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Scientific research substantiates the power of keto diets for weight loss and improving a huge range of health issues. These articles help explain the scientific underpinnings of how and why eating keto can help reverse conditions like type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and more. Anyone who claims keto is “a fad diet” is simply misinformed. Over a century of research substantiates the Adapt Your Life Academy motto: “Change your food, change your life.”

losing fat

Top 3 myths for losing fat on keto

Why do you think that fat loss stalls on a keto diet is such an important topic? I think it’s important to talk about losing fat on Keto and the dreaded fat loss stall, because a lot of people come into a ketogenic or low-carb diet thinking that weight loss

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sugar alcohols

The problem with sugar alcohols

Many people are unaware that while sugar alcohols – like erythritol, sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol, and a few others – don’t count as sugar, they still do count in terms of carbs. Why do they count and how much do they count? In the big picture, what these are used for

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kidneys

Keto and kidneys: fact vs fiction

Where does the idea come from that keto is harmful for your kidneys? I get questions about this all the time. Doctors were taught, when I was in training—even up until today—that protein in the food is bad for kidney function. We’re just taught that. There’s no evidence for it.

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exogenous ketones

The truth about exogenous ketones

What is the difference between exogenous and endogenous ketones? Exo- means ‘outside’, like an exoskeleton, where the skeleton is on the outside of a creature, like a crab (or certain insects). We humans have an endoskeleton – it is inside our bodies. Endogenous ketones, therefore, are ketones that come from

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What is NAFLD?

What is the difference between fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)? The underlying process that’s going on – meaning fat in the liver – used to only be seen in people who had chronic alcoholism. It still exists where someone is so addicted to alcohol that they

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How Keto helps PCOS

What is PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)? It’s a disease or condition that affects women, who will then often have trouble getting pregnant. It usually comes to medical attention when a couple is going to a fertility clinic to try and get help having a baby, although that’s at the late

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Science-based keto

Science-Based Keto vs Internet Keto

This blog is an adaptation of Dr Westman’s video on ‘Keto: Science-based versus Internet-based ’ which we have included at the bottom of this article. Where did all this keto confusion come from? I spend so much time these days in my office helping to get rid of the confusion

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