Health

Many people taking prescription or OTC meds are willing to risk some mild side effects to feel better. Package inserts, drug info sites on the Internet, pharmacists, and the prescribing practitioner can be helpful providing information about side effects. However, one of the potentially damaging side effects you are rarely told about is the negative effect of medications on nutrient levels. Drugs can interfere with absorption of nutrients or inappropriately increase excretion. Keep in mind that vitamins and minerals play a major role in hundreds and hundreds of chemical reactions in the body vital for life.

Dana's Kitchen: Gluten Free Cooking 101. When Dana started creating low carb recipes 18 years ago she had no idea she was way, way ahead of the curve on a future trend: gluten-free cooking.

Helping Dad Reclaim His Health by Peter Ballerstedt in the June 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine. You love Daddy 'cause Daddy loves you. So help him care for his health, while keeping him happy!

Farmers Markets: A Total Grocery Solution By Valerie Berkowitz in the June 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine. Think the farmer's market was just for tomatoes? Think again. With the explosion of local small farms, farmer's markets provide an astonishing array of excellent quality food at a more reasonable cost than you might imagine.

Worth It: The Farmer's Kitchen: The Ultimate Guide to Enjoying Your CSA and Farmers Market Foods by Julia Shanks and Brett Ghohsgal, reviewed by Amy Dungan in the June 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine. So you've got 2 zucchinis, 3 heads of lettuce, a basket of cherry tomatoes, a dozen eggs, and some local grass-fed cheese. Now what? Introducing the book that knows.

Hello low-carb cronies, Atkins admirers, Paleo pals! So happy to be joining you here at CarbSmart. I am excited to share my love of all things Paleo-tastic with you, and hopefully provide some insight into this similar, yet different approach to weight-loss and wellness gains!

CarbSmart Magazine serving the low carb community, has taken its digital presence to the Apple iPad, Google Android and Amazon Kindle tablets.

Think you are getting a jump-start to your day, and your diet, while sipping your skinny? Maybe, maybe not. Those non caloric artifical sweeteners could be doing you more harm than good.

Comedian Tom Naughton started out with the intention to film a rebuttal to Morgan Spurlock's documentary Super Size Me but what he ended up with was so much more. After he started looking into the nutritional science behind our national dietary recommendations, Tom realized something was very wrong - the science and the recommendations didn't align. Fat Head quickly morphed into a funny and educational combination that teaches you to look critically at the science, understand how the body/food connection actually works, and to think for yourself with this snazzy little thing called a functioning brain. He reminds us that we aren't stupid, despite what certain organizations would like us to believe, and we can make smart decisions all by our little ole' selves.

Many things happened when I switched from a low carb approach to a Primal lifestyle, but perhaps the biggest change was my attitude. I started questioning things. I no longer ate something simply because it was low carb; I now needed to know everything that was in my food, where it came from, and how it was made. Since a Primal diet didn’t allow for legumes, grains or processed foods, a lot of the foods I had eaten in the past – Atkins bars, low carb tortillas, and tofu to name a few – were off the list.

The American Academy of Pediatrics published their guidelines for children with diabetes last week. They suggest giving kids insulin and metformin, monitor their HbA1C and start a lifestyle modification program, including nutrition and physical activity. But did they suggest cutting back on carbohydrates? Dana Carpender evaluates the new guidelines and gives us her own...based on real science and years of research.

Do you have a question or comment about low carb dieting, diabetes or the Paleo lifestyle? Dr. James Carlson, Board Certified Family Physician and Nutritional Biochemist, is here at CarbSmart to answer any and all of your questions. Click through to submit your questions now!