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“Remember, ketosis is not a diet. It’s chemistry.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“His keto-chemistry mimicked a fasted state before he ever started his fast. David could reach the same Dr. Boz Ratio in the 40 hours of fasting as the healthy lean subjects achieved in 72 hours.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Calorie-restriction in the absence of ketones sacrificed his muscles for those resources. Low-calories without keto-chemistry shrunk his muscles, slowed his brain, weakened his immune system, and dialed down his metabolism.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Insulin signaled David’s body to grow, and I mean growth of any kind. This powerful hormone grew David’s fat cells, at the same time his skin tags, moles, and extra liver cells grew. If David had any cancer cells hiding in his body, insulin stimulated them to grow too. Insulin also stimulated plaque growth in David’s brain, slowed his immune system, and increased inflammation of the kind that led to hardening of his arteries.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“The higher their insulin levels, the greater their chances of heart attack, stroke, or sudden death. The greater the insulin, the higher the problems.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“On week three of testing, David ran out of blood strips. A week went by before replacement strips arrived. He noticed temptations creeping into his thoughts as his food choices relaxed. Not checking opened the space to deny that a problem existed. Without testing, his accountability faded, and temptations grew.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“If Omega 3 and Omega 6 PUFAs represent the angels of fats, the trans-fats are the devil. These fats rarely occur in nature, and are the cause of horrific problems when laced into the blanket of fats lining a cell. Trans-fats have been concocted by scientists via hydrogenated oils.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Omega 3 fats reduce inflammation as long as they aren’t coated with insulin.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“If you have bottles of sunflower, canola, or peanut oils in your cupboard, use them to lubricate equipment around the house. Don’t swallow them. They are hazardous to your health.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Keep your insulin low and allow bacon fat to convert into fat-based hormones, cholesterol, and ketones. Only when you turn on the insulin will your saturated fats turn on you - they become the enemy when bathed in insulin. Eat less than 20 carbs per day while swallowing saturated fats, and they are the good guys.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“The relationship between cholesterol and insulin sets the stage for understanding. For starters, the repairing, strengthening, and enhancing part of cholesterol’s job occurs only when insulin is not high. Elevated insulin blocks the benefits of cholesterol. If your body overproduces insulin, your cholesterol converts circulating fat into rusty, powerful bullets that shoot you into an early grave. Cholesterol, in the absence of high insulin, is our friendly, fix-it-tool that repairs the human body.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Cholesterol repairs our bodies and brains. It isn’t the curse word associated with early, untimely funerals. This vital hormone mends our skin, chases away brain fog, and furnishes strings of carbons that turn into growth hormone, cortisol, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen. Cholesterol renders our energy.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Inflammation is the cause of heart disease. Keto-chemistry is the opposite of inflammation. It will reverse the inflamed aspects of heart disease.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“The word ketogenic does not refer to what you eat. It’s a state of chemistry. You will know if you are keto by checking your chemistry.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“The adage that says "You fight fire with fire,” is misleading—you fight fire with water. But every firefighter knows there is truth in the statement. Regarding weight loss, replace the word “fire” with fat! “You fight fat with fat!”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“My entire medical career drilled calorie-counting into ideal weight loss advice. How is it that we’ve spent decades focused on the number of calories? We screwed this up - for generations. It’s wrong. Calories do not top the list for losing weight. If you want to lose weight, think as your body does.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Ketosis is not a diet; it’s chemistry flowing through your veins. Prove to yourself that your chemistry is ketosis.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Changing behavior is hard. Inspiration grows in support groups. Setback or stall — be brave enough to try again. Get into the habit of forgiving yourself. Give yourself the gentle grace you need.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Stevia’s sweetness soars 200 to 350 times sweeter than cane sugar. Sprinkle a tiny bit onto your tongue and watch your brain crackle, spark, and light up with dopamine. Simultaneously, as the pleasure centers of your brain are being distracted and hijacked by the sweetness, your pancreas will squirt insulin.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Is it real sugar? Is it fake sugar? Your brain doesn’t really care. Once the chemical lands on your tongue, dopamine relieves the craving.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Feeding on carbs fostered the symptoms of depression. The more he ate, the higher the symptoms stacked — feeling down, no joy, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, scattered thoughts, and thoughts that death would just be easier.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“No Sweet Drinks Keep the fat. Remove the sweeteners first. Modern-day fake sugars trap you with their sweet tastes. That sugary sensation triggers a memory.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Our first-world-problems deny us the pain of our primal survival instinct called hunger. Sugary, processed foods, with abundant carbohydrates have hypnotized our taste buds. Eating every 2-3 hours for a quick dose of pleasure repeatedly wired a bad habit. Swallow “healthy” orange juice and the blood sugars rise like a rocket, only to crash 2 hours later. This decline in sugar sparked a craving. Feed the craving and you feed the addiction.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Ketosis is not a diet. It is a state of chemistry in your blood; it's measurable. This state of chemistry is measurable — I can’t say this enough. Don’t guess about your chemistry, measure it.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Starting the ketogenic diet means you need to count carbs. To succeed, you must invest time to gain knowledge about the foods you eat.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“The biggest livers belong to patients addicted to carbs.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Over-stretched or fatty livers struggle when transitioning from sugar-fuel to fat-fuel. David’s liver was 50% bigger than it should have been. Why? It’s not from years of drinking alcohol. It’s from years of consuming just too many carbs.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“A rule of thumb when it comes to highly processed foods? Trash them.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“My advice for patients struggling with addiction to heroin begins with removing access to their dealers. Alcoholics must remove all the booze from their homes. Carb-lovers, I implore you to throw away the carbs in your home before you start.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life

“Most people are addicted to carbs. When you eat carbs, your brain releases a 'feel-good' chemical called dopamine. The more sugar you eat, the more you feel good. This becomes a trap.”
― Annette Bosworth, ketoCONTINUUM: Consistently Keto Diet For Life