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Low Carb Memorial Day
With a three-day weekend and (hopefully) sunny skies in your future, your Memorial Day weekend can be your official kickoff to a summer of healthy, delicious low carb eating. To start, I suggest you cut out added sugar from meals and snacks. Unlike natural sugar, which is found in food like fruits, added sugar is
Read MoreLow Carb Diet Benefits: Good for Heart Health
Increased aortic stiffness is an independent indicator of heart disease, and previous studies have shown that participants who followed low fat or low calorie diets for eight to 24 weeks were able to decrease this heart disease indicator. It’s well known that you can lose weight on a low carb diet in a relatively short
Read MoreSuper Fast Low Carb Snacks and Meals for Warm Weather
Spring is here, which means it is time to get outside and enjoy the weather. Whether you’re into jogging, hiking, biking, golfing, walking the dog or visiting the neighborhood park, it’s always helpful to have some tasty and fast low carb meals and snacks to fuel your activities. The key is to minimize your time
Read MoreLow Carb Mother’s Day Brunch and Dinner Menus
It’s time to celebrate all the mothers in our lives and, if you’re a mother, it’s time to be celebrated! What better way to pamper or be pampered than with a delicious home-cooked brunch or dinner. If you’d rather eat out, I have some yummy low carb suggestions for your Mother’s Day meal. Low Carb
Read MoreWhy Low Carb Works for Endurance Athletes
A low carb diet can help you lose weight, but research also shows that a low carb diet may help endurance athletes maximize their performance. Now that it’s the season for all sorts of endurance events (marathons, triathlons, Ironmans and more), I asked Jeff Volek, Ph.D., R.D., an expert on low carb diets for endurance
Read MoreBack to School with Atkins
All across the country, Health Core is schooling teens on nutrition, but in a very good way. Considering a national study called The Sugar Gap Study that gave America an F on its nutrition report card, we decided it is time to partner with Health Core and close the gap on America’s nutrition know-how: only
Read More3 Low Carb Spring Dinner Menus
Now that you’ve given your #AtkinsPantry a spring clean and the weather is warming up, it’s time for a special meal that celebrates the fresh flavors of spring. I’ve pulled together a variety of low carb recipes that feature vegetables and fruits currently in season right now, such as artichokes, asparagus and arugula and rhubarb
Read MoreThe Rising Cost of Diabetes
The journal Diabetes Care just published a report called the “Economic Cost of Diabetes in the U.S.” It updates previous estimates of the cost of type-2 diabetes, and just like many waistlines around the country, the numbers continue to expand by the year. Since 2012, the economic costs of diabetes increased by 26% because more
Read MoreLow Carb Spring Brunch Tips and Recipes
A low carb brunch is a wonderful way to bring in spring and the perfect excuse to transition from the heavier dishes of winter to lighter fare. Whether you’re celebrating Easter or Passover, when you embrace the Atkins nutritional approach of eating right, not less, it’s easy to make smart and delicious choices. Here’s how:
Read MoreLow Carb Tips for Spring
Although it may not feel very spring-like, depending on what part of the country you live in, spring is just around the corner. If you’ve noticed you have a little extra layer of “insulation” you’d like to shed, along with those winter clothes, it’s time to give your kitchen a “spring clean” and fine-tune your
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