Tag: keto
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Do you need to count calories on keto?
Losing weight is essentially an energy shift in your body, instead of consuming more calories than your body is burning, you are shifting this to burning more calories than you are consuming. But on a ketogenic or general lowcarb diet counting carbs isn’t that much recommended. Let’s find out why! When on a lowcarb diet…
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Keto diet VS Mediterranean diet
When looking for ways to lose weight there are many diets to follow and try out to see which one fits you and your lifestyle. The keto diet is one to quickly lose a lot of weight but requires quite a dedication to it, on the other hand the mediterranean diet is easier to maintain…
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Facts every keto-dieter should know
When following a keto diet people start asking questions and maybe doubting your way of eating and living. Atleast this is what I experience on a daily base. Here are some keto-myths debunked to stay educated and help others: “Your body needs carbs“Our body’s can get all of our functional nutrient needs from a diet…
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Beginners guide to lowcarb & keto
When you first start out with a low carb or maybe even ketogenic diet, lowering your carb intake doesn’t mean immediatly leaving out all carbs, you can slowly adjust your body by doing these things: Stop consuming sugarCheck food labels for added sugars and stop drinking soda and fruit juices, they contain lots of (sometimes…
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How to Ketoflex
Ketoflex stands for keto flexibility, this specific type of keto diet allows you to change your metabolic state in and out of ketosis. Your body shifts from sugar and carb burning to fat burning and back again, making you more adaptable to different energy sources. This is mostly done by people who have already reached…
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What happened to my body on OMAD KETO
After following the keto diet for more than one year I started developing a snacking habit which led to me eating 6 times a day (including 2 sometimes 3 snacks). This did lead to weightloss and reaching my goal-weight and even losing some extra weight too, but the amount of eating could be less in…
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Understanding blood sugar levels
Blood sugar (glucose) is the main sugar found in your blood. This comes from the food we consume each day. This source of energy provides nutrients for organs, muscles and the nervous system. Complex processes of production of insulin are completed by the small intestine, liver and pancreas. After consuming carbohydrates the endocrine system helps…
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What keto does to your testosterone levels!
Testosterone is a hormone, mostly found in men (women’s ovaries only produce a very small amount) and plays a significant roll in producing sperm, bone and muscle mass, fat storage and even red cell production. Low levels of testosterone (T-levels) lead to symptoms like, decreased sexdrive, less energy, weight gain, moodiness and less body hair.…
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How to order keto-proof in restaurants
In the beginning it can be hard to understand what to eat and what not to on a low-carb or keto diet. Reading packages, not eating foods containing more than 5 grams of carbs per 100 grams of that product are some quick tips, but these tricks can’t usually be used in restaurants. Here are…
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What are Ketostix?
Ketostix are strips provided for a fast way of testing urine fort he presence and concentration of acetoacetic acid (ketones) in your urine. These stix are mostly used by people suffering from diabetes type 1 (sometimes even type 2) to check if their ketone levels are okay and not dangerously high. Ketones appear when not…
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