Today, we’re diving into a sweet yet controversial topic: Why sugar is more harmful than starch Now, we all know that excessive consumption of both can wreak havoc on our health, so let’s explore why sugar takes the crown for being far more dangerous a substance. What’s the difference between Sugar and Starch? When we […]
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All hail Tom Noughton’s “older brother’s oldest son” for creating this recipe – FatHead dough, made famous by the the movie, FatHead!, is the closest thing I’ve tasted to a thin crust wheat dough pizza or a wheat cracker without it being a wheat flour based dough! The “classic” use (how it came to the world and
On May 6th, we celebrate “No Diet Day”, initiated by Mary Evans in 1992 to promote body positivity worldwide. She created it to encourage people to shed the needless shame induced by the Fashion, Beauty and Diet industries. Industries that create ideals that are impossible for the average person to obtain. They sell the idea
Nutrition can be so complex, as it’s full of conflicting opinions. I do love me some facts. Here are 5 surprising Facts about Carbs… #1: Carbs are the only food your body doesn’t need Why not? Your Liver can produce all the glucose it wants from protein and fatty acids. The liver is an amazing
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Hair drop can be one of the more distressing side effect of going low carb, if you don’t understand why. When I developed the HOPE Protocol, I made it unique in the Low Carb world – I don’t ask people to be immediately low carb. Why? Going in slow sets people up for long term
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In the US they celebrate “National Keto Day” on January 5th. It’s a relatively new “Day of the year”, founded in 2019 by “The Vitamin Shoppe” (I’d guess to “raise awareness” and assist their marketing. Not that they have talked about it on their website since by the looks…) However, eating low carb with adequate
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Jax is one of the original “Life Member” signups for my Network support group program Low Carb Living UK (LCLUK) She signed up in November 2020, is very much an active member of the program and she’s made so much progress that I had to ask her about how it was all going with her!
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The pancake is about as simple a recipe as you can get. They are technically a “seasonal” food, allegedly invented as a way to use up “rich food” on Shrove Tuesday, (the day before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday) but are really handy all year round They make a great vehicle for lots of different
You could say that the US has rather a thing for peanut butter. As well as “National Peanut Butter day”, they also have “Peanut Butter Lovers day” on 1st March. And they also designate all of November as “Peanut Butter Lovers month”! Maybe a touch excessive?? I can’t think of any other food apart from
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The third Monday of January is “Blue Monday” – which is a totally made up by the travel industry day to sell more package holidays. There are nothing special about the third monday, beyond it being the day when pretty much everyone is finally back in the office and “the business of work” really gets
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