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Emergency meal: Keto Cheeseburger at McD's
I discovered a great option for LCHF, if you MUST eat a Fast Food meal away from home. McDonald's have a "Daily Double" item…2 burgers, a cheese slice, mayo, lettuce, tomato slice, onions. Just REMOVE the buns…and eat. Brought mine home, and wrapped burger in Romaine leaves, added my own sliced avocado, and slice of…
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Great Science on Keto/LCHF Diets!!
It is almost shocking how much anger is aimed at overweight people consuming a high fat, low carb diet. Since it is the heaviest people who benefit the most, sparing them diabetes, blindness, limb loss, and early death, let alone BP meds, heart disease, and increasing ability to physically move…well, you'd think everyone…
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Everything we love to eat is a scam
http://nypost.com/2016/07/10/the-truth-behind-how-were-scammed-into-eating-phony-food/ Came across this article and book review..I recommend it. I know the sea food industry particularly is bad in "naming" fish sold incorrectly for high prices, and the olive oil industry is just as bad. This article is worth reading if you…
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"Five A Day Fruits,Veggies"-untested advice promoted globally.
This 2010 post by a Brit reporter has to be shared..once again it is ONE person* who altered the face of global diet advice... tracking HOW this came to be is interesting. The good it may have done is replace some carbs and junk food calories with real veggies and fruits. But most people choose bananas, oranges, apples and…
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Dealing with Tempting Carb Foods served in Public/at Events
YIKES...My NEMISIS!! FRESH HOT POPCORN..wafting thru the room.... a big bowl with cute popcorn sacks piled on top for all was served at my 1st 'pain group' meeting today. I forget what most people go thru in public, or at work with food exposure!!!! Because I'm retired I rarely experience how hard others have it with daily…
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Sweet Crunchy pork rind Granola/Cereal- make your own
I LOVE crunchy in my yogurt, and sometimes I MISS cereal just for the crunch. I joked about sweetening pork rinds, and the ONLY flavored ones are spicy/hot, the opposite of what I needed. Well RuledMe guy just came out with a salted caramel pork rind cereal. at the same time I finally made my batches of vanilla sweetened…
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Sweet curry/Satay Hot Almond sauce recipe
I love Indian food, and Thai food. I found the Penzeys brand spices- (sold online) their 'sweet curry' powder was a wonderful addition to a "hot peanut sauce'... like a "Satay" which hasnred pepper flakes, coconut milk, and skewered chicken/shrimp is dipped into the sauce. Convert to keto freindly. By using the Penzys…
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Calcium Magnesium Balance- informative Dr. Sircus article
http://drsircus.com/medicine/magnesium/calcium-magnesium-balance I noticed an immediate improvement in joint/hip pain reduction after 3 days of adding liquid Mg to my tea, water, soup, etc. I drifted away from using it daily, and it does me no good sitting the bottle!! Some snips from the article: (worth the read!)…
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Coupon Clippers, Nutrition, the world outside LCHF
The discussion posted below is from a site all about recycling paper (topic: using paper coupons for processed foods) into low cost building material called "papercrete"..an amazing material which is used to build houses, walls, plasters..all almost free. Someone commented this: <snip> " ....But again, a good coupon is…
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Roman war society ruling over planets in space?
Creative new writer has a 3 book series about a 700 year future where society is broken into "colors" --Golds rule, most cruelly; pinks serve as sexual slaves, obsidians guard, oranges are mechanics, each color is your place for life, and Reds, the lowest of all, live underground on Mars, believing the lie they are…
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Planetfall book- Scifi+hoarding impulse- great combo in an unusual story
Most engaging stories have a flawed hero ( Americans love an underdog, or a person overcoming a disability of some kind..this beautiful encompasses both, plus loads of secrets you can't guess) …We learn that a brilliant, clever science chick is also hiding a secret, it's shameful and paralyzing to her--hoarding of other's…
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How to find & record leg press & back exercises by NAME in MFP?
Joined a gym in Feb to use the machines to build back strength after a car accident & minor stroke. I can't find the CORRECT TERMS to post these exercises in my daily records. Only "leg press " shows up..I need the thigh machine-adductor/abductor, and back machine, etc to accurately track strength training. the machines…
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Bottled natural Magnesium water "MG+ mivela" now available
Our cheapo grocery always has cool food products I'd never discover any other way…got 3 16 oz. for $1. of this Mg water. Bottled at source, Imported from Serbia, go figure. water from half the world away. This seems to be naturally occurring Mg in water..one liter is 343 mg of MG a day is the RDA. It tastes great, I may…
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Dead Mountain- true tale of creepy disappearance of 9 hikers in a winter storm
This is an American author who became fascinated with the true events of 9 highly experienced, fit, young college kids in Russia in January 1959…they all died over one night in a howling winterstorm…abandoning their sole tent, wearing only underclothes, and socks, and died horribly in 25 below temps…frozen to death, but…
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When you LOVE Butter..New Ketovangilist interview with Dr. Supports Saturated Fats!
https://www.ketovangelist.com/episode-34-dr-trudi-deakin-talks-about-the-importance-of-saturated-fat/ About the MIDDLE to the end this really gets good!! Since few clinical studies will create a SF only diet there has been some doubt ( expressed by Gary Taubes and others) on how good butter and animal fats are for us long…
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Myth: “Butter is back – you can eat all the saturated fat you want”. REBUTTAL??
