Stress and weight gain are linked in several ways. Cortisol, emotional eating, and lack of exercise are all factors. Elizabeth Scott, About’s Guide to Stress Management, shows us how stress and ... Read More

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Here’s my fifth low carb menu. As always, these are low carb high fiber menus, with the minimum daily requirement of essentially all the vitamins and minerals (and usually ... Read More

In general, pickles are a fairly low carb food – after all, they are just cucumbers, vinegar, salt and spices. Dill pickles and sour pickles are usually fine on ... Read More

A recent study of the glycemic index yielded no positive results. Although there were many problems with that study, it does lead to some questions about the value ... Read More

Ever want a little jam to spread on your low carb muffin or pancake? One look at the label of most jams is enough to send you running the ... Read More

This is not the first time we have seen a result like this - two groups of people, one on a low-fat diet and the other on low carb. ... Read More

Have you heard that fruit is not allowed on a low carb diet? Not true! In fact, some of the most nutritious fruits, and highest in antioxidants, are ... Read More

After six months of being off line, I'm happy to announce that the Protein Power Forum is back in a new location. It is a great resource for getting ... Read More

Oh my. Hundreds of news articles about the woman who supposedly had life-threatening complications from the Atkins Diet. Statements such as “Low-carbohydrate diets could pose a serious health ... Read More

I have selected my recipes which are compatible with the South Beach Diet and put them in one place for the convenience of those of you camped out on the ... Read More

Once in awhile someone will ask why their low carb diet isn't working as well as they think it should. One of the first questions I ask is whether they ... Read More

I’ve had requests for menus that don’t require cooking. You don’t need to go near a stove, or even a microwave, for this one - and you can even have ... Read More

Do you miss candy? Does most low carb candy send you running for the bathroom, and cause carb cravings to boot? You might want to give this one ... Read More

I sometimes hear from readers that they have gotten advice to take potassium supplements while eating a low carb diet. I looked into this, and give you my opinion. ... Read More

Here are some of the other-than-chocolate recipes posted to the site in the last month or so: Super-Easy Guacamole Garlic Parmesan Flax Seed Crackers Chicken Wings with Spicy Peach Dipping ... Read More

This new menu has 30 grams of carb and 25 grams of fiber. It even has over 1000 mg of calcium, as well as well over the minimum daily requirements ... Read More

It’s no big secret that I think that flax is the greatest thing for low carb diets since…well, heck, I make bread out of it, even if it isn't pre-sliced. ... Read More

We’re up a pound one day, down two the next. Surely this isn’t fat we’re gaining and losing so rapidly! Nope, a lot of the time it’s water. ... Read More

Any time we decide to make a major change in something as basic as what we eat, we can expect a bumpy ride. If you decide to follow a diet ... Read More