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Yes, Low-Carb is Good for Athletes!
While it is not necessary to exercise in order to lose weight on Atkins, there are many other reasons to exercise. Once you’ve made it through the initial couple weeks of Atkins, and your body has gotten used to burning fat for fuel instead of carbs, there are many good reasons to start exercising. It
Read MoreHow do you deal with cold rainy weather? It makes me want to stay in and eat!
Hello! How are you? How is the weather where you are? I’ve been hearing about how cold it’s been all over and I have to give you a lot of credit. I was in England over the holidays and I had to leave early because the cold weather was getting to me. All I wanted
Read MoreRecent Low-Carb Research Roundup
I just received an update on some of the latest low-carb research showing the beneficial effects of a low-carb diet like Atkins on a variety of health factors. It’s always amazing to me when something as simple as changing the way you eat can have such a positive impact on your health. Atkins and Epilepsy
Read MoreNew Research: Higher-Fat Diets Help Prevent Gallstones
If you have ever had a gallstone, you know how painful the entire experience can be. Research also shows that the likelihood of getting gallstones is typically linked to obesity, yo-yo dieting and rapid weight loss. A group of researchers recently published a systemic review in the journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the
Read MoreWe’re in this together!
Hello! How are you? What’s been going on? I love hearing from all of you and this community is such a powerful resource for me, I want to encourage everyone just getting started to really embrace it. Wherever you are out there, don’t think for one minute that you are on your own in this
Read MoreNew Research: Atkins is Safe for Your Kidneys
Although there are no studies that show that Atkins causes kidney or liver problems in healthy individuals, there are still ill informed health professionals who equate Atkins with excessively high protein intake and the potential for kidney function decline. Those of us here in the community know that Atkins is not a very high protein
Read MoreA Comparison of the Atkins Diet and the Paleo Diet
If you’ve read anything about diets lately, you have most likely heard of the Paleo Diet, which is based on eating whole foods from food groups our hunter-gatherer ancestors would have eaten during the Paleolithic Era, the time period from about 2.6 million years ago to the beginning of the agricultural revolution, about 10,000 years
Read MoreHit the Road with Atkins
A large part of my job with Atkins involves traveling around the country, promoting Atkins and teaching people how to successfully lose weight while living a low-carb lifestyle. Since I have been doing Atkins for so long, I have had to learn how to stick with my low-carb eating plan no matter where I am—planes,
Read MoreHoliday Madness!
Hello! How has your holiday season been going so far? I want to hear all about your Thanksgiving! What worked, what didn’t? Who’s on track, who’s off track, and who’s somewhere in the middle? Most importantly, are you enjoying your holidays this year? I want to hear one positive thing from everyone about your holidays
Read MoreMy Favorite Thanksgiving Tips
Thanksgiving is here this week , which means food, food and more food. Since I’ve been living the Atkins lifestyle for more than 25 years, I’ve learned some strategies that help me enjoy this holiday to its fullest without overdoing it on forbidden treats or even feeling deprived. Here’s what works for me on turkey
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