What About Similar Diets?
There are other diets that are similar to a low-carb or keto diet. Here are a few similarities and differences between them. Most diets work on restricting calories; its where the calories are from and how they affect your body that matters. Many of our recipes are suitable for the following diets. What is paleo? […]
Fatty Liver Disease
“It’s not just about diabetes; belly fat matters.” Up to 20% of the developed world now has a condition described as Fatty Liver Disease. This is split into alcoholic and Non-alcoholic Steatotic Hepatitis (NASH). The latter is in large part obesity related. In this way I worry that excess sugar and starchy carbs are leading […]
IBS and a low-carb diet
I suffered from IBS for probably most of my life. I could never really work out what the trigger foods were; I ruled out dairy particularly yoghurt, gave up gluten, was convinced it was lentils, artichokes, broccoli or nuts. I reintroduced them and noted no change for better or worse. I learned to live with […]
Are You A Sugar Addict?
Be honest. If you are finding it hard to change your diet? Might you actually be a “sugar addict”? Do you struggle to just have one biscuit? Do you crave sugar and find it difficult to cut down, despite wanting to and knowing it is harming you? It can be a real battle to give […]
Acne
With our own children and those close enough to me that they might listen (!) their teenage spots appeared to have lessened once I removed sugar from their diets. We learnt a few years ago that our son Flavio had a reaction to whey. He gave up dairy foods that contained whey which happened to […]
Epilepsy
Our daughter was just 6 months old when she experienced a lengthy seizure, lasting over 25 minutes and requiring hospital treatment. Many more distressing seizures occurred over the next 18 months, resulting in countless ambulance trips, hospital stays and investigations. We researched the Ketogenic diet and were excited to have the possibility of reducing our […]
Dental Health And Low-Carb, Sugar-Free Eating
Your dentist can see when your diet is off balance and needs addressing. They can spot early signs of tooth decay which is entirely down to your diet. Your mouth is a barometer of what else is happening in your body. If you are struggling with your blood sugar levels your dentist often knows about […]
Mental Health – Ally Houston’s Story
I had been unwell from childhood in various ways. My Mum used to say we had a season ticket to the children’s hospital in Glasgow. Besides autoimmune and weight issues, I struggled with mental health issues too. Depression, anxiety, and an inability to concentrate led me to despair. In 2015 I was studying for […]
Polycystic ovary syndrome – PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) involves reproductive, metabolic, and hormonal disorders and affects around 1 in 10 women. It can manifest in weight gain, an irregular menstrual cycle, acne, facial hair and infertility. PCOS can also be associated with an increased risk of further health problems such as type 2 diabetes. The NHS website quotes the […]
Cancer
Jenny wrote the science for our books about reversing your type 2 diabetes. She is a nutritionist. “My route into low carb eating wasn’t due to diabetes. My health crisis came at the age of just 39 when, as a mum to two young children, I had the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer. Up until […]