Benefits of the keto diet and low-carb nutrition
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How to avoid ketoacidosis in type 2 diabetes?
In type 2 diabetes, the only way to practically eliminate ketoacidosis is to significantly reduce the amount of glucose in the blood and increase the amount of fats in the diet. That is, to switch to a keto diet. On a keto diet, ketoacidosis does not occur.
What really alkalizes the blood?
To prevent blood from becoming acidic, a sufficient amount of protein and a sufficient amount of ATP are necessary. ATP is produced from saturated fatty acids as well as B vitamins. This means that no fruits and vegetables will help to alkalize the blood. For this, fats, complete proteins, and B vitamins are needed.
Why a carbohydrate breakfast is the path to obesity.
Due to high cortisol levels and high insulin levels in the morning hours, carbohydrate breakfasts are guaranteed to lead to abdominal obesity.
Why is low stomach acidity beneficial for alkalizing the blood?
The better the proton pump works, that is, the more acidic the gastric juice, the better the blood feels (the more alkaline it is). And the proton pump works better for those who primarily consume protein products.
Why is more ammonia produced from a deficiency of protein in the diet rather than from its excess?
Are you afraid to consume a large amount of protein because the body produces ammonia? When you consume a lot of carbohydrates and little protein, much more ammonia is produced. Due to the protein deficiency, the body starts to break down its own protein, resulting in ammonia being produced twice. The first time it is produced in the tissues, where there is no one to process it. The second time it is produced in the intestines.
Why do carbohydrates acidify urine instead of protein?
Carbohydrates impair sodium reabsorption, which leads to an increase in aldosterone levels. Therefore, it is often not protein, but a high amount of carbohydrates in the diet that causes urine to become acidic.
Why does the keto diet improve detoxification?
For detoxification, a large amount of protein and alpha-ketoglutarate is needed – a product that is produced during ketosis. Therefore, the ketogenic diet enhances detoxification processes.
Why do low-fat high-carbohydrate diets lead to hypoxemia?
A low-fat high-carbohydrate diet leads to disturbances in fat metabolism, a decrease in surfactant production, impaired oxygen utilization, and disrupted gas exchange. All of this results in hypoxemia — a deficiency of oxygen in the blood.
Why does a high-carbohydrate diet increase the risks of COVID-19?
Low-fat high-carbohydrate diet is the main cause of lung diseases and respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19.
It disrupts lung biochemistry and structure, reduces breathing efficiency, creates systemic inflammation, and impairs immune defense. The body becomes more vulnerable to respiratory infections, including severe cases of COVID-19.
Why a fatty diet is better for the lungs and overall energy of a person.
During the oxidation of carbohydrates, the body absorbs 6 molecules of oxygen and releases 6 molecules of carbon dioxide — the exchange occurs in equal proportions.
During the oxidation of fats, 23 molecules of oxygen are required, while only 16 molecules of carbon dioxide are released.
As a result, breathing becomes deeper, the alveoli are better saturated with oxygen, which positively affects the surfactant complex of the lungs and the overall energy state of the body.
Why does bad cholesterol increase due to a carbohydrate diet?
Bad cholesterol is very low-density lipoproteins and intermediate-density lipoproteins. Good cholesterol is low-density and high-density lipoproteins.
However, if we look at the composition of very low-density, intermediate, and low-density lipoproteins, the only thing that distinguishes them is the amount of triglycerides. The lower the triglycerides, the better the cholesterol.
In other words, if you remove triglycerides from very low-density and intermediate-density lipoproteins, they will turn into low-density lipoproteins, which is good cholesterol.
Thus, it is the excess of triglycerides that makes cholesterol bad. Triglycerides in the body increase due to a carbohydrate diet. On a keto diet, for example, there is always a very low amount of triglycerides in the blood.
Why is the intake of only bran pointless?
