Tag Archives: Research

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  Wheat Belly

  Posted on January 31, 2012 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Health, Low-Carb, Recipes and Reviews, Research

  Most of us living the low-carb lifestyle can tell you that wheat isn’t as healthy as the mainstream nutritional experts would like us to think. If asked why we believe so, many would say because of the effect wheat has on insulin. Then there are the dangers to those with Celiac’s Disease or gluten senstivities. But there is a suprising side to this debate that I fear too many don’t know about. I learned all about this in the eye-opening book Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis.

  Post Tagged with book, celiecs disease, Dr. William Davis, gluten, Health, Low-Carb, Research, review, Weight Loss, Wheat Belly
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  Dr. Westman Interview

  Posted on January 20, 2012 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Health, Junk Science, Low-Carb, Research

  Dr. Westman took questions from viewers and answered a lot of concerns that you’ll often hear about low-carb diets.

  Post Tagged with blood pressure, Dr. Eric Westman, Duke University, fat, heart disease, low carb diets, myths, Research, salt, science, The Atkins Diet, Weight Loss
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  Conquer Diabetes & Prediabetes by Steve Parker, M.D.

  Posted on October 4, 2011 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Health, Recipes and Reviews

  I’m way behind on my book reviews. So many books, so little time. I’ve recently read Conquer Diabetes & Prediabetes by Dr. Steve Parker and I’m glad I can finally share my thoughts about this this book with you. I have to say I was immensly impressed by the very first sentence in this book. [...]

  Post Tagged with blog, Conquer Diabetes & Prediabetes, diabetes, diet, Dietary Guidelines, Dr. Steve Parker, exercise, food, Health, helpful tools, low carb blog, Low-Carb, nutrition, Recipes and Reviews, Research, studies, Weight Loss
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  Pot, meet Kettle.

  Posted on July 7, 2011 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Junk Science

  Diabetes Health recently published an article by diabetes expert Hope Warshaw that has stirred up quite a hornet’s nest in the low-carb community. In her piece titled Type 2 Diabetes: From Old Dogma to New Realities, Warshaw discusses what she believes are basically old wivestales about diabetes care, while recommending a fantastic new treatment. The [...]

  Post Tagged with blog, diabetes, diet, Dietary Guidelines, Health, low carb blog, Low-Carb, nutrition, Nutrition & Metabolism Society, Research, studies
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  Study shows low-carb diet may reduce cancer risk and tumor growth

  Posted on June 14, 2011 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Health, Low-Carb, News

  A recent study, conducted by British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, showed that a low-carbohydrate diet may slow the growth of tumors and reduce the risk of cancer. Lead researcher Gerald Krystal, Ph.D., and his team, implanted mice with various strains of human tumor cells or with mouse tumor cells. The mice were then given one [...]

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