In this episode, Thom King talks about healthy alternatives to sugar on a keto diet:

* Thom's personal journey

* The trend of "diabesity"

* Sugar addiction

* The effect of Type 2 Diabetes on our healthcare system

* Being connected to nature

* The effects of artificial sweeteners

* Aspartame and Parkinson's Disease

* Sucralose and your microbiome

* Claims that the taste of sweet spikes blood sugar

* How the body recognizes glucosides

* Erythritol and xylitol

* Gut bacteria and your tolerance to sugar alcohols

* Allulose - the "rare sugar"

* Allulose and its use in baked goods

* Stevivia avoiding the bitterness of stevia

* Not using stevia as a stand-alone sweetener

* Keto for overcoming sugar addiction

* Keto for heartburn relief

* How Thom found keto

* Journaling to fix his health issues

* Weekly cheat days in the beginning of his keto journey

* Integrating intermittent fasting

* Tracking macros

* IMO - liquid vegetable fiber - and being kicked out of ketosis

* Guy Gone Keto product ingredients

* Thom's macros: 70% fat, 20% protein, 10% cruciferous veggies

* Reformulation of Guy Gone Keto BBQ sauce

* Spicy Garlic Ketchup

* Giving back to the arts, music, and physical education in schools

* The Open School serving at-risk youth