Roxana Soetebeer, PHC, MHP
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Today is my 2 year ketoversary. I am amazed by change and health improvements.⬇️106 #, from morbidly obese to almost overweight. Off insulin and immune suppressants for RA. Both T2D and RA are considered chronic progressive, yet I am improving. Hint: I ditched the guidelines.
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Regenerative farming with cows is part of the solution.
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Matt, I sincerely hope you are kidding.
Eating less and exercising more is what you would tell someone to work up an appetite. I hope you see how generating hunger is not a good strategy for weight loss.
But that doesn’t mean weight loss efforts are destined to fail. I lost
Literally every person in the history of the world who has eaten less and exercised more has lost weight. It's the simplest equation in existence.
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Hey
@AmDiabetesAssn
See me on the left, following your advice? My A1c was 8.5, I was on long actin insulin and Metformin - scheduled to go on mealtime insulin and BP meds. I was set for devastating diabetic complications.
Luckily I found better advice from doctors who actually
Curious about meal planning with diabetes or prediabetes? Listen as Stacey, the ADA's Director of Nutrition & Wellness, reveals the secret to starting simple: the Diabetes Plate Method. Learn more this
#NationalNutritionMonth
at . 🍽️🥦🍎
@eatright
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21 months into my journey. I did the opposite of standard advice for type 2. Not eating high carbs or eating every 2 hours to keep sugars stable, none of that nonsense. And close to no plant based foods. Except coffee of course, some chocolate, some nuts, occasional veggies.
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Listening to the health segment on the news yet again, I was informed that consuming red meat leads to obesity, a statement supposedly supported by a study of 67,000 individuals over many years. What nonsense.
Eating meat-based keto saved my life.
Now, four years into my health
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I did my neck reveal.
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Elevator conversation this morning.
Them: Is there a keto convention in this hotel?
Me: Yes, keto has done amazing things for me.
Them: I know it causes ketoacidosis. I am a registered nurse.
Me: This is what it did for me (showed them the picture). Keto got me off insulin,
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Today, October 11th, 2023, marks my four-year keto-versary, and I can't help but be overwhelmed with emotion as I reflect on my incredible journey. So much has transformed in my life: my health, my energy, my outlook in life, and my purpose.
Helping and coaching others has
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Eliminating sugar, seed oils, and grains from your diet will make you a whole lot healthier.
1. **Sugar:** Sugar has no nutritional value. It gives us energy, sure, but so does fat without wreaking havoc on our bodies. Sugar spikes insulin levels. Consuming too much of it has
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Yay, I am overweight, and super happy about it.
Why, you ask?
My BMI was 47.1, class III obese. There is no higher class. AKA morbidly obese.
As of this morning my BMI is 29.8 which puts me in the overweight category. No longer obese.
Now you know why I am super happy. 💪🥳🥰
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Five people were instrumental in saving my life:
1. My friend Adrian told me to look up Dr. Phinney.
2. Dr. Phinney opened my mind to Keto.
3.
@KenDBerryMD
taught me the ropes and provided continued support.
4.
@drjasonfung
got me off insulin.
5. And myself. I followed through.
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Keto doesn't work. You regain all the weight and have to go back on meds when you stop.
In other news: Hair cuts don't work, because hair grows back.
Showers don't work, because you have to do it again and again.
Forget about brushing your teeth. They will get dirty again.
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A few of my favourites books.
If you want to get healthy, read these and apply the knowledge.
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Still think we need carbs to survive?
Ask your doctor if there is any condition caused by carbohydrate deficiency. Spoiler, there isn’t.
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Things to ponder:
How could my health have improved had I changed my diet a year ago?
A year from now, would I be mad if I didn’t change my diet today?
I changed my diet almost three years ago. No regrets. Change yours today.
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Sugar is harmful. I no longer want it.
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Diagnosed with RA 30 years ago, i was told to eliminate animal products/use seed oils. They followed the standard of care. But the advice was dead wrong.
