How to Lose That LAST 13 lbs of Stubborn Fat

Dr. Eric Berg DC
28 Nov 202220:28

Summary

TLDRThe transcript discusses strategies for losing stubborn body fat, drawing parallels with Sun Tzu's 'The Technology of War'. It emphasizes the importance of understanding and leveraging one's disadvantages, such as age, metabolism, and insulin resistance, to create advantages through a healthy ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting, and addressing sleep quality and stress. The speaker also highlights the significance of exercise, proper nutrition, and managing pre-existing health conditions to overcome weight loss barriers and achieve sustainable results.

Takeaways

  • 📚 Embrace the concept of 'The Technology of War' to strategize weight loss, focusing on creating advantages rather than using force or repetition.
  • 👵 Recognize the challenges of weight loss with age, such as menopause, slowing metabolism, insulin resistance, and muscle atrophy.
  • 🥗 Adopt a ketogenic diet, minimizing carbohydrates to encourage fat burning, but ensure the diet is healthy and of high quality.
  • 🚫 Avoid 'dirty keto' and ensure that even keto-friendly products are genuinely beneficial for weight loss and overall health.
  • 🥨 Combine the ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting for better results, adjusting the fasting duration based on personal needs and progress.
  • 💤 Prioritize quality sleep to support weight loss, as poor sleep can affect blood sugar levels and increase cortisol.
  • 🏋️‍♀️ Incorporate exercise, focusing on building muscle mass to boost metabolism, but avoid over-training and ensure adequate recovery.
  • 🌿 Address gut issues that may hinder weight loss, possibly by adjusting the diet or considering a more carnivore ketogenic approach.
  • 🍏 Choose whole, minimally processed foods to maximize the energy and life they provide to the body.
  • 🧬 Understand that while genetics play a role, epigenetics allows for influence over gene expression through lifestyle choices.
  • 🏞️ Consider environmental factors like soil fertility in food production, as it affects the health and nutritional value of what you eat.

Q & A

  • What is the main focus of the transcript?

    -The main focus of the transcript is on strategies to overcome obstacles in weight loss, particularly for individuals who are struggling to lose their last 5 to 15 pounds of stubborn fat.

  • How does the book 'The Technology of War' relate to weight loss?

    -The book 'The Technology of War' is used as a metaphor for strategic planning in weight loss. It emphasizes the importance of gaining advantages and creating strategies to overcome opposition, similar to how one would strategize to win a war, rather than just using force or repeating the same ineffective methods.

  • What are some disadvantages in weight loss mentioned in the transcript?

    -Some disadvantages mentioned include being menopausal, having a slowing metabolism, chronic insulin resistance, and muscle atrophy, which makes it difficult to burn fat.

  • What is the significance of understanding the principle of getting healthy first before losing weight?

    -Understanding this principle is crucial because often in the process of getting healthy, the body may not necessarily lose weight first. It might eliminate cravings, reduce hunger, and help build muscle, but fat loss might not be immediate. Health should be the primary goal, which then allows for sustainable weight loss.

  • What role does the ketogenic diet play in weight loss according to the transcript?

    -The ketogenic diet plays a significant role in weight loss by reducing carbohydrate intake, which helps the body burn fat for fuel. However, it's important to ensure that the diet is followed correctly and consists of healthy, quality ingredients.

  • Why is intermittent fasting considered a necessity for weight loss?

    -Intermittent fasting is considered a necessity because it helps to further reduce calorie intake and gives the body more opportunities to burn fat. It also helps to regulate insulin levels and can improve the body's ability to use fat for fuel.

  • What are some common misconceptions about weight loss mentioned in the transcript?

    -Some common misconceptions include expecting different results by doing the same thing repeatedly, believing that losing weight at a rapid pace (like seven pounds a week) is healthy or effective, and thinking that just because a product is labeled 'keto-friendly' it will contribute to weight loss.

  • How does stress affect weight loss?

