What The Fat (WTF)

Dr. Ryan Lowery Twitter

Show Notes

3:54 Ryan’s take on the current college admissions scandal
8:44 Money is power
10:06 Does it matter if you go to a prestigious college?
11:30 What Ryan looks for when he hires people
14:06 What matters is what takes place outside of the classroom
16:24 What Ryan tells kids about success
21:00 Closing thoughts on the scandal

Tweetables

“The experience is what made an impact on my life”

“Ultimately whats going to dictate your success is internally your work ethic, who you’re surrounding yourself with, and the connections that you make along the journey”

“I made the opportunity happen for myself”

“What matters is what transpires outside of the classroom”

“I care about results, I care about who you are as a human being and I care about how you’re going to fit within the team and the organization and buy into the mission and vision.”

“Its who you know and what you have”

“Colleges are a business, as much as we look at it as higher education…. It is a business”

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Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health & Weight Loss, with 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes

#94 - Simply Keto | How Suzanne Lost Weight and Gained a New Life Mar 12, 2019

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Episode #94

Today on What The Fat, I sit down with my very good friend the amazing Suzanne Ryan. Many of you know her as Keto Karma for her amazing food blog and best selling book: Simply Keto. In this episode we talk about her 120 lb weight loss journey on a Ketogenic diet and how it completely transformed her life physically, mentally and emotionally. We also touch on what it has done not only for her, but for her husband and daughter. Sit back and take notes as Suzanne shares tips and tricks on how to overcome mindset blocks while losing weight, her biggest piece of advice for someone starting keto, and how to be an educated consumer.

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Takeaways

Suzanne Ryan, also known as Keto Karma, is best known for her amazing 120 lb weight loss journey on the ketogenic diet, food blog, and best selling book: Simply Keto. Suzanne found the Ketogenic Diet in January of 2015 after trying and failing every diet under the sun. Keto completely changed her life not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. She has had an incredible transformation and has shared her inspiring story on popular shows, such as on Megyn Kelly Today and The Dr. Oz Show. Suzanne believes that people should look within themselves and realize that they already have everything they need to change their lives for the better.

Links and Resources:

Show Notes:

2:05 Suzanne’s story
7:34 Finding Keto Karma
11:47 Healing from the emotional affects of being overweight
14:34 A typical day for Suzanne on her weight loss journey
18:10 How Keto affected Suzanne’s daughter
23:37 What inspired Suzanne to write her book
29:48 Connecting and the impact of sharing our stories
31:07 The biggest piece of advice Suzanne would give someone starting Keto
34:01 Being an educated consumer
40:54 What’s next for Keto Karma
44:00 Where to find Suzanne

Tweetables

“Empathy always wins”

“If you’re just open to things and you really care about them and you just follow your passion and stop worrying about the what ifs and all of the things we tell ourselves and just go for it, stuff happens left and right”

“We make the time for things we care about and that are a priority”

“I have tried probably 25 different things to lose weight and keto is the only thing that actually taught me about the food I was eating and the metabolic impact”

“I had to learn to break up with the whole "all or nothing". Progress not perfection.”

“Share. Be Vulnerable. Connect.”

“When we actually talk about the things we’re ashamed of it actually gets better”

“I think so many of us take our health and our life for granted until its not there anymore”

“The unexpected outcome was that the weight loss was actually secondary to how much better I felt”

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#93 - Dr. Ryan Lowery | An Unhealthy Obsession With Healthy Food Mar 06, 2019

Show notes

Episode #93

Eating a clean, well balanced diet is good for us; however, it can become dangerous when taken to the extreme. Some people's dietary restrictions that are intended to promote health may actually lead to unhealthy consequences. In this episode, Dr. Ryan Lowery talks about Orthorexia, an eating disorder defined as an unhealthy obsession with food. He reflects on his own struggle with disordered eating and poor relationship with food. From feeling anxiety around certain foods to avoiding social events with food, Ryan shares the top signs of Orthorexia and how to return to a more balanced way of eating.

