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Uh oh. Ditching the stevia.
"Sucralose raises insulin by 20 percent, despite the fact that it contains no calories and no sugar. This insulin-raising effect has also been shown for other artificial sweeteners, including the "natural" sweetener stevia. Despite having a minimal effect on blood sugars, both aspartame and stevia raised insulin levels…
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Intermittent Fasting -A quote from Dr. Fung, and a question
In the last paragraph on this post, https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/longer-fasting-regimens-part-7/, Dr. Fung says: Does this mean that it's ok for me (a post-menopausal, obese, non-diabetic woman) to eat LCHF just to satiety and not worry about meeting TDEE or any other level of intake because I have enough stored…
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Help, please. What am I doing wrong?
I began MFP on Feb 1 weighing 229.2 lbs. Today I weight 217, which means that after all this time on keto, including almost a month of ZC, I've lost only 12.2 lbs. Most of that happened during the first month. I'm not losing anything in measurements, either. I've been at a standstill; the only change is gaining/losing the…
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Bone Broth: You really do need to make it!
Having read about the nutritional value of bone broth from several sources, I finally made my first batch yesterday. Now, I'm a soup maker from way back, so I'm very familiar with the idea of homemade broth. I just had never made broth in the manner of a long-simmered bone broth. I started with a whole chicken that had not…
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Interesting Q&A with Dr. Jeff Volek
http://www.truehealthunlimited.com/blog/q-a-with-jeff-volek-phd-rd-the-nations-leading-low-carb-expert-scientific-researcher
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Keto, Cortisol and Stress
If you're concerned about the keto diet increasing cortisol levels, read this. A good and reassuring explanation: http://www.ketotic.org/2012/07/ketogenic-diets-and-stress-part-i.html
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Out of ideas for your burger? Here you go.
My mouth waters when I look at these. Minus the bun, of course. http://m.cheeseandburger.com/#/inaugural
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Pork Skins
I found some BBQ pork skins that I like (Jay's). After eating half a bagful over a few days, I read the ingredients. Wheat flour! Maltodextrin! Soy! I had checked the carbs--zero--so I thought they were ok. With that stuff in them, no wonder I ate more than usual...Lesson learned: read not only the carbs, read the…
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Intermittent Fasting beneficial for CFS, FM
Cellular Spring Cleaning: Intermittent Fasting for CFS http://www.drcourtneycraig.com/blog/intermittentfasting | Great blog post, esp. for those of us who have FM, CFS, chronic pain, etc.
