#206 (Keto): The Liver Show (aka, Keto vs Carbo…Whoa!)
The Primal Kitchen Podcast
Mark Sisson & Morgan Zanotti
4.4 • 717 Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2017
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Host Brad Kearns talks about the contrast between liver function in a carb dependency state (hint: overwhelmed in processing excess glucose into fat and eventually becoming insulin resistant) versus a fat- and keto-adapted liver function (elegant regulation and dispensation of the exact amount of energy you need in your bloodstream any time. Enjoy a great excerpt from the Keto Reset Diet called “Keto vs Carbo…Whoa!”
The amazing liver is the control tower for energy processing and distribution throughout your entire body. It’s amazing to reflect on the liver’s exquisite regulation of blood glucose within an incredibly tight range at all times. Our optimal circulating glucose level is only around five grams (a teaspoon) within a total blood volume of around 1.5 gallons (5.5 liters) of blood. In the typical modern human carbohydrate dependency eating pattern, your liver will fight valiantly under adverse circumstances to keep you energy balanced until finally it succumbs to insulin resistance and you end up with type II diabetes. In a fat- and keto-adapted eating pattern, you allow your liver to really shine; energy to brain and body is readily available, and no wasted energy or inflammation from excess caloric intake and hormonal imbalances.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Mark Sisson. |
| 0:03.2 | Welcome to the Primal Blueprint Podcast. |
| 0:05.6 | It's time for another show dedicated to the world of keto. |
| 0:09.3 | Check out KetorReset.com for details about my New York Times bestselling book |
| 0:13.5 | and send your questions to info at Ketorreset.com. |
| 0:25.7 | Hi, listeners. Let's talk about living with your liver. |
| 0:33.2 | Fun stuff, especially understanding the distinction or the contrast between your liver function when you're in a carbohydrate dependency state versus when you are fat and keto adapted and also |
| 0:39.1 | learning along the way just how important efficient liver function is to all aspects of health |
| 0:44.9 | and metabolism. It will make you want to think twice before you abuse it with excessive alcohol |
| 0:51.5 | consumption because the liver is the control tower for all forms of |
| 0:55.9 | energy distribution in the body. But I'm going to go right to this nice excerpt from the keto reset |
| 1:02.0 | diet. And boy, it's going to make you want to rush out and grab the book or at least hit click |
| 1:08.2 | on your favorite online ordering thing because this thing |
| 1:11.4 | is just chock full of wonderful information such as this. This is just a mere sidebar buried in |
| 1:17.3 | one of the chapters, but it could be life-changing insights. And it's called keto versus |
| 1:23.1 | carbot. Whoa. Okay. By the time you read this book, I'm confident you'll have a strong |
| 1:29.8 | understanding of the science and the metabolic flow of fat and ketone burning versus that |
| 1:35.8 | of carbohydrate dependency. It's especially important to understand what's happening in your liver, |
| 1:42.2 | the control tower for energy processing and distribution throughout |
| 1:45.5 | your entire body. The liver secretes bile to help break down fats in the small intestine. |
| 1:50.7 | It detoxifies the bloodstream from alcohol, drugs, or other harmful substances, |
| 1:56.3 | converts excess ingested carbohydrates into fat, converts excess ingested protein into glucose when you're |
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