Now explain what keto is.
What's your definition of keto?
Well, what keto really is,
to sum it up,
high fat,
moderate protein,
low to no carbs and sugar.
There's kind of two main principles that you try to follow.
Very low carbs and sugars,
those are the enemies.
Good fat and high fat is really good for you.
Avocados.
Different things like that.
MCT-- Olive oil
Olive oil.
Now have you tried over the years
several different diet disciplines?
Yes, I have. I mean
being an athlete?
When I was playing I was looking
for that next thing.
The best thing.
What can I do?
I tried a lot of different diets.
Then in 2012,
really before most people knew about keto,
I started it.
You've been eating this way since 2012?
The beginning of 2012.
Wow!
I loved it.
A trainer I worked with told me about it
and he told me what was happening for so many people.
I tried it,
I loved it.
Unfortunately,
my dad got diagnosed with Parkinson's.
The doctor said, "Hey, you need to get on this diet."
Then I had a nephew--
Now, why would a doctor
because of the Parkinson's he thought
the keto might help control some of the symptoms?
Yeah.
A big reason is because Parkinson's,
we don't need to get all into it,
but it's about creating dopamine in your brain.
The brain needs to work faster.
When you have Parkinson's it slows down a little bit.
All of the good fats,
they believed that it would help his brain
and it would be good for brain healing.
The good fats would train the brain.
So they put him on it
and then I had a nephew living overseas that
had a lot of severe illnesses;
the doctors put him on it.
All of my family was kinda being affected
in really three different ways.
Me for sports,
dad for Parkinson's,
the nephew.
It kind of changed our whole family
and the way we ate.
Wow.
Now what about,
I mean every diet plan has critics.
Yes
It sounds like a lot of doctors are being
very supportive of this.
What do you say to people that say,
"Well too much animal fat, especially,
"or too much fat period is not a good diet"?
Well, I think whatever diet you are gonna have
people that are gonna knock ya.
I wouldn't say that it's right for everybody,
but if you are looking for an alternative way.
Talk to your doctor about it.
Then it could be something you talk to your doctor
or you give it a try You're right
give it a try.
For me its been something special
and I think a lot of people have found
really good results.
I think what a lot of people can agree on
is that sugar and carbs are the enemy.
I do think that people are more thoughtful
about what they eat now
and how they eat.
That's why I wanted to do Food for Thought as a segment.
So that we can have a conversation as a country.
I love it.
Like you don't have to give up everything.
If you understand a little bit more about the way
some of your friends and family,
or people in your community are eating,
and those differences
maybe you'll try vegan
or vegetarian-- (clapping drowns out speaker)
I agree
` I have a very important question.
Is your soon to be missus also down with the keto?
For the most part (laughing)
She likes her chocolate a lot too.
Yeah
Every now and then she'll grab a french fry.
For me it would be very hard
to never twirl a plate of spaghetti again.
I think I would get kicked out of my group,
like you know what I mean.
My family wouldn't speak to me if
I gave up spaghetti. They would kick you out?
They wouldn't kick you out.
Oh for sure baby.
Oh yeah.
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