Also, there are things you can do to help them go away or to be less bothersome while your body settles into the ketogenic lifestyle. What Can Cause Headaches on a Keto Diet? When transitioning from a typical high-carbohydrate diet to a low-carbohydrate, moderate-protein, higher-fat diet...
Drink fluids.Water, tea, coffee, and broth help you stay hydrated, which is extra important on a keto diet. Take electrolytes.When you eat a low-carb diet, youlose extra sodium and potassiumthrough your urine. Increase your intake of these electrolytes to feel and perform your best. ...
“Protein bars and powders are a convenient way to increase protein intake in the diet, and smoothies are a good way to add a variety of protein sources in one meal with milk, yoghurt and nuts and seeds,” explains Joel. “However, they often contain added sugars, flavourings and other ...
▶ Ketosis turns on when overall calories or carbohydrates are very low. This might happen when fasting, exercising intensely for a long duration, sleeping, and (you guessed it) following the keto diet. Our liver breaks down fat to create ketones, which can feed cells in lieu of glucose....
A keto diet has been shown to increase testosterone levels more than a high-carb diet. High-fat diets are high in cholesterol, the building block of testosterone. Want to know how keto is impacting your testosterone? Measure it. See how you feel, and consider getting a test. Tracking you...
We’ve just told you to eat more fat, but now we’re telling you to eat more carbs? How does that work? There are two scenarios when you may need to increase your carb intake on the keto diet. 1. High Activity Levels:If you’re extremely active and have keto flu symptoms, adding...
Our body fat has many functions, one of which is to serve as a backup source of energy for when food is scarce. So it makes sense thatcutting your overall calorie intakeis one of the most effective ways to burn fat. How much should you cut your calories, exactly? Most experts recommend...
“Our findings show that shortened sleep, even in young, healthy and relatively lean subjects, is associated with an increase in calorie intake, an increase in weight and a significant increase in fat accumulation inside the belly,” says Virend Somers, PhD, the Alice Sheets Marriott Professor ...
If you’re on a ketogenic diet and you start exercising at a low to moderate intensity, your blood ketone levels will increase and your blood glucose levels will decrease. This is because you’re demanding even more fat from your fat stores to fuel your activity, some of this fat gets tu...
Processed keto foods, especially brownies and candies, tend to come with sugar alcohols that can cause loose stools. They may also contain gut irritants like gluten or dairy, which can increase inflammation and make you feel worse. In some cases, the inflammation keeps blood sugar high,...