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Ready to Lighten Up for Summer? Cut the Added Sugar!
I don’t know about you, but once it starts to feel like summer, I naturally want to lighten up my meals. If you’re interested in making some healthy changes, a great place to start is by cutting out added sugar. Atkins has always recommended that you eliminate added sugar for meals and snacks. Unlike natural
Read MoreBetter Body Composition with Low-Carb Diets. All It Takes Is Commitment
A new scientific review says it takes at least a year of sticking to a low-carb diet (cutting carbs to 10% of daily calories) to see the best outcome regarding body composition, but that it is more effective than a typical reduced calorie diet or less-restrictive low-carb diet. And even a less-restrictive low-carb diet is
Read MoreAre Your Sleep Habits Sabotaging Your Low-Carb Diet?
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-third of American adults don’t even get seven hours of sleep a night, when current guidelines recommend sleeping seven to nine hours every night. This magic number seems to be the optimal level to increase energy levels and lower the risk of obesity, hypertension, Type-2
Read MoreHow to Survive A Diet Slip-Up
Slip-ups happen, whether it’s a moment of temporary weakness where you devour a doughnut instead of eggs for breakfast or a week of overindulgence on vacation that has you returning with a tan and extra baggage in the form of some additional pounds and carb cravings that are through the roof. Or maybe you fell
Read MoreMy Favorite Low-Carb Food Swaps
I recently appeared on a morning news show to talk about some popular low-carb swaps for traditional carb-heavy snacks and meals, and I thought it was a great opportunity to share the scoop here. Link to segment: http://kdvr.com/2016/04/20/atkins-eat-this-not-tha… Swap potato chips for: Who needs all those carbs when you can have these savory snacks: Kale
Read MoreWhat’s the Beef on Bone Broth?
There’s a been a lot of buzz lately about bone broth… and I’m not talking about store-bought bouillon or stock, but honest-to-goodness broth that is made from the bone and marrow of beef or poultry and boiled and then simmered for days. Maybe you have childhood memories of your mom or grandma slowly simmering the
Read MoreAtkins Can Help Treat and Prevent the Global Diabetes Epidemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its annual World Health Day (April 7th), which celebrates the organization’s founding in 1948 by issuing a call to action on diabetes. In its first Global Report on Diabetes, the WHO emphasizes how important it is to step up the prevention and treatment of the disease, based on
Read MoreDoing Atkins On Your Terms
Even if you’re not ready to take the leap into a full-blown low-carb diet, you can start living a lower-carb lifestyle at your own pace. What do you have to lose, except some extra pounds? Well, in addition to weight loss, Atkins’ low-carb lifestyle has so many other positive benefits. To list just a few:
Read MoreGive Your Meals a Spring Makeover
After spending the winter craving creamy comfort food, as the days become sunnier and longer, I find myself yearning for fresh, bright flavors. Are your meals ready for a spring “makeover” as well? Here’s what works for me: Get grilling. Now that the weather is nicer, I like to start grilling outside. What’s more delicious
Read MoreCholesterol Is Not All That Bad
We have been led to believe that cholesterol is bad; we need to lower it so we can lower our risk of heart disease. And eating fatty foods raise cholesterol, so we should eliminate those. And, very likely, if you have high cholesterol, according to your doctor and very persuasive marketing by the pharmaceutical industry,
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