Low carb in Indian cultures with Dr. Roshani Sanghani - Diet Doctor Podcast

Dr. Sanghani spent years training as a physician in endocrinology and diabetology. She knows everything about the expensive medications used to treat type 2 diabetes.
Now, Dr. Sanghani has made it her mission to get her patients off those medications, and instead use lifestyle therapies, including low-carb diets, to help them transform their health.
It's easy to cheer for her and wish her success on her journey with her patients.
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[@fedgie7277]

Logical doctor. Im on intermittent fasting 24 hours and low carbs i lose 36 lbs. and pre diabetic... im loving it. Its a challenge no Rice, no bread, no sweets, no sugars as much as possible. Keep what you're doing doctors... we can prevent diabetes

[@Srimati4571]

Glad to see an indian doctor keeping the context of indian cultural practice in mind when working with her patients. In my own home i tried to get my mom to eat more eggs or chicken but her heart is not in it. She craves the things she ate growing up. So i made small changes. Like dosa, which is normally made with 3:1 ratio of rice to dal. I asked her to make it with a mix of soaked dals only (no rice) grind and add some shredded veges and use that to make dosa. My daughter hates regular dosa but will eat dal dosa (adai). It became a thing for my mom to please her granddaughter and would make it often and now my mom also is eating dal dosa, trying different combo of dals. yes its still carbs but at-least more protein and less processed than regular dosa and she is happy eating indian food. Small wins. And yes her A1c has gone from 6.1 to 5.8. I doubt i can get a lower than that but at-least it quite a bit better than before.

[@reisaanhealth]

Congratulations on this smart change! Small wins get us there. Consider adding the other changes: alongside nutrition, sleep, stress management, muscle building and then fasting. She can get the A1C lower!

[@smitasampat6908]

@@reisaanhealth how do we get intouch

[@kaypee4704]

Deepa, it's not only the dosa, it's the vegetables as well... potatoes and starchy vegetables, fruits, such as mangoes, all Indian sweets are you bad .. so really you have to look at everything you put in your mouth... stay within a low carb, moderate Protein and high vegetable fats...🙏🙂

[@iss8504]

@@gainjohn not true. I have a vegan friend who sends me the studies, all are epidemiological. The rct studies like Minnesota Heart and Sydney heart studies show the opposite of what you are saying.

[@Mr-hn2bp]

@@kaypee4704 Use ghee, no seed oil.

[@sbk99sbk99]

Thank you Dr . Roshani for correctly distinguishing India's diabetic issues. Become a major influencer to change course. Thank you Dr. Bret Scher.

[@ravi_maverick]

I aplaud the efforts of the host to hit on such an important region centric advice and interaction. Indians have been having Chapati every day all their lives minimum 2 meals a day. I am type 2 diabitic and have just started avoiding grains and Chapatis. It is already showing good improvement. Thanks to Dr Sanghani as well for her efforts and guidance.

[@sadaf5029]

Where do u live?? How much does she charges for treatment

[@shreyarao2106]

I clicked so fast. Cultural attitudes to eating is a huge barrier for me. Thank you so much Diet Doctor

[@ausforaus7617]

I have an Indian student living in my home, she is vegetarian and comes from a state in India that is basically vegetarian. She is not all that healthy. It occurred to me that if being vegetarian was healthy it would show up in the stats. If the average lifespan in India was, say, 120 v 80 in the 'west', then we would have to look seriously at why. Yet, India is becoming the diabetes capital of the world. It was good to hear Dr. Sanghani because culture is an important aspect of health and what you eat.

[@2008aa6]

That’s because vegetarian still includes animal products high in saturated fat like dairy and also oils that are processed liquid fat with 14g of fat in 2 tablespoons.

[@sophrosynemind]

She looks dangerously undernourished... and trying so hard to show off her US residency...😑

[@A.K.00]

ok but what makes you think she is not healthy? Did she tell you herself or did you look at her blood report? Anything other than that is your personal opinion and not a fact.

[@ronaldmachado757]

The chapati we eat today is made from genetically engineered flours flooded with a plethora of pesticide... Ironically a meat eating Muslim is better off than a Hindu... And VEGANS are the Worst hit ...

[@alagesont]

There are multiple factors that contribute to lifespan rates including socioeconomic status, genetics, etc. Diet is a part of it but not the sole reason. Think a little.

[@vinaprasad7109]

Dr, very enlightening about food & cultural beliefs. I am in Sydney Australia and 90% of my Indian friends call themselves non- vegetarian and eat little protein. Most protein eaten are at restaurants/ take away which is always eaten with heavy carbs. However they eat lots of carbs & sugars together in the form of dessert. Protein with greens/ vegetables are rare.

[@LexJuris7]

Excellent! Could relate so well to this in the Indian context. Am from Mumbai and shall surely try to reach out to Dr Roshani. Thanks Dr Scher

[@asiaenergy7082]

It is great to hear from Dr in India on IF and low carb . I am personally doing it awesome results.