Anyone have an opinion on this nutritionist's opinion??? AlissaRumsey Myth: “Butter is back – you can eat all the saturated fat you want”. While we now know that total fat itself is not as much of a concern, type of fat is still important. Evidence shows that when you replace saturated fat with refined carbohydrates, it’s…
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The BEST LCHF diet when you have: High BP-Obesity-T2 Diabetes
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/kidney-disease-an-underestimated-killer/ Getting healthy in the new year… Eating LC diet helps most of us to deal with: 1. High blood pressure 2. Type 2 diabetes 3. Obesity Having Healthy Kidneys means you can eat what you want..but MOST people who choose a LC diet have one or all…
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MAKING TURKEY BONE BROTH & Salad Joke
Anyone planning to make a massive pot of bone broth with your turkey carcass? A great time to try this if you have not done so yet! I already bought an uber cheap turkey..the pup gets the meat, and the bones are in now my biggest crockpot and just finished cooking for 2 days. Last month I had a lot of post-broth chicken…
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Low carbohydrate diet very quickly effective for getting fat out of the liver
http://www.mymedclinic.info/2015/09/29/low-carbohydrate-diet-very-quickly-effective-for-getting-fat-out-of-the-liver/ In this study, 18 obese adults (average age 45 and average BMI 35) were put on one of two diets for a period of two weeks [2]. These were: 1. their usual diet, but calories were restricted to 1200-1500…
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Fat: The New Health Paradigm- Great new report!
INVEST IN BUTTER NOW? Great report on world wide future consumption of butter and meats/dairy…more support for Saturated fats! ( Also just saw proof elsewhere that when told to eat less fats in 1980 the nation DID…butter and eggs eating dropped many %..but we all got fatter anyway, more proof the USDA "Healthy…
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OCCUPY KEEBLER! Hold BigfoodCorp accountable?
We need to take the fight to those in power…Michelle O backed off her "eat from the garden" approach after (unseen) food lobby pressure, and put the responsibility on the fat kids.. and their parents.. "Just exercise more and eat less" ..called: M.O.V.E. (our country lost a major opportunity for a turnaround in health…
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KIDS NEED LESS SUGAR AND MORE FAT
Spread the word….. from the UK: KIDS NEED LESS SUGAR AND MORE FAT http://www.newshour.com.bd/2015/10/25/kids-need-less-sugar-and-more-fat/ Independent scientists and nutritionists at the Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH-Intl) have today published new guidelines for healthy eating for children. The guidelines…
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When DoGood Science doesn't Help Us- Saturated Fats are Healthy!
I've been reading about Mary Enig, a brilliant researcher who was destroyed by the soybean and poly oils lobbies for insisting they had bad data on saturated fats as 'evil' and unhealthy..she was right. and was finally vindicated. This article is a great expose of HOW we are "blanketed with good intentions" by those who…
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I did a Bad, Bad Thing..am so proud...Life Saving Nutrition for Kidney patients
Apologies to the Chris Isaak, rockabilly crooner's song**…. As a kidney patient I beat my head against so much dismissive attitude by actual doctors and other CKD patients, over DIET & Nutrition. [Like the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Dr. Jeff Volek has a petition against..OLD studies are presented as fact, a for an entire…
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OMG..Funny Dog video- comments on "Meat teasing"
Saw this last year, I think.. But the way this guy fitted the dialogue and hysterical voice response of the dog is so entertaining for us LCHF puppy lovers: https://www.facebook.com/vik9s/videos/617074704982449/?fref=nf Please do not torment YOUR dog..give him a meat treat!!! ( allI wanted to do after i saw this)
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Chia Seed Pudding & LC Cherry cheesecake popsicles
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3061/2 Chia seeds are very high in Phosphorous..all foods have some amount, but just 1 ounce ( 2tbl) gives 27% of your daily amount. Chia seed pudding is supposed to be good..made with almond milk, so am going to try some from the recipe on the bag…but wow..still…
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Meat eating Vegetarian?- fun article
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/becoming-a-vegetarian-without-giving-up-meat Some wise words…. vegetarians/vegans have some bad PR, of their own doing, from over-doing it and acting "holier than thou" over the years…..really annoying…..and I AM a vegetarian now for many health reasons*…so it's nice to read some rational…
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Dumb diet study tests 50% carbs (called Low Carb/High fat) vs 60% carbs (called Low fat)
A study with obese children tested the difference between what researchers call a "high fat" diet, vs a Low fat diet. Most of these study diets I've seen are ALL very high in carbs, and seem to follow the "healthy Plate" USDA that promotes 45%-65% carbs/via grains a day. For KETO dieters this seems crazy, right? They…
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How much Stevia is safe?"
Am doing some dense reading on RDI of stevia as per the Europeans who don't allow it in foods. they have now -from 1999 (not at all) to 2010 -- changed to allow to a limited amount by your body weight in kilograms. This would be just pure dry weight, as stevia products always have other additives like maltodextrose or…
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NO Love for " the Tunnel of Carbs" at my grocery store
The best elcheapo grocery, employee owned is a nightmare to enter. You must pass by the "amazing deals of the day" often high carb packaged foods, cakes, fresh pastries RIGHT THERE, then once you get past them there is a long long aisle leading to the Veggies..far, far away, lost into the future… I call it the Tunnel of…