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Keto Basics
Our comprehensive collection of articles, videos, and guides will equip you with all the necessary knowledge to embark on a ketogenic diet.
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What Is the Ketogenic Diet?
The ketogenic diet––also known as the “keto diet” or “very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet”–– helps your body enter a metabolic state called nutritional ketosis. Achieving this state...
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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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What Is Intermittent Fasting & Should I Do It?
UPDATED BY FRANZISKA SPRITZLER, RD, CDE on August 2, 2024 There’s a buzz about intermittent fasting in the news and on social media. It seems...
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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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What Do I Eat on the Keto Diet? What Foods Can I Have?
The biggest learning curve when adapting to a keto diet is around food. You already know what you can’t eat while training your body to...
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What Should Your Ketone Levels Be?
When starting a keto diet, pretty much everyone gets focused on their ketone levels. It makes sense. They are concrete measurements of progress and most...
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What are Macros & How Do I Calculate Them?
Whether you’re following the ketogenic diet or just starting to learn about it, you’ve probably heard the term “tracking macros” or “counting macros.” But what...
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What Should Your Glucose Levels Be?
Blood glucose (also called blood sugar) is a primary marker for determining diabetes risk. The higher your blood sugar, the higher your risk factors. But...
Health Benefits
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Keto As a Treatment & Prevention for Alzheimer’s
There is growing research about using a ketogenic diet as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease as well as a possible prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. What...
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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 Neurological Disorders
The ketogenic diet first became known as a therapeutic treatment in the 1920s, when it showed positive effects for children suffering from pediatric epilepsy. But...
Fasting
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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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Extended Fasting: Benefits, Tips, and How To Get Started
Intermittent fasting—or fasting for 12 to 36 hours on regular intervals—is all the rage right now. But when you pass the 36-hour mark, you leave...
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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...
Ketosis for Beginners
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What are Exogenous Ketones, Are They Safe, and When to Use Them
Can you achieve ketosis with supplements? Without following a ketogenic diet? There may be situations where exogenous ketones can be beneficial to complement your ketogenic...
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How to Manage Food Cravings When Transitioning to a Keto Diet
UPDATED BY FRANZISKA SPRITZLER, RD, CDE It’s not uncommon to experience food cravings when transitioning from a carbohydrate-heavy diet to a keto diet. Cravings can...
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What Are the Best Sugar Substitutes for a Low-Carb, Ketogenic Diet?
The ketogenic diet is a higher fat, moderate protein, and very low carb diet, so it’s no surprise that sugar (the calorie-dense, least nutritious type...
Macros & Calorie Counting
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What Is a Calorie Deficit and How Does it Help Weight Loss?
If you’re exploring keto, you may hear people kick around the phrase “calorie deficit.” In fact, we use it in our very own Keto-Mojo Macro...
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What are Macros & How Do I Calculate Them?
Whether you’re following the ketogenic diet or just starting to learn about it, you’ve probably heard the term “tracking macros” or “counting macros.” But what...
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What’s BMI, BMR, and Lean Body Mass Versus Fat Body Mass?
What’s BMI, BMR, and Lean Body Mass Versus Fat Body Mass? There’s been more interest than ever in BMI numbers (body mass index numbers) since...
Side Effects
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Does Keto Cause Insomnia or Improve Sleep?
Sleep, diet, and exercise. These are the pillars of good health. But sleep may be the most critical pillar. A person can survive weeks without...
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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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What are the Symptoms of The Keto Flu & How Do You Avoid Them?
“I feel miserable.” Sound familiar? As you make your way through the first week or second week of a ketogenic diet, you may feel pretty...