This is one of the most practical and important skills I had to learn (and am still learning), and it’s the one that truly separates "clean keto" from "dirty keto." Welcome to the lesson that takes you from theory to practice : reading the label . When I started my journey, I was thrilled to see "KETO" and "LOW-CARB" labels popping up everywhere. It felt like I had options! But my excitement faded fast. I'd eat a "keto bar" and feel bloated. I'd use a "keto-friendly" sauce and my inflammation would flare up. I quickly learned that the front of the box is marketing , but the back of the box—that tiny, hard-to-read ingredient list—is the truth . My "clean keto" philosophy is built on the foundation of reducing inflammation and healing my gut . This means the quality of the ingredients is far more important than the net carb count. A product can be "zero-carb" and still be an inflammatory, gut-wrec...
Nearly twenty years ago, I started a blog called The Path is Too Deep, a geeky reference to a rare computer error message. A great deal of life has happened since then, a life I would like to share. So, here again, are some random bits of unfiltered Chris.