    -Stress affects weight loss because it raises cortisol levels, which can increase blood sugar levels and promote fat storage. High cortisol levels can also lead to overeating and poor food choices, further hindering weight loss efforts.

  • What are some tips for improving sleep quality to support weight loss?

    -Tips for improving sleep quality include engaging in physical work or exercise, maintaining a cooler room temperature, reducing exposure to blue light from screens before bed, and taking certain supplements like vitamin D, zinc, and B1.

  • How does the health of the liver impact weight loss?

    -The health of the liver is crucial for weight loss because the liver processes the fat from the body. If the liver has excess fat or is inflamed, it can slow down weight loss. Supplements like Tadka and choline can help improve liver function and fat metabolism.

  • What is the role of exercise in weight loss according to the transcript?

    -Exercise plays a supportive role in weight loss, responsible for about 15% of the process. It helps build muscle mass, which increases metabolism and aids in burning more fat, especially superficial fat. However, it's important to avoid overtraining and allow for proper recovery.

Outlines

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📚 The Strategy of Weight Loss: Lessons from Sun Tzu

This paragraph introduces the concept of applying strategic thinking from Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' to weight loss. It emphasizes the importance of creating advantages and overcoming obstacles rather than just using force or repeating the same ineffective methods. The speaker discusses the challenges of weight loss, such as aging, metabolism slowdown, and muscle atrophy, and suggests that understanding and addressing these disadvantages is crucial for success. The speaker also highlights the importance of doing things correctly and consistently, using the analogy of learning guitar to illustrate the point.

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🍽️ Diet and Fasting: The Ketogenic Approach

The speaker delves into the specifics of the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting as strategies for weight loss. They discuss the importance of keeping carbohydrate intake low and ensuring the quality of food consumed. The speaker warns against 'dirty keto' and emphasizes the necessity of combining these dietary strategies with intermittent fasting for effective weight loss. They also touch on the benefits of periodic prolonged fasting and the importance of supplementing with electrolytes and vitamins to avoid nutritional deficiencies during fasting periods.

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💤 Sleep and Gut Health: Foundational Aspects of Weight Loss

This paragraph addresses the role of sleep and gut health in weight loss. The speaker explains how poor sleep quality can affect blood sugar levels and cortisol, which in turn can hinder weight loss. They offer tips for improving sleep, such as physical work, maintaining a cooler room temperature, and avoiding blue light before bed. The speaker also discusses gut issues and their impact on weight loss, suggesting that those with gut problems might benefit from a more carnivorous diet or the use of probiotics.

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🤯 Stress and Health Conditions: Overcoming Obstacles to Weight Loss

The speaker discusses how stress and pre-existing health conditions can act as barriers to weight loss. They explain that stress increases cortisol levels, which can raise blood sugar and contribute to weight gain. The speaker suggests various strategies for managing stress, including physical work, walking in nature, and taking certain supplements like B1, ashwagandha, and vitamin D. They also touch on the importance of liver health and provide suggestions for improving liver function, such as taking tadka and choline supplements.

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🏋️ Exercise and Insulin Resistance: The Role of Physical Activity

The speaker highlights the role of exercise in weight loss, noting that while it accounts for a small percentage of the overall solution, it can be the difference between success and failure. They differentiate between visceral and superficial fat, explaining that exercise can help build muscle mass and increase metabolism, which is particularly beneficial for reducing visceral fat. The speaker warns against over-exercising and emphasizes the importance of allowing the body to recover. They suggest a structured approach to exercise, targeting different muscle groups on different days, and using soreness as an indicator of effective exercise.

🧬 Genes and Epigenetics: Beyond Our DNA

In this paragraph, the speaker discusses the concept of epigenetics and how lifestyle choices can influence gene expression. They mention various factors such as exercise, cold therapy, and stress reduction that can help support positive gene actions. The speaker also addresses the issue of chronic insulin resistance and provides tips for improvement, including apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, berberine, and regular exercise. They emphasize the importance of addressing this issue to achieve weight loss goals.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Weight Loss

The process of reducing body weight, often by decreasing body fat while maintaining lean muscle mass. In the video, weight loss is the central goal, with various strategies discussed to overcome obstacles and achieve the desired results.

