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Healing and Transformation Through Keto with Jen Winkler

Robert Sikes

• February 4th, 2022

Do you suffer from chronic health ailments? Jen Winkler controls her epilepsy through a carnivore lifestyle and has transformed her health through this way of eating. Her entire family follows a mainly ketogenic approach to nutrition and they've never felt better.

Jen is a wife, mom, and a health and wellness coach based out of Phoenix, Arizona. After suffering for many years with epilepsy, insulin resistance, PMS and PCOS, she began to immerse herself in hundreds of podcasts and books regarding nutrition and lifestyle. Using real foods, healthy fats, and low carb, she was able to get off of lots of medications, lower her insulin levels, balance her blood sugar, lose 80 pounds, and rid herself of painful periods and PCOS symptoms.

What we discussed in this episode:

Jen's experience on Instagram (1:39)
Her background with keto and ultimately a carnivore approach (2:44)
The health benefits her husband has seen since starting keto (3:40)
Epilepsy and keto (7:57)
Brain fog, energy, and how those have improved dramatically for Jen since going keto (9:01)
The adjustments she had to make along the way to figure out the proper fat/protein ratio to reap the most benefits (10:41)
Processed "keto" foods and why it's important to read labels (13:40)
Overindulgence in sweet foods, even if they're naturally sweetened (16:14)
The insulin and glucose response to sweet ketogenic treats (19:33)
Jen's feeling on the newfound popularity of fruits and honey within the ketogenic space (22:36)
The importance of listening to your body rather than the results of a blood test in certain situations (25:37)
Fruit consumption from a primal standpoint (28:24)
Digestibility of fruits and vegetables (29:13)
The role fiber plays in a ketogenic diet (31:22)
Constipation and the hormonal implications of that (32:40)
Under-consumption of calories (34:12)
The variance between individual needs in regards to nutrition (38:31)
Helping clients who are new to the nutrition space by calculating their macros, etc. (41:09)
What people regard as "healthy" when packing children's school lunches (43:05)
Setting your children up for nutritional success from day one (44:04)
Jen's son's progression from a nutritional standpoint (47:20)
Helping your children understand the reactions they have to the foods they're eating (49:08)
Her son's experience with high-functioning autism (53:07)
What Jen is currently working on (56:36)