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Tahira Amin RD retweeted
‘Low carbing’ had come a VERY long way Even featuring in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Released yesterday Wow if I had only known in 2013 when we started trying it with our patients look!!! 👀
As health care professions we need to be honest and accept that there is an alternative treatment. Bound by 'evidence based practice' we need to understand the limitations of western medicine and accept and bravely allow discussion for alternatives.
Somebody sent me an excerpt from @MrBeast, and for a moment I genuinely thought the quote was from me. I know exactly what that feels like.
I developed inflammatory bowel disease in early adulthood, and it absolutely obliterated my life. The bloody diarrhea—10, 20 times per day—is only the tip of the iceberg. What it does to you physically is brutal, but what it does psychologically and socially is something you simply can’t understand unless you’ve lived it or watched someone go through it.
I’m genuinely glad Jimmy has found something that works for him. That matters. But the hard truth is this: what we call “conventional” or “evidence-based” medicine is often just scratching the surface of what’s possible.
What worked for Jimmy didn’t work for me. And if I hadn’t gone off-script, if I hadn’t been willing to experiment and take a different path, I might not be here today. That decision saved my life.
In the seven years since, I’ve finished my PhD, completed medical school, and dedicated my life to uncovering and sharing the tools and strategies in metabolic health that don’t just manage disease, but can, in many cases, reverse it. Not just for me, but for countless others facing chronic metabolic conditions.
This isn’t about dismissing Western medicine. It’s about recognizing its limitations, being honest about them, and pushing the system forward, so people don’t have to suffer the way Jimmy and I did.
Be well everyone ❤️
Tahira Amin RD retweeted
Many of the default western interventions aren't effective:
First line IBS advice to eat more fiber? Makes things worse.
First line diabetes advice to eat less red meat and fat? Makes little to no difference.
First line advice in PCOS? Leaves women struggling.
First line chrons advice? Barely effective.
The people peddling this stuff still don't track outcomes in 2026. Think about that: there are entire diabetes and gastroenterology specialist departments that don't know if what they do works or not. They don't even collect the data.
This is why learning from people like Nick is vital. Dr Norman Robbillard changed my practice when it comes to IBS specifically. Because of him my IBS is gone and I have a 80% success rate with patients and data to prove it.
If all clinicians do is parrot the default, nothing changes. Sadly, it's a minority who learn independently and dare to venture outside of their training.
Healthcare could literally change the world for the better. Yet, it chooses not to.
Somebody sent me an excerpt from @MrBeast, and for a moment I genuinely thought the quote was from me. I know exactly what that feels like.
I developed inflammatory bowel disease in early adulthood, and it absolutely obliterated my life. The bloody diarrhea—10, 20 times per day—is only the tip of the iceberg. What it does to you physically is brutal, but what it does psychologically and socially is something you simply can’t understand unless you’ve lived it or watched someone go through it.
I’m genuinely glad Jimmy has found something that works for him. That matters. But the hard truth is this: what we call “conventional” or “evidence-based” medicine is often just scratching the surface of what’s possible.
What worked for Jimmy didn’t work for me. And if I hadn’t gone off-script, if I hadn’t been willing to experiment and take a different path, I might not be here today. That decision saved my life.
In the seven years since, I’ve finished my PhD, completed medical school, and dedicated my life to uncovering and sharing the tools and strategies in metabolic health that don’t just manage disease, but can, in many cases, reverse it. Not just for me, but for countless others facing chronic metabolic conditions.
This isn’t about dismissing Western medicine. It’s about recognizing its limitations, being honest about them, and pushing the system forward, so people don’t have to suffer the way Jimmy and I did.
Be well everyone ❤️
What an amazing show @Diversity_Tweet @Bradford_Live
How the Internet has changed our lives, how we interact with one another, how back in the days we just talked and shared a more HUMAN way of life. Gone are those days to virtual realities #humanity
Enjoying the sun, Abilities' Weekend Wildings are here!! Took the group to enjoy the woods. I love #Bradford, amazing availability of green spaces. #Woods. #PhoenixFund
Tahira Amin RD retweeted
UK Health Visitors So important for Mothers and young children Where have they gone? The number of health visitors - qualified nurses or midwives who support families with very young children - has almost halved in the last decade. @mgtmccartney
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Tahira Amin RD retweeted
MH² is hiring another dietitian!