💡Sun Tzu

An ancient Chinese military strategist, philosopher, and author of 'The Art of War,' which is a book of military strategy. In the context of the video, Sun Tzu's principles are metaphorically applied to the 'battle' of weight loss, emphasizing strategy over brute force.

💡Ketogenic Diet

A high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. The diet is mentioned as a key strategy in the video for losing weight by reducing carbohydrate intake and potentially increasing fat burning.

💡Intermittent Fasting

A dietary pattern that alternates between periods of eating and fasting. It is presented in the video as a necessity for weight loss, with various fasting durations suggested depending on the individual's diet and goals.

💡Insulin Resistance

A condition in which the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. In the video, overcoming insulin resistance is highlighted as crucial for weight loss, especially for those with chronic issues.

💡Stress

A state of mental or emotional strain resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. The video emphasizes that stress can be a significant barrier to weight loss due to its impact on cortisol levels and blood sugar.

💡Sleep

The natural periodic state of rest, which is essential for physical and mental health. In the context of the video, quality sleep is crucial for weight loss as it affects blood sugar levels and cortisol, which can influence weight management.

💡Gut Health

The state of well-being related to the digestive system, including the balance of bacteria in the gut. Gut health is important for weight loss because issues can affect nutrient absorption and lead to bloating, which can hinder weight management.

💡Exercise

Physical activity that involves movement of the body to improve health and fitness. In the video, exercise is portrayed as a tool to build muscle mass and increase metabolism, which can support weight loss, especially for superficial fat.

💡Epigenetics

The study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself. In the video, epigenetics is mentioned as a way to influence gene expression positively, potentially affecting weight loss through lifestyle changes.

Highlights

The discussion revolves around losing stubborn fat and overcoming weight loss obstacles.

The book 'The Technology of War' by Sun Tzu is referenced to illustrate the concept of strategic advantage in overcoming challenges.

Disadvantages such as menopause, slowing metabolism, and muscle atrophy are discussed as common weight loss hurdles.

The importance of healthy weight loss and not just losing weight for the sake of being thin is emphasized.

The ketogenic diet is suggested as a method to reduce carbohydrate intake and potentially aid in weight loss.

Intermittent fasting is presented as a necessity for effective weight loss.

The speaker warns against 'dirty keto' and emphasizes the need for quality ingredients in the diet.

Proper nutrition during fasting, including electrolytes and vitamins, is highlighted to prevent deficiencies and improve outcomes.

Sleep quality is linked to weight loss, and tips for better sleep are provided.

Gut issues and their impact on weight loss are discussed, with suggestions for dietary adjustments.

Stress management is crucial for weight loss, and strategies to reduce stress are recommended.

Pre-existing health conditions and medications can affect weight loss and should be addressed.

The health of the liver is connected to overall weight loss progress.

The concept of epigenetics and how lifestyle choices can influence gene expression is introduced.

Exercise is noted as a smaller but still important factor in weight loss, with specific recommendations.

The dangers of over-exercising and the importance of rest and recovery are discussed.

Transcripts

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all right you want to lose this last 5

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to 10 maybe 15 pounds right that

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stubborn fat that doesn't seem to want

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to go anywhere whether it's in your

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belly on your hips in your butt on your

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thighs we're going to talk about this I

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first want to show you this book right

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here you probably heard of Sun Tzu

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before this is called the technology of

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War you may have heard of The Art of War

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and I have a lot of different editions

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of The Art of War but there's this guy

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who translated

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um Sun Tzu's original text

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from the original manuscript he actually

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learned Mandarin Chinese to translate

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this book

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and he found that there's been a lot of

