Last year, the most frequently Googled health question online was 'What is keto?'.

You can find thousands of websites, blogs, YouTube channels etc, that are dedicated to sharing information and recipes about this diet. You can also find countless success stories, before and after photos etc, that detail people's success stories with this diet. This diet has truly changed peoples lives and that has no doubt contributed to them being very passionate about following it and advocating for it to others.

But that doesn't mean that it isn't without its difficulties, or that some people report getting 'keto flu' or having a bad experience in general with the diet.

Trying to stay keto is a lifestyle diet approach that is very difficult to stick with, most people have been consuming high amounts of carbs their entire lives, snacking multiple times a day, and trying to transition to keto is a drastic change.

Because most patients are unlikely to stick with such a drastic diet change for so long, it's understandable why doctors wouldn't be eager to embrace it, why they would be reluctant to recommend it to their patients. But there are some doctors out there to be found who not only recommend the diet to their patients but who also follow the diet themselves and insist that yes, you can follow this diet in a healthy way.

In fact, there is a group of doctors known as the Canadian Clinicians for Therapeutic Nutrition, who have been integral to spreading keto awareness in recent years. This group represents more than 4,000 doctors who themselves recommend following a low-carb eating approach.

So when someone tells you that all healthcare professionals warn against following this diet, be wary because it could be that they are simply spreading untruths.

Simply being keto doesn't mean you are automatically going to deprive yourself of needed nutrients, and the issue of missing certain nutrients is one present with any diet, not just keto.

The truth is that we might have been wrong about things like saturated fat and fat in general in the past, and now that scientists are learning more we are starting to unravel the myths.

Doctor's have been losing the trust of patients for years.

I have received horrible, and wildly damaging 'health advice' from doctors over the years, and there are many others out there with similar experiences, that is why you can find various surveys indicating that today an overwhelming amount of people simply don't trust their doctors. So a doctor simply positioning themselves against keto isn't likely to be substantial enough to be persuasive.

Regardless of what the U.S. News and World Report considers to be the best diets around, and that they recently declared keto to be one of the worst, the continued aggressive efforts that we have seen in recent years, attempting to persuade people to avoid considering keto or even eating less food in general, are suspicious to say the least.

More people turning to something natural that works for them, like a shift in eating plans, means that potentially billions of dollars will stop flowing to big pharma.

If people are feeling good then why would they need to go to their doctor for a prescription for anything? If people start healing themselves, customers might be lost.

Ketosis isn't just about losing weight, for many people who follow keto it is about insulin, with followers declaring that it has helped them to stabilize blood glucose levels, lower insulin, and overall promote a feeling of well-being. This is why we also see a rapid rise in popularity for intermittent fasting and interest surrounding autophagy as well. Many people out there are sick, they've been sick for a long time, and doctors have failed to bring them the results that they seek.

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The information that is posted above is not meant to be used as any substitute for professional medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment. The above is posted for informational purposes only.