In Episode 142 of Keto Talk, Jimmy and Dr. Will Cole answer your questions about Mixed Messages About Bonking On Keto, Yellow And Floating Stool, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia, Hypoglycemia When Cheating, Traumatic Brain Injury, and more!

HOT TOPICS:

• Response to Dr. William Davis’ column “Is the ketogenic diet dangerous?”
• What is the ideal ketogenic modality to heal the gut microbiome after food poisoning. No antibiotics were used.
• Fasting can affect pathogenesis of autoimmune disease but also how to address some of the challenges that patients with autoimmune disease might face if they try fasting, e.g concurrent use of prednisone.
• What role does keto play in recovering from vaccine injuries?
• How do I have the proper knowledge about the relevant heart health information with my cardiologist?
• Why do I get nauseated by eating more fats in my ketogenic diet?

“If you see a number like 29,000 people over 17 years, this is not a randomized, controlled study. That's your clue that this is not good science.” – Jimmy Moore

“You cannot extrapolate from studies of epileptic children that have other health problems and then apply that to the average human being.” – Dr. Will Cole

HEALTH HEADLINES:

• Trendy low-carb diets are fuelling a rise in bloating, diarrhoea and constipation among millennials because they are so low in fibre
• Three or more eggs a week increase your risk of heart disease and early death, study says
• Why Americans are on track to eat the most eggs in nearly a half-century
• What you need to know about the keto diet
• What’s the Skinny on the Keto Diet?
• STUDY: Low-Carb Diets Like Keto May Increase the Risk of AFib

Jimmy and Will answer your questions:

– Why did I seemingly “bonk” when engaging in demanding skiing conditions while on a ketogenic diet?

Hi Jimmy and Dr. Cole,

I really enjoy your podcast and appreciate your diligent work. My question is about sports performance. I've been doing a lower carb diet for 8 months now, always under 150g carbs and mostly under 100g. For the past 6 weeks, I've been strictly following a keto diet with net carbs under 30, many days around 20g. I'm also limiting my calories and doing intermittent fasting with calories coming in between 1200-1500. Once or twice a week I cycle up to about 2000 calories. I just returned home from a snowboard trip where I experienced a scary problem and I'd like to learn more about the physiology of what may have happened.

The first two days were challenging conditions with a lot of powder. This takes more effort so I'd consider it somewhat demanding exercise, but still aerobic. This was my first trip since going strictly keto and I was still adhering to the diet strictly. On the third day after a breakfast of Canadian bacon and eggs, we got up and headed up the mountain. On my first short run of the day, the trouble began. My legs literally would not work and I had trouble getting up on my board after falling. This happened a fe