What's your definition of keto? 3

Well, what keto really is, 4

to sum it up, 5

high fat, 6

moderate protein, 7

low to no carbs and sugar. 8

There's kind of two main principles that you try to follow. 9

Very low carbs and sugars, 10

those are the enemies. 11

Good fat and high fat is really good for you. 12

Avocados. 13

Different things like that. 14

MCT-- Olive oil 15

Olive oil. 16

Now have you tried over the years 17

several different diet disciplines? 18

Yes, I have. I mean 19

being an athlete? 20

When I was playing I was looking 21

for that next thing. 22

The best thing. 23

What can I do? 24

I tried a lot of different diets. 25

Then in 2012, 26

really before most people knew about keto, 27

I started it. 28

You've been eating this way since 2012? 29

The beginning of 2012. 30

Wow! 31

I loved it. 32

A trainer I worked with told me about it 33

and he told me what was happening for so many people. 34

I tried it, 35

I loved it. 36

Unfortunately, 37

my dad got diagnosed with Parkinson's. 38

The doctor said, "Hey, you need to get on this diet." 39

Then I had a nephew-- 40

Now, why would a doctor 41

because of the Parkinson's he thought 42

the keto might help control some of the symptoms? 43

Yeah. 44

A big reason is because Parkinson's, 45

we don't need to get all into it, 46

but it's about creating dopamine in your brain. 47

The brain needs to work faster. 48

When you have Parkinson's it slows down a little bit. 49

All of the good fats, 50

they believed that it would help his brain 51

and it would be good for brain healing. 52

The good fats would train the brain. 53

So they put him on it 54

and then I had a nephew living overseas that 55

had a lot of severe illnesses; 56

the doctors put him on it. 57

All of my family was kinda being affected 58

in really three different ways. 59

Me for sports, 60

dad for Parkinson's, 61

the nephew. 62

It kind of changed our whole family 63

and the way we ate. 64

Wow. 65

Now what about, 66

I mean every diet plan has critics. 67

Yes 68

It sounds like a lot of doctors are being 69

very supportive of this. 70

What do you say to people that say, 71

"Well too much animal fat, especially, 72

"or too much fat period is not a good diet"? 73

Well, I think whatever diet you are gonna have 74

people that are gonna knock ya. 75

I wouldn't say that it's right for everybody, 76

but if you are looking for an alternative way. 77

Talk to your doctor about it. 78

Then it could be something you talk to your doctor 79

or you give it a try You're right 80

give it a try. 81

For me its been something special 82

and I think a lot of people have found 83

really good results. 84

I think what a lot of people can agree on 85

is that sugar and carbs are the enemy. 86

I do think that people are more thoughtful 87

about what they eat now 88

and how they eat. 89

That's why I wanted to do Food for Thought as a segment. 90

So that we can have a conversation as a country. 91

I love it. 92

Like you don't have to give up everything. 93

If you understand a little bit more about the way 94

some of your friends and family, 95

or people in your community are eating, 96

and those differences 97

maybe you'll try vegan 98

or vegetarian-- (clapping drowns out speaker) 99

I agree 100

` I have a very important question. 101

Is your soon to be missus also down with the keto? 102

For the most part (laughing) 103

She likes her chocolate a lot too. 104

Yeah 105

Every now and then she'll grab a french fry. 106

For me it would be very hard 107

to never twirl a plate of spaghetti again. 108

I think I would get kicked out of my group, 109

like you know what I mean. 110

My family wouldn't speak to me if 111

I gave up spaghetti. They would kick you out? 112

They wouldn't kick you out. 113

Oh for sure baby. 114

Oh yeah. 115

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