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hat we choose to put into our bodies can create inflammation and dysfunction, or it can be a source of wellness and healing. For years and years, most of us believed what we were being told by health professionals, nutritionist and dietitians. Fat is bad. Eat low-fat. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. But in treating infertility, we have discovered the opposite to be true.
The Keto
Carnivore Food Plan For anyone experiencing infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, or repeated fertility treatment failure, we believe immunologic dysfunction is the root cause of many diseases and can contribute to infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss.One of the easiest ways to improve immunologic function is to reduce inflammation by eating fats, reducing carbs, and eating less frequently. 96
“FAT IS HEALING. FAT IS THE BUILDING BLOCK OF EVERY CELL IN OUR BODIES. FAT CAN REDUCE INFLAMMATION AND HELP OUR BODY TO REPAIR ITSELF.”
Our bodies can either make fat by converting carbohydrates and amino acids in the liver via insulin, or use the animal fat we eat for fuel. Acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate, and acetone are ketone bodies that can be measured. People perceive the elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood to be evidence of our bodies replacing glucose as a fuel source, but the presence of ketone bodies is really just a reflection of lower glucose levels. Ketone levels appear to be higher when glucose levels are lower. It’s simply a matter of ratios. More fasting lowers glucose and ketones show up.
The human body was built for survival, requiring fat and protein to provide the energy needed to bear the elements and go about the necessary functions of the day. The potential to eliminate our biggest health problems and concerns —including issues of fertility— has proven itself to be possible by going back to a basic diet, the one man first followed when he hunted the earth for sustenance. Increasing your saturated fat intake, limiting protein consumption, and significantly reducing (or eliminating) carbohydrates reduces inflammation throughout the body.
For those looking to conceive, Dr. Kiltz recommends an inflammation-fighting carnivore or ketogenic way of eating. We use the term “ketogenic” to represent ketones. Ketones are supposedly built when the body converts to burning fat instead of sugar. Dr. Kiltz believes we never burn glucose as fuel. Rather, we must convert amino acids and simple sugars to fat in the liver via insulin for energy storage in the liver and adipose tissue. Fat provides fuel for the mitochondria and thus ATP. ATP is the chemical energy produced by the mitochondria to keep the cells alive. Therefore, we are always burning fat (acetyl Co-A that comes from fatty acids) 24/7/365 regardless of what we’re eating.
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