[@Top_Corners5]

This was awesome to hear the experience in Indian context. As a nursing faculty I find it often confusing and paradoxical to teach nursing students about low carb and high fat diet when the dietary advice in textbook for every disease including cancers and metabolic diseases is LOW FAT diet. It's quiet a struggle to get the idea across to young professionals early on.

[@reachspring2067]

What an awesome conversation between two great Drs..!! Dr. Sanghani is terrific n mind blowing with her breadth of knowledge n wonderful n curious soul..!! So much knowledge in this talk from her..

[@brookealiasemeraldfox8192]

Nice!!! Amazing interactions with your patient. Thanks for sharing 💕

[@ln2394]

I agree with the doctor. I am a certified diabetes educator in North Carolina and I am from India. Most patients don’t know how to follow a vegetarian or vegan keto diet. I give them menus and recipes and successfully lowered their A1C along with behavior modification and exercise. I frequently “walk” my patients while we talk as an office visit. All patients want to get off medications and especially Insulin. Thank you for the great work you are doing in India.

[@hsorathia9553]

Hi please send me some recipes to reverse my diabetes. I am on insulin for now and want yo come out of it. and also my brothers. Thks a lot bless you 🙏

[@Learnwithprati]

Plz help me in vegetarian indian recipes

[@neetabrid6893]

Dr Sanghani, it was a pleasure listening in to you. You hit the spot with our culture, the way we are, the way we wear blinkers and our outlook to preventive care. Thank you for your courage and standing up pretty much all by yourself with your belief and practice. Kudos. I totally believe in what you said and I am already following this LC way of life.

[@theresarosario9322]

My sister is a new diabetic and is struggling with her meals.This is awesome information for an Indian.Great podcast

[@nirawalia1586]

Thanks for bringing the Indian perspective here from the doctors viewpoint…so informative and so real.

[@reisaanhealth]

Thank you!

[@kimleon-guerrero9980]

Wow, what an awesome interview. I so enjoyed listening to this pioneer in India. ❤️✨💫

[@reisaanhealth]

Thank you!

[@musicluvrlaurie6827]

Super interesting interview, docs! I really enjoyed that.

[@harshisree8876]

We need more doctors like you Dr. Roshani

[@in2phalanges]

Admiring Her Insights !

[@sushilpandey4408]

Makes a lot of sense in the Indian context and treatment regime.

[@sandrasaddleman581]

Lots of good information. I find that Aboriginal Indians have same problems as our diet changed drastically.

[@sanjaygandekar]

Simply great.

[@rp011051]

Very good to hear from non usa based doc.need more such docs around world.

[@mahamannu]

She learnt more about diabetes from a patient reducing 3 chapattis , than 10+ years of med school and fellowships, and pharma-script based clinical practice Hats off to her to be humble enough to realise it and change for the better

[@delhibellyful]

so excited to find you Dr . I am at 70 living in USA for 50+ years, finally got time for self. enjoying and loving myself. want to lose weight for good health more then anything else to start with. watching so many of your podcast helping me big time. bringing someone from India and disscussing Carbohydrates was big help. I wish I saw this earlier. 🙏

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

This is great!

[@ranjannag6378]

Keep ur good work going❤️🙏👍 thanks forthe pod cast🙏 diat doctor 🙏🙏🙏

[@lorettaalexander4056]

Looking forward to more info

[@sunalinisuradkar3748]

In my case myself quit chapati even maida and the reversed diabetes. Instead eating fruits starting my day with fruits. Eating bhuna Chana. Diabetes gone .It's Miracle. I had Type 2 Diabetes

[@kevinmuthu2063]

wont fruits can make the diabetes worse due to fructose in fruits.

[@roshanisanghani8260]

@@kevinmuthu2063 it's about balancing your carbs.

[@kevinmuthu2063]

@@roshanisanghani8260 Yes carbs converted into sugar. but fruits have direct fructose sugar so i asked.

[@prakandi2]

Dr Sanghani, can you expand on the amount of total carbs required including from fruits ? Say for average built person weighing 50kg? I have strong family history of Type 2 diabetes. Thanks

[@roshanisanghani8260]

@@prakandi2 that really varies from person to person

[@kaajaldaswaney9718]

Very informative..tysm

[@syedahmed1378]

Keep up the fantastic work.

[@blithespirit9144]

Wonderful interview! I love her intelligent and compassionate approach. Diet plays a huge role in bringing down A1C. For example, we switched from rice to foxtail millet and my husband's blood sugar numbers improved.

