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Introduction
Why Did We Write the Guide?
Hello readers! We’re very excited that you’ve decided to use our Ketogenic Diet starter guide!
This guide was created for anyone who has ever wondered about or contemplated starting the
Ketogenic Diet. We want to give you all of the tools and tips necessary for starting and
maintaining a successful Keto lifestyle. This guide is your one stop resource to ensure that you
begin your Ketogenic Diet the right way. We want to provide the steps that you can take TODAY
to start your journey of ketosis. Every aspect from the history of the diet to the foods you’ll be
eating are listed below. We want you to thrive and become another Ketogenic Diet success
story that others can find motivation in!
Who is the Ketogenic Diet For?
If you’ve ever read information on Ketogenic Dieting and become overwhelmed with it - this
guide is for you. If you’ve ever wanted to start the diet, but can’t seem to find a definitive “how-
to” for beginners - this guide is for you! If you’re a successful dieter who wants to try something
new - this guide is for you! The Ultimate Ketogenic Diet Starter Guide is for anyone who wants
to upgrade their health and their life as well as anyone who suffers from poor health or obesity.
Maybe you want to get that shredded six pack that you’ve always dreamed of but have never
been able to obtain. The Ketogenic Diet starter guide gives you actionable steps in plain
language that will kickstart your journey to a healthy life!
How Much of the Guide Should I Read?
If you want to experience the full potential of the guide, we would suggest reading the whole
thing! The Ultimate Ketogenic Diet Starter Guide has various aspects that can help you in
different ways, but its full power is harnessed when you read the entire guide.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - History of the Ketogenic Diet
Chapter 2 - What is the Ketogenic Diet?
Chapter 3 - Who Should Try the Ketogenic Diet?
Chapter 4 - Ketogenic Diet Food Starter Kit
Chapter 5 - Getting Started
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Chapter 1 - History of the
Ketogenic Diet
Welcome to the first section of the Ketogenic Diet Starter Guide! This chapter details the history
of the diet and how it has changed lives since the 1920s. Before you start the Ketogenic Diet,
we want you to be familiar with how it became popular, so that you can have confidence in your
choice to begin the journey to ketosis.
The Ketogenic Diet Has Been Helping People Since Its
Inception
Throughout history physicians have been attempting to use fasting and dieting to fight illnesses.
All the way back to the time of Hippocrates you could find sick people being told to watch what
they eat! The Ketogenic Diet is a direct descendant of these practices, specifically for people
who suffer from seizures.
The horrifying realities of seizures led ancient physicians to tell their patients to abstain from
eating to counteract the effects of epilepsy, and to their surprise, fasting worked incredibly well!
This idea of fasting became the standard for dealing with epilepsy into the 1900s until a
discovery was made in 1921. In that year, Dr. Rollin Woodyatt discovered that acetone and
beta-hydroxybutyric were present in test subjects who had underwent starvation like conditions.
These compounds are also known as ketones.
The same year that Dr. Woodyatt made his discovery, Dr. Russell M. Wilder of the Mayo Clinic
proposed a replication of the effects of fasting through a diet. That diet would come to be known
as the Ketogenic Diet. Soon after the diet’s implementation, it was clear that the doctors were
on to something big! Another doctor at the Mayo Clinic, Mynie Peterman standardized the diet,
providing patients with guidelines by which they could consistently implement the diet.
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This breakthrough established what we now know as the modern Ketogenic Diet!
Up until the 1940s, the Ketogenic Diet was the go to remedy for epilepsy, but with the
development of antiepileptic drugs, the diet took a backseat. Throughout the rest of the
twentieth century the Ketogenic Diet would become an afterthought, only being mentioned a few
times in medical journals. But lucky for us, this wasn’t the end.
Other diets that held Ketogenic principles, such as the Atkins diet and other low carb/high
protein plans had been developed, but these very rarely suggested sustained low carb
observations. The original Ketogenic diet wouldn’t return to prominence until the nineties, when
Jim Abrahams highlighted the benefits the diet provided his son who suffered from severe
epilepsy.
Abraham's’ work in promoting his son’s progress due to the Ketogenic diet sparked interest that
has not waned even to this present day. The diet has proven to be a reliable weapon in the fight
against epilepsy, cancer, and other neurological disorders. Recently, the diet has also been
tested for the benefits it has on human performance, with multiple labs running tests to discover
just how impactful the Ketogenic diet can be in the future.
Resources
We don’t want to be the only source of information for you on the Ketogenic diet, which is why
we’ve listed educational resources below that will strengthen your convictions about the diet that
has changed lives, and is still changing lives to this day!
