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Diet Doctor website
Does anyone pay the subscription fee to the Diet Doctor website? It looks like there are a lot of good lectures available for members. Is it worth the price?
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Book/web site recommendations please
Does anyone have any recommendations for learning about the health benefits of low carb that is a fairly quick, easy read, but is very convincing? Either books or web-sites. My mom is in her early 70s, overweight and pre-diabetic. She just finished her treatments for cancer a few months ago and is cancer-free now.…
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Ketosis vs Fat Adapted
Here’s a link to blog that does a pretty good job of explaining the difference between being in ketosis versus being fat-adapted and why measuring ketones might not always be that helpful. http://www.tuitnutrition.com/2017/09/measuring-ketones.html#more
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Giving up dairy????
I could really use some ideas please. I am a vegetarian, but I do eat eggs and dairy. I saw a new doctor and the visit went pretty well. All of the numbers were fine, my weight is down and my doctor thinks eating low carb is fine - hurray! Here’s the problem though, I have a lot of inflammation (achey, sore, swollen…
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Increased sodium may lower blood pressure
I saw this article in the paper this morning showing that higher sodium may actually be associated with lower blood pressure. I thought it might help to re-assure some people that it really is ok to increase sodium especially when eating low carb.…
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Can cooking methods change net carbs?
I just came across an article that says that pressure cooking potatoes (and pastas) changes the starch in them. The article states that pressure cooking turns the starch into a different form of starch (resistant starch) that is healthier and more like a fiber, and doesn't affect your blood glucose levels the same way.…
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Favorite Brands
I'm purging my pantry this weekend and restocking it with healthier items. What are some of your favorite brands? Vitamins, flours, sweeteners, oils.........??????? Oh, and where are the best places to buy them?
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Fat bombs w/o coconut?
I'm struggling to getting close to my fat macro so I think I may want to add some fat bombs. I'm having a really hard time finding any recipes, desert type anyway, that do NOT use coconut. Does anyone have any coconut-free recipes they could share or link to? I would love some with chocolate or peanut butter that the rest…
