What to do if You Get Headaches on Keto

Once you start a ketogenic diet, you start to notice a lot of changes your body might experience–these include dizziness, grogginess, and sometimes, irritability.This is mainly due to the keto adaptation process, where your body is unable to find any glucose to burn for energy. The process of guiding your body to burn fat instead of carbs for fuel is called ketosis.However, one complaint we always get is that a ketogenic diet causes people to suffer from painful headaches!This article aims to take a look at why you’re suffering from headaches on a ketogenic diet, and what you can do to get relief. Why Are You Getting Headaches?Headaches are actually a pretty common side effect.But they are not necessarily related to the keto diet.You would usually get headaches due to dehydration, and before you start explaining that you’ve already been drinking enough water, hear us out!When you start a ketogenic diet, your insulin levels decrease. This causes your body to start producing an increased secretion of electrolytes and water.The loss of water and electrolytes can […]…