You know, when we're dealing with creating health and fighting off health problems, it's not

just one food, it's a combination of foods. So today we're going to talk about one additional

food that I think you should add to your daily salads, and that is the lonely carrot.

Now, I've done past videos in carrots relating to the ketogenic diet, but not necessarily the health

properties of carrots.

And I recently stumbled on some data that is quite fascinating.

Carrots can actually do more for your health than you might think.

Now the first thing that usually comes up with a carrot is that it's generally sweet, so

people are avoiding those because they're trying to avoid carbs

on the ketogenic diet. And it is true that the glycemic index of a carrot is about 72. So high

is starting at 70. So it's 72. So, yeah, it's a little bit high. But because it's so filled with fiber, okay, and the net carbs for one medium carrot is only for 0.3 carbs, and you're allowed like 50 carbs is false in the category of something. It's pretty safe because the glycemic load, which is a little

different than the glycemic index, it's a different formula. It's basically the amount of carbs

because we're deducting all this fiber. It brings the carrot down to like 2.8 on the glycemic load

scale. I mean, think about this. Anything less than 10 is low. It's pretty low on the glycemic load scale. I mean, think about this. Anything less than 10 is low. It's pretty

low on the glycemic load. So you're not going to bump yourself out of ketosis by eating a

carrot a day. Carrots typically are thought of improving your eyesight because they're loaded

with the precursor to vitamin A. And beta carotene, which is the precursor,

is not retinol, the active form of vitamin A, even though they call it vitamin A. It's a precursor.

It has to be converted. And there's a small percentage that can convert to retinol. It's not that

high, but it's something. Now, there are a lot of other things in carrots. You have all sorts of phytonutrients that help as a gentle antioxidant. So let's get into it. Number one, the fiber in carrots that we can't digest, but our microbes can greatly help you detoxify estrogen. Okay. And so if you're estrogen dominant, it can help

balance that. Now, what are the risk factors of estrogen dominance? Well, problems with your

menstrual cycle, heavy periods, waking in a lower section of your body, increased risk of cancer.

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