The Macros: Your body is tricky. As you age, you’ll need more of certain nutrients, but your decreased metabolism will lead you to need less and less caloric intake. Less calories each day means less food, which in turn makes it more difficult to make sure you are consuming the nutrients you need. A ketogenic…
The Macros: Maintaining your nutrients while on the Keto diet is as important as maintaining ketosis. Many Keto Dieters are prone to mineral and nutrient deficiencies when they start their diet, due to their body’s reaction to the drop of insulin levels. Other mineral deficiencies, which could have been occurring before starting the Keto Diet,…
You’ve heard the buzz, now you’re wondering if the Keto Diet is right for you. Take a look at the benefits of the Keto Diet to see if this Low-Carb, High-Fat Lifestyle is right for you! 1. You Enjoy Savory Foods The worst part of any diet is cutting out foods you love. So many…
The Macros: Your body really is a amazing detective. Every day, as you get hungry, your body is telling you exactly what it needs. Since it can’t actually speak to you, it tells you through your cravings instead. Learning to listen to your cravings, and determine what they really mean, will help you in your Keto…
The Macros: Winning the battle of weight-loss means knowing your opponent. It also means knowing how to out-maneuver that opponent. In the case of keeping healthy bones and muscles, your opponent is your aging body. As you age, and lose both bone and muscle in the process, it’s important to work actively against that process….
The Macros: Once you hit the age of 40, your health and wellness game will change a bit. No longer can you take on fad diets at whim, or lose a dress (or pant) size in a week. Instead, your changing body will take a bit more care and focus to keep healthy. It’s a…
One of the crappy side effects of the Keto Diet is constipation. Though it’s easy to assume it’s a lack of fiber that causes this nasty occurrence, in reality, constipation isn’t caused by what you DON’T eat, but by what you DO eat. When you transition onto the Keto Diet, and into Ketosis, you will…
7 Keto Mistakes That Hurt Your Weight Loss When you are starting your Keto Diet, it is important that you are setting yourself up for success. On this diet, success means being planned, regimented, and having all of your supplies handy. You will need to do some shopping for supplies. You will need to have…
As with any diet, it’s often possible to hit a point that you are not losing weight on the Keto Diet. Here are 7 reasons why this could be happening, and easy ways to make adjustments: 1. You’ve Lost all of Your Water Weight When you first start the Keto Diet, your body will be…
Here’s the deal: you’ve been researching the Keto diet, and have decided to give it a try. A few days in, you start experiencing some not-so-wonderful side effects. You’ve read about the Keto Flu, but really, why is this happening? The Keto Flu: Why Me? The Keto Flu is your body’s response to two main…
