The ketogenic diet has been widely studied as a treatment for a range of conditions, including diabetes. People with diabetes continue to share their keto success stories, including celebrities like Halle Berry, who was diagnosed with diabetes at age 22 and has lived a keto lifestyle for 30 years that allowed her to get off insulin. Also check out Oscar’s story of how he hacked his type 2 diabetes by going keto. Of course, diabetes is more complex than carbohydrates alone, but drastically lowering sugar and carbohydrate consumption and increasing healthy fat consumption is particularly benef ..read more

As a beginner making dietary changes, you don’t want to feel overwhelmed and left wondering how to shop or what to eat next. And you shouldn’t have to wander aimlessly around the grocery store deliberating about what you can and can’t eat. But we know that keto can be confusing, especially if you’ve never stopped to think about how many carbohydrates are in common foods. It’s easy to get the hang of shopping for the keto diet, but it takes a little practice (and a good keto grocery list). To get you started and save you time and hassle, here’s a beginner keto diet food list.  Carb-Loade ..read more

Combining diet and exercise is better than doing diet or exercise alone, especially if you’re looking to lose weight and lower your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and metabolic health problems. [1] You may have heard of keto and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and are wondering if it’s possible to do them together.  While the keto diet requires you to restrict carbs to 50 grams, HIIT is said to deplete glycogen stores rapidly and carbs are needed to help you power through an HIIT workout.  For this reason, some people believe that keto impairs your ability to ..read more

Yes, going keto does mean giving up the sugar-loaded treats and carb-heavy dishes, but it doesn’t mean there aren’t mouthwatering replacements available for you to devour instead. You may be surprised at how many low-carb alternatives exist for your favorite carbalicious dishes. Let’s discuss the ultimate keto food swaps to keep you in ketosis and on the road to achieving your goals. Keto Pasta Alternatives Grains aren’t usually keto-friendly, especially refined and processed grains like pasta and rice. As you picture the rolling hills of Italy and remember the captivating taste of herb and ..read more

Even if you started out with every intention of making your keto journey fun–and full of tasting, healthy, and interesting meals–sometimes things can get a little stale. Even top chefs find themselves lacking ideas and gusto sometimes. Don’t get bored on your keto diet and find yourself giving in and straying from your wellness or fitness goals and the beneficial state of ketosis. Are you tired of eggs and bacon for breakfast and chicken with salad for dinner? Going keto does not have to be boring, but if you become a creature of habit or you’re stuck in a keto rut, read on for top tips to r ..read more

Name: Jasmine Johnson Age: 26 Starting Weight: 244 Current Weight: 170 How long have you been following a ketogenic diet? 2 years What is your favorite keto meal? Keto Lasagna Why did you start keto? Since 2016 I struggled with losing weight due to many failed attempts of different diets that I had tried. Nothing seemed to work, I would “eat healthy,” work out and drink plenty of water, but NOTHING seemed to work. At the beginning of this year I started to notice how my weight was slowly effecting my health. I began to have back problems, trouble breathing and I was tired all the time! Once ..read more

If only you could take a simple pill to trim, slim, and shed the pounds, right? But if something sounds too good to be true, it may just be too good to be true! Just because a product appears on a popular TV show like Shark Tank doesn’t prove legitimacy or mean all of the company’s glamorous claims about that product are true. Sometimes companies lie about being part of Shark Tank, Dragon’s Den, or other similar TV shows in an attempt to gain credibility and legitimacy.  Maybe people are still searching for the magic pill or gummy bear because there isn’t one. True metabolic and physiol ..read more

Name: Steffi Kieselmann Age: 41 Starting Weight: 165 Current Weight: 154 How long have you been following a ketogenic diet? 3 years What is your favorite keto meal? All the meals with chicken, eggplants, and cheese. Why did you start keto? I struggled with intolerances, my stomach was often bloated, I was constantly tired and had little energy. My thought at that time was that carbohydrates could be to blame for all these circumstances. What was the hardest part of keto and how did you overcome it? The first 4 weeks were the hardest. In weeks 1 and 2–during the “sugar withdrawal”–I had the f ..read more

Creatine is one of the best-studied supplements on the market. It’s useful for anyone who needs a boost in their performance at the gym. More specifically, it can help improve your strength, muscle mass, power for high-intensity workouts, and recovery. [1] But can you take creatine on keto? This article provides information about creatine as a sports supplement: what it is, whether you can have creatine while on keto, reasons to use it, and dosage and timing tips.  What Is Creatine? While athletes and fitness enthusiasts use creatine to assist in their training, our liver, kidneys, and ..read more

Name: Oscar Chimenti Age: 50 Starting Weight: 245 Current Weight: 245 How long have you been following a ketogenic diet? 4 years What is your favorite keto meal? Keto taco pasta Why did you start keto? I started keto initially to lose weight and to reverse my type 2 diabetes. However, now I only do keto to manage my type 2 diabetes without any medication. What was the hardest part of keto and how did you overcome it? Trying to find foods in the grocery stores or restaurants. It took a lot of reading food labels to make sure what I was buying didn’t include any hidden carbs. Same for restaura ..read more