[@citruspharma5273]

Very enlightening discussion

[@supriyajamatia1686]

I am from India just finished my MD medicine . I learned about Keto from diet doctor and I am on Keto for 8 months. I was gaining weight with my so called healthy diet eating oats, low fat diet. Now on high fat low carb diet loss weight all my lipid profile, Hba1c is so good. Most of my colleagues are suffering from metabolic syndrome, PCOS etc. I want to help patient with low carb I want to be low carb doctor. How I can join low carb doctor.

[@ranger2316]

@@gainjohn You're kind of a one-string banjo aren't you gain john?

[@ranger2316]

@@gainjohn 👍😊

[@ranger2316]

@@gainjohn Huh? I think we're done here. Good day.

[@alicesais770]

@@gainjohn WERE!!

[@alicesais770]

@@gainjohn 😂 boy, sorry your off the deep end!

[@renus6015]

Nice.... Informative...

[@anitaphagura5635]

Very impressive to see changes coming to India. Thank you Dr Sanghani. Yes, Dr Berg has helped us follow IF with Keto

[@VedaSay]

Excellent informative talk.

[@ritu.sharma]

Great podcast ! Thankyou Dr

[@mammadijacopo3347]

Dr Mozzi in Italy is another promoter of the blood type diet and he has dedicated many youtube videos on diabetes. He says ‘cut out all the grains’! Absolutely True

[@PScharity]

Fantastic 👏👌🙏

[@aaradhanamahlawat6942]

awesm thank u

[@omersadiq9171]

Great podcast

[@vister6757]

Chewing flaxseeds after dinner is interesting. I will try that too ☺️

[@deea8897]

Am pre-diabetic had gestational diabetes have a strong genetic background for type 2, mom's and aunts got type 2 in 30's..however I think I have avoided so far at 40 is by limiting carbs especially rice

[@swaditi1]

Very informative dialogue between Dr and interviewer many gems dished out, fact that meds not prescribed Diet and exercise the Mantra very passionate Chicago mumbaikar! Me2 A Bombay ite and from Chicago till recent past glad to know Doc.

[@veerpumbnani2902]

Me too

[@vikramjayanth2289]

Great to know that popularization of low carb diet and that reduces sugar levels in India. Diabetics is a impaired carbohydrate metabolic diseases and it is reversible. I am on keto for a year and my HbA1C reduced from 7.3 to 5.9. I stopped all medications (metformin, Crestor and Ramipril). I wish more main stream diabetologist will look seriously into low carb diet as a natural cure for diabetics II.

[@haleemasadia9622]

Hi your number pls sir..

[@sumitragoswami123]

I am not being able to give up sugar,

[@remahebbar2980]

Hi, Is it easy to do Keto diet for a vegetarian?

[@vikramjayanth2289]

@@remahebbar2980 Not so easy if you do not take eggs. Not many veg fat food except Paneer, nuts, olives, coconut, dairy, ghee, butter. heavy cream. Milk is not keto

[@ravig1740]

Simply wonderful explaination of low carb diet reduces our diabetes and it's medication Kam protein khane ki common problem.so many stigmas and dogma's in Indian society .where tradition is like your ruled by ancestors thinking . 🙏

[@staynourished6032]

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[@biradarsatishchandra3413]

Nice to hear to Dr Roshani and thank you Bret for the interview. I am an Indian on low carb since 5 years with all it's benefits. It's very tough to be on low carb here in a high carb culture and equally tough to talk about it. Thanks, your interview may help people who are on self help to metabolic syndrome.

[@reisaanhealth]

Thank you!

[@biradarsatishchandra3413]

@@reisaanhealth Dr Roshani ,I am an Associate Professor in Animal Science, teaching Vet School Bidar Karnataka. Have an experience of 23 years, with army background. Let's see how we spread the concept of low carb, benefiting country at large.

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

I hear you! But so hopeful for so many to hear type 2 diabetes, in many cases, can. be reversed w/ food. Believe it or not, but so many people still aren't being told this when diagnosed (in the USA anyway)

[@nikhilkeyvee]

@@reisaanhealth Hi doctor ,My name is Nikhil from Kerala Hope you are doing good! I really needed your help so urgently , It's about my life . My girlfriend was diagnosed as type 1 diabetes an year ago who is 26 years of age and had been on medication since then ,she also had pancreatitis earlier stage of her life and a skin disease called psoriasis And other health issues like fatigue etc. She became so hopeless after so many varieties of medications and overwhelmed and she says she doesn't want to be on medication anymore and let the life decide. Recently she had visited some other doctor and been told that she is having type 2 diabetes and she has little hope now. Im a chef and working in Goa,India And i recently startec reading about LCHF and its health benefits and i personally started feeling guilt of my culinary skills because whatever I cook is "carbs"..so the LCHF concept changed my way of lookimg at foods and im now working at a vegan restaurant and I'm on a quest of how to create food relating to LCHF. I have no one to advice me about this because people around me thinks that I'm mad and i struggle to get them my way of thinking to LCHF eating. I Whem i heard about this kind of diet and the health benefits like reverse of diabetes ,i have a lattle hope that i can convince my girlfriend about this and get advices and get her out of this dilemma. I have been looking for physicians who can help me out if this but unfirtunately i couldn't find one. Today i watched your video and i found a right person to tell all this .im just typing this text right after seeing your video.. How can i contact you doctor? So i could have cinvince you in detail. With a lot of hope im waiting for a reply.. Please let me know if there is a way to contact you.

