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I think so. Look up the keto or atkins flu. It's normal for the first week or two to hit a slump in energy when you remove refined carbs. Side effects can include symptoms like headaches, tiredness, irritability, and/or feel like you've been hit with a cold. Make sure you eat enough proteins and fats and drink lots of…

Yes, it's a real thing. Did you not get the test done because it would help explain some health issues you have? As for "do you have to follow it", it's up to you. If the intolerances cause problems with your health, at least you're ingesting the food with your eyes wide open. If you want to feel better, try taking them…

I really like mashed rutabaga, although it's slightly higher carb than cauliflower. The thing about rutabaga is that it takes quite a while to cook if you're not using a pressure cooker. Have you looked at other winter squash, like kabocha, buttercup, or sphaghetti?

Lentil salad with lime-cumin vinaigrette. In a bowl, mix up the vinaigrettre. Add one can of drained, rinsed lentils. Additions to this salad: green onions, raisins, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, brown rice. It will taste better if prepared in advance. When I'm ready to eat, I like to add a few bits of…

I have a variation of this recipe that got from my naturopath. You can use it as condiment on oatmeal or cold cereal. I prefer to let it soak overnight and pour it over berries for my breakfast.

Linda's Low Carb Menus has been around for awhile and based on the Atkins diet, but I found lots of easy recipes that are easy to do. It's not fancy, but I'm ok with that.

I recently had a baked stuffed pepper with quinoa recently at a vegetarian restaurant that I mean to try and reclicate at home. The quinoa filling included sauteed veggies like mushrooms and onions. I also like this recipe from Eating Well magazine for quinoa salad with dried apricots.

I grew up not eating vegetables because I didn't like them. I did eat potatoes, and the odd piece of cucumber or carrot, but even with that, my parents cooked meats and potatoes, with a side of whatever vegetable was available at that time of year. I grew up at a time when the only fresh vegetables that could be bought in…

I like my rutabaga cooked in the pressure cooker (5 minutes), then mashed, and seasoned with some maple syrup and nutmeg. I've seen a cooking show where the chef had made scalloped rutabaga, essentially using the same recipe as scalloped potatoes substituting the potatoes for rutabaga. I also cook a rutabaga soup with…

Is this a recipe for a salad dressing? It just seems like it would be perfect for this, after a whiz with the hand blender. Speaking as someone who ate 1/2 of an avocado with my one egg this morning, no, it's not too much healthy fat, imo.

The thing about exercise is that it does things to your body that, while not helping you lose weight necessarily, are beneficial for your health. For example, strength training will help you build muscles, which burn more calories. Cardio will strengthen your heart, increase lung capacity and help with blood pressure. I…

I came across a few videos on YouTube that show you recipes for these that look fabulous and could be prepared ahead and left in the fridge for a few days.

The kombucha I brew is as basic as it gets, black tea, filtered water, white sugar and leftover kombucha from the last batch. Lots of recipes on the internet for this, so go with a recipe for the size of a batch you can handle.

You should aim for once a day, and sorry for the ick factor, but also look at how soft or firm your stools are. To determine if you're system is clearing out as it should, do this: eat some fresh corn and check how long the kernels take to come out the other end. Apart from the fiber, I agree with minublindfold25, make…