Valerie Anne Smith had treatment-resistant anorexia for decades. Nothing seemed to work. Then, she achieved remission using an animal-based keto diet, along with two other people in a case series conducted by previous podcast guest Dr. Nick Norwitz. N.B. This podcast is not medical advice. It is presented for purely informational purposes only. Although extremely interesting, this brilliant work is not yet established as generalisable for the wider population.

Dr Anthony Chaffee is an American medical doctor and neurosurgical resident who, over a span of 20+ years, has researched the optimal nutrition for human performance and health. It is his assertion that most of the so-called chronic diseases we treat as doctors are caused by the food we eat, or don't eat, and can be reversed with dietary changes to a species specific diet. He began University at the age of 16 studying Molecular & Cellular Biology with a Minor in Chemistry, which...

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Isabella Cooper is a PhD researcher at the University of Westminster in ketogenic science and hyperinsulinemia. Andrew Scarborough is a long term brain cancer survivor, writer, and researcher. beatbraincancer.co.uk to find out more and contribute to this vital research bit.ly/metpsygroup to join our group sessions starting Monday October 16th 2023 bit.ly/allytransforms for a free half hour chat with Ally about how coaching can help you or a loved one

Thanks for listening or watching the Ally Houston Transforms Podcast. Please hit subscribe where you’re watching or listening so you don’t miss out on future episodes. Please leave a review, it takes 10 seconds and really helps get these exciting messages out there. And if you or anyone you know could benefit from a mental health tune-up, head over to metpsy.com where myself and psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Brown coach you to better mental health. Anders Murman founded Deversify which makes the...

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Thanks for listening or watching the Ally Houston Transforms Podcast. Please hit subscribe where you’re watching or listening so you don’t miss out on future episodes. Please leave a review, it takes 10 seconds and really helps get these exciting messages out there. And if you or anyone you know could benefit from a mental health tune-up, head over to ⁠metpsy.com⁠ where myself and psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Brown coach people to better mental health. Ben Azadi is a best-selling author, top 15...

Thanks for listening or watching the Ally Houston Transforms Podcast. Please hit subscribe where you’re watching or listening so you don’t miss out on future episodes. Please leave a review, it takes 10 seconds and really helps get these exciting messages out there. And if you or anyone you know could benefit from a mental health tune-up, head over to metpsy.com where myself and psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Brown coach people to better mental health. Dr. Louise Phillips is a family doctor with...

Thanks for listening or watching. Please hit subscribe where you’re watching or listening so you don’t miss out on future episodes. Please leave a review, it takes 10 seconds and really helps get these exciting messages out there. And if you or anyone you know could benefit from a mental health tune-up, head over to metpsy.com where myself and psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Brown coach you to better mental health. Nick Norwitz PhD describes his case series showing recovery from anorexia using an...

Thanks for listening or watching. Please hit subscribe where you’re watching or listening so you don’t miss out on future episodes. Please leave a review, it takes 30 seconds and really helps get these exciting messages out there. And if you or anyone you know could benefit from a mental health tune-up, head over to metpsy.com where myself and psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Brown coach you to better mental health. Discussion 7:40      Autoimmunity in Africa (Trowell & Burkitt,...

Thanks for listening or watching the Ally Houston Transforms Podcast. Please hit subscribe where you’re watching or listening so you don’t miss out on future episodes. Please leave a review, it takes 30 seconds and really helps get these exciting messages out there. And if you or anyone you know could benefit from a mental health tune-up, head over to metpsy.com where myself and psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Brown coach people to better mental health. Tess Falor PhD is a space physicist turned...

Amber O'Hearn, Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, Raphi Sirtoli, and Dr. Ted Naiman discuss Satiety Per Calorie and Calories In Calories Out - 32.45 Maximising calories out / fatty acids - 36.40 Calories - 39ish Per calorie energy out - 54.20 Tension between complexity and accuracy - 5740 Non-linearity - 59.05 Calorie focus & reduction of energy intake - 1.03.00 On not restricting calories - 1.06.00 Fat types - 1.22.20 What’s in a name? Thanks for listening or watching. Please hit...

Thanks for listening or watching. Please hit subscribe where you’re watching or listening so you don’t miss out on future episodes. Please leave a review, it takes 30 seconds and really helps get these exciting messages out there. And if you or anyone you know could benefit from a mental health tune-up, head over to metpsy.com where myself and psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Brown coach people to better mental health. Miki Ben-Dor is a paleoanthropologist affiliated with Tel Aviv University,...

