We are certainly living in some interesting times and have had to make some major adjustments, no pun intended, to our lives. I do have to say that in speaking to the many teachers and administrators that come into the office, it seems like our plans for returning to school are widely varied and many…
What about exercise and working out on a ketogenic diet? I was about one week into the ketogenic diet and I was continuing with my regular workout schedule although I was definitely feeling fatigued during my workouts. I remember one day we were doing a workout outside where we ran a lap around the pond…
So what the heck do I eat on the ketogenic diet? The good news is it is actually very simple. Hopefully you read my last blog where I wrote that a ketogenic diet consists of whole foods, ideally organic: grass-fed meats, free-range chickens and wild-caught fish. Basically, we want our protein sources to be what…
So what is the deal with this ketogenic diet? Simply put, the keto diet is a high-fat, moderate-to-low protein, very low carbohydrate diet. More specifically, a ketogenic diet has a 4 to 1 ratio, by weight, of fat to protein, plus carbohydrates. For example, a 2000 calorie diet would consist of 200g of fat, 50g…
30-Day Keto Challenge WOW!!! This is not at all how we expected April to begin. All of us are locked inside, trying to keep ourselves busy, and trying not to eat everything in sight. I know some of my neighbors have talked about having breakfast, then a second breakfast, and so on… We, my wife…
Bullet Proof Your Immune System For those of you who were patients of Dr. Franson’s you may have known him to carry around a pocket-full of acorns occasionally. If someone would say they were afraid of catching something, a cold, the flu, he would throw the acorns into a corner and ask, “what do you…
The Art of Nutrition “To eat is a necessity, to eat intelligently in an art.” – La Rochefoucald Proper nutrition has always been a big part of the chiropractic lifestyle. Over my 20+ year of practice I think I have seen it all. What I have found over those years it that there is not…
Ketogenic Diet: Two Months Where has the time gone, and the weight? The Ketogenic diet has certainly been gaining some traction recently. In all my years being a chiropractor, I don’t think I have seen a diet that has been so popular. So why is it that so many people are jumping on the bandwagon?…
I am sure you all have heard about ketogenic diet in the past. You may have watched Drew Manning go through his “Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit” transformation on the Dr. Oz show. While this diet might be new to many, it has been around for a while. The paleo diet is similar to a…
We are knee deep in the holiday season and there is still time to get ahead of bad holiday habits! Each year when holidays roll around, we all like to get a little something for ourselves when we are out shopping during the holiday season. A scarf, a pair of shoes or maybe some Patriots…