• Keto Clarity: Your Definitive Guide to the Benefits of a Low-Carb... - http://amzn.to/1jp0vRK
• The Ketogenic Diet for Beginners: Lose Weight NOW... - http://amzn.to/1jp0JrZ
• The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living: An Expert Guide to Making the Life-Saving
Benefits of Carbohydrate Restriction Sustainable and Enjoyable - http://amzn.to/1lPxssf
• Ketogenic Diets - http://amzn.to/1jp125W
• Fighting Back with Fat - http://amzn.to/1jp1eSV
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Chapter 2 - What is the Ketogenic
Diet?
We know the name and the terms used to describe the process, but do we really know what it
means to be in Ketosis? This section will provide you with the basic information needed to
explain to your family and friends (and yourself) what it means to be on the Ketogenic Diet.
Below, this section is full of helpful resources on understanding the Ketogenic Diet, so don’t
pass it over!
What it Means to be on the Ketogenic Diet
The Big Idea: The goal of the Ketogenic Diet is to change the fuel that your body runs on.
The fuel you’re currently using is carbohydrates. The fuel you’re switching to is fats.
This change of fuel happens when the body ends it reliance on sugar (glucose from
carbohydrates) and begins relying on ketones instead. Once your body realizes that has to
switch to burning fats for fuel (http://amzn.to/1HudRI6), you are in the state known as ketosis.
Your main concern when starting the Ketogenic Diet (http://amzn.to/1lPyxjQ) is your ratio of fats
to non-fats. This could also be described as your ratio of fats to carbs. Generally the classic
form of the diet suggests going with a ratio of 4:1 or 3:1, with watered down forms of the diet
suggesting 2:1 and 1:1.
It’s important that you determine how many calories you need daily, and how many grams of
each food you’ll eat daily. We suggest consulting a physician before beginning the diet so that
you can approach the diet with full knowledge that you have the health to do so.
Now that you know what the Ketogenic diet is, and how Ketosis works, it’s time to figure out why
you want to try the diet.
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Chapter 3 - Who Should Try The
Ketogenic Diet?
Still not certain that the Ketogenic Diet is for you? This section tells you about the different
benefits of the Ketogenic Diet if you are:
• Suffering from an illness
• Overweight
• Or looking to get ripped!
Read the whole chapter to see which category you fall into and how the Ketogenic Diet will help
you reach your goals.
Changing Lives One Success Story at a Time
Do you want to get lean?
Because of the low amount of carbs you’ll be ingesting while you’re on the Ketogenic Diet, you
can rest assured that you’ll be ripped (http://amzn.to/1Hueotu) by the end of it! That is, if you
stick with it!
Since you are on the Ketogenic Diet to get ripped, it’s important that you combine your protein
and fat sources. Eat meats that contain good protein and good fat, such as beef of the lean
grade, Salmon, and portions of Chicken such as the thigh that contain both protein and good fat.
If you want your six pack to show because of the Ketogenic Diet, it’s important that you don’t
snooze on your carb intake. Sure, you can eat different forms of nuts for your daily carb intake,
but if you’re not careful with the type or amount of nuts you’re eating, you could be missing out
on the lean shape you desire.
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The Ketogenic Diet won’t let you down if you want to get ripped, but you have to make ingesting
good fats a priority. Things like healthy oils (http://amzn.to/1lPz4Ch) and dairy products will
assist you in avoiding carbs for fuel.
Are You Facing Health Challenges?
It is widely known that the Ketogenic Diet has helped numerous Epilepsy patients battle their
disorder successfully (http://amzn.to/1lPzeJU), but Epilepsy isn’t the only thing Ketosis can help
with.
Recent medical studies suggest the Ketogenic Diet might be a major nutritional weapon in the
fight against cancer (http://amzn.to/1lPzmsM). Researchers believe that since cancer cells need
glucose to survive, a state of Ketosis may starve out the cells, giving the patient a better chance
of containing and remitting the disease.
The Ketogenic Diet is also making waves in the field of Neurodegenerative diseases (http://
amzn.to/1HueNfD) as well. Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and ALS have all been shown to be
affected by the Ketogenic Diet. Mitochondrial function is essential to fighting many
Neurodegenerative diseases, and a new horizon in the fight against some of the nastiest
diseases known to medicine might have met their nutritional match.
Remember, this is merely a primer on how the Ketogenic Diet is being used in medical
research. This is in no way a guarantee that your disease will be cured by the diet, BUT we want
to provide hope to you through this documentation of the benefits of Ketosis. The Ketogenic Diet
has shown signs of having the ability to help against the aforementioned disease, and we
believe that it’s a cause worth fighting for.
