living low-carb

Featured Recipe: Savory Slow Cooker Tender Turkey Drumsticks

The following recipe is from “The Healthiest Slow-Cooker Recipes on Earth”, by myself and Jeannette Bessinger, due out the first of the year and available by pre-order now. Savory Slow Cooker Tender Turkey Drumsticks Turkey is a great, healthy source of protein (over 20 grams per serving) and turkey drumsticks are always a favorite. And [...]

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Are There Any Fattening Vegetables?

Are some veggies more fattening than others? It’s not an unreasonable question. As you know, we’re experiencing an epidemic of obesity and diabetes in most of the Western world. (Actually, it’s not just the western world- India and China now lead the US in the number of diabetics, but even adjusted for population the percent [...]

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Size Matters: The Truth About Carbs vs. Calories

We Americans aren’t fond of complexity and nuance. Maybe it’s the pace of our society, the influence of the “fast cut” or the speed of our Blackberries that has reprogrammed our brains and shortened our attention spans. Who knows? All I know is this: when it comes to nutrition information, people want it short, fast, [...]

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Low Levels of Vitamin D Linked with Diabetes

A new Australian study links low levels of vitamin D with a higher risk of diabetes. This study comes on the heels of a finding presented at the American Diabetes Association 2011 Scientific Sessions that showed that examined data from the Diabetes Prevention Program which showed that participants in the upper third of vitamin-D levels [...]

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Diet Boot Camp 2011 Winner!

We are happy to announce the winner of the Summer Diet Boot Camp Challenge, Sharon Johnson! Sharon had a starting weight of 160 and stated her goals this way: “To drop unhealthy weight and take control of my health by making changes for life. I want Health, Vitality, Mental Clarity & Peace of Mind and [...]

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Recipe: Onion and Green Pepper Scramble

Ingredients • 2 teaspoons olive oil • ¼ cup finely diced green peppers • ¼ cup finely diced red onion • 1 small clove garlic, minced • 2 eggs • ½ teaspoon thyme • ½ teaspoon each salt and fresh ground pepper Instructions Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the [...]

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Book Review: “Sugar Nation”

As you know, I don’t often do book reviews, but once in a while a book comes along that is so important that I just have to tell you about it. Gary Taube’s brilliant, Why We Get Fat was one such book. The one I’m about to discuss- Sugar Nation—is another. There have been a [...]

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Salt and the Low Carb Diet

The following is adapted from the forthcoming book, “The Art and science of Low Carbohydrate Living” by Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD, and Stephen D. Phinney, MD, PhD Whole books have been written about the history of salt. Wars were fought over access to salt. Roman soldiers were often paid with a measure of salt, [...]

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The Blood Sugar Factor: Glycemic Index vs Glycemic Load

The glycemic index is a measure of how quickly and how high your blood sugar rises after eating food. But it’s not nearly as important as a less famous measure called the glycemic load. And the glycemic load is something worth knowing about. When you eat any food- especially carbohydrate and to some extent protein- [...]

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High Carb Diets and Breast Cancer Risk

The link between high-carb diets and the risk for breast cancer is an emerging research concern. The following article– abridridged from the original by AP medical writer Marilynn Marchione– explains the connection. Eating Lots of Carbs May Raise The Risk of Breast Cancer, Study Shows by Marilynn Marchione High-carb diets may increase more than just [...]

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High-Protein, Low-Glycemic Diet Proven Best for Maintaining Weight Loss

“Quitting smoking is easy”, my father used to say. “I’ve done it 20 times”. And so it is with weight loss. Losing is the easy part. Keeping it off.. not so much. Losing weight is hard- so finding a reasonable plan that allows you to maintain your hard won gains is the holy grail of [...]

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The Whey to Weight Loss

Whey protein may be one of your best weapons in the weight loss war. A number of studies have shown that a low carbohydrate to protein ratio (<2) ratio in the diet with at least 100 grams of protein per day increases fat loss and helps maintain muscle during dieting. One analysis of 87 different [...]

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