Welcome. Welcome back to two keto dudes. This is Carl Franklin from Connecticut. I went

keto in 2016 to reverse diabetes and lose weight and now it's my mission to spread the science of

keto and to show the world how cooking is really necessary for keto success.

Oh yeah and pork shanks. Pork shanks.anks! And I'm Carrie Brown and I also live in Connecticut just a different part to Carl.

I'm a trained pastry chef who went keto to control and eventually eliminate symptoms from bipolar 2 disorder and depression.

I take no medications, I have no symptoms and it's my mission to show the world that keto food is not

only delicious but it can be better than any other kind of food.

And this show is a document of our experiences thriving for years in nutritional kitosis.

And also our experiences reversing diabetes and depression and feeling better

than we ever have before. And hopefully that might help a few people who are

curious about this kind of dietary hacking. Now we don't give medical advice

because we're not doctors. Right Carrie we just want to share our experiences and review the research that supports it.

Oh and guacamole. Guacamole. Yeah, we share our recipes in any science that we find in the show notes.

My favorite part, recipes!

You almost did it there.

But not quite.

Well let's start podcast number 168. Richard Morris is writing a book.

Go Richard! But before we get started with the lovely Mr Morris let's explain in plain English what a

ketogenic diet is right that's any diet that puts you into a state of

kitosis where you're burning fat for energy rather than glucose.

And the way we did it was to limit our carbohydrates to 20 grams or less every day,

have a moderate amount of protein, 1 to 1.5 grams per kilogram of lean body mass,

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