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alterations over the years he found that

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the name of the book is not the Art of

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War because the translation really

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wasn't the word art art implies more

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open ended creativity whereas technology

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implies an exact way of doing a certain

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thing so he actually found that the

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actual name was the technology of War so

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anyway this book is about a master

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strategist and what he did to win so

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many wars and a lot of the book is about

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gaining advantages or creating

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advantages so you can overcome

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an opposition a problem or an opponent

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versus just using force or working

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harder at something doing the same thing

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over and over and expecting a different

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result so we're going to apply this to

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weight loss so we first want to just

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kind of briefly mention your

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disadvantages let's say that your

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menopausal you're getting older your

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metabolism is slowing down you have

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chronic insulin resistance you may have

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atrophy in the muscles which makes it a

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lot more difficult to lose the weight

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because you need that muscle to help

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with the burning of the fat so I'm going

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to cover every single advantage that you

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can use to overcome this problem but I

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want to say something many times when I

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talk to people they will tell me well I

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already tried that it didn't work okay

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and then you find out the way they were

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trying it wasn't quite right so I'm

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going to talk about that as well and

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also some other times they were doing it

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right they just didn't give it an

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time they didn't know what normal was as

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far as losing weight they thought

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because my spouse loses seven pounds a

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week and I only lose two pounds or one

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pound per week then that means it's not

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working in fact if you're losing over

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two pounds a week you're just losing

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water weight it's not actual fat and an

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average person over the age of 40

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if they can lose one pound a week that's

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actually pretty good also you need to

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understand the principle of it's not

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lose weight to get healthy it's get

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healthy first to then be able to lose

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the weight because many times in the

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process of getting healthy the body

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doesn't necessarily lose weight first it

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might get rid of the Cravings get rid of

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your hunger help build muscle but the

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body doesn't actually naturally like to

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lose fat at all because fat is a

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survival mechanism

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so anyway you want to be able to do

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something correctly long enough and

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consistently enough so you actually see

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results it's kind of like me with my

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guitar teacher

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um

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he kept insisting that I go really slow

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and I really learn to repetition the

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patterns of my fingers right well in my

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mind that's too boring it's too slow so

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I actually practice a little faster

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making all sorts of mistakes and I never

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was able to achieve where I really

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wanted to go with that so the key is

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first knowing um what type of things you

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can use to leverage this problem right

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your leverage have certain advantages to

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leverage the disadvantages just like

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you'd have like a crowbar that you apply

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like a five pound pressure to lift a 500

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pound rock on something we want to do

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the same thing with weight loss so let's

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first start with

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um doing the ketogenic diet right maybe

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your carbohydrates just are not low

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enough you want to go as low to zero as

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far as carbohydrates as you can and I

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have a video on that as well it's called

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the keto and steroids I have another one

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I will put both links down below but you

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want to keep your carbs as low to zero

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as possible the other problem I see with

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keto is you may be doing a dirty version

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of Keto not the healthy version makes a

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big difference because yes lowering

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carbs will help you lose weight but

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having quality ingredients and making

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sure those ingredients are really

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healthy can actually help you lose even

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more weight and get healthy at the same

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time which is what we're trying to do

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and also just because something on a

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label says it's keto friendly does not

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mean it's keto friendly okay and then of

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course combining intermittent fasting

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that is a necessity okay had one person

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did keto but they didn't want to do

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intermittent fasting so they were

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basically eating High fat low carb keto

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snacks through the whole day thinking

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that they're gonna lose weight so just

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because something is keto doesn't mean

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you're gonna lose weight especially if

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you're snacking or eating between meals

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then let's get into the point of fasting

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in a minute fasting how long are you

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fasting for if you're up two meals a day

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go to one meal a day okay if you're at

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one meal a day maybe you have to go to

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one meal every other day also a periodic

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prolonged fasting is really going to

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help you let's say on the weekends you

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do a 48 hour fast let's say once every

