today's video is all about understanding the keto diet this is the first video in a five part series
that i will be releasing over the next five days this series is meant to help you understand what
the keto diet is get started in the easiest way possible and see results topics we will cover over
the next five days include what foods you can eat on keto understanding macros how to avoid the keto
flu and whether or not you need to intermittent fast now i am very passionate about the keto diet
because not only have i seen it improve my own health but i have seen it improve the
health of hundreds of clients through my online coaching program ketostart some of the benefits
of the keto diet include sustainable weight loss stabilized blood sugar increased energy decreased
inflammation and improved mental clarity i have even worked with people who have reversed type 2
diabetes and insulin resistance keto is a powerful tool and i want to help as many people as i can
get started and see these results for themselves with that said starting any new diet can be
overwhelming and keto is no exception but honestly once you get over that initial learning curve
the rest is history and i promise that by the end of this five-day series you will be equipped with
everything you need to start the keto diet and get results so in today's video we're going to be
talking about what the keto diet is why it is so effective and debunking some common misconceptions
hey guys welcome back to my channel if you're new here my name is kait i'm a health coach and
i post videos on a high fat nutrient-dense way of eating if you like this video please
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we're going to be answering today are what is the keto diet and why is it so effective
now if you already eat a keto diet a lot of what we talk about in this video
might not be new to you but if you do have any friends or family who you think could benefit from
the keto diet make sure to share this video with them so they can get started on the right foot
what is keto the ketogenic diet or the keto diet for short is a way of eating that is high in fat
and low in carbohydrates eating this way gets your body into ketosis ketosis is a metabolic
state where your body is burning fat as its main source of energy this means both dietary fat and
stored body fat the reason this is significant is that most people nowadays are burning mainly
glucose or carbohydrates for energy and they have lost the ability to burn fat the body always burns
through energy from carbohydrates first but when we reduce the amount of carbs we are eating our
body switches to burning fat instead now you might be thinking why does it matter which energy source
i am burning surely either or is good but here is the difference between the two when you are
relying on carbohydrates for energy the body can only store a limited amount about 350 grams
or 1400 calories once this starts to run out you need to refuel with more carbohydrates right away
or else your energy will crash and i'm sure most of us have experienced this type of energy crash
where a couple hours after lunch you can't focus your stomach's grumbling and you absolutely need a
snack but what if i told you you could go several hours in between meals without energy crashes and
without needing a snack that is the case with ketosis when you're in ketosis you do not rely
on carbs for energy but fat instead your body can store much more energy with fat than it can
with carbohydrates even a very lean individual has significantly more fat than stored carbohydrate
energy someone with 15 percent body fat has over 800 000 calories of energy that can be tapped into
through ketosis and this makes it a more stable energy source where you don't have huge spikes and
crashes ketosis is a normal metabolic function and without it humans would have not have been
able to survive until now i briefly mentioned some of the benefits of the keto diet at the start of
this video but now i wanted to get into them a bit deeper as we have already discussed the keto diet
is an efficient way to burn through stored body fat so of course this is beneficial for weight
loss but there are other benefits as well such as lower fasting blood sugar lower fasting insulin
increased energy increased mental clarity decreased inflammation and better appetite control
because you are not constantly eating foods that spike blood sugar and insulin levels throughout
the day this allows your blood sugar and insulin to remain more stable and this also translates to
more consistent energy and better appetite control ketones a byproduct of ketosis are also a cleaner
burning energy source for our brain which allows us to think more clearly and when we take refined
sugars and starches out of our diet inflammation often decreases as well this can mean less joint
pain migraines or acne who is the keto diet for the keto diet was originally created to
treat epilepsy in patients who are prescribed the keto diet their rate of seizures decreases
significantly and sometimes they stop entirely but it is not just people with epilepsy who benefit
from keto most of the population can as well those who might find it particularly beneficial include
anyone who is looking for sustainable weight loss looking for increased cognitive function diabetic
pre-diabetic or insulin resistant busy and wants to spend less time thinking about food
and endurance athletes who need consistent energy for training how do you know if you are in ketosis
there are several ways you can test to see if you are in ketosis there are urine strips
breath readers and blood readers the first two measure how many ketones the body is excreting
and not actually how much the body is creating and using for this reason these methods are not
very accurate a lot of people show really high ketone numbers on urine strips when they first
start the keto diet however a few weeks later they might show a lot lower or even no ketones at
all but if this is happening to you this does not necessarily mean that you aren't in ketosis
this could mean your body has figured out how many ketones you need and it isn't creating any extra
which will just be excreted blood is the most accurate way to test and if you already have
a blood glucose meter most of these readers test ketones as well if you just buy different strips
the keto mojo reader is one on the market that is specifically aimed at those eating a keto diet
and i will link it down below if you want to check it out but with that being said you do
not need to test ketones every day in order to get the benefits of the keto diet really
the simplest way to tell if you are in ketosis or not is how long you can go in between meals
if you are hungry or even hangry two to three hours after eating you are probably not in
ketosis but if you can go several hours without worrying about food and your energy being stable
then you probably are in ketosis at the end of the day what matters is if you are getting results
testing and tracking ketones can be exhausting so it's better to focus on what you are actually
achieving as i said at the start of this video the keto diet is a powerful tool that can benefit many
if you are thinking about starting the keto diet in 2021 make sure to click that subscribe button
down below and turn notifications on so you don't miss the rest of this series tomorrow's
video is going to be about what foods you can eat on the keto diet and how to understand
macros which is the breakdown of how much fat protein and carbs you should be eating in a day
and before i wrap up i just wanted to mention that this keto diet for beginners series
is based off of a coaching program that i have keto start is my seven day crash course
that goes over everything we'll be covering in the series through text audio and video and also
includes bonus downloads such as shopping lists a meal building guide a meal plan and more plus you
get access to a private facebook group where i can answer your questions and offer support
if you want to check it out you can head to healthcoachkait.com forward slash ketostart
and i will link it in the description box down below as well thank you guys for watching if
you want to check out the rest of the videos in this series you can find them here if you want
to catch up on my most recent upload you can check it out here and check out my keto diet
and carnivore diet coaching programs click here thanks again guys i'll see you next time bye