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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 har...

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 time pain ranks first or second in their rankings When helping patients deal with pain, I can always pull out the big hammer for cutting through a patient’s pain. ...

When you begin making ketones, bad breath happens. Yes.  This is true. Fumes of acetone pollute your breath when you first switch to the chemistry of ketones.  Keto- bad breath goes away.  When? For most people, bad breath lasts for about a month as they adapt to ketosis. The odor usually improves over time a...

After my patients clean out their cupboards, I insist they PAUSE. Yes. PAUSE for 48 hours before spending half of a paycheck on filling your shelves with items you are not going to eat. This list is what I would ask you to take with you to the grocery store after you paused. This beginner keto grocery list wi...