To increase the number of beneficial bacteria, consuming only bran does not work. Along with bran, a large amount of fats and protein should be consumed. Otherwise, the bran will pass through quickly.
Why does a carbohydrate diet lead to high cortisol?
You can eat 5 times a day, but if this nutrition is without fats and proteins, you will always have high cortisol.
The main function of cortisol is to maintain sufficient levels of amino acids, fats, and carbohydrates in the body. If proteins do not come from food, cortisol levels rise to break down muscles for amino acids.
Do you often burn yourself in the kitchen? It's a sign:
If you often get burned, it is a sign of damage to the myelin sheaths. They determine how quickly information is delivered to the brain.
If the sheaths are in good condition, you will pull your hand away from the hot surface before you get burned. This is because the speed of information transmission is 100 meters per second.
Myelin sheaths are made up of fats and proteins. They are constantly damaged, so the body regularly repairs them. But if there are not enough of these components in the diet, there is nothing to restore. And the reaction speed decreases from 100 meters to 2 meters per second.
Damage to the myelin sheaths can also occur due to the predominance of pathogenic microflora.
Gallstones form due to the rare consumption of fatty foods.
The gallbladder empties during the consumption of fatty foods.
And since there are no fats in the diet, a stagnation occurs in the gallbladder, which over time transforms into stones.
How to treat the early stages of varicose veins?
To eliminate the early stages of varicose veins, exercise is needed, blood thinning with Omega-3, as well as a low-carb diet for the liver.
Why does protein nutrition NOT acidify the body?
The belief that all proteins and protein nutrition acidify the body is erroneous because only a portion of amino acids acidifies the body. Only sulfur- and phosphorus-containing amino acids acidify. The other part, amino acids with nitrogen and alkaline groups, alkalize the body. Thus, if one consumes complete protein, the balance of acidifying and alkalizing amino acids is maintained in the body.
Candidiasis is formed due to an excess of carbohydrate nutrition and due to an excess of unbound iron.
How to translate Alzheimer's disease into remission.
Alzheimer's disease is considered type three diabetes. It occurs when brain cells can no longer function on glucose. Therefore, switching to a keto diet puts this disease into remission.
Is cholesterol really harmful?
Cholesterol itself is not harmful, but oxidized cholesterol is. That is, the one that comes from trans fats. Regular cholesterol from meat, cheese, butter, eggs, etc. does not harm the body at all.
Why are low-fat diets harmful?
Low-fat diets lead to an increase in pathogenic microflora: weaken the barrier and immune protection of the intestine, reduce the antimicrobial activity of bile, create conditions for the proliferation of pathogenic microflora and the development of SIBO.
Why is sugar harmful to the brain?
The brain needs sugar, but it needs it in controlled amounts – the amounts that the body produces on its own. The sugar that comes from food only interferes with the brain.
How to sleep less and feel rested?
When switching to a keto diet or any low-carb diet, sleep duration decreases as the body rests more quickly.
Insomnia is often a sign of protein deficiency, as it increases cortisol, which interferes with sleep.
To cure IBS, it is enough to regularly consume fatty foods. In response to fatty foods, bile is produced, which destroys bacteria.
Excess carbohydrates in the diet lead to vascular problems, which result in erectile dysfunction. That is, impotence.
Why cholesterol is your friend and helper
Cholesterol plaques are a plastic that protects the damaged part of the tissue. They do not lead to the formation of a thrombus by themselves. A thrombus forms during the process of damaging such a plaque through glycation or inflammatory processes. Glycation occurs due to an excess of carbohydrates in the diet.
How to protect yourself from body intoxication.
Studies prove that people on a keto diet cope much better with various toxins in the body.
Aspergillus are highly pathogenic fungi that can inhabit the intestinal microflora and thrive on carbohydrates and proteins. The only thing that can suppress their growth is a diet rich in fats.
What is the harm of fat-free diets?
Fat-free diets, which were originally promoted to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, have led to a threefold increase in cardiovascular diseases.
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