“For several million years before the dawn of agriculture, our ancestors relied on abundant animal protein and fats of all kind - saturated fats and the delicate polyunsaturated fats known as omega-3s and arachidonic acid that exist alongside them in meat”
At any given time your body is metabolising a mix of fat, glucose and protein in order to meet your energy needs. The precise ratio at which this occurs is dependent on our gene expression, our dietary and our exercise habits.
Common wisdom states that our genetic makeup is fixed. Many who are overweight for instance may have been told that their genes are responsible. However whilst it’s true that our genes are fixed, we can in fact influence how they are expressed.
For instance, consumption of sugary foods triggers the expression of the genes responsible for insulin production, fat storage and the production of energy from glucose (also referred to as up-regulation), essentially building the metabolic machinery in preparation for future excessive carbohydrate consumption.
In the same way, high carbohydrate consumption down-regulates the genes responsible for fat burning. Chronically high levels of insulin in the blood effectively turns off our ability to burn stored fat. Locking it away in storage.
The Keto diet addresses this by placing an emphasis on healthy fats and reducing your carb intake to under 50 grams a day.
Over time your body will reclaim its ability to use fat as an effective energy source, unlocking stored fat and giving you steady amount of energy throughout the day
No more riding the carb roller coaster. No more afternoon slumps. No more stubborn weight gain.
Over the next 21 days you will learn the basics of the keto diet, revamp your diet to include nourishing food and healthy sources of fat, discover the effects that exercise, sleep and stress has on our body, and create a body that is metabolically flexible.