Tyler Cartwright and Luis Villasenor are creating a Keto / Low carb / Whole food booklet to include in our December Bootcamp, and also to give away as a Holiday present to all our group members and low carb friends. The book may possibly include some of the favorite recipes from highly esteemed members of our low …
Individualized Nutrition With the publication of the latest book of our friend Robb Wolf: “Wired to Eat”, the concept of individualized nutrition has quickly become a hot topic around fitness groups. I sincerely think that personalized nutrition constitutes the binary that nutritional science should follow to instruct humans on which is the “best diet” for them and how …
Read moreOf Glucose and Finger Pricks — Is Personalized Nutrition Possible?
There are a few myths and misconceptions on Keto in regards to Metabolic Efficiency and energy requirements. Some people think calories do not matter on keto, some others think that staying long term on keto actually downregulates metabolism… but what is the truth? In this interview, Luis talks with Alessandro Ferretti, England based Nutritionist who has …
On measuring Ketones. Like many people, when I first started a Ketogenic diet in early 2014 I bought the Ketostix and just couldn’t wait to see the color change. And change it did! It was neat, and it provided motivation for me to continue. Eventually, I got a blood meter, a breath meter and spent …
Read moreWhy I Stopped Testing my Ketones on a Ketogenic Diet
No clever titles. No fancy graphics. No amusing anecdotes. No fancy SEO tricks. Just my heart and some raw emotion this one. — I used to believe that what would kill the ketogenic movement would be the quick fix mentality and the “give me a pill” culture of western society. I’ve recently come to the …
The “Keto Flu” During the induction phase of a Ketogenic Diet, or even a Low-carb, Paleo Diet, some people may experience “flu” like symptoms (tiredness, lethargy, shortness of breath, even arrhythmia) that often makes one believe that what they are doing is not right for their bodies. This “flu” is a manifestation of both mental …
Late last year, I participated in a fantastic event that you definitely don’t want to miss: The Keto Summit As you know, Ketogains goal is to Educate, Empower, and help people Achieve their health and fitness goals. My vision is to help empower as many people as possible, so that they can take health …
Read moreLuis Villasenor (Ketogains Founder) on The Keto Summit
Luis Villasenor has been interviewed in issue 30 (April 2017) of EXAMINE.com’s Research Digest (ERD). In case you don’t know what EXAMINE.com is, let me tell you that it should be your first stop when researching information about supplements and nutrition, as it is an unbiased source of information that investigates and researches independently so there are no conflicts …
Read moreExamine.com Interview – Luis Villasenor talks about Ketogenic Diets
In their myopic “chasing of ketones”, a lot of low carbers have been decieved into chasing ketones, instead of results. They forget why they even started Keto in the first place, and in most cases, they did so to lose weight (yes, there are other valid approaches such as increased mind focus, treating a neurological …
Recently, on a popular Italian blog which supports the so-called “Paleo Diet,” I had the chance to read a series of articles about Ketogenic and Low-Carb diets. From the author’s point of view, they can’t work in the athletic performance, both in the endurance and the anaerobic/glycolytic context. On top of that, always relating to …
Read moreLow-carb performance in the gym and on the road: can it work? A rational view.