Low Glutamine Ketogenic Diet Glutamine is an amino acid found in both animal and plant protein; it is the most abundant amino acid in the human body – it is non-essential, you make it yourself in your muscles from where it supplies other organs; 25% is found in your brain. Glutaminase is an enzyme that converts glutamine into glutamate, a…
Keto Diets and Heart Health: What’s the Risk? A Michigan Medicine dietician explains how the popular low-carb regimen can get results — as well as related risks everyone should know. Touted by celebrities as a quick way to lose substantial weight, the ketogenic diet might seem counterintuitive to good heart health. After all, it’s a…
Ways to Keep Enjoying Fruit on Keto OK, here’s the good news: there are still ways to enjoy fruit flavors on keto. You just have to be a little strategic about it. Consider… Fruit-infused oils and vinegars. Lemon-infused olive oil is a salad dressing classic, but most fruits don’t really go with the olive taste. Not a problem:…
Lebron James Ketogenic Diet LeBron James said his dramatic summer weight loss was due to a low carb, ketogenic-style Paleo diet that eliminated sugar, dairy and almost all carbs. James, who has since regained some weight, said he followed his strict diet for 67 days as a test of his “mental fortitude” and willpower. “I…
Example of Ketogenic Diet “Keto” is short for either ketosis or ketogenic. The keto diet is designed for the body to attain and stay in the state of ketosis. When we eat mainly foods high in carbohydrates, our body burn the carbs for energy and this state is called “glycolysis”. We don’t want that. We’re…
Is keto safe for kids? Chances are, you’ve heard some buzz about the ketogenic diet. The popular diet is grabbing headlines and celebrity endorsements, and with all the attention, a younger crowd might consider trying the keto diet for weight loss, too. But is the keto diet safe for teens? And is it a solution…
Ketogenic Diet Cookbook The high fat, low carb ketogenic diet can be hard to stick to. With restrictions on what you can and cannot eat, you may find your meal and snack options limited. However, a great cookbook can help to further educate you on what you can eat, offer delicious recipes to excite your tastebuds, and…
KETO DIET BASICS: THE BASIC RULES OF A KETO DIET Burning fat by eating fat, sounds too good to be true, right? Wrong. If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past few years, chances are you’ve heard of the ketogenic diet. The keto diet is a low-carb, high-fat diet that consists of…
Ketogenic Diet Grocery List Starting a new diet like keto can seem overwhelming at first, and one of the reasons why is the changes you might have to make in order to get that balance of carbs and protein right. If you’ve never done this before, you may not even know what the best keto diet…
Ketogenic Diet Cheat Sheet When people are new to the ketogenic diet, they often wonder what type of foods they should and could eat while restricting carbs. Although we do have an in-depth ketogenic food list, it doesn’t cover everything and doesn’t include all of the keto-friendly replacements and recipes that are most commonly asked about.…