Maria Emmerich is a wellness expert in nutrition and exercise physiology. She is the author of several cookbooks and nutritional guidebooks, including the global bestseller The Ketogenic Cookbook and Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking. Maria’s blog, mariamindbodyhealth.com, offers a unique combination of innovative recipes using alternative ingredients to less-healthy options and easy-to-understand explanations of why these options are better for our health.After struggling with her weight throughout her childhood, she decided to study health and wellness so she could help others who are discouraged by their appearance and do not feel their best. The nutrient-rich approach that she developed for herself and the exotic, little-known replacements for high-glycemic starchy foods and sugar are what finally gave her total peace with food, something she never imagined possible.She also runs a support site for getting all your questions answered here:keto-adapted.com