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How to Lower Your Blood Sugar Naturally

How to Lower Your Blood Sugar Naturally

Can a ketogenic diet lower blood sugar? In short, yes, it can lower your blood sugar levels naturally and effectively if you follow it strictly. Below, you'll find studies, information, and tips on how. One cookie won't kill you but consuming high amounts of sugar every day will. High-carbohydrate foods — like cookies — lead to higher blood sugar levels. This is toxic to the body. Luckily, we have a hormone called insulin that helps lower blood sugar by shuttling the sugar into cells ...

The Best Low-Carb and Keto Fruits (and Which to Avoid)

The Best Low-Carb and Keto Fruits (and Which to Avoid)

Can you eat fruit on a ketogenic diet? In short, it’s best to avoid most fruits except for berries, avocados, olives, and tomatoes, which you can eat in moderation. Below, we’ll take a closer look at some of the best keto fruits you can eat on a low carb diet and what you should avoid. When people switch to a ketogenic diet, fruit can be an area of confusion. Fruit has been marketed as healthy for many years and generally has a positive stigma behind it. On the ketogenic diet, however, ...

Italian Cheesy Bread Bake

Italian Cheesy Bread Bake

Salami, provolone cheese, and tart peppers wrapped up in a cheesy dough - what more could you ask for? This Italian cheesy bread bake is a cinch to make and perfect to serve for lunch with a spinach salad. It's very filling, and is great to pack for lunches too. Most cheese based doughs are made with mozzarella and almond flour. This time were making it with Monterey jack cheese, coconut flour, and some flax seed meal. If you like the almond flour version better you can of course make ...

Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Bites

Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Bites

These smoked salmon and goat cheese bites combine bitter radicchio leaves, smoked salmon, and faintly sweet herbed goat cheese. The purple radicchio leaves and pink smoked salmon make beautiful appetizer cups. Each creamy bite is packed full of herby and smoked flavors. You will need to find radicchio at your grocery store for this recipe. Radicchio has bitter, but tender purple leaves. You can find it all year long, but it's peak season is winter through spring. If your produce ...

Nacho Steak Skillet

Nacho Steak Skillet

This nacho steak skillet features roasted cauliflower, thin sliced steak, cheese, and lots of fun nacho toppings. I think this qualifies as keto comfort food! You can serve this at the family dinner table and let everyone fix up their bowls however they like. Another option for this recipe is to leave the cauliflower on the sheet pan and just top everything there. I like the presentation of the skillet, but it's really up to you. If you don't like spicy foods then be sure to skip the ...

Buffalo Chicken Crust Pizza

Buffalo Chicken Crust Pizza

Looking for a pizza option that doesn't use almond or coconut flour? Try this buffalo chicken crust pizza. The crust is made from ground chicken thighs! It's topped with a creamy buffalo sauce, cheeses, and celery. It's very filling and you'll love how simple this is to create. Ground chicken can be harder to find and very expensive at the grocery stores I visit. So I decided to make this crust using boneless and skinless chicken thighs. You can often find these on sale, and it's easy to ...

25 Vegetarian Keto Recipes

25 Vegetarian Keto Recipes

We get asked a lot about vegetarian keto recipes, so we decided to create this roundup of recipes to get you started.  These recipes are all meatless, but most of them do make use of eggs and dairy products. I tried to create a good mix of simple and quick recipes with some mains, sides, breakfast choices, and dessert options. You’ll also find several vegan keto recipes and vegetarian dishes that can easily be made vegan-friendly as well. Whether you are a vegetarian on the keto diet or ...

I Am Half the Person That I Used to Be and Will Never, Ever Go Back

I Am Half the Person That I Used to Be and Will Never, Ever Go Back

I started the ketogenic diet using ruled.me because of the wonderful help I received. Craig gave us detailed info on why it works and how to do change our habits and recipes step-by-step. I followed the diet exactly and started to lose about 4 pounds a week. I hit a plateau at 20 pounds, and emailed Craig. He was very kind to answer my email himself with specific advice. I started losing a little slower this time, but consistently until I reached a loss of 40 pounds. I am half the person ...

Artichoke Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Artichoke Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

These meatless, artichoke stuffed, portobello mushrooms are capable of taking center stage at your next meal. They're stuffed with a creamy mixture of cheese, spinach, and marinated artichoke hearts. These are great served with zoodles or a nice side salad. If you're not into the meatless thing then this dish makes a hearty side for steak. Most importantly, you can get this recipe on your dinner table in less than 30 minutes! If your market doesn't carry the large mushroom caps, then the ...

Ketogenic Diet 101: Low-Carb in 60 Seconds

Ketogenic Diet 101: Low-Carb in 60 Seconds

The following is geared towards people who want to try out a ketogenic diet and just want to quickly know what they should and shouldn’t do. No confusing science or lengthy explanations here, only 15 easy guidelines to kick-start your keto journey. How strictly the guidelines are followed is entirely up to you, but if you follow them 100% you can be assured you'll be eating for your body and greatly improving your long-term health and well-being. If you want more details, feel free to read ...