406: Truth vs. Fiction: Uncovering the Full Story with Gary Taubes and The Case for Keto

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly chat with award-winning Science and Health journalist, Cofounder and Director of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI), Author of The Case Against Sugar, Why We Get Fat, and Good Calories, Bad Calories, and the latest book The Case for Keto, Gary Taubes. In this episode: Gary shares his journey into writing and what drives him to write books to change the paradigm of the way we eat. He shares his new book The Case for Keto. Leah and Gary discuss why this book is different to your usual “Keto” book and why this book is a must to pass on to your Medical Practitioner, Friends and Family. Holly reviews an article with Gary on questioning bad science. Does Gary agree with the Forbes article or is the answer more complicated? What do you think about this article? Articles: You must not ‘do your own research’ when it comes to science Exciting news! Leah is a featured speaker at the upcoming 2021 AIP Summit. Leah will be discussing ways to minimize stressors in your life, whether they are food, environment, emotional etc in order to help optimize your health. Stress can be the underlying reason why you not at your optimal health and Leah provides practical advice to help you detect stressors and minimize them. Leah’s talk and the other sessions will all be available for you to watch for free, thanks to the support of our generous business sponsors, including brands we love like Shop AIP and Paleo Valley. Sign up for the Summit Now Ways you can help support the Podcast! We are truly appreciative of any support you can give to the podcast! Here are some ways you can help us reach more people each week: SUBSCRIBE to the podcast (if you don’t already) so it automatically downloads for you each week and you never miss an episode. REVIEW – Leave a review on Apple Podcasts – it does not take very long to do and this really helps get the podcast seen by others. RECOMMEND the podcast to your friends and family – recommendations from someone you know and trust are always invaluable. DONATE – If you love the show and our content, consider making a donation by clicking the “Donate” now Pay Pal button on the right side of the website. GET SOCIAL – Join the Facebook Group, like the Facebook Page, and NOW ON INSTAGRAM GO SHOPPING using any affiliate links we post if you are thinking of buying a book or product we mention or recommend. We appreciate you, our listeners, and your support of the podcast allows us to reach more listeners, book amazing guests, and spread the messages of honest nutrition, health, and wellness. Thank you so much! Try Cacao Bliss and save 15% with this link and code LOWCARB Cacao Bliss original contains the genuine power of organic raw cacao which encases a host of healthful benefits. It brings you the best form of chocolate that is all energy and clinically safe to promote lots of functions in your body. Cacao Bliss brings you the pleasure of eating chocolate without any fear of adding weight! It’s such a magical superfood that has absolutely no side effect rather this incredibly good chocolate is nourishing and supportive to strengthen the body against so many health problems. TRY the Nutritional Therapy 101 FREE 7 Day course and get a taste of what you can learn!   Listen or subscribe with Siri or Alexa. Low-Carb Conversations Production by Kevin Kennedy-Spaien of Disc Of Light Media. Theme and interstitial music: Out of It (Rambling Man Remixes) by Andrew Bowden (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/andrewbowden/33629 Ft: Brad Sucks