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The Paleo diet and the Keto diet have become increasingly popular over the last few years. More and more people are recognizing the benefits of these diets, and the ways in which they helped them to lose weight, sleep better and feel healthier.
But what’s the difference between Paleo and Keto? Is one better than the other?
The truth is, these two diets are extremely similar. Paleo is always going to be better for some people, and Keto will always work better for others. It’s all about knowing your body and what health and fitness goals you want to achieve.
Read below to learn more about the basics of these two diets. Do you think you’d try one out?
The Paleo diet is based upon Paleolithic nutrition, AKA what our caveman ancestors ate.
There’s a lot of controversy surrounding what that means, but the point of taking on a Paleo diet isn’t to perfectly recreate our ancestors’ meals. The point is to give your body more nutrition that it needs, and less of the fake stuff that it’s been programmed to like due to modern, unnatural food processes and ingredients.
Here’s how to approach the Paleo diet:
The Ketogenic diet is essentially a low-carb, high-fat lifestyle.
The result is that your body will start to periodically enter ketosis, which, according to Rudy Mawer, MSc, CISSN at Healthline, is when “your body becomes incredibly efficient at burning fat for energy. It also turns fat into ketones in the liver, which can supply energy for the brain. Ketogenic diets can cause massive reductions in blood sugar and insulin levels.”
Keto is similar to, but more regimented than Paleo, because Paleo isn’t trying to send your body into ketosis.
Here’s how to approach the Keto diet:
As you can see, the basics of these two diets are very similar. Follow the links provided above to learn more about what you can and can’t eat (and why) when following these plans.
