Stay Off My Operating Table

Keto OG Ken Berry MD - #46


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"Never take nutrition advice from a fat doctor."

When Dr. Ken Berry tweeted that, he received a lot of blowbacks, but trust him, he knows what he’s saying. It is hard to listen to somebody when he can't even fix himself. In his mid-thirties, Dr. Berry was overweight and suffered from a wide range of health issues. As a family physician, he was aware of how terrible his nutritional advice was. And so,  as part of his self-healing and his desire to help others to live healthy lives, he began to seek answers.

In search for the optimal diet, the paleo-anthropological literature gave this clear answer: our ancestors ate fatty meats. This led him to the ketogenic diet. He made it a 30-day challenge at first, a temporary weight loss hack. He was losing a lot of weight, and his other medical problems – type-2 diabetes, chronic pains, severe reflux – were all gone. He recommended that his patients try keto for 90 days and the results were consistent. They started losing weight. The chronic pains were getting better. No more heartburn. Reversing type 2 diabetes. Reversing fatty liver.

These results all begged the same question: was it because of keto?

Dr. Berry's passion for good health and the benefits of the ketogenic diet came with a price. It hasn't been easy. But he refuses to back down. As long as he gets to help humans to be healthy and not be crippled by disease, there is no stopping him.

Quick Guide:
01:54 Dr. Ken Berry’s background
06:56 His search for optimal diet through paleo-anthropological literature
18:35 The ketogenic journey
31:26 Why the ketogenic diet is more than just a fad
35:59 Improving one’s health is improving the health of the planet
42:45 Humans as carnivores throughout history
49:19 The fad diet
50:45 The mission for optimal health and the price he has to pay

Get to know our guest:
Dr. Ken Berry grew up in Texas, studied medicine at the University of Tennessee, and became a family physician. He started reading far and wide to learn about proper diet. This made him do the ketogenic diet. He continued to recommend this diet to his patients because of continuous favorable results. He shares his journey and lessons on his YouTube channel and he has written a book, “Lies My Doctor Told Me.”

“You're a bad doctor if you're not thinking about every piece of advice you give, every single patient, you're not a good doctor and you need to come to grips with that. And you need to decide how you're going to fix that.” – Dr. Ken Berry

Connect with him:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KenDBerryMD
"Lies My Doctor Told Me": https://amzn.to/3ucuLa4


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