168 – Dr Carrie Diulus – The Spine Surgeon And Thriving Type-1 Diabetic On A Plant-Based Ketogenic Diet

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1. Greg P. says

   November 6, 2018 at 1:38 pm

   That was an interesting interview. She seems very high energy and very driven. I guess you would need both to have done well with a career in medicine while overcoming some significant health challenges (though it seems that some of her health challenges were made worse by being too driven).

   There were lots of interesting points raised in the discussion, but it felt a little bit like drinking from a fire-hose.

   With regard to the amount of exercise needed to be healthy: I wonder if HIT advocates miss something by focusing almost exclusively on the acquisition of strength/muscle mass using the minimum effective dose? Certainly strength is the foundation for good health. But if you don’t build something on that foundation, perhaps the job has not been completed?

   There seems to be pretty good evidence that when it comes to physical activity, more is better, up to a pretty high level, before the benefits level off (in terms of mortality). There is a good case to be made that humans evolved to be fairly active on a daily basis, and if you fail to get sufficient activity on a daily basis, then there may be adverse consequences. See for example: https://www.americanscientist.org/sites/americanscientist.org/files/2005217135249_306.pdf

   (FWIW: Frank W. Booth would likely be interesting interview subject.)

   So it is worth asking yourself if infrequent and very short strength training session, no matter how intense, get you to the threshold level of physical activity required for optimum health. Even with cardio, I am not convinced that all the potential benefits can be realized via infrequent HIIT style training; duration and frequency may still matter.

   I did like her agnostic approach toward diet and nutrition. Sometimes it is best to admit that we have to make choices based on incomplete information.

   Around the 54 minute mark, she mentioned a study in Cell that compared the adaptations produced by different styles of exercise.. No link was provided, unfortunately. I wonder if this is the study:
   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170307155214.htm

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2. Malcolm says

   November 8, 2018 at 8:38 am

   A fascinating and enjoyable interview Lawrence! The thing that really stood out for me was how much individuality plays a part in how we react to different protocols whether it be exercise or dietary. one size definitely doesn’t fit all that’s for sure.
   I also found the plant based keto concept an interesting concept. ‘Food’ for thought that’s for sure.
   Thanks Carrie for sharing your experiences.

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   • Lawrence Neal says

     November 11, 2018 at 10:34 pm

     Thank you Malcolm. Carrie is fascinating. It’s good to talk to someone who follows a very different dietary protocol to many of the listeners of the podcast.

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3. Earvin Paul Magnaye Sosa says

   March 18, 2019 at 5:54 am

   I’m glad you are sharing your experienced dr about curing the diabetes illness. Keep it up and save a lot of people. good job

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