Mar 23, 2020
Dr. Ken Berry YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/user/KenDBerry),
Instagram (@kenberry.md)
Dr. Ken Berry is a practicing
board-certified physician, an Amazon Best Selling Author, and a
passionate advocate of health on his YouTube channel where he has
over 1 million subscribers. Along with his online presence, he is
active in his own community of Camden Tennessee where he has been
practicing at The Berry Clinic since 2003.
Dr. Berry is known for his
direct, no-nonsense approach to health and wellness. This year, Dr.
Berry released the second edition of his best selling book Lies My
Doctor Told Me. He is also in the process of writing his second
book and he looks forward to working with the real people of the
world in continuing his mission to bring an end to the obesity and
Type II diabetes epidemics, along with bringing more awareness to
issues such as thyroid health and hormone optimization.
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In this episode, we discuss the
truth about sunscreen, red meat and cancer, salt and high blood
pressure, dairy, hormone replacement therapy, fat loss and
hypothyroidism, and Metabolic Flexibility!
“Human beings are supposed
to eat low-carb by definition, that's not just a fad or the latest
thing, that's actually in our genes.” Dr. Ken Berry
Top Takeaways:
- Approach a health topic from a view of common
sense
- The
autoimmune response to the foods we eat is important to consider in
cancer growth
- Low
thyroid function can absolutely affect fat loss efforts
- Doctors have your best interest in mind but YOU
need to take responsibility to research and be your own
advocate.
Show Notes:
- [3:45] Dr. Ken Berry backstory and general
info
- [4:00]
Lies My Doctor Told Me book
- [5:30] Dr. Ken’s 3 Tests
- [7:00] Sun exposure, the truth about sunscreen,
and
melanoma cancer
- [11:30] Dr. Ken’s theory on what is causing
skin cancer, and the autoimmune response to certain
foods
- [15:00] Red meat, does it cause cancer? How are
studies performed and approved
- [20:00] Food frequency questionnaires, are they
reliable?
- [22:00] Salt/sodium phobia, and heart health.
Humans need salt to function, we are salty mammals, do not be
afraid of salt
- [25:00] Quality of salt, modern evaporated
ocean salt is full of pollutants, ancient salts are better for us
as humans
- [29:30]
Iodine in salt? A better
natural way to get Iodine in your diet is from seafood, 24 urine
best test for Iodine level if a person wants to know
- [31:30] Dairy, good for adults? What does milk
do to your body? Is it normal to be lactose intolerant as an
adult?
- [36:30] There is a naturally addictive
substance in dairy, proteins in dairy mimic endorphins
- [39:00] Hypothyroidism, low thyroid function makes fat loss
incredibly slow, TSH is not enough of a check on its own, a full
thyroid panel is needed
- [41:30] Desiccated thyroid supplement,
naturally has T4 and T3
- [44:00] “It all really comes back to chronic
inflammation and chronic hyperinsulinemia as the cause of every
chronic disease in humans right now.”
- [44:30]
Myths on Cholesterol,
your body makes 70% to 80% of daily cholesterol needed
- [47:00] Thoughts from Dr. Ken on Metabolic
Flexibility and current metabolic state of Americans
- [53:00] Dr. Ken’s advice on how to start down
the path to better health. Do your own research, be your own
advocate, then give something a try for three months (low carb,
Keto, Carnivore). Also, your doctor is a partner, not your parent,
second opinions are important
- [58:00] Wrap up, Dr. Ken Berry speaking dates,
second book coming soon, the “Proper Human Diet”
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