Nutrition with Judy | Carnivore Diet

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Iodine supplementation remains one of the most debated topics in thyroid health. Some practitioners warn that iodine, especially higher-dose forms such as Lugol’s iodine, may trigger thyroid dysfunction, Hashimoto’s, or hyperthyroidism, while others argue that iodine deficiency is widespread and often overlooked. In this episode, Judy Cho examines the Wolff–Chaikoff effect, iodine’s role beyond the thyroid, and why iodized salt may not provide enough iodine for optimal health. The deeper history raises an even more important question: are we blaming supplemental iodine while ignoring other exposures that may have affected thyroid health for generations? Judy explores radioactive iodine, nuclear fallout, contaminated food supplies, and the historical events that may have shaped today’s fear around iodine. She also explains why the distinction between nutritional iodine and radioactive iodine matters before deciding whether iodine is helpful or harmful. Is iodine dangerous for your thyroid? The Wolff–Chaikoff effect explained Iodine deficiency, bromide, fluoride, and chloride The forgotten history of radioactive iodine exposure What government research found about thyroid risk Radioactive iodine exposure Understanding the difference between supplemental iodine vs. radioactive iodine _____ EPISODE REFERENCES Thyroid Dose and Risk Calculator for Nuclear Weapons Fallout for the US Population Exposure of the American People to Iodine-131 from Nevada Nuclear-Bomb Tests CDC Fallout Study Table of Contents Chapter 8 of CDC Results US Before and After exposure How to Take Iodine Episodes Lynne Farrow Interview Iodine Episodes Free Iodine Guide _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice.

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Dr. Judi Keller is a veterinarian who spent roughly two decades practicing conventional veterinary medicine before shifting toward a more holistic approach. After becoming increasingly uncomfortable with how heavily veterinary care could rely on pharmaceuticals and symptom management, she pursued additional training in acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition, and integrative care. Her work has focused on helping dogs and cats build better health through species-appropriate nutrition, reducing unnecessary exposures, and looking more carefully at the individual animal rather than automatically following a one-size-fits-all protocol. In this conversation, we question some of the most routine decisions pet owners are asked to make and why many of us rarely stop to examine them. We discuss what may be hiding behind familiar pet-food labels, how veterinary recommendations have changed over time, and how to think more critically about nutrition, medications, vaccines, parasite prevention, testing, and other aspects of everyday pet care. This episode is not about avoiding veterinary care; it is about becoming a more informed pet owner, understanding risks and trade-offs, and asking better questions so you can make thoughtful decisions for the animal you love. We discuss the following: Dr. Judy Keller’s background Pet longevity versus quality of life Foods dogs should never eat What’s really inside kibble? Urinary disease in cats Are all pet vaccines necessary? Potential risks of vaccination Rethinking heartworm prevention Flea prevention without routine medication Rethinking spaying and neutering Why fresh food isn’t considered Why working dogs choose meat When bloody diarrhea needs care _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Holistic Dog and Pet Wellness Article _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Can a carnivore diet actually be healthy long term? It’s one of the biggest questions around carnivore, especially when the conversation turns to nutrient deficiencies, vitamin C, magnesium and potassium, fiber, gut health, the microbiome, and whether an all-meat diet is simply too restrictive to sustain. In this 400th episode of the Nutrition with Judy podcast, I break down four of the most common concerns about eating carnivore long term and look at what deserves a closer examination. We also get into what the nutrition research can and cannot tell us about long-term dietary safety, how nutrient variety differs from nutrient sufficiency, questions around fiber and digestive health, and what actually matters when evaluating whether a diet is working for an individual. If you follow a carnivore diet, are considering one, or are questioning whether carnivore can be sustainable for years, this episode walks through the arguments that deserve more nuance. Concern 1: Is carnivore too restrictive? Concern 2: Nutrient deficiencies and food variety Concern 3: Fiber and gut health Concern 4: Long-term carnivore research What to consider for long-term carnivore _____ EPISODE REFERENCES Slides from episode Work with us one-on-one Inflammation Fix _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Robert