Every lifestyle change comes with side effects. Switching from eating a standard American diet (SAD) or even just a healthy higher-carb diet to keto is no exception.From bad breath to insomnia, and even feeling like you have the flu, most side effects of the ketogenic diet are short-lived and completely manageable.If you want to know how to address that one particular issue, or are simply wondering what’s up with another,...

From staying within your daily carb limit, to eating enough high-quality fat foods, to keeping your electrolytes up, there are many important elements of being successful on the ketogenic diet. One of the cornerstones of keto is sleep. But many people starting the diet can experience sleep issues including insomnia. In this article we’ll go over the importance of sleep on keto and solutions to common keto sleep issues.  How Poor Sleep...

Feel like you’re giving the keto diet your all but still not seeing the results you desire? We get it… You’re counting macros, measuring ketones, working out, but still not losing weight.Or maybe you did lose weight initially on keto, but you've plateaued.Here are the top mistakes people make when starting the ketogenic diet and potential reasons you may be seeing less than stellar results. 10 Common Keto Diet Mistakes...

So you started the ketogenic diet and broke out into an itchy, angry rash. And you’re wondering… Does ketosis make you itchy?You likely have the “keto rash,” which is a preventable and treatable skin irritation that's a normal (albeit annoying) side effect of starting the ketogenic diet. What Is the Keto Rash? Keto rash is an uncommon inflammatory skin condition that comes with a scary-sounding name “prurigo pigmentosa” (pigmented irritation)....