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The Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet in the Treatment of Diabetes
UPDATED BY FRANZISKA SPRITZLER, RD, CDCES The Prevalence of Diabetes Diabetes is a global threat to human health. Unfortunately, contemporary diabetes treatments do not treat...
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Learn about the health benefits of the ketogenic diet, including weight loss, diabetes management, mental health, heart health, neurological health, fertility, and cancer.
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Conquer Prediabetes with a Ketogenic Diet
Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes or suspect that you may have it? If so, you’re in good company. Prediabetes is a condition that affects...
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Why Am I Getting Leg Cramps on a Keto Diet?
It’s not uncommon to get muscle spasms, especially leg cramps when starting a ketogenic diet. In fact, leg cramps are one of the classic symptoms...
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Solving Obesity with the Ketogenic Diet
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Over 30 percent of Americans are obese, and around 300,000 die each year from obesity-related disease. Though a significant medical...
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Can I Drink Alcohol on the Keto Diet? Beer? Wine? Cocktails?
UPDATED BY FRANZISKA SPRITZLER, RD, CDE on May 9, 2024 If you’ve been on a keto (high fat, low carb) diet for a while, you...
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Does Keto Work Without a Gallbladder?
The keto diet is a low-carb, moderate-protein, high-fat diet that many people follow for weight loss and therapeutic reasons as well as increased energy, reduced...
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Can Keto Prevent Migraines?
The keto diet (i.e. a very low-carb, moderate protein, and higher fat diet) has a rich history as a treatment for seizures and other neurological...
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Can the Keto Diet Boost the Immune System to Help Protect Against the Coronavirus?
As the coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread throughout 2020, one thing has become clear: certain groups have an increased risk for severe complications. Beyond older...
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The Keto Diet & Cholesterol: Digesting the Facts
A common concern about starting a ketogenic diet is that consuming more fat will raise cholesterol levels, potentially increasing the risk of heart disease. This...
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Telehealth Is The Future of Medicine. Remote Care for Obesity, Diabetes, and Beyond
With the fast-mounting cases of COVID-19 and the need to shelter in place in 2020, the US began increasingly turning to telehealth (remote healthcare using...
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Navigating Anti-Nutrients on a Ketogenic Diet
Anti-nutrients are receiving a lot of attention within the keto and low-carb community. Are you wondering how these plant compounds might affect your health and...
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Solving Obesity with the Ketogenic Diet
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Over 30 percent of Americans are obese, and around 300,000 die each year from obesity-related disease. Though a significant medical...
Diabetes
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Conquer Prediabetes with a Ketogenic Diet
Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes or suspect that you may have it? If so, you’re in good company. Prediabetes is a condition that affects...
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Perspectives on the New ADA Guide for Implementing Low Carbohydrate Diets
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently published a guide designed for healthcare practitioners providing options on how to effectively implement low carbohydrate and very low...
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Virta Health Is Reversing Diabetes, Saving Lives, and Saving Healthcare Costs
Updated by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE, on September 19, 2024 Virta Health (Virta) is a bold company with a goal that may sound unbelievable:...
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Can the Ketogenic Diet Help with Bipolar Disorder?
A quick search on the internet can uncover many highly positive anecdotal reports of people who have improved their symptoms using the ketogenic diet. Interview...
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The Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy
The ketogenic diet is a science-based low-carb, moderate protein, high-fat diet with a history dating back to the early 1920s for controlling seizures in epileptic...
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3:1 & 4:1 Therapeutic Ketogenic Diets
Low-carb ketogenic diets can improve a variety of serious medical conditions, including obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, mental illnesses, epilepsy, and even Alzheimer’s disease. However, how...
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Can the Keto Diet Help with Fatty Liver Disease?
Forty years ago, the term non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) didn’t even exist. Today, a staggering 30 to 40 percent of Americans have this undesirable...
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How Keto Affects Your Hormones
When you hear someone say, “Keto affects your hormones,” it might leave you wondering: Which hormones exactly, and how? It’s a good question. Are they...
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Is the Keto Diet Safe for Your Liver?
Your liver is one of the largest organs in your body. It sits under your ribcage on the right side of your abdomen, and it is...
Heart Health
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How Intermittent Fasting Can Help Your Heart
For many people, maximizing longevity means minimizing heart disease risk. Heart disease is, after all, the world’s leading cause of death. The best way to...
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The Correlation Between Saturated Fats & Cholesterol
The Correlation Between Cholesterol & Saturated Fats Have you ever wondered why there’s a correlation between your cholesterol levels in your blood and your saturated...
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What Is Autophagy? Your Body’s Way of Recycling Damaged Cells
Autophagy: Cellular Cleansing and the Secret to Longevity When your home gets dirty, you clean it. If you’re feeling ambitious, you might even replace some...
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I Was Given 6-8 Months to Live and Now I’m Cancer Free
The week before I turned 40, my husband Brad and I took a one-way flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong. Neither of us had...
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The Ketogenic Diet as an Adjunct to Cancer Therapy
The Ketogenic Diet has been quite the buzzword in recent years, and for good reason! There are many purported health benefits of utilizing the low-carb,...
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11 Significant Health Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet
The ketogenic diet is becoming known for being beneficial in so many areas of health and medicine, it’s important to get a clear understanding of...
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Keto and Menopause: How a Low-Carb Diet Can Alleviate Symptoms
How are keto and menopause connected? Is the keto diet good for menopause? Menopause is a natural, but often frustrating and challenging process for women....
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Keto & PCOS: A Promising Treatment for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
UPDATED BY FRANZISKA SPRITZLER, RD, CDE Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age and the leading cause...
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The Ketogenic Diet for Lipedema
What is Lipedema? Although many haven’t heard of lipedema, it’s by no means a rare disease. Lipedema is a disorder impacting both fat and the...
Men's Health
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How Does the Keto Diet Affect Testosterone?
Going keto is all about change. Changing your diet. Changing your metabolism. Even changing your hormone levels. Take the hormone testosterone. Testosterone (T) is known...
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Can Keto Help Boost Testosterone?
Can Keto Help Boost Testosterone Testosterone and the ketogenic diet are a lot more closely related than people seem to think. See it all comes...
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The Benefits of Staying in Ketosis When Cutting for Bodybuilders
The Benefits of Staying in Ketosis When Cutting Guys and gals, if you’re utilizing the Keto Diet to get as lean as possible and to...