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Episode 98: Optimizing Your Health and Hormones, and Staying "Hard To Kill" with Dr Jaime Seeman, OB/GYN

The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony Chaffee

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Is Carnivore Safe for Pregnancy or Keto Safe for Diabetes?

The lower threshold recommendation for carbohydrate consumption and pregnancy is 175 grams. But the number isn't really based in science, it is somewhat arbitrary. And I think that our goal in pregnancy is not only normal glyosemia, but normal insulin levels. Even if your blood sugars are normal hyper insulinemia even increases the risk of preeclampsia which is a very dangerous disorder for pregnant to get.

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