Part One – Ketogenic Plan For Beginners

Starting with the basics:

What is a Ketone?   A Ketone is not a fat. It is not a carbohydrate. It is not a protein. It has characteristics of both a fat and a carbohydrate but it is not either. It comes from fat. A Ketone is an alternative fuel source.  You get Ketones is by lowering your carbohydrates in your diet or you reduce the frequency of eating. This is why we recommend a low carb diet with intermittent fasting. That way you can maximize your ability to make Ketones.

Ketones have many advantages versus regular glucose fuel:

1. It will increase your oxygen in your body.
2. It increases your energy.
3. It supports the brain. In fact your brain prefers Ketones over glucose, same thing with the heart.

If your heart or brain is damaged, Ketones are the answer and they can bypass the mechanical damage pathways and feed the tissues directly.

Most of the body tissues can run on ketones, but some parts need glucose. However, you still don’t need to consume glucose. Your body can make glucose when it needs to through something called gluconeogenesis, glucose, neo meaning new, genesis meaning the creation of.

Your body can make glucose if it needs it from fat, Ketones and proteins. You do not need to consume carbohydrates to get glucose.  It does take time to turn the fat into Ketones. It will take between 3 to 5 days. It all depends on how damaged insulin is in your body, how damaged your pancreas is, if you are a pre-diabetic, if you are a diabetic, or if you have insulin resistance, it is going to take longer and longer to adapt but by lowering the carbs and going intermittent fasting you will get there a lot faster.

How to get into ketosis: 

The Side Effects of Intermittent Fasting.

Intermittent Fasting Has Incredible Benefits:

• Weight loss, especially in your midsection
• Cognitive improvement
• Decreased inflammation, including for conditions like arthritis and autoimmune diseases
• Improved memory
• Better sleep
• Decreased hunger
• Fewer food cravings

You need to know about the potential side effects of intermittent fasting.

Intermittent Fasting and Muscle Mass Gain.

Is it possible to gain muscle mass when you are doing intermittent fasting?

What To Do To Help Gain Muscle Mass:

Part Two – What to Eat for Your Body Type? This Week Liver and Thyroid Body Types.

Dr. Berg discusses what to eat according to your body type to get healthy and lose weight. Eating certain foods for your particular body type can trigger your body into burning unnecessary body fat.

If you are pretty sure that what body type you have you can go right to that eating plan and you are going to customize what meals that you want based on your body type.

Last week we discussed the Adrenal and Ovary Body Types. In case you missed it, here is the blog post. https://2healthyhabits.wordpress.com/2022/04/29/part-one-what-to-eat-for-your-body-type%ef%bf%bc/

This week will discuss the Liver and Thyroid Body Types.

But if you are a mixed body type or you feel like you are all the body types then the best thing to do is start out with the adrenal body type. Why, because about 80% of the people are the adrenal body type.  Start with the adrenal and then if you do not seem to feel as good or are you not losing as much weight go right to the liver.