The diet has had a very positive impact on my mental and physical health, so I like to stay
in the state of ketosis most of the time.
Not exact matches
Most people feel their best when
in a
state of mild -
ketosis.
I was at the top
of my game, intermittent fasting and
in intermittent
ketosis, where I would dip into a keto
state for
most the week but then have a couple carb - load meals to replenish glycogen levels and teach my body to use both glucose and ketones for energy as best as I could.
In most formats, the carbohydrate - modified (low - carbohydrate / high - protein) diet is a ketogenic diet, which induces a
state of ketosis through severe limitation
of dietary carbohydrates.
-- Ketone bodies mimic the life span extending properties
of caloric restriction (veech, 2017)
Ketosis is a metabolic
state in which fat provides
most of the fuel for the body.
There are whole populations
in the Northern latitudes that spend
most of their lives
in a perpetual
state of ketosis due to the lack
of vegetation available to them.
And, while there are several indicators
of this (such as weight loss, suppressed appetite, and increased focus) the
most accurate way to determine whether or not you're
in a
state of ketosis is by measuring ketone levels
in either blood, urine, or breath.
One
of the key benefits
of a Ketogenic Diet is
Ketosis — a fat burning metabolic
state where
most of the body's energy is supplied from ketone bodies
in the blood, as opposed to a
state of glycolysis where carbohydrate sugars provide
most of the energy.
Ketones are not only used for energy
in the heart, brain and other tissues, but the
state of nutritional
ketosis may be the ideal approach to prevent
most of the common chronic diseases from Alzheimer's to cancer, and diabetes to heart disease.
A mounting body
of research suggests
most cancers are highly responsive to therapeutic
ketosis - a natural physiologic
state induced during prolonged
states of decreased glucose -
in combination with calorie restriction and use
of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
The ketogenic diet, which aims to keep the body
in a
state of ketosis for as long as possible, is surpassing paleo as the
most popular low - carb regimen.