[@priuss6109]

@@nikhilkeyvee You can visit the Aasaan Health youtube channel and may have some luck in contacting her. Click on the profile pic next to her comment.

[@abhayrsinha]

Excellent talk. Good to see Doctors in India willing to learn new techniques even when it contradicts what they learnt at Med school. 👍🏼👏🏼

[@david203]

I was about to graduate from a maximum dosage of metformin to glypizide (and eventually to insulin) for my type 2 diabetes when I decided it was worth the "misery" of a ketogenic diet to get out of the trap of increasing medications for my chronically high blood glucose and slight neuropathy. I was really worried at first, because I only like to eat carbohydrates! No meat, no vegetables, just mostly grains and sugars. It is a psychological thing based on childhood trauma. But what I discovered was that it is possible to stay in healthful ketosis on a diet just like this! I just eat special ketogenic sweets, like protein bars, and tofu, cheeses, and vitamins. My blood measurements stay in the normal range, year after year, even with such an artificially sweet diet, with no diabetic medication.

[@dianasolfest7237]

Wow, sure would like to know in more detail how a typical day with this protocol goes for you. Very interested!

[@david203]

@@dianasolfest7237 I have a main meal consisting of tofu, tomato sauce, and lots of cheese, sometimes with spices or tikka masala sauce, and lots snacking during the day. And I drink a large amount of water, sometimes flavored/sweet, and sometimes plain. I don't have to count the net grams of carbohydrates because I eat mostly the same foods every day, and I know the total is under 30 to 40 net grams. And my A1C measurements show a high normal number. Other people on ketogenic diets have very different foods, according to their taste. Some eat lots of eggs. Some eat lots of greens. There are lots of exciting videos, including Ted Talks, about the ketogenic diet and its great results. Our entire society is addicted to poisonous levels of sugar and starch, which causes diabetes, obesity, and helps to cause many other illnesses. For type 2 diabetes, most doctors don't even know that there is an alternative to a never-ending increase in drugs due to insulin resistance.

[@dianasolfest7237]

@@david203 my motto is just do what ever the heck works - for you. Glad you found YOUR way- and be on the lookout to discover new ways you can fine tune your own protocol! Congratulations!!

[@MelissaThompson432]

Tofu: try slicing your block of firm tofu; then freeze it; thaw it; and squeeze the liquid out between paper towels. Then prepare your tofu in the same way that you would meat. Freezing it makes it a sponge for flavor, and it makes the texture meaty, gives it "chew."

[@NPPREMA]

I found this video very very useful and informative. Being an Indian (strict) vegetarian (no eggs, fish etc), I am often confounded as to how I can cut carbs from my daily diet. It is really a great challenge.

[@dietdoctor]

You may find this helpful too. www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/vegetarian

[@NPPREMA]

Thanks a ton for the link. I appreciate 🙏💕

[@mammadijacopo3347]

Why be a vegetarian when you can be healthy eating the right meat and fish for your blood-type?

[@reisaanhealth]

You can do it!

[@A.K.00]

better to just keep it as minimal as realistically possible for yourself and when you do eat carbs, it should be whole grain because the high fiber content in whole grain also helps lower cholesterol and blood sugar.

[@bushrabuasim]

I wish to follow this pattern of eating - makes a lot of sense once we see it reflected through the blood works .

[@srinivaschaubey5948]

🙏So glad to hear Indian context-Low carb diet. I have been greatly influenced by Dr Jason Fung / Dr Jeff Volok / Dr Steve Phinney and many more pioneers .. It’s not surprising to see commendable results and success story , hope ICMR revises its guidelines on diabetes protocols which is still following high carb regimen , with a wrong food pyramid being taught to kids & elders . I empathize with Dr Sandhani on a kind of cancel culture prevailing in ICMR , both fats & proteins are kind of untouchable , with over emphasis on high carbs, which is deeply connected with pharmaceutical & food industry. Very brave and keep up the good work. 👏👏

[@stuti__168]

Yes👍👍👌👌

[@reisaanhealth]

Thank you for your supportive comments!

[@srinivaschaubey5948]

@@gainjohn it’s basically low carb / moderate protein and high fat, whether it comes from plants or animals it depends on individual choice. Being a vegetarian, I do depend on fats derived from Animals since plants cannot provide all the fats needed.

