All her life, Kelly has gone against the grain by implementing a low-carb approach for managing her type 1 diabetes, and primarily uses this approach for a variety of her other patients.

I was excited to interview Dr. Cathy Saenz, PhD, RD. Cathy is one of the very few people in the keto space with experience as a researcher and clinician, for athletes, those with chronic disease, and anyone in between. She worked with Dr. Jeff Volek on the FASTER study, the Cleveland Indians, and speaks regularly at conferences.

Some vitamins and minerals are surprisingly difficult to come by. Even if you’re eating lots of high-quality foods, certain nutrients just aren’t widely available in a modern diet, and it’s easy to end up deficient in them. 

Grains usually get a bad rap in the Paleo and low-carb communities, but it's not always deserved. Here's why oats are a surprisingly good source of carbs.