The Fat Burning Foods

Quick Start Guide

A ketogenic diet is a very low carbohydrate, moderate protein and high fat based nutrition plan. Ake-
togenicdiet trains the individuals metabolism to run off of fatty acids or ketone bodies. This is called
fat adapted, when the body has adapted to run off of fatty acids/ketones at rest.

This nutrition plan has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity and reduce inflammation. This leads
to reduced risk of chronicdiseaseas well as improved muscle development and fat metabolism.

These are my 10 favorite foods that I use with clients all the time to help them burn fat, build muscle
and slow down the aging process. Pick out your favorites and use them regularly.

Coconut:
The medium chain saturated fats in coconut help to rev up the metabolism by
boosting thyroid function. The thyroid plays a very important role in
metabolism, fat burning & fat distribution. It also stabilizes blood sugar by
enhancing cellular insulin sensitivity.

Best Buy: Get virgin or extra virgin coconut oil, raw coconut butter,
coconut flour, coconut flakes, coconut milk and/or coconut meat. It is
best to get organic, but it is better to have non-organic coconut than no
coconut at all.

How To Use: Coconut oil is the best oil to cook with and you can use
coconut butter, coconut milk and coconut flakes in a wide variety of
recipes from smoothies to coconut flour muffins and coconut flour
donuts.
Grass-Fed Beef & Wild Game:
These meat sources are extremely rich in Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA).
CLA is a powerful metabolic fuel that enhances glucose sensitivity. CLA is
known to improve the ability of fatty acids to enter the muscle and connective
tissue cell membranes where they can be burned for fat.

Best Buy: Always look for 100% grass-fed beef. The label may say
grass-fed beef but the cows could technically have been grain-finished
and consumed grains for up to half of their life (usually at the end to
fatten them up) in which case the meat will be more inflammatory and
fat-storing!

How To Use: I typically recommend grass-fed beef or wild game 3-4

times per week. If you have lower iron levels, you can have it daily. If
you have higher iron levels, better to have it only 1-2 times per week.
If you struggle to digest it and get constipation or acid reflux, try using
1 gram of hydrochloric acid (betaine HCL) and digestive enzymes with
the meal.

Apple Cider Vinegar: (ACV)

Unpasteurized ACV is rich in acetic acid, B vitamins, potassium, enzymes and
probiotics. The acetic acid stabilizes blood sugar, reduces insulin surges and
improves satiety during and after eating.

Best Buy: The highest quality ACV is raw, unpasteurized with the
mother intact. The mother is the fermenting piece of apple and is where
the highest concentration of enzymes lie.

How To Use: Put 1-2 tbsps of ACV in 8oz of water and drink first thing
in the morning or up to 30 minutes before a meal to improve digestion
and reduce inflammation. You can also use this as a salad dressing and
as a meat marinade to help improve the digestive process.
Lemon & Lime:
Lemon & lime contain citric acid, potassium, vitamin C & vitamin P. These
unique nutrients provide a powerful bioelectrical approach that charges up
energy levels, alkalizes the body, enhances liver detoxification and reduces
inflammation.

Best Buy: Because lemons and limes have a thick peel, it isnt neces-
sary to get them organic unless you are going to consume the peel (as in
juicing them).

How to Use: Squeeze a quarter to a half a lemon/lime in water each

morning (either with ACV or separate) and drink to start the day and
up to 30 mins before a meal. You can also use lemon/limes as a salad
dressing and as a meat marinade to help improve the digestive process.

Raw Goat Cheese:

Raw, unpasteurized cheese from grass-fed goats is one of the best foods on the
planet. It contains tons of omega 3 fatty acids and CLA that are linked with
healthy weight loss and improved muscle mass. It also contains healthy protein
& fat soluble vitamins A, E, D3, & K2.

Best Buy: Look for an organic goat cheese or if you tolerate cow
proteins like casein, you can get a 100% grass-fed cow cheese.

How to Use: You can snack on this throughout the day and add it
to salads and/or meat dishes.
Chia Seeds:
Chia boasts an impressive array of flavonoid and polyphenol anti-oxidants
including quercetin, kaempferol, chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid. It has three
times the amount of anti-oxidants as blueberries for equal volume. Chia is also
loaded with the small chain omega-3 fatty acid ALA and soluble and insoluble
fibers that help with regular bowel activity. These key nutrients make chia a
powerful defense against every day stressand chronic disease processes.

