What a bod....uh, I mean doc!! Can't wait for more doctors to see the way!

Wowza!

Lol! @Sunny_Bunny_, I was thinking the same thing!!

Oh yum !

Lol. At first I didn't believe you when you wrote he actually said "Dude, you've got metabolic syndrome." Then I read some of his stuff. It all makes sense but I chuckled when he described a drink as "super awesome."

I probably shouldn't admit it, but that's literally how I talk.
I say dude a lot. And lots of stuff is super awesome all the time! Lol

auntstephie321 wrote: »

Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »

I probably shouldn't admit it, but that's literally how I talk.
I say dude a lot. And lots of stuff is super awesome all the time! Lol

Yep me too. My boyfriend is not a fan of me calling him dude lol

My husband always mimics me because of it.

The doctor's website is an excellent resource. Thanks for sharing.

I followed him awhile back, and was gobsmacked by the photos on the website... His tweets are awesome, man.

mandycat223 wrote: »

This doctor is in marked contrast to my gastroenterologist: an overweight frump who when I reported vast improvements to my Crohn's Disease symptoms after going low carb looked at me as though I'd foolishly consulted a witch doctor. Gosh, why would the food we eat have ANYTHING to do with the state of our digestive system? That's just crazy talk.

You know, it's one thing to not make the connection between food and, say, neurological or skeletal issues, but the idea that food doesn't affect the GI system is just a whole new level of astounding.

wabmester wrote: »

I first tried low carb in 2004 after a young doc, fresh out of med school, said "d00d, you've got metabolic syndrome" and then recommended that I read Protein Power.

He moved to Seattle and I switched docs. 12 years later, it turns out he's a rising star in the low-carb world:
http://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/about.html

You can follow him on twitter:
https://twitter.com/tednaiman

I was just about to post a slide of his when I recognized him as my old doc. Cool!

Oh, look, he's Primal! And that's always cool to see a doctor, especially your own, become such a big name for such awesome reasons.

auntstephie321 wrote: »

mandycat223 wrote: »

This doctor is in marked contrast to my gastroenterologist: an overweight frump who when I reported vast improvements to my Crohn's Disease symptoms after going low carb looked at me as though I'd foolishly consulted a witch doctor. Gosh, why would the food we eat have ANYTHING to do with the state of our digestive system? That's just crazy talk.

That's exactly the same attitude I get from my boyfriend's gi when discussing his diet. When he has flares his Dr says eat soft foods like pasta or rice and bread. It's insane to me they don't focus more on nutrition considering it is a problem with the digestive system.

Lol. This just makes me wonder what the doctor thinks causes the issue if the fix is soft foods? Does he think he's eating hard foods. Like rocks and nails or what?
Geez! Everything is about slapping a bandaid on the symptom and not treating the cause.

Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »

auntstephie321 wrote: »

mandycat223 wrote: »

This doctor is in marked contrast to my gastroenterologist: an overweight frump who when I reported vast improvements to my Crohn's Disease symptoms after going low carb looked at me as though I'd foolishly consulted a witch doctor. Gosh, why would the food we eat have ANYTHING to do with the state of our digestive system? That's just crazy talk.

That's exactly the same attitude I get from my boyfriend's gi when discussing his diet. When he has flares his Dr says eat soft foods like pasta or rice and bread. It's insane to me they don't focus more on nutrition considering it is a problem with the digestive system.

Lol. This just makes me wonder what the doctor thinks causes the issue if the fix is soft foods? Does he think he's eating hard foods. Like rocks and nails or what?
Geez! Everything is about slapping a bandaid on the symptom and not treating the cause.

Yeah apparently cuz he specifically said eat softer foods they'll be easier to digest, like pasta, rice, bread, try to avoid things like red meat and pork chops those are going to take a lot more work to digest.

I just listen and am like oh ok then tell my boyfriend he said to eat gluten free and no sugar. Lol, its usually after his colonoscopies so he has no idea what we talked about. I wish I could get him to go fully low carb for a good month and see how he feels and how things look at his next colonoscopy, he's just so ultra stubborn and can't let go of the sugar especially.

It baffles me that the first few times I met with this doc he never once ever mentioned his diet as a reason for the issues. I understand crohns is auto immune and they don't seem to understand what causes it but literally all they want to do is put him on steroids and biologics. Well the steroids nearly killed him last year after is suppressed his immune system so much that he ended up with sepsis and endocarditis and a month in the hospital. Clearly that wasn't the answer. IDK how they can not focus on what he's putting in his mouth, it's his friggin digestive system, what else affects if more than what he's digesting.

It seems the younger doctors are more for low carb. My doctor is pretty fresh out of med school as well and is the same way!!

auntstephie321 wrote: »

Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »

I probably shouldn't admit it, but that's literally how I talk.
I say dude a lot. And lots of stuff is super awesome all the time! Lol

Yep me too. My boyfriend is not a fan of me calling him dude lol

My guy always devolves into a conversation about how Dude is the technical term for a hair on an elephant's @$$.... And I say it way too often, too. I think it's our generation/range.