: Episode 1111 - Dr. Carrie Diulus, a vegan doctor, joins Vinnie today to discuss her work as a spine surgeon, low carb veganism, and more on this Friday show! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli DR. CARRIE DIULUS Dr. Carrie is a orthopedic spine surgeon However, she takes a holistic approach Doesn't just operate and be done with patients She advises them on healthy lifestyles, how to stay healthy, keep inflammation down, etc. Arthritis and other spinal issues can be metabolic diseases (when they result from diet) Like diabetes of the spine Sports and adult degenerative practice primarily She is herself a Type 1 diabetic Uses ketogenic veganism and insulin management tactice to keep it under control A duathlete Hurt herself on a treadmill, helped her get into orthopedic work She never really liked meat Her mom also was vegan, but now eats meat and is essentially NSNG LOW CARB VEGANISM Dr. Carrie is a rare vegan doctor who does believe in the benefits of a low carb diet Low carb veganism is totally possible!!! This is how Dr. Diulus found her edge before she crossed a line too far one way or the other Avoid inflammatory food with low carbs When Carrie did CICO and plant-based food, she lost a lot of her hair She initially reintroduced both meat and was eating low carb and her hair was back and she was healthy again Now, she has incorporated low-carb into her veganism and it works great for her! Especially managing her Type 1 ADA didn't work so she went back to low-carb Body burning ketones as fuel - this is great! Incredibly important inflammatory