Keto FAQs – Healthy Gamer Girl http://healthygamergirl.com Level Up Your Health Sun, 18 Dec 2016 15:32:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7 https://i2.wp.com/healthygamergirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cropped-IMG_6933.png?fit=32%2C32 Keto FAQs – Healthy Gamer Girl http://healthygamergirl.com 32 32 87028420 Will Vegan Keto Help High Triglycerides? http://healthygamergirl.com/will-vegan-keto-help-high-triglycerides/ http://healthygamergirl.com/will-vegan-keto-help-high-triglycerides/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:17:13 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1662 This week, I got a great question from a reader asking about the relationship between vegan or vegetarian ketogenic diets and high triglycerides. More specifically, they wanted to know if a ketogenic diet would be appropriate for someone with high triglycerides. In order to explore this further, let’s take a look at just what triglycerides are, […]

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]]> http://healthygamergirl.com/will-vegan-keto-help-high-triglycerides/feed/ 0 1662 How Many Calories Should I Eat On Keto? http://healthygamergirl.com/many-calories-eat-keto/ http://healthygamergirl.com/many-calories-eat-keto/#respond Sun, 17 Apr 2016 01:02:25 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1243 One of the most common questions I see about keto is “how many carbs should I eat in a day?” The next thing people usually want to know is, “how many calories should I eat in a day?” Totally reasonable. There seem to be two schools of thought on this: those who ignore calories, and […]

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]]> http://healthygamergirl.com/many-calories-eat-keto/feed/ 0 1243 Keto and Intuitive Eating http://healthygamergirl.com/keto-and-intuitive-eating/ http://healthygamergirl.com/keto-and-intuitive-eating/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2016 17:08:46 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1184 Intuitive eating is kind of a big thing these days. It makes sense, society as a whole isn’t doing too well health-wise, and everyone’s sick of counting calories. Suddenly, “intuitive eating” sounds like some sort of no-diet miracle, and less of a basic survival mechanism that somehow managed to be ingrained in most species. Well, it’s […]

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]]> http://healthygamergirl.com/keto-and-intuitive-eating/feed/ 1 1184 Keto and Testosterone http://healthygamergirl.com/keto-and-testosterone/ http://healthygamergirl.com/keto-and-testosterone/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:49:52 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1281 I’ve posted before about hormonal issues that are often resolved by a ketogenic diet (PCOS and endometriosis), but I have yet to talk about a predominantly male hormonal issue: testosterone. I was recently asked to write an article about natural ways to boost testosterone for work, and thought it would be interesting to explore the relationship […]

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]]> http://healthygamergirl.com/keto-and-testosterone/feed/ 0 1281 Episode 25: How Many Carbs Should I Eat? http://healthygamergirl.com/episode-25-many-carbs-eat/ http://healthygamergirl.com/episode-25-many-carbs-eat/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:56:39 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1244 We all metabolize carbohydrates differently, and in this episode, we’ll take a look at the factors involved with carbohydrate digestion and metabolism. We’ll also look at the general recommendations for carbohydrates in a low carb or ketogenic diet. Fun! Low Carb and Carbohydrate Metabolism Links: Slide deck for this podcast (in PDF form!) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/276 http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/30/salivary-carb-breakdown-gene-obesity-study  […]

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]]> http://healthygamergirl.com/episode-25-many-carbs-eat/feed/ 2 1244 How Many Carbs Should I Eat? http://healthygamergirl.com/how-many-carbs-should-i-eat/ http://healthygamergirl.com/how-many-carbs-should-i-eat/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:02:06 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1146 How many carbs to eat on a low carb diet can be a pretty tricky subject. I’ve been pretty open about the fact that I eat more carbohydrates every day than the average low carb bear. I eat loads of veggies, and have some berries and yogurt. I know – I’m a real wild one. Usually, […]

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]]> http://healthygamergirl.com/how-many-carbs-should-i-eat/feed/ 0 1146 Do You Really Need Ketostix? http://healthygamergirl.com/do-you-really-need-ketostix/ http://healthygamergirl.com/do-you-really-need-ketostix/#respond Tue, 08 Mar 2016 13:44:08 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1214 If you’ve ever spent time browsing the #keto hashtag on Instagram (what? I like to get meal ideas!), you’ve likely seen pictures of ketostix, proudly displaying their pinkish purple results. It’s exciting! It’s an almost instant way to tell if you’re in ketosis…sort of. Either way, the concentration of keto strip pictures on social media […]

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]]> http://healthygamergirl.com/do-you-really-need-ketostix/feed/ 0 1214 Is Natural Sugar Good For You? http://healthygamergirl.com/is-natural-sugar-good-for-you/ http://healthygamergirl.com/is-natural-sugar-good-for-you/#respond Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:11:23 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1148 There are a lot of conflicting ideas about sugar floating around out there, and sometimes it can be a bit maddening. I’ve seen so many recipes labeled “sugar free” that contain a cup of honey, or maple syrup or dates. True, these sweeteners are less refined than traditional white sugar, but the fact remains that […]

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]]> http://healthygamergirl.com/is-natural-sugar-good-for-you/feed/ 0 1148 Ayurveda and Keto: The Basics of Seasonal Eating http://healthygamergirl.com/ayurveda-and-keto-eating-seasonally/ http://healthygamergirl.com/ayurveda-and-keto-eating-seasonally/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2016 01:05:39 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1150 This is the third part in a series discussing Ayurveda and keto. Part one explores the basic mind/body types, and part 2 discusses the six flavors of foods. I’m so excited to be writing these articles about how Ayurveda can work within the parameters of ketogenic and low carbohydrate diets. It’s just so fascinating to be, […]

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]]> http://healthygamergirl.com/ayurveda-and-keto-eating-seasonally/feed/ 4 1150 Ayurveda and Keto: The Six Flavors http://healthygamergirl.com/ayurveda-and-keto-the-six-flavors/ http://healthygamergirl.com/ayurveda-and-keto-the-six-flavors/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:00:45 +0000 http://healthygamergirl.com/?p=1113 The first post in our Ayurveda and Keto series talked about the basics of Ayurvedic elements and the doshas (constitutions) which make up all things. Today, we’re going to explore the flavors of Ayurveda, and see how they interact with each of the doshas. Ayurvedic Flavors and Keto We’ve talked about the importance of adding […]

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