Keto Curious? The Keto Diet Made Simple by Kardish

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Whati st heKet oDi et ?

T h eKe t o g e n i cd i e ti sah i g h f a t , mo d e r a t ep r o t e i n , l o wc a r b o h y d r a t ed i e twh i c hf o r c e st h eb o d yt ob u r n F a t s( Ke t o n e s )r a t h e rt h a nCa r b o h y d r a t e s( Gl u c o s e ) .

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WhatdoesKet os i sdo?

Ke t o s i si san o r ma l p r o c e s st h a th a p p e n swh e ny o u r b o d yd o e s n ’ th a v ee n o u g hc a r b st ob u r nf o re n e r g y . I n s t e a d , y o u rl i v e rb u r n sf a ta n dma k e so r g a n i c c h e mi c a l sc a l l e dKe t o n e s , wh i c ht h eb o d yu s e sa sf u e l .

Ar et her eDi f f er entTy pesofKet oDi et s ?

T h e r ea r es e v e r a l v e r s i o n so ft h eKe t o g e n i cd i e t , a s e v e r y o n en e e d sv a r y i n gma c r o s( r a t i oo fp r o t e i n: c a r b o h y d r a t e s: f a t s )a n dn u t r i e n t s .He r ea r es o me p o p u l a rv e r s i o n so ft h eKe t od i e t : Cl e a nKe t o :F o c u so n e a t i n gv e g e t a b l e s , b e r r i e s , h e a l t h yf a t s&o i l s , o r g a n i cme a t s&d a i r y , l i mi t i n g / e l i mi n a t i n g Ke t o“ J u n kF o o d . ” Ma c r o sf o rt h i s v e r s i o na r eu s u a l l y : 7 5 %f a t ,2 0 %p r o t e i n a n d5 %c a r b s . L a z y / Di r t yKe t o :T h emo s t c o mmo n l yp r a c t i c e dt y p eo f Ke t od i e t . Wh i l ef o c u s i n go n e a t i n gv e g e t a b l e s , b e r r i e s , o r g a n i cme a t sa n dd a i r y , Ke t o“ t r e a t s ”a r ea l s o a l l o we ds u c ha sf a tb o mb s , c h o c o l a t e , l o wc a r b c a n d y&s n a c k s , a l c o h o l , a n dt a k e o u tf o o d . T h e ma c r o sf o rt h i sv e r s i o nv a r yf r o m6 0 7 5 %f a t , 2 5 3 0 %p r o t e i na n d5 1 0 %c a r b s .


Howdoesi twor ki nmybody ?

Ke t o s i swo r k sb ys h i f t i n gt h el i v e rf r o ma c a r b b u r n i n gs t a t e( g l u c o s e b u r n i n g )i n t oa f a t b u r n i n gs t a t e( k e t o n e b u r n i n g ) . T h e r ea r es e v e r a l b e n e f i t st oa d o p t i n gaKe t od i e t , wh i c hu s e sf a ta st h eb o d y ’ sma i ns o u r c eo ff u e l . T h e s ei n c l u d e : -Re g u l a t e dBl o o dSu g a r / Bl o o dPr e s s u r e -I n c r e a s e dme n t a l a n dp h y s i c a l e n e r g y -We i g h tl o s s -I mp r o v e df o c u s -E n h a n c e dme mo r y

Ho wd oIk n o wwh a tf o o di sKe t o f r i e n d l y ? T h et y p eofKe t od i e ty o uc h o o s et of o l l o wwi l l d i c t a t ewh a tf o o d sy o uwi l l c o n s u mei no r d e r t oa c h i e v ey o u rt a r g e tma c r o s .


Whatar et hes i deef f ec t sofaKet odi et ?

T h eKe t od i e ti sv e r ys a f ef o rt h ea v e r a g ep e r s o n , a sl o n ga si t ’ sb e i n gmo n i t o r e da n dy o ua r e d r i n k i n ge n o u g hwa t e r .Di a b e t i c so rp e o p l ewi t h e p i l e p s ys h o u l dk e e pac l o s ee y eo nt h e i rk e t o n e l e v e l swh i l ei nKe t o s i s . Ke t o a c i d o s i sh a p p e n s wh e nt h eb o d yb e c o me st o od e h y d r a t e d . L u c k i l y t h i sc a nb ee a s i l ya v o i d e dwi t har e g u l a ri n t a k eo f mi n e r a l s( e l e c t r o l y t e s )a n dg r e e nv e g e t a b l e s . T h emo s tc o mmo ns i d ee f f e c t sf r o maKe t o g e n i c l i f e s t y l ea r e : T r o u b l ei nt h ewa s h r o o m: I ti sv e r yi mp o r t a n tt oe n s u r e y o u ’ r eg e t t i n gy o u rRDAo ff i b e r t op r e v e n tt h i s !Gr e a ts o u r c e so f l o wc a r bf i b e ra r ep s y l l i u mh u s k o ra c a c i ag u m. He a d a c h e so r“ Ket oF l u ” :T h i si sc a u s e dwh e n y o u rb o d yh a sb e c o med e p l e t e do fmi n e r a l s , a n d y o ue x p e r i e n c ef l ul i k es y mp t o ms . Ag r e a twa yt o p r e v e n tt h i si sb yt a k i n ga ne l e c t r o l y t es u p p l e me n t .

Howl ongbef or eIs eer es ul t s ?

I tt a k e sa b o u t2 8d a y st og e ti n t oKe t o s i s ,b a s e d o nt h ep e r s o na n dt h et y p eo fKe t od i e tc h o s e n . Yo uwi l l l i k e l yl o s ey o u rs t o r e dwa t e rwe i g h tf a s t , a n du s u a l l yi nt h ef i r s twe e ko rs o . On c ewa t e r we i g h ti sg o n e , t h el i v e rwi l l s t a r tu s i n gs t o r e df a t f r o mo u ra d i p o s et i s s u e , a n dt h a ti swh e nt h e ma g i ch a p p e n s !L i s t e nt oy o u rb o d y ’ ss i gn a l s , a s y o uc a na l mo s ta l wa y st e l l wh e ny o us t a r tb u r n i n g f a tc o mp a r e dt os t o r e dwa t e rwe i g h t-y o u e x p e r i e n c eaj o l to fe n e r g y !

Shoul dIs eeadoc t oraboutt hi s ?

I ti sa l wa y sr e c o mme n d e dt oc o n s u l twi t had o c t o r o rh e a l t hc a r ep r o v i d e rp r i o rt oa n yl i f e s t y l eo r d i e t a r yc h a n g e s .I fy o uh a v ea n yq u e s t i o n s r e g a r d i n gt h i sl i f e s t y l e ,p l e a s et a l kt oaKa r d i s h t e a mme mb e ra n dwewo u l db eg l a dt oa s s i s ty o u o ny o u rj o u r n e yt ob e t t e rh e a l t ha n dwe i g h tl o s s .




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