Please help convince father-in-law who needs keto

(Aimee Moisa) #1

Hey all, my father in law is visiting tomorrow and I would love to give him some short, concise print outs explaining or showing how keto improves cholesterol, T2D, sleep habits, probably sleep apnea through weight loss, and all those other SAD related old age problems. He is stubborn but if presented with good info he will listen. He even started using CBD oil and keeps trying to tell everybody he’s not doing pot!!! He’s very conservative, very traditional, but if he is shown a magic pill that has science behind it he will listen. He also loves me and will want to listen.

#2

Can you have him watch “the magic pill”

#3

“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink” (unless he’s thirsty)

(Aimee Moisa) #4

The Magic Pill is too “woo woo” and too long for my father in law to sit through.

(Aimee Moisa) #5

My father in law is thirsty, he just needs to see that the water is water and not poison.

#6

Haha. It was a bit too “woo woo” for me too, but it was interesting…though it seems like almost all docs are “interesting” even if they’re complete rubbish from a scientific/intellectual standpoint.

(Diane) #7

Maybe have him listen to the first few episodes of the 2 Keto Dudes podcast (first 5 to 10?). They are charming, accessible, informative and convincing.

(Joy) #8

Perhaps cut and paste some passages from www.ruled.me or dietdoctor.com?

#9

Maybe find a short, concise video on YouTube. There are several lectures by Dr. Fung discussing the cause and treatment of T2D. Hopefully your FIL isn’t as sick (the disease is pretty advanced by the time its referred to a nephrologist) as Dr Fung’s typical patient.

#10

One more thing to keep in mind. We on this forum tend to underestimate how difficult it is for people to give up the food they know and love. This is especially true with older folks- its much easier for 35 year olds to make a radical change than it is for 65 year olds.

Last point: a HFLC diet isn’t the only solution, time restricted eating is equally (and probably more) effective. For some people, restricting when they eat is easier than restricting what they eat. Low patient compliance with LC dieting is what drove Dr. Fung to explore fasting as a treatment modality.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #11

You may have a point about the age thing, but I think it depends on the person. I am 60 and went keto cold turkey. Many on this forum are even older than that! Some people just find change harder than others, no matter what the age.

#12

You go girl!

(Aimee Moisa) #13

Had breakfast with father in law and it became obvious pretty quickly that he was going to remain stuck in his ways.

But, at one point, when I put salt on my eggs he said, “Salt is bad for you.”

All I replied was, “No it’s not” and I continued salting and peppering. I think he was surprised by the blatant, unabashed verbal and active contradiction. It made me happy to just stand up to him like that.