I am going to be telling you my favorite ways to gradually implement IF in your life so that you can finally start experiencing things like increased energy, weight loss, clarity, and overall vitality!

When it comes to losing weight, maintaining a healthy weight, and improving our overall health so that we can feel our best, our diet is the first thing we work at changing.  And rightfully so.

The holiday season is my family’s favorite time of year! With three young kids, you can bet we have a lot of baking and decorating going on in our house.

Did you know that when you eat carbohydrates in any form, whether it’s refined sugar, processed foods, grains, natural sweeteners, or even fruits and starchy vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, and cassava your body turns them into sugar?

I had a shocking discovery several years ago when I found out that I was insulin resistant. I was not your ‘typical’ insulin-resistant-looking person.

Before we get into the how-tos let’s do a quick review of what exactly the Ketogenic diet is…. we know that the Ketogenic diet, or Keto, is a type of low-carb diet that differs from all other diets.

Awesome news for Valentine’s Day….. chocolate is not only healthy for you, but it can also be included on a low carb Paleo and Ketogenic diet.

Today I’m flipping the pages and looking at food prep. I talk a lot about which foods we should all be eating and which ones to avoid, but what about preparation? Did you know we can actually destroy our food with the way we prepare it?

We’ve all heard the astonishing statistics: more than two-thirds of American adults are overweight, with more than one-third considered to be clinically obese. But how did we get here?

Here it is already the holiday season again, and for most of us, there is usually a sharp increase in the number of carbohydrates we eat this time of year. I’m talking carbohydrates from holiday sweets and treats.

Choosing which sweetener to use can be a daunting task especially when the mainstream media disguises refined and processed sugars as natural, raw, low caloric, or organic. An organic sugar, while pesticide-free, has no less of an impact on your blood sugar, carbohydrate load, or your waistline.

This is the ever-popular concern many people have when starting on a high-fat diet and is exactly what kept most of us in a fatphobic state for decades. There is so much information in the literature now regarding the essential role cholesterol plays in a healthy body.

You’ve heard about ketosis, Keto, Keto-adapted, and a Ketogenic diet since it has been quickly gaining popularity in mainstream diets.