The views on whether a low carb diet is safe for kids are mixed. Some people believe that kids benefit from low carb diets because they lower their wheat and sugar intake. They believe parents don’t need to be as strict about having a child in the healthy weight range because their insulin sensitivity is […]
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Should You Count Calories When Eating A Low Carb Diet for Weight Loss?
When people think of calorie counting, they cringe, and while all of us wish we could eat whatever we want without gaining weight, for most of us this is simply not reality and not how it works. While there are some people who can eat what they want and not gain weight, most of us […]
Low Carb Diets For Heart Health
Understanding Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are foods, which contain similar ratios of the elements, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The group consists of gums, cellulose, sugars, and starches. They serve as the body’s primary fuel source when converted to glucose, a simple sugar used by the body as a quick source of energy. 2 Forms Of Carbs Carbohydrates […]
Low Carb Diet Pitfalls: Gluconeogenesis And Not Enough Fiber
Two types of fiber exist: Soluble fiber dissolves in water; insoluble fiber does not. Soluble fiber becomes a gel like substance during digestion. Insoluble fiber remains intact and helps clear the digestive tract of wastes and adds bulk to stools. Fiber supports healthy digestion and elimination processes. Health professionals recommend consuming at least 20 grams […]
5 Ways To Satisfy A Starch Craving When Eating Low Carb
Have you ever embarked on a grueling low carb diet? If you have, then you know too well the challenges a person faces while on it. Irritability, lack of energy, depression are all very possible and real while following such a type of diet; but luckily you don’t have to experience any of them. In […]
5 Energizing Low Carb Breakfasts Ideas
By now, it has been pounded into your head more times than you’d like to remember; breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Yet, many people skip this meal altogether, for reasons that range from “no time,” to “can’t stomach food” to “I don’t like breakfast.” However, regardless of the best lame excuse […]
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Why Low Carb Is Not A Fad Diet But A Lifestyle
You’ve undoubtedly heard of the low carb diet, or even tried it at one point in your life. Maybe you had some degrees of success, but found any “fad” diet too hard to maintain, typically, this is what happens with most people who choose fad diets to lose weight. Well, news flash- low carb is […]
Understanding Carbs And Low Carb Eating
Many experts attribute the large scale epidemic or obesity in the United States, where 1/3 of all adults are obese in large part to a steady increase over a prolonged period of time in the intake of unhealthy carbohydrates, which include, but are not limited to table sugar and all items made from it, refined […]
Boost Digestion With A Low Carb, High Fat Diet
Many of us suffer from chronic poor digestion. Everything from acid reflux, to stomach cramps, to constant cravings can be a sign we aren’t digesting our foods properly. When we don’t digest our foods properly we find they exit our bodies too fast or too slow. If our digestive processes are too fast we do […]
