Gluconeogenesis Is a Metabolically Expensive Process.

SHR # 2183 :: The Occurrence of and Role of Ketosis in Paleo Humans plus Can Baking Soda be Used to Treat Autoimmune Disease and Chronic Inflammation :: Dr. Loren Cordain - Dr. Paul O'Connor - The Keto diet has hit its stride in the past few years as a diet that has profound therapeutic benefits in treating certain disease. But isn't any dietary modality and template effectively a "ketogenic diet" if your body produces ketones while eating that way? Ketosis is a holdover from metabolic gift we've been given through evolution. Can we better understand its role and how to use it if we understand what it did for our ancestors? PLUS A press release circled the internet last week promising that by taking baking soda before a meal can actually fix various autoimmune disorders. But is that what the actual research showed? From the author's mouth to your ears. And don't be shocked that the truth is very different than the internet buzz. ::