Nutrition
In Defense of Food
One of the best books I ever read was Michael Pollen’s, In Defense of Food.
Take 3 minutes and watch this for a brief intro:
Nutrition
Nutrition
Recipe
Jackie’s Cucumber Pineapple Summer Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup cucumber (sliced and chopped)
- 1 cup fresh pineapple (chopped similar size or larger than cucumber)
- ¼ cup red onion (chopped into small pieces)
- ¼ cup cilantro (chopped finely)
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of up to 1 lime (to taste)
Keto
The Basics of Ketogenic Foods
Unlike flexible dieting where we don’t want to tell a client what they should or should eat, with Ketogenic diets there are certain foods that will kick a person out of Ketosis and keep them there. By definition a Ketogenic diet’s aim is to keep a person in ketosis. In order to do that, Ketogenic dieters must stay away from certain foods: mainly those that are high in carbohydrates or sugars.
Foods Ketogenic Dieters Must Avoid
The following table shows a non-comprehensive list of foods people on a Ketogenic diet must avoid: Read more “The Basics of Ketogenic Foods”
Keto
Pros & Cons of a Ketogenic Diet
When people transition into a Ketogenic diet they are making changes that encourage the body to adapt. This can sometimes be temporarily uncomfortable. Within the first few weeks of eating a Ketogenic based diet, some people report flu like symptoms, collectively called the Keto-flu. As the body adapts, the Keto-flu symptoms if experienced diminish, and a myriad of different benefits are often reported.
Potential Benefits of a Ketogenic Diet
While not everyone experiences all of these things, most Ketogenic dieters will experience at least some of them. These are the benefits most often reported: Read more “Pros & Cons of a Ketogenic Diet”