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Joanna One word for insomnia : tryptophan. 

Joanna I have to say keto didn't reduce my urge for alcohol. Im just more choosy now thinking low carb mixers, low carb alcohol. I have a social circle who loves their cocktails and after a hard week of mentally stressful work, I get booze on Friday. I'm not an alcoholic, but higher stressed job makes me want to get out of my own head sometimes. I just get back on the fat wagon next morning and even did some readings on my blood. Still keto most mornings. Inhibitions with drinking can cause us to reach for the potato chips etc. I reach for pork rinds and sour cream. 

badmojomn I’m going to a dance on Saturday is there any alcohol or drinks you would recommend because I would like to have a couple

stephaniel Im a captain Diet Coke girl. Or Jamison whisky straight up, but if your concerned about getting to tipsy I'll have 1 hard drink or two and a couple very light beers after. I stay keto when I have the booze unfortunately but be cautious - it may hit you like a bomb. With keto I feel intoxicated a lot quicker. Best to pour then light or make sure someone you know keeps track. I buy Zevia pop if i can bring it to functions.  Otherwise any diet pop. I stay super low carb still ketosing day of and day after. Back to fat and bacon next day. 

Joanna I don't mind at all, if it can help someone else, it will make me happy. 

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badmojomn my poison is Diet Shasta (lemon lime or orange) with Vodka. I don't have it often, but it never messes with my Ketone. 

wamdesigns mmmmm. Gonna try this. I have to be carful with vodka though. lol 

I am going to suggest this site: https://www.ketovangelist.com/

 If nothing else give the podcasts a listen,  you will learn a lot from  the MD's and Researchers he interviews.  

Keto in a Nutshell https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/keto_in_a_nutshell

Welcome to the /r/keto FAQ https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq

Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis

Wheat Belly was the original book that turned the nutritional world topsy-turvy and exposed “healthy whole grains” as the genetically altered Frankenwheat imposed on the public by agri-cultural geneticists and agribusiness. The tidal wave of astounding health and weight loss successes, many of them recounted in Wheat Belly social media, has created a nationwide movement away from the destructive effects of wheat products.

• Removing products made with modern wheat yields astounding and often unexpected benefits in health and weight loss.
• Autoimmune, gastrointestinal, and mind effects top the list for conditions that improve or reverse with wheat elimination.
• Weight loss can occur at a surprising rate, typically 15-18 pounds over the first month, when wheat is eliminated.

Undoctored: The code on health has been cracked by Dr. William Davis

Many modern doctors hold themselves up as all-knowing, capable of managing every aspect of health, from delivery to death, from vaccination to senility. I know because I was guilty of this. The “I’m-the-doctor, you’re-the- patient relationship” has been frozen in time since the days of Hippocrates. Despite the high-tech image, old-fashioned methods are still used to maintain paternalistic authority.

All of it seems positively fossilized in an age of immediate information access, on-demand videos, drone deliveries, and the democratization of discussion via social media. The information tide has shifted. Public ignorance in health may have been the rule in 1950, but rapid dissemination of information in our age has usurped this lopsided relationship, making the paternalistic doctor-patient relationship of the past as relevant as trepanation (drilling holes in the skull—yes, a real practice) to treat migraines.

The truth is: You have access to the same information as your doctor. And it doesn’t involve leafing through dozens of thick volumes of the Index Medicus and then having to retrieve a study from dusty stacks of medical journals, like I did during my medical training.

So what if we combined the newly found informational freedom provided by Internet search capabilities with the human feedback tool of social media and the rise in direct-to-consumer testing that circumvents the doctor, then threw in a little benign guidance from sources that do not seek to profit from providing it? You might just be on your way to wielding considerable authority over your own health.

Unquestionably, there are situations in which doctoring and the healthcare system are needed. If you are bleeding, injured, or struggling to breathe with pneumonia, some old-fashioned suturing, bone setting, or antibiotics can still do the trick. Nobody around here is going to try to replace their own hip joint or treat a urinary tract infection with salves and tonics.

But it’s these less-than-interesting health issues for your doctor that are wonderfully and safely reduced, reversed, and—dare I say it—cured by a handful of simple strategies that you can implement on your own. You’ll be spared the annoyances and dangers of the healthcare system, and because you are obviously not trying to profit financially, you will remove layers of unnecessary costs. You will also find personal health challenges far more fascinating to deal with since they involve you.