On close to carnivore, no seed oils, I am healing. Off immune suppressants now. No more symptoms.
RT to get the message out.
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It’s also often labelled as eating disorder.
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Eggs in Germany are not refrigerated. The photo was taken at the local Aldi.
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No big difference between so-called "healthy whole wheat" bread and white bread. They are both full of sugar.
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4.5 years between the pictures, but the first one seems like a lifetime ago.
Thank you, Dr. Phinney
@virtahealth
, for opening my mind to keto and giving me hope;
@KenDBerryMD
, for teaching me the proper way;
@drjasonfung
, for getting me off insulin.
#reclaimingMyHealth
#cleanKeto
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Usually my supper, but today it was late lunch. Steak, 4 slices of bacon, 3 eggs. All local and pasture raised. Nutrient dense and healthy. What’s on your plate?
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My son and I just devoured this
#healthy
#carnivore
. All locally raised and sustainable. My son is T1D and won’t need to bolus for this delicious meal. I am T2D, off insulin for almost 2 years.
What’s on your plate?
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Five eggs a day helped me reverse T2D and NASH. Fruits and veggies, not so much.
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Farmers understand this well. Grains serve as a rapid means to fatten cattle before their slaughter. So, why then are these same grains recommended for humans seeking weight control?
The weight loss myth:
- Grains are high in fibre, which can aid in prolonged satiety.
- Grains
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This is what we are up against. Carbs are NOT essential.
The question of whether a nutrient is essential is whether the body needs to obtain it through diet or can synthesize it. In the case of carbs (broken down to glucose), the liver can provide more than enough glucose,
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3 years ago I was scheduled to go on BP meds to protect my kidneys. Looks like my mostly meat and eggs diet took care of the problem. Kidney levels recovered too.
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Why are T2 diabetics still told that T2D is chronic progressive?
Why are they not taught how to reverse it?
Instead they are put on increasing amounts of meds with horrible complications down the lane.
It had to unlearn the dogma to reverse my T2D. Going against standard care.
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Fun discussion on LinkedIn. Usually, I don't get as many responses, but boy, oh boy, did this one trigger some registered dietitians.
Feel free to jump right in and enjoy.
This was the meme in question.
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I received a similar reply from my former rheumatologist. At that point, I had lost over 60 pounds (now 110). She mentioned how my kidney levels had improved, to which I replied, "I know; I do keto." She turned around, looked me straight in the eyes and said: "Keto is going to
This is emblematic of the stupidity to which modern healthcare has devolved!!
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I just received my accreditation as a metabolic health practitioner.
@KenDBerryMD
, I blame you 😁
Seriously though, you changed my life 🤗
Big thanks to
@lowcarbusa
@TheSMHP
@NutritionNetwrk
@LoreofRunning1
@ProfTimNoakes
and
@AppleCookieRose
for pointing this out to me.
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In hospitals, why are T2 diabetics fed a high-carb diet and given insulin to cover the carbs?
Why are they not provided with low-carb options?
Why is a diabetic meal high in carbs and low in fat?
What happened to "I will do no harm"?
@AmDiabetesAssn
@KenDBerryMD
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Looks like I will be okay after all, despite eating ketovore, mostly meat and eggs.
How did all that meat affect my kidneys?
3 years ago, I was scheduled to go on BP meds to protect my failing kidneys. That's completely reversed. Kidneys completely recovered, eGRF 102.
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Who is afraid of red meat?
When I share my weight-loss story and pictures of what I eat in a day on social media, people will quickly point out that red meat is dangerous, keto is just to be used short-term, and I am trading weight loss for heart problems.
The supposed dangers
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Nothing you add to your diet, will make you healthier or undo the damage from poor food choices.
It’s not about what you add, it’s about what you eliminate.
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I am not afraid of carbs. But I know they harm my health.
Most people want to continue to eat what made them sick. They are reluctant to let go of cake, bread and sugar, despite the detrimental effects this may have on their health. I understand why it is hard to let go, but it
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Yes, humans thrive on a meat-based diet. It's how we evolved.
