Negatives of Ketogenic Diet

Negatives of Ketogenic Diet

Have you ever tried to induce a state called ketosis?  ​“uh, what?”  ​Let me explain the...  ​Negatives of ​ketogenic diet. Ketosis can happen whether we work for it or not. ​The keto diet ​​is insanely effective... ​ Is it a good fit for you?   ​Should you do it?  When we don’t eat enough carbohydrates, our body looks for fat to use as energy. When fat is our energy source, we have ​higher concentrations of ketones.  This is what the ketogenic...

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Best Blender for Juicing Vegetables

Best Blender for Juicing Vegetables

Let me ask you a question...  ...would you like to know the best blender for juicing vegetables?  ​How big is your kitchen?  I know, that’s a rather personal question. ​Is it?  ​Allow me to explain...  ​Listen...  ​...I have been there.  Prior to moving into my current home, I had a kitchen with extremely limited storage space.  On one hand, I got to practice a kind of minimalism. Forced minimalism.  On the other, I didn’t have room for as many...

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How to Avoid Fructose

How to Avoid Fructose

​​Fructose the bad, the good and the best nutrition secrets. How many health truisms do you hear on a weekly basis? ​Drink lots of water.  ​Abs are made in the kitchen.  ​You are what you eat.  ​And one I find myself repeating frequently:  ​Sugar is a dangerous drug.  ​While our parents were more likely to be worried about fat, we’re all about limiting sugar. Do you know anyone on the paleo diet? I do, and I can tell...

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What is the Sirtfood Diet?

What is the Sirtfood Diet?

The Sirtfood diet has been around for a long time, previously known primarily as the Cabbage Soup Diet. However, recently it has become more popular due to celebrity Adele's significant weight loss to which she has lost almost 100 lbs. So what is sirtfood, you ask? Sirtfood is a food high in sirtuin activators, which is a type of protein that protect the cells in our bodies from inflammation. Some research has shown that they can help regulate...

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How Long Do Fordyce Spots Last

How Long Do Fordyce Spots Last

Did you know that the average adult has almost 10 pounds of skin? ​And another thing: ​A good portion of the dust in the world is just dead skin. ​Cells, nerves, receptors, tissue - skin doesn’t just protect our delicate insides. It plays the biggest role in how we appear, and how we feel about our appearance.  The skin can even tell us when something is wrong with our insides. So what does it mean when our skin is...

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Buying Exercise Equipment: Get The Best for Less

Buying Exercise Equipment: Get The Best for Less

Unless you are already an equipment expert, this article will help you choose wisely so that you can get the best for less. After making the commitment to begin a diet and fitness program, the first step many people take is to purchase of some sort of exercise equipment. If you do this, it will also be your first big obstacle, simply because the overwhelming selection makes it extremely difficult to know where to begin. Be careful! This is...

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