Health

One of the main tenets of the Paleo diet is that we eat regular foods and sustain a healthy level of activity. Since the low carb dieter is now doing this after losing a good portion of their excess weight, the Paleo diet helps the low carb dieter sustain a healthier life.

Great ideas for Read a Book Day. Learn about the low carb diet by reading a low carb diet book. Then learn to cook low carb with a low carb cook book or two.

Happy Low Carb-iversary To Me! 17 Years of Low Carb Success and No Health Issues by Dana Carpender.

In the CBS Morning News video, Dr. Davis says that modern wheat is bad because "It's not wheat. It's an 18-inch tall plant created by genetic research in the '60s and '70s."

The Paleo Diet / Primal Diet has gotten a lot of attention recently.  For low carb diet advocates, going Paleo seems  a natural extension of our healthy eating plan.  But there is some confusion as to what Paleo is and how you actually do it.  Let's cut through of the jargon.

Getting started with low carb can be a little daunting for some people. In the midst of all of the options and questions, there is one thing that separates successful people from people that throw in the towel.

On March 1, 2008, Doc Joe weighed a ponderous, pachydermian and unhealthy 340 pounds. One year later he weighed in at 210 pounds. He not only lost weight --- he regained his health, fitness and wellness.

Hank Garner was in his late thirties & his health was a wreck. In his first column for CarbSmart, Hank documents his 130 lb. weight loss success and the major setback that almost derailed him for good.

Carbohydrate restriction is such a dramatically effective intervention that many medications will need to be adjusted immediately. This is particularly true of all blood sugar medications

Dr. John Briffa in a recent article poses that if a type 1 diabetic eats less carbs, they will balance their blood sugar levels just like type 2 diabetics do with a low carb diet.

"In Defense of Fat" is a documentary about Obesity and the science of Ancestral Health. Through in-depth interviews, animation, and the examination of the change in nutritional and cultural attitudes,

Protecting Us From Sugar? NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on super-sized sodas to stem the tide of obesity.