A/Prof. Sarah Zaman - 'Ketogenic Diet in the Management of People with Heart Failure'

[@robertstanton1668]

When I was diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in 2019, I had already been diagnosed with heart failure, having an ejection fraction of 35%. After adopting a ketogenic diet and losing some weight I was able to begin exercising again. Fast forward to 2024, my liver is completely healed and my ejection fraction is 60%. Today I eat a carnivore diet and am stronger and healthier than I have been in decades. I am 77 years old and see an open-ended future.

[@fkn16v]

Well done Robert. Keep being you and be suspect of everything mainstream, the truth is out there. Best way to stun a Dr is to prove them wrong and fix yourself.

[@jimw6659]

Wonderful. All power to you!

[@cancanturco]

👏👏 congratulations on taking action! ❤

[@cudgee7144]

Good on you. Proud of you for doing something about your health rather than curling up and giving up.

[@adelarsen9776]

Similar story to me. Before carnivore LVEF was 42% After Carnivore LVEF is 66% Medical records show "Resolved". The cardiologist who is a vegan Indian lost his temper when I told him how I did it. Carnivore is proper human behaviour.

[@geoffklein1434]

Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation here. After one year as a carnivore my cardiologist has taken me off of both of my medications, Metropol and Flecanide. I’m down to only seeing him once a year now. He said “You’ve done more to heal yourself than anything I could have done for you”. My cardiologist knows I’m a carnivore and praises what it has accomplished in my health. It’s not just that my AFib has been reversed but I’ve also healed my Crohn’s disease and IBS as well as many other issues. Carnivore heals.

[@corteltube]

I started keto 6 months ago and lost the impossible 10 pounds..if a;ly gone…but also ridded myself of IBS. I wasn’t expecting that, but it’s wonderful. 😊

[@jimw6659]

It’s so refreshing to see a cardiologist on our side. I tried to discuss the dietary issues with my specialist - he said he couldn’t help and that he wasn’t a nutritionist!

[@gavinsymes-wizardot]

😳

[@ekondigg6751]

Great that he was honest.

[@lana1065]

Doctors are not being educated to heal - they're being prepared to be big pharma's agents, only able to match drugs to symptoms. This is a disgrace that is so obviously traced to and controlled by those who profit from sickness. The whole paradigm has to be replaced

[@afishon2nd]

I'm 7 years post heart attack (3 stents put in) and currently following a carnivore lifestyle. My cardiologist is aware of my lifestyle and ordered a Nuclear Stress test that resulted in him having one of his nurses emailing me saying that per his review of the test I have low normal heart function with no defects. At 70 years young I feel fantastic and have a long list of health benefits and only take a baby aspirin once a day.

[@AndrewHacking]

Diagnosed with HOCM at age 20, multiple pacemakers and medications. Many syncope episodes, been carnivore the past 14 months, symptom free, excersice tolerance is highest since I was 18, symptom free. Life changing is an understatement.

[@clarkbarryj]

great to see these trials happening !

[@markasher5404]

Aged 65, 7 years post LAD 99% blockage. EF in the 30s at the time after tissued thrombolytics and 10 hours getting to a Cat lab to have 3 stents implanted presented a a fairly negative outlook. Have been on the typical drug regime but significantly on a ketogenic diet for nearly 5 years. EF now around 50% and I feel the best I’ve done in years. Dropped 20kgs. Alarmingly at the commencement of low carb BP went down as low as 80/40 which thankfully normalised over the months that followed. I am very thankful for every day.

[@CaptainSteve777]

At age 60, I was diagnosed with diastolic failure, 35% EF, inverted T wave, immobile septum, mitral regurgitation, and CAC 177 and increasing. I declined traditional care in favor of self-care. I started plant keto, drifted to animal keto, and then mostly carnivore as I remain today. Today, 7 years later, my EF is 55%, T wave normal, all other heart metrics normal, and falling CAC of 133. And my kidneys improved as well. At age 60, I was diagnosed with diastolic failure, 35% EF, inverted T wave, immobile septum, mitral regurgitation, and CAC 177 and increasing. I declined traditional care in favor of self-care. I started plant keto, drifted to animal keto, and then mostly carnivore as I remain today. Today, 7 years later, my EF is 55%, T wave normal, all other heart metrics normal, and falling CAC of 133. And my kidneys improved as well.

[@anthonykennedy5324]

You can say that again.

[@adelarsen9776]

You will only improve on carnivore.

[@67sdd]

Great presentation!

