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Allie's avatar

Nature, in the form of food, has some of the best medicine. Some nutraceuticals are quite potent. People don’t realize that much of classic cancer chemotherapy was derived from plants and microorganisms, Taxol from the bark of a yew tree, doxorubicin and daunomycin antibiotics and others. These, obviously, are quite toxic. The parent form of ivermectin was discovered in the soil in Japan. Nicotine from tobacco is showing promise in the treatment of brain cancers, Parkinson’s and other diseases. Nature, indeed, is a great provider.

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Franklin O'Kanu's avatar

With the obesity crisis and big pharma recommending expensive drugs with side effects, diets like keto and DASH can offer the same effects without the negative side effects: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/the-hidden-struggle-in-health-care

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PamelaDrew's avatar

As a Rockefeller-Gates- Monsanto tracker since 1997 it is shocking to me how little attention is given to the negative health effects of what is called conventional food. Between the novel proteins of gmo plants and the levels of glyphosate and other herbicides & pesticide residues there is a world of difference between organic foods and what folks eat.

While the keto diet has clear benefits removing the toxins from our diets is a bigger issue that gets swept away in discussions of metabolism that ignore poisons as problematic.

Check out EWG testing of humus including organic brands.. Roundup Ready consumers.

https://www.ewg.org/research/glyphosate-hummus

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ADinkRo's avatar

I adhered to a keto diet for about 3-4 years. It did help me keep my weight in check and, at first, I felt great on this diet. However, gradually I felt less and less healthy. I felt fatigued, mentally and physically. And everyday around 2-3 pm I just became somewhat lethargic. I had strange heart palpitations at night. So I gradually started reintroducing carbs into my diet. I now keep my carb intake around 150g. I have energy again and feel so much better. Our bodies need fuel, including fuel in the form of carbohydrates. I don’t think my body was getting the fuel it needed and it was letting me know. While I think keto is great in the short-run. I don’t think it’s meant to be a forever lifestyle for most, unless you’re very diligent about maintaining a perfect, clean ketogenic diet to ensure you’re getting the right balance and proper nutrition, which is very difficult for the average person.

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Laurie Duncan's avatar

Dr. McCullough, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video! THANK YOU for shining a light on Dr. Boz and her approach to healing the body.

A friend recommended that I read up on Dr. Boz & her keto diet. So I recently ordered her books, etc & will be on my way into ketosis this weekend!

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Lynne Miller's avatar

My question is what about kidney disease. I donated a kidney 8 years ago. My creatine is a little elevated, but weight, all other numbers are good. Is there any data on ketogenic diets for a low level 'CKD diagnosis'?

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Samwise's avatar

A friend's grandchild is diagnosed with a childhood-onset seizure disorder known as "Doose Syndrome." It is of "unclear etiology." It is also said to be "hereditary," even though in this child's case there is no such family history.

My hunch is that the child has been injured by the childhood vaccination schedule, in a manner similar to all the "unexplained" autism cases, notwithstanding the different clinical expression of the 2 disorders. The parents are not open to stopping the vaccination schedule, but at least the keto diet has resulted in a 50% reduction of episodes.

Do we know anything about the prognosis of this disorder in children on the diet who stop vaccinating, contrasted with the prognosis of those on the diet who continue the vax schedule?

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