Any tips for getting a family member started

(Shaun) #1

I have a family member who might be interested in starting to eat keto, but he is not a big reader and I don’t think buying him a book will help. Any suggestions for resources to point him to or how to get him started. We live a long way apart so I am not there to help him.

(bulkbiker) #2

I tend to point people to the forum and to www.dietdoctor.com

(Garry (Canada)) #3

I found the key to getting my wife started was the Keto podcasts. I would play them in the car when we were going somewhere, thus letting her see the light for herself. (I think it was one of Nina’s podcasts that got her on board).

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #4

The Dudes’ podcasts are the obvious resource, plus the videos on the Low Carb Down Under YouTube channel. LCDU does conferences in Australia and the U.S., notably Low-Carb Breckenridge, and the speakers are of first-rate quality. Any lecture by Stephen Phinney, Jeff Volek, Jeffrey Gerber, Gary or Belinda Fettke, Eric Westman, or Michael Eades will contain basic science; the others cover various aspects of the LCHF/keto way of eating. Ivor Cummins and Dave Feldman are software engineers who usually give presentations as well; they focus on cholesterol and lipidology.

Other scientists with lectures on YouTube are Robert H. Lustig (on the ill effects of fructose and processed food), Peter Attia (warning—he can get too technical for some people, but his TED talk is very moving), Georgia Ede (food and the brain), Nina Techolz and Gary Taubes (science journalists who have gone in depth into the history of the current dietary guidelines and the scientific research that bears on their validity), David Ludwig (basic metabolism and diabetes), David Diamond (debunking cholesterol and statins), and Benjamin Bikman (basic metabolism and lipolysis). If your relative becomes interested in fasting, the talks by Jason Fung and Megan Ramos are very helpful.

I would start with the science first, rather than refer your relative to any of the Web sites around the Netz. Some of those are of highly dubious quality, whereas the people I’ve named are either researchers themselves or people (such as the Dudes) who have delved deeply enough into the scientific literature to be able to critique it intelligently.

(Holly Cadieux) #5

For myself I find that my family is interested by just watching me do this. I get alot if questions and that shows interest. The fact I can do fine with no bread, chips and triple triple coffees really gets the point across.

(Brandy) #6

Long family history of metabolic disease, T2D, kidney disease, etc., etc.

I have one uncle whose diabetes has progressed to the point that he had a toe surgically removed last month. I’ve tried to just Keto on as a good example- but he’s definitely been refining his internal and external manipulations and lies for many many years. He is so entrenched in his false narrative that his entire life has become about gaslighting himself and everyone around him in good addict form. But this is all irrelevant- I must just need to release that story- it weighs pretty heavy.

MY OTHER uncle and his wife have come to me and requested that I teach them some Ketogenic wisdom. I think partly due to the fact that I feel some personal failure with previously mentioned uncle, I went balls to the wall with these guys! I went to the office store and bought binders with dividers and made them a recipe book with my favorites and left room for them to add their own. I went to the grocery store and bought all the ingredients for us to make a few of those recipes. The two came and spent an entire weekend. I set up a Facebook group just for our family members. I referred them to this forum and the Podcasts, to Dr. Fung and Megan Ramos, to tracking apps that I thought were good if they’re into that, to reputable places to find nutritional info, etc… We streamed the Magic Pill and some interviews with Dr. Fung. We cooked and ate and ate and ate. It was an honest to gawd symposium and IT WAS AWESOME!

Cut to three weeks later- and they’re doing great! My uncle reports on our Facebook group that they’re satiety signals have kicked in and that they’ve gotten to the point that they don’t crave the carbs anymore and they’ve come under the care of a local endocrinologist who is helping them navigate the rest.

It was a lot of work to put the whole weekend together. Maybe 40 hours? Maybe more? And I know that I am very fortunate to be able to be that flexible with such a large chunk of my time. But it was so worth it. So, so worth it.

(Roy D) #7

It may help if you list why he is interested in keto. Is it weight loss, diabetes control or something else? (Depending on why he may be interested may help shape answers that would be most useful to your situation.)

He might surprise you, and end up reading a book on the subject. I’d recommend “The Obesity Code” by Jason Fung.

You may try an audio book, such as;

https://www.audible.com/pd/Health-Fitness/The-Obesity-Code-Audiobook/B01MYMRVSQ

Or, another podcast series that may be helpful is;

https://obesitycodepodcast.com

I also believe I’ve heard Richard & Carl discuss how best to get family members interested in practicing the Keto diet, but I don’t recall which podcast this was discussed.

(Shaun) #8

True. Its because of weight loss. Although I suspect he is certainly diabetic, its not been diagnosed yet.

(Roy D) #9

Since it’s only for weight loss, he may be encouraged by watching the “Butter Bob” series of videos on YouTube.