Keto

Existing keto “brands” If you’re brand new here, you will find that there are many different “brands” of keto today. You’re also going to find a lot of different people selling these brands of keto. I want you to be very careful and find a source of information that is

Our program at Duke University was one of two programs that were starting to look at the safety of a low-carb diet. Starting in 1998, Dr. Jeff Volek (who was at the University of Connecticut, now at Ohio State University), was also looking at the diet. He’s not an MD

Alcohol is not forbidden You can drink alcohol on a keto diet – it’s not a deal breaker. I watch people expounding on keto diets and how you can’t drink alcohol or that certain things are “forbidden.” From my perspective, I use a method that’s been around 150 years, starting

Are artificial sweeteners permitted on a keto diet? In an ideal world, you would completely break your need for sweet foods, but this is a tall order if you’re dealing with obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, or another cardiometabolic health issue. Artificial sweeteners like sucralose, aspartame, and saccharin, will be less

I’m getting people complaining to me that when they did a keto diet, they had an upset stomach. I got into this area based on research. Two of my patients did a low-carb diet back in 1998 and I was curious about whether or not it was safe. I visited

The healthfulness of a keto diet in the long term depends on what you mean by a “keto diet.” If you follow a program that’s been clinically tested based on real foods – not these new keto junk foods that are everywhere – and you’re followed by a healthcare practitioner

If you think that a keto diet has to be difficult and you have to calculate macros, use apps, write down everything you eat, and buy expensive, fancy foods, guess again. You don’t have to do all that. “Lazy, dirty keto” is the phrase for what I’ve been teaching and

When following a low-carbohydrate or ketogenic diet, it may be helpful to work with physicians and other licensed medical professionals (nurse practitioners, physician assistants, etc.) who are knowledgeable about this way of eating. Any qualified medical professional can guide you, but those who are trained in the low-carb/keto approach will

Is there an association with the keto diet and muscle cramps? Any effective weight loss program will have some side effects. It’s not just the keto diet that can lead to muscle cramps. The main thing is that not everyone gets muscle cramps. People think of the cramps as part

What is “prescription strength keto”? Like any prescription strength thing, prescription strength keto is stronger than other versions of it – stronger than ‘over-the-counter’. Today, with the internet explosion of information about keto, I see people in my practice, as an obesity and an internal medicine doctor, and I use

What is the primary function of the thyroid gland? Of all of the different hormones that we have in our body, the one that’s most important for regulating metabolism (the metabolic rate or the “idle speed” of the body) is thyroid. The thyroid, which is a gland that sits in

It has been put out there that a strict keto diet can affect cortisol levels, which in turn could affect weight loss. What are your thoughts on this? What you eat and how you live affects hormone levels, no question. In fact, when I think of food and hormone levels,

What exactly is your keto success path? The success path is the broken down, step-by-step, day-by-day process that people will be going through. We really want to just show what happens when you do the Keto Made Simple Masterclass and start a keto diet, to take away any fears and

How long have you been in your clinic treating obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and other conditions by using a ketogenic or ‘keto’ diet? If you count the original research studies we did, then 24 years. We started the research in 1998 and then I opened the clinic at Duke

Many folks, when following a keto or low-carb type of diet, are following the net-carb method. What are your thoughts? Well, it can work for some people, but it doesn’t necessarily work for everyone. There’s a stricter, stronger way to do things. It’s called total carbs. There’s no right or

The aim of the ketogenic diet is for the body to turn to its own fat stores for energy, rather than burning excess carbohydrates. This is done by significantly lowering the consumption of carbohydrates and instead, focusing on healthy fats and proteins as the main sources of fuel for the

Counting calories—and cutting way back on them—is promoted as an effective way to lose weight. The keto diet, which focuses on a low-carb intake, however, can help you lose unwanted body fat without the stress of calculating every last thing you eat. Keto helps the body turn to its own

This blog is an adaptation of Dr Westman’s video on ‘Avoid these Keto Foods’ which we have included at the bottom of this article. Why do we need a topic like this? Isn’t keto simple and easy? Aren’t there ‘keto foods’ and ‘non-keto foods’? A lot of people are learning

How does metabolism work in our bodies? It’s a big term! It encompasses lots of different things, but the definition of metabolism is basically how your body runs. Like a car running – what machinery it uses, what fuel it uses. It’s actually very complicated because it encompasses so much.

Since the rise of the ketogenic diet, its reputation has taken a few knocks. Many are skeptical of the benefits offered and have tended to label the diet as restrictive and difficult to maintain long-term. At Adapt Your Life Academy, we have noticed a positive response that is too difficult