Your healthiest summer awaits! Here are 5 easy hacks to help you achieve your health and weight goals in the upcoming months.

5 Keto Zone Hacks for Your Healthiest Summer

1. Fill Up on Volume

When using intermittent fasting or forming new habits to eat less snacks, fill up and feel more satisfied with more volume. 

Did you know that the hormones that influence your level of hunger are largely affected by the volume of your foods, or how much your stomach is stretched?

It’s true. The more your stomach “feels” full, the more your brain tells you you are full. On the other hand, if you eat very small-volume foods, even if they are high in calories, your brain will not register as feeling satisfied.

What’s more, fibers, fats and proteins contribute to the “full-feeling” more than simple carbs because they remain in your stomach longer.

Use this Hack Now: Make Keto Zone Shake Chia Pudding. Mix 1 scoop Keto Zone Shake (Rich Chocolate Flavor) and ¾ cup low-carb milk of choice. Stir well. Add 3-4 tablespoons Divine Health Living Chia with Probiotics and mix completely. Let chia swell at room temperature for about 5 minutes, then mix it again to ensure no clumps form.Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to thicken, or overnight.

2. Add Instant Energy for a Keto Zone Hack

In general, it takes several factors for the human body to feel “energized.” It needs either ketones or calories, adequate rest, and healthy cells to use the substrates.

However, there are a few hacks to the human body that can speed up an energized feeling. 

First, there’s a special kind of fat that actually bypasses the need for bile and fat-enzymes. It is digested and used quickly for energy by the human body. It is called medium chain triglycerides.

Second, caffeine is an amazing compound that crosses the blood brain barrier, increases alertness, reduces sense of effort while performing activities, and increases feelings of energy.

Third, exogenous ketones increase ketone production in your body while you are entering or maintaining ketosis. In addition, Keto Zone Instant Ketones provides the electrolytes you need to maintain a healthy hydration balance and avoid the keto flu.

Use this Hack Now: Mix 1 scoop Keto Zone Instant Ketones (Limeade) and 8-12 oz. green or black tea. Take Keto Zone MCT oil capsules with it! Enjoy this quick morning or afternoon pick-me-up!

3. Intermittent Fasting and Keto Zone Coffee 

It’s no secret that intermittent fasting is one of the most effective Keto hacks. By simply not consuming foods for 15-16 hours per day, you can significantly increase your success with producing Ketones, achieving and healthy weight, and experiencing many health benefits.

To learn more about intermittent fasting, check out this article. In addition, here’s how Keto Zone Coffee affects fasting.

Use this Hack Now: Adhere to a plan of fasting from 7pm to 11am each day. You can actually drink decaf tea and/or Keto Zone Coffee (with Keto Zone Collagen and Keto Zone MCT Oil Powder) while fasting. Then, eat great Keto Zone foods from 11am-7pm each day.

4. Hydrate Adequately Each Day

One key to Keto Zone success is hydration. The process of producing ketones can actually cause dehydration in the body, so it’s more important than ever to hydrate well. What’s more, adequate hydration is simply good for your entire body including your skin, brain, organs, and everything else.

Use this Hack Now: Aim to drink 64-80 ounces of water each day. If you exercise, add 24-32 ounces of water per hour of exercise. Also, add 1-2 servings of Keto Zone Instant Ketones (Limeade) per day to add electrolytes and ketones!

5. Focus on your Long-Term Health Rather than just Weight

Remember, this is a marathon and not a sprint. Your weight, while important, is just one piece to the overall health picture. As you use Keto Zone, pay attention to how you’re improving your health, from head to toe, and let this continue to motivate you forward. In addition, your body may be changing for the better while you lose fat, but sometimes it won’t show up on the scale right away. Keep going. The health journey is worth it.

Use this Hack Now: Join the Keto Zone Challenge to keep your focus on the long-haul journey of a healthy lifestyle. Click here to start and receive guidance, recipes, and more, for free!

