

Alternative Sweetners
Think about it...What is a good way to cure your sweet tooth without sugar? Believe it or not when you quit consuming sugar in your diet, the easier it becomes to say no to it. When it comes to consuming carbs or sugar, my struggle isn't with the pasta's or the bread. My REAL struggle is with not being able to eat sweets. However, when you cut carbs from your diet the cravings do go away to a certain extent. So, me being a big sweets person and now sticking to a ketogenic die


Glycation
Think about it...Do you eat meals where you simultaneously consume sugars (carbs) with a protein? The picture above is the perfect example of mixing protein and sugar in the same meal. I'll be the first to say that bbq is one of my favorite foods; however, my body would beg to differ. The body doesn't like when you mix these two together in the same meal. There is a process called "glycation" that occurs where the two actually bind together. Now, it's not just bbq'd foods. I


Best Time To Take Supplements
Think about it...When is the best time to consume supplements? So, I have been recently trying to get better about taking my own supplements. If you have read previous blog posts you will know that I am a huge fan of eating a ketotic diet, where you get your energy from good fats instead of carbohydrates (sugar). When you do this you have to make sure you do it properly, otherwise you will not get the proper nutrients in your diet. Some people think its all fat and protein bu