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Two T-bone steaks and four eggs. This keeps my glucose levels in a healthy range.
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Vegetable oils are not made from vegetables. That's just a marketing term.
The new spin is "plant oils". Still the same shitty ultra-processed product.
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If bread requires you to be on insulin or diabetes meds, maybe don't eat it to avoid the meds.
Bread has no nutritional value that cannot be obtained from other food.
Other than wanting bread, there is no reason to eat it. Getting off meds is a good reason not to eat it.
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Sugar is sugar is sugar!
It does not matter whether sugar comes from fruit, vegetables, grains, a soft drink or even juice; it is all sugar. The body cannot distinguish between “natural sugar” and table sugar.
To a diabetic, sugar is a disaster—yes, even natural sugars. It spikes
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Let's be honest. Most obese people have health problems. Many of these health problems are physically and mentally crippling.
When I was morbidly obese, I was unhappy and very sick. Being told, I was beautiful the way I was didn't help me. It didn't give me hope. I just felt
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Sugar is sugar. Natural or not, the body processes it the same.
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67 hours into a spontaneous fast, I was hungry twice. Yesterday with my 16 yo next to me eating pizza. Today with the scent of gyros in the air. Hunger didn’t last long.
Off insulin and Metformin for 21 months. T2D is not chronic progressive 💪.
I usually do 18:6 daily, 40:8 max.
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My blood pressure before breaking my fast with eggs and bacon. I am glad I refused BP meds and decided to change my diet instead.
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#CICO
led me on a 30+ year path of yoyo dieting, which made me sick and morbidly obese.
#CIM
and the
#ProperHumanDiet
saved my life. I reversed T2D, NASH, and GERD and no longer require insulin, Metformin or autoimmune suppressants.
#keto
#ketovore
#carnivore
#wholefood
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When I was diagnosed with T2D, I was told it was chronic progressive. I was on insulin and Metformin with an 8.5 A1c.
Almost 3 years ago, I changed my diet. And guess what, they lied. T2D is not chronic progressive. It is reversible. Off meds for 2 years, look at the numbers.
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This is why we can’t trust big food.
Sold and labelled as calorie free natural sweetener.
First ingredient is sugar.
Always check the ingredients.
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This is why diabetics don’t stand a chance.
They are told that an A1c of 6.0 is considered 'excellent.' Arguably, this chart includes 6.9 as 'excellent.'
And an A1c of 8.9 still 'good'? That’s full-blown, poorly controlled diabetes with a good chance of debilitating
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@playboyreview
You don't know what I did.
A calorie is not a calorie when it comes to how they are metabolized.
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This post is a bit longer than my usual updates about the speakers at the Symposium for Metabolic Health in San Diego. It's longer because this man saved my life.
Almost four years ago, I was in very poor health – dealing with NASH and full-blown Type 2 diabetes, with an A1c of
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Skipping grains in combination with keto and daily IF, I was able to improve reverse T2D. Off insulin for over two years.
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It really is that easy.
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The morning (mid-morning) after I broke my 4-day fast. Still great numbers.
Don't let anyone tell you that T2 diabetes is chronic progressive. I have been off insulin for over two years now.
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Keto is too restrictive?
The reality is, being sick, in pain, depressed, chronically fatigued, is far more restrictive.
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I tried to be positive about my obese body. But the reality was, I was in pain and unhappy.
Body positivity has nothing to do with loving my curves. It actually made me feel more guilty for not accepting myself.
This is the true harm of the body positivity movement.
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Wait … I am type 2, off insulin (50 units) and metformin (2000 mg) for a year, no other diabetes meds, A1c 5.2.
They say type 2 is chronic progressive. Guess it's not.
A few of my life savers:
@drjasonfung
@KenDBerryMD
@virtahealth
@garytaubes
@MaryanneDemasi
@ProfTimNoakes
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I cringe every time I hear someone say that carbs are essential. They are not. These people just don't understand the definition of what an essential nutrient is.