[@pratibhapatel7019]

What if one is not tolering metformin

[@magma9138]

I've been to India (which I love). Yes, DM2 is an emergency there. I have many Indian friends and I dare not say a word, not my place to... hopefully this information crosses their path and is a wake up call. Be well all. ✌

[@reisaanhealth]

Thank you so much!

[@thealigetis8827]

lol, I was confused why Non-Veg is not a term here in the US when I first moved here. Very true that Veg is default in India. 23:21

[@alphacause]

India is emblematic of why simply going "plant based" is not enough to ameliorate metabolic dysfunction. India is emerging as one of the diabetes epicenters of the world. India has one of the largest percentage of vegetarians of any country in the world, and this adherence to a plant based cuisine is the product of centuries of religious and culturally fueled vilification of meat consumption. Even among the groups that do eat meat, the level of meat consumption is paltry. Meat is mostly used, even among those who have omnivorous diets in India, as a side dish or condiment. Hence, if the spurning of meat was the solution to our dietary ills the efficacy of vegetarianism would have manifested in India. The exact opposite of better health has happened instead. What this removal or reduced consumption of meat has done in India is made the people reliant mostly on starches and seed oils for their calories, thus engendering diabetes on an epidemic scale. This issue hits tragically too close to home, as both of my parents are from India. While they were/are meat eaters, they eat a minuscule amount, while relying heavily on starches. The result is my father died of complications of diabetes and my mother is afflicted with diabetes. Nearly all of our Indian friends are themselves diabetic or have a member in their family who is diabetic. We need more Indian physicians like Dr. Sanghani to work within the culture, and disabuse people of the notion that copious amounts of rice, bread, (i.e. naan and roti) potatoes, and lentils are sacrosanct dietary components. Thank you Dr. Sher and the team at Diet Doctor for giving her a platform to speak.

[@reisaanhealth]

Thank you for your comments Drake!

[@prem_pandya]

Couldn’t agree more. This is a huge problem in Indian culture and we need to keep spreading the message and speaking up. Not just the message of low carb but red meat consumption is also very very important. Poultry and fish which Indians do eat in small amounts is better than vegetarian vegan, but red meat is optimal. Thank you Diet Doctor!

[@juliacorget]

Gosh... so so true

[@JL-yt5hy]

They need to eat a lot of vegetables which they do but it’s over cooked or cooked to death. That’s what’s missing in their diets.

[@gshrdy5415]

@@JL-yt5hy , Actually they eat too much carbs, sweets etc., much more than vegetables, yes too much cooking is also a problem. I have seen 100s of people around me in India living into their 70s, 80s, 90s, all they had common was just eating two times a day, either Chapathis in limit or rice, no snacks at all absolutely, and living healthy lives, meat or eggs have nothing to do with it.

[@watchmefirst]

Great talk! Although got little confused when Dr. Roshani said indians eat "flaxseed" after meal as mouth freshener. Not sure about that. "Saunf" is Fennel seeds which serves as mouth freshener/aids digestion.

[@roshanisanghani8260]

Not sure what the literal translation for "mukhwas" was! Gujarati folks chew flax seeds after meals. Saunf too (fennel seeds)

[@prathameshgaonkar7234]

I'm from India and doctors like Jason Fung have changed my life. If not for him, I would still be insulin resistant

[@mitalpandya8798]

Very happy that doctors are open to say that they are not qualified to discuss nutrition. Dietitian are more qualified for that.

[@chompnormski]

There is glyphosate in the wheat. They spray the fields to dry out the crop to gain the highest yield. It’s round-up folks!

[@roshanisanghani8260]

That's a whole separate topic! Endocrine disruptors.

[@Drivenby]

Cook County! I'm county fan as well

[@bikeman7982]

I remember reading an epidemiological study reporting the average Indian male consumes about 400g (!!!) carbs a day. That may not be a problem if one is physically very active (e.g., manual labor), but most people these days are pretty sedentary. No wonder it leads to abdominal weight gain and associated metabolic diseases.

[@muhammadkhan2532]

"You are safe, expected and loved" never heard from a doc!

[@michaeldillon3113]

Great talk 🙏. I noticed that the subject of oils didn't come up !? How has the change from using ghee to using vegetable seed oils adversely affected insulin resistance ?

[@roshanisanghani8260]

It's probably inflammatory but difficult to cover everything in 45min!

[@michaeldillon3113]

@@roshanisanghani8260 Thank you for finding time to comment. Keep up the good work Doctor . I work in the NHS with so many people from the sub continent and type2/ heart stenting / progressive kidney disease just seems to be sadly a rite of passage amongst them . Confusingly they still in the main have the TOFI characteristic . Best wishes to you 🙏

[@reisaanhealth]

@@michaeldillon3113 the TOFI is a combination of high carb, lack of exercise, sarcopenia-->insulin resistance

[@michaeldillon3113]

@@reisaanhealth Thank you . Sadly I know lots of people of Indian heritage in the UK and type 2 with cardiac and kidney complications is endemic - although obesity still relatively rare amongst them ( yet ) . Apart from nutrition I have a big interest in the religions of South India and it is noticeable on images how many sadhu's/ sanyasins are obviously sarcopenic ( almost cachetic ) .

