I am not a fan at all of exogenous ketones.

I am a fan of, you know, really teaching the body the metabolic process.

I know Leanne and I both agree in a sense that like more doesn't mean better when we're

talking about looking at ketone values.

I know for me when my numbers get into the above 2.8, I start to get squirrelly. I call it like thin. Like I just feel

wiry and more like adrenaline epinephrine response. And that doesn't feel balancing for my body.

Whether your keto, low carb, or somewhere in between, which I guess I am, you really want to

be looking at your health by more than just if it fits

your macros. This is the whole point of the keto diet podcast to really fill in the gaps

because just because you eat 150 grams of fat a day doesn't mean that you have all points

of your health dialed in. And today's conversation with my

friend Ali Miller is exactly that. We're talking about how to merge functional medicine,

functional understanding of our health from a functional perspective, in with your ketogenic diet

to really merge these two conversations together so well.

Allie Miller is a registered dietitian, a certified diabetes educator, a certified weight management specialist, and a therapeutic lifestyle healthcare practitioner.

Ali developed her food as medicine approach to disease management through her background in

natural food preparation and a degree in nutritional sciences

from Baster University, a renowned leader in naturopathic and functional medicine. The diverse

medical rotations available at the Houston Medical Center drew Alley to Texas, where she

implemented clinical treatment plans provided in some of the top hospitals

in the country.

Allie has combined the strengths of both naturopathic and allopathic fields, practicing

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