Do you want to take control of your life?
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Many diets profess to be built on scientific principles, but few can say that their success has
transcended from disease to weight loss! The Ketogenic Diet is your opportunity to take control
of your health and your life (http://amzn.to/1lPyHHX). Are you tired of the same look in the mirror
every morning? Miss how you used to look ten years ago? It’s time to stop regretting and start
acting.
You might have tried low-carb diets in the past that showed little to no results. That’s because
you were going low-carb without a target or a purpose. The Ketogenic Diet provides its
adherents with a standard of success: Ketosis. Vague promises of losing weight have left you
desperate for a real solution and lucky for you, you’ve found it.
Ketosis offers a measurable results that begin to present themselves within WEEKS! A study by
the American Journal of Health discovered that people who were on the Ketogenic Diet lost 12
lbs in 4 weeks! Talk about results! This is your time. Stop thinking about losing weight, and start
DOING with the Ketogenic Diet!
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Chapter 4 - Ketogenic Diet Food
Starter Kit
It wouldn’t be called a diet if you could eat whatever you wanted! That’s why it’s essential to
understand the foods you need to have a successfully enter Ketosis. In this section, we’ll give
you a brief overview of the different food groups that will launch your Ketogenic Diet into
overdrive!
Fats
Fats are the most important part of the Ketogenic Diet. If it wasn’t for the large amount of fats
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replace carbs as the fuel your body feeds off of.
If you fail to ingest the suggested amount of fats, your body will begin to survive on itself. Failure
to properly fuel on fats (minus the carbs you’re cutting) could send you into Rabbit Starvation -
which could be lethal. Eat your fats, friends!
In order to successfully execute your Ketogenic Diet plan, approximately 70% of your caloric
intake needs to come from fats. Below is a list of foods that will provide you with healthy fats as
you pursue the Ketogenic Diet!
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• Coconut Oil - http://amzn.to/1lPzRDd
• Olive Oil - http://amzn.to/1lPzWa9
• Dairy Products: Sour Cream, Yogurt, Cheese
• Avocado
• Pure Lard - http://amzn.to/1HufghQ
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There are many other sources for good fat, which we document in other articles. But remember,
this is a primer. We’re giving you ideas to get started. Once you’re up and running, we’ll begin to
introduce more variables for the diet!
Protein
If dieting means that you’re going to be hungry all the time, than you’re setting yourself up for
failure. And anyone who’s told you that you will experience hunger constantly while you’re on
the Ketogenic Diet hasn’t done their homework. Studies have actually shown that IF you are
ingesting the correct amount of protein, you’ll be more satisfied than with carbs.
But dieter beware, if you ingest too much protein, you could knock yourself out of Ketosis. We’ll
cover the basics of protein amount in Chapter 5, but before we do that, here are some foods
that will provide you with clean protein as you begin your Ketogenic Diet adventure:
**Added bonus, many of these protein also provide healthy fat!
• Fish (wild caught): Salmon, Tuna, Cod
• Poultry: Chicken, Duck, Turkey
• Red Meat: Beef, Venison, Lamb, Goat
• Pork: Chops, Loin, Bacon
• Eggs
All sources of protein are not equal. Remember, much of the protein that’s in stores today is
loaded with antibiotics and hormones that could cause health effects that even the Ketogenic
can’t prevent. You would hate to ruin a well executed Ketogenic diet with poor sources of protein
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Veggies
Vegetables? This one should be easy, right? Wrong! In order to execute a successful Keto
campaign, you need to look for two characteristics in the vegetables you consume:
• Vitamin Might
• Carbohydrate Light
Ok ok, that attempt at rhyming was terrible, but it’s meant to help you succeed! Seek out leafy
greens and other vegetables that grow above ground. Examples of these super vegetable can
be found below!
• Alfalfa Sprouts
• Spinach
• Tomato
• Green Beans
• Raw Carrots
What About Fruit?
Remember what one of the major staples of the Ketogenic Diet is? Low-Carb. That means
you’re going to have to cut on how much and what types of fruit you eat. Many fruits can provide
you with a shot of glucose and fructose, which are the sugars you’re attempting to turn your
body away from depending on. Below is a list of fruits that you should not eat while on the
Ketogenic Diet:
Grapes: 1 cup of grapes could contain as much as 26 grams of carbs!
Bananas: A single Banana could give you a shot of up to 24 grams of carbs.
Pears: While they might delicious any other time, Pears pack up to 22 grams of carbs. So find a
new snack if you hope to pursue the Ketogenic Diet.
