Reparative Health & Wellness
Key Takeaways Nutrient Targets Common nutrient targets were built for broad groups. Most people in those groups ate mixed diets with more starch, sugar, fortified foods and packaged food than a strict low carb eater. A low carb diet changes the food supply. It also changes insulin, water balance and salt handling. Those changes can … Read more
Key Takeaways Classic Advice What You Were Told To Fear You were told to eat less meat, eggs, butter, salt and animal fat. You were also told to eat more grains, cereal, low fat foods, seed oils and so called ‘fortified’ foods with added industrial factory made synthetic vitamins. Many people heard those rules from … Read more
Key Takeaways Green Smoothie Risks Oxalate Load Green smoothies look clean because they are green, cold and easy to drink. Your kidneys do not judge food by color. They deal with the full load of oxalate, sugar, potassium, nitrate, pesticide residue and plant chemicals inside the glass. Oxalate is a plant compound that binds minerals … Read more
Key Takeaways Nutrient Gaps Vitamin B12 Vitamin B12 is one of the hardest nutrients to cover on a fully plant based diet because dependable natural sources come from animal foods. Reviews comparing vegans with meat eaters keep finding the same problem. Vegans tend to have lower intake and poorer blood status, with the risk rising … Read more
Key Takeaways Early Changes Hunger Drops Meat, eggs, seafood and animal fat give your body dense food without sugar. Many people notice fewer snack thoughts because protein and fat slow the rush back to hunger. A review of ketogenic diets found that hunger often stays lower during weight loss, even when weight loss usually makes … Read more
Key Takeaways Keto Label Reality Marketing Claims Many packaged foods now use keto words on the front of the box, bag or bar. That does not mean the claim follows one clear food rule. In the United States, FDA label claims are defined in set categories and keto is not one of those standard nutrient … Read more
Key Takeaways Keto Basics Fuel Shift A ketogenic diet keeps carbs very low so your body makes more ketones. Ketones come from fat. Your liver makes them when sugar from food drops low enough. Many people use keto for fat loss because it removes the main foods that keep hunger high and blood sugar moving … Read more
Key Takeaways What Sugar Means Added Sugar Sugar is a fast burning carbohydrate found in fruit and many packaged foods. The main health problem in modern diets is added sugar that shows up all day in yogurt, cereal, sauces, and snack foods. The FDA requires added sugars to be listed on the Nutrition Facts label … Read more