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The Science Behind a Species-Appropriate Diet
Published 2 years, 8 months ago
Description
Coach Stephen Thomas studied physiology and health sciences and is a qualified phlebotomist and a well-known expert in the keto-carnivore nutrition space. He is a certified online coach and is passionate about helping people regain their health through exercise and a ketogenic diet. It was a pleasure to finally have him on the podcast, and I know you’ll enjoy this episode.
What you’ll hear:
- Stephen’s backstory and why he chose a ketogenic and then a carnivore lifestyle (1:37)
- What his diet looked like before transitioning to low-carb (3:20)
- The benefits he noticed when he made the switch to low-carb and eventually fully carnivore (8:37)
- Simplifying keto (11:01)
- Being lean but not necessarily healthy (14:27)
- Regulating insulin (17:31)
- Carbohydrates and blood glucose levels (25:58)
- Blood level readings of his clients (34:32)
- Pathological insulin resistance (37:52)
- The cholesterol debate (41:35)
- Treating the whole client rather than singling out certain facets (49:29)
- False paradigms about calories (54:34)
- How he structures his meals daily (58:41)
- The primary driver for his allergies disappearing when he switched to carnivore (1:01:52)
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