Is it possible to enjoy keto friendly cocktails without having to go to a bar or fancy restaurant?
For instance, having specific high-carb days can help improve leptin function, your body’s weight-regulating hormone. By balancing high-carb days with low-carb days, you can fuel glycogen stores for workouts without compromising your body’s ability to burn fat for energy.
Believe me, your body needs to replenish its glycogen stores after you kill it in the gym! Consuming carbs after training will also help refuel your glycogen stores. Likewise, when you mix hard liquor with things like fruit juice, sodas or behind-the-bar "mixers" (which are usually full of sugar), you’re opening yourself up to a lot of unexpected liquid carbs.
That may seem like a lot of carbs in a small amount of bitters, but you usually don’t need more than a half teaspoon (two dashes) to flavor a drink and help it taste like a cocktail rather than straight liquor. A small pilot study showed a significant reduction in LDL-C in people who consumed all food within a 10-hour window.12 One meta-analysis of clinical trials has found that intermittent fasting can lower cholesterol to some extent.13 Although we need more data and the magnitude of impact may be small, it makes sense that combining this practice with some of the other tips in this guide might have additive LDL-lowering effects.