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Eat It Again! How Repetition Rewires Your Taste – CarbSmart Podcast Episode 27

Dana Carpender 1,970

Every taste is an acquired taste. If you’ve just recently gone low-carb, say as a New Year’s resolution, you may be overwhelmed by the sheer difference from your old diet. I encourage you to do so rather than using low-carb breads and such to make your low-carb diet resemble your old diet. Those can be useful. Bridge foods helping you to find a new normal, but not only are they, yes, processed foods often overpriced and sometimes deceptively labeled.
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Carbs Count, But How? Understanding Net Carbs vs. Total Carbs – CarbSmart Podcast Episode 28

Dana Carpender 2,021
If your nutritional program is so good, why do you still take drugs? – CarbSmart Podcast Episode 26

Dana Carpender 1,881
Isn’t It Important to Eat a Balanced Diet? – CarbSmart Podcast Episode 25

Dana Carpender 1,795
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Low-Carb – CarbSmart Podcast Episode 24

Dana Carpender 2,257
ENCORE: Refusing Holiday Food and Staying Low-Carb – CarbSmart Podcast Episode 23

Dana Carpender 1,993

Low-Carb Spring

Top 10 Tips to Quickly Spring Clean Your Low-Carb Meal Plans

Susie T. Gibbs 2,813

Spring is a magical season. It feels fresh and new and like rebirth. Spring is filled with possibilities and motivation and a sense of anticipation. In Texas, spring is just a glorious three-day precursor to a miserable nine month extravaganza inside the humid oven we Texans like to lovingly call the Texas Gulf Coast. Join Susie T. Gibbs as she shares her top 10 tips for keeping your Spring meals low carb, light, and satisfying!
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Radishes with Sweet Cream Butter & Sea Salt Recipe

Susie T. Gibbs 2,195
The Couch Potato Greets Spring – Getting Active Again

Kent Altena 1,969
12 Best Low-Carb Spring Foods

Dana Carpender 2,226
Low-Carb Tequila Highballs are a Sugar-Free Summer Treat

Dana Carpender 2,732

The Latest From CarbSmart

Ask The Low Carb Doctor with Dr. James Carlson: Send Us Your Questions

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!

The Tale of Two Chilis – Budget Low Carb Chili Recipes

Susie T. Gibbs 1,588

During those bitterly cold winter months of January and February, few things spell comfort like chili. This month, Susie T. Gibbs gives you the power to make the most delicious and authentic pot of low carb chili on the face of the planet. Includes 2 low carb chili recipes.

10 Reasons You Need Cholesterol

Caitlin Weeks 1,886

It was not until the mid 20th century that Americans started to fear saturated fat and cholesterol. This fat and cholesterol phobia has contributed to a national obesity rate of 35% where one third of all deaths are blamed on heart disease. Caitlin Weeks examines the 10 Reasons You Need Cholesterol.

Book Review: Wheat Belly Cookbook by Dr. William Davis

Amy Dungan 1,185

Living wheat free takes a little work, which is why Dr. Davis has written a companion cookbook titled Wheat Belly Cookbook - 150 Recipes to Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health. Cookbook review by Amy Dungan.

My Journey to Low Carb: Part 1: Did I have PCOS?

Tara Grant 1,526

In her first column for CarbSmart, Tara Grant, Primal Girl, explores her history with sugar addiction and how after finding the right doctor to diagnose and treat her Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), she started her journey to better health. This journey includes the steps she took to the low carb lifestyle and eventually to refining it the Paleo/Primal way.

Of Ketones and Cancer, Low Carb Research Earns Prize

Dana Carpender 569

Of Ketones and Cancer, Low Carb Research Earns Prize by Dana Carpender in the May 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine.

Secrets to a Healthy Metabolism by Maria Emmerich

Andrew DiMino 1,250

Secrets to a Healthy Metabolism by Maria Emmerich covers the science behind nutrition and how our bodies use different elements of our food to function. In this book you will learn the tools to lead a healthy lifestyle that you can sustain for the rest of your life. It is based on the food science of how our bodies react to different ingredients.