Ketogenic Diet http://learntruehealth.com/ketogenic-diet/ Ketogenic Diet for Detox, Weight Loss, Cancer, Autoimmune Disease, Neurodegenerative Disease and Diabetes I discovered my guest, Dr. David Jockers when I first listened to Ty Bollinger and his views about cancer. He's also a Doctor of Natural Medicine and a functional Nutritionist who is going to educate us today on the ketogenic diet for detox and healing other diseases naturally. Jockers is a phenomenal Chiropractor who only after his first year, had such incredible success. Holistic Background Jockers' mom was always very Holistic. She eventually became a Naturopath. So Jockers never took prescription or medication, and his family grew a lot of their food in their garden. He was already living a healthier lifestyle than most people around him. But Jockers struggled with digestive issues despite being athletic. In his 20s, his digestive issues were full blown. He dealt with irritable bowel syndrome and lost weight. His adrenals also were not functioning properly. Jockers started researching and made changes in nutrition and lifestyle. His health improved and that inspired him to go to chiropractic school. Developing Skin Cancer Jockers put up his clinic after he graduated. He was 27 years old and was working a lot. All of a sudden, he developed skin cancer on his nose. So Jockers had to work on his health emotionally, mentally and spiritually. And for his body consuming so many carbohydrates, Jockers usually felt better when he was on a low carb diet. Because his body was always so exhausted, he would crave carbs and eat at night. Eventually, Jockers thought of moving out of his clinic, hire an associate doctor and change his life. Back in 2011, Jockers never even heard of the ketogenic diet. When he did his diet, the nodule on his nose completely went away. It was a confirmation that the body can heal itself. "When we remove the interferences---toxins, bad diet, bad thinking, too little or too much exercise, the body will do what it is designed to do, which is heal and repair," said Jockers. Healing With The Ketogenic Diet Since then, Jockers started researching on the ketogenic diet and lifestyle strategies. The ketogenic diet eventually became his tool to help many people heal naturally. Jockers says everybody will be able to benefit from ketones as an energy source at least for some period. There are two primary energy sources: breakdown of sugar or glucose and the breakdown of fatty acids. So when we think of ketones, we think of the body being able to metabolize fats as an energy source. People who will struggle are those who have adrenal fatigue because they are metabolically inflexible. Jockers also advises that pregnant women should not get into a ketogenic diet. He also says there are also different opinions on kids and athletes. Athletes could benefit from it, but I don't recommend it for extended periods of time. "People who will benefit from ketogenic diet have neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease," Jockers said. "I also recommend the diet combined with fasting and low carb diet to those with brain cancers and several other cancers." The ketogenic diet is also good for people who are trying to lose weight as well as individuals who have diabetes. In Jockers' experience, it's easier to get men into ketosis compared to women. This is because women have more hormonal fluctuations and stress issues. How Ketogenic Diet Works Everybody will benefit from burning ketones when at rest and burning sugar when we are doing something that is stressful or high intensity like exercise. "Glucose or sugar is what we call 'dirty fuel.' The reason is that it is very inefficient," Jockers explains. "So we don't produce a whole lot of cellular energy breaking down sugar, and we produce a lot of metabolic wastes." The benefit of burning sugar is that our body can do it very quickly. But again, we won't produce a lot of cellular energy. "The wast