Dr. Eric Westman (IG: @ecwestman) is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University. He is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine, and founded the Duke Keto Medicine Clinic in 2006 after conducting clinical research regarding low carbohydrate ketogenic diets.
Eric is an editor of the textbook: Obesity: Evaluation & Treatment Essentials. He’s a New York Times Bestselling author and his books are: The New Atkins for a New You, Cholesterol Clarity, Keto Clarity, and End Your Carb Confusion.
Eric is co-founder of Adapt Your Life, an education company based on low carbohydrate concepts.
If you’re looking to lose weight, this conversation will be priceless for you!
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In this episode, we discuss:
- Cut out the carbs
- A strict low-carb keto diet approach
- Type 2 diabetes is reversible
- Insulin resistance leads to prediabetes
- Learn how to fix your metabolism
- Internet-based keto vs. evidence-based keto
- Follow the 20 grams of carbs rule
- Insulin spikes block fat-burning mode
- What is your personal fat threshold?
- Signs/symptoms of metabolic health problems
- Everyone is in ketosis at 20 grams of carbs or less per day
- Does Dr. Westman eat carbs?
- His thoughts on the carnivore diet
- The benefits of a low-carb microbiome
- A flexible approach to intermittent fasting
- Why calories don’t matter
- The downside of blood sugar hacks on a low-carb diet
- Lose 1-2lbs a week with this diet
- How long does it take for insulin resistance to start to fix itself?
- The potential issues with carb cycling
- How to battle a carb addiction
- Carbs = sugar
- What is carb backloading?
- The #1 diet to lose weight
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Related links:
Dr. Eric Westman – End Your Carb Confusion (book)
Dr. Eric Westman’s website
Follow Dr. Eric Westman on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Adapt Your Life Academy
The Duke Keto Medicine Clinic
Dr. Eric Westman, Dr. Jeff Volek, and Dr. Stephen Phinney – The New Atkins for a New You (book)
Dr. Robert Atkins (books)
Virta Health
Amber O’Hearn
Michelle Hurn – The Dietician’s Dilemma (book)
Rebekah (Farmer) Heishman
Amy Berger (books)
Listen to Gary Taubes previously on TUHP (episode #387)
Gary Taubes – Good Calories, Bad Calories (book)
Listen or watch Dr. David Ludwig previously on TUHP (episode #516)
Dr. David Ludwig (books)
Dr. Vera Tarman – Food Junkies (book)
Dr. Nicole Avena (books)
Dr. Joan Ifland
Dr. David Unwin
Dr. Jen Unwin – Fork in the Road (book)
Jeff Volek (books)
Own Your Labs
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Dear Dr, I am a medical scientist ,currently a facilitator mainly in haematology.I have a very strong yearning to help people to become more healthy.I believe in low carb and adapted to eating mainly meat,eggs and fruit.Is there anyway I can follow a course to help me gain more knowledge about your teachings,as I want to open a type of clinic to help other people.Also want to do point of care testing as HBA1C,glucose,hb,crp etc. Kind regards Elmarie