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Apples: 1 medium apple counts for 21 grams of carbs. Yikes!
Pineapple: Spongebob lived in one. Many tropical countries make them a staple of their diet.
But Pineapples contain 20 grams of carbs.
But before you get too hesitant to try the Ketogenic Diet because of your love of fruit, know that
you can eat some fruits. You just have to be picky. Listed below are some low-carb fruits to curb
your appetite:
Strawberries: At 6.6 grams of carbs per cup, Strawberries could be your saving grace if you
feel a sweet tooth coming on.
Blackberries: A half cup of blackberries is around 5.9 grams of carbs.
Cantaloupe: Half of a raw Cantaloupe weighs in at 5.7 grams of carbs.
As you read the more detailed recipes and diets on our site, we want you to know that we’re
here for you. Going without grains, sweets, and most fruits can be drag at first, BUT there are so
many delicious options while you’re on the Ketogenic Diet!
Just remember:
• Fats First
• Protein Second
• Carbs Third
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Chapter 5 - Getting Started
After you have all of the background information and correct foods, you’ll need a starting point to
reference. This section gives you guidelines on getting your Ketogenic Diet kicked off the right
way! You can’t succeed unless you start, so make sure you read this section!
The Key is in the Carbs
By now you should know that the Ketogenic Diet requires that you consume no more than 50
grams of carbs a day. If you’re serious about hitting this number daily, you’re going to need a
Carb Counter of some sort. Assuming that you own a smartphone, there are many carb
counting apps available. Most of these are cheap or free.
Some of our favorites are:
• Daily Carb - Carbohydrate, Glucose, Medication, Blood Pressure and Exercise Tracker -
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daily-carb-carbohydrate-glucose/id536425111?mt=8
• Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by MyFitnessPal - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calorie-
counter-diet-tracker/id341232718?mt=8
• Atkins Carb Tracker - low carb diet, weight loss, meal planner, nutrition, food tracker, recipe
search, carbohydrate, protein, exercise - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/atkins-carb-tracker-
low-carb/id583475512?mt=8
Get one of these apps and make a habit of counting the carbs before you eat them. If you wait
until after you eat, you’ll forget. Trust me.
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Protein Requirements
The Ketogenic Diet isn’t a high protein diet. So before you go and eat five steaks in one sitting,
know that protein is essential, but not everything. The amount of protein that you’ll consume
while on the Ketogenic Diet depends on your gender, height/weight, and activity level.
You’ll discover how much protein you need per day by determining what your lean body mass is.
Once you’ve obtained this number, you can know that you are eating the correct protein
amounts. It’s also important to state that if you eat too much protein, you could trigger an insulin
reaction, which would defeat the purpose of Ketosis.
Calories
In the Ketogenic dieting world there is much debate on whether or not to count calories.
Although we do not believe that it is a life or death matter, we do believe that counting calories
can help. Specifically, it can help to determine how many calories you will need to either
maintain or lose weight.
It can also help you with figuring out just how many grams of fat you’ll need to obtain the correct
ratio of fat to protein to carbs. So if you’re going to count carbs, we suggest using the CARROT
calorie counter (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carrot-hunger-talking-calorie/id912570794?
mt=8). It’s easy to use and the condescending robot voice on the app is hilarious.
Setting up YOUR Ketogenic Diet
Protein Requirement:
• Determine Lean Body Weight
• Multiply Lean Body Weight by one - this is the amount of protein in grams you should
consume daily.
• Take your daily protein amount and multiply it by four. Since there are 4 calories in one gram
of protein, this number will give you the amount of daily calories being taken up by protein.
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Fat Requirement:
• Subtract the daily amount of calories taken up by protein from your necessary daily caloric
intake.
• Take the remaining amount of calories and divide it by nine, which is the amount of calories in
a gram of fat.
• The number you get will be the amount in grams of fat you need to eat per day.
Carb Requirement:
• The amount of carbs (30 - 50 grams) you’ll consume will come from the protein and fat
amounts.
Amount of Meals
**The amount of meals you eat a day is up to you.
Divide the number of meals you’re going to eat per day by the per day amounts of fats and
protein and you’ll have the number of fat and protein in your meals.
Extra Getting Started Resources
• New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight... http://amzn.to/1lPB2Tl
• The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living: An Expert Guide to Making the Life-Saving
Benefits of Carbohydrate Restriction Sustainable and Enjoyable... http://amzn.to/1HugkCb
• The Ketogenic Diet for Beginners: Lose Weight NOW... http://amzn.to/1lPBHEi
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