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Beginners Guide To Keto Diet

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  What is keto diet? The keto diet (short for ketogenic) is a very low carb, high- fat and moderate protein diet that turns your body into a fat burning machine. This involves drastically reducing your carbohydrate intake and replacing it with fat. This reduction in carbs puts your body into a metabolic state called  ketosis . Ketosis causes the body to produce small fuel molecules called ketones, which your body uses as an alternate source of energy when your blood sugar is in short supply. So, when you eat very few carbs or very few calories, your liver produces ketones from fat. These ketones then serve as a fuel source throughout the body, especially for the brain. The brain is a hungry organ that consumes lots of energy every day, and it can’t run on fat directly. It can only run on glucose. So on a Keto diet, liver undergoes gluconeogenesis, which means “making new glucose.” In this process, the liver creates glucose for the brain to use. It manufactures the gl...

Benefits Of Keto Diet

It’s no secret that the keto diet helps you lose weight quickly. That’s one amongst the most reasons why individuals are clamoring to undertake the high-fat, low-carb regime. However the keto diet advantages over simply your waistline. Passing on the bread is additionally good for your brain and your heart, and it’ll keep you alive for longer. Read on to get additional information about the keto diet and the way it will upgrade your performance, beginning today. The ketogenic diet is gaining quality popularity. It’s the friendliest diet obtainable because it guarantees to pamper your style buds with numerous cheeses, butter and beacon while serving to you to shed the surplus pounds. There are various vendors and websites that provide keto food delivery . The list of food things which will be consumed in a ketogenic diet is sort of long. However, the matter is, it doesn't cater most to the carb-centric Indian dietary habits. We’ve got a tendency to include roti and rice in our d...

Do's and Don'ts of Intermittent Fasting

You are probably following an Intermittent Fasting plan or are planning to begin with and maybe that's how you landed on this blog. And if you are yet living under a rock and don't know what IF is all about you can read my article on the basics of IF here and avail our Healthy Tiffin Service in Mumbai . After writing my previous article I got quite a few questions on what should one eat to break the IF, when should one exercise, what to avoid, etc. So, let's begin! What should I eat during the fasting period? Firstly, you should be well hydrated before breaking your fast. You can break your fast by eating a small seasonal fruit and some nuts. Make sure not to go crazy on the fruits and eat 3/4 whole fruits. Post 15 to 20 mins you can eat a good breakfast which can include oats, dairy, eggs, lean meat, salads, etc. What should I avoid during the whole day? Avoid processed or packaged food and high starchy food which just gives a spike in your insulin levels ...