2 Keto Dudes

Carl and Richard revisit the fundamentals of insulin resistance.

Richard shares his knowledge of how semaglutide works and offers a few things to watch out for.

Richard pulls apart a recent article and study suggesting that consuming erythritol increases your risk of a heart attack.

Carl Franklin produces and guests on the first episode of Faith Middleton's All-New Food Schmooze Podcast. Faith spent years on Connecticut Public Radio, and now she's venturing out into the world of podcasting. She couldn't have picked a better producer! This is a great conversation for those new to the Ketogenic Diet. Please let Carl know if he got anything wrong. It's been a while!

Richard and Carl give you a quick update on Ketofest

The dudes share the details of what's happening at Ketofest 2022 in July!

Richard and Carl announce Ketofest 2022, which will happen the weekend of July 16. 

Carl and Richard put the show on ice for a while after airing their personal grievances. Maybe you can relate.

Carl, Richard, and Carrie appeared on Dan Greef’s UK Low Carb Christmas show. This week we’re presenting the audio from that show.

At Ketofest 2019, Richard, Carl, and Carrie recorded a conversation with Stephen Phinney in front of a live audience.

Dave Feldman talks about a recent study he published in a peer-reviewed journal, along with 4 co-authors, that looks at Lean Mass Hyper-Responders (LMHR) - people (usually lean) who see LDL go up significantly when they go on a low-carb diet.

Carl's pick for this week is episode 30 Tom Naughton, Fat Head. A little humor to counteract the news of the day.

A 2KD Classic with a brand new intro!! Jessica Turton - Aussie, Dietitian, Scientist - talks about her relationship with food, the Australian dietary guidelines, and how low carb diets fixed her relationship with her food and her career

Peter Ballerstedt is back to talk about human malnutrition, protein, and how ruminants have superpowers!

This week we're looking back to Thanksgiving of 2016, the first year of 2 Keto Dudes. There's a little bit of historical info about Thanksgiving, as well as some great tips for cooking a ketogenic Thanksgiving feast.

A 2KD Classic with a brand new intro!! At the Low Carb Down Under conference at the Gold Coast, Richard sat down with Professor Stephen Phinney author of the Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living. Dr. Phinney is also a researcher and author of dozens of studies into ketogenic diets.

This week Carl and Richard present a holiday special.

Carl and Richard welcome back Nina Teicholz to the show.

This week Carl revisits episode 33, in which Richard put forth a hypothesis that explains three controversies surrounding protein.

Richard picks a classic podcast here from Prof. Thomas Seyfried about his research into the use of ketogenic diets to combat cancer and talks about how Professor Seyfried's work has contributed to Richard's undergraduate honours.

Carl, Richard, and Carrie talk eggs. This is eggsactly the show you've been waiting for all these years!

In a rebroadcast from 2017, the dudes sit down with investigative journalist and best-selling author Gary Taubes to talk about bad science, the sugar problem, and all things ketogenic.

Richard picks a classic podcast here at the Food for Thought conference in Zurich in June 2018, he talked to Sarah Hallberg about Type 2 Diabetes, low-carb healthy-fat, and Virta Health.

Dave Feldman talks about his new study, which seeks to discover the true relationship between high LDL and heart disease.

This week Carl selects a classic 2 Keto Dudes episode - episode #3 entitled 'Insulin' from February 2016 - and added some commentary.

Amy Berger shares her ideas about how to navigate life, during a pandemic or not, and stay in ketosis as much as possible.

Richard hand-picks one of his favorite episodes from our back catalog, "Episode 94 Always Hungry with Dr. David Ludwig" with some updated remarks about Dr. Ludwig's work since the podcast aired.

Karen Ogilvie talks about losing weight in lockdown, how to find your mojo after a regain, and her methods for helping others restart their ketogenic lifestyle.

Richard introduces a new segment, Boolsheet, in which he challenges popular claims about diet and its effects.

Richard, Carl, and Carrie reflect on the last two years and talk about what's to come. No, we are NOT opening a diner!

Richard, Carrie, and Carl catch up. Richard got his degree, Carrie got a house guest, and Carl got Coronavirus. He's better now. Oh, and we talk about Ketofest online!

Carl Franklin talks to Richard Morris and Dave Feldman to get their thoughts about the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19.

Carl, Carrie, and Richard announce a longer haitus, addressing the reasons why.

Carl and Carrie bring back Richard Morris who does a review of science in support of the ketogenic diet as a means to control, and even reverse, type 2 diabetes.

Carl and Carrie catch up with Brenda Zorn and Kevin Mountain to see how Kevin was faring after receiving a new kidney. We have a lot to be thankful for.

Carl Franklin and Richard Morris talk about the science behind heart disease, a component of cardiovascular disease. What is it? When did it start becoming a real problem? How did it happen? Does a ketogenic diet help mitigate it? Of course, the entire discussion is based on solid science, which they have provided links to. Originally published May 31, 2016

Carl is in Vegas at a developer convention this week. Enjoy this rebroadcast from October 2016 on exogenous ketones. Carl Franklin and Richard Morris discuss the science behind exogenous ketone supplements. Do they help with weight loss? Are they a shortcut to nutritional ketosis? What can they do for diabetics? Can they help battle cancer or dementia? These are great questions answered on this week's episode.

Carl and Carrie talk to Ron "Big Black" Garrett who lost weight and reversed diabetes using a Ketogenic diet, and continues to spread the gospel of keto to the wider community.

Carl Franklin and Richard Morris ask the 2KD community to relate their NSVs (Non-Scale Victories) or all of the benefits of a ketogenic diet they've noticed other than weight loss. The results may surprise you. Errata Carl mentioned that a ketongenic diet is specifically good for Rheumatoid arthritis(RA), in fact of the two markers tested it only lowered one, but fasting was shown to lower both. So it may well be that fasting, which we know is easer if you are adapted to a ketogenic diet, is your best strategy to deal with RA.

Originally published April 4, 2016: Carl and Richard discuss Type 2 Diabetes. How does one get it? Is it reversible? How does it differ from Type 1 Diabetes? How does the medical establishment tell you to manage it? What does the standard recommended diet for Type 2 diabetics look like? These are all questions Carl and Richard tackle on this week's 2 Keto Dudes.

Richard and Carl geek out on Protein. So much of what they do is separating fact from fiction, and this episode is no different. Did you know that excess protein turns into glucose? Of course, there is science to back all of this up. Good thing the dudes have learned to harness their OCD for the powers of good!

Carl and Carrie are on a short haitus. Meanwhile, enjoy this rebroadcast of Carl and Richard's 2017 interview of Professor Tim Noakes.

Carl and Carrie talk to Amy Berger about how Alzheimer's and Dementia develop in the brain, and what one can do about it.

Carl and Carrie talk to Chef Robert Ramsay from RD86, the culinary center of the universe for Ketofest

In a rebroadcast of episode 3 from February 2016, Carl and Richard talk about insulin - the quarterback of hormones.

Carl and Carrie talk to Dr. Nadir Ali about autophagy, the process by which your body repairs itself by recycling unwanted proteins and organelles.

Carl and Carrie host their first call-in show! It's a bit different, but it's still the dudes!

Carl and Carrie talk to Elena Gross who uses a ketogenic diet to successfully control her migraines.

Carl and Carrie talk to Mike "Gormy" Gorman about his lifelong struggle with food addiction.

Carl and Carrie talk to Keto coach Kim Howerton about the top mistakes she sees people making when embarking on a ketogenic diet.