Low carb for doctors – introduction

October 10 2017 by in About membership, Diabetes, Dr. David Unwin, For doctors, Health problems, Low carb & high fat

Are you a doctor or do you know a doctor? Are you interested in low carb? Then this great new free course – low carb for doctors – could be something for you to watch or share!

This is the first part, featuring Dr. David Unwin, a family physician in England, who’s involved in educating doctors and has been treating patients with low-carb diets since 2012.

The course will cover very practical tips for doctors, like how to effectively discuss the low-carb lifestyle with patients, how to handle medications, safety, patient motivation and much more.

We hope this will encourage even more doctors to learn how to use low carb in a simple, safe and effective way to empower their patients. For Dr. Unwin it not only helped his patients and saved money for his clinic, it made being a doctor feel rewarding and meaningful again.

The first part of the course above is free (transcript), and we’ll keep publishing new parts every week here, together with our full low carb for doctors guide:

Low carb for doctors

More with Dr. Unwin

Side effects and how to handle them
03:45
Dr. Unwin discusses common side effects when patients switch to a low-carb or keto diet.
Who are the best patients?
03:46
Who would be the best candidates to try the low-carb approach with? Dr. Unwin talks about the golden opportunities.
Can low carb make it fun to be a doctor?
36:47
Dr. Unwin about getting his patients off medications and making a true difference in their lives using low carb.
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Explaining low carb in a simple way
07:23
How to make low carb simple for patients? Unwin explains how carbs break down into surprising amounts of sugar in the body.
How to motivate people
12:33
How to ensure that patients are motivated to make the switch to low carb and stick to the plan?
What about cholesterol?
04:14
Dr. Unwin discusses cholesterol on low carb: common improvements and rare cases when cholesterol increases significantly.
Polite intros to discuss obesity
03:16
How to discuss obesity with patients in a respectful manner? Many doctors feel uncomfortable bringing up the topic of weight as they are afraid of being rude.
Diabetes medications
05:52
Dr. Unwin on things doctors should have in mind when it comes to low carb and diabetes medications.
Common problems and trouble shooting
05:41
Dr. Unwin discusses useful strategies for patients who are not losing as much weight as anticipated.
How many teaspoons of sugar are in your food?
05:07
How many teaspoons of sugar are in your food?
Summary and conclusion
02:45
The key takeaways from Dr. Unwin's course for low-carb doctors.
Blood-pressure medications
05:28
Dr. Unwin discusses things doctors should have in mind when it comes to low carb and blood-pressure medications.
Diet Doctor Podcast #33 – Dr. David Unwin
43:25
Dr. Unwin was on the verge of retiring as a general practice physician in the UK. Then he found the power of low carb nutrition and began helping his patients in ways he never thought possible.
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Baseline tests and screening
10:35
Unwin discusses the importance of measuring a baseline weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, and metabolic markers.

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Can low carb make it fun to be a doctor?
36:47
Dr. Unwin about getting his patients off medications and making a true difference in their lives using low carb.
How to help patients reverse type 2 diabetes
27:43
How exactly do you as a doctor help patients reverse their type 2 diabetes?
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A global food revolution
45:44
Around the world, a billion people with obesity, type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance could benefit from low carb. So how can we make low carb simple for a billion people?
Diet Doctor Podcast #26 – Dr. Ignacio Cuaranta
54:28
Dr. Cuaranta is one of only a handful of psychiatrists focusing on low-carb nutrition and lifestyle interventions as a means to help his patients with a variety of mental disorders.
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Diet Doctor Podcast #36 with Eric Westman
1:04:45
Few people on the planet have as much experience with helping patients using low carb lifestyle as Dr. Westman. He has been doing this for over 20 years, and he approaches this from both a research and clinical perspective.
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A low-carb story with Dr. Campbell Murdoch
02:37
How Dr. Cambell Murdoch found out that what he had been telling his patients with high triglycerides for the last 10 years was wrong.
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