?

Same. I need to drop a few, and I do have good energy / clarity on Keto. I just wish it was more varied. Might start introducing *some* of these foods to see how they affect me.

Being able to weed out the carbohydrates is a challenge since all the sauces, oils and creams soak into this medium that helps in gathering for consumption.

@@jsun3117 try a konjac noodle

Foods list please? 😀

It's not a diet. It's a way of eating. An update on the world’s most misunderstood eating style and why the contemporary version is making people overfat. Most people have heard about the Mediterranean diet, and the medical literature contains thousands of research articles referencing it. The “Med diet” has been recommended as a remedy for metabolic syndrome, “weight” gain and obesity, and for preventing most chronic diseases. There’s also a connection between the overfat epidemic and the modern version of the Med diet, which is really quite different from the original. Healthy components of the original Med diet include higher consumption of olive oil, vegetables, fruits, legumes and nuts, and moderate red wine intake. Known for its higher fat content, especially when supplementing extra fat from olive oil and nuts like almonds and walnuts, the style of eating is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular risk by about 30 percent. It has also be shown to reduce carbohydrate intolerance. However, over the course of decades of research, something bad happened - an obvious problem consistently missed by the media and most scientific discussions - the diet began to include processed junk foods. Associating these health benefits with today’s popularized and contrived “Med diet” is a myth. Technically defined quite simply as a menu of the traditional foods that have been consumed for thousands of years in the areas that surround the Mediterranean Sea, this way of eating has been described by modern-day nutrition researchers as “the cultural heritage of all mankind.” This is the same geographical area where Western civilization began to flourish, creating art, commerce and culture. Agriculture was the foundation of society, and it’s thought that 80 percent of the population was involved in growing, producing or selling these healthy, natural foods. Unfortunately, the media has misled people about this so-called “diet.” Some researchers have even made a food pyramid out of it. Not unexpectedly, hundreds of diet books and cook books have been written in many languages. The worst portrayal of the Med diet is that it’s a “diet” in the first place. It’s not. There are no rules, no serving sizes and no special recipes one must follow to eat this way. It’s a way of eating local, natural foods “specific to a certain climate and culture,” says Walter Willet, chairman of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. “By paying attention to healthy ingredients rather than specific recipes, anyone can adapt this plan to their own tastes.” The result is better fat-burning, increased longevity, and improved health with much less chronic illness. The area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea varies significantly in climate so that the food grown there can differ considerably as well, and even the seafood available in waters in different locations can vary. This provides a smorgasbord of healthy, natural foods rather than one eating style. Another myth is that the Mediterranean people avoided eating animal foods. They ate meat - ranging from poultry and lamb, to wild animals. Likewise, they didn’t shun beef, it just was not part of the daily dietary regimen because cattle didn’t exist there in large numbers. However, raising other animals provided more than meat, including chickens (which also provided eggs), lamb (which also provided wool) and sheep (which also provided milk). In addition, the whole grains consumed in the Mediterranean area were truly whole. Cereal, from the Greek word sitos, refers to any type of grain. For thousands of years, about 90 percent of the cereal grain grown and consumed in the Mediterranean region was whole, unprocessed barley. Most people today, especially in the Western world, have never seen or tasted whole grains despite what labels say on most packaged food items like breads and cereals. The commercial phrase “whole grain” is usually a gimmick to fool people into thinking they’re eating something healthy, when in fact the product is most often highly processed.

​@@DebbieTDP are sprouted breads close?

I would scrutinize the studies, especially since the Covid debacle. Who is funding these studies and have they got an agenda.

And don’t forget the “new” buzz, like Omega-7, Methylation and Epigenetic age, that’s bound to capture new audience’s segments.

Must admit I am having doubts about this guys real motives. He seems to be jumping the full Keto ship. This could be a way of levering the green agenda anti livestock agenda into mainstream. Cow farts and all that. I notice also Pam Popper pontificating about the Vegan way of eating. I would even question the papers he is quoting.....who is funding these studies. Who do we trust these days. Not pharma. All I really know we havent got canine teeth for nowt, and history shows very little veggies available in the wild, especially above the arctic circle.

You have diabetes type 1 or 2? The type 2 is reversible, but even type 1 can be managed. There is a doctor here on youtube, type 1 diabetes. She only eats once a day, basically she does intermittent fasting, no carbs, and she needs very little insulin. You'll find a way ...

@@oanairani41 I have type 2 diabetes, recently diagnosed.

@@thechosengirlreviews That's totally reversible, I've seen so many people on youtube who reversed it, with keto( no carbs) and intermittent fasting. Dr Jason Fung ( u can find him here on utube) has helped many patients. If you are strict about ur diet, you can reverse your diabetes in 6 weeks, also you'll lose weight too.. Insulin resistance is the culprit here.. Once your triglycerides loweredwith diet, in 6-8 weeks, you can add beans and oats.

