Food as Medicine with Ali Miller RD - Episode 1221
: Episode 1221 - Ali Miller RD LD CDE joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two talk her work utilizing food as medicine, synthesizing allopathic and naturopathic medicine, being a diabetes educator who promotes a specific ketogenic diet, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow F Bomb ALI MILLER Ali is a registered dietitian Uses functional integrative medicine Combines allopathic with naturopathic medicine She is also a certified diabetes educator Those who taught her really tiptoed around low carb diet Check out here books here In conventional institutional medical model, ketosis is not the norm Largely because people first learn about ketoacidosis and assume these things are related (even though they are not) Carbs are NOT essential like many dietitians are taught and then teach She spoke as a keynote in front of many diabetic educators Threw in ketosis toward the end and nobody threw anything at her! There is some acceptance She has been doing keto clinically since 2009 So far, those in this keto world have maintained integrity Ali has a unique approach to keto Food is medicine Nutritional ketosis It is not just about what we AREN'T eating, it is also about what we ARE Metabolically speaking, quality is most important (chemicals are bad!) Carb control (less than 30 grams), then fat threshold for each person (less about macros, more about eating the right stuff)