Bottom Line:

You can make this the summer you utilize every tool for Keto Zone success. It doesn’t have to be hard. Make small changes and use our hacks to stay in the Keto Zone!

The post 5 Keto Zone Hacks for Your Healthiest Summer appeared first on Keto Zone® | Dr. Don Colbert, MD.

In fact, it’s a great time to focus on your health. Why?

As we head into a new year, it’s important to realize that your nutrition, fitness, and overall health affect almost all aspects of your life including mental health and immune health (1). There’s no time to waste! Make 2022 the year you want it to be!

Ultimate High-Metabolism Keto Zone® Reboot 2022

1. Get Started (or Restarted with Keto Zone)

Are you new to Keto Zone? Or, have you started it in the past and just need to get back on track? The absolute best places to start are:

• Purchase the Keto Zone Starter Kit: It includes Dr. Colbert’s Keto Zone Diet Book (Comprehensive Guide), Keto Zone Cookbook, Instant Ketones, MCT Oil  Powder, Ketosis Test Strips and Keto Zone Collagen Powder!
• Join the 21-Day Keto Challenge. It’s free and will help guide you with tips, recipes, and more.
• Read through our Keto Zone Start Guide to prepare.
• Join the Keto Zone Facebook Group for an online community, recipes, tips, and more.

What will you learn?

You will learn the basics of Keto Zone, how to make it a healthy lifestyle and maintain your weight goals, and how to continue it for years to come.

In fact, you’ll start with learning about sugars and carbohydrates, and how too much of them negatively affects health and weight. Then, you’ll learn how to remove them from your diet to get into the Keto Zone, which allows your body to use an extremely healthy, alternative source of fuel, ketones. You’ll find that ketones support health throughout your body while allowing you to lose fat.

You’ve got nothing to lose! You can absolutely make this life-altering change in 2022!

2. Add Metabolism Boosts for a Keto Zone Reboot

Believe it or not, your metabolism isn’t fixed, stuck, or doomed to be slow. Sure, you may not be burning as many calories and fat cells as you want right now, and that is likely due to an overload of carbohydrates in the diet OR cells that aren’t responding to insulin as well as they should.

That’s right, unhealthy cells can wreck your metabolism. But never fear, you can change it in 2022! Here’s how:

• Start by getting into the Keto Zone as described above.
• Add ice-cold showers. Research shows that both ice-cold showers and drinking ice water recruit brown and beige fat cells, increase calories burn, and may even reduce seasonal illnesses (2).
• Drink Keto Coffee. Recent studies have found that coffee stimulates brown fat to make heat, thereby increasing calorie output, improving mitochondria health, and boosting metabolism (3, 4, 5).
• Fast intermittently. Intermittent fasting targets the health of your cells and body to support healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels, healthy aging, healthy weights, normalized blood sugars, and more.(6). To simply fast 15-16 hours per day, finish eating at 7 pm each day, and fast with only non-carbohydrate liquids (like coffee) until 10 am or so.
• Drink Green Tea. Green tea has been found to increase thermogenesis. Since green tea contains both catechins and caffeine that can increase fat oxidation, it may work in different ways than by converting and activating brown fat (7).
• Stop sitting all day. It’s important to stand, walk, and be active as much as possible. If your work requires that you sit, break it up to improve metabolism outcomes. One study found that getting up occasionally from sitting improved self-perceived energy and vigor, mood, levels of fatigue, and food cravings (8).

Want to learn more about metabolism, which exercise is best, how much to sleep and more? Read our full article here.

