Episode 401 - Robb and Nicki Q&A #7

For Episode 401 of the podcast we're here with Q&A #7 with Robb and Nicki. And don't forget to submit your own questions for the podcast here: https://robbwolf.com/contact/submit-a-question-for-the-podcast/ Show Notes: 1. [3:41] Fasting and silent reflux Kristin says: I can't thank Robb enough for the impact he has had on my health! I have been following him for years, i was paleo for 5 years before doing the carb tests in Wired to Eat. Much to my surprise, i was sensitive to every single carb i tested. I immediately went the keto route, and have been so thankful. Not only have i lost 32 lbs and feel a lot better, this has greatly benefited my vision. I have retinitis pigmentosa, and i was shocked by how much worse my vision was during the carb testing. I feel that learning this will definitely help prevent my vision loss from progressing as rapidly as it would have with higher carbs. My mom is almost totally blind, so i am doing everything i can to prevent the same fate. After about 8 months of keto, i discovered i have silent reflux. I was baffled, as i have never had any problems like this before. I tried everything, the supplements, raising the bed, eliminating foods, and nothing helped. Then, we went on an 8 day cruise, and my reflux wa gone! It dawned on me that i was eating three meals a day, instead of my usual two within a six hour window. I have continued to eat three meals a day, since returning home, and still no reflux! My problem is that my fasting blood sugar is higher than it was while i was fasting. It's not terrible, but i am noticing a bit worse vision while it is higher. I am normally in the 70s or 80s, and now am regularly in the 90s. What is your thought on a possible correlation between fasting and silent reflux? I am a healthy weight, don't drink, don't smoke, and don't even drink coffee. I started fasting about a year ago, so that wasn't anything new. I likely had reflux for awhile before i realized it. Another side note, like Robb, i was also on a form of tetracyclene for many years as a teenager. Is SIBO something i should consider as a cause of the reflux after that much antibiotic use? Sorry this is so long, i just felt some of the details were necessary! I really appreciate everything you do, and i can honestly say you have tremendously impacted our entire family's health! Notes: Specialty Health blood work link to Dr Ruscio's book Healthy Gut, Healthy You 2. [9:52] Keto protocol for lower belly fat / excess skin? Peter says: Hey Robb and Nicki, I'm loving the return of the Q&A -- and especially the addition of Nicki (now I can get my girlfriend to listen without her feeling like I'm jamming my male-centric "unorthodox" health podcast down her throat -- no offense Robb, but now she can relate). I've been Keto for a while, loved the tips from the MasterClass and recently finished the Ketogains bootcamp, with Luis -- both lead to a big transformation, 22 percent body fat down to 13 percent and still going. Only lost about 4 lbs, but put on a bunch of lean muscle. Here's my question -- most of my fat is held in my lower belly flab. I've never been this lean, but I've also never been super fat. Nor did I lose a bunch of weight really fast -- point being, I'm not sure if I'm dealing with excess fat or skin, but I don't care cause it's flabby. Plainly put, how can I get rid of this? I swear at one point, I heard you (Robb) talking about a ketogenic diet with limited protein and prolonged fasting for obese people that have lost a lot of weight and have excess skin -- even in place of skin surgery... I am curious could this approach possibly be a good protocol for getting rid of last amounts of skin/flab/fat once one has achieved a desired body comp -- for example if I get to single digit body fat and still have the flab, could I bump up my fat macros and reduce protein? If so, what might those macros and the protocol look like? Basically, I want to look like the shredded, and tight,