Fasting and Potassium: Are You Getting Enough?
When you’re fasting or following a Keto or Carnivore diet, electrolytes are
super important! The key ones to watch are sodium, magnesium, calcium and
potassium. It’s essential that you get the proper amounts of these important
minerals. In this...
Walking for Weight Loss
If you’re trying to lose weight, you’re probably already working on your diet.
You might be trying Intermittent Fasting. Or maybe you’ve jumped into a
Ketogenic diet. Those both work great for fat loss! But walking is another
tool that you sh...
Free Yourself from Sugar Addiction
Addictions come in many forms. People are addicted to all kinds of things.
Anything that gives you that feel good dopamine hit can potentially be
addictive. And sugar checks that box. What do we know about Sugar Addiction
and how can you fre...
How to Avoid Oxalate Dumping
Oxalate dumping is an unpleasant issue we hear about most often in the
Carnivore circles but it can happen with fasting too, or even with the
Ketogenic diet. Here I explain what it is and how to avoid oxalate dumping.
Let’s focus on some tips t...
Fat Fast: A Quick Guide
When we talk about fasting, we usually mean water fasting. In other words, no
food. But there are other types of fasts. Fat fasting is one of them. Here’s a
quick guide to fat fasting - what a fat fast is, who it might benefit, and how
it work...
The Benefits of Fasting for Your Immune System
What are the potential benefits of fasting for your immune system? In the
past, we’ve often taken the immune system for granted. It was just there, in
the background, fighting off all the bad stuff so we didn’t become sick. But
in recent years,...
Combating Keto Flu
As great as the Ketogenic diet is for health and weight loss, it does have
some challenges. One of those challenges is combating Keto Flu - simply put,
the withdrawal symptoms from sugar and carbohydrates. What exactly is the Keto
flu? Keto f...
Fasting is Powerful for Gut Health
We all know that fasting is a powerful tool for weight loss and longevity, but
did you know that fasting is powerful for gut health as well? By practicing
some form of Intermittent or Extended Fasting, we can reduce our body fat and
prevent or e...
Staying Motivated When You Feel Like Quitting
It’s always exciting when you start something new. Whether it’s a new project,
or a new way of eating … or fasting. But once the novelty wears off, it’s hard
to keep the momentum going. Especially when the challenges appear. Let’s talk
abou...
Food Cravings: How to Beat Them
Whether you’re fasting or sticking to a Keto/Low Carb lifestyle, most people
have food cravings at some point. And often we beat ourselves up for it. We
think that if only we had more self-control we wouldn’t be tempted. But the
truth is, cravi...
Ketosis: Top Five Benefits
Ketosis is a metabolic state in which your body is no longer burning glucose
for fuel. Instead, it uses ketones that the liver converts from fat. Ketones
are much more efficient than glucose, and the body actually prefers them. You
switch in...
Sweeteners: Good or Bad?
Sweeteners are a hot topic of debate in the Fasting and Keto/Low Carb circles.
Are they okay? Some people swear they don’t break a fast, and others say they
do. What’s the truth? Let’s take a look at natural and artificial sweeteners.
We can...