Best Buy: Best to get organic chia seeds but conventional chia is better
than no chia at all.

How to Use: Add 1-2 tbsps to smoothies, add them to meatballs, salm-
on or turkey burgers and other recipes.

Grass-Fed Butter:
Grass-fed butter and ghee contain the ideal ratio of omega 6: omega 3 fatty
acids, which is especially important for optimizing cell membrane function and
reducing inflammation. Grain-fed butter has a high omega 6:3 ratio which will
promote inflammatory conditions in the body.

Grass-fed butteralso has significantly more anti-inflammatory anti-oxidants

than grain-fed butter. Butter and ghee also contain the small chain fatty acid
butyrate which helps prevent and heal leaky gut syndrome and reduces whole
body inflammation.

Best Buy: Get grass-fed butter or ghee. If you have an auto-immune

disease or serious dairy sensitivity than stick with ghee which has all the
casein, whey and lactose removed.

How to Use: Add 1-2 tbsps to coffee or tea. Put this on steamed veg-
gies, use it in baking recipes and add it to soups and stews.
Avocado:
This fruit is loaded with very good fats that enhance cell membrane activity,
balance hormones and speed up metabolism. This is also one of natures
richest sources of potassium which helps remove excess water and cellulite
from the body.

Best Buy: Because avocados have a hard outer peel, it is not necessary
to get these organic.

How to Use: Add avocados to smoothies to thicken them up. Add

them to salads and meat dishes and make a tasty guacamole whenever
possible.

Organic Eggs:
Eggs from pasture-raised chickens are the most nutrient rich and best for us.
They are extremely rich in carotenoid anti-oxidants such as vitamin A&E
as well as lutein and zeaxanthin. Eggs also contain omega 3 fatty acids and
healthy saturated fat that makes for strong and vibrant cell membranes.

Best Buy: Always look for pasture-raised eggs as these have the
most nutrients. If you cannot find these, look for organic eggs. If both
of these are unavailable, then get the cage-free eggs.

How to Use: Make scrambled eggs, sunny side up (preserves nutrients

in the yolk) and omelets. Add these to baked goods and if you are really
daring try adding raw eggs to your smoothies for extra highly bio-
available protein and fat-soluble nutrients.
Whey Protein:
Whey Protein is also natures richest source of the branched chain amino acids
leucine, isoleucine and valine which are critical for optimal muscle building
and fat burning effects. The branched chain amino acids in whey protein help
to stabilize hunger, lower cravings and improve metabolism.

Whey protein is also very rich in the amino acid cysteine. Cysteine is a criti-
cal agent used to make the super intracellular anti-oxidant glutathione. A 2007
study found that ingesting large amounts of whey protein increased cellular
glutathione levels.

Best Buy: Always look for non-denatured, grass-fed whey protein con-
centrate. The best kinds have added digestive enzymes and probiotics
for optimal digestion.

How to Use: Add this to smoothies and protein shakes. You can also
add it to many of the recipes on DrJockers.com such as coconut flour
donut holes, Supercharged Oreos, etc.
About Dr David Jockers DC, MS, CSCS

Dr. David Jockers is a Maximized Living doctor,

functional nutritionist, corrective care chiropractor,
exercise physiologist and certified strength &
conditioning specialist. He currently owns and
operates Exodus Health Center in Kennesaw, Georgia
and runs one of the hottest natural health websites in
DrJockers.com.
His experience working with thousands of individuals
has given him a level of expertise in the field. He has
had the privilege of traveling to London with the
Maximized Living wellness advisory council to
help the USA athletes win the gold in 2012.

He is a leading writer for NaturalNews, The Truth

About Cancer and PrimalDocs which are three of
the top online health publications in the world. He is
also on the expert panel for the popular South African
Journal of Natural Medicine. He has well over 1200
professionally published natural health articles all over
the internet and in-print magazines

Dr Jockers is the author of SuperCharge Your Brain: The Complete Guide to Radically Im-
prove Your Mood, Memory and Mindset. He has also authored Super Immunity: The Path
to Never Get Sick Again.

He is a sought after speaker around the country on such topics as weight loss, brain health, func-
tional medicine, natural detoxification and disease prevention.

Dr Jockers does local and long-distance consultations to help customize specific lifestyle plans
to improve performance and beat chronic disease.