[@iss8504]

Fantastic interview! If you substitute noodles for chapatis, you could be talking about Chinese, who have a lot of diabetes and fatty liver disease now.

[@JL-yt5hy]

Yes

[@AakritiDobhal]

She’s the best! ❤️❤️❤️

[@reisaanhealth]

Thank you!

[@bikeman7982]

Dr. Sanghani, great to hear about low carb from a doc of my culture/ethnicity. I've been doing low carb for a while and love it. The hardest part is when I visit friends or family and they want to stuff me with carbs (well meaning of course). Its a little hard to convince them I want butter instead of roti with sabji :-).

[@jewslikefunk]

How does one get into low carb with Indian food? I struggle everyday with this because it’s such a task

[@aprilblossoms4]

@@jewslikefunk switch to coconut/almond four tortillas for chapatis/rotis. You can even make almond flour naan. Cauliflower rice instead of rice. There are also millets that can be used instead of rice. Lots of low carb veggies like cauliflower, kohlrabi, zucchini can be used for the sides.not easy and time consuming but can be done with food prep.

[@catherinekittykat]

Excellent!!!!! Thank youuuuu!

[@rinkupeterson8689]

India has a huge variety of millet flours and breads which though have carbs are still rich in vitamins and minerals. The variety of fresh fruits and vegetables plus high protein lentils and legumes in India are immense so basic Indian food is very healthy if cooked properly. The western influence of high fat high carb fast food has played a huge role on the youth. Most street foods are now loaded with cheese and butter unlike before!

[@roshanisanghani8260]

We advise our patients with diabetes to check their levels two hours after millet rotis and adjust quantity accordingly, since millets have 60-65% carb along with the micronutrients. It's ultimately about balance and moderation.

[@geetubajaj6868]

Glad to hear you doctor, is there any treatment for type 1 diabetes and obesity in kids?

[@roshanisanghani8260]

Yes, there are treatments for type 1 diabetes and obesity in kids. Lifestyle change plus safe insulin management can allow for a fulfilling healthy life, while living with type 1.

[@fitteryou3685]

I am super excited to hear you Dr. Roshani Sanghani. My Name is Satyajit Dash and I am based in Gurgaon, Haryana. I myself is an LCHF Coach. Most of my initial Low Carb learning is from Diet Doctor ( 2014-15) before I qualified from Nutrition network , South Africa which is an unit of Prof. Noak's Foundation. I do help people not only to lose abdominal Fat, but yes, I run Diabetes reversal program , and I get enormous no. of my clients from Mumbai. I will love to connect all my Mumbai clients, who look for a local LCHF-Keto coach for sure. Happy to connect with you professionally. my LCHF story is also captured in Diet Doctor website.

[@reisaanhealth]

Fantastic! Great to find like minded people!

[@haleemasadia9622]

Hi your number pls I want to join you pls

[@ajay4406]

Where do u practice in Gurgaon. Need to connect. Please phone no or address

[@elizabethyun3966]

Wonderful discussion. Can you please share what Personal Training Education/ Meditation Course you both have taken or comment on resources. I am a Primary care physician in the US and similar philosophy on helping patients with lifestyle and am always interested in learning and would be interested in resources to help my patients. Whether CME or not, I would really appreciate some resources for the aforementioned education/training as currently the search is broad.

[@dietdoctor]

You may be interested in our CME course on low carb! www.dietdoctor.com/free-continuing-medical-education-course-on-low-carb --Kerry

[@reisaanhealth]

I got certified as a personal trainer from the American College of sports medicine and learned reiki as my first introduction to regular meditation and a way of thinking spiritually, and I started reiki as an atheist. I learned reiki in person from a dear friend and teacher in Mumbai.

[@cimonkien9833]

When it comes to endocrinology, fat and protein are very important.

[@aysha.humayun]

I have really enjoyed listening to both of you and learnt a few diet ideas to implement -I will certainly be increasing my egg and lentil intake to build more muscle.I think it is wrong to say that we don't learn how important diet is , in medical school -I think we do learn the importance of life style changes in medical school but then there are two very improtant reasons that we doctors forget about these things in our daily practice ,one is the higher training in big medical centres where very highly complex cases are seen and they need a lot of medical interventions and second is that when we go in real life which is fast pace these days, we get swept into the fast life pace of the patients and they ask us to provide instant results which is mostly through medication -we have to work much harder to educate them to make changes in their life style and continue it in the long term -just giving them pills is the easy answer for both the doctor and the patient .Many patients actively resist dr's attempts to change lifestyle and diet bc they want their life to go on as usual.I have this challenge while working with patients who have emotional and psychiatric issues.There are some patients who will listen to me and work on changing life style to reduce stress ,increase exercise ,delay exams,leave school ,take a break from college , ,change diet ,work on spirituality and they will be the ones who have long lasting remissions in their mental health conditions.

