How Do You Do Keto Right? You can do the keto diet the right way


by focusing on whole foods (avoid keto bars, shakes, or packaged snacks) with meals centered around a healthy protein source plus non-starchy vegetables like leafy greens and other fibrous veggies. Many people incorrectly do keto by doing a “low carb, high fat” keto diet, or LCHF, with the goal to ramp up blood ketones. Blood ketones are fine and healthy in individuals eating a protein focused keto diet, like I recommend. The body will make ketones as it needs. However, eating high fat to keep ketones constantly elevated offers little benefit (unless you are using the diet for something like Epilepsy), and people tend to overeat calories this way. LCHF keto also limits protein, which is not healthy. Eating meals like this are delicious and incredibly healthy.


For 10 years I have been eating this


way, and my a1cs are consistently under 5.0%, the last one being 4.8%. I get the same results with my patients. Maintaining blood sugars in this range ensures all the complications of diabetes are avoided. For those with diabetic complications already, getting blood sugars down to this level allows organs and cells to heal from things like retinopathy, neuropathy, gastroparesis, and others. The science has caught up to what many of us have known for years: A keto diet is a great way to achieving normal blood sugars and optimal health.


Dr. Ryan Attar is a naturo- pathic physician and nutri- tionist practicing at Con- necticut Integrative Medical Center in Fairfield. Dr. Attar has been living and thriving


with Type 1 diabetes for 13 years. He helps his patients thrive as well, despite ANY diagnosis. www.DrAttar.com, dr.ryan.attar@gmail.com, 203.717.1339


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