Lots of us have it, most of us hate it, and all of us love to eat it. We already know we can have our fat and eat it too, but can we eat our fat and lose it too?! Guess what... we can!
It sounds crazy now, but millions of people have been successful adopting a diet that allows them to eat fat and burn it at the same time. Not only can you burn the fat you are consuming, but you can also burn the kind that you just can’t seem to get rid of. If you are wondering what I am talking about, then let’s talk keto.
The History of Keto
In the early 1900s, doctors were experimenting to help patients with epilepsy and seizures based around fasting. However, fasting is only temporary, so that’s when doctors started to dissect proper nutrition. Many realized keeping diets low in starches and sugars, rather than restricting all calories, could still give similar effects to fasting. It was Dr. R. Wilder from the Mayo Clinic who discovered the connection between lowered blood sugar and a high fat diet. Thus, the ketogenic diet was born.
The keto diet is a high fat, low protein and lower carb diet. This means that fat is the core of your diet. This might sound opposite of what we have learned in the past, but it was soon found out that fat is what our brain is made of, so we actually really need it!
Normally our bodies break down carbohydrates, turning them into sugar or energy. However, with the keto diet, our bodies will break down fat and convert it into a much different energy – ketones to be exact. Once the body has been able to consistently use our fat for fuel, a state of ketosis is achieved. At this point, our energy levels will be more stable, our blood sugar more balanced and our minds much clearer than we could have imagined.
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