Family Health Lab

By Claire McDonnell Liu

Family Health Lab podcast brings you the Game Changers series.

Listen to conversations with experts sharing extraordinary health benefits for families.

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The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.

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February 17, 2025 How to get rid of DEADLY Belly Fat & Stop Aging, with foods | Dr Sean O'Mara
How to get rid of belly fat and stop aging, with foods.
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Dr Sean O'Mara on optimising your body with his health steps, in conversation with host Nutritionist, Claire McDonnell Liu.
01:00 From law enforcement to a medical career
05:00 Why Dr Sean O'Mara is passionate about health & longevity 14:00 Our species diet
15:00 Client / patients "we work for them!"
17:00 Your body determines your health
18:00 Doctor's giving health advice are falling apart
20:00 Dr Ken Berry21:00 The only time in the history of the world
22:00 Belly Fat GONE! Lose the ‘Dad Bod’ with these Food Changes
28:00 How to eliminate deadly fat
29:00 Big pharma profit from us being sick
30:00 Trump's MAHA administration about to change things!
31:00 CHRONIC DISEASE is THE BIGGEST PROBLEM
36:00 Young boy's visceral fats
40:00 What our ancestors ate - NOT processed foods
41:00 Sean’s plate of meat and fermented foods
42:00 Look after your microbiome
43:00 Ocean water for your health

Dr Sean O'Mara: www.growingbetternotolder.com

Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E07
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host [email protected]
Tech: www.0ad.com.au

IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
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February 05, 2025 Low Carb "It's Like a MIRACLE" | Dr Penny Figtree
How to get OFF Medications with a low-carb diet.
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After years of thinking her job was to make sure patients were on the correct medicines and doses, Dr Penny Figtree revolutionized her practice, and her patient's health with ketogenic and low-carb therapies!
In this interview with Metabolic Health Nutritionist, Claire McDonnell Liu, Dr Figtree shares how she helps patients to get better with nutrition therapies.
01:00 What Dr Figtree LOVES about low-carb therapy
04:00 Low Carb should be the first-line treatment06:00 Patients are angry the advice comes too late
55:00 The Australasian Metabolic Health Society AMHS.org.au
Dr Penny Figtree: www.drpennyfigtree.com
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers
S2: E06Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host [email protected]
Tech: www.0ad.com.au
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
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January 20, 2025 Keto Diet Treatment for ADHD and Depression | Ally Houston
Keto Diet Foods for the ADHD Brain
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Ally Houston is leading a new randomized controlled trial (RCT) at the University of Oxford, examining the ketogenic diet for ADHD and depression - the first trial of its kind.
02:00 Joe Wick's controversial ADHD comments
4:00 Is ADHD linked to ultra-processed foods
6:00 Ally Houston treated his ADHD, seasonal depression, and chronic anxiety with ketogenic therapy.
7:00 Keto diet transformed Ally's mental health in weeks
30:00 Ally co-founded MetPsy, an app and coaching platform supporting ketogenic therapies for mental illness
In this interview with Metabolic Health Nutritionist, Claire McDonnell Liu, Ally shares details of his trial, and the hope that medical keto will become a mainstream treatment option for mental health and ADHD. The 16-week study at Oxford University will test a ketogenic diet against a control diet rich in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables that follows the NHS Eat Well Guide.
Ally Houston treated his ADHD, seasonal depression, and chronic anxiety with ketogenic therapy. He reversed his conditions and improved his ADHD symptoms. This led him to change career to become research ketogenic diet metabolic therapies.
Ally Houston's:
X: @AllyTransforms
LinkedIn: / ally-houston-726b4614
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E05
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host [email protected]
Tech: www.0ad.com.au
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
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43min
December 10, 2024 Diabetes: the 'Sugar Disease' and it's Forgotten 'Animal Diet' | Gary Taubes
Gary Taubes on Diabetes: The 'Sugar Disease' and it's Forgotten 'Animal Diet'
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Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist, author of Rethinking Diabetes (2024), The Case for Keto (2020), The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat (2011), and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), published as The Diet Delusion in the UK.
04:00 Why Gary hates writing
07:00 Who Gary writes for
08:00 ‘Rethinking Diabetes’ Gary’s book
12:00 Conventional diabetes treatments are failing
13:00 Why see Claire, rather than your doctor or diabetes educator
14:00 Carb-rich diets harmful
18:00 Diabetes rare: years without a single case of diabetes
19:00 Increase in diabetes tracked sugar industry rise
21:00 The lost 'Animal Diet'
22:00 Disgusting fact - urine tasted to diagnose diabetes
24:00 The original high-fat Ketovore diet for diabetes
24:30 Insulin discovery eradicated diet therapy for diabetes
25:00 Treating the patient - at the risk of killing the patient28:00 Insulin a miracle cure - treating starving emaciated kids
29:00 Rising from the dead
30:00 How insulin side effects first appeared
31:00 High-carb diets, needed more and more insulin
33:00 patients cannot metabolize carbs safely
34:00 No one advised to go back to the lost 'animal diet'
36:00 Gary’s sons’ foods
38:00 Plant-based chat
39:00 Obesity in kids
40:00 Keto for Parkinsons Disease
42:00 Ancel Keys cholesterol diet
45:00 High carb diet treated with drugs did not work
46:00 Dietary Cholesterol no effect of serum cholesterol - blindingly obvious since the 1960s
49:00 Carbs a poison to a diabetic. Insulin is the antidote, but the antidote is poison.
51:00 Exercise - you wouldn't tell me not to exercise.
54:00 "I don't think diet therapy will ever be the dominant advice"
55:00 Keto: "We’re biased"
1:02 Gary a smoker
1.04 Drinking orange juice vs a cigarette
1:05 What Gary's family eat
1:08 GLP wonder drugs
1:10 Frightening insulin drugs
1:14 Bad science and dogma
11:15:00 Connect with Gary and follow his work here
Follow Gary Taubes's work:
Substack: 'Uncertainty Principles' https://substack.com/@garytaubes
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E04
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and podcast host [email protected]
Tech: www.0ad.com.au
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
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1h 17min
November 26, 2024 Should We Fear Cholesterol? Dave Feldman on #LCHF Heart Attack Risk
Dave Feldman shares his groundbreaking insights on cholesterol, lipid profiles, and heart health in relation to Keto and Low Carb diets. Pioneering citizen science pushing our understanding of heart health risk factors.
Sponsor: In-15 Home insulin testing https://metabolica.bioContinuous Ketone Monitor: https://Sibiosensor.com/ContinuousKet...
03:00 Why we fear cholesterol
04:00 Cholesterol basics
06:00 Cholesterol is vital to life
06:30 LDL cholesterol
08 :00 Lean mass hyper responders (LMHR)
14:00 Insulin Resistance the biggest risk factor for heart disease
14:30 Too much focus on Cholesterol in regards to heart health
15:00 The Real Heart Attack Risk Factor
18:00 The tests and scans that matter for heart health
19:00 How to detect calcified plaque and soft plaque in cardiovascular disease
20:00 Coronary Heart Scan (CAC)
22:00 Nick Norwitch research partner
24:00 Dave's big news!! Cholesterol Code Documentary dropping in Feb 2025
32:00 Low carb community fund The Citizen Science Foundation
37:00 How the film “Cholesterol Code” came about by Jennifer Isenhart, Fat Fiction
38:00 How and where to see the film “Cholesterol Code”
40:00 The HLMR studies
45:00 The LMHR study outcomes
50:00 The future of heart health science
56:00 Follow Dave study, work and documentary film
59:00 Dave’s health challenges and his tip for healthFollow
Dave's work: https://cholesterolcode.com/CoSci.org
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E03
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Health Researcher
Tech: www.0ad.com.au

IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
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November 19, 2024 Keto Diet transforms Migraine, Mental Heath, ADHD, Epilepsy | Denise Potter on 'Changing Lives'
The Migraine Diet author and expert Dietician, Denise Potter on ⁠#KetoDiet⁠ as a therapy.
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02:00 Matt Baszucki’s Keto diet therapy transformed his bipolar symptoms
04:00 Beth Zupec Kania
05:00 Changing people’s lives with foods
07:00 Dr Chris Palmer’s Keto diet therapy for Matt Baszucki’s bipolar
09:00 Getting people’s kids back with Keto Diet
11:00 Emma Williams Matthew’s Friends and Beth Zupec Kania Dietician
18:00 Gestational diabetes low-carb diet
19:00 Diabetes ketoacidosis
20:00 Bipolar, anxiety, depression, ADHD, epilepsy treated with ketosis
24:00 How to start a therapeutic keto diet
25:00 Apps and trackers for keto monitoring ie Ketomojo
29:00 Maintaining ketosis
30:00 Carnivore & meat-based nutrition therapy
35:00 Benefits of ketosis
40:00 ADHD improvements
48:00 Keto Diet for migraine
Denise Potter: https://advancedketogenictherapies.com
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E2
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, https://leafie.com
FB / Insta / Twitter: LeafieHealth
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IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
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57min
October 30, 2024 Keto Diet for DEPRESSION | Dr Erin Bellamy shares Astounding Mental Health Improvements
Listen as Erin shares findings from her Keto Diet study into patients with depression.
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Psychiatry researcher & Keto Diet practitioner Erin Bellamy, PhD, in conversation with host Claire McDonnell Liu:
02:00 Mental health conditions Dr Erin supports with
05:00 Increasing rates of mental ill health
06:00 Dr Erin’s personal ketogenic diet
10:00 Keto diet for physical health in mental health patients
16:00 Erin’s PHD in Keto Diet for depression
18:00 Keto Diet powerful intervention for delusions
19:00 The president of costa Rica is a former Ketogenic Diet researcher
20:00 ASTOUNDING keto diet results
21:00 Focus on low carb diet results in next phase
26:00 is standard mental health nutrition advice useful?
27:00 Turning dietary guidelines on their head
27:00 Fats and protein essentials in the diet
28:00 Banishing food cravings with low carb diet
29:00 Ketosis explained
30:00 Ketones are golden nuggets!
32:00 What is metabolic psychiatry?
33:00 Dr Chris Palmer’s Brain Energy Book
33:30 Mitochondria as the root cause to mental ill health
34:00 How ketosis therapy helps mental health
36:50 Reducing mental health drugs
39:00 Keto diet for neurodivergence
41:00 Keto diet for eating disorders
45:00 Schizoaffective disorder and ketosis
46:00 “That could be your teenager, that could be your young child”
47:00 Powerful keto testimonies
48:00 Mental health practitioners in the US Dr Georgie Ede Directory
49:00 Mental health practitioners in the UK
50:00 Dr Erin Bellamy’s Keto diet online course
53:00 Who ketosis may help, who may not benefit
54:00 Ketosis will benefit physical health
55:00 “EVERYBODY WOULD BENEFIT FROM TIME .. ON A KETO DIET”
56:00 Mental health symptoms improvement
58:00 Food changes for autism and ADHD
60:00 Keto strategies for ADHD
1:04:00 Autism success cases with keto diet
1:07:00 Fasting and exercise to support ketones
1:09:00 First steps towards a keto diet
1:11:00 Start with these breakfasts
Contact Erin: https://www.ikrt.org/about-dr-erin-louise-bellamy
Practitioner Directory: https://www.diagnosisdiet.com/directory
Family Health Lab Podcast: Health Trailblazers S2: E01
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Health Researcher
Tech: www.0ad.com.au
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.

