How many of you have heard of the word “autophagy”? What does it mean? If you have ever done a fasting program it is possible you would have heard of this. Basically, the word autophagy is derived from the Greek words ‘auto’ – meaning ‘self’ and ‘phagein’ – meaning ‘to eat’. So, the word literally …
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How Has Canada Food Guide Changed and Has it Helped Us?
Did you know that Canada’s Food Guide no longer includes how many servings of different foods to include daily, but urges people to eat more of some things and less of others? They say to eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat. The iconic rainbow of the Canada’s Food Guide recommended eating 4-10 servings …
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Bring on the Chocolate! Wait…is chocolate ok?
Valentine’s Day allows you permission to eat chocolate right? Right! And, chocolate is actually good for you, depending what type of chocolate you’re eating so, you can eat it guilt free. Whew… Chocolate got a bad rap due to it’s high calorie and fat content and its link to obesity, diabetes, acne and heart disease …
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Have You Heard of the Keto Flu?
The Keto flu is the symptoms of withdrawing from carbs and a natural reaction to entering ketosis. Your body goes through changes when it switches from burning glucose to burning fat. These withdrawal symptoms include dizziness, drowsiness, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea or constipation, brain fog, sugar cravings and irritability. All of these symptoms are a …
20 Ways to Get More Fat in Your Keto Diet
If you’re on the keto diet (not just low carb), you have to eat a lot of good fats. Whenever I talk to people about this diet they are concerned with the amount of fat you have to eat, however keep in mind that the fats you’re eating are healthy fats AND because you are …
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How Do You Define Low Carb and Keto
According to The Diet Doctor, they define the different levels of carbs this way: Keto Low Carb: Less than 20 grams of (net) carbs per day. This level will keep you in ketosis for most people if protein level remains moderate, not high. In their keto recipes, less than 4% of their total energy is …
Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself
There is a low carb and gluten free alternative to pretty much every food you want, even junk food! I have made low carb mashed potatoes, rice and pizza with cauliflower and my husband and family loves them all. I have hamburgers made with almond flour and I even bring my own buns to a …
The Magic Pill – Movie
I remember when the Atkins Diet gained popularity there were many health professionals that tried to debunk the diet saying it was unhealthy and you were going to get heart disease. Many years later you will still not find any hard evidence that the diet is unhealthy and in fact, many health professionals were completely …
KETOBA- The brand new breakthrough supplement that automatically puts your body into ketosis!
KETOBA- A breakthrough supplement to put the body automatically into ketosis for rapid weight loss! Is it true??? Every year billions of dollars are spent on weight loss supplements…billions! People who want to lose weight will try just about anything and are willing and able to spend a lot of money to achieve this. With …
Just Out…New study: is low carb sustainable in the long run?
Recently Diet Doctor posted this article on a new study of whether or not staying on a low carb diet is healthy in the long run. “One of the big criticisms of low-carbohydrate diets is the claim that they are unsustainable long term, so it’s great to see teams of researchers carrying out studies to …
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