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Fasting Ketosis

Fasting Ketosis

In addition to eating a high-fat diet and limiting carbohydrates, the metabolic, fat-burning state of ketosis can be induced by fasting.

Fasting can help your body burn fatty acids instead of glucose faster and start producing ketones.

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"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food."- Hippocrates

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