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Low Carb Diets Blog with Laura Dolson January 2009 Archive

By Laura Dolson, About.com Guide to Low Carb Diets since 2005

Grand Finale of the Super-Bowl Recipe Exchange!

Friday January 30, 2009
Here are a whole bunch more Super Bowl recipes from the About.com Food Sites. Super Bowl Recipe Exchange Nancy Gaifyllia, our Guide to Greek Food, brings us Lamb Kebabs: ... Read More

Have a Low-Carb Chinese New Year!

Wednesday January 28, 2009
I love Chinese food! Unfortunately, a lot of it has a fair amount of sugar and/or starch. Did you know that the Hoisin sauce and plum sauce you can ... Read More

New Round: Super Bowl Recipe Exchange

Sunday January 25, 2009
Here’s the latest in our exchange! In addition to these Tips for a Low-Carb Super Bowl, try more suggestions from around About.com: These Mini Frittatas are from Low ... Read More

Help for Those Who Are Struggling

Friday January 23, 2009
My recent poll, Is Low Carb Too Hard, produced a great response! Many people commented at the bottom (below the ads), giving tips that have helped them remain true ... Read More

Today's Super Bowl Recipe Exchange

Friday January 23, 2009
A Super Bowl Party isn't the time to try a new, complex beer brewed by blind monks in a cave in France; even the snobbiest of beer geeks will want ... Read More

Win Valuable Low-Carb Prizes!

Wednesday January 21, 2009
Would you like to have some fun and a chance at a low-carb prize? Low-carb blogger Amy Dungan of the Healthy Low-Carb Living Blog is having her second annual ... Read More

Super Bowl Recipe Exchange

Tuesday January 20, 2009
With less than two weeks until Super Bowl Sunday, the Food Sites at About.com are having a recipe exchange. Every couple of days I will tell you about some ... Read More

Thoughts on Oprah's Weight Gain

Monday January 19, 2009
Oprah Winfrey's weight has been in the news again recently, since she's gained 40 pounds. The weight gain is probably from a combination of factors. She has been ... Read More

Join the Sugar-Out Challenge

Friday January 16, 2009
Sugar in its many forms has became a real scourge of our modern times. Did you know that even a standard processed food like Corn Flakes has steadily had ... Read More

What is Ketosis?

Wednesday January 14, 2009
A lot of people are confused about the term "ketosis". You may read that it is a "dangerous state" for the body, and, indeed it sounds abnormal to be "in ... Read More

Is Low Carb Too Hard?

Sunday January 11, 2009
Is it really too hard to follow a low-carb diet? Recently I've been reading a lot of "official" diabetes information vis a vis carbohydrate restriction. Yes, we know ... Read More

How Are Your Resolutions Coming?

Friday January 9, 2009
This year I decided to make one resolution: to become more physically fit by daily exercise. To fulfill it, I'm starting out with at least 10 minutes of exercise ... Read More

Don't Buy Into Low-Carb Myths

Wednesday January 7, 2009
Diet advice abounds at this time of year, so I try to take the pulse of the state of weight-loss diets by sampling news stories in early January. I'm ... Read More

Be Careful About Weight Loss Pills

Monday January 5, 2009
Did you know that some over-the-counter "supplements" often promoted as weight loss aides contain ingredients that are dangerous to your health? Recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... Read More

Control Blood Sugar to Preserve Memory

Saturday January 3, 2009
We've known for awhile that cognitive decline is associated with diabetes -- Alzeheimer's disease has even been called a "third form of diabetes". Now, more recent research is showing ... Read More
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