Carbohydrates are actually the one macronutrient that the body can do without. There are three macronutrients: carbohydrates, protein and fat. The body needs protein and it needs fat. It also needs glucose, but in the absence of dietary carbohydrates, the body will produce glucose in the liver. When the body becomes fat-adapted, it has changed its primary source of fuel from glucose back to fat (yes – “back to” – because we are born in a state of ketosis). All of the vital organs in the body actually prefer to use fat for fuel.

Absolutely not, and Keto diet is not a “zero carb diet”. Whole food sources of carbohydrates, including those in non-starchy vegetables, seeds, nuts, certain berries, herbs, and high-quality dairy provide valuable micronutrients. My clients are encouraged to include these whole food carbohydrates each day. You want to know the real devil? It’s sugar. Sugar truly destroys the body and causes life-threatening disease. In 2016 a huge sugar industry scandal revealed that the sugar lobby sponsored a phony Harvard research study in the 1960’s to take the heat off of sugar’s role in heart disease and place it on fat. Even before that, in 2014, researchers were able to scientifically prove that too much sugar will significantly increase the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Not only will sugar stop your heart, but it will also lead to fatty liver disease, leaky gut, obesity, metabolic disease, diabetes, and several forms of cancer. Sugar can significantly increase your risk of an early and potentially very painful death.