Sikes put the viral sardine fast to a controlled test: five days of eating approximately 18 cans of sardines per day while maintaining roughly 3,000 calories. In this interview, Judy Cho and Robert examine what happened to his weight, blood glucose, ketones, energy, inflammation, hunger, and overall performance—and why his experience differed from the dramatic weight-loss results commonly shared across the keto and carnivore communities. They also review Robert’s bloodwork before, immediately after, and several weeks after the sardine challenge, including arsenic, mercury, lead, cholesterol, thyroid markers, and SHBG. The conversation explores whether sardine fasting produces unique metabolic benefits, what may actually drive the rapid changes people report, and how extreme short-term diets can affect metabolic health, binge-restriction patterns, and long-term weight-loss success. We discuss the following: Sardine challenge preview Why Robert tested sardine fasting Eating 18 sardine cans daily Glucose rose while ketones dropped Why people do sardine fast Restriction, bingeing, and quick fixes Heavy metals after sardine challenge The appeal of extreme fasting Should people fear mercury in sardines? _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Keto Savage Website Keto Savage Youtube Ketogenic Bodybuilding Savage Perspective Podcast Keto Brick _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

**Our final Wholeness Method cohort of 2026 is open now.** Can you follow a carnivore diet, improve your environment, take the right supplements, and still feel stuck in chronic illness? Judy Cho sits down with licensed clinical social worker and Wholeness Method practitioner Lauren Cogan to examine nervous system dysregulation, trauma responses, anxiety, people-pleasing, boundaries, CIRS, mold illness, and the mind-body patterns that can remain after the physical foundations are addressed. This conversation explores why some behaviors that appear to be personality may actually be protective responses, why understanding a pattern is different from changing it, and how chronic illness can alter the way someone interprets every new healing strategy. This is not an argument against carnivore or functional medicine. It examines the additional layer that may matter when diet, sleep, lifestyle, and protocols have helped, but the body still does not feel safe. How trauma and anxiety show up in the body When anxiety can look like ADHD Talk therapy, somatic work, and nervous system healing How childhood shapes the stress response When a trauma response feels like personality A chronic illness transformation story Why saying no can trigger fight or flight The crash that can happen before a health issue _____ EPISODE REFERENCES Wholeness Method Cohort Wholeness Method Resources WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Can eating more fat stall weight loss, even on a zero-carb carnivore diet? In this episode, Judy Cho sits down with Craig Emmerich to examine why some people lose weight effortlessly on carnivore or keto while others gain weight, struggle with hunger, or see their metabolic health worsen. They discuss dietary fat, protein intake, calories, leptin resistance, muscle loss, fasting, thyroid function, hormones, and why postmenopausal women may respond differently than men. The conversation also moves beyond macros into the limits of diet itself. Craig shares what years of strict carnivore could and could not resolve in his own experience with Lyme disease, mold illness, CIRS, inflammation, and chronic pain. This episode challenges several popular carnivore claims while offering a more individualized framework for weight loss, body composition, metabolic health, and long-term healing. We discuss the following: The fat debate The Randall effect Fat gain without carbs? Stress, cortisol, and obesity Fat threshold explained Practical protein and fat targets Leaner carnivore satiety Nutrition misinformation online Adjusting fat intake Why carnivore harder isn't the answer Why some people leave carnivore Where to start for complex cases _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Why Diet Alone May not be Enough - Lyme, CIRS and Autoimmune Interview with Craig Emmerich Keto Maria Website The Art of Metabolic Health Book _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia joins Judy Cho to discuss what may actually drive heart disease beyond a single focus on LDL cholesterol. Drawing from 25 years in cardiac surgery and more than 3,400 operations, he explains why insulin resistance, inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, diet, and vascular damage deserve more attention in heart disease prevention. The conversation also examines statins, coronary artery calcium scans, CT angiograms, seed oils, processed carbohydrates, red meat, vegan diets, gut health, and nutrient absorption. Dr. Ovadia shares how becoming obese and prediabetic changed his own understanding of metabolic health, and why he now