#58 Carrie Brown – Part 2 – Lyme’s, Adrenals, Genetic Testing

PART 2

SHOW NOTES:

• We need you all to understand that Keto is not magical
• There’s a lot of things that Keto can reverse, heal and help, but I don’t want people to think that Keto is this magical unicorn lifestyle that will heal everything
• Going back to the last episode, eating Keto alone would not have put me in the place where I am now that is completely not on medication for 3 years and had no symptoms for 3 years
• Part of the reason for my bipolar was because of the genetic mutation called MTHFR
• No level of ketones ever can correct MTHFR
• What was necessary for me, for that mutation to stop playing in my life, was to take methylated B vitamins
• I needed methylated B vitamins to nourish my brain. Keto alone would not have done that
• There are still a significant number of things that can’t be fixed by Keto alone
• When you go to the hospital and have a baby, test the baby when the baby comes out
• You can test the baby’s DNA
• If I had known that I had MTHFR when I was born, my life would have been completely different and better
• And I would not have spent most of my life being depressed
• If I rule the world, all babies will get their DNA done the next day. That would be my dream world
• If my parents paid $150 to get my DNA, I would have saved hundred of thousand of dollars
• When you are looking genetics, there’s a different between happening mutation and the mutation expressing itself
• Danny Vega and I are like brothers and sisters from another mother
• Danny got his DNA done, and he got the same MTHFR profile as I do
• But Danny does not experience any of the symptoms that I do
• One thing that I struggled with that Keto did not fix, is probably the second biggest medical issue in my life, and it is Lyme disease
• I found out I had Lyme disease right after I moved to Connecticut this year
• Lyme’s disease is horrible. It’s a bacterial infection that causes an unbelievable number of horrible symptoms
• The bacteria are from mice, but carried by ticks
• 4 and a half months after I started getting all the symptoms of Lyme disease, I was introduced to a doctor who coul treat me
• I was diagnosed with Lyme on July 25^th and I was retested on October 1st and I am now free from Lyme
• There’s a growing misconception that Keto will heal Lyme
• Because there’s no sugar and carbs in Keto, you starve the Lyme
• Keto does help with the symptoms, because you are not feeding the bacteria
• The symptoms are typically reduced on Keto
• Lyme has the ability to train its own DNA and form into a cyst form
• Keto alone is not going to get rid of Lyme, but it helps with the symptoms
  
  
• Antibiotics has always ended up being really bad news for me
• Because MTHFR, I have a very reduced ability to detoxify
• So my body is like a toxic city because I can’t clear the toxins out
• So, I have to do all the weird things
• I did not go to the antibiotic trail
• Antibiotics are not the way to go
• When I got tested, I had Lyme, various parasites, E. coli infection, massive levels of mercury, high levels or arsenic, pinworm, etc.
• This the hotel California of parasite bacteria, right here in my body
• 2 months later, we got rid of the Lyme
• I also got to see a naturopathic and collaborated that I had a Lyme
• Now, I have tested negative on Lyme
• I feel better than a month ago
• Because when I had Lyme, I was very fatigued
• I would just encourage anybody who has Lyme to find a homotoxicologist
• You don’t need to suffer and it’s a horrible disease
• Yes, I did have adrenal fatigue
• What I mean in adrenal fatigue is, your cortisol levels are all in the wrong levels
• I had adrenal fatigue twice
• Keto itself can’t treat adrenal fatigue, you are supposing to take special supplements to support your adrenals and producing cortisol at the right time
• But Keto will help and reduce the symptoms
• I create recipes for people doing low carb and Keto diet
• I have a blog where I post recipes
• I also author Keto cookbooks and I have 6 Keto cookbooks out now
• Probably the one thing that I most famous for is being the Keto ice cream goddess
• A lot of people will tell you that my ice creams are better than those regular ice cream
• Beverages is one of the places where people sabotage theirselves on Keto
• We don’t think beverages as food
• I have a website called carriebrown.com and you can see all the cookbooks in there
• It’s really important for people to understand that we need to stop prescribing the symptoms
• Keto helped with a lot of things, but there are some things that you need extra help with
• I am a cholesterol absorber, and so I have to eat more fiber and a lot of people don’t
• Carnivore is not good for me because I genetically absorb cholesterol
• I did found out that I am genetically gluten sensitive
• It’s magical how your body becomes sensitive when you clean it out

WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND YOU

• Website: carriebrown.com
• Facebook group: keto kitchen with Carrie Brown
• Youtube: The real Carrie Brown
• Instagram: therealcarriebrown

• My favorite recipe is probably the cheesy biscuits
• If I have a bread craving moment, this is my go to

Cheesy biscuit recipe here

Check out Carrie’s Part 1 interview here

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