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LIVE with Ken Berry MD – Reversing Diabetes With a Carnivore Diet
Description
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a practicing family physician's personal health crisis reshape the dietary advice he gives to thousands of patients? Ken Berry (MD) makes the case for low-carbohydrate approaches in managing metabolic conditions, shares his path from rural Tennessee to family medicine, discusses founding the American Diabetes Society as an alternative institution, explores the debate around long-term ketosis and fasting insulin, and joins Dave and audience members in examining how to rebuild trust in medical and scientific institutions.
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⏱ Chapters
0:00 – Cold open & introduction
1:51 – Ken Berry's background in medicine
8:08 – Path from rural Tennessee to med school
16:03 – Ken's health during his early career
23:01 – Shifting away from standard dietary guidelines
33:42 – Patient signals and expanding the practice
42:17 – Starting a YouTube channel
54:21 – "Lies My Doctor Told Me" and colleague pushback
1:00:18 – Founding the American Diabetes Society
1:05:00 – Audience Q&A begins
1:08:53 – Discussion of long-term ketosis markers
1:18:31 – Talking to loved ones about diet
1:29:14 – Nutrition education in medical schools
1:39:47 – Restoring trust in medical institutions
1:47:00 – Semmelweis, paradigm shifts & patience
1:55:40 – Long-term ketosis safety & ketone measurement
2:09:10 – Blood work as a snapshot: context matters
2:30:28 – Dietary flexibility, travel, and glucose spikes
2:51:05 – Closing remarks & where to find Ken Berry
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