3. Easy Hacks to Make Keto Zone Easier and More Effective

Hacks are simple habits or tips that make everyday living easier. Keto Zone Reboot hacks make staying in the Keto Zone easier, without too much extra work. Here are 6 of our favorites:

• Track your carbs and stay below 25 grams of net carbs each day (net carbs are total carbs minus fiber). Use a carbohydrate app or food diary. This can make all the difference!
• Try 1-2 new Keto Zone Recipes per week or month. This will improve your kitchen skills, keep you from getting bored with foods, and improve your health. Try recipes from Dr. Colbert’s Quick & Healthy Keto Zone Cookbook, KetoZone.com Recipe Archive, and DrColbert.com Recipe Archive.
• Drink a lot of water and add electrolytes. While entering and eating within the Keto Zone, one of the biggest issues is dehydration and the “keto flu.” Typically, this is due to electrolyte imbalance. There’s good news! It is easily solved by drinking a lot of water and adding Instant Ketones several times per day. 
• Look beyond the scale. Sometimes we lose “weight.” Other times we change our body composition and add muscle. In addition to the scale, consider your body composition. Use a simple flexible tape measure to measure your waist, chest, neck, and hips. Also, consider how clothes fit.
• Bone broth for the win! Bone broth is delicious and can keep you full. It is also great for health (9)!
• Start walking. Just walk a little to start, and then gradually increase your distance.

Want more? Find more real life tips here.

4. Dream Up New Goals for 2022

Lastly, decide what 2022 will be for you. What do you want to do? Do you have any dreams that you want to “go for” this year?

Of course, life can get in the way of dreams. You may not accomplish them all. But, if you start the year knowing what you want, you are much more likely to accomplish them.

What does this have to do with a Keto Zone Reboot? Healthy habits are important for almost any goal or dream. It is so much easier to stay motivated for healthy habits when you realize you can accomplish your dreams when you adhere to them. Then, they don’t feel like obligations or restrictions. They feel like opportunities that power your dreams!

Bottom Line

The Ultimate High Metabolism Keto Zone Reboot is just what you need! Use our strategies above to get into the Keto Zone, boost your metabolism, stay in the Keto Zone, and dream big. Your healthy New Year awaits!

The post Ultimate High Metabolism Keto Zone Reboot for 2022 appeared first on Keto Zone® | Dr. Don Colbert, MD.

Small changes can make a big difference.

Beyond just counting grams of carbohydrates and fats, you can choose foods that energize, reduce inflammation, and more. Use these 7 Hacks to Stay in the Keto Zone.

7 Hacks to Stay in the Keto Zone

1. Start with a Clear Plan

The best plan for any keto eating is Dr. Colbert’s Keto Zone Diet Book. This book is a true roadmap. It makes getting into the Keto Zone easy, with clear, concise recommendations. Following internet guides, tips, and tricks is also helpful, but in the beginning, it’s usually best to start with a thorough guide.

You can also get the Keto Zone Starter Kit. This kit includes Dr. Colbert’s book PLUS Instant Ketones (see more below), Keto Zone MCT Oil Powder, Ketosis Test Strips, and more.

2. Choose Real Foods

It’s always tempting to fill your diet with processed commercial foods. But, the more real, the better.

Why?

Real Keto Zone foods, like healthy fats, proteins, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and more, will help you “fill up,” stay satisfied, get all the nutrients you need, support digestion, and flood all your systems with nutrients.

Can a diet of bars and pills do this? Not usually.

In addition, when you choose real, unprocessed foods, you can avoid ingredients that drag your health down.

These ingredients include synthetic sweeteners (which can alter gut flora), unhealthy oils (more below), flavorings, colorings, chemicals like monosodium glutamate, and more.

Unlike some ketogenic diet plans, the Keto Zone Diet encourages consumption of high omega-3 foods and proteins that are anti-inflammatory like organic and local meats, fish, medium chain triglycerides, and more.

3. Add Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting doesn’t have to be difficult. You can easily add it into your Keto Zone Lifestyle.

The best part? It’s effective for weight loss without the plateaus that usually occur with calorie restriction (1).

How can you add it?

The most common type of intermittent fasting is called 16:8. This simply means that you fast 16 hours per day (including through the night), and eat only during an 8-hour window during the day.

For example, some eat from 11 am to 7 pm, and then fast and only drink non-carb/non-calorie drinks from 7 pm through 11 am the next day. You can drink Keto Zone coffee: made with coffee, Keto Zone Hydrolyzed Collagen, and Keto Zone MCT Oil Powder during this time!

