Toney Niko is a full time caregiver for his mother who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Through diligent research looking for ways to improve his mother’s mental health issues and overall health, Toney bucked conventional medical dogma and utilized a high fat ketogenic lifestyle to address his mother’s symptoms. Not only did the Alzheimer's symptoms improve on the ketogenic diet, but so did Toney’s mother’s weight and overall health. Check out Toney’s journey as he sits down with Yogi to talk about diet, brain health, awesome food and what led him to try keto with his mother. This is the second of a two part episode that will lead us into May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month, as well as Women’s Health Month.
Toney left his career in wind farm energy about ten years ago to become a full time caregiver for his mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and lost the ability to live independently. Toney has dedicated his energies to finding ways to manage his mother’s symptoms while charting new pathways of care after losing his father to the same horrible condition years before.
Toney tried all the conventional treatments and dietary guidelines commonly prescribed by modern medicine, but was watching his mother rapidly decline in brain and physical health. The diet the medical community promoted to treat Alzheimer’s not only seemed to make the symptoms worse, but also caused Toney’s mom to balloon in weight and have worsened bi-markers associated to overall health.
Toney did his own research, put his mother on a high fat ketogenic lifestyle, which Toney and his wife also follow, and subsequently saw marked improvements in his mother’s cognitive function and emotional health as well as body composition. Toney now advocates for people to explore the possibilities to use a ketogenic diet as a possible component in the treatment protocol when it comes to brain health and degenerative brain conditions.
To follow Toney Niko, check out the links below:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wtoney.nikolatsopoulos
Instagram: @thekdclife
Books Mentioned on the episode:
The Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith: https://amzn.to/3x5VtAS
The Paleo Cardiologist by Dr. Jack Wolfson: https://amzn.to/32sqRv8
The Carnivore Cure by Judy Cho: https://amzn.to/3sA9Sln
Products mentioned on the show:
KETO CHOW: http://shop.ketochow.xyz/?aff=81&ref=carriebrown (10% discount)
Redmond’s Real Salt: https://shop.redmond.life?afmc=carriebrown Code: carriebrown (15% discount)
Bulk Supplements Beef Protein Isolate: https://amzn.to/2Q7G5U5
Anthony’s Collagen Powder: https://amzn.to/3tz8NM1
Recipes Mentioned on the show:
SUPER MOTHER CLUCKER BURGERS: https://carriebrown.com/archives/37806
POWER PORKIES DRY CHILI BURGERS: https://carriebrown.com/archives/37804
Other Podcast Episodes mentioned:
The Fatty Joe Show featuring Nina Teicholz: https://carriebrown.com/archives/38960
The Fatty Joe Show featuring Amy Berger: https://carriebrown.com/archives/38950
The Fatty Joe Show featuring Jessyca Reynolds: https://carriebrown.com/archives/38944
The Fatty Joe Show featuring Siobhan Huggins: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fatty-joe-show/id1531503734#episodeGuid=105fbff8-9dc8-43b3-8741-22d62b64add4
The Keto Man’s Club Featuring Toney Niko: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keto-mans-club-podcast/id1464919105?i=1000516571073
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keto-mans-club-podcast/id1464919105?i=1000517757952
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