Do you have that friend whose skin looks so awesome? Do you want to know her secret? I am going to tell you … right…

If you are new to keto-eating, you may not have heard of these three magical letters: MCT. A seasoned keto veteran still ought to read this post with a high level of focus. MCT stands for Medium Chain Triglycerides. Let’s get to the truth about…

The rules of the keto diet are not complicated but I can assure as weird as some of these guidelines sound they will help you. Step 1: No sugar. No starch. High fat. The best summary of this diet is “no sugar, no starch, high fat.” Say those words out loud. Again. No sugar. No starch. High fat. Step 2: Remember the Number 20 It…

Ketogenic Diet and Intermittent Fasting: NOT A LOW-CALORIE DIET. Please, do not confuse my support of intermittent fasting with support for starving. Let me be clear: NO STARVING ALLOWED! Reduced calorie diets are a no-no. Intermittent Fasting (IF) knocks the socks off of a Low Calorie or Reduced Calorie diet. Indeed, I would say they are the OPPOSITE of each other. Intermittent fasting shifts your…

No matter which way you measure ketones; it is too easy not to do. It’s what separates this lifestyle from the last fifteen attempts you…

Migraines suck. Not only do they ruin the day they happen, but they can also kill brain cells. That is not an exaggeration. When a severe, throbbing pain lasts for several hours, listen. The Ketogenic Diet Helps Reduce Migraines Stop. Pay attention. Why is this migraine happening? This intense pain is a deep, primal signal from your brain screaming for help. Brain scans allow us…

BABY BOOMERS: I am sorry. Your generation paid the highest price. At the age of 30, you were told to eat low-fat food or you’ll have a heart attack. You listened to this mantra throughout your life. Now you’re in your 60s or 70s. Your fear of fat is solidly wired into your brain. ‘Do not eat fat or you will die.’ Oh, SNAP! I…

Mental Effects on Brain Function from the Keto Diet I’ll be honest. This is what kept me keto. It wasn’t the weight loss. It was the benefits of the keto diet and brain health. Certainly, I started ketosis because of my mother’s cancer, but its anti-cancer benefits aren’t the reasons I kept going. It’s hard to believe switching to a keto diet is going to…

Autophagy. The literal translation of this word: ‘to eat thyself.’ Autophagy is a hot topic. Yoshinori Ohsumi’s 2016 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine converted the medical world’s previous whispers and murmurings about Autophagy and fasting into a full-blown conversation. Ohsumi discovered how our body degrades and recycles its cellular components. Autophagy for short. Why should you care? Isn’t this a keto-focused site? Well, it…

If you hate science and math, skip this blog. Yes, that’s right. Just read the title, believe it, and move on. For the rest of you, I will prove to you mathematically that the sugar in fruit bad for your health and yes fruit is in fact, evil. Let’s begin with an ancient story where the evils of fruit tempted man. Yes, I’m talking about…

With the cost of healthcare topping record highs, patients come to the clinic with a list of concerns for each visit. Seventy-five percent of the…

If you are producing ketones and feeling fine, skip this post and the other blogs that begin with KETO 101. These KETO 101 articles review…