for the body to meet its energy needs. Effectively, in ketosis, the body uses broken down fat as the standard energy delivery mechanism in the bloodstream instead of glucose. The Standard American Diet (SAD) keeps most people running on glucose, which is transported into the cells with the help of insulin, at all times. However, if you stop eating carbohydrates and sugars and get a sufficient portion of your daily energy from fat instead, the body will begin to break that down into ketone bodies. This