Keto Crotch

(Allan Misner) #1

I know it sells articles to take a polarized view on a popular topic, but this article is insane: https://www.thisisinsider.com/what-is-keto-crotch-2019-2. The premise is that eating a high fat diet with lots of meat will raise the Ph. Most people who stress Ph diets tell you to avoid meat (because it is acidic) and eat more alkaline foods (leafy greens, fruit, etc.).

But beyond the fact they twisted the facts to make their premise sound plausible, has anyone seen any science that demonstrates the Ph of the foods we eat has any affect on health?

I know I probably won’t get an answer to this, but has anyone experienced this? I’m only asking because I do coach men and women and encourage them to consider the keto WOE. If this is a real thing, I’d like to know.

Keto Crotch? All sorts of articles about in the web the past few days
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #2

I certainly haven’t experienced any such thing, and it seems highly unlikely that acidic or alkaline foods are going to alter the blood pH, because it’s very tightly regulated. Think about it: at some point in the last 2,000,000 years of evolution, we would either have stopped eating meat, or have evolved a way of keeping our pH stable in spite of eating meat. Since we didn’t stop eating meat, I vote for the latter option, myself.

ETA: In fact, now that I think about it, if the theory is correct that we evolved our brains because we started eating meat, then it would seem that the pH regulation of the bloodstream must already have been in place.

(Jessica) #3

  1. That’s the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard. I agree with Paul. That’s a tightly regulated system. If anything, it should help regulate vaginal pH due to choking out yeast since yeast likes sugar.

  2. I hate it when articles cite “keto flu” (which I hate calling it that anyway) as a negative side effect of the diet as if it persists as long as you eat that way. If it does happen, it’s brief and easily remedied. I suspect if this is even a thing, it’s due to a sudden, drastic change that your body is able to quickly sort out.

#4

I laughed when I saw this mentioned on another site! When I’m in the middle of a longer fast and my ketones are at their highest, my husband tends to keep kissing pretty minimal but … well, he stays quite enthusiastic about everything else :blush:

(Scott) #5

She seems to like to scare people and loves numbers ex: 7 things…you should know…

The article is peppered with “can” “may” “possible” and go see a doctor. I think she picks topics that get people agitated or scared so they will find their way to her social media accounts. She shows up at the top of a Google search on every social media platform there is out there.

(Jennibc) #6

I have never read anything about it on here, never experienced it myself. Is this some scare tactic now being used? Here’s one example https://jezebel.com/keto-crotch-might-be-the-strongest-argument-for-eating-1832975718?fbclid=IwAR3yoqnI6u95Ge5XWAvxi9LBkDCj13QR82s7qOG22F8rbugDwsLreX9p-bk

(Edith) #7

Well, there didn’t seem to be too many scholarly article citations…

(Frank) #8

My crotch seems fine last time I checked.

(Retta Stephenson) #9

Dr Ken Berry:

Also a previous discussion in Show Me the Science:

(Jennibc) #10

Thanks, I missed this this morning as I couldn’t log on until tonight. Apparently the site doesn’t recognize my password and wouldn’t send me a link to set a new one. I finally was able to log on with FB.

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #11

Thanks for posting this. My freaking brother seemed like he couldn’t wait to tell me he heard on the radio today that keto gives women a smelly crotch. :roll_eyes::face_with_raised_eyebrow:

(Running from stupidity) #12

Welcome to the internet websites page-view-attracting process 2019. One site makes up a story, and everyone else copies it in order to try to get clicks. None of them give a rats about whether it’s true or not. And none of them are even remotely well-written.

#13

Phew. I thought they meant guys. Guess I’ll stay on Keto and let my wife have all the carbs she wants.

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #14

Newest headline: Keto crotch is a sexist made-up thing to scare women back to traditional diets.

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #15

Don’t worry Ben, your crotch is safe. :grin:

(The amazing autoimmune 🦄) #16

:rofl::joy::rofl:

How can you be sure?

(Consensus is Politics) #17

They needed another quick click through.
:rofl::joy::rofl:

(Allan Misner) #18

I actually did a search and didn’t see it.

(Bunny) #19

Seems to me like it’s the exact opposite (after watching Dr. Berry’s video); keto cures dybiosis (chronic yeast and bladder infections) of the vagina and bladder caused by eating too much sugar (the main culprit)!

Logically “Keto Crotch” is a good thing! :upside_down_face:

Dr. Berry is a real M.D. so he can see the improvements in real-time with female patients doing keto?

(Charlotte) #20

I haven’t had this issue, bad breath, and my farts don’t smell anymore. :roll_eyes: This is one of those articles that makes me cringe and laugh at the same time. I attribute my lack of smells to the fact I shower every day.