What is a Ketogenic Diet & Should I Be On One?

What is a ketogenic diet? Plainly stated, it is a high-fat and very-low-carb diet that causes your body to generate ketones, hence the name – a ketogenic diet.

Ketones are byproducts of fat burning, so if your body is producing ketones, you are burning fat.

That sounds great, and it is! A ketogenic diet is a great way for even the most weight loss resistant person to lose weight, but is it right for you?

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When Intermittent Fasting Do Calories and Food Choices Matter?

Intermittent fasting is an effective tool for weight loss, but if your mindset is to starve yourself now so you can eat whatever you want during your eating window, you’ll be disappointed with your results.

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What is Lactose Intolerance & Do I Have to Give Up All Dairy?

Medically reviewed by Dr. George Kosco, DO on February 5, 2021

If you’re reading this, then you have a few questions about dairy foods and how you feel after eating them.

You may have heard of this thing called lactose intolerance, but wonder…

a.) What is Lactose intolerance?

b.) Do I have to give up all dairy?

Well, read on and I will give you the Cliff Notes on what lactose intolerance is and share some good news…not all dairy is created equal!

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Understanding Cholesterol and Low Carb Diet

Medically reviewed by Dr. George Kosco, DO on March 14, 2020

You’ve been told that improving your diet will improve your cholesterol profile, but what do you do if your cholesterol profile doesn’t improve or gets worse after changing your diet?

This is the experience that some people have when they follow a low-carb diet.

In this article and video, I explain what is going on and how you can tell if you are doing your body more harm or good by cutting carbs.

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Diet For Menopause Hot Flashes Relief & Weight Loss

Being a college instructor of the Science of Nutrition and a 49-year-old woman who grew tired of ripping off her winter coat due to the sudden eruption of yet another internal inferno, I set out to determine if women can follow a diet for menopause hot flashes relief.

What I found helped me tweak my already healthy diet, and while it did not completely stop my menopause hot flashes, the easy changes did cool things down considerably.

In this article, I share how you can change your diet for menopause hot flashes relief.

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How to Cut Carbs without Starving or Hating Your Diet

You’ve decided to cut carbs because you think it will help you lose weight and control your blood sugar levels.

Well, you’re right on both accounts, but if you stop eating carbs, what’s left to eat?

There’s no denying that high carb foods are fun foods. They include bread, cereal, potatoes, french fries, pizza, chips, candy, and milk chocolate and the list goes on.

But, the evidence is clear that high carb foods keep blood sugar and insulin elevated. And, we know that the more insulin you have in your blood, the more fat storage you have going on inside your body.

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