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Maria and Craig Emmerich are the authors of a new book entitled Keto: The Complete Guide to Success on the Ketogenic Diet. As a guide to getting into ketosis for health, the book discusses the science behind how keto works and clarifies a lot of misinformation surrounding the ketogenic diet.
With ketosis, there are serious reasons to avoid alcohol. Maria and Craig explain that alcohol cannot be stored and must be burned off first before any other fuels. Therefore, any other fats and carbs consumed at that time go straight into storage. Alcohol also interferes with one’s hormones, specifically reducing testosterone.
Maria and Craig discuss the fat flux, where the body uses fat cells as a sort of gas tank to fuel the body. When one keeps his carb level low enough, the body is primarily burning fat for fuel and maintaining protein. The fat component, where fat is going in and out of fat cells, then becomes the one variable. Ideally, you will want more fat cells coming out than going in if you aim to lose weight and reduce diabetes. To achieve this, you must moderate your fat intake to where you are burning more fat, instead of simply chasing a ketone number. Exercise is also great for building healthy mitochondria which give you energy and burn fat.
There are three stages to becoming keto adapted. Mental clarity and reduced hunger occurs within the second phase, or four to six weeks into ketosis. This is when the body starts making more mitochondria to burn more fat for fuel. One’s energy level will also soar in this stage. In the third stage or after six months to a year in ketosis, one may still see metabolic improvements.
To connect with Maria and Craig Emmerich or for more information about Keto: The Complete Guide to Success on the Ketogenic Diet, visit http://www.mariamindbodyhealth.com and http://www.keto-adapted.com.
My weight loss while on a ketogenic diet[/caption]
In this episode, I discuss how I used the ketogenic diet for weight loss. Ketosis is a physical phenomenon, where your body adapts to using fat for energy instead of sugar. Susan, who you met on episode 142, joined me on this conversation so she can ask questions as I went. I switched my eating to allow me to go into ketosis so I could drop some weight I'd gained over the past few months.
To get into ketosis, you lower your carbohydrates (carbs) to 20 grams or less and you increase your fat to make up the calories. You'll keep your protein moderate to ensure it doesn't spike your blood sugar.
In ketosis, your body burns the fat and produces ketones. These ketones can be used by the brain as fuel. In fact, most of the science on ketosis shows that the brain favors ketones. I know I feel better when I'm in ketosis.
You should be able to feel that you're in ketosis, but there are tools to measure ketones. To be in nutritional ketosis you will have a ketone reading of 0.5 – 7:0. You can measure ketones three ways:
Whether you choose to use ketosis as a way to lose weight, now you understand what it is when you hear someone talking about it. More and more people are trying ketosis.
If you have any questions about the ketogenic diet, feel free to comment on this post.
Have a happy and healthy day!
Allan