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Ketosis is a fascinating response to dietary conditions that has shown to have benefits regarding diet management and weight loss. In our carb-centric world, it might seem impossible to reduce your carb intake to less than 30g of net carbs per day. Thoughts of doing so might bring to mind outrageously restrictive diet that takes all the fun out of food. On the other hand, for some who delve into ketogenic diets it becomes a pleasant surprise. The best part about ketogenic diets is that they allow you to eat (and eat well) without having to starve yourself for your...

  What is Ketosis and Why Try a Ketogenic Diet? Carbs are an energy source. It’s one of the reasons we eat fruits to boost energy or cereal for breakfast. It’s the philosophy behind ‘carb loading’ to store energy in the muscles and liver for an athletic event. It’s the ‘Intro to Metabolism’ lesson in biology that explains how your body uses glucose to produce the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) that your tissues need to function. However, the human body is rather amazing and can turn other nutrients into usable energy as well. Our bodies are perfectly capable of breaking down...

  Fats have gone through some unfortunate and unnecessary bad publicity over the years. Diet trends that discouraged fat intake overlooked many of the physiological measures our body takes to use these fats effectively. In some instances, even converting to a fat rich diet that can induce dietary ketosis has shown particular benefits for weight management, disease therapy and mental health. Different fats can have a significantly different impact on how your body metabolizes those fats. That, in turn, has various consequences for how your body stores it, uses it, and extracts energy from it. One such family of fats...

Ketogenic Diets: Methods for Achieving & Maintaining KetosisKetosis is a metabolic state in which fat is used as the primary energy source in the body. Maintaining a state of ketosis requires adherence to a ketogenic diet. But how does one achieve and maintain ketosis?There are a few things to consider and there isn’t one right answer for everyone. There are also different ways to maintain a ketogenic program which will depend on the individual. Going into the process blind can lead to frustration, but with the following guidelines and things to look out for, you will have a better idea...

It seems that weight training gets more popular every day. Considering the tremendous improvements it can make to your health and appearance, there’s no wondering why. But as more people discover the benefits of weight training, they can fall victim to the “more-is-better” syndrome. “More-is-better” happens when we see quick improvements in the short-term and think that, if we train harder and more frequently, that the benefits will increase in direct relation to the extra activity. But just like one beer being refreshing doesn’t mean that a six-pack will be six times as refreshing, more training does not always directly...