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Takeaways

Do you constantly think about your meals? Do you avoid eating food prepared by others because you’re not sure of the exact nutrition facts? Do you feel guilty when you deviate from strict diet guidelines? If you answered yes to these questions, you may have Orthorexia. Orthorexia is an increasingly common form of disordered eating that is defined as an unhealthy obsession with healthy food. Your relationship with food should be positive and if it’s starting to impact your life, it’s time to find the root cause of the issue.

Links and Resources

Dr. Ryan Lowery Twitter

Show Notes:

2:20 Ryan’s story with disordered eating
6:00 The moment that triggered Ryan’s obsession with food
9:10 Healthy eating or Orthorexia? Signs you may have disordered eating
16:45 Binging on healthy foods
19 :45 How Keto can heal your relationship with food - finding balance

Tweetables

“The relationship with food you should have should be positive, it should never be one that’s negative or filled with anger and these ups and downs that lead you to social isolation and not able to be a part of life and enjoy it for what it truly is”

“Being in a state of ketosis allows you to switch and put your appetite back in your control”

“I defined my life by my food choices”

“If anything was unhealthy, I couldn’t eat it and it freaked me out”

“I hated how I felt, I hated how I looked”

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Dr. Lisa Koche's Book: Get Lit

#92 - Dr. Lisa Koche | Breaking Through the Traditional Medical Conundrum Feb 26, 2019

Show notes

Episode #92

Dr. Lisa Koche was saved by traditional medicine when she was diagnosed with leukemia as a teenager. After having her first child, her health took another hit and she developed recurrent sinusitis, psoriasis, and Hashimotos thyroiditis. Turning to traditional medicine again to heal, nothing she tried made her feel any better. Left with no answers as to why she was feeling so bad, she decided to go out and find them herself. She started attending seminars and got board certified in anti-aging and functional medicine and taught herself nutrition.

As her own quest for optimal health continues she has created a village of healers in all of the modalities that have truly helped heal her. She is the medical director and founder of Spectra Wellness Solutions, a comprehensive clinic focusing on all aspects needed for total body healing including the ketogenic diet, hormone replacement therapies, and enhancing mitochondrial function. In this episode of What the Fat, we chat about her personal health journey, traditional and integrative medicine, and some of the unique therapies her team provides at the clinic.

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Takeaways

Dr. Koche is triple boarded in Internal Medicine, Bariatrics, and Anti-Aging and Regenerative medicine. Ever since her own exposure to the medical field due to childhood leukemia and heart failure from chemo, she has been focused on finding the CAUSE of issues instead of treating the symptoms. She is the medical director and founder of Spectra Wellness Solutions, a comprehensive clinic focusing on all aspects needed for total body healing including the ketogenic diet, hormone replacement therapies, and enhancing mitochondrial function. In this episode we chat about her personal health journey and the amazing therapies she provides at her clinic from nutritional IV’s to Light Therapy.

Links and Resources

Dr. Lisa Koche Instagram

Dr. Lisa Koche Facebook

Spectra Wellness Solutions

Show Notes:

1:40 Battling Leukemia, Sinusitis, Psoriasis, and Hashimotos Thyroiditis

7:30 How Dr. Lisa Keeps So Positive - Music, Meditation, Exercise, Self Love, Visualization

10:50 Benefits of Nutritional IV’s

13:40 Mitochondria and the Keto Diet, Oxygen Therapy, Detoxification, Inferred Saunas, Red Light Therapy, and the LIT Bed

19:09 A Typical Day of Eating For Dr. Lisa

22:05 How Dr. Lisa Helps Patients Transition Into Keto

25:40 What Inspired Dr. Lisa to Write Her Book

28:16 Trends to Come in Health

30:20 How to Have a Conversation With Your Medical Doctor About Keto

Tweetables

“The way that we live now is not what this body was made to handle”

“In our life we are expected to do everything and be everyone”

“It’s a collaboration between doctor, patient, and healer and the more we talk and share the better”

“I knew I was going to be ok, even though it was rough”

“Every time something came up I knew there was a higher purpose”

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#91 - Dr. Ryan Lowery | Five Steps To Prioritize Anything Feb 19, 2019

Show notes

Episode #91

In todays world most of us face a mile long to-do list everyday and it can be hard to know how to tackle it. In this episode of What The Fat, Dr. Ryan Lowery walks through the 5 steps it takes to prioritize anything. If you want to learn how to become more efficient, accomplish more, feel fulfilled, and lower anxiety and stress — take a listen.