[@roshanisanghani8260]

Thank you for your comments doctor!

[@shobhachhabria-morant2091]

I m follower of Jason Fung.

[@mammadijacopo3347]

The blood type diet is the secret to health The right protein for your blood type, the right vegetables, no gluten or grains, very little of the right fruit for your system. No milk. No dairy More proteins than carbs on the plate.

[@praveenravindra5558]

Great interview, every second of the talk made sense as it was easily relatable! I probably agree to everything she mentioned in terms of low protein and cultural aspects! I am low carb myself for more than 3 years now, I can relate to the difficulties that doc is facing as I get the same sort of challenges (n without a Dr in front of my name makes it all the more harder!). Kudos, let the tribe grow n truth prevail!

[@reisaanhealth]

Thank you!

[@theskyehiker]

@@gainjohn I see the vegans are at it again.

[@bluewaters2231]

if u hve been low carb for 3 yrs n u r an indian, pl share wht u ate. DO NOT say, low carbs, high fat, etc. how did u organise yr brkfast, lunch n dinner. our eatg centers around carbs... pl help.

[@priuss6109]

@@bluewaters2231 Start with intermittent fasting 14 Hours, gradually moving up to OMAD (one meal a day). Cut carb staples like rice, wheat/roti down gradually as well. Cut sweets down to 0 right away. If you are a vegetarian, clean grass-fed and/or homemade ghee and butter are your friends. Yogurt high fat is good too. Use ghee or butter for frying etc. Eliminate seed oils and vegetable oils completley. If you can eat meat, choose high fat lamb over lean meats like chicken.

[@priuss6109]

@@bluewaters2231 No one needs to eat 3 times a day. It's all BS.

[@inderobr]

Can the same is possible for thyroid

[@MsTony1402]

Check out Headbanger‘s Kitchen on KZbin for Asian keto cooking. He‘s just fab! I cook a lot of his recipes and I‘m not even Asian lol...

[@reisaanhealth]

Sahil is great!

[@remoify]

Good information. Never heard people chewing flax seed after a meal. People chew fennel seeds but that’s different.

[@roshanisanghani8260]

Some Gujrati folks chew flax. Fennel is different and more popular after meals.

[@piyushsopory5817]

As an Indian who is not a vegetarian, I think we have some of the worst diet habits. Vegetarian is not healthy if the composition of the meals is high processed carbs, veggies and dals cooked in lower quality seed oil , sugary deserts. I have changed my diet to higher protein and healthy fats, including red meats and eggs. Got rid of most carbs which I don't miss at all. I don't take much fruits either because they are high in sugar. And I feel light, agile, alert, sleep better, I can exercise a lot more.

[@sanpat2220]

Sir are you worried about high uric acid with high protein?

[@piyushsopory5817]

@@sanpat2220 no Sir. The good thing about eating a high fat and protein diet is that overeating becomes hard. It is very difficult to eat a lot of meat but it is so easy to eat a lot of rice, sweets and bread. Stick with a good portion of fat and protein. My health has transformed

[@ddutta3898]

Dr Roshani...I am from Kolkata and I have taken a lot of tips from your videos. I have reduced my sugar levels also but I need to do more.... Could you please recommend a doctor in Kolkata whose treatments are as per your plan. Thank you

[@reisaanhealth]

Dr Tanmoy Das is a low carb anaesthesiologist. We are practicing via telemedicine.

[@ddutta3898]

@@reisaanhealth Thank you for your response. Can i have Dr Das's contact details please? I am not sure of the contact information available on the net. Thanks

[@shobhachhabria-morant2091]

Very informative. To make it evidence base, make ur team & keep record. Follow up ur patients for few yrs even after they have reversed diabetes. One does not need to go to gym. Being a physical trainer, give them home bound exercises like spot walking, marching, squats, stair climbing & Nitric Oxide dump / antigravity exercises. If i was living in India would have helped u. Intermittent Fasting is a very powerful tool. I m a retired anaesthesiologist but help people as a service.

[@bluewaters2231]

hey shobha, yes i wish u ver livg in india. wht is nitric oxide dump, n anti gravity exs ?? never heard of them

[@sheelavivekanand5885]

Mushroom

[@shobhachhabria-morant2091]

Mercola's Nitric Oxide has few exercises that release nitric oxide. This brings abt vasodilatation & brings down BP. Freedom from diabetes organisation , has Antigravity exercises that help bring down Sugar. Mercola's NO Dump also bring down bl sugar by 2 to 4 mmols. Doung either if these exercises, stabilises bl sugar hence reducing the dose of medication.

