Category: Blog
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Intermittent Fasting and heart health
I’ve been doing what is now called intermittent fasting for a couple decades. Never once did I feel like gorging myself. Your stomach can only fit so much food into it. Skipping one or two meals doesn’t make you more hungry. And if you stay away from sugar and other carbs you will feel full…
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VA is testing the Keto Diet on veterans with Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes experts are expressing concerns over the VA using the Keto Diet on veterans with Type 2 Diabetes? Why? This diet was designed to help those with epileptic seizures and Type 2 diabetes. Going keto helps to increase a person’s sensitivity to insulin thereby using their own body’s ability to utilize fat for energy rather…
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Going keto at fast food restaurants
Men’s Health Magazine has an article on “keto hacks” while eating out at fast food or fast casual restaurants. I’m really against using the word “hacks” for this stuff but I guess it’s what people click on these days. Like eating at any other restaurant it’s all about your choices. Some of the suggestions here…
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Keto friendly restaurants
Health.com came up with a list of 14 keto friendly restaurants. But, in my opinion, just about every restaurant is a keto friendly restaurant. It all depends on your choices. A lot of people that need to stay on a strict keto diet simply request substitutes for bread and/or potatoes. In most restaurants those are…
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Keto Chocolate Almond Torte
Update: Hat tip to Kate. She noticed I had an entire stick of butter for the ingredients when this only requires at most 2 tablespoons. Thank you! This is based off a recipe from Milk Street for a Caprese Chocolate and Almond Torte. It seemed easy enough to convert to a keto friendly version so…
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Study claims Keto Diet adversely effects bone density
The study took 30 speed walkers and put half on the Keto Diet. They looked at their bone density before and after embarking on the diet. While they did show that the athletes on the Keto Diet had less bone density after changing their diet the study only followed them for 3 weeks. So, there…
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High protein low carb recipes
Prevention Magazine provides a bunch of recipes for those wanting some high protein low carb meals. Most are pretty obvious but I’m interested in the salmon with roasted red pepper sauce. They do serve up a little misinformation though. For example: But while some people benefit from limiting their carb intake—say, you have trouble controlling…
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Keto Valentine’s Day Desserts
When it comes to sugar free and low carb desserts there really aren’t too many choices out there in the world. Your best bet is to make it yourself. Here are a slew of recipes from Parade Magazine. All of these V-Day desserts are gluten-free and delicious, so give them a try on February 14th…
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At least Goop is aptly named
I eat mainly one meal a day. It’s now called intermittent fasting. It’s something I’ve been doing a long time before it became a trend. I didn’t do it because I believe in some cockamamie notion of living longer and healthier. I did it because I discovered I wasn’t hungry all the time so why…