Today, I want to share with you two great articles written by others.
I spend time every week subscribing to other health blogs, news services and reading the latest research to stay informed and make sure I am bringing you the best information available.
This week, I want to share with you the best of the best of what I have read so far this month.
Nutrition made simple
Dr. Jockers, the author of this article, is a colleague of mine, a former classmate at school and has a great natural health blog.
We see eye to eye on nutrition and diet, recommending a diet high in healthy fats, quality protein and low in carbohydrates including sugar, bread, pasta, wheat and candy, which I have written about many times before.
This is often referred to as a Ketogenic diet as the high fat, moderate protein and low carbohydrate nature of this eating plan causes the body to run on keytones.
While this is a very healthy diet, it is sometimes hard to know exactly what you can eat while following this diet.
Dr. Jockers answer this question in the article below.
Meal Planning on a KetoGenic Diet:
As a clinician, I believe everyone on the planet would benefit from a cyclic ketogenic diet. This means that the body uses ketone bodies as its primary fuel source a majority of the time. To get into and maintain ketosis you eat a low-carb diet with only moderate amounts of protein and high amounts of good fats.
There is a growing segment of the natural health movement that endorses the ketogenic diet as the best nutritional approach. The biggest challenge people have is navigating how to set up meals to maintain ketosis.
When meal planning on a ketogenic diet you will take into account your unique metabolism. Some people do great with intermittent fasting where they go 16-18 hours without a calorie source. Other individuals who have adrenal fatigue may need to eat every 4 hours or so to maintain stable blood sugar and elevate ketones appropriately.
