By switching your child to a low carb diet, you will be helping her develop better, healthier eating habits for when she get older too. It is easy to say you will cut out sugar and junk food from your child’s diet, as these are obvious changes that need to be addressed in any case. But what about the hidden sugar and nutrient-poor ingredients found in everyday, seemingly healthy food?
Read MoreEveryone says kids don't like healthy food...but maybe they do and just don't know it yet! Kids love to be included.
So why not make healthy fun?!!
Try these quick easy kid friendly recipes with your family.
Read MorePlease welcome Dori who will be a regular contributor to the blog, sharing her delicious, easy keto freindly recipes with us all.
With Easter festivities upon us and all the sugary sweets and treats around, we decided to begin with some keto friendly Easter goodies that re sure to please all the kids and the kid in you…
Read MoreWith the keto diet showing up all over the news, in forums, magazines, and in conversations at the gym, there are many things being said that are true, and just as many that are not so true as well.
Read MoreThe gut microbiota influences many aspects of your physiology, from metabolism, to the cardiovascular system and the nervous system, for example. The microbiome also has important interactions with your immune system.
Read MoreYour immune system works constantly and consistently to protect you on a daily basis. Fighting off viruses and defending your body against disease and illness is no easy or simple feat. In order to keep yourself and your loved ones as healthy as possible, there are several ways you can boost the immune system function naturally.
Read MoreYou truly don’t have to buy the “fancy” specialty foods to be successful as a healthy eater. Simply sticking with the basics like canned coconut milk, coconut flour, coconut aminos, unsalted seeds and nuts, spices and hot teas, can set you up for success…
Read MoreVeganism is a strict vegetarian diet people pursue for either health, environmental, or ethical reasons. In addition to the normal vegetarian rules cutting out meat and poultry, vegans do not consume fish or animal by-products, including dairy, honey, and eggs. Most vegans claim that their lifestyle promotes a more humane and caring world by considering environmental sustainability and animal rights.
Read MoreCases of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseasse (NAFLD) are on the rise in the developed world and are closely linked to the rise of two other lifestyle-related conditions: obesity and type 2 diabetes. To date, there are no drugs or medical procedures that have been developed to treat fatty liver.
Read MoreWhether you have arrived here as a beginner who wants to try out the keto diet or have experienced doing it before, it is very easy to make mistakes that could cause your results to stall out or keep you from getting the best results for fat loss and general health. The Ketogenic Diet (Keto) is not only a weight- loss protocol, it can also be a great option for anyone looking for a healthier lifestyle.
Read MoreOxalates are compounds that naturally exist in many food items. Often found in food considered healthy – such as spinach and almonds – oxalates can cause digestive issues. Oxalates often give foods their bitter taste and are thought to be compounds meant to protect the plant from predators.
Read MoreMore and more evidence is emerging to show that in order to get maximum benefit from your diet, you need to take care about how you time your meals. By giving your body some daily down-time from the work of eating and digesting, you can unlock powerful repair pathways that protect against illness, ageing and obesity.
Read MoreErythritol acts as a sugar substitute in cases where people may not want to use table sugar for a variety of health reasons, including weight management. Being a sugar alcohol means that the molecular structure of erythritol is a hybrid of sugar and alcohol molecules
Read MoreYou might look and feel better or your pants, which had not fitted for a while, do now, and yet, the number on the scale didn’t budge. Obsessing over measurements can damage your efforts to lose weight and is one of the reasons why people, even the most disciplined, simply give up.
Read MoreFODMAPs are a group of naturally occurring compounds that are not completely digested or absorbed in the intestines: the move slowly through small intestine, attracting water and are fermented by the gut bacteria when in the large intestine.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered why some people rave about how much improvement they've noticed from their herbs or other supplements while you sit and wait for changes that never come?
Read MoreHunger is a complex issue. Rather than simple addition and subtraction (calories in vs. calories out), hunger is more like a complex algebraic algorithm with the addition a lot of chemistry. Eating under your maintenance level of calories (which eventually is what is required for fat loss) will make you somewhat hungry. Along with this you are also fighting off psychological habits and triggers.
Read MoreI feel very strongly about this issue and today I want to delve into it and explain some of the reasons why I don't consume artificial sweeteners, why they keep you sick, old and fat, and why I don't believe they can be part of a healthy diet.
Read MoreDairy products are primarily made up of water, protein, fat, and lactose (a milk sugar), in various quantities. The acceptability of any dairy product on a Ketogenic plan depends entirely on that composition. Milk products that are low in lactose content but high in fats and proteins are generally more acceptable, whereas dairy that is higher in both water and lactose are best avoided. You will want to steer clear of anything that is low fat, including yogurts and cheeses, and products, that are made with 2%, 1%, or skim milk.
Read MoreChocolate is made from the seed of the cacao tree. There is a beautiful large fruit that grows on this tree and the seeds are inside, often referred to as cacao beans but they aren’t really legumes. The fruit can measure between 10-30 cm. There are approximately 40 seeds in one fruit which can produce about 50g of 70% dark chocolate.
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