How to Start a Ketogenic Diet for Weight Loss? Starting the keto diet is the hardest part of the keto diet. Why? Because you’ve probably been eating a ton of garbage all your life, and your body won’t know what to do with itself when you stop eating total crap. Have you looked at the back of a bag of chips? What is that “maltodextrin” thingie in there listed at #3 and shamelessly advertising itself as corn?? Well, that maltodextrin compound on the bag of chips is killing your body. A teaspoon of maltodextrin has about 15 calories and 3.8 grams of carbohydrates, and that’s about it. It’s so highly processed that it’s devoid of all nutrients. While it can spike blood sugar levels and promote the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut, there are no health benefits that come with the consumption of maltodextrin. – Learn more about Maltrodextrin from Dr. Axe Think about it, your body has been so used to eating garbage like this, that changing your eating habits is going to be rough if you jump right into the keto diet.   This all brings us back to the original question: How to start a ketogenic … Continue reading Keto Questions: How to Start a Ketogenic Diet for Weight Loss?