To lose weight — and keep it off — it’s critical to understand how fat loss happens in your body. To help you optimise your fat loss journey, this article will teach you everything you need to know about oxidative priority (the order in which you tend to burn the fuels available to your body). …
Read moreOxidative Priority: The Key to Unlocking Your Body Fat Stores
If there was anything I thought I knew for sure when I was an insulin-fearing keto zealot, it was that: According to the keto gurus that I was following, if you want to lose fat and optimise your metabolic health, the most important thing you could do was to eat fewer carbs to achieve flatline …
Read moreKeto Lie #10: Stable Blood Sugars Will Lead to Fat Loss
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
Your blood glucose can provide powerful insights that empower you to fine-tune your diet and move towards your goals. This section of the Macros Masterclass FAQs details how we use your blood sugars to dial in your carbohydrate target. Do I Need to Test My Blood Glucose? Testing your blood glucose is an optional tool …
Read moreOptimising Your Blood Sugars [Macros Masterclass FAQ #6]
Why your blood sugar BEFORE you eat is the most important thing you can measure to lose fat and optimise your metabolic health
Does X, Y or Z raise my blood sugar? This is a common question we get when people start with Data-Driven Fasting. It’s also an important question for people (like my wife Monica) who are managing diabetes to empower them to make well-informed food choices that will keep their blood sugars stable. While carbohydrates have …
Read moreWhat Foods Raise Your Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels?
This article looks at the mechanisms of type 2 diabetes and gives you a road map to help you to maximise your chance of achieving optimal blood glucose control, fat loss and long-term metabolic health.
A comparison of the keto diet and vegan diet vs the for diabetes (e.g. Mangoman, Dr Greger and What the Health).
The Insulin Index of a food is a measure of the impact of that food on blood sugar levels. The higher the Insulin Index, the more the food will raise blood sugar and insulin levels after you eat.