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Naturally Nourished

Episode 221: The Dark Side of Keto? Jillian Michaels Debunk & 2020 Reflections

Naturally Nourished

Ali Miller RD

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Health & Fitness:nutrition

4.8655 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Have you seen the most recent Jillian Michaels video demonizing the keto diet? Yep, she’s at it again, throwing keto under the bus with her pseudosciency buzzwords! This time Jillian bashed keto for including too much animal protein and saturated fat, accelerating aging, disrupting the microbiome and several other misguided claims. Tune in to hear Ali and Becki debunk JIllian once again and deliver some nerdy real talk on why we still love keto!   In this episode, Ali and Becki debunk Jillian point by point, from how keto can be rich in fiber to why quality absolutely matters to why vegetable oils are a poor choice. Learn about the real anti-aging benefits of a ketogenic diet, how keto prevents oxidative damage and supports cellular health and how keto can actually support healthy gut flora. Plus hear our reflections on 2020 and inspiration for 2021.   Also in this episode: 12 Week Food-as-Medicine Ketosis Program Ali Miller vs. Jillian Michaels on Keto The Dark Side of Keto The Problem with Calories In, Calories Out Fiber on Keto The Issue with Vegetable Oils Episode 220: 3 Things That Will Destroy Your HealthAn Increase in the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Increases the Risk for Obesity Health Implications of High Dietary Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids The role of dietary oxidized cholesterol and oxidized fatty acids in the development of atherosclerosis Increased levels of oxidative DNA damage attributable to cooking-oil fumes exposure among cooks Anti-Aging Effects of KetoA ketogenic diet extends longevity and healthspan in adult mice Ketogenic diet decreases oxidative stress and improves mitochondrial respiratory complex activity Antioxidant capacity contributes to protection of ketone bodies against oxidative damage induced during hypoglycemic conditions The ketogenic diet increases mitochondrial glutathione levels Ketogenic Diet Modulates NAD+-Dependent Enzymes and Reduces DNA Damage in Hippocampus Impact of Keto on the Microbiome 2020 Reflections and Goals for 2021: Questions from Ali’s New Years Eve Worksheet:Best memory or experience Funniest time Biggest realization or lesson learned Most grateful for/new appreciation Thing you wanted to do but didn’t get to Biggest surprise of the year What do you want to release What do you want to manifest or focus on Resolution/Goals/Word for 2021 Life Inventory Checklist   Sponsors for this episode: This episode is sponsored by FOND Bone Broth Tonics, Your Sous Chef in a Jar. FOND is slow simmered and lovingly tended from simmer to seal. They partner with organic farms and hand-pick and pair ingredients to optimize absorption and taste. Use code ALIMILLERRD to save at fondbonebroth.com.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Naturally Nourished Podcast that delivers cutting-edge food is medicine solutions for optimal health.

0:12.8

Ali Miller is a nutrition expert sought up by the media in America's top medical institutes

0:18.3

for her revolutionary functional medicine interventions.

0:22.6

From disease treatment to prevention, every episode will empower you with ways to put yourself

0:28.3

back in control of your health. Please know, the topics discussed are for educational purposes

0:35.1

only. Now welcome, Integrative Dietitians, Allie Miller, and her co-host Becky You.

0:42.7

Welcome to episode 221 of the Naturally Nourished Podcast.

0:47.0

In today's episode, we will be talking about Jillian Michael's most recent video demonizing

0:53.2

keto, the dark side of keto, if you will,

0:57.0

of course debunking it. And then we'll be lightening it up even further and talking a little bit

1:02.0

about our 2020 reflections and 2021 goals or New Year's resolutions. Yes, we had a lot of fun with our

1:09.9

prior Jillian Michael's debunk video, which had a lot of fun with our prior Jillian Michaels debunk video,

1:12.8

which was like at least two years ago. Yeah, I feel like the end of 2018 or really early

1:19.7

2019. Okay, yeah. We have a link we'll share with you guys for the YouTube just for old time

1:25.7

sake. It's definitely one of our more popular

1:27.8

i think youtube videos yes before our relaunch of the youtube channel in a professional setting

1:33.6

so this was you know like film on phone recorded and real quickly put together but it was fun

1:40.4

Becky and i threw some sass and basically just deconstructed her arguments of why keto is not a good choice. So she's back at it again and we're back at it again, breaking down all of her garbage, air quote, science. And adding some real, you know, scientific data and literature, information on telomeres and oxidative stress, the microbiome, and so much

2:04.5

more. So tune in, it's going to be an awesome episode of why we still love keto, and then we'll

2:09.7

be sharing some reflections and resolutions. All right. So before we dive into this episode,

2:15.3

let's have a quick word from our sponsor for this episode,

2:18.9

Fond Bone Broth.

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