We're excited to be working in collaboration with HVMN and kick off this fabulous new section with an article which was originally published by HVMN and is added on A Light In The Darkness with full permission of the editorial team at HVMN:
The ketogenic diet first gained fame through its effectiveness for weight loss. The high-fat, low-carb diet promotes nutritional ketosis–a normal metabolic state marked by moderate levels of ketones in the blood. The idea with carb restriction in terms of weight loss is that it prompts the release of body fat to be burned or converted to ketones for energy (extra dietary fat also contributes to ketone production).
For decades, much of dieting focused on counting caloric intake. But not keto.
Let’s explore why you should be paying more attention to the types of food consumed instead of that little number on the back of a nutrition label....read more>>>...