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[...]