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I love this presentation! SO MUCH information here on the Virta perspective here, especially for us Newbies

Why is protein our most important macronutrient? Why should we be concerned about maintaining/building muscle?

I am skeptical of what I see on many keto websites. Many are concerned only with weight loss, which is okay in itself, but this site is also concerned with glucose levels.

They have a video dated December 14th, 2020 that is an interview with Dr. Eric Westman a researcher at Duke University, and author Amy Berger. Dr. Westman has been researching the low-carb diet for over 20 years. This interview has a lot of good advice for not only new users but also for those who have been on the Virta diet for some time. At about 8:50 and for the next 4-6 minutes he discusses the Virta research program and its latest findings.

Find out which are the biggest mistakes on a ketogenic diet—most people make mistake number thirteen!

I came across a keto website where two people are making comparisons of the various sweeteners. The method was similar to what my coach suggested when testing the impact of various foods. They took glucose and ketone readings and then consumed a quantity of a sweetener followed by retesting 30 minutes later. It is a very interesting presentation.

I just watched interesting YouTube video things about your face by Dr. Eric Berg DC.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Dr. Stephen Phinney - 'The Realities of Sustained Nutritional Ketosis'

This video was posted in the Community, several years ago by Donna, and from the moment I watched it, it just resonated with me with what we all can go through in dealing with the level of commitment we need to have to do Virta and improve our health. This video taught me so much about being in the proper mental mindset to be successful. I won’t say exactly what he says because I hope you will watch this short 15-minute video, but it helped me to realize that it is MUCH easier and much less torturous to be 100% committed than anything less.

I hope this video helps you as much as it has continued to help me!

Great video on seed oils & inflammation.

These ladies share some excellent advice to help you not get discouraged.

Various stats that may interest some of us:
Besides noting his bias (DietDoctor.com) it is important to note that besides being a cardiologist, he is also board certified in lipidology:

I made this video almost three years ago, just as a hopefully helpful trip to Aldi for newbies and anyone else to see that Keto groceries can be bought economically. I think my entire cart was about $80. I can’t guarantee those prices today though! But little did I know that just a few days after this video was made our entire country would be shut down for COVID-19! What an experience that has been and there were no more trips to the grocery store for a very long time!

But this video was shot by my son and me just having some fun one Saturday afternoon before the whole world changed forever! (I make a couple of bloopers and I didn’t realize I was slam-dunking the food so hard in the grocery cart! Ha! It was a one-take deal!) I hope it can help in choosing what to buy starting out on Virta!