I would revise the post to say "Dr's, many of them may talk lifestyle changes, patients mostly do not listen." Look around at the pregnant men!

I had great luck with a nutritionist who worked off my personal bloodwork. I simply steer clear of processed foods, and anything with vegetable oils, sugar, fructose, and flour. My glucose went from 100 to 80, cholesterol under 200 (Dr wanted me on statins and I said no way). I’m on zero meds and back down to my college weight. All my pain problems from inflammation are gone with help of good daily exercises and walking. Drugs are pushed to doctors by pharma and they all make money to keep us sick with symptoms.

My wife works for Sysco so I feel the need to defend them a little. Sysco doesn't make anything and just distributes product. From the raw ingredients to pre-made items of different quality and cost. It would be better to check with the restaurant to see how they prepare their food than to check with the plethora of products that Sysco sells.

I don't disagree that diet is important. But medical doctors need to ration their time with patients to achieve the best result. You don't need to see a medical doctor to get nutrition information. Do you really think that a Type 2 diabetic, who is 60 pounds overweight, doesn't already know that they should lose weight?

You may benefit more from an app such as Fooducate
 

You can get the same benefits - if not more - from using a calorie counting app such as Fooducate for a week or two. You can simply scan the bar code of any food item nutritional information. It allows you to track your calories, macros, and workouts, plus get motivated. Works on common restaurant menus too. With this app, I have been able to make “better bad choices” every day and lost over 17 pounds in less than 2 years.

Noom
 

I highly recommend downloading the app “Noom”. It is put together by a group of nutritionist for guiding you on better nutrition and lifestyle, based on your age, weight, and any chronic conditions. You are given 5 minutes daily of educational information that builds over time to change you to follow healthier habits. You enter into the app everything you eat and drink daily through their extensive database. They have most name brand foods in their database. They provide you a weekly menu with recipes if you want to use it and tell you how you need to consume X% of your nutrition from “green group”, X% “yellow group”, and X% from “orange group” based on your issues. It tracks your daily steps through a smart watch or Fitbit, logs your weight daily through a smart scale, tracks glucose if you track it, sleep tracking of REM, Core, and deep sleep if you have a smart watch, daily heart rate and blood oxygen of you have a smart watch (Apple). It really zeros in on your trending of lifestyle and helps you build a better healthy lifestyle through education.

YES Keto has made all the difference for us! Been working for over 2 1/2 hrs now!
 

Hope we are able to find a club for reversing health issues with diet! Keto has reversed many issues for us, including diabetes!

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There are several documentaries on Netflix and Prime that will give you a quick education on nutrition. They all lead back to plant based diets. In “Poisoned” there are some case studies that show what can happen to our health in just a few weeks once we stop eating the foods that greedy food manufacturers push on us. Even some organic foods aren’t safe. It didn’t take me long to start making big changes in our diets. I don’t even know if a nutritionist really understands the danger in our food. If it doesn’t kill us it is making us sick. I’m diabetic, I have celiac disease, high blood pressure, some arthritis and a few other more minor issues. We are both cancer survivors. I spend a lot of time planning menus and reading labels due to being gluten-free. I’m appalled at the junk that is in our food. It is estimated that 75%-85% of the food in our supermarkets is not fit to eat. Watch “What The Health” on Netflix to see how the big food corporations control what goes on store shelves. See how the charities we support, like the American Heart Association, Susan G Komen and so many others turn a blind eye to publicizing dietary changes that could help patients make positive changes in the foods they eat. After watching this program I will never donate another dime to one of these charities. They would rather take money from the lobbyists than see any of us healthy. Good nutrition is that which takes us back to simpler times when our food was healthy, not contaminated by chemicals, artificial colorings, growth hormones, antibiotics and more. Most of the illnesses we are being treated for are caused by our body's’ reaction to “invaders”. (Autoimmune) We get crippled, have all kinds of digestive and breathing problems, become overweight, the list is long. I knew I didn’t need a nutritionist. I just needed a really good understanding of the garbage food we are being fed. Unfortunately doctors receive little to no training in nutrition and, even if they did the food manufacturers and producers are making sure we never hear about how unhealthy their food is. And I warn you, these programs are hard to watch. But, either we watch and learn or we are going to keep on paying by being sick, having heart attacks, cancer, illness that could be prevented in many cases.

