Low Carb online platform for Britain & Canada: Behavioral change/coaching

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dr-david-unwin

#1

Much cheaper than Virta Health for individuals not covered by enterprise programs or VA and First Nations health centers - and Virta doesn’t do individual sales from what I understand.

Formed within the NHS system - and based on the wonderful David Unwin MD’s winning educational paradigm and clinical successes with his wife Dr. Jen Unwin (they presented at Low Carb Denver 2019).

Good to know about it for any who are Irish, British, Canadian, or Mauritarian!


(bulkbiker) #2

All the info is here for free … why would anyone want to pay for it?


(Susan) #3

Excellent post, I could not agree more!!


(Allie) #4

Some people believe info is only worth having if it’s paid for. Maybe a general distrust of free things? Who knows.


(Windmill Tilter) #5

Fair point. I think some people like a structured program and a bit of handholding before making a 180 degree switch to something like keto. It contradicts almost everything most people have ever heard about diet & health.

I had been doing extended fasting for over a year when I joined Dr. Fung’s IDM program (which was a paid program). I got some good information there, some expert guidance, and I feel like I definitely got my money’s worth. :slight_smile:

I guess the important thing is that they’re making the switch. For something like T2 diabetes, the stakes are pretty high, so whatever gets someone to make the switch is a win in my book. :+1:


#6

Lolol, #NOPE

Not all the info is here, plus the info here is not customized (nor is that what forums are for).

Obviously few here are qualified to personally coach or medically overview or structure personalized behavioral change programs for individuals beyond general peer counseling and good cheer. So, the more personalized approaches the merrier, to enhance sustainability.

Peer counseling forums have their helpful place as a positive community and helpful resource - they can also be very misguided at times (as seen by the diversities of opinions about various things on this forum and the abundance of folks who haven’t even read the foundational texts of this dietary approach and who routinely ignore such foundations). Obviously people have very diverse physical & mental needs assessments and co-factors (such as medications), as seen by the varieties of conditions and protocols discussed on this forum.

Picking and choosing info from a forum requires a lot of critical thinking and personal ongoing studies - in a context where a bunch of us are anonymous for valid reasons in online forums or social media. Forums can be limited or too impersonal for certain people whose health issues, stress, or marginalization would benefit from a more personalized approach. If I was a generally unhealthy person living in Canada, Ireland, England, and Mauritus (the nations currently reached by the platform) I’d totally avail myself of it. And I will be telling a friend or two in those areas about it.

Guess few here actually listened to the Unwins’ presentation linked above, at Low Carb Denver - you should give it a listen. They’re truly humble public health servants, and the solution their collective is offering with the behavioral psychology emphasis expands support & access in a lovely way.

I’m really happy that the Drs. Unwins got a partnership w/ the NHS to continue their good work in ways that are phenomenal for research documentation too. :confetti_ball::confetti_ball::confetti_ball: As longtime NHS providers, it’s a humble path they’ve forged (at a much lower salary than the average North American healthcare provider) - one of accessible community service and healing which benefits the whole world we share. The less people who are dependent on drugs the better for us all, esp in hard times when there are supply issues (diabetics who are dependent on insulin shots and don’t get them are prone to psychotic behavioral breaks - better to get free of that stuff any way one can).

So, I’m delighted about this new resource! :herb:


(bulkbiker) #7

The low carb program is in fact one that was created by the owners of the www.diabetes.co.uk website … the Unwins are involved to an extent but Diabetes Digital Media are the owners and creators.
It is an online course with little “personalisation” that can be prescribed to UK patients through the NHS,