Can the ketogenic diet and ketosis as a metabolic state improve physical performance? Here are the top four benefits of the ketogenic diet and exogenous ketones for optimising exercise: Increased Oxygen Efficiency = Faster Recovery Times ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) is the available energy within a cell. When you switch from burning glucose to burning […]
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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: […]
Common Downsides to the Ketogenic Diet As you transition to a ketogenic diet, many changes are going to occur in your body. You are literally detoxing and you may experience low energy levels, extreme thirst, an increase in body temperature and acute cravings for bananas (and other high GI foods). Be kind to yourself and […]
Ever wondered what the difference is between KetoCaNa and KetoForce? In this video, the best selling author and self-dubbed ‘human guinea pig’, Tim Ferriss, shares his performance enhancing arsenal with us. Tim goes through how he takes KetoCaNa and KetoForce, the differences in taste and the effects they both have on his blood ketone levels. […]
What are the effects of a ketogenic diet on physical exercise and conditioning? The benefits of being in a state of nutritional ketosis are widespread, from improved brain function and clarity to disease control such as epilepsy, type 2 diabetes and even cancer. (Beyond weight loss: a review of the therapeutic uses of very-low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) […]