A ketogenic diet requires that a person eat a high fat diet while keeping carbohydrates to a minimum. The third macronutrient category, protein, is an interesting one and often creates heaps of discussion. Carbohydrates and fat are primary energy sources for the body. Protein, on the other hand, is a source of essential amino acids which[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]