[@reisaanhealth]

We are working on telemedicine!

[@vasanthik9248]

Iam vegetarian and seen past generation not having diabities for late seventies and seen them living until late 80s and early nineties not having even blood pressure It is the changed eating habits and not having excesice is the reason for increase diabities Once the workers were healthy and even they are becoming diabitic Everyone is having backers food and sweets regularly and so are the sweet juices from shops Childern barely walk Always vehicles for them

[@chan625]

If I am not wrong, in panchakarma, there is already one treatment which is adviced to be done 1-2 times in a year where you basically consume a small amount of ghee for a week and then do a rechak. It's obviously not a lifestyle replacement but something tells me a section of ayurvedic/naturopathic philosophy already had considered this but failed to really make masses understand the 'why' part like it happened with many ancient cultures and some of their traditions which actually made sense even in changing times Also, i don't see people embarrassed to be eating meat but over consuming of meat is definitely questioned because unlike most of the western world, most of India is hot except for 2 months of winter, plus long history foreign invasion and general poverty made regular meat eating to get associated with higher wealth like being overweight was. These ideas shaped because of recent historical events and 300-400 years of foreign rule trying to impose their ideas and lifestyles can overwrite a lot of what used to take place before in avg individual's life

[@mammadijacopo3347]

Indian friend is a strict vegetarian for religious reasons and he was not able to conceive children naturally in his thirties

[@muhammadkhan2532]

You are so right! Doc the burden of family is too much for most of our women!

[@hemap3384]

Great conversation! I was easily able to relate to whatever Dr. Roshani spoke 😂

[@reisaanhealth]

Thank you!

[@ketovictory4287]

Very interesting interview! One question - What exactly are the non-meat protein sources that are acceptable to vegetarians in India?

[@reisaanhealth]

Beans, legumes, sprouted lentils/beans, paneer/chhena (if okay with dairy: homemade cheese by splitting milk with lemon juice) , nonGMO tofu, chickpea flour, roasted chickpea flour, nuts, seeds.

[@HarpreetKaur-xy9ky]

I don't know why But she reminds me of the great Nutan

[@stanzinchhorol4058]

Dr. Roshani plz tell me that my gall bladder was removed when i got the surgery of gall bladder stone. Tell me which are the food i should take to add bile salt in my diet so, that there will no stress on my pancreas in order to absorb fats.

[@reisaanhealth]

The DietDoctor website covers this topic

[@swarnahebbar4693]

What can I do about fasting sugars which are high?

[@reisaanhealth]

I have a video on my channel explaining this

[@MicheleLHarvey]

This has been a question I've long had. All of my friends here in the US are going vegetarian or vegan, and the social pressure to conform has been noticeable. No one wants to hear about low carb/keto (so I no longer bring it up) even though all are on various medications.

[@splonkdesplonk]

That trend to vegetarian and vegan in some pockets of thr western world is truly eye opening, I just don't get it. Fairly obvious the factory made, highly refined sugar, flours, seed oils found in take away and highly processed "food" is causing all the disease

[@reisaanhealth]

We hope this interview helps!

[@claybutler]

@@gainjohn Nope. That's just vegan propaganda.

[@Anthony-wr2sm]

In fairness Clay, I'm not even vegetarian never mind vegan but yes, if you look at the literature, a whole food plant based diet to this day has been the only diet which has ever reversed heart disease. That's just a fact. Stop wasting time listening to influencers on KZbin and just look at the literature.

[@sanpat2220]

I heard protin gives you gout and I am scared

[@shoaibhamid9333]

Mam would you please share a recipe for low carb bread?

[@dietdoctor]

Here is our collection of bread recipes from our website. www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/bread

[@shoaibhamid9333]

@@dietdoctor Thanks, I will try.

[@geethaparasuram6338]

It was mentioned that Indians chew flax seed after meals. That is fennel seed, not flax, right ?

[@roshanisanghani8260]

Some Gujrati folks chew flax seeds after meals. Fennel is more common.

[@geethaparasuram6338]

@@roshanisanghani8260 Oh ! Good to know 😀

[@priyalkulkarni2786]

How about Jowar, Bajara flour rotis ?

[@roshanisanghani8260]

They have 60-65% carb per 100 gram

[@the_good_citizen]

Hi Dr Roshan ! I need to consult you for a good healthy diet plan for my 24 year old son who's finding it difficult to keep weight off. Pl let me know how.

[@roshanisanghani8260]

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[@nupurbhatia7444]

Dr. Roshani Good to hear low carb diet but when you say you can Reverse your diabetes please clarify that you are talking about Type 2 and you can only able to manage Type 1 ….

[@reisaanhealth]

yes we have specified that. Check c-peptide for reversibility.