If you’ve made it this far through Big Fat Keto Lies, hopefully, you can see that: there are a number of moving parts to Nutritional Optimisation that can appear complex, and your nutritional prescription needs to be personalised to your current situation, goals and diet. To help people implement the theory, we’ve been developing several …
If you try keto, love it, and it’s working for you, then more power to you! I’m not about to try to stop you. However, the typical advice when people run into roadblocks with their keto diet is to ‘eat more fat to raise ketones’ and ‘keep calm and keto on’. If you have plenty …
Read moreKeto Lie #12: If in Doubt, ‘Keep Calm and Keto On’.
This is perhaps one of the most seductive lies that I fell for in the early days of my low-carb/keto journey. I kept hearing the keto gurus say that I should simply ‘eat fat to satiety‘. Apparently, fat was the most satiating macronutrient and the best thing I could choose to eat if I wanted …
Read moreKeto Lie #11: You Should ‘Eat Fat to Satiety’ to Lose Body Fat
If there was anything I thought I knew for sure when I was an insulin-fearing keto zealot, it was that: the blood sugar rollercoaster is bad, and stable blood sugars were good. According to the keto gurus that I was following, if you want to lose fat and optimise your metabolic health, the most important …
Read moreKeto Lie #10: Stable Blood Sugars Will Lead to Fat Loss
Many find low-carb or keto almost magical in the early days. As they move away from the most hyperpalatable fat+carb combo foods, they experience greater satiety, their blood sugars and insulin levels drop, and they feel great. High-fat foods can also feel satiating, but this may be simply because they quickly provide you with a …
Over the past few years, people in the fasting/low-carb/keto communities have been told that: insulin toxicity is the root cause of the majority of our western diseases, insulin is public enemy No. 1, and reversing ‘insulin toxicity’ is the key to weight loss and health. Is Fat a ‘Free Food’ Because #Insulin? However, the problem …
After reading this far, it may not be a surprise that I also got into the fasting craze when it was booming in Ketoland. I was such a super fan that both Jason Fung and Jimmy Moore asked me to write a review of their book, The Complete Guide to Fasting. The chart below shows …
People in Ketoland like to point out ‘there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate‘. However, the reality is that many nutrient-dense foods that happen to contain some carbohydrates are also loaded with essential nutrients that are harder to find when carbs are reduced. We do need some essential fatty acids. However, the actual …
This is one of the cornerstone beliefs of many low-carb and keto diet subscribers. Many theorise that because carbohydrates raise insulin, the most and insulin is related to fat storage, eating more carbohydrates will lead to greater body fat storage. Thus, dietary fat should be the primary energy source because it doesn’t impact blood sugar …
Read moreKeto Lie #5: Fat is a ‘Free Food’ because it Doesn’t Elicit an Insulin Response
Perhaps the biggest differentiator between keto and other successful versions of a lower-carb diet like Atkins, Paleo, Bernstein, Banting, and Carnivore is the misguided fear that ‘excess protein’ keeps ketones low and insulin high through the process of gluconeogenesis. Ever since Jimmy Moore broadcasted the idea that protein could convert to sugar via gluconeogenesis and …
Read moreKeto Lie #4: Protein Should Be Avoided Due to Gluconeogenesis