Hi Timbo

Before I start, congrats on your weight loss

I looked in my book and here is what it says - please note that in this quote she says that ketosis is never a good thing - she doesn't say it is dangerous.

from page 95 of SPII


"Your cells require energy biochemicals to stay alive. Brain Cells, red blood cells and specialized cells of your kidneys initially use sugar as th eir energy biochemical The rest of your cells can use sugars and fats interchangeably.

The only time tht your brain, red blood and kidney cells use fats for energy is when you have not eaten in over seventy-two hors At that point these cells can switch to using ketones (a breakdown of product of fats) for energy.

However, do not think that this is a good thing - it is not. By the time you start to utilize your ketones for energy, yu have used up your glycogen stores and have destroyed functional and structural biochemicals while your body has eaten istself up to survive. When you stop this "famine" or fast, your insulin levels will rebound higher than before to help you rebuild. So you will rebuild your functional and structural biochemicals and rebuild more fat stores. Putting your bodyinto ketosis is never a god thing."

There is another paragrah on page 167 about ketosis, I won't type the whole thing but she explains to a diabetic that a diet too low in carbs that results in ketosis because the isulin levels are too low - she states that too little insulin is just as damaging to the body as too much. To understand why this is would be much to long to type out here - it involves the roles of adrenalin and cortisol - and what happens to the adrenal glands when they are constantly stressed by too little/much insulin. Since SPII is all about reaching hormonal balance through diet - she dosen't recommend a WOE that causes hormonal imbalances.

Hope this helps you