Why keto isn't always the magic bullet 

A ketogenic diet is one of the most popular in the diet trends, and it has good reasons to be there. It has significant health benefits including, controlled appetite, more weight-loss, mental clarity, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic flexibility. It also has studies showing it can treat, if not reserve, type 2 diabetes. You won't be depleting yourself, but instead enjoying high fat foods such as bacon, avocado, and eggs. Sounds too good to be true? Well, it's not. Keto is a wonderful tool to keep in your wellness belt, but not all people strive on keto. Although, I believe everyone should cycle a couple weeks of strict keto a year to improve metabolic flexibility, sometimes it's not the right fit for long term. 

FTO Gene

 If you have the FTO gene mutation, you might be one that does not thrive on keto. When you eat high amounts on saturated with this gene, your insulin spikes, resulting in being stored in fat. All though this isn't a total loss, most people thrive on a keto diet high in polyunsaturated fats.  

APOE4 gene

 Typically, when you go keto, your cholesterol drops, blood pressure resumes to normal, and your general well-being skyrockets. Although, with this gene mutation, the opposite happens, your cholesterol & blood pressure shoot through the roof, and you just kind of feel icky.  

Females

 It seems like we all know a guy that lives in ketosis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and swears by it. But women are a little different. Since we have a rotating hormonal clock (men's are constant), females needing more carbs then men. Going on a strict keto diet can lead to losing your period, hair loss, and loss of sleep cycles. All hope is not lost, there are some tips and tricks to still get the health benefits of keto, but without the nasty side effects. Every night you can have a sweet potato, or do a carb refeed every couple days as needed. 

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