Benefits of being in ketosis by Jonathan Deprospo What exactly is Ketosis? The metabolic state of ketosis simply means that the quantity of ketone bodies in the blood have reached higher than normal levels. When the body is in a ketogenic state this means that lipid energy metabolism is intact. This means that the body will start breaking down your
Read more...You’ve tried it all: the Atkins diet, the cookie diet, the South Beach diet, the Paleo diet and the all-carb diet. And while eating fruits and veggies 24/7 may seem enticing to some people, not every diet works for every person. “Most people don’t realize losing weight doesn’t happen overnight,” says Dr. Oliver Pietro, founder of the KE Diet (www.kediet.com).
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Samantha Chang Celebrity Fitness and Health Examiner LeBron James said his dramatic summer weight loss was due to a low carb, ketogenic-style Paleo diet that eliminated sugar, dairy and almost all carbs. James, who has since regained some weight, said he followed his strict diet for 67 days as a test of his “mental fortitude” and willpower. “I had no
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Keeping track of your weight can almost be as hard as losing it. The burden of counting calories and how much you have lost can be so cumbersome that it can distract you from the goal at hand. But according to Dr. Oliver Di Pietro, founder of the KE Diet (www.kediet.com), this doesn’t have to be an issue. “Losing weight
Read more...September 2, 2014 Keith Brannon Phone: 504-862-8789 kbrannon@tulane.edu Low-carbohydrate diets are better for losing weight and protecting the heart than low-fat diets, according to a new Tulane University study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study followed 148 obese participants who were randomly assigned to either a low-carb diet, consuming less than 40 grams of digestible carbs per day, or a
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