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The Connection Between Keto and Cholesterol

The Connection Between Keto and Cholesterol

A common misconception is that the ketogenic diet increases “bad” cholesterol levels and clogs your arteries because it is so high in fat.  However, much of the recent research shines light on how high-fat, low-carb diets can optimize your cholesterol levels and in fact improve your heart health. In this article, we will take a closer look at the most up-to-date research on different types of cholesterol, how each one affects our health, and the impact that the keto diet has on our ...

Ketogenic and Low Carb Beer Options

Ketogenic and Low Carb Beer Options

Beer is one of the most popular alcoholic drinks in the world. Whether you drink it for the buzz, for their unique flavors, or both, you can find a low carb beer that is perfect for you. However, that beer that you love so much may not be helping you at all in the long run. This is because the average beer has around 150 or more calories in every 12-ounce serving along with a dose of alcohol, which will cause several adverse effects throughout the body when you have too much. What's even ...

Foods to Avoid on a Ketogenic Diet: What is Keto-friendly?

Foods to Avoid on a Ketogenic Diet: What is Keto-friendly?

“Is this keto-friendly?” “Can I eat this on keto?” Questions like these are asked on keto diet forums and Facebook groups multiple times a day without a definitive answer. The line between what we should eat and avoid to sustain ketosis gets blurred after we cut out the obvious high-carb foods. To truly figure out what is keto-friendly and what we shouldn’t eat on keto, we must have: (1) a general understanding of foods that are keto-friendly and foods that will almost always kick us ...

Ketogenic Diet Low Carb Cheat Sheet

Ketogenic Diet Low Carb Cheat Sheet

When people are new to the ketogenic diet, they often wonder what type of foods they should and could eat while restricting carbs. Although we do have an in-depth ketogenic food list, it doesn’t cover everything and doesn’t include all of the keto-friendly replacements and recipes that are most commonly asked about. Use our recommendations below to get an idea of the best alternatives for common high-carb ingredients and what foods you can replicate while going the low-carb route. Not only ...

Keto Pumpkin Cheesecake

Keto Pumpkin Cheesecake

This Pumpkin Cheesecake is one of the tastiest desserts to enjoy during the fall season. It has a nice, creamy texture to it and uses ingredients that won't leave you with a sense of guilt if you have more than one serving. This dessert is also great when entertaining guests. You can easily make this recipe keto- and low-carb-friendly by using your favorite non-sugar sweetener or just by modifying it to your taste. The creamy and buttery texture is perfect, with the added bonus of being ...

Low Carb Chips for Keto: What to Buy and How to Make Them Yourself

Low Carb Chips for Keto: What to Buy and How to Make Them Yourself

Chips are usually just crunchy carbs slathered with salt and oil. The best examples of this are tortilla chips and potato chips. Their palate-pleasing combination of salt, fat, and carbs makes it unnaturally easy for us to overeat them without feeling full. This is why many of us can easily eat an entire family-sized bag of chips in one sitting (and on a larger scale, this is one of the driving forces behind the rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes worldwide). The solution is ...

What to Eat on a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet

What to Eat on a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet

Carbohydrates are generally avoided on a ketogenic diet, but they can be utilized with hard workouts that push your body. If you sit all day and eat refined carbohydrates (like cookies, chips, and candy), your risk of heart disease and diabetes increases dramatically — bad. If you use carbohydrates as a way to fuel intense workouts or replenish your body's depleted energy stores, then you can get the most out of your body without any negative side effects — good. The same principle applies ...

The Ketogenic Diet and Diabetes

The Ketogenic Diet and Diabetes

The ketogenic diet was originally developed almost 100 years ago to treat epilepsy. Nowadays, it is used as a nutrition plan by health-conscious men and women to optimize body composition and athletic performance. Recent research suggests that high fat, very-low carb diets have another benefit: They may help control glucose, triglycerides, insulin, and body weight in people with diabetes. The research below shows the ketogenic diet may be an effective tool you can use to manage symptoms of ...

Keto Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Keto Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Pumpkin is a flavor that cannot help but make us think of fall, and we jump at every chance to include it in a fall recipe. With the recent popularity of pumpkin spice, it’s easier than ever to include this ingredient in our recipes, including the sweet ones. Thick coconut cream icing sandwiched between two slices of pumpkin flavored cookies puts a fall-based spin on an absolute classic.  The bonus? This recipe is low-carb and keto-friendly, which means that everyone can enjoy these fall ...

The Ruled.me Food Policy

The Ruled.me Food Policy

No diet is one size fits all. Even the most successful keto diet plan will not be the optimal approach for you. This is because long-term weight loss results heavily depend on the factors that influence your food choices (e.g., your current lifestyle, food environment, moral values, work/travel schedule, food budget, meal preferences, and social/family life). Our goal with Ruled.me is to empower you with the content you need to formulate an optimal keto lifestyle for long-term success — a ...