Benefits of a Keto Diet

Whether you’re looking to lose weight, gain more energy, improve your neurological health or sleep, or just feel better overall, the keto diet is a powerful tool that can have a significant impact on your life!

Weight Loss

When you eat a high-carbohydrate diet, your blood glucose is elevated, leading to the release of insulin. This process sends a signal to your body to store energy as glycogen, which is then converted to fat. This can lead to abdominal obesity, a condition in which fat is stored in your stomach area—a risk factor for diabetes and heart disease. A keto diet prevents your body from releasing too much insulin, and instead encourages your body to burn fat for energy. This fat burning helps shrink your waistline and avoid many of those health risk factors—a win-win!

Steady Energy

As you learned earlier, unlike glucose (which is more concentrated in the liver and muscle and is generally limited to less than 1,000 calories total or converted to body fat for use later), ketones are utilized by many different parts of the body for energy. This gives your body a steady source of energy rather than the up-and-down energy you get from eating a highcarbohydrate diet.

Better Mental Clarity and Focus

Have you ever felt like your thinking was a bit sluggish after you ate? A common problem associated with an improper, high-carbohydrate diet is “brain fog,” or lack of focus. This can make concentrating on your daily tasks that much more difficult. A keto diet, on the other hand, helps create a steady fuel source for your brain in the form of ketones. This allows you to begin thinking more clearly and is more likely to sustain that over a longer period of time.

More Restful Sleep

Emerging research suggests that impaired glucose metabolism may interfere with your body’s ability to achieve a restful sleep. This may make you feel like you’re constantly tired and impact your energy during the day. By eating a high-fat, lowcarbohydrate keto diet, you’ll find that you begin to experience a more restful sleep. And forget that sleepy feeling you get in the middle of the day—with a more restful sleep and better eating habits, you’ll be able to power through your day without the desire to nap.

A Decline in Risk Factors for Chronic Disease

A diet comprised heavily of processed fats and sugar can cause chronic inflammation. This is believed to be the primary reason for the development of many chronic diseases, including heart disease and diabetes. By eliminating or reducing processed carbohydrates, sugar, and trans fats and incorporating healthy fats and vegetables via a keto diet, you may reduce the risk of chronic inflammation, leading to better health over the long term.

NO SKIMPING ON HEALTH—OR TASTE

Following a keto diet will help you focus on eating more fresh, real whole foods—which provide your body with nourishment in the form of vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, and color variety—and fewer processed foods that may be harmful to your health. Also, many of the foods typically not allowed on other diets—such as bacon, butter, and cream—are not only allowed, but encouraged on a keto diet!