Another type of fasting is called 5:2. With this type, you would eat regularly 5 days of the week and fast for 2 24-hour periods during the week.

4. Try 1-2 New, Fun, Keto Zone Recipes Per Week

No matter what “diet” you try, if it’s boring, it’s usually only temporary. A great hack?

Try 1-2 new Keto Zone Recipes per week.

The more delicious foods you add to your diet, the better. We have a few great places to start:

1. Dr. Colbert’s Quick & Healthy Keto Zone Cookbook
2. KetoZone.com Recipe Archive
3. DrColbert.com Recipe Archive

5. Reduce Inflammation with Anti-Inflammatory Foods and Lifestyle

You can reduce whole-body inflammation with your food choices and lifestyle! Here are 5 steps:

Step 1: Get into the Keto Zone. By cutting carbs, adding healthy fats, and choosing great Keto Zone foods, you will reduce inflammation in the brain and body over time.

Step 2: Lose Weight. If you’re overweight, getting into the Keto Zone is a sure-fire way to begin weight loss. You will reduce your cardiovascular and whole-body inflammation as you get to a healthy weight.

Step 3: Avoid processed foods. Especially those with soybean oil, as much as possible. Concentrated omega-6 oils fight with omega-3s in the body to increase inflammation. You don’t want this! So, look at the ingredient lists when you do choose a commercial food, and avoid those with harmful oils and sugars (2).

Step 4: Proactively consume anti-inflammatory foods. Add omega-3 fats from fish. Also add turmeric and ginger. Eat Keto Zone vegetables every day. And, add  Dr. Colbert’s Krill Oil to your supplement routine.

Step 5: Practice faith, prayer, and a slower life to cut anxiety. Believe it or not, anxiety can actually increase inflammation in your body (3). What we think actually manifests physically. So think about the good things. Pray and hold onto the promises of God to reduce your own anxiety.

6. Add Exogenous Ketones

Especially during the initial 24-48 hours of going this low carb, you may feel “off.” You may experience some fatigue or even achiness and flu-like symptoms. It’s a big deal to completely change the way your body utilizes food! But, it’s not inevitable.

You can avoid the keto flu.

Instead of suffering initially, or anytime you’re trying to get back into the Keto Zone take a few servings of Instant Ketones per day. Exogenous ketones, which are ketones made outside the body, are supplemented to help you get into ketosis much quicker and without flu-like symptoms.

Once your body is burning ketones for fuel, you will feel good again and are right on track to make ketones your body’s main fuel source.

7. Use Keto Zone Fat Bombs for Snacks

To stay in the Keto Zone, it’s important to make sure you’re getting 75% or more calories come from fat (with very little from carbohydrates).

Fat bombs are a proven way to help you stay in the Keto Zone and obtain your goals. They:

1. Satisfy Hunger: When you eat a snack high in healthy fat, with little protein or carbohydrates, they signal our brains to tell us that we’re full. In fact, in an individual food or meal, fats improve leptin and ghrelin balance to help us identify fullness vs. hunger.
2. Improve Overall Health: Healthy fats have a lot to offer nutritionally. In place of carbohydrates, healthy fats can improve cholesterol ratios, reduce triglycerides, optimize blood sugars, improve brain health, and more.
3. Promote Ketosis: A high-fat diet, with minimal carbs, promote ketone creation.
4. Bust Cravings: One hallmark of the Keto Zone diet is losing weight without feeling deprived: fats bust cravings and satisfy hunger.

Try Keto Zone Coconut Fat Bombs today!

Bottom Line

Getting into, and staying in the Keto Zone doesn’t have to be difficult or overly-restricting. Use these 7 Hacks to Stay in the Keto Zone easily!

The post 7 Hacks to Stay in the Keto Zone appeared first on Keto Zone® | Dr. Don Colbert, MD.