Welcome to Keto Sister. If you have not read my intro series titled Keto Basics, then please click here to review the benefits of a ketogenic (keto) diet, steps for how to get into ketosis and what eating keto looks like day to day. Eating a keto diet, one that is high in dietary fats[...]
Many people who find themselves eating a ketogenic diet do so because they want to shed excess body fat. If you read my Keto Basics series, then you are familiar with the benefits of a ketogenic diet and these reasons may also be what helped you to find ketogenic nutrition. (If you have not, I[...]
Last week’s post, Troubleshooting Guide Part I, was the first of a two-part guide for solving problems in ketosis. For those who are new to eating keto, you may find yourself facing a few challenges early in your adaptation. Part I addresses: “I have headaches, brain fog and my energy is low.” “My heart sometimes[...]
Welcome to Keto Sister. If you have been following my Keto Basics series, then you already have insights into being in ketosis and understand: the benefits of eating a ketogenic (keto) diet. how the body is fueled and why we do not actually need carbohydrates (carbs). how to eat to get into nutritional ketosis. how[...]
For close to 20 months now, I have been carefully composing meals that are high fat, moderate protein and low carb. Since joining the keto movement in June 2015, the learning curve of how to eat a high fat diet has changed significantly from my early meals to today. What is eating keto? Ketogenic eating[...]
If you are new to Keto Sister, then welcome. In my series titled Keto Basics, I have explained so far how ketogenic (keto) diets came into being and why the body prefers to be fueled by ketones (fat) rather than fueled by glucose (carbs). This next post will cover the basics for eating keto. A study[...]
In last week’s post, I explained how the general ratios of a ketogenic protocol were determined. In simple terms, ketosis mimics how the body feeds itself in a fasted state, or when the body has not eaten food for a period of time. When a person does not eat, the body breaks down its own[...]
Happy January 1, 2017. It’s the start of a new year, and generally this is when people make new commitments (or re-commit) to finally get into shape, start exercising, stop drinking, or to lose those ten pounds for once and for all. (Maybe twenty pounds. Thirty. Okay, forty-five.) The question that used to begin my[...]
Low carbohydrate (or carb) diets are all the rage these days. Low carb diets, including very low carb (or ketogenic) diets, are touted to offer benefits that are unmatched by high carbohydrate diets: They can reduce blood sugar levels, which are important for those with type 2 diabetes. They can reduce insulin levels, which controls[...]