Keto Made Simple - Learn With Doctor Westman

Send us a textLots of keto programs out there focus on following “macros” and recording your food in an app so you can make sure you’re getting enough micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). It’s not “wrong” to do this, but the method Dr. Westman has been using for more than two decades keeps things ultra-simple and helps people get great results without focusing on specific numbers with regard to macros and micronutrients. (Except for keeping your carbs to 20 total grams or fewer per day, of course!)Check out our latest video, where Dr. Westman explains how you can get great results from keto without thinking too much about the details.Get your free guide here:https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/start-keto-right-bonus/

Send us a textHow much protein should you eat? It’s a controversial topic! Ask twenty different doctors and dietitians and you’ll get twenty different answers. The way Dr. Westman teaches people to do keto, the only things people need to control are the total carbs they eat and the amount of fats and oils they add to their food. For most people, protein is self-limiting because it’s filling and satiating (it helps you stay full for a while), so it’s pretty rare that anyone would “overeat” protein foods like beef, pork, poultry, lamb, seafood, and eggs.  You don’t need to worry about calculating the exact grams or ounces of protein you should get every day, or worry about linking it to your muscle mass or body weight. Watch Dr. Westman’s latest video for his thoughts on protein on keto diets. FREE GUIDE 👇Start Keto Right: https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/star...

Send us a textDon’t inadvertently sabotage your results on a keto diet!  Food manufacturers are getting more savvy. With the growing popularity of low-carb and keto diets, they know consumers are on the lookout for products that are low in carbs. So, if a food product says “no added sugar” on the package, can you include it in a low-carb diet?Not always! Be sure to look at the total carbohydrate on a food label. Just because there’s no added sugar doesn’t mean there isn’t a large amount of naturally occurring sugar in it – like in a fruit smoothie or a cup of granola. Check out Dr. Westman’s latest video to learn more.FREE BONUS: The 6 Biggest Obstacles A Sugar Addict Faces …And What To Do About Them https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/6-bi...

Send us a textIf you avoid candy, pastries, and other sweets, you might think you don’t eat much sugar.  But what about high-carb foods that get digested into sugar?  What about sweet or starchy things like bananas, potatoes, rice, crackers, granola, or pretzels?  Even when things don’t taste sweet, if they’re high in carbs, they can still raise your blood sugar – sometimes even more than a very small amount of something sweet.  That doesn’t mean all these foods are “bad for you.”  But it does mean that if you’re trying to lose weight or reverse type 2 diabetes or another condition related to high blood sugar or insulin, it’s best to avoid all of them, even if they’re not obviously sweet.  Learn more in Dr. Westman’s latest video.FREE BONUS: The 6 Biggest Obstacles A Sugar Addict Faces …And What To Do About Themhttps://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/6-bi...

Send us a textPeople are very surprised when they see the food list Dr. Westman uses—there’s no fruit! With other ways of eating, it often seems like the more fruits & vegetables, the better. But keto diets are different.Fruit isn’t “bad” for you, but when you need to keep your total carbohydrate intake very low in order to lose weight or reverse chronic issues like type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome, you need to limit all sources of sugar and starch, and that includes the sugar in fruit. If your carb tolerance is a bit higher, you might have room for berries and other lower-glycemic fruits, but some folks need to avoid fruit altogether for a while. Learn more in this week's video.FREE BONUS: The 6 Biggest Obstacles A Sugar Addict Faces …And What To Do About Themhttps://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/6-bi...

Send us a textLet’s face it: most people eat too much sugar. Whether we’re talking about the refined sugar found in things like candy, cookies, pastries, and other sweets, or the complex carbs that get digested into sugar (like pasta, rice, bread, and crackers), to your body, ultimately it’s all just sugar. How do you know if you’re eating more of these than your body can handle? Watch Dr. Westman's latest video to learn 5 signs that you’re eating too much sugar.FREE BONUS: The 6 Biggest Obstacles A Sugar Addict Faces …And What To Do About Themhttps://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/6-bi...

Send us a textIf you want to lose weight, “everyone knows” that you have to burn more calories than you take in. This means all you need to do is eat less and move more, right? Not quite.If it were that straightforward, then millions of people worldwide wouldn’t be struggling with weight loss, and my clinic wouldn’t have a 6-month waiting list because nobody would need any help! The simplistic thinking of “calories in, calories out” has been failing for decades. Watch my latest video to hear about a paper I co-authored with several other low-carb & keto-oriented doctors and researchers helping to spread the message that there’s more to obesity and weight loss than calories: the conventional energy balance model versus our carbohydrate-insulin model.Citation 👇https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34515...

Send us a textYour body holds glucose in three places: your muscles, your liver, and your bloodstream. Muscles store the most glucose, the liver stores a bit less, and your bloodstream carries the least. In fact, when your blood sugar is around 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L), there’s only one teaspoon of glucose in your blood. That’s right – just one teaspoon!If you have type 2 diabetes, the amount of glucose in your blood can be double or triple that – or even higher, in extreme cases. So, when you’re choosing foods & beverages to help keep your blood sugar within a healthy range, think about how many teaspoons of sugar they contain – and whether you want that much flooding your blood after you eat or drink.Learn more about why choosing very low-carb foods is the key to controlling blood sugar in our latest video.

Send us a textIf you follow a low-carb or keto diet, there's a huge variety of foods you can enjoy while reaping the benefits of weight loss, reversing type 2 diabetes, and more. But what are the "best" keto foods? It depends on your own taste preferences, but looking at micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) and total carbs, it's hard to beat eggs. Plus, in these difficult financial times, eggs are one of the most budget-friendly foods out there.In my opinion, eggs are one of the best things you can include on a keto diet. (Barring an allergy, of course!) Why are eggs near the top of Dr. Westman's recommended foods? Find out in our latest video.🎁 BONUS: Lose fat on keto 🎁https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/lose...

Send us a textHave your bowel movements changed since starting a keto diet? It's okay to talk about this! It's important, in fact, because there's a lot of confusion out there about what's "normal" when it comes to bowel movements. Are you supposed to "go" every day? Is it a problem if you don't? Is constipation defined by how often you have a bowel movement, or is there more to it? Watch our latest video to find out. 🎁 BONUS: Lose fat on keto 🎁https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/lose...