Where Clean Keto and Low Carb Paleo Intersect

I have researched the effects of a low carb and ketogenic diet on the body and it’s impact on health for years, from a scientific standpoint. Not necessarily for weight loss, but to solve multiple issues - from hypoglycaemia, microbiome/digestive, to food intolerances and other autoimmune/immunity issues, to name a few.

Years of research, trial and error and eventually converting and developing recipes that didn’t feel restricting, helped me to see that low fat diets (completely destructive) or high sugar paleo diets (even natural sugars, especially fructose) still caused problems.

I have gradually made my way to finding what works for me. I don’t always like to classify foods as being ketogenic or not, because that tends to distract from where the focus should be, on the healthful benefits they have. That said, it has mostly become a hybrid version of what I consider to be the true low carb paleo, incorporating the best of both ways of eating that works for me. This has addressed for instance, the blood sugar dysregulation caused by the spikes and dips in insulin triggered by following the typical guidelines of snacking 6 times a day.

While keto seems to be synonymous with eating nuts and cheese, learning to adapt to food intolerances shifts the focus from what we typically call keto, to an emphasis on low carb, high fat foods that keep blood sugar stable, take longer to digest and have hundreds of other health benefits. They just happen to be classed as keto foods, that, along with a more holistic approach to health, allow everything else to fall into place. For example, getting your circadian rhythm in check, will invariably lower glucose, insulin and cortisol levels, which will definitely get you and keep you in a state of ketosis, allowing you to reap the benefits we all know and love.

As more of a science experiment in my research, I've done the glucose testing, I’ve gone through the macro counting and calculating to assess where my levels were at and if the healing ketogenic benefits were happening. After a while your body just learns and knows what to do, leading you to a more intuitive way of eating.

Epigenetic research - how you can influence your own gene expression - is something I continue to delve into. I might sound like a nutritionist but I’m an architect with a passion for health “by design”. It is by contrast along the way that I have come to be interested in the science behind it.

I’m excited to share all of my healthy and delicious recipes with you here, and it is my hope to help others achieve their goals by sharing everything I’ve learned, and have been able to translate through nourishing food that heals, to inspire and help others - regardless of where you’ve started or where you’re going.