Fruit sugar (fructose) occurs naturally in honey, fruits, berries, flowers, and many root vegetables. It is a simple sugar, much sweeter than another familiar simple sugar, glucose. Unlike glucose though,… Read more »
There are many potential reasons weight loss stalls, happens very slowly, or even reverses to weight gain. Each one of us reacts to carbohydrate, protein, and fat differently, governed by… Read more »
Insulin resistance inevitably leads to the so-called lifestyle diseases. Do nothing to correct it for long enough and eventually you’ll develop one or more of the very debilitating diseases, for… Read more »
Gastro-esophageal reflux, abbreviated to GER in American English, or to GOR in British English (standing for gastro-oesophageal reflux), is considered a disease when it happens frequently (GERD). But is it… Read more »
Unless a friend mentions your smelly breath, your attention is often not drawn to gum disease until your teeth begin to loosen and move out of position. These ten tips… Read more »
Insulin is not only the fat storage hormone, it also stops us accessing and burning the fat we’ve already got stored. That makes it impossible to lose weight if we’re… Read more »
Choosing foods and drinks that keep blood glucose and insulin low reduces weight by allowing the body to access and burn the fat already stored around our waist and hips…. Read more »
Many people with type 2 diabetes are able to control and improve their diabetes enough to stop medication altogether, or at least to greatly reduce the amount of medicine they… Read more »
We know when we use sugar in tea, coffee, or baking at home. But how much sugar was added to foods and drinks we buy from supermarkets, or order at a restaurant?… Read more »
Often, overweight people are advised to eat less and exercise more, but the advice is neither appropriate nor helpful. Overweight people eat frequently because their brain reward centres are generating signals… Read more »
Although humans are capable of using fat as fuel, most people have an abundance of glucose available for energy, which keeps their fat-burning ability switched off. When changing to an… Read more »
Although you don’t need to count the calories of every component of your meals after adopting the LCHF lifestyle, you do need to keep your daily amounts from each food… Read more »
The foods you bring home for your LCHF lifestyle are real, whole foods that don’t spike your glucose and insulin levels. In a nutshell, this is the LCHF way to shop:… Read more »
Before starting an LCHF lifestyle, consider having blood tests to find out your existing risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other lifestyle diseases. With that knowledge you can tailor your… Read more »
After reading about the benefits of LCHF you may be contemplating it for yourself. But what exactly is a low carb, healthy fat lifestyle? What do you eat? What do… Read more »
We have been told for the last sixty years saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart disease, so the hesitancy some people have about starting an LCHF lifestyle is very understandable. The… Read more »
Fat in the food we eat, whether from vegetable foods or from animal origin, comes in three main categories: saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated. In order to make the best choices… Read more »
Protein is an essential component of our food because it provides the building blocks the body uses to support life, but how much protein do we need each day to thrive?… Read more »
This is an introduction to starchy carbohydrates, how they affect our blood sugar level, our insulin level, the amount of fat in our blood… and the fat stored around our… Read more »
