My follow up from my question about finding a functional med dr posted March 2021. I did work with a functional med doc, virtually, for a year and a half. She first focused on healing my leaky gut. (This probably happened when I was on big antibiotics without taking any probiotic. Killed all the good bacteria as well as the bad ). Today my diet only forbids gluten (forever. Dr Gwen Huitt told me that years ago ). But she wants me to eat a lot of meat and a lot of healthy oils, eg olive oil, which I add to almost everything. Lots of vegetables. But not total keto. I can’t afford to lose any more weight. I eat gluten free bread, eg Simple Kneads. Sweet potatoes, white potatoes, all, I think, not allowed on keto. But it’s important to note that all this was tailored just to me over a year and a half. One more thing. I’m taking lots of supplements she decided I need. I hope this helps.

Hi Kathy - If you look at the heading of this discussion, it is not just about MAC, but rather the broader topic of integrative medicine & keto diets. Maybe that is why @cms17 posted this here?
I personally am not a fan of strict Keto diets - or any extreme plan that is impossible to follow and stay healthy for a lifetime. But I did go look at Dr Westman's Bio on the Duke Health website, it looks like he specializes in obesity - you are right about that not typically being an issue we face here.
Sue

I have belonged to the Reversing Diabetes Facebook group since 2016. I assure you there are many members who have maintained the KETO way of life and reversed diabetes type2 (we know it cannot be cured) for years, losing and maintaining a healthy weight.