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two weeks or every month you do a longer

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fast maybe even five days I mean that

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right there usually will solve the

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problem especially doing a lot of diets

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or have very severe insulin resistance

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however that being said I have some

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people that do that and they still have

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a problem so we're going to go through

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some more things too so we have doing

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the healthy version of the ketogenic

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diet we have doing intermittent fasting

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more aggressively and one thing I want

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to mention about fasting if you're doing

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prolonged fasting and you don't feel

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good what that means is there's

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something not right you should feel

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wonderful when you do fasting I'm not

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talking about when you first start out

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and you're transitioning into the keto

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fuel I'm talking about when you're

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already adapted but you know you feel

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tired you're hungry something's not

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right in that case you're probably going

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into it with nutritional deficiencies so

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you better be taking electrolytes sea

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salt a good amount you better be taking

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B vitamins vitamin D maybe vitamin C and

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you may even need if you're doing

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prolonged fasting a really good amino

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acid product so that way you don't have

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the calories with actual protein

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you just have the broken down amino

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acids so your body can use that to

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fulfill whatever need that it's trying

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to fulfill and it's usually going into

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fasting without having the right

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nutrients

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and many times it's just adding more

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salt but very minimally you need at

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least one teaspoon not a heaping but

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just a level teaspoon of sea salt spread

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out through the day we put in your water

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that will usually make you feel a lot

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better so those two things right there

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will pretty much handle for most people

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any stubborn weight but I'm going to

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keep going and by the way as I go

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through this I will put

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a more detailed video on every single

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topic that I'm talking about because I

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don't want to make this video two hours

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okay so we're kind of isolating what

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area you need to focus on More by

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covering all of them so then you can put

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more energy into that Advantage okay

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let's talk about sleeping some people

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are sleeping but they don't feel rested

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they're not waking up feeling

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rejuvenated and I'm talking about if you

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don't have a quality of sleep it's going

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to affect your blood sugars it's going

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to raise cortisol you should be able to

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sleep and wake up and feel refreshed and

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have energy through the day if you don't

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have energy then we need to look at your

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sleep by a ton of videos on this but I'm

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going to put some down below that are my

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most recent ones but as far as sleep

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goes there's several things that can

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help you sleep number one doing uh some

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type of physical work around the house

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outside primarily to get your mind off

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the stress so stress is one of the

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biggest Inhibitors of sleep doing a form

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of exercise where you're really working

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one or two muscle groups but you're not

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working the whole body so you jack up

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cortisol and your pulse rate is so high

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where it can't come down because a high

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pulse rate could keep you up at night

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and then of course we have the

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temperature being slightly cooler the

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other thing is your room making sure you

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don't have any extra light especially

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not watching your computer screen or

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right before bed or your cell phone

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because that blue light can inhibit

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melatonin we also have a few supplements

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you should be taking before bed to help

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you sleep like vitamin D is a good one

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zinc is a good one and B1 is a really

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good one even though B1 gives you energy

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but it won't prevent sleep it'll

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actually help you sleep because sleep is

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an active thing it's not a passive thing

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there's an there's like the Sleep

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pressure that pushes you into these deep

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delta waves that you're going through at

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night to feel rejuvenated it's a

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pressure that pushes you into the REM

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sleep as well trying to sleep an extra

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half hour or even an hour a day will

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help you greatly even if you have to

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take a nap all right next topic gut

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issues if you have gut issues it's going

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to be hard to lose weight because

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typically if someone has a gut issue

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they have a hard time with fiber so

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they'll eat all these vegetables and

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salad that I'm recommending and then

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they end up like feeling bloated or

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distended that is going to be a problem

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so if you have gut issues you might want

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to try more carnivore ketogenic than the

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one with the fiber or probiotics I have

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a very good video on that but we can't

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have this bloating in your gut if you're

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going to lose this extra five to ten

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pounds I just want to touch on one

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patient that I had who had a gut and

