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Tag Archives: carbohydrates
Shame and Blame
I was reading the Times this morning and ran across this article, “The Problem With ‘Fat Talk’”. Is it really such a big deal if you tell everyone how fat you feel? After all, a simple “I’m so fat!” can … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Step program, advice, atkins diet, being change, blame, carbohydrates, gary taubes, shame, sugar, Why We Get Fat
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Gotta Eat It All
If you are contemplating eating only meat for a living, you have to come to terms with the fact that you will be eating from the entire animal, not just the pieces you are used to eating. Primary muscles may … Continue reading
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Tagged All meat diet, breaking habits, carbohydrates, dehydration, low carbohydrate diet, offal, protein, protien, real food, real meat recipes
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Ribs, Ribs, Ribs
Nothing is better than a daily diet that includes pork ribs. Kansas City has a couple of the best rib joints in the world. Conveniently for me the best rib joint in a thousand miles is close by, Jack Stack. Yesterday … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, breaking addictions, breaking habits, carbohydrates, carbs, Eating Right, pork ribs, real meat recipes, triggers
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Ketosis
Every night, if you eat dinner at around 6 and you sleep until about 6, your body utilizes all of the carbohydrates and glucose that are in your bloodstream and it begins to draw down the stored energy in your … Continue reading
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Tagged atkins diet, carbohydrates, high fat, ketone bodies, ketosis, low carbohydrate, meat eater, smoked oysters
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Carbon Footprints
Not True! Today in the online magazine Slate I read this: “Current evidence shows that the average U.S. diet has a larger environmental impact in terms of increased [greenhouse gas] emissions, land use, water use, and energy use,” reads the … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, beef, being change, breaking habits, carbohydrates, Change for the Better, Eat like your grandparents did, real food
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It Is A Matter Of Life And Death
It really is a matter of life and death, I am not being too shrill. I am reading Gary Taubes’ book “Good Calories, Bad Calories” and the current chapter is discussing the likelihood that diabetes and metabolic syndrome are precursors … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, diabetes, eating healthy, fat, fructose, fruit juice, healthy eating, sugar, triglyceride, type 2 diabetes
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Nina Weighs In
One of my favorite champions of natural fats in our diet, Nina Teicholz, author of one of my favorite books “The Big Fat Surprise,” has offered us her opinion of the new dietary guidelines from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Fat Surprise, carbohydrates, losing weight, Nina Teicholz, real food, sugar, USDA
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Balance Should Be A Four-Letter Word
The idea of balance is one of the greatest impediments to eating right and losing unhealthy weight. It is hard to feel like you are feeding yourself and your family right if there aren’t ‘healthy’ vegetables and starches on the … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, breaking addictions, carbohydrates, Change for the Better, eating healthy, fructose, insulin, sucrose
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Studies Show…What!
This is how it is done. Here is the Washington Post headline.. Why you should try chocolate milk after a workout It doesn’t just taste good. It’s also good for muscle recovery. Wow! Really? Chocolate milk has as much sugar … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, chocolate milk, exercise, joel stager, kinesiology, Misleading headlines, nonsense, recovery time
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Fighting Big Media
I could point out to you one hundred health or food articles from last month that make sure to mention, at least once, the conventional wisdom that you should make efforts to lower the dietary fat in your foods. I … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, diabetes, eating healthy, high blood Pressure, high blood sugar, losing weight, low fat, obesity, western diseases
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