Regenerative Health with Max Gulhane, MD
Health & Fitness:Medicine
4. Dr Penny Figtree "Chronic Disease is Just Carbohydrate Intolerance"
Dr Penny Figtree is General Practitioner from Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia. She has been employing ketogenic and low carbohydrate diets for the past several years in her suburban medical practice to reverse a range of chronic diseases, often de-prescribing large numbers of medications.
In this conversation she and Dr Max discuss the her transition from conventional GP to metabolic practitioner, the role of refined carbs in driving chronic disease, how mainstream guidelines are failing patients, and much more.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:35 Starches and refined sugar drives insulin resistance and obesity
00:04:10 Conventional GP’s prescribing pills for problems caused by lifestyle
00:07:23 Conventional ‘lifestyle’ advice is ineffective
00:10:15 Dr Figtree’s transition from conventional to metabolic GP
00:16:25 Fragmentation of care for each broken organ system
00:18:52 Insulin therapy for Type II diabetics is only necessary on a high carb diet
00:21:13 Insulin drives insulin resistance
00:23:55 Low carb diets for gestational diabetes
00:27:48 Contribution of seed oils to insulin resistance
00:30:08 Metabolic health theory vs practice
00:35:02 Failing to inform patients of effective dietary strategies is harming them
00:38:25 Chronic disease reversal with low carb will be a GP led revolution
00:40:00 Dr Figtree’s advice for patients embarking on low carb
00:42:40 Dr Figtree’s advice for medical colleagues
DR FIGTREE
https://www.twitter.com/PenelopeFigtree
https://www.lowcarbpmq.com
DR MAX
https://www.twitter.com/maxgulhaneMD
LINKS
Dr. Penny Figtree - 'The Life of a Low Carb GP'- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11x9PhlZuK0
Dr. Tim O’Dowd - ‘PCOS and Insulin Resistance: A lifetime of opportunities' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KD-nTiJ14
Reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines | Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueU - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ
Dr. Jason Fung YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/drjasonfung1
Dr Eric Westman YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/AdaptYourLife/videos
Lily Nichols Real Food For Pregnancy - https://lilynicholsrdn.com/real-food-for-pregnancy/
Always Hungry by Dr David Ludwig - https://www.drdavidludwig.com/books/
Diversa Health - https://diversahealth.com.au/
Defeat Diabetes - https://www.defeatdiabetes.com.au/
Diet Doctor - https://www.dietdoctor.com/
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