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How to Put Your Body in Ketosis

People who know how to put their bodies into ketosis will tell you that they do it in one of two ways…They focus on minimizing carbs and upping fat. To that basic principle they may add exercise and intermittent fasting. The second group will tell you they do all the above, but they focus very much […]

Where do I find the best ketogenic recipes

Where Do I Find Ketogenic Diet Recipes

The short answer – Everywhere! But where will you find the best recipes for you? That depends on a few things like:Are you new to Keto?Are you an experienced cook?How much time do you have?Are you looking for recipes or meal plans?But first what is keto? The ketogenic diet is a diet low in carbohydrates, high in fat, […]

Best Keto Foods (In a Nutshell)

Whether you are just starting out on a keto diet or are looking for a way to explain it to someone else, you will need to know which are the best keto foods. This article will provide you with a simple summary of which foods you are going to need to have on hand. Additionally, if you know […]

Jars with fruit infused water perfect to drink on keto diet

10 Best Keto Drinks Besides Water

Wondering what you can drink on the keto diet besides water? Well, you are in the right place! We have a list of 10 low carb drink options that you can easily fit into your ketogenic lifestyle to stay hydrated all year round…Your number one drink when you follow a ketogenic way of eating has to […]

Verisana Keto Inflammation Test

Many of us start a keto diet either because we want to lose weight or are sick and want to get healthy. One of the reasons that a ketogenic diet has a positive impact on so many diseases we experience today is that it reduces the inflammation in our bodies. Now, we all know inflammation […]

Intermittent Fasting: What You Need to Know

Everything you need to know about intermittent fasting when you start out on a keto diet or want to take your keto lifestyle to the next level.One of the main benefits of a ketogenic diet, is not being hungry all the time. This leads many of us to automatically adopt some kind of intermittent fasting […]

Challenges to Improve my Health and Incorporate Healthy Habits into my Life

Improving my habits one 30 day challenge at a time. Like myself, I would assume that you have a good habit or two you’d like to incorporate into your daily life that can positively impact your health. There are lots I want to change, but I find that I need to work at changing one […]

How to Sleep Better When in Ketosis

Tips and ideas on how to sleep better in general and specifically for those of us who struggle to sleep when we are in ketosis.For some sleeping amazingly well is a side effect of keto, for some of us sleep become or remain elusive. Unfortunately I fall into the latter category and I struggle with insomnia. […]

Keto Meal Ideas to Get You Excited About Your Keto Lifestyle

33 Easy keto meal ideas to get you going on your keto journey…Life seems to be defined by food. You love it! …or… You hate it! …but… You can’t live without it! … and when you adopt a keto lifestyle, it may feel as though everything you thought you knew is wrong. It is important not to get […]

Keto vs Paleo

Keto vs Paleo… Which lifestyle is best for you? The ketogenic and paleo diets are two of the most popular diets in the world at the moment and I would say for good reason. Both have developed to the point where they are seen as healthy lifestyles rather than diets. Both of these approaches to healthy eating has […]

Carbs for Ketosis

To maintain ketosis, we need to substantially limit the carbs we eat. Ideally we should eat less than 20 grams of net carbs. Exactly how much depends on each individual person and many people will maintain ketosis even when they eat up to 50 grams of carbs. When you start out, go as low as possible […]

Does the Keto Diet Work

Does the Keto diet work? The short answer, in my opinion, is yes it does work.To consider how and why, we first have to have a look at how we use food as fuel. We will look at the effect of carbs as fuel for our bodies and the effect of fat as fuel on […]

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