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Naturally Nourished

Episode 273: Are You Over-Restricting on Keto and Debunking Keto Myths

Naturally Nourished

Ali Miller RD

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Health & Fitness:nutrition

4.8655 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Are you over-restricting on keto? Experiencing fatigue, hair loss, or loss of menstrual cycle? Perhaps you’ve lost that “keto high” or have seen your thyroid numbers go off? Tune in to hear us discuss top signs that you are being too restrictive with your keto diet and how to tweak your intake for best results.    In this episode, we cover both behavioral and physical signs that something is off in your body when doing keto. From hair loss to clock-watching your fast, to insomnia and mood swings, keto can drive distress if not tapped into your body’s subtle signs and supporting your HPA-axis! Learn when and why you might want to adjust your macros, how to tweak your intermittent fast, and best supplements to support your keto journey. Plus we debunk myths about keto including whether keto is bad for your thyroid and adrenals, decreases bone density or causes cholesterol to go up!   Also in this episode:  2022 Live 10 Day Detox starts today - Sign up now!  Detox Packs are 20% off through 1/7 with code DETOX2022 12 Week Keto Meal Plan - Early Bird Pricing now through 1/17 Women’s Wellness Retreat NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT  Past Episodes: Episode 47: Keto Pitfalls Episode 130 Debunking Keto Myths With Guest Diane Sanfilippo Episode 187 Top Keto Fails and How to Recover Signs of Over-restriction Keto as a Stressor Leptin and Carb CyclingEpisode 75 Considering Carb Cycling? Carb Cycling (While on Keto) Episode 146 Keto as a Hormetic Stressor and All About Leptin CardioMetabolic Panel - measures Leptin Intermittent Fasting as a Stressor4 Types of Intermittent Fasting [beverages to support your fast] Episode 266 Why is my A1C Elevated? Adjusting Your Protocol & Macros12 Week Food as Medicine Ketosis Program Peanut Butter Chocolate Gelatin Supplements to Support KetoRelax and Regulate Calm and Clear GabaCalm Adaptogen Boost  Stress Manager Bundle Keto Essentials Bundle Boost and Burn Lightening Up Your Keto & Metabolic FlexibilityEpisode 237 Mediterranean Keto Episode 153 Metabolic Flexibility and the New Age of Keto What is Metabolic Flexibility? Keto MythsKeto will cause hypothyroidismThyroid Optimizer Keto caused my cholesterol to go up, therefore I shouldn’t do ketoEpisode 157 Cholesterol as Medicine Keto can cause a loss of bone mineral densityOsteo Factors Keto will cause adrenal fatigueAdrenal Rebound Bundle   Sponsors for this episode:  This episode is sponsored by Nutrisense, providing Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) that provide you with real-time glucose data and an easy to use phone app that helps you combine and visualize your glucose data with all of your daily activities as well as personalized recommendations on how to improve your health. Use the code ALIMILLERRD at nutrisense.io/alimillerrd   This episode is also sponsored by Santa Cruz Medicinals, makers of potent and affordable CBD with effective dosing. For more information check out www.scmedicinals.com and use code ALIMILLERRD for 15% off your order.

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0:00.0

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

0:12.7

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

0:31.1

Please know, the topic is discussed are for educational purposes only.

0:36.3

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

0:42.6

Welcome to episode 273 of the Naturally Nourished Podcast.

0:46.7

Today you are joining us for a hot topic.

0:49.1

Are you over-restricting on keto?

0:52.2

Plus, we'll be spending a little bit of time debunking some common keto myths that

0:57.3

have come up.

0:58.3

This podcast idea came up during our recent next level keto program when probably a good

1:04.3

like 30% or so of the class.

1:06.5

Maybe half.

1:07.1

Yeah, maybe more.

1:08.1

Yeah.

1:08.7

Had this realization, you know, after the first two classes,

1:11.9

we do a weekly survey and, you know, really keep a tight touch base with them, had the

1:17.0

realization that they were being too restrictive with their keto approach. And over the course of

1:22.9

that six weeks, a lot of them who loosened up actually saw, you know, improved hormone balance,

1:28.5

maybe their cycle lengthened out by a couple of days, or the hair loss that they've been

1:33.5

experiencing for months, all of a sudden slowed down or stopped. And some even saw, you know,

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