1. Dr. Rob Szabo: Reversing Diabetes with Low Carb and Carnivore Diet

Dr Rob Szabo is General Practitioner and Metabolic Health Physician in Albury, NSW, Australia. He is the director of Diversa Health, a diabetes reversal telemedicine service that uses health coaching and close medical follow up to safely guide people through low carb eating and safely de-prescribe lifelong medications.

Dr Rob Szabo outlines his personal experience of diabetes, his journey from conventional to lifestyle GP with a focus on ancestral health, how patients are being let down by current dietary recommendations, the power of low carbohydrate and carnivore diets, and much more.

TIMESTAMPS 00:00:34 Introduction 00:03:45 Dr Rob's initial diagnosis of diabetes at age 37 00:09:54 Lifestyle practice is more demanding than conventional prescription approach 00:13:20 Dr Rob's criteria for metabolic health 00:16:45 Triglyceride HDL ratio as marker of insulin resistance 00:18:00 Low urea as a marker of inadequate protein consumption 00:21:50 Failing to make a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is failing patients 00:29:40 Carb induced brain fog is the norm 00:32:55 Holistic health improvements on low carb 00:35:20 Failings of conventional high carb dietary recommendations 00:37:30 The power of relationship building with patients 00:39:20 Being sick is a normal outcome 00:42:00 Dr Rob's recommendations for patients with metabolic syndrome 00:43: 39 The challenges of low carb for vegans and vegetarians 00:48:20 Dr Rob’s take on plant consumption 00:50:45 Humans have evolved to digest meat 00:57:27 Plant toxins and anti-nutrients 1:01:40 Dr Rob’s clinical experience with the carnivore diet 1:05:00 The poor digestibility of dietary fibre 1:08:16 The importance of self-experimentation 1:12:15 Dr Rob’s advice for those looking to adopt dietary change

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