WWR28 : Ketogenic Diet and Low Carb Eating

Eating low carbs is not new however being in ketosis or on a ketogenic diet is now becoming so popular could it be a fad? Is the ketogenic diet just the extreme end of a paleo lifestyle or similar to the atkins diet? This week, The Wellness Women walk you through a ketogenic diet, what it’s like to go into ketosis, the many health benefits as well as some of the pitfalls of this protocol. In its simplest form a keto diet is an extremely low carbohydrate, high fat and moderate protein diet and the idea is to switch your body from using carbs and sugar as its fuel source to being a fat burning machine! This protocol was originally discovered as a very effective treatment for epilepsy in the 1920’s and is still used therapeutically to treat a whole host of brain and hormonal conditions as well as facilitating rapid weight loss! The post WWR28 : Ketogenic Diet and Low Carb Eating appeared first on The Wellness Couch.