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Winning the War on Holiday Weight Gain
During this time of the year, temptations exist everywhere. From office potlucks to ugly holiday sweater parties, to family get-togethers where the mashed potatoes are made with potatoes, not cauliflower, and your grandma is asking you to try just “one more bite” of her home-made pumpkin pie, sticking with Atkins may seem a tall order.
Read MorePut Down Your Fork: How to Overcome Overeating
Do you have trouble putting down your fork? Do you eat what’s left on your kids’ plates, simply because it’s there? Do you sometimes munch mindlessly when you’re sad or stressed out? Do you often consume all your carbs for the day in one meal, and lose control of what you’re putting in your mouth
Read MoreBe Thankful for These Thanksgiving Tips
Thanksgiving is often a marathon of cooking and eating, culminating in feeling as stuffed as a turkey. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Try the following suggestions so you can truly enjoy this holiday without any adding inches to your waistline. Don’t play the Hunger Games. Keep your resistance to tempting treats strong
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Low-Carb Breakfasts—There’s More Than Eggs
Breakfast is a very important meal and one of my favorites. In fact, eating breakfast every day is great for weight loss and overall health; it is strongly associated with a reduced risk of a spectrum of metabolic conditions, including obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypertension and Type 2 diabetes. Of course, when you think of an
Read MoreSeven “Side Effects” of Controlling Carbs
In addition to losing weight, here are some other pleasant side effects you may experience when you control your carbs: 1. You start burning fat. When you cut back on carbs, your body starts burning fat for energy, instead of sugar from carbs. As a result your fat cells shrink and you lose weight and
Read MoreWhat’s the Beef With Red Meat?
“Red Meat Causes Cancer” “Bacon Could Kill You” These are examples of some of the sensational headlines in the news this week. According to the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) report, red meat should be classified as “probably carcinogenic to humans” and processed meat (bacon, sausage and deli meats) should
Read MoreSkimp on Carbs, Not Fat
I feel like I am sharing new, exciting information like this with you every week that continues to support the Atkins Diet. And here I go again. New research in the journal in PLOS ONE shows that reducing your carbohydrate intake is actually better for your health than trying to avoid fat. The study’s lead
Read MoreDietary Fat Consumption is Trending Up
The Credit Suisse Research Institute recently published Fat: The New Health Paradigm, a report based on over 400 medical research papers and books, global databases on food consumption and interviews from academic and industry experts that analyzed the changing role of fat consumption. Obesity has skyrocketed in the last 30 years, and many believe this
Read MoreThe U.S. Dietary Guidelines Need a Disclaimer
We are in the middle of a health crisis. Every five years, the U.S. government releases its dietary guidelines, which are supposed to help Americans make healthy food choices. While its recommendations may be appropriate for 25% of the population who are lean , it fails to address the health crisis we are experiencing in
Read MoreCraving Carbs? Here’s Why
It’s a vicious cycle for many people when it comes to carbs: the more you eat them, the more you crave them. Cookies, donuts, bread, chips and French fries, name your poison. Once you feed your craving, you’re hungry again in a couple hours. And so it begins. Unfortunately, it’s the overconsumption of these carbs
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