If You Want To Drink Alcohol While Doing Keto, Just Follow These Beverage Rules Korin Miller, Emily Shiffer
Going on keto = giving up a lot. It’s notoriously pretty restrictive, and especially when it comes to delicious, delicious carbs. Bread, sugar, you name it. (Yes, even some fruit.) And for anyone who enjoys a cocktail or other adult beverage, sadly, this can also include alcohol.
So.can you drink alcohol while doing the keto diet? And what are the lowest-carb, most keto-friendly alcoholic beverages? Here s everything you need to know.
Does alcohol kick you out of ketosis?
First, you need to know what happens to your body when you’re in ketosis.“The brain uses carbs for fuel. If you do not have enough carbs in your blood to support your brain, your body will start to make back-up fuel from fat: ketones,” says Colleen Tewksbury >P, PhD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.“Having higher levels of ketones in the blood puts someo
7 Best Kombucha Brands, According to RDs Amy Gorin, MS, RDN
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What is kombucha?
Perhaps you ve seen kombucha on grocery store shelves and restaurant menus, but maybe you haven t tried the beverage or don t know exactly what it is. Kombucha is a fermented beverage made from a base of tea, bacteria, yeast, and sugar.
Because kombucha is a fermented tea, you get the benefits of tea (hello, antioxidants), as well as potential probiotics, which can help gut health. Kombucha contains lactic-acid bacteria, according to a study in
Microbiology, and it s believed that these bacteria could potentially offer probiotic benefits. (These are the best probiotic foods for gut bacteria.)
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These Women Share The Exact Diet Changes They Made To Lose 15 Pounds by Emily Shiffer, Charlotte Hilton Andersen
If you’re on a mission to lose weight, you may have a number in mind when it comes to how many pounds you want to lose. And for many women, a goal of 15 pounds is a reasonable place to start. But that doesn’t mean you can or should achieve that goal overnight. The speed at which you can safely lose 15 pounds depends on a few things.
How to lose 15 pounds safely and effectively for your body is, of course, subjective. It will depend factors such as your current weight and BMI, activity, diet, and lifestyle. “For most people, 15 pounds will be fairly significant,” says Jonathan Valdez, RDN, owner of Genki Nutrition and spokesperson for New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. But there are potential benefits. If you’re medically overweight, losing just 5 percent of your body weight can reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, and dia
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If you’re on a mission to lose weight, you may have a number in mind when it comes to how many pounds you want to lose. And for many women, a goal of 15 pounds is a reasonable place to start. But that doesn’t mean you can or should achieve that goal overnight. The speed at which you can safely lose 15 pounds depends on a few things.
How to lose 15 pounds safely and effectively for your body is, of course, subjective. It will depend factors such as your current weight and BMI, activity, diet, and lifestyle. “For most people, 15 pounds will be fairly significant,” says Jonathan Valdez, RDN, owner of Genki Nutrition and spokesperson for New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. But there are potential benefits. If you’re medically overweight, losing just 5 percent of your body weight can reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, research has shown.