And I think sunlight helps them. I live in Iowa and today was the first day since November that I could feel sun on my skin.

the half life of insulin is 5-6 minutes, it won't stay in your system long.

@@Santa-ny1yp THANK YOU for that! I had been asking (crowd sourcing) for over 2 years now! So that’s extremely interesting! Now I’m going to investigate that! Wow - really thank you!!!!!!!!!!! Would you know how intrinsic factor can be increased in an elderly person when there’s no PPI’s taken and not on any medications?

Be careful. I gained 40 lbs in 4 months coming off keto and fasting.

@@williamstamp5288 I am. Keto did nothing for me. Made me very anxious and depressed with no weight loss for 5 years. So far so good. I think im up like 8 since November. Im healing my mind from diet failure

Why did you skip fasting

@@sawyerr9841 gluttony

@@sawyerr9841 me? Never could do more than 14 hours. No matter what I did I got sick and sometimes passed out. I even asked on here and got laughed at. Adjusted electrolytes, did everything. Nothing ever worked. Its ok. Im much happier now. Its not for everyone

Yes, eat everything from the Mediterranean diet without the grains. Use quinoa, teff, buckwheat instead of regular grains.

Yes you can reverse it. Lift weights. Start light then slowly work your way up. You can do calisthenics instead. Such as pull ups and push ups. Train upper and lower body too. Also increase your protein intake. I personally eat eggs, sardines and cottage cheese for my most of my protein, but there's obviously other forms as well. I'll be 56 this month and have built muscles in my 50's. All naturally. You can do it 💪

@@alrivers2297 Thank you so much for the advice and encouragement!! I wish you the very best in life!

@@1019lms ✌️

oats are ok but they first need to be soaked in water for several hours to get rid of the phytic acid that stops nutrients being absorbed.

@@dennisward43 Thank you!! I would have never guessed this.

That sounds awesome

Exactly, I didn't understand jack shit

You can’t figure that out? Sheesh

Real food and an abundance of sun is the secret sauce behind all this marketing chatter.

Views, Videos= $$$. That's why you put out videos daily. There is the answer to your question.

Why are you watching then? It’s your choice to watch or not . Plus I’m pretty sure that our ancestors were omnivores . But you do you and let everybody else enjoy a wider range of food with scientific based benefits. Carnivore diet may help you live longer, If you live a few months longer than me then good on ya. I fast and eat low carb when I can but I enjoy a range of veggies and will have homemade pasta and home baked hi fibre bread on occasions dipped in olive or avocado oil and really enjoy it. The thought of eating all meat, not only would make me broke but also makes me want to vomit 🤢 . You do you and I’ll do me and we’ll both live our best lives the way we want to. Again if you don’t agree with a video why watch and comment? it just helps his channel grow. I appreciate the science, I take what I want from it and leave the rest.

@@kestag2110 you know what you’re right I’m unsubscribing from Thomas’s channel. Too much useless info.

All the veggies,meat and oils on med diet should be good for keto.

You said “we”…..you have to do what feels right for you and what your metabolic needs are. If that’s keto, I’m sure that’s just fine! I also just started doing keto about a month and a half ago because I was recently diagnosed with MS and diabetes and keto is going to help with both. I can’t do any of the carbs that are allowed in the Mediterranean diet (at least just yet!) but keto is currently what’s working for me.

Healthy fats in keto are olive oil, avocado, nuts....I thought I was doing keto, but it turns out I was following mediteranian type of diet. Just leave out the heavy fried in bad oils food, the carbs and try to eat within 6 hours or so all your meals.

@@oanairani41 Thanks I may have misinterpreted the video, doesn't sound like he is backtracking on keto, but maybe suggesting a kind of hybrid keto / Mediterranean diet, which makes sense

@Jerry Seeley Yeah, it's confusing... Plus, I find most people do " dirty" keto. Not all cheeses are great for you, I prefer fermented cheeses such parmesan. Sausages, hams and salami are full of nitrates... we should eat real meat, eggs, fish, seafood, chicken.. In the end the goal is to be healthy, not just lose the weight. I started to add beans and oats into my diet recently, after 2 years of keto, I think we need the fiber to get rid of cholesterol. It's an ongoing experiment for me 😀

Hmm could be

Thought he sounded sick

Not one of my tropical ancestor ate the seed or skin....lol

may be true but do you have asian genes if not that diet might not work as good

@@zackbog Are you implying that non-asians can't eat pork and sweet potatoes? Mediterran diet is pork heavy too, and sweet potato is definitely better than pasta.

@@SkepticalCaveman no I'm in applying that DNA plays a role in how well diets work I'm not saying it won't work but it might not work as good for some non Asians

@@zackbog So you're just making a blind assumption in other words?

@@SkepticalCaveman if you think your Gene's dont play a role in which diet works for you are a fool. why do you think Asians can eat a lot off rice in not get fat but people from western countries get fat