Overall Benefits Coconut oil has an astounding number of beneficial properties and has been the subject of intense medical and scientific study. In fact, more than 2,000 peer-reviewed studies have been conducted on the health benefits of coconut oil1; the ones we’ve cited below are just a few of them. This shouldn’t come as any [...]
One of the most challenging aspects of going keto is the sharp decrease in the amount of sweetness in your food. While you can still enjoy a varied diet and food bursting with flavor (that’s why we’re here, after all!), the change in sugar intake from an average Western diet to a keto one can [...]
I can appreciate the fact that if you have never tried the keto diet, then you might be a bit skeptical of it. It does sound a bit like some sort of witchcraft would be involved. Eat high-fat foods with very little carbs and get lean? Doesn’t sound possible, does it? But it really does [...]
Guide to Natural & Artificial Sweeteners For hundreds of years, sugar and the delicious foods it produces hooked us good. It goes by many different names and is added to the most unlikely items. Sugar finds its way into our lives every day and will keep you coming back for more. Fortunately in more recent years, [...]
The Difference Between Ketosis and Ketoacidosis When you hear these two terms it’s easy to see how they can be confused. The confusion also stems from the fact that the two are both metabolic processes involving the breakdown of fats in the body (plus they look and sound like similar words). The truth is ketosis [...]
The Best Lifestyle Change You'll Ever Make When we first started our low carb diet, everybody looked at us like we were crazy. Not only were we cutting carbs but we were adding tons of fat! We never thought we'd be able to keep it up it with all the overly tempting sugar-filled foods out there. Eating out? It was [...]
What is the Glycemic Index? The Glycemic Index was invented in the early 1980s specifically for Diabetes, a disease associated with problems controlling blood glucose. In the 21st century, Diabetes is a health epidemic, and when a person is diagnosed as a diabetic, it means that they secrete little or no insulin or their insulin is virtually [...]
Intermittent Fasting Myths That Need to be Debunked! We get a lot of questioning looks when we mention to our friends and family that we sometimes intermittently fast. The first of which is usually "so you just don't eat all day?!" What most people don't realize is that they probably fast every day of their lives [...]
Is Stevia Safe? Now that the dangers of excess sugar are well known1, new developments have uncovered some natural sugar substitutes. One of the most common of which is known as stevia. The stevia leaf is an herb originally from South America, but can now be found all over the world. The herb is naturally sweet, about 200 [...]
Losing Weight? Watch Out for These 5 Foods! When you're trying losing weight, first assess the types of food you eat. A person’s diet and lifestyle are major contributing factors to losing weight. In fact, many people will agree that weight loss is 80% diet and 20% exercise; meaning if you are in the gym [...]
