Non-keto family is sick and I’m not

(38fb1c0389682ab09eb9) #1

My Mom, Dad and brother who I live with have all passed around a cold virus, and are finally wondering why I’m the only one not sick.

They are not keto, and frankly, not very health-conscious at all.

I’ve been trying to explain the benefits of this way of eating for sooo long and no one really takes it seriously, but we may FINALLY be looking at some hard evidence that I’m doing something right, that they can see clearly.

It sucks that it had to take all of them getting sick to question why I’m not, but at least there’s proof I’m on to something without me having to convince them verbally.

(Allie) #2

This is one of the reasons why leading by example is the best way to convince people :heart:

(Joe Malucci) #3

This samething just happened at my house not to long ago! My daughter brought something home from school then my wife got it (both of them are not keto) I never got it!

(Eric - The patient needs to be patient!) #4

I’ve been sick only once in almost 4 years of keto. First 3 years was not strict keto but I did have ketones flowing. I work at a university so have plenty of chances to pick up bugs.

Dr. Phinney say studies suggest that Beta-hydroxybutyrate is also a signalling hormone for reducing inflammation.

Before keto I would get sinus, chest and ear infections multiple times a year. None one since then.

(less is more, more or less) #5

It is my n=1 experience that my low-carb lifestyle keeps me generally healthier and more resistant to colds and the like.

Here’s the challenge of being “health-conscious,” and why so many don’t bother. I was “health-conscious” for years, decades. However, I was informed with the “fat is bad” ethic. I studied. I logged calories. I worked out daily. My recorded calorie amount was always below my calculated calorie allowance. Yet, I maintained my obesity and was always miserably hungry. It wasn’t until I ate in a way that your standard dietician would admonish me that I became healthier. I get why so many people simply don’t bother with staying informed. There’s little reward when you try to adhere to what “experts” advise us as to what to eat, and we maintain poor health, anyhow.

May this be true in your home.

(Sheri Knauer) #6

Im typically the healthiest in my family as well in regards to getting colds and such. I did get the flu a few weeks back but I was really only bed bound for 1/2 a day as opposed to a typical week that a lot of people are out for the count when they get the flu.

I have another test though. My youngest has another cold (thanks school!) and she is coughing a lot. She is at the age where she is scared at night when she is alone in her bed so I have been sleeping with her quite a bit (I know in a few years I’ll probably be banned from entering her bedroom so I enjoy it while Im still welcome, lol) and there have been some instances where she is coughing directly in my face so we shall see how that all pans out.

(The amazing autoimmune 🦄) #7

I was just listening to one of the dudes podcasts yesterday and they said that insulin significantly reduces the cells ability to take in vitamin c. I wonder if this is true of other micronutrients and if so, that would make it easier to fight off infections.

Just a thought.

Just think of all that oj I drank when I was sick for the vitamin c😏. Yet another lie.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #8

Nutritional ketosis, besides involving lower insulin, also greatly reduces the need for Vitamin C. Dr. Phinney says it turns that β-hydroxybutyrate acts as a hormone to turn off certain genes turned on by high insulin, genes that inhibit the body’s built-in defenses against oxidative stress, making Vitamin C necessary.

I know there used to be speculation that the reason Stefansson and Andersen never developed scurvy was that they must have been getting Vitamin C in their meat, somehow. But now it looks as though, however much or litlle Vitamin C they got, their need for it was greatly reduced from being in ketosis.

(Bob M) #9

I think it’s both. I think there’s more vitamin C in meat than commonly believed (which is zero) and there’s a lot less need for vitamin C.

Having said that, I’m taking vitamin C as part of an iodine protocol. I’m supposed to be taking much more than I am, however, but I find I can’t hack that amount of vitamins. My goal after finishing this protocol is to not take any vitamins, save some minerals and maybe vitamin D. That’s the way I was before the protocol.

I generally get less sick, but I do get sick every once in a while. Last month, for instance, I got a cold. I still went to the gym and did everything I normally do, though.

(Mel Simpson) #10

My husband and 2 children got nasty colds/flu and I did not despite my dtr coughing and sneezing in my face

(Full Metal KETO AF) #11

_emphasized text_In my five months of keto lifestyle 4 people close to me have started eating keto after seeing how drastically it has changed my life for the better. And one of them has influenced her son to give it a try. She told me that I should get a royalty kick up like a pyramid thing!:laughing:

Anyway this thrills me to the bone that I above all else have had a positive influence on some family and friends to give this a go. :cowboy_hat_face:

Oh yeah, I never get sick and I’m on immune suppression drugs!

(Mel Simpson) #12

That’s fantastic.
I cant seem to influence my family and friends. My best friend just started weight watchers AGAIN. Her dtr said 673rd times a charm. She has literally been on it so many times and it just does not work. She has weight whatchered herself up to 200 pounds. When I met her we were 25 and she was probably 125 pounds at 5 ft 6 inches. I hope she succeeds but I just have to see it to believe it.