Weight Loss/Maintenance

sagesnow

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6. Check out the information

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 01:53 PM

Jul 2018

from Dr Berg on YouTube. He has tons of videos. Basically he says that as long as you eat carbs and sugar, your body will produce insulin to take care of it. As long as you have insulin, a powerful hormone, in your body you will not be able to burn fat. Insulin forces your body to store carbohydrates as fat. Fat causes inflamation that leads to many many problems and eventually diabetes.
Check out his many highly informative and well researched videos:

He does sell supplements, but his videos are free and have few ads. I am not being paid to post this, I just really like his videos.

Also check out the cute KetoConnect couple Megha and Matt, who have lots of good videos and recipes for Keto:

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Can anyone give me information on the benefits of a Keto Diet please? [View all] no_hypocrisy Jul 2018 OP

I lost 35 pounds in like 6 weeks, sometimes a pound a day. dem4decades Jul 2018 #1

Loosing weight is the best thing about it rainy Jul 2018 #2

discuss with your doctor, otherwise i'd suggest avoiding it. unblock Jul 2018 #3

I'm doing a mixed keto paleo. I eat tons of green and seeds and nuts and applegrove Jul 2018 #4

Paleo is good but can still be high in carbs. sagesnow Jul 2018 #13

Good for you. That is my goal. applegrove Jul 2018 #14

Well, there's the dry mouth... And the bad breath... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2018 #5

Check out the information sagesnow Jul 2018 #6

Insulin does not force your body to store Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #7

Three functions of insulin- sagesnow Jul 2018 #9

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Dr Berg is a quack. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2018 #8

Way back in the sixties, this was the Stillman, or "water" diet cyclonefence Jul 2018 #10

Wrong. sagesnow Jul 2018 #12

I'm glad it's working for you cyclonefence Jul 2018 #16

Sorry, to clarify... sagesnow Jul 2018 #17

Thanks cyclonefence Jul 2018 #18

I would ignore the naysayers who refer to this as a "fad diet". They don't know what they're Dream Girl Jul 2018 #11

I agree- are there any studies comparing sagesnow Jul 2018 #15

Why is the keto diet good for you? hennasammuel Sep 2018 #19

welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2018 #22

Think original Eskimo diet. Protein and fat. fleabiscuit Sep 2018 #20

There are none. ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #21

Benefits of a Keto Diet: Amanda Cerny Sep 2019 #23