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Takeaways

Do you struggle with getting things done and prioritizing? In this episode Dr. Ryan Lowery explains the 5 steps to prioritizing anything in life. From creating a master task list to cutting and delegating responsibilities, this episode shares the blueprint to crushing your day.

Links and Resources

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Dr. Ryan Lowery Twitter

App Elevate

Eat The Frog

Show Notes:

2:48 Step one: create a master task list
3:48 Step two: identify the degree of urgency for each task
5:14 The Eisenhower Matrix
8:34 Step three: eat the frog
12:25 Step four: done is better than perfect
15:00 Step five: know when to cut and delegate
16:47 How do you prepare for the next day?

Tweetables

“Will there be mistakes, absolutely. Will it be better than me waiting a month to put it out, absolutely.”

“Being able to delegate is one of the most important tools you can have"

“Done is better than perfect”

“Set the tone for the day”

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The Kings of Weightlifting Instagram

#90 - Derrick Johnson | American Record Weightlifter Fueled by Fat Feb 12, 2019

Show notes

Episode #90

Derrick Johnson is the founder and president of the Kings of Weightlifting, a free after-school Olympic weightlifting program in South Central Los Angeles for underprivileged youth. The program provides a safe place for kids to go to learn valuable lessons about life, fitness, nutrition and of course, weightlifting. Derrick’s passion for weightlifting started at a young age when he was just 12 years old. He is the youngest international coach in the history of USA Weightlifting. Along with being a Team USA team member and USA Weightlifting’s Developmental Coach of the Year, Derrick is the only coach in the world to have 3 Sr. World team members from 3 different countries (Brazil, Canada, and the US). Derrick also became the first African American to be named head coach of an international team for USA Weightlifting. In this episode, we chat about his weightlifting career, inspiration behind the Kings of Weightlifting program, and his experience utilizing the ketogenic diet as an athlete.

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Takeaways

Derrick Johnson, the youngest international coach in the history of USA Weightlifting, believes that performance is dependent on the fuel we put inside our body: don’t blame genetics, blame nutrition. In this episode he debunks the myth that high performance athletes need carbs to perform well. After discovering the ketogenic diet in 2013, he has seen tremendous results. Hear what Derrick attributes his success to, his thoughts on the Ketogenic diet, and his goals for the future with the Kings of Weightlifting program.

Links and resources:

Derrick’s Instagram

Derrick’s Facebook

Derrick’s Twitter

The Kings of Weightlifting Facebook

The Kings of Weightlifting Website

Show Notes:

1:28 How Derrick Johnson got involved in competitive weightlifting

6:24 Derrick’s best lift that has been preformed by less than 10 men in the United States

10:39 What inspired Derrick to start the Kings of Weightlifting and goals for the program

15:24 Why Derrick Johnson believes a Ketogenic diet is the best way to fuel your body

21:43 Keto isn’t a new way of eating

23:17 How Derrick responds to “Don’t you need carbs as an athlete?”

26:30 Derrick's view on targeted carb consumption before training

27:25 What Derrick eats in a typical day

31:23 Derrick’s workout routine

34:47 What’s in store for the future

Tweetables

“Every single disease is related to inflammation.”

“I want to heal the body through food”

“Look at the back of an item… the chemicals the processed stuff, the genetically modified stuff, it can’t be in there.”