Let’s be absolutely clear: I propose that people can manage their own health safely and responsibly and attain results superior to those achieved through conventional health care—not less than, not on par with, but superior.

You will see that the Undoctored process turns the health equation around 180 degrees by providing an approach that first restores head-to-toe health in unexpected ways, reversing numerous health distortions, many of which you are likely unaware that you had, as well as many overt health conditions. I predict that your Undoctored efforts will dramatically reduce your need for health care while helping you to feel better (and even look better) and sparing you from hundreds of health issues.

So turn on the reading light, get cozy in your chair, grab the remote to switch off the medical drama airing on TV, and prepare to be enlightened and know that your future will be brighter and healthier, all because you decided that you’ve had enough of being a source of profit for the healthcare system while never really receiving health in return and that you are going to take back control over your health and fate, all Undoctored.

In the spirit of putting into practice what Dr. William Davis advocates in his book-Undoctored, here is information about a wonderful device to monitor your blood glucose (BG) at home. I purchased the Contour Next One BG Monitoring System from Amazon for $11.99. While the information below from the manufacturer references "managing your diabetes" I am not a diabetic,  just proactively monitoring BG to prevent development of pre-diabetes/diabetes. Additionally, this device will support posting your BG readings in the Carb Management app.  Let me know if anyone has any questions.

The new age of smart diabetes management:

By integrating your blood glucose (BG) meter with a smartphone app you can simplify the management of your diabetes. BG results captured throughout the day can be automatically synced and logged. And over time, your results may create meaningful insights into how your activities affect your BG levels, which can help improve your understanding of your diabetes. All the while being on the same platform you use for so many other aspects of your life – your smartphone!

Simple to use, the remarkably accurate CONTOUR®NEXT ONE smart meter and CONTOUR®DIABETES app seamlessly connect to capture all your BG readings and help you to manage your diabetes, smarter.

This smart system allows you to engage at the level that is right for you to manage your diabetes.

So I had my Doctors appointment ( had blood work done before this appointment) and I was prescribed a even higher amount of thyroid meds and in 3 months he wants to check my T4 and T3 levels to see if we need to add T3 meds. 

Also he said to skip dinner and see if I can loose weight again. As some of you know I have no thyroid function due to radiation to stop my hyperthyroidism due to cancer on the thyroid.

The reasons for me to be worried about this was that when I worked out, my hands/ fingers  where swelling up and my muscles started to feel like lead, I couldn't go past this and there was no pushing it, my muscles would not want to move and later in the afternoon my legs would hurt. 

I thought it was the Keto diet and showed him my food log, but he said my problem is that the thyroid meds are not enough. He is a VA Doctor and encouraged me to stay low carb, to eat breakfast and lunch and to skip dinner.

I'm putting this out here for any of you that may have similar problems and for you to take that seriously and get help for that. I had one morning where I went on the scale and all of sudden gained 5 lbs over night for no reason. It's heartbreaking when one does all right without any victory.

But the good news is, I been here before and when my medicine was adjusted I lost weight again.

Keep an close eye on your progress and write down all that goes into your body and log how you feel, so when you get stuck you see where and how it changed.

hal_jacksonb622 I agree with you only about 2/3. I was smiling a bit reading your post. (I liked it)

Here is where I don't agree, not all know how to be completely honest with themselves to use the information that is readily available on the internet, or to dissect the truth from the lie. Later we still need help to get an inside look of the chemical map in our blood. I have been in awe when I was told to take no supplements while I was in training. I thought how could that be when there are all these promises on Minerals, Vitamins and beneficial bacteria? 

But I have been I call it lucky now, that my blood was tested once a year and in resent years 2 times a year. The only few times I had to add supplements where some Minerals. I was only low on a mineral, but never a vitamin C or B.... but when you look at the internet and you research on supplements, one would think we need to add all of that good stuff. 

Research is not everyone's forte. Separating truth from lies is not so easy too. I seen people get into a spin thinking they are very ill when they are not, because they Googled it. 

Thank you for your post, I greatly enjoyed it and yes we can do so much more with the power of the Internet, science  and robotics. Surely a cool world we are living in.