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every time he went on vacation down to

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Florida and later on the beach didn't

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even change his diet but the lowering of

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the stress okay and the sleeping

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helped his gut go down to I mean like it

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was flat when he came back it was

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bizarre so that would be the stress

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factor as well as the Sleep Factor

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so now let's bring up this topic of

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stress right if you're going through

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stress it's going to be a big barrier

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right why because of cortisol cortisol

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can jack up your blood sugars almost as

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much as eating sugar because cortisol

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turns even ketones and fats and protein

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into sugar for that quick energy that's

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why even the hormone name cortisol

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another name for it is called glucose

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corticoids and this is why people when

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they take synthetic cortisone or steroid

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end up gaining a lot of weight because

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of what it does to your blood sugars in

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fact it can cause diabetes because it's

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elevating your blood sugars so a couple

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points with stress okay physical work

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around the house out in the environment

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long walks in nature vital taking more

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B1 important also ashwagandha is a great

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herb and it acts as an adaptogen so it

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helps you tolerate stress much better

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vitamin D will help lower your stress

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greatly but

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um just from the topic of stress when

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I've worked with people for many many

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years sometimes those people that have

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really stubborn weight are just so darn

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serious the intensity of trying to lose

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weight and the stress of it is keeping

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the adrenals revved up so I told one

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lady okay who's doing everything right

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just to stop worrying about losing

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weight okay stop weighing yourself on

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the scale just relax don't try to lose

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weight so hard do everything in your

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life that is

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non-serious okay

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and um just keep a real light attitude

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I swear when she came back the next week

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that was the only time she lost weight

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that includes stop watching the news

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stop watching things on the internet

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that rev up your adrenals have a relaxed

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a Carefree attitude all right next topic

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pre-existing health conditions so many

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people are on medication so many people

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have health conditions that's the area

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that you need to address I have a video

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on every single possible health problem

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that you might have do a search find out

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how to address it naturally and try to

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resolve that if you have some type of

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condition that's inflammatory you need a

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lot of vitamin D okay and that can drop

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the inflammation and drop the

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complications of that problem especially

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if it's an arthritis and autoimmune

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problem and that can help you lose

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weight right there another barrier

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the health of your liver if you have a

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fatty liver okay

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you could be doing things right now to

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speed up removing that fat off your

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liver because the more fat off the liver

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the more weight you're going to lose all

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the fat on your body has to go through

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the liver and if it's all gunked up with

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fat or cirrhosis or inflammation that's

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going to slow down your progress the

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best thing to take for a fatty liver in

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addition to what I've talked about like

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keto and intermittent fasting is to take

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tadka as a supplement twice a day an

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empty stomach and choline a few times a

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day most of those will help speed up the

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dissolving of the fat and it also will

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help manage your cholesterol levels as

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well in the food that you eat right we

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want to eat food that

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has energy in it the more processed

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something is the more cooked something

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is the less life it's going to give your

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body so cruciferous vegetables are just

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loaded with energy and life but let's

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say for example you steam them right if

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you steam them some of them will be

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easier to digest if you ferment them you

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enhance more life to that vegetable why

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because now we have all these microbes

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that actually are giving you all these

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additional benefits to that food so

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that's giving more life to the food more

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life to your body the same thing with

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the food that you eat if it's grown on

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soils that are just dirt which means

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void of microorganisms and you eat that

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food that's grown on that you're only

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going to reach a certain level of Health

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it's not going to be very high and so

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when you really look at it the health of

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your body is dependent on the fertility

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of that soil which is basically the

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density of microbes that are mobilizing

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these minerals that are not alive like

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they're rocks so you need the microbes

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to mobilize that to pull into plant so

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then the animal eats that and you eat

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the animal and you're eating something

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healthy it'll actually give you more

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Health all right what about bad genes

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right you have genes that are keep you

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fat well

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you got to pick your parents more wisely

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next time and I'm just being very

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sarcastic but there are things that you

