Delicious low carb meal, Brussels sprouts with bacon, leek and curry powder. Keto meals

Delicious low carb meal: cook the brussels sprouts for 8 minutes with some seasalt, cut them in half. Cut the bacon in pieces and fry them, add some leek, than add some curry powder, fry this for a minute or 2 on low fire, than add the brussels sprouts and fry this mix on a low fire for a minute or 2. 

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Keto diet and reversing type 2 diabetes

A ketogenic diet is a high-fat, very low carbohydrate diet. It was initially developed and recommended for children with epilepsy.

Type 2 diabetesType 2 diabetes and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the past few decades. These conditions are associated with high blood sugar, which can damage the vessels that supply blood to vital organs and can also increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

When dietary carbohydrate is restricted to a level below which it is not significantly converted to fat (a threshold that varies from person to person), signs and symptoms of insulin resistance improve or often disappear completely. In studies that have evaluated well-formulated very-low-carbohydrate diets and documented high rates of compliance in individuals with T2D, results have been nothing short of remarkable, source: EJCN

Be sure to speak to your doctor and other healthcare providers before making any major dietary changes, including going on the keto diet.

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Intermittent fasting, perfect for weight loss, Type 2 diabetes and more!

What is Intermittent Fasting (IF)? To understand why, researchers said, one must look to how the body essentially flips a “metabolic switch” during fasting. This means the body moves from burning glucose, or sugar, for energy to fatty acids and their byproduct, ketones.

During fasting, the body converts fat into fatty acids, which can be absorbed by the blood.
Stephen Anton, a researcher at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, calls this process "flipping the metabolic switch."

There are two main types of intermittent fasting. One type, known as “time restricted feeding”, requires eating only during a few hours of the day – say between 10am and 6pm. This approach gives the body a long break from food each night, and also reinforces beneficial circadian rhythms.

I bought the book The Obesity Code: unlocking the secrets of weight loss  written by Dr. Jason Fung, it really openend my eyes!

The other type of intermittent fasting – made popular by the 5:2 diet – is known as “periodic fasting”. This approach involves alternating between long periods of unrestricted eating and short periods of eating very little (five days of eating normally, two days of eating restricted calories).

You can find great information on YouTube, two of my favorite people about this subject on YouTube are:
Dr. Fung
Dr. Eric Westman

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