Keto Lifestyle with Jessica Tye, NTP
Health & Fitness:Nutrition
Today's episode is based on a Listener email. Sonia wrote:
"Hi Jessica! I’ve been following you for a while, and i’ve basically listened to every single one of your podcasts and I absolutely love everything that you are sharing. I currently find myself in a confused and upsetting situation. I’ve been eating organic my entire life in Romania and UK, but with no discipline whatsoever, i’d eat cake with a salad and i thought i was doing fine just cause it was all organic and homemade. I did this until i was 17, which is when i took a blood test and saw that my total cholesterol was 240; this is when I decided I need to take better care of my diet. My cholesterol did not drop ever since, but this is probably because all my family has high cholesterol and also because I’m generally a stressed person. I tried all sorts of diets until last year when i became keto. I’ve been keto ever since, with some casual carb cycling. I even introduced meat into my diet because I really wanted to see the best results possible, and I’ve basically been a pescatarian my entire life since I always hated the taste of meat (not anymore, I found some that I like now). I also started drinking bone broth after I listened to one of your podcasts. I used to do intermittent fasting for like 24 hrs daily (sometimes even longer); but I stopped for 2 months now since I read that it can really mess with female hormones and even digestion, so I got scared. I work out daily, I’ve been doing this since I was 12. In terms of supplements, I used to take probiotics (>20 billion cultures) and digestive enzymes everyday for the past 2 years, but my doctor said that is way too much and I should stop, which i did about 2 months ago. I felt great when I started this lifestyle, but after a while my digestion system started feeling worse and worse. I now get bloating and gas all the time and have unbearable abdominal pain, so I was basically diagnosed with IBS and the doctors put me on a low fodmap diet, (I still eat fats and most of the things I used to eat on keto, I just avoid some veggies and fruits now more than I did before so this step was no biggie for me). My total cholesterol is now 300; out of which the LDL is 200 and HDL 100. My VLDL is 9 mg/dl, triglycerides are 47 mg/dl with T3 0.67 and T4 7.19. My GH was rather low but i’m not sure if they did the tests correctly 1.48 ng/ml. All markers (I tested way more things from my blood) seem in place (according to the hospital’s guidelines) apart from cholesterol and my digestion which is getting under control with fodmap diet, as in it’s not getting worse, but i still don’t feel like my digestion is normal. My digestion is really slow - i went to do an abdominal ultrasound and what i saw was that even though i stopped eating 6 hours before the ultrasound my food did not even pass through my stomach during this time. I’ve also gained 10 pounds in the last year, which I cannot seem to get rid off. No matter if I do caloric deficit (I usually eat 2000 kcal, so I would go for 1600 kcal), fast for days, drink plenty of water or no water at all, before or after sauna, I even did a series of hyrdocolon therapy for cleansing and still nothing seems to move the scale AT ALL. So frustrating. I observed that if i stop eating salt I’m not as puffy, but still no change on the scale. Other symptoms i’ve had to deal with include major hair loss and thinning, generally high blood pressure (many times i measure sitting down and i’m at 90-100 beats per minute when i stressed about sth and i can easily pass 200 when running). I’ve been battling depression in summer, but i feel better now. I’ve been doing nothing this whole year apart from sitting at home and reading about this and watching videos and podcasts and gathering information from as many books and sources as i can just to try to fix myself, but I seem to get nowhere and I don’t know what to do anymore. I went from eating every meal at restaurants, to cooking everything at home for almost every meal. I virtually spend all my money on doctors appointments and blood tests and supplements and organic grass fed not farmed food, and all I wish for is to get well (thing which I would have never ever thought I would end up wishing at only 23 yrs old). I know you always talk about digestion being the key starter point, and I feel like throughout my journey I’ve somehow ruined/unbalanced it, and I was wondering if you have any advice for me. Sorry for the lengthy message, and thanks so much if you read the whole thing. I am a really big fan!"
