Ketogenic Food List.

Are you embarking on a weight loss regime using the ketogenic diet? If so, here are some of the foods that are low in carbohydrates that you can eat or use in your cooking.

Healthy fats and oils	Nuts	Vegetables	Meats and poultry produts	Fish and sea products	Fruits	Beverages and drinks	Spices.	Others
Olive oil	Almonds	Cucumber	Egg	All fish	Avocado	Water	Turmeric	Psyllium husk
Coconut	Brazil nuts	Cabbage	Cheese	Squid	Olives	Coffee	Black pepper	Almond flour
Palm oil	Hazelnuts	Cauliflower	Milk	Shark	Lime	Lime juice	Ginger	Coconut flour
Animal fats	Sunflower seeds	Broccoli	Cottage cheese	Abalone	Lemon	Lemon juice	Garlic	Xanthan gum
Avocado oil	Walnuts	Egg plant	Sausage	Caviar	Cranberry	Teas	Cloves	Guar gum
Ghee	Pine nuts	Zucchini	Beef	Prawns	Grapefruit	Herbal tea	Nutmeg	Flax meal
Shea butter	Coconut	Squash	Poultry	Lobsters	Blackberry	Almond milk	Cinnamon	Pork rind
Cocoa butter	Macadamia nuts	Brussel sprouts	Yogurt	Shellfish	Blueberry	Coconut milk	Cardamom
Coconut oil	Sunflower seeds	All leafy greens	Sour cream	Oysters	Raspberry	Club soda	Cilantro
Macadamia oil	Pecans	Artichokes	Bacon	Mussels	Strawberry	Seltzer water	Cumin
Sesame oil	Sesame seeds	Bell peppers	Whipping cream	Shrimp		Kombucha tea	Basil
Lard	Flax seeds	Asparagus	Pork	Lobster			Curry powder
Walnut oil	Pumpkin seeds	Mushrooms	Chicken fat	Crayfish			Oregano
Tallow	Cashew nuts	Celery	Goat	Crab			Thyme
Avocado oil	Chia seeds	Okra	Lamb	Clams			White pepper
Beef tallow	Breadfruit seeds	Ogbono	Organ meats	Snails			Cayenne pepper
Peanut butter	Pistachios						Rosemary

Ketogenic Diet: Eating Lots of Fat to Burn Fats!

Ketogenic diet is becoming very popular these days for a variety of reasons! Many people are now turning to this high fat, medium protein and low carbohydrate diet to lose weight. The recommended macronutrients are roughly 75% fats, 20%proteins and 5% carbohydrates.

Ketogenic diet is fast becoming a DIY weight loss program and it is working effectively. Lots of people are embracing it and getting results in a short time, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Ketogenic diets are being used for weight loss, treating epilepsy and some neurological conditions. It is even being used to treat cancer due to the fact that the body does not produce too much glucose which cancer cells need in high amounts.

The main aim of using a ketogenic diet for is to allow your body turn to an effective fat-burning machine. This comes about when your body burns fat to produce fuel molecules called ketones as an alternative to glucose which is produced from carbohydrates. This is what is called KETOSIS.

A few years ago, most of us would not have believed that eating a high proportion of good fats would help us burn fat. Most fats we have been asked to stay away from are the best fats to use for weight loss! Imagine! Butter not margarine, olive oil, cheese, olives, coconut oil, etc. Search deep down you will find that they are natural oils and fats. Definitely not the trans-fats which are the real bad fats. Read here about why trans-fats are bad for you.

The only downside to ketosis is that when you are just starting, you may have symptoms like headaches, fatigue, weakness, light-headedness, and irritability. These usually fade away when your body adjusts to this new diet.

A lot of dietary recommendations have favoured a low fat diet, resulting in most people being unable to lose weight and if they do, maintain it. Thanks to Dr. Russell Wilder who invented the ketogenic diet in 1924, most people can now lose weight or control their weight cheaply, effectively and efficiently.

What is your keto experience like? Kindly share below.

