I have, over the past many years in general, taken some heat for not being a low-carb purist. Not pure enough, or restrictive enough, or something enough about the diet I eat and the ingredients I use in my recipes.
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Salt is an essential nutrient - our body needs sodium. The take-home message here is that despite the demonizing of sodium, it is an essential nutrient; without it we die. Low carbohydrate diets both normalize the body's ability to excrete excess sodium and dramatically reduce our intake of processed foods, baked goods, chips, and other "snack foods," the biggest sources of sodium in the modern American diet. So pay attention. Be aware, too, that having elevated blood pressure does not necessarily mean you need a low sodium diet.
Read More »This started with a recipe for tabbouleh I saw posted online. Pretty much the only change I made was to swap the cauliflower for the bulgur. The results were fantastic! Very easy to double this for a crowd.
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On the September 6, 2019 episode of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, the 63-year-old, comedian ran a segment where he looked in the camera and told the world it is OK to fat-shame people who are overweight. Is it ever ok to fat-shame another human being? Is fat-shaming acceptable to you or your friends and family? Fat-shaming is bullying, plain & simple.
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Insulin resistance is a common medical condition and is extremely prominent in the overweight population. When someone is insulin resistant, their body no longer makes full use of the insulin produced by their pancreas. Insulin resistance is the reason why when some of us try to diet by reducing our calories but continuing to eat carbohydrates, we feel horrible and either don't lose weight or sometimes even gain weight. If you are insulin resistant, consumption of high levels of carbohydrates will cause your blood sugars to rise and will stimulate your pancreas to produce more insulin.
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To fight cancer, it is crucial to achieve lower blood glucose and insulin levels and increase circulating ketone bodies. This is exactly what a ketogenic diet does.
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You have embraced healthy fats like butter and coconut oil, and adapted a fresh, real food approach to fueling your body. As a result you’ve shed pounds without feeling deprived, your energy levels have soared, and your cravings have been suppressed. But… you still feel slightly uncomfortable about telling your doctor the good news. Dietitian Cassie offers her top ten tips in sharing your new lifestyle with your doctor.
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Dr. Nicole Avena examines and debunks the most common food and weight loss myths that refuse to fade away. Low carb dieters hear all the myths - here is the truth about nutrition for the low carber.
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CarbSmart columnist Ed Stockly video interviewed Uta Birkmayer from Functional Gourmet at Central Coast Nutrition Conference on March 1, 2014 for CarbSmart.com. Watch the video here.
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CarbSmart columnist Ed Stockly video interviewed Jay Wortman, MD at Central Coast Nutrition Conference on March 1, 2014 for CarbSmart.com. Watch the video here.
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"Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right" is the theme for National Nutrition Month March, 2014. Eating for health can taste as good as our low nutritive counter parts.
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Think about the myriad of images that pop into your head whenever you hear the simple yet overused phrase “heart-healthy.” We see this wording plastered across the packaging of so many products these days that it seems consumers appreciate that they are being marketed foods and other products that will ostensibly help keep their cardiovascular health in tip-top shape. The 5 top products/foods being marketed as 'heart-healthy" where there is proof that they actually are not.
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