Annie Thomas’ success toward a healthier, happier, and more productive life is an inspiration to all those following or considering a low carb lifestyle.

While Misty was a little overweight as a child, maybe 15 or 20 pounds, her biggest challenge as a youngster was her battle with Attention Deficit Disorder, slight tics, and compulsive behavior tendencies. Looking back, she now realizes her life could have been much different had her doctors and parents had understood the importance of nutrition in relation to these issues.

This holiday season you may be stumped when it comes to finding the perfect gift for your low carb/Paleo/primal friends or loved ones. What about helping them achieve their health goals and supports their lifestyle? That's the gift that keeps on giving!

Sometimes a gift of food hits the spot with your special someone. Maybe they are a true-blue foodie. Or maybe they struggle to find that perfect take-along snack. Or maybe it's just as simple as them loving a specific vittle so much, that a gift of it would be just the thing this holiday season. Whatever the reason, we all love food and giving someone such a gift can certainly score points on the brownie-scale. (Sugar-free of course!)

Dr. James Carlson points out the problems with current medical thinking. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn more about the role of dietary nutrition in healthcare.

The CarbSmart team wants to help you create new traditions, as well as reacquaint you with some old favorite ways to celebrate the holidays.

Is organic really better for us, or is it a scam? Filmmaker Kip Pastor sets out to answer this question in the food documentary In Organic We Trust.

Christie Henderson conquered her food addiction and became a healthy role model for her daughters. Check out Christie’s incredible journey to health.

Have you ever wanted to have a nice elegant dinner party, complete with invitations, themes, centerpieces, and Paleo foods? Bill Staley and Hayley Mason take Paleo entertaining to a whole new level; from a cozy brunch to an elaborate holiday meal.

Becky Gandy is the cruise coordinator for the annual Low Carb Cruise. Like many, she has tried just about every diet imaginable until she found long-term success with the low carb lifestyle.

I had the privilege of meeting Jonathan Bailor and his lovely wife Angela on the 2013 Low Carb Cruise. I was impressed by Jonathan's passion for helping others and his talk was informative and entertaining. By the end of the cruise I knew I had to read his book The Smarter Science of Slim. I can honestly say this book didn't disappoint.

The pizza - beloved by many taste buds, yet hated by just as many waistlines. How can something so good be so bad? It just seems unnatural. Thankfully, we have some pretty inventive folks out there in the low carb community who mastered the pizza goodness without all the nasty processed carbs.