Nutrition knowledge is very complex & must be tailored to your own unique needs. I also have suffered for years from throat issues & acid reflux. I’ve tried taking prescription drugs then dr switched me to OTC ones. I tried eliminating all the commonly-blamed offensive foods like spicy foods, fatty foods, tomatoes… but it turns out mine is triggered by BREAD. The great news is I can offset the effects by eating a small amount of homegrown pea shoots (steamed in the micro for a few seconds.) Eating Pea shoots work better for me than any of the other efforts did.Pea shoots contain a rather hard-to-get unique digestive enzyme, DAO. Pea shoots are super easy to grow in a Ball canning jar with a well-vented lid for good drainage (no soil). Rinse thoroughly a few times every day then drain upside-down. Pea shoots (sprouts) are a unique taste which I’ve grown to like but I love their quieting effect on my body! I like a drop of olive oil & balsamic salad dressing on 3-4 tbsp. them steamed in microwave for 20-30 seconds to kill any bacteria but short enough so they remain crunchy. You could add them to a salad, stir fry or sandwich. ORGANIC Pea seeds (any variety you like) are available at Whole Foods, Amazon & others. i grow black-eyed peas & they are good. Next time i may try organic Sugar Snap pea seeds. I got my (2) Ball canning jars from Walmart. Amazon also sells sets of jars, lids, stand (for inverted drainage). Hope this helps someone else too.
I was at the end of my rope & decided why not try pea shoots? Seems like a no-risk solution & it worked! :) no more meds needed & no need to eliminate foods I love..

Read the book, Gut Check, by Dr. Steven Gundry MD, which brings up to date his several previous books. That is the best info there is on nutrition; ie, what to eat/not eat, and why. His books also discuss other environmental influences and lifestyle choices that also affect our health. His books are for the truly committed to following science; or they will change people to being truly committed to that.

Sounds interesting Stu. Are there any takeaways from the talk that you will try to incoporate into your life?

Dr. John Podlaski, located on 466 near Morse Blvd.. He is licensed in Florida to practice nutrition and natural drugless healthcare. He has a website and also gives monthly talks in the libraries.

Lots of good info to consider here - it’s great to see so many committed to healthy eating. I’m on keto right now to drop a few pounds. Plan to rigidly adhere to it for about a month or two. In a short time, some of my inflammation has already been reduced - I’m anxious to get my next set of numbers from blood work - my goal is to get off ALL meds within the next 6 months. After goal weight is reached I’m still going to be ultra mindful of carbs, and will still keep sugars, bad oils, processed and junk food out of my diet, but may introduce elements of Mediterranean Diet into diet occasionally (whole wheat pasta, potatoes, more fruit), but still no bread or desserts, but will still keep a keen eye on keeping carb count low.

This guy is a quack but he makes alot of money.
Dr. Gundry’s The Plant Paradox Is Wrong

If he was right then I would be dead by now. Pro tip: don't eat raw beans.

Whether online or in person nutritionist can be awesome or very wrong. I highly recommend nutritionafacts.org and Goodbye Lupus by Brooke Goldner, M.D. - YouTube.

Dr Greger has been on PBS several times. If you have an medical issue you can type it in and you will find a video or article based upon credible peered reviewed research.

Dr Goldner has helped many thousands reverse auto immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Is there a keto guru out there that can claim the same results?

Keto deprives you of some of the most important nutrients and long term it will destroy your kidneys.

Is Losing Weight Worth Losing Your Kidney: Keto Diet Resulting in Renal Failure - PMC