Episode 2465 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes author and Certified Nutrition Specialist Amy Berger and they discuss getting the right advice, stalls, and more.
Getting the Right Advice
- Vinnie tries to avoid guest experts who sell programs. (2:00)
- He feels some of them become gimmicky to sell their program.
- They discuss whether their efforts to correct misinformation and encourage low-carb is getting through to the masses. (5:00)
- The Ketogenic diet is therapeutic for so many conditions, but snake-oil types of “influencers” and other social media platforms negatively affect the message.
- The negative messaging prevents people from getting accurate information.
- Amy and Vinnie agree that it gets discouraging, but the importance and the success stories keep them going. (11:00)
- The Ketogenic diet is therapeutic for so many conditions, but snake-oil types of “influencers” and other social media platforms negatively affect the message.
- They chat a bit about regenerative farming. (16:30)
- At what point did the information change from “eat meat” to low-fat, high-carb—like pasta? (21:00)
- The low-carb way of eating is good and works with how the body is meant to. (25:00)
- Low-carb and the ketogenic approach work in tune with the body.
- People who don’t understand biochemical science probably shouldn’t be in charge of making policy about health. (26:00)
- What bothers Amy the most is when medical practitioners who should know better are giving bad advice, or closing themselves off to accurate information.
- People have trouble getting the right advice.
- If you want the benefits of low-carb, you have to stay low-carb. (30:00)
- Amy emphasizes that there are variations that can be done depending on the individual; however, that doesn’t mean eating things like junk food. (32:00)
- Other people must stay strictly ketogenic to treat a medical condition.
Adjusting the Mindset
- They address the idea of food restriction. (36:00)
- Restriction is in the eye of the beholder; when you are satisfied with real food, it doesn’t feel restricting.
- Amy reviews the topics of her three books. (44:00)
- She is working on a fourth book about thyroid health.
- You can find all three books in Vinnie’s Book Club https://amzn.to/3x7nIUo here:
- End Your Carb Confusion (with Dr Eric Westman) https://amzn.to/49lpNcR,
- The Alzheimer’s Antidote https://amzn.to/3TuUOVP,
- and The Stall Slayer https://amzn.to/4a026rx
- Vinnie asks about supplementation and thyroid health. (48:00)
- She reviews what may help.
- Many of the symptoms of hypothyroidism can be debilitating; she knows this firsthand.
- Depression, even apathy, can be a serious symptom.
- Vinnie asks her opinion about weight loss stalls. (51:00)
- Connect with her through her website https://stallslayer.com and on YouTube.
- Look for Vinnie’s NSNG® VIP Community and sign up for the waitlist!
- Go to https://vinnietortorich.com/vip to sign up!
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