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10 Best Keto Drinks Besides Water

Wondering what you can drink on the keto diet besides water? Well, you are in the right place! We have a list of 10 low carb drink options that you can easily fit into your ketogenic lifestyle to stay hydrated all year round…Your number one drink when you follow a ketogenic way of eating has to […]

Intermittent Fasting: What You Need to Know

Everything you need to know about intermittent fasting when you start out on a keto diet or want to take your keto lifestyle to the next level.One of the main benefits of a ketogenic diet, is not being hungry all the time. This leads many of us to automatically adopt some kind of intermittent fasting […]

How to Sleep Better When in Ketosis

Tips and ideas on how to sleep better in general and specifically for those of us who struggle to sleep when we are in ketosis.For some sleeping amazingly well is a side effect of keto, for some of us sleep become or remain elusive. Unfortunately I fall into the latter category and I struggle with insomnia. […]

Keto Meal Ideas to Get You Excited About Your Keto Lifestyle

33 Easy keto meal ideas to get you going on your keto journey…Life seems to be defined by food. You love it! …or… You hate it! …but… You can’t live without it! … and when you adopt a keto lifestyle, it may feel as though everything you thought you knew is wrong. It is important not to get […]

Keto vs Paleo

Keto vs Paleo… Which lifestyle is best for you? The ketogenic and paleo diets are two of the most popular diets in the world at the moment and I would say for good reason. Both have developed to the point where they are seen as healthy lifestyles rather than diets. Both of these approaches to healthy eating has […]

Carbs for Ketosis

To maintain ketosis, we need to substantially limit the carbs we eat. Ideally we should eat less than 20 grams of net carbs. Exactly how much depends on each individual person and many people will maintain ketosis even when they eat up to 50 grams of carbs. When you start out, go as low as possible […]

Does the Keto Diet Work

Does the Keto diet work? The short answer, in my opinion, is yes it does work.To consider how and why, we first have to have a look at how we use food as fuel. We will look at the effect of carbs as fuel for our bodies and the effect of fat as fuel on […]

Keto Diet Rules

The ketogenic diet is based on eating little carbs, adequate but not too much protein and lots of fat.These are the keto diet rules, but the ketogenic diet is really a lifestyle and a little different for each person. So, work on finding what works best for YOU! This post contains affiliate links. I earn a […]

Ketogenic Breakfast Ideas

Breakfast the easiest meal of the day when you follow a keto lifestyle…We have always been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. If you enjoy breakfast or brunch and are looking for some ketogenic breakfast ideas, skip my rant about why I don’t eat breakfast scroll down to check out a […]

Carbohydrates and the Ketogenic Program

A low-carb diet will lead the body to break down fats in order to produce ketones, which will be used as fuel. The boost in ketone production is called ketosis, and this is a state wherein the body adapts as the dieter finally eliminates the carbs in his or her system. The transition to ketosis […]

A Quick Guide for Ketogenic Meals

The ketogenic diet concentrates on taking in plenty of fat compared to carbohydrates. By radically reducing the consumption of carbs, the body then turns to using fat for fuel rather than acquiring energy resources from carbohydrates. This leads to ketone production, from where the diet system gets its name. When beginning a ketogenic diet, acquiring […]

Meal Guide for Ketogenic Diets

The ketogenic diet is a kind of diet that is very low in carbs, includes adequate quantities of protein, and great quantities of fat. The term ketogenic simply refers to the fact that the diet aims to encourage ketosis, a condition in which the body utilizes fat and ketones, which are by-products of burning fat. […]

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