Honey is nature’s own sweetener. Produced by bees from the sugary secretions of plants, honey does not just taste great, but it is also natural as well as it has plenty of nutrition benefits due to its high antioxidant content.That’s why nature’s own sweetener is considered a healthier alternative to sugar.But when you are on keto, you want to keep your carbs at the minimum to facilitate ketosis. And just like...

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,...

I started keto back in late 2011/early 2012. Since then, I’ve experimented with everything—meal timing, recipes, snacks, supplements, and more. And like anything else you do for many years, I’m much stronger and smarter about how to make a keto lifestyle work than I was back then.That’s why I want to pass on what I’ve learned to you. So, here’s my complete guide to the ketogenic diet, where I answer popular...

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...

You may have heard about “keto” or “low-carb” diets in recent years because of their popularity with a wide range of people.  Celebrities use it for weight management, high-level executives experiment with it to improve mental clarity, and athletes try it to enhance performance in events like the Tour de France. Originally used to treat patients with neurologic disorders and for brain health, ketogenic diets are one of the oldest...

If you've been following a ketogenic diet or even just considering trying keto, you've probably heard of the term "BHB".So you might be wondering...What is Beta-Hydroxybutyrate (also known as BHB)? And probably more importantly, what does BHB do? What Is Beta-Hydroxybutyrate (BHB)? You may hear beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) be referred to as exogenous ketones or BHB salts. These are all interchangeable names for the same thing. BHB is a dietary supplement ingredient...

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)....

Many ketogenic diet crusaders will say that there's no place for fast food on a ketogenic diet.In fact, the term "dirty keto" was coined to categorize a ketogenic diet that includes less-than-healthy foods. But we've found that to make the ketogenic diet sustainable, it's important to make it integrate as seamlessly as possible with new keto-ers lives. And that means that there is room for fast food on the ketogenic diet.One...