Understanding the Ketogenic Food Plan

Webinar Summary

Adaptation is key to survival. In Dr. Keroack’s talk he shares his experiences helping patients follow a variety of dietary patterns and food plans. In his clinical practice, Dr. Keroack often uses the ketogenic diet. He shares how the body adapts to the ketogenic pattern of eating and the effects on hormones, weight, energy balance, metabolism, and body composition.

Originally aired March 15, 2018

Presenter Bio

Christopher Keroack, MD is the chief executive officer at New England Center for Functional Medicine. Dr. Keroack knows that optimal health and balanced living are realistic goals for every human being at every stage of life. Dr. Keroack guides patients through foundational and practical approaches to health that focus on dietary guidelines, activity regimens, stress management, and sleep management that are personally and specifically designed for each patient. Each personalized health and wellness plan takes into account the five foundational imbalances: nutrition, metabolism, inflammation, detoxification, and oxidation.

Dr. Keroack authored “Changing Directions: Navigating the Path to Optimal Health and Balanced Living,” a pioneering work that blends traditional medicine and alternative medicine into the perfect balance of caring and healing that is his signature approach to healthcare. Dr. Keroack is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Functional Medicine He received his formal education from Amherst College (BA), Springfield College (MS), and Tufts University School of Medicine (MD).

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