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Favorite Keto Products from Expo West 2015

Favorite Keto Products from Expo West 2015

The top keto products that make living a healthy, whole foods-based, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, paleo, keto, low carb life, quick and easy! I’m fresh off the plane from the Natural Products Expo West; the world’s largest natural, organic and healthy products event, where 71,000 people (and me!) lined up to connect with over 3,000 exhibiting…

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Video: What Women Need To Know About “Fat-Burning”

Video: What Women Need To Know About “Fat-Burning”

There’s weight loss and there’s fat burning. Two very different things. Understanding how our bodies respond to carbohydrates is the key to getting leaner, stronger and building a metabolism that works for us. We’re not talking about weight loss. Well, yes, we are. But not in the traditional sense. I’m all for being lean and…

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Video: Is Eating High-Fat, Keto Right For You? 10 Signs To Watch Out For

Video: Is Eating High-Fat, Keto Right For You? 10 Signs To Watch Out For

How to know if eating high-fat, keto is right for you. 10 signs that tell you whether your body is ready to try a high-fat, keto eating style. Nothing scares me more than a “my way or the highway” approach to health and wellness. Do I think more women would benefit from lowering their carbohydrate…

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Video: What Really Happens When You Eat Fat

Video: What Really Happens When You Eat Fat

What fat does in your body – how it’s used, why it’s needed and how to incorporate more on a daily basis in the healthiest way possible. I was a low-fat vegan not so long ago. I sauteed my vegetables in water and ate copious amounts of sprouted nuts. Raw vegan goodness was my jam….

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Video: My 2-week Bulletproof Diet Experience

Video: My 2-week Bulletproof Diet Experience

My 2-week experience following The Bulletproof Diet, a cutting edge approach to nutrition and health with revolutionary advice to reclaim energy and upgrade your life. More reviews! You say. Totally, I can do that. There’s a lot of conflicting information out there, making it challenging to know what to take in and what to discount.

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Video: What A Day Of Eating “High-Fat, Keto” Looks Like (the meals and foods I eat)

Video: What A Day Of Eating “High-Fat, Keto” Looks Like (the meals and foods I eat)

An introduction to the keto meals I prepare on a high-fat, low carb, ketogenic eating plan. Includes egg-free keto days, vegetarian keto days, and my favorite  nourishing whole keto foods from fats, proteins, vegetables and beyond. When I tell people that I eat upwards of 80% fat, they immediately think that I gorge on fast…

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Video: What 6 months of Eating High-Fat, Keto Did To My Body

Video: What 6 months of Eating High-Fat, Keto Did To My Body

The effect that a high-fat, low-carb, moderate protein, keto eating style has had on my body in the last 6 months. 6 months ago, I decided to try eating high-fat (low-carb, keto) in an effort to balance my hormones, heal my body AND lose the weight I’d packed on during hormone replacement therapy. Before I…

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Why Eating Fat Gives You Boundless Energy

Why Eating Fat Gives You Boundless Energy

The quality of our health – the amount of energy we have, our weight, our brain function, everything, is tied to the fats we eat. I’ll explain what fats you should eat, which to avoid and share the recipe for the perfect blend of fats for balance, energy and clarity. Fact #1: Fat is a…

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Audio: Keto, High-fat Living a Breeze? Solutions for making the switch easy

Audio: Keto, High-fat Living a Breeze? Solutions for making the switch easy

A recorded keto Q&A session on why your body may not be thriving on the high-carb, whole food approach to “healthy” eating and how to make the switch to a keto eating style rich in healthy keto fats. “Healthy eating” is opting for whole grains, preparing glorious fruit bowls, piling on the vegetables, saying HELL…

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Video: Nutritional Ketosis for Total Body Confidence

Video: Nutritional Ketosis for Total Body Confidence

A recorded Q&A session on nutritional ketosis – how a high-fat eating style encourages reduced body stress, healing, and boundless health. Weight loss, too! Last week, a bunch of Healthful Pursuit readers and I got together (digitally) to chat about nutritional ketosis in celebration of my newest digital program, The Keto Beginning – a guide…

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