![]() ![]() In fact, one of the biggest benefits to low carb eating is that it is a very efficient way to lose weight without much effort. Wildly popular in the 70s and again in the 90s, Atkins and the low-carb diet are one of the best ways to lose weight. Most people have probably heard of the Atkins diet, which is a pretty general take on ketogenic eating. This leads to eating more whole foods and improving your diet in that way as well. Also, since processed food has so many additives – usually sugar included – low carb diets encourage you to cook for yourself. ![]() Low carb diets focus on keto recipes (also known as ketogenic recipes) like the ones below to keep your blood sugar stable, helping your body regain insulin sensitivity and keeping your mood and energy levels stable. This insulin resistance makes it easier to store fat, and chronically high levels of insulin also cause excessive inflammation in the body, which contributes to heart disease, high blood pressure, and potentially type 2 diabetes. Insulin is a hormone that keeps your blood sugar in check by shuttling the glucose into cells, but when there’s a consistently high amount of insulin, your cells become resistant. When you eat tons of carbs, your blood sugar is consistently elevated, and then so is insulin.
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