Additional info on Cholesterol: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/cholesterol-basics
https://cholesterolcode.com/are-you-a-lean-mass-hyper-responder/
Previous Keto Lifestyle episodes diving deeper into cholesterol:
Episode# 79, Episode# 74, Episode# 59, Episode# 31 & Episode# 5.
Hypothyroidism signs and symptoms may include:
Ways to help improve thyroid function could include:
1. Improve digestion starting with HCL supplementation - work with a qualified professional to help step you through the proper way to do this using supplements
2. Improve fat assimilation using supplementation - bile and other digestive enzymes
3. Infrared Sauna use
4. Castor Oil Pack usage - I love this one: Queen of the Thrones
5. Coffee Enemas
6. Drinking Bone Broth Daily - at least 1-2 mugs per day to help repair the gut lining
7. Focus on sleep - get 7-9hrs of good quality sleep every single night
8. Movement - 20 minutes of walking every day
9. Avoid inflammatory foods as much as possible: corn, soy, gluten(wheat), dairy and sugar
10. Reduce your carb intake and up your healthy fat intake (as long as you are also working on being able to digest those fats!)
Thank you for listening!
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Episode 73: Disordered Eating, Mindset, Weight Loss, Starting a Business & more today as I interview Anna Limbird, founder of Carolina Keto Bakery!
Episode 72: Part Two of Detoxification and why it's so important when you are KETO!
Episode 71: Best Detoxification methods PLUS a bonus interview with Molly Hunter, NTP of Hunter Health & Wellness!
Episode 70: Jessica chats with friend, Neisha Salas-Berry, R.N., Keto enthusiast, wife of Dr. Ken Berry & all around great girl. Don't miss this episode!
Episode 69: Interview w/ Tom Naughton producer of Fat Head & the new film, Fat Head Kids PLUS Keto Christmas message.
Episode 68: Interview with fellow Keto podcast host (Keto Savage), competitive athlete and body builder, Robert Sikes. Macros, how to beat a plateau, carb-ups and MORE!
Episode 67: Keto for Pregnancy! Interview w/ best selling author, certified diabetes instructor & RDN, Lily Nichols. Join us as we talk about her newest book Real Food for Pregnancy!
Episode 66: Questions on cramping, stalling out, constipation and more when doing Keto. And how and when do you test for Ketosis? Don't miss info on my first Keto at the Cabin retreat too!
Episode 65: Real Food Keto with Christine Moore, NTP & Jimmy Moore, award winning podcaster and New York Tiime's Best Selling author.
Episode 64: Interview with Crystal Love - Female Ketogenic Athlete and Coach on how she healed her body and competes and WINS with a Keto Lifestyle!
Episode 63: Nutritional Therapy Practitioner weekend Keto Lifestyle recording episode. We talk nutrition & why it matters if you want to be Keto or whatever lifestyle you are living.
Episode 62: What sweeteners are okay on Keto & What are the good and bad fats on Keto?
Episode 61: Interview with Utah based Keto bakers, Erica & Jenni; owners of "Oh, Hello!" Keto Bakery
Episode 60: Interview with Keto Coach and fellow podcaster, Nutrition & Exercise expert and creator of Ketogenic Living 101, Kate Jaramillo!
Episode 59: Keto for PCOS & Vitamin deficiencies, Effects on Cholesterol when Keto and more listener questions addressed today!
Episode 58: Keto questions answered including ketone testing, weight loss stalls, NTA training, what to take for lunch to the office and MORE!
Episode 57: Interview with Keto Hacking MD, Dr. John Limansky. We talk keto biohacking, keto kids and SO much more!
Episode 56: Interview with Dr. Adam Nally where we talk about his new book The Keto Cure and touch on health concerns like Gout, Insulin Resistance, and MORE!
Episode 55: Interview with Daniele Della Valle, NTP author of "Happy Weight" as we talk about Keto, body image and overall wellness.
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