Jan Ellison Baszucki is a former Silicon Valley fintech marketing executive turned writer, parent, mental health advocate and aspiring citizen scientist. We discuss: - Jan’s son Matt’s bipolar remission - Pharmaceutical bipolar treatments failing - Metabolic processes and the brain - Metabolic Mind and the Baszucki Brain Research Fund - Anorexia and the potential with diet and lifestyle - My metabolic history - Gluten and mental...

Olivia Khwaja is a consumer strategist
 and board trustee at the Public Health Collaboration - phcuk.org Sam Feltham is the founder of the Public Health Collaboration. They joined me to talk about this year's exciting conference on the 19th and 20th of May in Sheffield. Look at the INCREDIBLE lineup of speakers, and get your tickets while you still can at https://phcuk.org/phc-conference-2023/

Peter Dobromylskyj is a veterinary anaesthetist, surgeon, and nutrition blogger who created the legendary Hyperlipid blog.  Welcome to the Ally Houston Transforms podcast. I’m a former physicist who fixed my brain using nutrition. I now coach people to empower them to do the same. If you or anyone you know could benefit from a mental health tune-up, head over to metpsy.com where myself and psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Brown coach people to better mental health. Peter and I talk about: Fat...

Brad is a pig farmer, butcher, charcutier, food historian, molecular biologist, and database programmer. He invented the Croissant Diet and coined the term "Low PUFA Pork." What Brad does for his health Low linoleic acid The traditional American diet How seed oils limit your function How we burn different food types and what that means for our weight, energy, and health Mitochondria, mitochondria, mitochondria Torpor and hibernation Mental health drugs and metabolism AhR,...

Dr. Bret Scher is the director of Metabolic Mind. He is also a low carb cardiologist, promoting cardiovascular and metabolic health. Bret’s way in to keto diet and lifestyle medicine The importance of metabolism Dr. Calkin’s metformin study Scalability of solutions The power and safety profile of keto The Baszucki Research Fund’s trials Types of fat What Bret eats Genetics and diet Dr. Danan’s study Metabolic...

Michelle Hurn is a registered dietitian, author, and ultra-marathon runner.  Michelle’s story in becoming a dietitian Issues with the field of dietetics Michelle’s athletic goals and health deteriorating Using low carb for anxiety, energy, and ultra-marathons Being coached by Zach Bitter to becoming a champion ultra-marathon runner Michelle’s career change to focus on writing a book Unprecedented mental resilience Eating disorders and diet Our healthcare system How good...

Siobhan Huggins is an independent researcher in cholesterol, lipedema, diet, and mental health. Siobhan’s mental health and diet history Zero carb zen The carnivore diet Dairy effects on mood etc. Dairy denial Fixing an egg allergy Lipedema Shirt-off pictures Functionally lean Dairy, nuts How to get enough fat “High fat diet” in academic research Siobhan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/siobhan_huggins Ally and Dr. Rachel Brown's mental health coaching platform:...

Georgia Ede is a psychiatrist focused on the connection between nutrition, metabolism, and mental health. DiagnosisDiet.com Georgia’s health transformation Fibre Food studies and their flaws Resistance to new treatments from healthcare professionals Wins from traditional psychiatry vs. wins from nutritional psychiatry Albert Danan’s study Virta, coaching support, Dr. Hallberg Dr. Iain Campbell’s research on metabolism Negative previous experiences more positively reframed...

Sarah Hancock has a PhD in public health nutrition, and researches oral health, general health and the nutritional ties that bind them together.   - Weston Price - Processed foods - The difficulties of interpreting nutrition research - Sugar’s enamel erosion and internal malnourishment - Importance of coaching with good information - $NZ135,000 spent every day on removing children’s rotten teeth - Gluten and casein issues - Fat stigma https://twitter.com/sjhancocknz

Dr. Rachel Brown is a consultant psychiatrist in the UK National Health Service who is interested in LCHF/Metabolic Psychiatry. Low carb to keto to carnivore Training with Dr. Georgia Ede Functional medicine The existing western paradigm Carnivore giving “complete food freedom” Flaws in medical literature Doing your own research Quantifying the success of health interventions Rachel’s book Metabolic Madness...

Dr. Iain Campbell has a PhD in global health and is studying the ketogenic diet as a therapy for bipolar disorder. His bipolar is not there when his ketones are high and blood glucose low. - The lights in his brain switched back on with keto - Understanding the mechanisms behind keto - The Baszucki Group - Diabetes and mental illness connection - The brain and insulin - Left and right hemisphere thinking - Our distance from the world - Scientific understanding of bipolar - Bipolar...