Your metabolism is often quite misunderstood. It seems to be one of the more difficult physiological processes for people to conceptualize, which is probably why it gets tossed around in dubious diet claims (boost your metabolism to burn fat), shady weight loss predications (
Read MoreStaying keto through the holidays is 100% personal preference. Some people choose to let loose those couple times a year and indulge in their favorite meals whilst drifting off into nostalgic dreamland. Others embrace their lifestyle in its entirety and eat only what aligns with their diet.
Read MoreThe holidays season is often all about excessive consumption, but that doesn’t mean that all hope is lost. In fact, the holidays can be the perfect time to revaluate your attitude and check in with your brilliantly Keto-self. Look back on all the incredible progress you’ve made this year, and learn to celebrate your accomplishments.
Read MoreThere are a number of benefits to fasting and reasons to apply it into your life. You may not experience all of these benefits the first time you fast. Fasting like exercise, requires an adaptation to achieve maximum results.
Read MoreFats are one of the major food groups needed for proper nutrition, along with protein and carbohydrates. When you eat food, your digestive system must break down the nutrients in the food by converting them to smaller molecules that your cells, organs and tissues use for hundreds of metabolic functions. Enzymes made in different parts of your digestive tract act on these smaller molecules to finalize this process.
Read MoreIf you are feeling resistant, need a little extra motivation or are concerned you have no time for yet another activity deemed ‘necessary’ to maintain health, here a few reasons why you cannot afford not to get that fresh air and natural light:
Read MoreWhey protein is a mixture of proteins isolated from whey, which is the liquid part of milk that separates during the production of cheese. Milk contains two main types of protein: casein, which accounts for roughly 80% of milk protein, and whey, which is the other 20%.
Read MoreChronic micronutrient inadequacies have been found to have severe implications for your long-term health including digestion problems, skin disorders, severe illness, stunted bone growth, impaired immunity, cognitive decline and even death. They also increase the risk for chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis.
Read MoreThe first attempts at fasting will be challenging and difficult. This is NORMAL and to be expected. Your body needs time to adapt to using fat as fuel. When breaking your fast it is best not to over-eat. As tempting as it may be to eat a huge meal, try to resist this urge. Pretend like the fast never happened. Pretend like you have been eating the whole time which is technically correct as your body has been feasting on excess stored fat on your body.
Read MoreSince approximately 70-80% of your immune system can be found in the gut, there is a high possibility that a food allergy, sensitivity or intolerance is, in fact, the reason you are not feeling as good as you want to, even if you are following a whole-foods based diet and have removed many of the most common offenders
Read MoreOne of the greatest and most harmful nutrition myths is that meat has little to no in a healthy diet and that all protein needs can be obtained from plant-based sources. Meat consumption is blamed for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, and obesity. The true culprits in the epidemic of non-communicative disease are sugar, flour and rancid oils.
Read MoreThere is so much contradictory and conflicting information out there when it comes to ketogenic diets and a Keto lifestyle and you may have been led to make changes based on some wrong information that may not be ideal for YOU in the long term.
Read MoreYour body has always had the incredible capacity to remove the foreign substances that you are exposed to. Unfortunately, the amount of toxins that you come into contact with on a daily basis has grown so exponentially fast, that you might find yourself struggling with some level of toxicity in the body which can cause a multitude of symptoms and eventually lead to disease. The good news is that by incorporating simple detoxification practices into your daily routine, you can greatly assist your overworked body.
Read MoreAchieving a state of ketosis can take time. Your body has been burning sugar for fuel your entire life. It will need time to adapt to making and burning ketones for fuel. This transition could take anywhere from 48 hours to one week. The length in time will vary depending upon your activity level, lifestyle, body type and carbohydrate intake.
Read MoreMany people find keto plateaus frustrating enough to make them give up on the keto diet. This is unfortunate given that that plateaus are a normal part of losing weight as opposed to a sign that the diet isn't working or that something is wrong with your body.
Read MoreAlthough combined omega-3-6-9 supplements have become very popular, they generally provide no additional benefit over taking omega-3 alone. Omega-6s are essential in certain quantities, but they are in many foods that are regularly eaten, despite dietary protocol. Additionally, omega-9 fats can be produced by the body and are easily obtained in the diet, so there is no need to take them in supplement form.
Read More“Everything in moderation” is attractive advice, but also a trap. It amounts to saying you shouldn’t have too much of anything, which is true by definition: that’s why it is called “too much.” The word “moderation” is vague, and its vagueness makes it a friendly, big-tent kind of concept: however much you eat, you can find a way of convincing yourself that you eat in moderation.
Read MoreKetosis is defined as having elevated blood ketones with concentrations of 0.5–7 mM. Normally, blood ketone levels register below 0.5 mM and any reading above 7mM qualifies as ketoacidosis – abnormally high ketone levels that make the blood acidic. This is a dangerous condition caused by insulin-related diseases and not seen in healthy people.
Read MoreWhen you're in the process of changing eating habits, it is best to try and think of the specifics as guidelines rather than hard rules. Take the core ideas of the keto diet, and apply them to your life in a way that suits you and your needs.
Read MoreHomo Sapiens have evolved as the most successful species on the planet, with the most complex brains, on an omnivore diet. The fertility and pregnancy foods in all traditional societies both past and present are of animal origin – including milk for the Masai in Kenya, grass fed butter for the Swiss, and fish eggs sought by Peruvian tribes. Anthropologists have yet to identify a human society that has survived living on plant foods alone, even vegan groups have been found to seek out and feed animal products to their women before marriage or during pregnancy.
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