Nutrition

I had been searching for something to help me track carbs. I wanted something cute. Pretty to look at.

At some point, almost all Low Carbers will find themselves tracking. Whether it's counting carbs for the first time as a LC noob, weathering a stall by getting refocused, or "just what you do" to stay on course, tracking is a fact of the low carb lifestyle for most. While we utilize a variety of tools for tracking, scales are often central. Eyeballing a serving size is not the same as weighing it out, as anyone who has ever been bitten by a case of the Carb Creeps can tell ya.

Information adapted from "Water & Healthy Eating," by Dianne Z. Sutherland, RD, LDN.
Courtesy University of Massachusetts Food Services.

Water and Our Bodies

Water plays many vital roles in our bodies. About 60% of our bodies are made up of water so it's not surprising to know that water is considered to be THE most essential nutrient for our bodies.

In a study published in the journal Neurology, researchers found that "a lower serum potassium level in diuretic users, and low potassium intake in those not taking diuretics were associated with increased stroke incidence among older individuals. Lower serum potassium was associated with a particularly high risk for stroke in the small number of diuretic users with atrial fibrillation".

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OK. Let's put this idiocy to rest once and for all.

YOU DO NOT "ELIMINATE VEGETABLES AND FRUIT ON A LOW CARB DIET"!!!

Did everyone hear me??????

So here we are, on a low-carbohydrate way of eating, often called a "high protein diet." But once we get past the joys of induction, which for many of us includes for the first time 12-ounce Porterhouses and all the egg salad we can eat, we realize that maybe we're eating too much protein. Is there such a thing as too much? How do we know how much is enough?

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LCE is pleased to present Guest Author, Graeme Street.

In my experience working with women just the word "diet" instills a certain physical reaction in most of them. Right away women think that diets are designed for one thing and one thing only - to starve their bodies. Well, unfortunately most diet programs are designed to do this very thing. No wonder so many women never achieve long term success with typical diets and diet programs - they eventually need food!

by Tiffany Anthony

What follows is a bit about my personal experience with carbohydrate-related gastrointestinal disorders, and how low carbing has helped me. I'm not a doctor, and I'm not suggesting that you try to diagnose any condition you may have based on this article. I'm sharing this with you because I know from talking to many of you over the years that the symptoms I had are quite common, and I hope to give you a little information that you can use as a starting point in your discussions with your health care provider. For me, just knowing that there is a way for me to control my symptoms has been a huge help.  But first, a little background.