At this time of year I feel very fortunate to live near the Artichoke Capitol of the World. The markets here fill up with artichokes of all sizes. ... Read More

Spring is a great time to clean out, dust off, and rake away the debris that collects over the winter. It's also a good time to look at what we're ... Read More

We just got bad news about salmon here on the California Coast -- due to a collapse of the salmon population in our area, the commercial salmon season here has ... Read More

The Obesity Conference ended at noon on Saturday, and at 1:00, the Nutrition and Metabolism conference started and finished at noon today. Though there were a variety of presentations, ... Read More

Every year I look forward to the Nutrition and Metabolism Symposium to learn about the latest research regarding carbohydrate-restricted diets. This year it's in Charleston, South Carolina, and I ... Read More

Very often, I am asked my opinion about artificial sweeteners in general, or one particular one. Since my blog on Monday I have received several emails on the subject. I ... Read More

As many of you know, I develop most of my recipes requiring a sugar substitute with a liquid form of sucralose, which is the artifical sweetener in Splenda. Unfortunately, ... Read More

What are your Easter food traditions? Glazed ham? Chocolate? Let's see if we can find some ways to cut back on carbs while enjoying the day. I've written up ... Read More

You’d think low carbers would have an edge at Passover. After all, we don’t really go in for bread (leavened or not) at any time of the year, and we ... Read More

Did you know that most people double or even triple the amount of vegetables they eat when they follow a low-carb way of eating? This could potentially raise our ... Read More

It's all over the news -- variations on "Atkins Diet is Hard on Your Heart". So of course, I had to look at this new study in the April ... Read More