Keto Made Simple - Learn With Doctor Westman

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...

Send us a textStubborn belly fat -- it's a common issue that plagues so many people!Keto diets can help you get rid of that "maddening middle" by keeping your carb intake very low -- because excess carbs turn into fat.You also need to be careful with the fats & oils you add to your food.  If you're struggling to lose stubborn fat even on a keto diet, cut back on butter, oil, mayonnaise, and other added fats.  Overdoing these is one of the most common reasons for people not losing weight, even if they're in ketosis.

Send us a textWhen you find a way of doing something that works well -- say, boiling an egg, or ironing a shirt -- you probably don't go looking for lots of other ways to do it.  You just stick with the way you know works.What about your diet?  If you have a way of doing keto that works why search online for other approaches that might lead you astray?  If you're getting good results with the method you're using, then stick with that method, trust the process, and keep going.  It's human nature to want to try something new and exciting, but sometimes the simplest things really work best.Check out our latest video for advice on not getting distracted by internet "keto craziness."🎁 BONUS: Lose fat on keto 🎁https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/lose...

Send us a textSound the alarm!  A new study says that eating fat is bad for you! But wait a minute ... I've been helping patients lose weight and reverse chronic health problems like type 2 diabetes, PCOS, acid reflux, and more, by teaching them to follow a low-carb diet that allows for bacon, steaks, pork chops, avocados, and other fatty foods. So what gives?  Should you abandon your keto diet because of headlines about fat being harmful?Find out in Dr. Westman's latest video.🎁 BONUS: Lose fat on keto 🎁https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/lose...

Send us a textWhat's the fastest and simplest way to lose weight on keto?Do you need to fast?  Should you put butter and MCT oil in your coffee?  What about macros?Should you use a blood or breath meter to make sure you have a high ketone level?  We'll let you in on a secret: it's all much more straightforward than that!Get the details in Dr. Westman's latest video, whether you're looking to lose your first twenty pounds or the last.🎁 BONUS: Lose fat on keto 🎁https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/lose...

Send us a textAre there people in your life who warn you that keto is okay to do for a short time, but it's dangerous to do for the long term?Are they right? Is it harmful to make a keto or low-carb diet your permanent way of eating?Check out our newest video where Dr. Westman sets the record straight on this.

Send us a textThere's a lot of confusion about drinking alcohol on a keto diet. Can you or can't you?You can! It's not a dealbreaker, but you do have to be strategic about it. Even if what you choose to drink is very low in carbs (like dry wine or distilled liquor), those beverages still provide calories, and your body has to burn through the alcohol before you get back to burning fat. Your alcohol tolerance is also lower when you don't eat carbs, so you need to be careful about how much and how quickly you drink. How do I tell my patients to navigate enjoying alcohol on a keto diet? What do you need to know to be able to fit it into your lifestyle and still get the results you want?Find out in our latest video.🎁 FREE GUIDE - 8 WAYS TO CRUSH YOUR SUGAR CRAVINGS 🎁https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/crus...

Send us a textCan you use artificial sweeteners and other non-sugar sweeteners on a keto diet?Yes! You don't have to, of course -- ideally, none of us would ever "need" anything sweet -- but that's unrealistic for some folks. So the good news is, you can include certain sweeteners and still get great results with keto.    If you're living with obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, or some other issue related to insulin resistance, then very low-calorie and low-carb sweeteners (like sucralose, saccharin, stevia, or erythritol) are much better choices than regular sugar, corn syrup, or agave nectar. But what about the research that says artificial sweeteners are harmful and cause health problems? Check out our latest video for Dr. Westman's thoughts on these issues after more than twenty years of helping people with keto. To your health,🎁 FREE GUIDE - START KETO RIGHT 🎁https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/star...