The 30 Day Ketogenic Cleanse: Reset Your Metabolism with 160 Tasty Whole-Food Recipes & Meal Plans
By Maria Emmerich
Victory Belt Publishing
Retail Price: $34.95
Amazon Price: $20.78

Book Description:

For those who are brand-new to keto and those who are getting back on track after falling off the wagon, the first 30 days on a ketogenic diet can be challenging. As the body adapts to burning fat (ketones) rather than sugar for fuel, cravings can arise, and some people find that they just don’t feel so great. Many fall victim to the temptation to give up before they can truly experience the benefits of being keto-adapted. The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse isn’t like most juice or other cleanses where you starve throughout the entire process. Keto expert Maria Emmerich offers tasty whole-food recipes—all dairy-free and nut-free—that are filling and satisfying and keep cravings at bay. Plus, she offers helpful tips and tricks for making it through the adjustment period.

The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse is a guidebook for healing the body from the inside out. Most people attempting a keto diet do it completely wrong. Maria Emmerich, on the other hand, bases this cleanse on a true, well-formulated ketogenic diet, helping readers reset their metabolism, regain health, lose weight, and tap into increased energy levels. This book includes:

• A detailed explanation of how sugar causes inflammation and leads to disease
• 30-day meal plans to kick-start ketosis, with corresponding shopping lists
• 30-day Whole30-compliant meal plans, with corresponding shopping lists
• A wide variety of amazing recipes, with suggestions for combining those recipes into delicious and satisfying ketogenic meals
• Easily accessible lists of approved keto foods and foods that hold people back from ketosis
• Tips on how to eat to balance hormones, sleep better, feel better, and lose weight while following a ketogenic diet
• Guidance for maintaining ketosis after a successful 30-day cleanse
• Recommendations for supplements to help heal from poor eating habits
• A bonus slow cooker chapter to help make life easier!

Review

This is a fantastic primer to the Ketogenic  diet.  Author Maria Emmerich certainly knows her stuff and is prepared to share it in this book.   It is quite a large book, but is easily managed because it is broken down into 5 parts:  Heal Your Body, The Ketogenic Kitchen, Meal Plan and Shopping Lists, Cleansing ketogenic Recipes, and Resources.  Depending on where you are on your journey into the keto lifestyle, you can pick wherever you would like to begin reading.  The author’s explanations of this diet and the tips to help get you started are very good and easy to apply to your life  The meal plans and shopping lists that are included are very helpful and a great resource.   There may be some  ingredients you cannot find easily, but you always can substitute with what you can find.  The recipes look great and are easy to prepare and are great for leftovers.  I was very impressed by this book and recommend it to others who wish to learn about the Keto lifestyle.

~Reviewed by Tricia C.