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MY LIFESTYLE / EXERCISE TIPS
GO FOR A WALK! I like walking because it’s not intimidating and it’s easy to see your progress. It’s also a fabulous opportunity to bond with your spouse or catch up with your friends. Give it a go! Start with 5 minutes a day and you’ll be surprised how quickly you progress. COOL DOWN IN
Read MoreAtkins Myths vs. Facts
The truth behind five low-carb diet myths. Whether you are new to Atkins or have been following it for some time, no doubt you may have dealt with your share of diet naysayers who are determined to undermine your hard-earned results with multiple reasons why low-carb diets are unhealthy or unrealistic to follow for the
Read MoreWho Inspired You to Start Atkins?
Hello! How are you? Have any of you had friends or family members go on Atkins with you? What was their experience like? I want to hear your stories and I want to introduce you to my assistant Julie, who would like to share a story of her own. Hi! When Sharon went on Atkins
Read MoreEncouraging Signs That Dietitians Will Get Behind Low-Carb Diets
As part of our educational outreach at Atkins, we try to attend as many conferences as possible to share all the research supporting low-carb diets and spread the word on how a low-carb diet like Atkins can help you lose weight and improve health. We recently attended a conference sponsored by the American Association of
Read MoreMediterranean Diet: Right Idea, Wrong Reasons
Doctors miss the whole story on latest dietary rage: The Mediterranean diet is all the rage these days. Doctors advocate it, magazines publish articles about it, and TV shows offer recipes for it. Medically correct, politically correct, culinarily correct, and scientifically incomplete. The diet , as it is portrayed in the media, is fiction, a
Read MoreMy Sugar Struggles
Hello! How is your summer going so far? I hope you are all doing well. I wanted to talk about something that I struggle with…sugar. Now I know I can’t be the only one – does anyone else struggle with sugar? It is literally addictive! I’ve found that if I have some chocolates or a
Read MoreNewsflash: Refined Carbs Make You Fat
Imagine devouring a plate of white pasta or a pile of sugary cookies. First your blood sugar soars (and the guilt sets in if you’re following Atkins!). Then, suddenly, your blood sugar drops to new lows. Four hours later, you’re hungry again (more hungry than if you had eaten a meal consisting of protein, fiber
Read MoreBreakfast: The Secret to Weight Loss?
What’s the most important meal of the day when it comes to weight loss and overall health? Researchers have repeatedly shown that people who eat breakfast have a better chance of losing weight—and keeping it off. The National Weight Control Registry shows that among those who’ve lost 30 or more pounds and have kept it
Read MoreAn Atkins-Friendly July 4th Weekend
Although there are plenty of tempting dishes that have the potential to send your daily net carb intake sky high, there are many delicious low-carb options that everyone will enjoy (even for your friends and family who aren’t doing Atkins). If you’re entertaining at Home:Hosting the party at your house is the easiest option, of
Read MoreMeat of the Matter
It was all over the internet and news this week so you probably heard about a new study, published on June 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine, that claimed there is a link between red meat consumption and Type 2 diabetes. It indicated that increased consumption of red meat over time was linked to an increased
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