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Top 10 Tips on How to Talk to Your Doctor About Your Low Carb Diet

Set the stage for a friendly chat with your doctor

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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5 ‘Heart-Healthy’ Products That Are Damaging Your Health

5 un-heart healthy products Statin Drugs/Red Yeast Rice/Niacin/Plant Sterols

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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Dietary Detours: Getting Your Low Carb Lifestyle Back on Track

Dietary Detours Naples Pizza

If you've taken a wild turn, let today be the day you get your low carb diet back on track. Feel great about your food choices and leave the detour behind you. Ramona Denton offers suggestions to get back on the path you've mapped out for greater health and well-being.

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