By:\u00a0<\/strong> Tim Ernst – Founder of Intermittent Keto Fasting\u2122<\/i><\/a>, 30 Day Fat Blast Inferno<\/a> , The 10 Day Fat Exterminator<\/a>, Body Blitz Max<\/a>, 180 Muscle<\/a> and Barbell\/Dumbbell Ripped Muscle Complexes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The ketogenic diet was originally devised as a tool for controlling epileptic seizures (though doctors aren’t exactly sure how it works) before there were drugs to treat seizures.<\/p>\n In the past few decades, it has reemerged\u00a0as patients and parents seek alternatives to pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n But the ketogenic diet has also been adopted as a weight loss plan.<\/p>\n In a nutshell, it’s a high-fat (75%), low- to moderate-protein (20%), low-carb (5%) eating plan.<\/p>\n Here’s how it works.<\/strong><\/p>\n The ketogenic diet switches your body’s fuel source from carbs (glucose) to fats.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n By restricting carbohydrates from your diet, over time your body will begin producing KETONES<\/b> for energy INSTEAD of glucose from carbs.<\/p>\n This is known as a state of KETOSIS.<\/b><\/p>\n By reducing the amount of carbohydrates, your body’s blood sugar levels will be low enough to promote the release of fatty acids from your fat stores.<\/p>\n Ketones <\/b>are produced when those fatty acids are broken down by your liver through a process called Ketogenesis.<\/p>\n These Ketones then replace glucose as your body’s energy source.<\/p>\n\r\nThe FREE Wicked Good Ketogenic Diet Cookbook<\/h4>\n