Fat Blasters: Ketosis ’ best friend

After elimination of virtually all dietary carbohydrates/sugars, the key to achieving physiologic ketosis is to maintain high fat intake. Not increased protein intake that can, in fact, “turn off” ketosis, since liberal protein intake modestly increases blood insulin and sugar levels, thereby undoing the process that generates ketosis. The key is to increase fat intake and thereby feel satiated and turn off all desire for carbs while not provoking insulin release. If accelerated weight loss or breaking a weight loss plateau is among your goals, increased fat intake—counterintuitively—encourages mobilization of fat from body stores, since insulin levels are extremely low (near-zero) while you are in ketosis. Beyond weight loss, physiologic ketosis enhances mental clarity, accelerates reversal of metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes/fatty liver/hypertriglyceridemia/hypertension and, if anecdotal reports and experimental animal models continue to be validated, reduce/reverse several forms of cancer. It means eating fatty meats, never lean; not trimming the fat off meat but eating it; liberal use of healthy cooking oils such as coconut, olive, lard, tallow, oils saved from cooking bacon. It also means that, if you include selected dairy products in your diet, using liberal quantities of organic butter, ghee, and full-fat yogurt and cheese. It can also mean relying on Wheat Belly Fat Blasters as a naturally-sweetened, high-fat treat that he...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle carbs fat blasters gluten grains ketosis low-carb Source Type: blogs