focuses on helping patients avoid the operating table. We discuss the following: Dr. Ovadia’s lessons from 3,400 heart surgeries Why cholesterol isn't the root cause Pharmaceutical and food industry influence How diet guidelines failed patients Dr. Ovadia's personal health transformation Seed oils vs processed carbohydrates Early warning signs of heart disease Coronary calcium scan and CT angiogram What a heart surgeon eats for breakfast Dr. Ovadia’s new book Can vegans have optimal health? When diet alone isn't enough _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Nutritionist's Guide to the Carnivore Diet Dr. Philip Ovadia's Website Dr. Philip Ovadia's Instagram Stay Off My Kitchen Table Book Stay Off My Operating Table (First Book) _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Peptides are everywhere right now: VIP, KPV, BPC-157, TB-500, Thymosin Alpha 1, GHK-Cu, GLP-1s, and more. They are being talked about for inflammation, gut repair, immune support, tissue healing, weight loss, recovery, and chronic illness—but they are not automatically safe just because they sound “natural.” In this episode, Judy Cho breaks down what peptides are, why context matters, and the mistakes people may be making when they use them too casually or too early. Peptides can be powerful tools, but the wrong peptide, timing, or source can pose risks most people are not considering. What are peptides VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide) KPV BPC-157 TB-500, Thymosin Beta-4 (Wolverine Stack) Thymosin Alpha 1, Mots-C GHK-Cu GLP-1s, natural peptides, 3D GLP1s, Peptide risk nuance and examples Peptide grey market risks Four tactical peptide considerations _____ EPISODE REFERENCES NwJ Peptide Article Taking VIP Too Early Copper Toxicity Peptide Contamination: 1 , 2 _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice.

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ What if chronic stress is the real reason chronically ill patients fail to heal, no matter what protocol they follow? Dr. Stephen Sideroff has spent decades researching exactly what happens to the nervous system under prolonged stress, and what he's found challenges how most practitioners think about root-cause healing. In this episode, he reveals what conventional medicine gets wrong about stress, why some people are wired to stay stuck, and what it actually takes to get the body back into a state where healing is even possible. Watch the full interview to find out. Dr. Stephen Sideroff is a clinical psychologist, resilience researcher, and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UCLA. He is the founder of the UCLA Stress Strategies program and author of The Path: Mastering the Nine Pillars of Resilience and Success, a comprehensive framework built on decades of clinical research into stress, neurofeedback, and what separates people who heal from people who stay stuck. We discuss the following: Nervous system Balance The four horsemen of stress Recognizing signs of poor stress management Why recovery after stress matters Resilience, trauma, and childhood wiring How to start managing stress Breaking the negative mindset cycle Rethinking therapy and rumination Why change is so hard Getting chronically ill patients unstuck Protecting your energy from social media Judy's reflection and the Wholeness Method _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Wholeness Method Website Dr. Stephen Sideroff's Website Dr. Stephen Sideroff’s YouTube Quantum Leadership Podcast The Path: Mastering the Nine Pillars of Resilience and Success Book _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Anxiety is not just “in your head.” Sometimes the body is giving signals through blood sugar, caffeine tolerance, and how well your nervous system is being fueled. In this episode, we talk about a simple shift that may help some people feel calmer and more stable, and why eating too lean may backfire. Anxiety, blood sugar dysregulation Fatty meats benefit Anadamide Caffeine Egg yolks, fatty red meats _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Bellevue Stefansson Study Anadamide Anadamide 2 Arachidonic Sources _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice.

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Most people hear “blood sugar” and think the body has a lot of sugar floating around at any given moment. But the actual amount is much smaller than most people realize. In this episode, I use a simple visual demo to show what normal, prediabetic and diabetic blood sugar levels look like. We also talk about insulin, the pancreas, and why repeatedly high blood sugar can create real stress on the body over time. Sugar vs. seed oils Risks of high blood sugar and insulin’s role Blood levels and sugar levels in the body Eating a banana or a soda Risks to the pancreas _____ EPISODE RESOURCES - Dr. Robert Lufkin Interview - Carnivore Diet and Modern Day Sugar Crisis : - Personalized Health Plan _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice.