"An essential nutrient is a nutrient required for normal body function that either cannot be made by the body or
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Anthony Chaffee, MD,
@anthony_chaffee
presented case studies. The ketogenic diet yielded impressive results for treating aggressive brain cancer (GBM). Without treatment, survival is 3 months. Some individuals survived 10 years and are still alive using a combination of keto and
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10K. Hard to believe. I am so grateful for all the support on Twitter. Thank you guys 🥰.
My hope is to keep inspiring others.
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I am sad for friends that say they cannot give up ice cream, pasta, or pizza. It would rob them of their last joy. They don't know how much more joyful their life would be if they ate proper food.
#foodaddiction
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Being home means I get to eat my favourite foods.
Ground beef fried with beef liver and three over easy eggs.
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I never counted calories, but happened to end up at around 1800 calories, carbs under 20g, most days under 10g per day. No seed oils, no UPF, but plenty animal based food.
All my metabolic markers improved, allowing me to get off insulin and all meds except for thyroid.
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#keto
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Doctor: You lost a lot of weight, and your kidneys are doing great again.
Me: Yes, I do keto.
Doctor: Keto will destroy your kidneys.
Shortly after they dropped me for being non-compliant bc I stopped an immune suppressant I never needed (misdiagnosed RA almost 30 years ago).
Your doctor: "Sir, you look great. What have you been doing?"
You: "I've been eating meat. A lot of it actually."
Your doctor: "No, no, no. We can't have that."
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A truly sad moment in journalism. Your reporting suggests that prescribing a weight loss drug is better than changing dietary habits. It is not because it does not address the root cause: insulin resistance.
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A1c is at 5.2 again. For the third time in a row. It's been 11 months since I got off insulin and Metformin.
Diabetes is not chronic progressive.
We do not need to eat carbs for stable glucose levels.
We do not need small frequent meals.
Thanks
@KenDBerryMD
and
@drjasonfung
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This is my 5 a day.
🚫 fruits
🚫 veggies
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It was never my choice to be obese. Who in their right mind would choose to be obese, sick, in pain and unhappy.
I needed the right tools, and the weight melted off.
#lchf
#keto
#intermittentfasting
#properhumandiet
“Genetic variation, scientists now believe, is one of the key reasons why some people get fat and others do not.”
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I wished the mayor of NYC didn't go to vegan doctors for nutritional advice. He implemented two meatless days in schools per week. What a disservice.
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How can experts not get this?
Or am I an outlier?
I reversed obesity 2 years into my keto journey. I guess my metabolism just switched back after I provided the conditions.
Props to
@DoctorTro
for calling them out.
According to TikTok doctors obesity and diabetes are NOT CURABLE and cause permanent changes to the brain and metabolism
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That's me. Anything in moderation has never worked for me. A food addict cannot moderate. To expect them to do so is cruel.
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My meal. One pound of beef hamburger, 12 egg yolks (I needed the egg whites for
@MariaEmmerich
’s protein-sparing bread), topped with hollandaise sauce. Delicious. Eggs are farm-raised, beef grass-fed.
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I really thought you were open to a discussion.
I regard you as a critical thinker. My hope was that you would dive deeper into this subject and possibly contribute to helping people get metabolically better.
Check
@joerogan
. Ask him about carnivore and the health benefits. Ask
I said that the key to losing weight is to eat less and exercise more and this "metabolic health practitioner" finds that idea so absurd that she assumes it must be a joke.
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Does this look like Type 2 diabetes to you?
Four years ago, with an A1c of 8.5 and on 50 units of long-acting insulin, it is fair to say that my diabetes was out of control.
How am I now off insulin and Metformin with no other diabetes meds?
I stopped following the guidelines.
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About to break my 4-day fast. This is my highest ketones and lowest blood glucose ever measured.
2 years ago I was on insulin with horrible glucose control and an A1c of 8.5.
T2D is not chronic progressive.
3.5 mmol is the equivalent of 63 mg/dl. I do not feel hypoglycemic.
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