Sweeteners or Sugar? Well, Sugar and Honey are generally out as it give us an insulin reaction. Although many low-carb and all “primal/paleo” plans say that very small amounts can be used if sweetness is really desired, on the premise that natural has to be better than chemical, most Low-carbers will turn to sweeteners. In […]
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Another post written over on my general life-coaching website, all about low-carbing, and about the emotions around making good nutritional choices! Enjoy. Source: Crap in = Crap out | Nikola Howard Life is a series of choices, and although all choices are shades of grey, some are more black and white than others. One of the
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I’ve been re-editing/tidying/updating various articles for republication recently, and as I was revamping the FAQ article, I realised something… I suddenly figured out why so many people stick with the Dr Atkins’ “induction” carb level – it’s because of the 3rd week stall phenomenon! Dr A suggests the initial “induction” of 2 weeks at 20g/day, then
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Yes, I’m quoting the annoying “blackening banana” Google ads, but people click on adverts with headlines like this because of our innate curiosity. (I know I’ve Google queried the phrase “what are the 5 foods we must never eat?” to attempt to avoid the ad traps and find out the dratted answer!), That and most of
Written by Jan Jackson in May 2001, on the Low-Carb_in_the_UK Yahoo group I had been meaning to write something on this for ages.. so, recycling FTW! The Atkin’s 2 Week induction phase:- heady stuff, weight loss nearly every day, usually enormous and unbelievable amounts! This is very often followed by complaints of “a stall” or
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In 2001, M Magazine published an article about Low-carbing. Joanne Pollock and her Friend Karen went for the “healthcheck”, and I gave an e-mail “interview” to the Journalist in charge of the article. I also published it to my e-mail list, and more recently to the low-carb list owners list, where I got called “One
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This is an e-mail sent by Tim (The “Fella I worked with” in my story), to the Concise-low-carb-uk list. I thought it was better than my response to the same post… Dr Jeremy Mills said: Are all these supplements discussed really necessary if you eat a varied low-carb diet – surely by cutting out the
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What can I drink on this diet? Another oft asked question, both in my in-box, and to both the mailing lists, are questions about Alcohol. Men especially ask about “their Beer”. One such question, from a Chap called Gavin, got a good reply, and not being selfish, here it is! (hey, waste not want not!
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There is a short section on this in the FAQ, but the subject really does merit a larger article.
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These menus were developed by long time LCer Terry Ross of the ASL Group, and posted on AAWOL for those losing slowly or stalled. I have anglicised where I can. The three recipes mentioned are at the end of the page. Turtle menu Day #1 Breakfast — 2 scrambled eggs cooked in butter — 750ml of
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