“Sugar is not electrolytes”

“We need the propaganda to stay out of the way”

“If I reduce the amount of inflammation around my joints I reduce the chances of injury”

“When people say they don’t have enough energy they’re not getting enough fat to fuel them “

“Life is all about networking and building those connections”

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#89 - Dr. Ryan Lowery | Metabolic Health Summit Recap & Takeaways Feb 06, 2019

Show notes

Episode #89

This past weekend at the Metabolic Health Summit in Los Angeles, California was absolutely incredible! In this episode, I recap on this amazing four-day immersive experience. From outstanding presentations with ground breaking scientific research and inspirational success stories to panel discussions and low-carb cooking demonstrations, it was great to see the community come together.

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Takeaways

The Metabolic Health Summit was an unforgettable weekend. Keto enthusiasts, educators, biohackers, content creators, dietitians, entrepreneurs, and industry experts came together to educate and further the message of ketogenic nutrition and metabolic therapies. The conference was extremely impactful: however, the true magic happened outside the walls when individuals connected and got the chance to deepen their relationships with one another.

Links/Resources

Metabolic Health Summit

Show Notes:

2:08 MHS Day One: Keto Expo Kickoff
3:59 MHS Day Two: Presentations, Cooking Demo, Redmond’s Salt Party
9:43 MHS Day Three:Biohacking, VIP Mixer with Ketone Cocktails
14:34 The Gala Dinner benefiting MaxLove Project & The Charlie Foundation
19:30 MHS Day Four: Ryan and Jacob’s presentation, Athletic Performance Symposium Speaker Panel, home to rest and recover

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https://www.instagram.com/logan_fusionlean/

#88 - Logan Sneed | It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done Jan 30, 2019

Show notes

Episode #88

Logan Sneed was just a normal student who dreamed of bulking up and being the biggest guy in the gym-- that was until his sophomore year of college when he unexpectedly had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital. His life drastically changed from gym-rat to stage 4 glioblastoma cancer patient. Hear his compelling story on using the ketogenic diet for cancer, his perspective on life, and how to start keto the right way.

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Takeaways

Your life experiences are shaped by your perspective. Do not let the future determine you or the past hurt you.

Links/Resources

https://www.instagram.com/Fitpreneuracademy/

https://www.fusionlean.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQ9JsZw8RT8w6uqDmq12Hg

Show Notes:

The story behind Logan’s diagnosis 1:48
Introduction into the keto diet 4:55
What it was like going through chemotherapy 6:52
A day of eating before keto 7:53
Maintaining muscle mass on chemotherapy 8:58
How cancer changed Logan’s perspective on life 10:24
First try at keto and sticking to it 12:04
A typical day for Logan 13:31
Thoughts on carnivore 15:50
Starting intermittent fasting 17:57
Favorite keto supplements 18:56
Logan’s workout routine 20:10
Biggest obstacles faced when starting on keto 21:22
Tips for life and changing your perspective 23:55
Quick tips for just starting keto 25:50
Where to find Logan on social media 27:17

Tweetable quotes

“The story of the diagnosis is what changed my life”

“It’s all about perspective, being in the moment, and appreciating the day for what it truly is”

“I remember starting it and I never looked back and the reason was because it gave me a motivation of this could work. This could be something that could save me.”

“A lot of people are very unsure [about keto]. They go into it so unsure that if they hit one mishap or one problem it’s like oh my gosh its not working for me so they start freaking out. They think they need to go in absolutely perfect. It’s like they need to be a keto master and if you mess up, you ruin the whole thing and the results are never going to happen.”

“I think they need to go in with a very open, learning mentality.”

“It always seems it’s impossible until it’s done” - Nelson Mandela

“You can not let your circumstances, you can not let the situation, you can’t let the problem, you can't let anything [affect you]. You can’t let the future determine you and you cant let the past hurt you. You want to create yourself in the right now.”

“Stop thinking about 5 years from now… stop think about what has happened to you. Start thinking about right now and what you can still do.”

“A lot of people just want the end result, but the real learning and growth happens during the entire process”

“Don’t think of what you can’t have. Think about what you can have.”

