Healthy Charlotte

01/10/2024

QUESTION - What's the quickest way to get my body into ketosis?

A - The quickest way to get your body into ketosis is to drastically reduce your intake of carbohydrates and increase your intake of healthy fats. This will cause your body to shift from using glucose as its primary source of energy to using ketones, which are produced by the liver from fat. To achieve this, you should aim for a diet that is high in healthy fats such as avocado, olive oil, nuts, and seeds and low in carbohydrates, such as bread, pasta, and sugary foods. Additionally, you can consider intermittent fasting, which can help speed up the process of ketosis.

07/19/2022

The Underutilized Power of Touch—Touch is the red-headed step child of our senses when it comes to human interaction. Look at me, hear me speak, smell my fragrance, but don’t you dare touch me. Blame our litigious habits, our increasingly electronic communication or our girthy American personal bubbles. Whatever the case, this touch deprivation is quietly robbing us of a better life, researchers say.
https://healthy-mag.com/fit/mental-health/mental-wellness/at-your-fingertips/

07/19/2022

Myth of the Month—A guide to medications that are past their prime. We’ve all experienced it: reaching into the cabinet only to find medicine labeled with an “EXP” date from the past, not the future. Here lies the choice: go to the doctor and get a new prescription, or just use the old stuff?

https://healthy-mag.com/fit/lifestyle/do-expired-medications-work/

07/19/2022

Naps Are The Answer—The life cycle of naps is an interesting thing; children resist naps, and adults crave them. But whatever your age, naps can do wonders, if done the right way. Naps are much more complex than we may realize. There are several factors that go into the making of a successful nap.

https://healthy-mag.com/fit/mental-health/mental-wellness/naps-are-the-answer/

07/19/2022