Living The Low Carb Lifestyle
Veganism and to a lesser extent, vegetarianism, collectively rebranded as “plant based” eating is growing at an exponential rate, especially among millennials. This unprecedented growth has attracted the attention of high profile celebs such as Bill Gates who has invested in one of the many plant based or “fake meat” successes, the Impossible Burger. The …
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Occasionally it’s nice to create a takeaway-style treat, and if this can be accomplished without the metabolic repercussions...and guilt, the enjoyment is even more special. The following recipe is the culmination of several attempts to achieve a deep pan style pizza similar to my Pizza Hut favourite which has become a distant memory. I had …
Cauliflower is probably the most versatile vegetable in the low carb "toolbox" but many of the recipes using the humble cauliflower tend to use it to emulate such things as pizza bases or wraps. Stuck for a new approach I decided to give it a spicy twist as a side dish to a chicken madras …
A missing ingredient that research is finally exposing as deficient in the Western diet due to the vilification of such foods as eggs, cheese and liver as part of the unproven saturated fat hypothesis is Vitamin K2 which is found in abundance in such foods and also fermented foods which have declined since the introduction …
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Following on from my previous post, this presentation delves even deeper into a world that is constantly revealing new evidence that what we eat is not just food for us but also millions of microbes that, if ignored, can affect our health in ways we never imagined. We meet scientists who are applying what they’ve …
Those who are already living a low carb lifestyle already know the answer to this but in this two-part ABC Catalyst Documentary, Dr Graham Phillips reveals new research about the interplay between food and the bacteria deep within our gut. Remarkable new discoveries are telling us that our current eating habits could be making us …
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Liver is possibly the most nutrient-dense food in the world. Conventional belief is that micro nutrients are most highly concentrated in vegetables and some fruits. While this is true, their micro nutrient content doesn’t always beat what is found in liver as they are apparently more bio available from animal sources. As an example, Vitamin …
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For over forty years doctors have told us that consuming salt increases blood pressure, but according to Dr James DiNicolantonio in his book The Salt Fix there was never any sound scientific evidence to support this idea. Dr DiNicolantonio says that the World Health Organisation and the UK and US advisory bodies on diet have …
I don't usually post recipes until I have tried them for myself, but these flatbreads look so delicious I couldn't wait. This video has been presented so well, all that is required in this instance is the link below and a big thanks to the original blogger Heavenly Fan...I am already thinking pizza base or …
When I began the low carb journey over two years ago, the main goal was an attempt to reverse diabetes. So far, with the help of the research, knowledge, dedication and unwavering commitment to reveal the truth about nutrition from those Magnificent Seven*, it seems to have had a miraculous effect with the added bonus …