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Belinda and I dive into the hidden history behind our dietary guidelines, tracing how a 19th-century religious health movement helped shape the modern demonization of meat and the rise of fiber, breakfast cereal, and plant-based dogma. She breaks down how the Seventh Day Adventist Church, John Harvey Kellogg, and powerful food and academic institutions worked together to manufacture the "Blue Zones" longevity story, and why the real history of Sardinia, Okinawa, Ikaria, and Loma Linda tells a very different tale about meat, pork, and animal fat. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more. Belinda Fettke is an independent researcher known for investigating the historical, religious, and commercial influences on modern dietary guidelines. After her husband, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gary Fettke, was investigated for advising patients to reduce sugar and refined carbohydrates, she began researching the origins of nutrition policy and public health messaging. Her work focuses on the intersections of religion, industry, and dietary recommendations. The interview explores how these factors may have shaped modern views on meat, plant-based diets, and chronic disease. We discuss the following: Belinda Fettke’s background Kellogg, fiber, and sexual repression Birth of the dietetics industry Religious roots of nutrition Adventist studies and veganism Debunking the Blue Zones diet Okinawa longevity under scrutiny Ikaria's fasting and snail diet Loma Linda's "fifth blue zone" myth Harvard's role in dietary guidelines Nutrition messaging in schools Ellen G. White's hidden writings Adventist influence on guidelines The demonization of pork _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Nutritionist's Guide to the Carnivore Diet EFH Carnivore Diet Resources Exposing the Secrets of the Plant-Based Vegetarian Guidelines – Interview with Belinda Fettke Unveiling the Corruption of Our Dietary Recommendations – Interview with Dr. Gary Fettke Belinda Fettke's TruthZones Substack Dr. Gary Fettke's Website Supporting Dr. Gary Fettke _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ PCOS has a new name: PMOS, or Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. The shift matters because PCOS was never really just about “cysts” on the ovaries. It has always been a broader endocrine and metabolic condition that can affect periods, ovulation, androgen hormones, insulin signaling, skin, mood, and long-term cardiometabolic risk. In this short solo episode, I break down why the name is changing, what PMOS means, how diagnosis works, and why symptoms like irregular periods may be less random than they seem. I also touch on the deeper question: could some cases of PMOS be an early warning sign of broader inflammatory or biotoxin-driven dysfunction, including CIRS? PCOS has a new name; symptoms and diagnosis PCOS and Carnivore Causes of PCOS (PMOS) Insulin resistance Loss of period, androgen hormones, LH, SHBG Endocrine disruptors PMOS and low mood PMOS is CIRS? _____ EPISODE REFERENCES PCOS in Lancet Complete Wellness Panel Test CIRS: (start here) What is CIRS CAC Founder interview on Pre Pre Diabetes Personalized Health Plan (symptoms) _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice.

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ MCAS is often treated like a food problem. But if your “safe food” list keeps getting smaller, restriction may no longer be the solution. In this episode, Judy Cho explains why mast cell activation syndrome is not just about histamine, why food reactions can be a sign of a deeper immune threshold problem, and why the goal is not to fear more foods. The goal is to understand why the body is reacting in the first place. What is MCAS Causes of MCAS and histamine flares Mast cell symptoms Mast cell activation syndrome, root cause Mast cells and the nervous system, stress response High histamine foods Histamine liberator foods DAO-blocking foods, the DAO enzyme Supplements, medication supports for MCAS, histamines MCAS, histamine testing Histamine flares because of Carnivore. _____ EPISODE RESOURCES MCAS Article MCAS Article 2 Dr. Tania Dempsey Interview MCAS studies 1 , 2 , 3 Personalized Health Plan (symptoms) GI Map stool test Complete Wellness Panel _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Why do people quit the carnivore diet even after it helped them at first? In this episode, Judy Cho breaks down the most common reasons the carnivore diet stops working for some people, from undereating and poor fat tolerance to electrolyte issues, thyroid and hormone changes, food boredom, cholesterol fears, and the pressure to do “perfect carnivore.” A carnivore diet can be a powerful elimination diet, but it is not inherently well-formulated. This conversation explains why some people thrive, why others struggle, and how to tell whether the issue is the diet itself, how it is being done, or the body's current state of health. Cyclical and chronic dieters Mind-body connection and the bell curve Expectations and disappointments (planning is the antidote) Undereating, thyroid and hormone function Protein and poor fat tolerance Mindset: community pressure, your “why” Protect your eyes and ears. 60,000 thoughts. Food boredom Electrolytes, hormones, thyroid Heart disease and cardiovascular risk Perfect Carnivore Real talk _____ EPISODE RESOURCES How much to eat episode Undereating episode Symptom journal Thyroid health on carnivore Gut support ADH testing Cholesterol test panel Carnivore elimination protocol Ray Peat diet article Mercola and carbs article _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Dr. Robert and I discuss why metabolic dysfunction may be the root cause behind many chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and even mental illness. We dive into how modern medicine often treats symptoms instead of root causes, why lifestyle and metabolic therapies can reverse disease progression, and how low-carb and ketogenic diets may improve long-term health outcomes. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more. Dr. Robert Lufkin is a physician, radiologist, medical school professor, and New York Times bestselling author of Lies I Taught in Medical School. After developing multiple chronic diseases himself, he began researching metabolic health, longevity, and lifestyle medicine, eventually reversing his own conditions through nutrition and lifestyle changes. Dr. Lufkin now advocates for metabolic therapies and root-cause approaches to chronic disease prevention and reversal. We discuss the following: Dr. Lufkin’s background Why he questioned modern medicine Nutrition myths in medical training Pharma influence in medical education Biggest lie taught in medicine Obesity misconceptions explained Blood pressure and metabolic health What is metabolic dysfunction Alzheimer’s and metabolic health Why Alzheimer’s is type 3 diabetes Cholesterol fear and statins Coronary calcium scan explained _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Dr. Robert Lufkin Website Lies I Taught in Medical School Book Complete Wellness Panel Dr. Robert Lufkin Youtube and Weekly Video Podcast Dr. Robert Lufkin’s Instagram _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates JUDY CHO RESOURCES ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📕 Inflammation Fix Book 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Dr. Gary Fettke and I dive into the real drivers of modern disease: sugar, processed carbohydrates, and seed oils, and which of the three is doing the most damage. We break down the biochemistry of fructose, the polyol pathway, and how LDL particles are affected by diet. We also get into the origins of fat shaming, how pharmaceutical companies shaped public language around obesity, the fiber myth, and why cholesterol is wildly misunderstood. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more. Dr. Gary Fettke is a retired orthopedic surgeon and one of the earliest and most vocal proponents of low-carb, ketogenic, and carnivore nutrition in Australia. He was among the first in the world to describe the combination of sugar, refined carbohydrates, and seed oils as a nutritional model of inflammation and modern disease, a framework he developed back in 2013. Despite being investigated by the Australian medical board for his dietary advocacy, he has continued to push for change in national nutrition policy, helping make low-carb the nationally recognized strategy for diabetes management in Australia. He works alongside his wife Belinda Fettke, whose research tracks the ideological and corporate forces driving flawed dietary guidelines. We discuss the following: Dr. Fettke's background and update Sugar, carbs, and seed oils explained The polyol pathway and fructose overflow Seed oil half-life and inflammation Real-world cases and MS recovery The biggest dietary culprit Obesity stigma and pharma influence Cholesterol, LDL particles, and statins Lipid subfractions and cardiac risk The dietary evolution No biochemical need for ingested carbs _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Dr. Gary Fettke on YouTube Dr. Gary Fettke's Website Advanced Cardiovascular Health Panel Unveiling the Corruption of Our Dietary Recommendations - Interview with Dr. Gary Fettke The Trouble with Fructose - Interview with Dr. Gary Fettke Exposing the Secrets of the Plant-Based Vegetarian Guidelines Interview with Belinda Fettke How Kibble Can Be From Condemned Meat. Truth About Pet Food Interview with Susan Thixton _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates FIND JUDY CHO ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📺 YouTube 📸 Instagram 👥 Facebook NUTRITION WITH JUDY (NwJ) RESOURCES 📫 Weekly Newsletter 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Lean Mass Hyper-Responder (LMHR) is often framed as a cholesterol story. That framing is incomplete. This video defines the LMHR pattern at a high level, then expands beyond cardiovascular markers into broader physiology—energy balance, thyroid signaling, stress response, nutrient status, and environmental inputs. The pattern may reflect adaptation, but it can also signal tradeoffs. Context determines risk. Make sure to listen to the full conversation. What is an LMHR Concerns of an LMHR LMHRs and Thyroid Function LMHRS and Bile Acids, Detoxing LMHR Real Talk Canary in the Coal Mine _____ EPISODE RESOURCES Work with Us EFH Advanced Cardiovascular Panel Malcolm Kendrick Interview Dave Feldman Interview Dave Feldman Interview 2 Cholesterol Code Movie Cholesterol Code Calculator _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates FIND JUDY CHO ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📺 YouTube 📸 Instagram 👥 Facebook NUTRITION WITH JUDY (NwJ) RESOURCES 📫 Weekly Newsletter 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice.

