Tag: Low Carb

  • Fighting COVID-19 by going low carb

    More and more evidence shows that the high risk factors for dying from COVID-19 can be reversed within weeks when going on a low carb diet. Almost immediately blood sugars stabilize, people become less insulin resistant, and inflammation throughout the body goes down. Other studies have found that dietary changes can rapidly and substantially improve…

  • How to prevent or reverse metabolic syndrome

    How to prevent or reverse metabolic syndrome

    In a previous post I discussed what metabolic syndrome is and its possible causes. Here I’ll discuss what you may be able to do to reverse or prevent it. To start you can immediately reduce your consumption of carbohydrates. It’s not to say you need to eliminate them from your diet but if you have…

  • High protein low carb recipes

    Prevention Magazine provides a bunch of recipes for those wanting some high protein low carb meals. Most are pretty obvious but I’m interested in the salmon with roasted red pepper sauce. They do serve up a little misinformation though. For example: But while some people benefit from limiting their carb intake—say, you have trouble controlling…

  • Going low-carb improves the ability to regulate blood sugar

    Another study is showing that limiting intake of carbohydrates allows those with Type-2 Diabetes to better control their blood sugar. Patients with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to regulate blood sugar levels if they eat food with a reduced carbohydrate content and an increased share of protein and fat. This is shown by a…

  • D’Marge Magazine marginalizes followers of low carb and keto diets

    Passing off people who are on a low carb diet as cultists who ignore science is not a good way to put forth your argument. Especially since there is now a great deal of science behind the benefits of going low carb. While a diet high in full-fat dairy, butter, ghee and coconut oil can…

  • Possible benefits for Alzheimer’s Disease on a low carb diet

    I’ve read this in several places now in both books and articles and hopefully it’s a promising way to treat the Alzheimer’s Disease. The basic idea is that the brains of people with Alzheimer’s can’t metabolize glucose and people on a low carb or keto diet rely on metabolizing ketones rather than glucose. Therefore, their…