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The Calorie Myth: how to lose weight, exercise less, and Live better Deep Nutrition: why your genes need traditional food by, Catherine Shanahan MD

I've started adding some Celtic sea salt to my water. One whole teaspoon seems like a lot, but I'll try it. Should I be worried about the msg in boullion? Thanks!

It's not that simple. Raised insulin is an appropriate physiological response to glucose metabolism and serves to keep blood sugar at the appropriate levels. It is only problematic when the cells' insulin receptors are resistant to the hormone, leading the body to produce more insulin. Insulin resistance makes it difficult…

It's not that simple. Raised insulin is an appropriate physiological response to glucose metabolism and serves to keep blood sugar at the appropriate levels. It is only problematic when the cells' insulin receptors are resistant to the hormone, leading the body to produce more insulin, leading to raised blood sugar and…

I aim for moderate protein based on my activity and lean body mass, keep carbs around 100g per day and the rest is fat! Yay, fat tooth! So, like you I'm at ~42% fat, but I have my macro goals set this way on purpose. Fat is an essential nutrient and many find it very satiating. More and more evidence is showing that…

I've made marshmallows from actual marshmallow root! This is a marshmallow:

Op, Cooksmarts.com has really helped me learn how to cook with a wide variety of whole foods and they have MFP comparability, so it's very easy to log the dinners!

Thanks! That helps understand it.

Ketones are an acidic by product of fat metabolism. What are you trying to say?

Homesweets, when i make chicken broth, I reserve the fat for cooking. I usually chill the broth and then it is easy to skim the schmaltz off the top.

Thanks for the suggestions. Where do you get boullion, MDAPebbles? My carbs are around 100 grams/day. I very rarely go super low. Keemra, how do you put potassium and magnesium in your drinking water? Is it a powdered product? Kim Harper, my BP has always been incredibly low and docs are always complimentary of it, but It…

It implies using ketones for fuel.

Yup, botanically strawberries are not berries, but oranges are!

So the athletes having only 30% carbs before a big event, assuming they are "fat loading", do they fare better or worse than the athletes carb loading? I've heard of mountaineers eating entire sticks of butter on expeditions.

I have the cookbook called Yiddish Kitchen. It's a Paleo Jewish foods cookbook. The chicken liver recipe is really good. You fry 1 lb of liver in schmaltz (chicken fat) and mix in 1/2 a chopped onion and 2 hard boiled eggs.

The high fiber detail definitely seems unique to Quest bars, but it gives them such a not-fun-to-chew texture. I found this protein drink that I'm obsessed with that has 10g of fiber per serving. It's really filling and tasty. Also has pro-biotics in it.…

Think Thin: 150 calories, 10g protein, 5g fiber, 5g sugar $1.79 at Trader joes Power Crunch: 13 grams protein, 205 calories, 5g sugar 13g fat $1.49 at Trader Joes

Yeah, but it's just so cool that the body can make the conversion from glucose to fat for energy, right? Also, if an athlete has a seizure disorder, it is definitely worth looking into.

There are other brands of protein bars with similar macros that taste much better. I bought the s'more flavor quest bars today, but returned it after tasting it. Too sweet, blech. I think quest hires brand ambassadors to talk up the bars on forums like these.

It's so interesting that the body can convert to using fat for fuel instead of glucose. The article is not written by Volek, but it quotes him since he's an expert on the topic. It also quotes Louise Burke, who says no study to date shows that a high fat diet leads to better athletic performance. It's a pretty unbiased…

I just looked through my diary since I've had plenty of 1200 cal days (even though my TDEE is 1530). It was interesting to notice that on most of those days I had some thing with ground turkey in it: chili, meatballs, etc... I also had little to no snacks on those 1200 cal days, but three square meals. I think it is doable…

I can't swallow pills and have started taking the brand Reliv as a daily vitamin. It is in powder form. I use the Now and it tastes okay.

No. Nuts are not an anti-inflammatory food. They are very high in omega 6 and have low to no anti-inflammatory omega 3s. Only macadamia nuts have a somewhat desirable omega 6 to 3 ratio, in that they are very low in both. If you want anti-inflamnatory actions from foods there are plenty of things: certain herbs and spices,…

If you have a yeast overgrowth within your intestinal flora, it is possible for it to ferment sugars and carbs into alcohol. There have been documented cases of people with this condition who become downright intoxicated from carbs, to the point where their breath even smells of alcohol even though they did not have any…

This all resonates with me; good points and very empowering too! Knowledge of nutrition can empower and motivate people to lose weight so much better than shaming them can.

It may help your bloating; it did for me.

You do not need to eat "clean" to lose weight. You need to get adequate protein and calories for good body composition. In the long term, what you eat matters for the calories out part of the equation. If there are any foods you are intolerant to, but you continue eating them, over time, your hormones (body's messengers)…

The ratio between LDL and HDL cholesterol is important for determining heart disease risk, however dietary cholesterol is not the main culprit in higher LDL cholesterol. It is mainly caused by inflammation- micro abrasions to the endothelial layer of the blood vessel, caused by oxidation. LDL carries the plaque to the…

I make a chai with 2 raw eggs, chai spices, and MCT oil. Zap it with an immersion blender. It's so good, but sometimes I worry about the raw eggs... I never worry about the cholesterol ;)

Eating higher fat, moderate protein, and under 100grams of carbs per day help me stay in a deficit, have clear skin, and a happy gut. High carbs and low fat cause me to struggle with keeping the deficit, destroy my skin, give me a stomach ache and a bad attitude. I believe macro needs are individual, but you definitely…