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Yeah, it's almost all hormonal and as it pertains to people that are insulin resistant, prediabetic, or have diabetes the more blood sugar sticks around elevated it actually increases hunger although there's already excess glucose in the bloodstream from a meal and that includes when glycogen stores are full, the body…

Can I ask why you decided to try Keto, curious. 😊

Dairy is carnivore, just to make the point. 😊

thanks, appreciate your opinion. 😁

Protein for me represents 23-26% of my total calories and the only things a person gives up on a ketogenic diet are carbs that contain starch and fruit with higher sugar content, that's it. There's literally hundreds of very healthy and delicious whole food recipes where anyone could easily find 20 minimum or so to rotate…

Lean animal meats including seafood is the best high quality source of amino acids there is and they don't have carbs attached that add calories, therefore some of the lowest calorie protein sources are also from the animal kingdom. Generally when i hear that someone can't seem to eat enough protein it normally turns out…

With those symptoms you are definitely a candidate for a ketogenic diet.

Just a double espresso and some of that sparkly water.

I've had that profile pic for quite a while now but thanks for the compliment. 😃 I'm not sure what you mean by "my inflammation is through the roof right now" how do you know and recognize that?

The problem with the "elimination diet" they are meant to pinpoint food intolerances or sensitivities, but sometimes the recommended substitutes can trigger similar issues. They promote consuming fruit and vegetables because we've been told they're healthy while eliminating nightshade, histamines etc, the obvious ones, but…

When we add a food to another food the first food is an added food, good to know. 🤔Honey is recognized as an added sugar, although it can be consumed alone, it's for nutritional labeling.

I find it weird that you find it weird.😁

Left over chicken parm and an arugula salad.

Yeah, Dr. Michael Mosley is an interesting character who actually never got a medical degree and went directly into television, radio journalism, producer, and presenter, working for the BBC from 1985 until his passing in 2024. He's also pioneered the 5:2 intermittent fasting protocol, which is pretty cool, done some…

Yeah keto is not for everyone and I've mentioned that numerous numerous times. In social media lately because of the success of people losing weight fairly effortlessly it's become a thing but most can't stick with it because by and large especially if someone is consuming mostly a SAD diet, which for the most part that is…

Your very welcome. 😁

Me again. Yeah this happen frequently when starting out on keto and it mostly has to do with insulin and when starting keto, insulin drops quite bit which signals the kidneys to excrete sodium which leads to electrolyte imbalance which sometimes leads to low blood pressure also causing some fatigue and dizziness which is…

Burgers, beef tartare, oysters and martini's up at the cottage.

Not a popular diet according to the talking heads but a ketogenic diet that replaces carbohydrates of all kinds reduce blood markers associated with inflammation and greatly reduce C-reactive protein (CRP), lowers triglycerides, increase HDL, lowers Interleukin-6, increases beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) which all contribute…

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Exactly. According to the CDC the average American consumes about 1 lb a week of added sugars. Of course if someone consumes mostly a whole food diet and does most of their own cooking and use refined sugar once in a while or eat few pastries now or then, it's effect is minimal and don't really think much of the…

Yeah I've been on a ketogenic diet for over a decade. Can I ask what convinced you to embark on this alternative approach, just curious. Anyway I'm a chef and find it pretty easy to put foods that qualify a pretty easy process but I understand that a lot of people don't have a lot of knowledge regarding this diet so I'll…

I don't have a problem with your plan and maintaining a well-structured diet with quality protein, essential nutrients, and proper supplementation, while also following an intense workout regimen, you could potentially achieve rapid weight loss in a controlled way with minimal lose of muscle mass. Conventional wisdom…

Home made chicken soup, a big bowl, a caprese salad, a double espresso and some of that sparkling water from some country far a way.

The whole conversation around GLP-1 medication I find very fascinating and there's no doubt about it's effectiveness and the marketing and promotion was key especially when celebrity endorsements kick in. It was a natural progression to address the diets of the demographic that these were designed for. Originally for…

Fish stew

I'm going to revise my answer to not include maple syrup to that definition. For all intents and purpose maple syrup is a refined product not found in nature and the maple sap, mostly water is filtered to remove debris then is boiled and concentrating the liquid until it resembles maple syrup which takes about 40 liters to…

I agree. I drizzled some added honey on my rabbit liver parfait that I added to my chicharron, therefore it's an added sugar, it's just not in a package but the FDA still considers it an added sweetener regardless so I'm good to go and following their invaluable knowledge.

Yeah neither honey or maple syrup are added sugars. She's saying they're often added to recipes, which sure, they are added natural sugars but it's not the same as refined sugars that are specifically manufactured to be added to the food supply.

Basically the more whole foods consumed that are also focused on proteins and natural fats and for vegetarians that would mostly be tofu, tempeh, seitan et al and if you consume dairy then a plain greek yogurt and some cheeses and eggs if you consume those along with cruciferous vegetables, squash, spinach, kale, lettuce,…