There has been so much news about Irene, I thought I’d lighten the mood a little bit….but still, with serious intent!
I ran across a really interesting blogpost from DrCate.com. The premise is that people who are keto-adapted (people who have become accustomed to eating approximately 50 or fewer grams of carbohydrate per day) will have much more endurance if and when the SHTF. Considering that we may not have machines to do our work for us, being physically prepared is very important!
If you were around during the Dr. Cooper/aerobics era, you will remember that the first 20 minutes of a workout are when you burn the glucose you ate most recently. After that is when fat burning begins. If that is so, the first twenty minutes of a workout is pretty much wasted for those who eat carbs. And after that, ramping up the fat burning is problematic, especially if you aren’t accustomed to burning fat.
If, instead your main foods are protein and fat (not necessarily in that order), you will readily burn fat which is a much more stable source of energy (and certainly more plentiful in your body). Fat-burning also has other benefits. Here’s how Dr. Cate explains it:
If you’ve ever seen War of the Worlds, or any alien-attack movie, you already know how this imminent threat is destined to play out. As soon as the invaders finish hovering around making ominous cloud formations, they get right to the business of blowing stuff up. It’s at this point that all the Earthlings will be forced to grab their kids and sprint down the street, Tom Cruise-like, as cars and pieces of houses and bridges fly through the air in the background. This running part, you’ll remember from the movies, can go on nonstop for days. And since all the restaurants are gone and grocery stores destroyed, there’s nothing to eat.
Ketogenesis and Survival
This is where the true benefit of the ketogenic diet will manifest. If you are not dependent upon regular infusions of carbs for energy, you’ll be able to keep on running ahead of the space aliens’ plasma blasts long enough for them to succumb to an Earth-born virus (or a virus Jeff Goldblum has downloaded into their computer mainframe, whichever comes first).
Not only will you and your family survive the aliens’ onslaught, since you will have been burning fat and working your muscles all week, you’ll look fantastic. When they vote for which groups of people should be charged with the duty of repopulating the Earth, you’ll be placed at the front of the line.
Be sure to click over to Dr. Cate’s blog to see her interesting graphics!
And keep in mind: if you want to stay ahead of the Martians (or any other group of individuals that might wish you harm) – store protein and fat in your preparedness cupboards, and forget the carbs!
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