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Keeping The Weight Off After The Keto Diet – Invite Health Podcast, Episode 61

Keeping The Weight Off After The Keto Diet – Invite Health Podcast, Episode 61

You have successfully lost a good amount of weight on the Keto diet. So, how do you keep the weight off? There is a supplement that’s been studied in a number of human clinical trials called Phase 2 and it has been proven to keep the lost pounds of fat from returning. 

Keto Carb Blocker Ingredients Set The Bar High For Effectiveness

Keto Carb Blocker Ingredients Set The Bar High For Effectiveness

With so many keto products on the market, how do you know that the InVite® Keto Carb Blocker can work best for you? Here is the evidence behind the ingredients that make up a product that is the perfect addition to your keto lifestyle.

Could The Keto Diet Help Combat The Flu?

Could The Keto Diet Help Combat The Flu?

According to a new Yale University study published in the journal Science Immunology, mice that were fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu virus better than mice fed a diet high in carbohydrates.

What is the Keto diet?

The latest health and dietary trend is the ketogenic diet – or keto for short – which is a low-carb, high fat diet that aims to put your body into a metabolic state known as ketosis. Ketosis enables your body to use fat for energy, instead of carbohydrates from sugar by producing ketones, or small molecules that are alternative fuel sources for the body when sugar (glucose) is in short supply. Ketones are produced by the liver when you eat very few carbs, moderate amounts of protein, and large amounts of fat.

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According to Harvard Health Publishing, previous research shows good evidence of faster weight loss when patients go on a ketogenic or very low carbohydrate diet, compared to participants on a more traditional low-fat diet, or even a Mediterranean diet. Further, a ketogenic diet has been shown to “improve blood sugar control for patients with type-2 diabetes, at least in the short term.” Now, this new study by Yale University researchers says it may even have benefits for your immune health.

How the Keto Diet Impacts Immunity

Researchers of the study report, “the ketogenic diet activates a subset of T-cells in the lungs not previously associated with the immune system’s response to influenza, enhancing mucus production from airway cells that can effectively trap the virus.”

The study showed that mice fed a keto diet that were infected by the flu virus had a higher survival rate than mice on a high-carb normal diet. Specifically, researchers found that the keto diet triggered the release of gamma delta T cells, immune system cells that produce mucus in the cell linings of the lung — while the high-carbohydrate diet did not.

Co-senior author Visha Deep Dixit, reported, “This study shows that the way the body burns fat to produce keto bodies from the food we eat can fuel the immune system to fight flu infection.”

Are you currently on the keto diet? What are some of the benefits that you’ve seen? Leave a comment below to join the conversation.

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Following The Keto Diet? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Celebrate That Cheat Day

Following The Keto Diet? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Celebrate That Cheat Day

The Keto diet has become a huge diet trend. But many following the diet celebrate “cheat day”, which researchers say, could cause your body damage. Here’s why.

Could A Low Carb Diet, Like Keto, Reduce Diabetes Risk Even Without Weight Loss?

Could A Low Carb Diet, Like Keto, Reduce Diabetes Risk Even Without Weight Loss?

Photo by Dane Deaner on Unsplash Researchers at The Ohio State University wanted to know what happens to obese individuals with metabolic syndrome – a precursor to diabetes – when they eat a diet low in carbohydrates but don’t shed any pounds. Following A Low-Carb 

The Perfect Products to Support Your Keto Lifestyle

The Perfect Products to Support Your Keto Lifestyle

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Written by Luke Kornblatt

You’ve seen it all over the news and social media; the keto diet is the new, trending diet of this year. Here’s what you need to know about it.

What is the Keto Diet?

The latest health and dietary trend is the keto diet, a low-carb, high fat diet that aims to put your body into a metabolic state known as ketosis. Ketosis enables your body to use fat for energy, instead of carbohydrates from sugar by producing ketones, or small molecules that are alternative fuel sources for the body when sugar (glucose) is in short supply. Ketones are produced by the liver when you eat very few carbs, moderate amounts of protein, and large amounts of fat.

Benefits of the Keto Diet

According to Harvard Health Publishing, previous research shows good evidence of faster weight loss when patients go on a ketogenic or very low carbohydrate diet, compared to participants on a more traditional low-fat diet, or even a Mediterranean diet. Further, a ketogenic diet has been shown to “improve blood sugar control for patients with type-2 diabetes, at least in the short term.”

Harvard’s blog further explains that there is “solid evidence” showing that a ketogenic diet “reduces seizures in children, sometimes as effectively as medication. Because of these neuro-protective effects, questions have been raised about the possible benefits for other brain disorders, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, sleep disorders, autism and even brain cancer.”

Supporting A Keto Lifestyle

There are some supplements that can further support a high-fat, low-carb diet. A carb neutralizer with an ingredient like Phase 2®, which is a registered patent of an extract from Phaseolus vulgarus, a fiber-based, clinically-proven weight loss product that is sourced from non-GMO white kidney beans. Phase 2® White Kidney Bean Extract may have great benefits for weight loss, when used in conjunction with a proper diet and exercise regimen. Phase 2® supports metabolism of the starch found in many of your favorite foods, which helps to fight excess carbohydrate absorption into the body. Normally, your body absorbs the calories from carbohydrates and stores them as fat. Phase 2® allows these extra calories to pass directly through your system instead of storing them as fat, contributing to healthy microflora along the way as well.†

Whenever you cut out certain foods as part of your diet, you are limiting key nutrients for your body. It is important to make sure that you are using supplements in order to get those nutrients in another form. One supplement that you should be taking on the keto diet is Benfotiamine. Benfotiamine is the more bioavailable and lipid-soluble form of Thiamin (Vitamin B1). Its bioavailability lends to improved concentrations in the brain, nerve tissues, and muscle. It is needed by muscle tissue for energy production which is especially important for an organ as energetic and active as your heart muscle. Benfotiamine supports transketolase activity, a key enzyme in the formation of what may be the body’s most functional age-defying metabolite; NAD/NADH. Benfotiamine may also support kidney health, while helping to protect organs and systems from the damaging effects of elevated sugar in the blood.†

Speak with one of our certified nutritionists before beginning any dietary lifestyle change. Questions about the Keto diet? Leave our nutritionists a comment below to join the conversation!

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