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so I recently had a question from

someone that wanted to know can I do

keto if I am on medications now it’s

kind of a broad question someone can be

on a lot of different medications so it

really depends on what medications are

talking about

but because keto has this huge effect on

lowering insulin and so many health

conditions are connected to high levels

of insulin so generally speaking the

need to lower your medication is going

to be a very very high because insulin

is connected with so many things so for

example if you have high insulin you can

have high blood pressure about high

insulin you can have diabetes unless you

have type one that’s low insulin but

most people are type two which actually

they have high levels of insulin

inflammatory conditions is a situation

we have too much insulin high

cholesterol too much insulin low

testosterone sleep problems sleep apnea

is high levels of insulin polycystic

ovarian syndrome is high levels of

insulin which then converts to high

androgen levels and then mood disorders

whether it’s depression anxiety is

usually connected to blood sugars and

high insulin so as you do keto and

insulin becomes lower these medications

become stronger they have more powerful

effects and the need for medication goes

down now I just need to mention don’t

ever come up medication without the help

of your doctor I’m not telling you to

come up your medication I’m just giving

you data for you and your doctor to

research because you do want to work

with the doctor that will help you

reduce medication over time there are

certain doctors that have this idea that

you will always be in this medication

and there’s nothing you do to change it

and you just need to find another doctor

because most conditions do not require

permanent medication for the rest of

your life especially if you find the

cause okay so there’s a couple points

you want to know about if you’re on

insulin for example or even metformin

and you do keto the need for that

medication is going to go down if you’re

still taking the exact same amount of

medication whether it’s metformin

or insulin you’re gonna end up with very

very low blood sugars hypoglycemia and

you could actually have problems with

that because you don’t actually want to

take insulin for example when you have

normal blood sugars because it’s gonna

push it down the same thing with blood

pressure generally speaking you don’t

want to take blood pressure medication

if your blood pressure is normal because

it’s gonna push it down you’re gonna end

up with low blood pressure and feel

dizzy and weak so again get with your

doctor on this but be aware that the

doctor might not realize the importance

in the power of keto on the body and in

improving these symptoms so you’re gonna

have to basically bring things up you

know hey doc can you check my blood

pressure sugar and things a 1c and just

make some adjustments because it’s going

to create a powerful effect so it’s

nothing really to worry about it’s just

something that you want to put attention

on so you’re aware of it

I guess another question that we can ask

is this will my medications affect my

ability to get into ketosis okay that is

absolutely true especially if you’re

taking insulin okay that’s gonna block

your ability to give you ketosis if

you’re taking corticosteroids or

prednisone that will block your ability

to eat in ketosis if you’re taking

estrogen estrogen therapy that can block

your ability to get into ketosis there

are certain medications with high blood

pressure and high cholesterol that have

a side effect of insulin resistance

which will then make it more difficult

to get into keto but the overall goal is

to use this as a way to correct your

diet and normalize body function so the

need for medication is not there alright

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