Question: What supplements would you recommend for a ketogenic diet? Any concerns with carbs being that low? If someone’s on a keto diet and they have 80 grams total carbs, the first question I have is where are the carbs coming from? That’s really going to determine whether the person needs supplements. So, on a …
Question: “Why would a male be low in calcium?” You either have something wrong with parathyroid hormone governing your calcium levels, in which case you would want to see a doctor about that, or you have a long-going deficiency of related nutrients. Not enough calcium and not enough vitamin D should not cause low …
Question: “I keep waking up in the middle of the night and stay awake for hours. Would low carb make it worse?” It definitely could. Your brain will consume 120 grams of carbohydrate every day, just your brain. There’s got to be another 30 grams or so that would be used no matter what obligately …
Question: “Which brand and dosage of no-carb electrolytes would you take at night to optimize sleep, especially after sauna use?” I would drink a bottle of Gerolsteiner, and I would add to it 100 milligrams of any kind of magnesium: citrate, glycinate, malate, those three are fine. And I would add to it 400 milligrams …
Question: “Vitamin K2, MK-4 and MK-7, might have caused prolonged heart palpitations. Upon stopping it, symptoms mostly resolved after a week or so. Does that mean that the body is better off without it? Might increasing calcium intake mitigate this?” I would say, the calcium is really interesting. I genuinely hadn’t thought of that until …
Question, part 1: “Bovine colostrum from New Zealand cows. Yea or nay for those with dairy sensitivities? If nay, what would you recommend instead?” What is your goal? If you have a dairy sensitivity, your problem could be with casein, with the whey proteins, or with something more specific like certain antibodies. It’s very complicated. …
In part 2 of The Carnivore Debate, we cover the philosophy of the carnivore diet and the potential pitfalls of carnivore and keto. The research that Dr. Saladino and I discussed with each other before this debate is listed in the show notes — there are five pages of references! Here’s what we debated: What …
Dr. Paul Saladino, Carnivore MD, and I sit down to talk about the carnivore diet. In part 1, we focus on whether you can get all the vitamins and minerals you need on a carnivore diet, and how to best design a carnivore diet to maximize the nutrition you get. We discuss what I consider …
Question: If your cholesterol is high, how do you avoid having a large burden of oxidized LDL? First, normalize your cholesterol. And no, I’m not saying that high cholesterol is the cause of heart disease. It’s not, but oxidized LDL is, and the number one cause of both high cholesterol and oxidized LDL is not …
Question: “I’m curious about the role of the lymphatic system in fat metabolism, specifically in high-fat, low-carb diets. Is there a biochemical explanation for why improving lymphatic circulation would improve fat metabolism?” Well, I wouldn’t call it biochemical, I’d call it physiological, but yes. Fat goes from your gut through your lymphatic system to your …