[@joshuanicholson420]

Enjoyed this presentation. Very educational

[@starledge]

I was carnivore for 6 years and had heart failure in March, caused by crazy high blood pressure. 220 over 135. Ejection fraction dropped to 40%. I fell off carnivore because I was in the hospital for 2 weeks and the food was crap. I felt almost dead. It took months to get off the carbs. Meanwhile I did rehab. I worked hard at it and after 6 months my ejection was +90%. Exercise was key, and it was extremely hard. Maybe I'm an anomaly but diet didn't play a role.

[@andrewf.7813]

Fabulous 🙌

[@michaeldillon3113]

A friend of mine had to sit by her mother's bed for a year while she slowly died of Heart Failure. I knew that keto would help her but everything I said or suggested ( diplomatically) was the opposite to what her doctors were saying . It was frustrating to say the least . So sad when the mother died .

[@raymitchell9736]

Did it seem odd that the trial did not want the patients to lose weight while on a Ketogenic diet? But you know that It will happen, and then what is the researching going to do, increase the carbs? Maybe the fat? Aren't they afraid of fat, ala the DASH and the Mediterranean diet. And did I hear correctly, drugs that create Ketoacidosis, isn't that a bit dangerous for the body? Okay, maybe I'm confused in the operational logic of this study, it is like trying to hold one thing constant by only tweaking the diet, but the diet is going to change everything, she talks about controlling for the confounders, but what I worry about is that the Keto diet will confound them instead.

[@biodivers5294]

Succes!

[@petercyr3508]

Does she know the difference between ketosis and ketoacidosis?

[@anneangstadt1882]

I wondered about that too, seems unlikely any medication which induces *ketoacidosis* would be ever prescribed. Perhaps just a siip-up.

[@ekondigg6751]

I'm sure she knows the difference. Normally, people doing keto should not be taking SGLT2 inhibitors because of the danger of inducing ketoacidosis. But perhaps her team are planning to monitor carefully to avoid this becoming an issue.

[@Mary_LadyofLight]

That protein seems low if body is attempting to heal. Also way too low for Seniors.

[@espinosalexis]

Sarah, Since when is losing weight a matter of concern for a cardio metabolic syndrome sick patient! That restriction might be setting your trial to failure! You should allow patients to lose weight as a regular normal healthy keto diet promotes rather than fixating on weight maintenance and inducing overeating! 👊

[@toscadonna]

Did she really mean to say ketoacidosis? Because that’s not good.

[@sondralee8539]

I sent messages to the email address of this channel and no reply!!

[@danr919]

Heart fayer what’s that?

[@anthonykennedy5324]

Only in Ostraya.

[@kenadams5504]

You'll know it ,if you get it.

[@harparkrat1]

I am a medical doctor who started the keto diet 3-4 years ago to reverse pre-diabetes. There are many kinds of keto diet, for istance I totally avoid meat, but I think it is important to assume a lot of non starchy vegetables, my intake is 700-900 gr. per day. Also supplements are important. I take everyday Potassium, Magnesium, Chlorella algae, Omega 3 only when I do not eat fish, 4 to 5 days a week, and periodically CoQ10, vit D3, vit K2, Vit.E, Quercetin. Also it is important to never take more than 40 grams of net carbs, otherwise you can go out of ketosis and high fats with medium carbs is the worse diet. Keto diet needs a strong determination especially in the first month when dehidration can cause some problem.

[@Alecmcq]

Sorry, credibility low when she doesn’t understand the difference between ketogenesis and ketoacidosis.

[@1timbarrett]

I thought the one slide mentioned keto acidosis in the context of problems her study will look for as the intervention proceeds. 🤔

[@1timbarrett]

Professor Zaman thoroughly explained the study design and the reasons why dietary interventions are problematic. The constant rising intonation however, makes it sound as if she is constantly asking questions (not in itself a bad thing for a scientist to do), or as if she is unsure of her material. I loved the last slide, which actually features a question mark. ❓ 😮 ❓

[@heatherwatson9564]

I was wondering about that too Was she meaning to say ketosis?

[@lynettewillerton9556]

Didn’t she correct herself?

[@petercyr3508]

I noticed that too.

[@kenadams5504]

Just eat meat .

[@adelarsen9776]

I fixed my heart with fatty red meat.

[@merlingeikie]

Go easy on the whole test, test, test methodology. If you're healthy why test at all apart from how you feel. ❤🇦🇺🪃🥷✅️

[@KathC5423]

Hopefully these test test tests will result in doctors being better informed about heart health and what works to actually help patients heal instead of suggesting the current diet guidelines that inevitably lead to worsening outcomes.