10-16-18 Message from Dr. Ede
Hello, everyone!
Thank you all so much for coming to my presentation about Alzheimer’s prevention at i3 San Miguel de Allende last week. It was an honor to be invited and a pleasure meeting so many of you personally and engaging with you around your excellent questions.
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I’d like to call your attention to a wonderful upcoming conference in Long Beach, California (L.A. area) Jan 31-Feb 3, 2019. https://metabolichealthsummit.com/ I’ll be speaking about low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets for general mental health disorders like depression and ADHD, but in addition there will be a fantastic lineup of speakers who are world-renowned experts in cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, epilepsy and many other important aspects of health. This conference is designed to bring the general public and the scientific community together— everyone is welcome! Use the code Save10MHS to get 10% off registration. Come get all your health and nutrition questions answered by the best people in the business.
Feedback I received via Tina Bueche suggested that some of you were left with questions about dietary fat and heart disease, as well as about which fats are healthiest to consume. I call heart disease “Diabetes of the Heart” as it is caused by insulin resistance, just as most other common diseases are. The same dietary principles apply, so no worries. For more information on insulin resistance and heart disease I recommend the book Eat Rich, Live Long (see details below). The healthiest fats are animal fats (duck fat, lard, butter/ghee, egg yolks, etc) and fruit fats (olive, avocado and palm fruit oils). Cold-pressed nut fats such as sesame oil and walnut oil are somewhere in between because they are not highly-processed but they do happen to be high in inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. Coconut oil is low in omega-6 so that can be a good plant-based choice.
As promised, here are some additional recommended resources for those of you who are curious to learn more about nutrition and health.
Selected articles and videos by me:
Alzheimer’s Disease:
A written summary of Alzheimer’s prevention science for the general public including a food infographic. This article has been viewed more than 1.3 million times: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagnosis-diet/201609/avoiding-alzheimer-s-disease-could-be-easier-you-think
Insulin Resistance:
How to diagnose, prevent and treat insulin resistance—includes a free PDF describing helpful lab tests: http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/how-to-diagnose-prevent-and-treat-insulin-resistance/
How to Fight Oxidation (spoiler alert: antioxidants aren’t the answer!)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagnosis-diet/201712/the-antioxidant-myth
How to Reduce Inflammation:
General Brain Nutrition:
Video: Our Descent Into Madness: Modern Diets and the Global Mental Health Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXlVfwJ6RQU
Short article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagnosis-diet/201712/top-ten-tips-healthier-brain-in-2018
Detailed article: http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/micronutrients-mental-health/
Red Meat Doesn’t Cause Cancer:
https://youtu.be/xDgzgDSInt0 video
http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/meat-and-cancer/ article
Recommended books written by trusted colleagues:
Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes. This is the nutrition bible that completely rewired my brain ten years ago.
Eat Rich, Live Long by Jeffry Gerber, MD and Ivor Cummins. Excellent new book about the true cause of heart disease: insulin resistance. This book explains why high-fat diets are actually heart-healthy.
The Alzheimer’s Antidote by Amy Berger. Amy is a brilliant nutritionist; her book explains the how and why of ketogenic diets for people interested in Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment.
Keto for Cancer by Miriam Kalamian. Miriam is a deeply knowledgeable, compassionate, and experienced cancer nutrition expert and patient advocate who used a ketogenic diet to help her own son live a much longer and healthier life with brain cancer.
The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, M.D. Explains convincingly that overweight and obesity are hormonally-driven conditions that are best addressed by lowering insulin levels.
Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teicholz. Explains the history, science and politics behind our misguided war against saturated fat.
Recommended Websites:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/ The largest low-carbohydrate health website in the world. Based in Sweden, this is a physician-founded, English-language (and increasingly multi-lingual) international website dedicated to making low-carbohydrate science and application easy for everyone. If you want to know how and why to eat a low-carb diet, this is the site for you. Plenty of high-quality videos, recipes, inspirational stories, and expert articles to support your hunger for knowledge and delicious healthy food.
To your good health!
Georgia Ede MD
Psychiatrist, Nutrition Writer and Speaker
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