Dave Feldman reveals his technique for cutting your LDL cholesterol quickly and drastically with diet alone. You, me, and the dudes know that high LDL cholesterol isn't a marker of heart disease, but your doctor may not. Dave did the experiment to show people how to drastically lower cholesterol numbers at will, with the added benefit of lowering your insurance premiums.

Carl is in Las Vegas this week at a developer conference, so the dudes didn't get around to recording a show. Please enjoy this encore show from May, Ketones. Carl Franklin and Richard Morris discuss Ketones. What are they? How are they produced? Are they safe? How can we effectively measure our ketone levels? Does it actually matter? All of these questions and more are answered on this episode of 2 Keto Dudes.

Carl Franklin and Richard Morris discuss the science behind exogenous ketone supplements. Do they help with weight loss? Are they a shortcut to nutritional ketosis? What can they do for diabetics? Can they help battle cancer or dementia? These are great questions answered on this week's episode.

Errata:

Richard spoke about the his blood glucose ranges changing slightly after going off Metformin. His previous dawn values were 6.1 mmol/l (110 mg/dl) and his daily range was 4.9 mmol/l (88 mg/dl) to 5.2 mmol/l (94 mg/dl). His new Dawn values are up to 6.5 mmol/l (117 mg/dl) and daily range from 5.4 mmol/l (97 mg/dl) to 5.7 mmol/l (103 mg/dl).

Is being overweight dangerous? Is overweight in and of itself a marker for disease? For anyone who has used a LCHF (low-carb, high-fat) diet to get healthy, the answer is obviously no. So, how much body fat is too much, or for that matter, too little? Carl Franklin and Richard Morris explore these and other questions around body weight on this week's episode of 2 Keto Dudes.

Need some inspiration? Carl Franklin and Richard Morris interview R Kevin Scharmen, an army veteran who survived a nasty accident which left him badly burned. He tells the story, and what led him and his family to the ketogenic lifestyle.

Richard Morris puts forth a hypothesis that explains three controversies surrounding protein. 1) How much protein should we eat? 2) If you fast do you lose muscle mass? 3) If you eat protein does it turn into sugar in your body? Experts disagree about the answers to these seemingly simple questions. Richard has done the math to explain how they are all correct under the right circumstances. This is a very technical discussion, but there is practical guidance that comes out of it, if indeed Richard is correct. As of this recording, it's just a hypothesis. More study and more input is required.

Errata:

Richard referred to a minimum requirement of 51g of glucose being required to run the brain, the actual figure should be 50g - he made a rounding error in his spreadsheet. The math in the post on our blog is all double checked and (hopefully) free of rounding errors. 50g of glucose, from the glycerol released by burning 500g of fat, which requires that Angus Barbieri ask his body to deliver 3850 kCal of energy, and have at least 123.23 lbs of body fat.

Richard Morris and Carl Franklin hand over the mics this week to Brenda Zorn and Kim Howerton, both admins on the 2 Keto Dudes Facebook group. Brenda and Kim are here to talk about the unique challenges that women face around the ketogenic way of life. Hormones, periods, PCOS, fertility, pregnancy, menopause, weight loss, and more. This is the first of what we hope will be many more 2 Keto Dudes shows where Brenda and Kim talk about these issues in depth.

Errata:

The podcast that Kim refers to that discussed how women lose weight slower than men is a lecture by Dr Robert Cywes at the Cape town LCHF conference - see the show notes. Also, Carl said that if a mother eats a high carb diet while pregnant the baby may have a predisposition toward insulin sensitivity. He meant insulin resistance. Also, many people thought Brenda said "Dr. Fung says women shouldn't fast." She was actually echoing the myth that Fung refers to that women should not fast. She may have not chosen her words correctly, but that was her intent, to refer to the myth pointed out by Dr. Fung.

Richard Morris and Carl Franklin discuss ways in which we can give back to our local community after having healed ourselves. Carl talks about a dinner/lecture he held for 6 local people at his house, they talk about Ketofest 2017, and bring up the idea of getting a bunch of newcomers - who might need a kick start - together for a retreat. Richard suggests writing a blog. Speaking of blogs, the dudes have put up a new one at blog.2keto.com where they are posting on a regular basis, and hope you will share their posts on Facebook, Pinterest, or just with your friends.

Carl Franklin and Richard Morris interview the one and only Tom Naughton, software guy turned comedian turned Netflix star. His documentary, Fat Head, was first made in response to the movie 'Supersize Me' in which a perfectly healthy man ate 3 meals a day at McDonalds for 30 days to see what would happen to him. The results weren't good. Tom's response was to prove that he could also eat McDonalds' food for 30 days and stay healthy, even lose weight. During the process of making the film he learned about low-carb high-fat eating, ketogenic diets, and the like. Nowadays Tom is an advocate for the ketogenic lifestyle and is still poking fun at the ignorance that abounds in the world of health and nutrition.

Eratta:

Richard and Carl both mentioned that Beverly's husband who had the late night low glucose event could have eaten a small bit of fruit to get his blood sugar up. However, Andrew in our forum suggested a better option. A spoonful of coconut oil goes directly to you liver to be burned for energy, and if your insulin is low the fat will be partially burned, releasing ketones. Ketones support your brain's need for energy, meaning if you have circulating ketones then low glucose does not necessarily mean that your brain is running out of energy. Also, we incorrectly tallied Tom's quiz score at 5 out of 10. He actually only got 4 out of 10 correct. Maybe that's a good thing!

Richard Morris and Carl Franklin talk to Dr. Ted Naiman about his experiences treating over 1000 patients suffering from metabolic syndrome with a ketogenic diet and exercise techniques. The conversation goes in many directions. As for the highlights, Ted contributes to the discussion of how much protein we need to eat, and talks about the importance of adding gradual exercise to your lifestyle for maximizing your metabolism. Great show!