How to measure your ketone levels So, how do you know if you’re in ketosis? Once you become fat-adapted, and are regularly in ketosis, you often feel a surge of energy, mental clarity, a nootropic effect or sense of balance. However, these are feelings and to get an accurate and scientific reading, you will need […]
Is there really a big difference between Saturated Fats, Polyunsaturated fats and Trans fats? What makes a fat turn bad, and how can we distinguish between the fats we should enjoy and the ones that we should avoid at all costs? What are the dangers of vegetable oil? The ketogenic diet prescribes a high fat-intake, […]
Experiencing a Weight Loss Plateau on the Ketogenic Diet? We are incredibly resilient beings. The human physiology has evolved to adapt to our surroundings. Therefore, depending on the environmental factors and stresses that we expose our bodies to, our bodies will adapt and adjust. When you initially transition from the typical western diet to a […]
5 Steps to Ketosis Step 1: Remove Sugar and Carbohydrates from your Diet All sugars are equal! Sugars and carbohydrates create blood sugar (highs and lows), resulting in increased hunger and fat storage. Sugar also causes inflammation of the gut and also in the joints. Avoid fast foods and processed foods which are high in […]
Transitioning to a ketogenic lifestyle can come with its own complications. You can make your keto journey so much smoother by being aware of the following: Eat too much protein (more than 20% of your macros) and your body is likely to break down the protein into glucose, which will kick you out of ketosis […]
These are the Top 5 Ketogenic Superfoods essential for a well-formulated ketogenic diet. The King of the Keto Superfoods! Full of healthy fats, vitamins and fibre. Avocados are high in potassium, which makes them great for replenishing your electrolytes! Learn to Love Eggs! Did you know that you can’t absorb all the goodness from the […]
Carb Consumption for the Ketogenic Diet If you have been following a ketogenic, keto-style, atkins, or any form of low-carb, high-fat diet, you will be pretty accustomed to frantically checking food packaging for its carbohydrate content. And no doubt grown increasingly frustrated at the amount of carbs which are added to most foods–usually at the […]
As long as your dog is not a Labrador, there is much to learn from your dog’s eating habits! After spending a day in the woods with my beautiful Alsatian (Elsie–pictured guarding KetoCaNa), she inspired me to reflect on how the dog diet is actually incredibly keto. We know that they love to eat meat: […]
When you love chocolate but you’re trying to stay in ketosis! As recovering chocoholics, we have always looked forward to Easter. But this will be our first Easter on the ketogenic diet and we have been a little bit worried about how to handle it. The good news is that dark chocolate fits the ketogenic […]
How and when to take your exogenous ketones? We have had many questions on how and when to take your exogenous ketones. From fitness endurance to fat loss, and from cognitive focus to inflammation reduction goals, we have outlined the most effective times to take your ketones: Just 30 minutes prior to training, shake up […]
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