Fasting and the keto diet are a dynamic duo. Together, they work synergistically to help your body transition into a fat-burning state, improve energy efficiency, and cellular health.

How Does Fasting Help?

Fasting lowers insulin levels and depletes glycogen stores, signaling your body to switch from burning glucose to burning fat for energy. When paired with a keto diet, which naturally keeps insulin low and encourages ketone production, fasting accelerates this transition into ketosis, making fat loss more efficient.

Unlike calorie-restricted diets that can lead to muscle loss, fasting with keto protects lean muscle by prioritizing fat as the primary energy source. The production of ketones during fasting provides your brain and muscles with a stable and efficient fuel supply, reducing reliance on protein breakdown.

Fasting helps regulate blood sugar levels, improves insulin sensitivity, and reduces inflammation, all of which are important metabolically.

Fasting triggers autophagy, your body’s natural process of clearing out damaged cells and promoting cellular repair and rejuvenation.

Learn More With Dr. Boz’s Videos

For practical strategies and deeper discussions around keto and fasting, watch these helpful videos by Dr. Boz:

• Fasting with Keto: Good, Better, Best
• Keto with Intermittent Fasting & High Blood Sugar – Learn Why! #DrBozRatio