Pettiveria Alliceae Medicinal Uses

Pettiveria Alliceae is a perennial shrub native to tropical parts of South, Central and North America, although it now grows in other tropical areas. Pettiveria Alliceae is used to treat a wide variety of ailments traditionally in South America and other areas where it grows. It is known by many names but commonly as henweed. It is called oju saju in Yoruba.

Pettiveria alliceae contains active components like flavonois, steroids, coumarin, polyphenols, tannins, benzaldehyde, astilbin and a sulfur compound called dibenzyl trisulfide which has anti-cancer and anti-tumour properties. Coumarin and benzaldehyde also possess anti-cancer and anti-tumour properties. This is the reason it is being used traditionally to treat cancer in some countries. 

The many therapeutically active components of Pettiveria alliceae have given it the following

properties:

• Antioxidant
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-spasmodic
• Anti-microbial against viruses, bacteria, yeast and fungi
• Diuretic
• Anti-tumour
• Analgesic
• Hypoglycemic
• Sedative
• Abortifacient
• Anti-sickling

Pettiveria Alliceae is used medicinally to:

1. Kill cancer cells
2. Reduce pain and aches topically
3. Treat malaria
4. Treat sickle cell anaemia
5. Lower blood sugar level
6. Treat arthritis and inflammation 
7. Boost the immune system
8. Treat malaria
9. Reduce spasms
10. Treat bacterial infections and kill bacteria
11. Reduce or shrink tumours
12. Reduce anxiety
13. Bring down fevers
14. Kill fungi 
15. Kill insects 
16. Kill leukemia cells
17. Kill viruses
18. Kill yeasts
19. Promote menstruation 
20. Sedate and calm
21. Increase perspiration  
22. Kill intestinal worms 
23. Increase urinary output 
24. Cure venereal diseases
25. Treat allergies
26. Resolve stomach ailments

The roots, leaves are the parts that are mostly used. They are made into tea or decoctions and taken. Pettiveria alliceae can also induce abortions by stimulating the uterus, so it is advisable for pregnant women to avoid using it. This same property is used to ease child delivery.

Pettiveria Alliceae is used for so much more than listed above. Share what you know about this plant below. Follow on Twitter @heal2bwell.

Nauclea Latifolia (Egbesi) Medicinal Uses

Nauclea latifolia is the botanical name of a small tree that is commonly known as African peach or pin cushion tree. It is native to Africa and Asia. It is called egbesi in Yoruba, tabasiya in Hausa and ubulu uno in Igbo. The roots, leaves and bark are commonly used in traditional medicine in Nigeria.

Nauclea latifolia contains active components tannins, alkaloids and saponins.

Therapeutic actions and properties

• Antioxidant
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-malarial
• Anti-bacterial
• Anti-viral
• Hypotensive
• Anti-depressive
• Hypoglycemic
• Analgesic
• Antispasmodic
• Aphrodisiac
• Hepatoprotective

Nauclea Latifolia medicinal uses:

• To treat diabetes
• To treat pain
• To kill intestinal parasites
• To treat malaria
• To lower blood pressure
• To treat jaundice
• To reduce anxiety
• To treat depression
• To treat stomach issue
• To resolve menstrual issues
• To treat yellow fever
• To treat arthritis and rheumatism
• To boost male libido and potency
• To treat respiratory conditions like cough, bronchitis, etc.
• To treat fevers  
• To treat abdominal pains
• To treat diarrhea and dysentery
• To treat epilepsy

Other uses of Nauclea latifolia parts:

• The fruits are eaten as food and also used to treat coughs.
• The flower heads are cooked as vegetables.
• The tree gives shade and cover.
• The roots give a yellow dye.
• Twigs are used as chewing sticks.

Nauclea latifolia stem bark has been found to contain tramadol, a strong pain killer in its natural form. Nauclea latifolia  is used a lot in Nigeria especially in the South-West part due to its numerous therapeutic properties.

Share what you know about this plant below. Leave your comment and question below. Follow on Twitter @heal2well.