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Deborah and I discuss how chronic stress disrupts the nervous system, impacts hormones, sleep, and overall health, and why regulating the heart–brain connection is foundational for healing. We dive into HeartMath techniques like heart rate variability and coherence, showing how simple tools like breathing and gratitude can shift the body from fight-or-flight into rest, repair, and resilience. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more. Dr. Deborah Rozman is the President and co-CEO of HeartMath, a research-based organization focused on heart rate variability and nervous system regulation. With over three decades of experience, she has helped pioneer techniques that connect emotional regulation with physiological health. Her work has contributed to hundreds of research studies on stress, coherence, and heart–brain communication. We discuss the following: Impact of stress Dysregulation and root cause healing Heart rate variability explained Coherence or heart-brain sync Using tools for anxiety relief HRV resilience and age Heart coherence versus the mind HeartMath research and science Cortisol, stress, and illness Daily triggers and coherence Using HeartMath® in daily life _____ EPISODE RESOURCES HeartMath Website HeartMath App for Android HeartMath App for Apple HeartMath’s Add Heart Podcast by Deborah Rozman, Ph.D. Wholeness Method Quick Coherence® Guide _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates FIND JUDY CHO ⛑️ Work with Us 🎙️ Podcast 📺 YouTube 📸 Instagram 👥 Facebook NUTRITION WITH JUDY (NwJ) RESOURCES 📫 Weekly Newsletter 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Malcolm and I explore the true causes of heart disease, challenging the conventional belief that cholesterol and LDL are the primary drivers. We dive into endothelial damage and blood clotting as the underlying mechanisms behind cardiovascular events, and unpack metabolic syndrome, statins, and the role of inflammation, toxins, and lifestyle factors in damaging blood vessels. Listen to the full interview to learn more. Dr. Malcolm Kendrick is a Scottish physician, author, and researcher known for challenging mainstream views on cardiovascular disease. He is the author of The Clot Thickens, where he presents an alternative hypothesis that heart disease is driven by blood clotting and arterial damage rather than cholesterol. With decades of clinical experience, Kendrick has become a leading voice questioning traditional lipid-focused models of heart health. We discuss the following: Saturated fat paradox Minnesota experiment explained Risk factors vs cholesterol Cholesterol narrative driven by profit Focus on disease process Glycocalyx and protection Small dense LDL debate Clot clearance and heart attack risk Stress impairs clot clearance Sunlight and nitric oxide Statins barely extend lifespan Lean mass hyper-responders explained ____ EPISODE RESOURCES Dr. Malcolm Kendrick’s Website The Clot Thickens Book The Great Cholesterol Con Book Cardiovascular Blood Test _____ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 📫 Tips and Weekly Updates FIND JUDY CHO ⛑️ Work with Us 📺 YouTube 📸 Instagram 👥 Facebook NUTRITION WITH JUDY (NwJ) RESOURCES 📫 Weekly Newsletter 📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet 📚 Articles 🎁 Free Resources 📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners _____ *DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice. If you want to try GI-Resolve, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/