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Ketones: Helping You Achieve Optimal Health & Wellness

Ketones: Helping You Achieve Optimal Health & Wellness

Health, as defined by Webster’s dictionary, is “the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit… freedom from physical disease or pain …  the general condition of the body.”[1]  Wellness is an active pursuit to maintain and improve health, particularly through diet and exercise. Adapting the human body to an alternative, more efficient fuel source (ketones) may be an ideal way of achieving health and wellness. In this paper, the term “ketone”...

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Is Fat a Better Fuel than Carbs or Protein? Ketones vs. Sugars!

Is Fat a Better Fuel than Carbs or Protein? Ketones vs. Sugars!

Food as Fuel While plants may be able to turn air, water, and sunshine into fuel, the animal kingdom must use one of three macronutrients for fuel: carbohydrates, proteins or fats.  The energy provided by one gram of either carbohydrate or protein is approximately 4 calories, compared to 9 calories from a gram of fat.  Ignoring the biochemistry of the human metabolic machine, the concept of balancing caloric requirements based on activity...

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How a Ketogenic Diet May Help Manage Diabetes

How a Ketogenic Diet May Help Manage Diabetes

The ketogenic diet is most commonly known for helping those suffering from seizures. But it is also being studied for its potential benefits on other diseases, including cancer, alzheimer’s, and diabetes. In this white paper, we’ll focus on how the keto diet can help diabetics. We will answer the questions: What is diabetes? Are there modifiable behaviors (e.g. diet, exercise, medications) that can help manage this disease? What does the...

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Digestion-Resistant Maltodextrin: The Facts

Digestion-Resistant Maltodextrin: The Facts

Digestion-resistant maltodextrin (DRM) is an ingredient you’ve probably seen in diet supplements. What exactly is it? And how does it differ from regular maltodextrin? In this white paper, we’ll explain what each type of maltodextrin is, what they’re used for, and the risks and benefits of each. You may be surprised to learn about the many benefits of digestion-resistant maltodextrin. What are Maltodextrin and Digestion-Resistant Maltodextrin?Maltodextrin and digestion-resistant maltodextrin (DRM)...

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The Importance of Nutrition during Chemotherapy

The Importance of Nutrition during Chemotherapy

Cancer is a group of diseases of various origins in which our healthy cells become abnormal, continuously dividing without stopping. Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a mechanism used by our bodies that causes damaged or old cells to die, preventing overgrowth of these harmful, malignant cells. In healthy tissue, apoptosis keeps our cell growth in check. In cancer cells, this mechanism used to kill damaged cells is altered, allowing...

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Adolescents and the Impact of a Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition Plan

Adolescents and the Impact of a Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition Plan

Most research investigating adolescents and diet/nutrition is centered on starting the day off with a hearty breakfast (Carroll, 2014), with the goal of promoting mental and physical growth and development. But maybe more research needs to be done on what exactly a hearty breakfast entails and what children are eating the rest of the day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the obesity epidemic in the United...

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