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can do that can help influence the genes

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it's called epigenetics it means above

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your genes for example a lot of things

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I've already mentioned fasting keto

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reducing stress are all things to help

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support these Gene actions that you want

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right and avoid the other ones but

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there's other things you can do these

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are called hermetic factors that add a

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little bit of stress not too much just a

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little bit to cause your body to get

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stronger and that would be of course

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exercise prolonged fasting but also cold

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therapy taking a cold shower can

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actually stimulate Brown fat and

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increase your metabolism and help you

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lose more weight you can also do the

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same thing with a sauna treatment that

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can help you get the edge and give you

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more advantage over this problem and so

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what we're trying to do is to give you

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multiple advantages to actually achieve

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the goal now another hidden barrier

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which keeps you at a certain set point

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is chronic insulin resistance so there's

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many things you can do to improve that

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in addition to the things I just said

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which will improve it you can take

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regular apple cider vinegar it'll make a

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big difference just with all your water

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you just add a teaspoon of apple cider

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vinegar and if you add cinnamon in there

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or just take a cinnamon as a capsule

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that can also help your blood sugar

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significantly as well as make insulin

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more sensitive berberine is a very

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powerful herb that can mimic metformin

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to help speed up the results of insulin

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resistance and of course exercise is

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another thing that can help it and

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vitamin D can help it there's many

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things on this topic I've done a more

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extensive video and I will put it down

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below all right so now let's talk about

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exercise here's the thing exercise is

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responsible for like 15

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of this problem okay but 15 percent

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could be the difference between success

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or failure diet makes up the majority of

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the weight loss okay now there's two um

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types of fat primarily you have the

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visceral fat in the gut okay and you

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also have the superficial fat which is

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just below the layer of skin right and

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so women have more of a superficial fat

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layer especially in the hips thigh and

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buttocks and that type of fat is a bit

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less influenced by insulin resistance

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so if they do the usual things that I'm

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mentioning with insulin resistance they

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don't normally see the significant

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impact like they do mainly in their uh

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midsection which is the visceral fat

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which is more influenced with insulin

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resistance okay so that's why all these

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other things will will help that in fact

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that's easier to get rid of Than The

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Superficial fact but exercise can be

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more of a tool for that than anything

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else why because it's going to build up

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more muscle mass to give you more

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metabolism right off the bat especially

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if you have atrophy and especially if

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you're postmenopausal so the other thing

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about exercise is that there's some

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mistakes that you can make

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exercising over soreness that's really

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bad that's over training that'll keep

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you from getting results I had a patient

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who exercised six hours a day seven days

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a week that was her biggest problem as

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soon as we reduced it boom she lost

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weight I had a patient who was a guy who

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was exercising seven days a week I got

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him to work out one day a week and he

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started to lose weight so over training

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is an important thing don't ever

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exercise over soreness the other point

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is doing enough exercise to create a

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stimulus to make sure these muscles grow

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okay and so you want to use enough

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volume and exercise to create that

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effect how do you know if you're doing

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it right well the next day you're sore

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not just the next day the next three to

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five to seven days that would be the

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right amount of exercise and that's how

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you can judge it and then you just let

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your body go into that process but what

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I mean by soreness and I'm talking about

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let's say your legs are sore but your

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upper body is fine so maybe the on the

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other day as you're working the upper

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body so you kind of divide up the body

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in maybe three different sections maybe

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you're working your chest and your

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shoulders one day and then your back and

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your abs another day and then your legs

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the next day and that way you can create

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soreness and then you want to let your

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body fully recover this way you're doing

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it correctly and then you need to do it

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consistently long enough to have it work

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so I want you to type down below what

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you think you need to focus primarily on

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on all the things I talked about

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and then come back after you've done it

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and report your progress but this will

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definitely work if you haven't seen my

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recent video on Plateau that probably is

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another one to watch too because I get

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more into the details of the food check

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it out I put it up right here

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