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Getting Started
Whether you need to test for ketosis at all, and how the three methods compare. Urine strips, blood meters and breath analysers, what each measures, what it costs, and why chasing the numbers can mislead.
Getting Started
For most people, two to four days of eating very few carbs. What decides whether it is faster or slower, how to tell when you are there, and why ketosis is not the same as being fat-adapted.
Getting Started
One of the first things that confuses people on keto is whether to count net carbs or total carbs. What the difference is, the case for each, the sugar-alcohol catch, and which approach suits you.
Getting Started
Keto and carnivore get lumped together, but they are not the same diet. What each one actually allows, where they overlap, what the evidence says, and how to decide which suits you.
Getting Started
A practical, week-by-week guide to your first month on keto: what to eat, how to handle the adaptation, the mistakes that trip people up, and how to tell it is working.
Getting Started
Electrolytes are the difference between a miserable first fortnight on keto and an easy one. A practical guide to sodium, potassium and magnesium, and an honest warning about the one you can dangerously overdo.
Getting Started
Loose stools and diarrhoea are a common early keto complaint. Here is what actually causes them, from a sudden flood of fat to sugar alcohols and MCT oil, and how to settle your gut down.
Getting Started
Keto and low carb overlap but they are not the same thing. Where the carb lines fall, whether either produces ketosis, and how to tell which approach actually fits your goals and your life.
Getting Started
Most people need about 1.2 to 2.0g of protein per kilo of body weight per day on keto. Here is how to set your own figure, split it across meals, and why eating too little is the common trap.
Getting Started
Cold hands and feet, or just feeling chilly, is a common keto complaint that surprises people. Here is what causes it, why it is usually harmless and short-lived, and the handful of fixes that sort it out.