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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On my Yahoo Low-Carb_in_the_UK mailing list we have far ranging discussions.
What started this one off was a discussion about Kilroy, a programme about Obesity. As you would expect, this was no sympathetic view, but a ridicule session, along the standard lines of fat people have no will power or self control…
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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Got this e-mail to the list the other day: “From: Gavin Allinson I am using low carb to get rid of the last 7-10 lbs that is sticking on my belly. I was really successful losing 20 lbs earlier in the year. My challenge is that i do a lot of sport, particularly rowing and
Article Originally Submitted 2004 Running LCUK and the associated Yahoo! Groups, I have come across this 4 letter abbreviation quite a bit in people’s e-mail. I learned much about the condition, even have a close friend that has it, but until very recently, my interest in PCOS was purely academic. Then, I discovered, almost by
Article Originally Submitted 2004 PCOS stands for “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome” It is also known as: “Polycystic ovaries”; “Sclerocystic Ovarian Disease”; “Polycystic Ovarian Disease” or “PCOD” and “Stein-Leventhal Syndrome”. The latter is the original name for the condition when Michael Leo Leventhal and Irving Freiler Stein when they discovered that women having erratic Periods and infertility
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Article Originally Submitted 2003 For most Low-carbers, the answer to the above question is “Oh golly gosh yes!” Me, I never was a “fruit fan”, so when I started LCing in 1999, it was one thing I never missed. However, over 3 1/2 years on, and my taste buds have adapted to my lowered sweetness
6) Fruit: Are you missing it? Read More »