The Complete Ketogenic Diet: A Comprehensive Wellness Guide to Healing Your Body and Mind Through Healthy Eating

About this book

The ketogenic diet has helped thousands of children and adults live healthier lives—including those affected by diabetes, epileptic seizures, Parkinson's, heart disease, fatty livers, cancer, and other illnesses. Supported by international medical research and designed in 1921 by a young endocrinologist, the ketogenic diet is a proven, healthy way of eating that emphasizes natural fats and proteins and restricts high-carbohydrate foods to help the body attain a state of nutritional ketosis. The concept is simple: maintain a ratio of 4:1 fats and proteins to carbohydrates and enjoy significant health benefits.In this comprehensive, full color guide Applied Clinical Nutritionist Ellen Davis (MSc) explains the medical science behind the diet: how it works, the right way to implement it, and tips on how to increase your energy and improve your health. With more than 25 easy-to-make ketogenic recipes and tools for creating meal plans, you can take control of your diet and your life. There are chapters specific to various ailments and diseases as well as information on how to personalize your diet for maximum effect. In this book you’ll learn:Why the diet has been shown to reduce seizures in patients with epilepsyWhy restricting glucose can starve cancer cellsHow the diet could slow the progression of AlzheimersWhy the diet can help control fatty liver disease, heart disease, or diabetesHow you can lose weight by following the keto dietThis book collects a wealth of information, medical research, and recipes—all together in an easy-to-use guide. Perfect for readers looking for a beginner’s resource or something to supplement their existing knowledge.