We’re seeking a passionate Registered Dietitian to join our growing team and help shape the future of mental and metabolic health. If you’re energized by whole-person care, love working collaboratively, and want to make a meaningful impact on people with mental health conditions — from mild depression/anxiety to complex, treatment-resistant conditions —we’d love to hear from you.
indeed.com/job/dietitian-676…
End of week one of our #HAF2026 holiday club, I never knew boxes could be so versatile and become whatever the imagination wants. #BradfordMDC #Bradford
Tahira Amin RD retweeted
Ultra processed food addiction is the biggest problem in weight management and thus diabetes care that nobody is taking about
Until now 👇
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A big moment for food addiction research: 16‑article special issue in Frontiers in Psychiatry, featuring significant input from our team. Edited by @drjenunwin @Drdavidwiss @AdrianSotoMota check out the articles and share! 🙏
Tahira Amin RD retweeted
If I lived in the US I would be all over this 💯
Exciting opportunity for the right person!
MH² is hiring another dietitian!
We’re seeking a passionate Registered Dietitian to join our growing team and help shape the future of mental and metabolic health. If you’re energized by whole-person care, love working collaboratively, and want to make a meaningful impact on people with mental health conditions — from mild depression/anxiety to complex, treatment-resistant conditions —we’d love to hear from you.
indeed.com/job/dietitian-676…
Tahira Amin RD retweeted
"calories not carbs" they say
people love to cite fatty organs (ectopic fat) as causing insulin resistance & diabetes
sure, fattened organs = metabolic dysfunction. no argument there.
but WHICH foods drive overconsumption?
nobody binges on butter & steak. nobody binges on eggs & vegetables.
but flour → pasta, bagels, cookies, cakes? demolished.
potatoes → fries, mashed? gone.
add sugar + a little fat? forget about it.
remove the starch/flour? suddenly overconsumption becomes VERY hard.
this is why ad libitum low-carb studies consistently win - people naturally eat less without trying.
the "overconsumption problem" isn't solved by obsessing over some arbitrary calorie number. it's solved by removing what triggers overconsumption in the first place.
yeah some people handle carbs fine. cool for them. but for MOST people? carbs = the on-ramp to overeating & ectopic fat accumulation.
Tahira Amin RD retweeted
This was Dr Sunny Kaler (UK Forensic Psychiatrist) yesterday talking about how he reversed his mental health struggles with a ketogenic diet.
The ketogenic diet for mental health is coming. Science is playing catch up.
The allotment is all ready to harvest, just needs a good clean that will begin next week. But lots of cook & eat sessions being prepared over the next few weeks for our new SEN groups and new play group #allotment #Harvest
Tahira Amin RD retweeted
What a fabulous conference in Birmingham yesterday Packed with health care professionals interested in lifestyle medicine and the true causes of chronic diseases. Maybe you recognise four of the speakers? @PCLifestyleconf WELL DONE 👏
Tahira Amin RD retweeted
Not over stated if you consider that conventional treatment of diabetes actually fills people up with sugar - internally - and thus, they die early.
Many people still consider diabetes as progressive but we've known how to reverse it for 200 years.
I'll be talking about this and how low carb is the most studied diet on the planet at today's @PCLifestyleconf
Thought for the day! Just possibly overstating this but at least it’s clear! Sugar: empty calories and addictive too ! @garytaubes @thelowcarb_rd
Absolutely gutted that I am going to miss my good pal @thelowcarb_rd present at tomorrow's @PCLifestyleconf . GOOD LUCK Mike hope it goes well. You star 🌟 🤩 ✨️ you amazing forward thinking #Dietitians
Am ready for tomorrows @PCLifestyleconf here in the UK talking about the clinical application of low carb diets.
It'll be a packed room full of doctors and nurses.
See you there.
Tahira Amin RD retweeted
Our low carb diet sheet and information sheet is completely free The basis of all our published results Find it here
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Tahira Amin RD retweeted
3 more followers to get to 29k 🙏🏻
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What are your thoughts #lowcarb #DiabetesManagement practitioners? If a pt is being proactive and monitoring their BG when guidelines say they shouldn't what would you argue. I think brilliant, raises awareness and better management. Got told off by my GP for using a CGM 😲