Martina Slajerova is a health and food blogger living in the United Kingdom. She is the best-selling author of The KetoDiet Cookbook , Sweet and Savory Fat Bombs , Beginner's KetoDiet Cookbook , Quick Keto Meals in 30 Minutes or Less , Keto Slow Cooker & One-Pot Meals , The Keto All Day Cookbook , Super Low-Carb Snacks , and Keto Simple . A firm believer in low-carb living, Martina discovered the ketogenic diet after being diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease in 2011. Frustrated with the lack of practical resources, Martina created the KetoDiet app and blog to help others live the ketogenic lifestyle successfully. A science geek at heart, Martina incorporates the latest research as well as firsthand experience into her advice. When creating recipes, she focuses not just on carb count, but on creating delicious, healthy recipes that are free of processed ingredients, unhealthy vegetable oils, and artificial sweeteners. Today her blog posts reach hundreds of thousands of people and her work has been featured in Cosmopolitan , Glamour , Huffpost Healthy Living , BuzzFeed , as well as dozens of other low-carb media and outlets.