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1h 13min
October 15, 2024 How Keto Diet STARVES Cancer | Dr Thomas Seyfried
Keto Diet can end the cancer epidemic as part of a 'metabolic therapy' that STARVES cancer cells to death.Professor Thomas Seyfried calls attention to fundamental biological truths and highlights the lack of progress to change cancer outcomes by the billion-dollar cancer industry.
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Family Health Lab Podcast: Game Changers S1: E38
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, https://leafie.com
FB / Insta / Twitter: LeafieHealth
Tech: www.0ad.com.au
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
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1h 27min
September 30, 2024 "I Never Thought I'd Be a Healthy Weight" | Dr Dan Magg's Carb Dodging Keto Diet
Dr Dan Maggs, a former obese Doctor, turned to a Ketogenic Diet to transform his health.
We discuss - how incredibly common Insulin Resistance is; the pros and cons of the Carnivore Diet, professional embarrassment at being an obese Doctor; a 'Pill for all ills’ profiteering from over-prescribing meds.
01:00 Dan as an obese GP
02:00 Work hard play hard medical school culture 03:00 Alcohol and junk food as a coping mechanism
05:00 Professionally embarrassed to be an overweight GP05:30 Losing weight for his wedding
06:00 Dan’s introduction to the ketogenic diet on the ski slopes
07:00 Insulin is a weight-gain hormone
09:00 bariatric surgery we cut out healthy tissue
11:00 ‘Pill for all ills’ How medical practices profit from prescribing drugs
12:00 Insulin resistance is incredibly common
17:00 Why Dan started his Carb Dodging YouTube Channel and weight loss program
21:00 Shy public speaker to popular YouTuber
22:00 Having the courage to share your message 24:00 Why Dan now only helps me with weight loss
25:00 Men are underserved with health and weight programs
26:00 Men’s golden retirement years are ruined by poor health
30:00 When and why the weight loss journey gets derailed
32:00 Temptation and challenges that are difficult to sustain * almost impossible
33:00 Social support fundamental to changing diet food habits
36:00 Carnivore, Ketosis, fasting - being an outlier in the NHS
37:00 Public Health Collaboration UK conference
39:00 Life as a UK Low Carb GP
40:00 A Low Carb dad and food challenges Dan’s child faces * questionable
42:00 Dan “I am a food addict”
43:00 UPF Processed food is everywhere for young kids
44:00 Dan is terrified of the food environment kids live in now
44:00 Food addiction starts with early and frequent exposure to sugar
48:00 Carnivore diet is extreme
50:00 Putting autoimmune conditions into remission with carnivore diet
51:00 A carnivore diet more challenging than a keto diet
52:00 Carnivoore diet for artritis
54:00 The environmental argument against meat is wrong
55:00 A Vegan diet kills more animals than Carnivore
56:00 People eating a vegan diet are deficient in vitamins and nutrients
59:00 Dr Dan’s meat-based diet
1:01:00 Significant health changes are possible

Family Health Lab Podcast:
Game Changers S1: E37
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist https://leafie.com/leafiehealth
Dr Dan Maggs:
https://carbdodging.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/DrDanMaggs
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies, and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies included.
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August 12, 2024 KETO DIET Can PERMANENTLY Alter Epilepsy Disorders Dr Eric Kossoff
A Keto diet is 'anti-epileptogenic' - capable of permanently altering epilepsy disorders, unlike epilepsy drugs which aim to control seizures.
Listen to Dr Eric Kossoff explain more about this game-changing therapy for seizures and how families can get support.Sponsor: In-15 compact insulin testing https://metabolica.bio
05:00 Dr Kossoff's first keto diet patient experienced life-changing results
14:00 What support is available to epilepsy patients and parents
16:00 When Keto diet therapy is used FIRST before medications
22:00 Progressing Keto therapy for epilepsy
23:00 Dr Kossoff’s favorite patients
27:00 Barriers to receiving support for epilepsy keto therapy
29:00 How to access support
30:00 Keto diet therapy for mental and neurological health conditions
31:00 Adult keto therapy
33:00 Keto diet for babies and infants with seizures
34:00 Fasting and keto keto diet in the bible
42:00 Ketones protect brain health
44:00 How keto diet works in the brain
46:00 Diet 'anti-epileptogenic' and disease suppressing
57:00 Charlie Abrahams from the Charlie Foundation story
58:00 Tips on to getting ready for the keto epilepsy diet

Family Health Lab Podcast: Game Changers S1: E36|
Host: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, https://leafie.com/leafiehealth
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uqyW5M...
IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice.
Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies, and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies included.
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57min

FAQs about Family Health Lab:

How many episodes does Family Health Lab have?

The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.