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#87 - Dr. Ryan Lowery | How To Stick To Your New Year's Resolutions Jan 23, 2019

Show notes

Episode #87

We’re almost through January! Have you stuck to your New Year’s resolutions? In this episode, Dr. Ryan Lowery talks about what it really takes to achieve a goal, the importance of knowing your “why”, and how to get back on track if you’ve slipped up. There is still time to make huge strides in 2019 don’t let obstacles get in your way!

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Takeaways

Did you know that only 9.2% of people ever achieve their New Year’s Resolutions? Research shows it takes 66 days to completely break free from an old habit, and even longer to master something new. Statistics show that most people usually fall off track after a short two weeks! If you can relate to this statistic, take a listen and hear Ryan’s 5 key ways to stick to your goals and understand the importance of anchoring your “why”.

Links/Resources

Show Notes:

Mind blowing statistics about New Year’s resolutions 1:18
Where Ryan’s slipped up with his New Year’s resolutions 3:44
How winners win 7:33
Anchoring your why 12:40
5 Key Takeaways to stick to your New Year’s resolutions 19:25
Ryans biggest fear 22:23

Tweetable quotes

“Only 9.2% of people ever achieve their New Year’s resolutions and break free from old habits”

“What did I accomplish at the end of the day? What could I have been better at?”

“Failure is part of success.”

“People who are winners, prioritize their time accordingly”

“Ask yourself the simple question, why do I want to accomplish this?”

“Start now, start right now.”

“How you bust through plateaus is ultimately going to determine your success”

“ I never want to look back and say “what if?””

“Understand that it doesn’t matter what your situation is, if your broke, if your injured if you have relationship problems, your situation is much better than someone else’s stop thinking that the grass is greener on the other side. Understand the opportunity that’s right in front of your face and take it”

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http://www.fathead-movie.com/

#86 - Tom Naughton | If I'd Known This My Whole Life Would've Been Different Jan 16, 2019

Show notes

Episode #86

Tom Naughton believes “you’ve been fed a load of bologna.” The Fat Head director began filming his movie as a comedic response to the national phenomenon Supersize Me, but soon realized how everything he thought he knew about nutrition was wrong. Extensive research and interviews with medical professionals inspired Tom to change his way of living. He and his kids moved out of L.A. and started a sustainable farm to supply their new low-carb way of life. Today on What The Fat, Dr. Ryan Lowery interviews Tom on his health-journey, the inspiration behind Fat Head, and his latest piece of work: Fat Head Kids.

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Takeaways

There is no one-size-fits-all diet, but we do know the current U.S. government low-fat diet recommendation is wildly misleading. Research paper after research paper have proven that high-fat diets are not linked to obesity or heart disease; however, these ideas are still taught to many Americans. It is this lack of true knowledge on diet and health that has lead to the overconsumption of sugar and increased incidence of obesity and obesity-related illnesses.

Links/Resources

https://www.fatheadkidsmovie.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathead.movie/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/fatheadmovie

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomdnaughton

Show Notes:

What inspired Tom Naughton growing up? 1:08
The transition from stand-up comedy to managing a sustainable farm 2:23
Building healthy eating habits in kids 7:40
When Tom started challenging nutritional standards 11:21
Dealing with hate comments 17:35
The lipid hypothesis and cutting out sugar 20:38
Current diet and how it’s changed over time 23:58
Fat Head Kids: Stuff about diet and health I wish I knew when I was your age 29:53
Where to find the book and movie 35:09
What Tom considers success 36:10
New projects in 2019 36:57
Where to find Tom and keep up-to-date 38:53

Tweetable quotes

“We don’t aim for perfection. We aim to keep them [the children] on a good diet most of the time and it’s working.”

“I think I’ve given them the tools to make the smart decisions and they are kids. They aren’t always going to make the smart decision, but heck I’m a 60-year-old-man and I don’t always make the smart decision.”

“Once you know what certain foods do to you, it becomes increasingly difficult to make the bad decision and do it on purpose, because you know what you’re doing to yourself.”

“I don’t want the U.S. government or any other organization declaring here is the one diet for everyone, because there’s no such thing as the one diet that’s correct for everyone.”

“If you can’t explain this to a 6th-grader, you don’t really know it.”

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