Keto is short for ketogenic. Being on the ketogenic lifestyle, or adopting the ketogenic diet as a lifestyle, means you are making a conscious effort to:

• consume unprocessed fatty cuts of red meats
• consume whole eggs, unprocessed fatty cuts of white meats, and unprocessed seafood
• consume limited amounts of dark green leafy vegetables, broccoli, asparagus, and cauliflower.
• avoid consuming processed foods, sugars, sweeteners, and carbohydrates
• avoid consuming all grains, seeds and nuts
• forcing the body to produce ketones as a result of carbohydrate restriction
• putting you in a consistent state of ketosis – nobody remains in a constant state of ketosis
• eventually conditioning the body to be ketone-adapted (fat-adapted) – preferring to use blood ketones instead of blood glucose as it’s primary energy source

The ketogenic lifestyle is NOT

• a short-term diet
  • you will NOT reap the benefits of being ketone-adapted in a short period of time
• chasing blood ketone levels
  • higher blood ketones doesn’t mean it’s better for you
• chasing the state of ketosis
  • becoming ketone-adapted is the key, not staying in ketosis all the time
• chasing weight loss
  • weight loss is a beneficial side effect of being ketone-adapted
• eating “keto foods”
  • most foods which are labelled “keto” are highly processed with faked nutritional counts
• consuming supplements or exogenous ketones to stay in ketosis
  • the cost of exogenous ketones will eventually make the lifestyle unsustainable
  • consumption of exogenous ketones does NOT allow the body to burn stored fat

Benefits of being on the ketogenic lifestyle

• body runs on cleaner energy as a result of using ketones instead of glucose
• weight loss due to the body metabolising stored fat to ketones for energy
• better control of blood glucose levels due to low carbohydrates consumption – reversal of diabetes
• lower body inflammation levels due to avoiding high-inflammation oils in seeds and it’s
• an overall healthier lifestyle from choosing to eat more whole foods over processed foods

Types of ketogenic diet

• Healthy Keto (Strict Keto) Diet
• Carnivore Diet
• Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) Diet
• Low Carb High Protein (LCHP) Diet
• Cyclic Keto Diet
• Dirty Keto Diet or Lazy Keto Diet