LCHF Smoothie

Normal smoothies are very high in sugar and should be avoided. This one is not however, clocking in at only 5.2g of net carbs. Avocado is a good substitute for eggs for breakfast. They are also a super food being full of vitamins and healthy fats promoting a healthy cholesterol profile. You can find out …

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Low Carb Bread – It’s a Winner

Flaxseeds are a super seed, rich in fat and one of the best plant-based sources of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Almost all of the carbs in flaxseeds consist of fiber, both soluble and insoluble so are excellent for digestive health. This is the best recipe I have come across for Low Carb bread and it is …

Blackberry Coconut Muffins

For those who are on a strict low-carb or ketogenic diet, eating fruit can prevent ketosis. Also, generally speaking non starchy vegetables are a better choice if trying to lose weight. If you are following a low carb lifestyle, low sugar fruits are best. Berries are a perfect example of a low sugar fruit. Read more here about …

Mini Quiches

The new film "The big Fat Fix" by UK heart surgeon Dr Aseem Malhotra and documentary maker Donal O'Neill is well worth a watch. Check it out http://www.thebigfatfix.com/ Contrary to popular belief a Meditteranean diet is not lots of pizza and pasta but is actually a low carb diet with lots of good healthy fats particularly …

Another twist on breakfast muffins

'Fixing Dad' is a documentary about how two sons REVERSED their fathers 10 year struggle with Type 2 diabetes by getting him to drastically cut his carbohydrate intake.  It will be shown on BBC2 on Sunday evening July 24th. Watch it if you can! Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3696003/These-sons-REVERSED-fathers-diabetes-making-cut-pasta-bread-does-NHS-advise-complete-opposite.html#ixzz4F9lCUWtZ I get lots of positive feedback on my low …

Sunny Side Up for Top Athletic Performance

A ketogenic diet is one that shifts your body from primarily burning carbohydrates to burning fats as its main fuel. Many athletes have switched to a ketogenic diet (high fat, low net carbs) as they find that they have "improved stamina, stable blood sugar, better sleep and less brain fog". Read more in this article: …

Smoked Salmon & Shocking Statistics for UK and Ireland

"We now live in a world in which more people are obese than underweight, major global analysis reveals." By 2025, the UK is projected to have the highest levels of obese women in Europe (38%), followed by Ireland (37%) and Malta (34%). Similar trends are projected in men, with Ireland and the UK again showing …

An Alternative Breakfast Cereal

Flaxseed (or linseed) makes a good alternative to commercial grain based sugary cereal. They contain 29% carbs, but 95% of that amount is fiber which cannot be digested. The net digestible carbs are only 1.5g for every 100g of seeds, making flax seeds a low-carb friendly food. Read more about the health benefits of flaxseed here. https://authoritynutrition.com/foods/flaxseeds/ In this picture …

Hard Boiled eggs

I really like this article in the UK Times and in particular its conclusion "Medicine needs to get better at changing its mind." http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/article4449967.ece?shareToken=7dba4f3ccd918bfcc1a900e04c14f6bb It states that "a 2013 review by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology found “no appreciable relationship between consumption of dietary cholesterol and serum [blood] cholesterol”.....Nor is there any …

Duck Omlette

So this is what the trend in Obesity in the US looks like since the introduction of the low fat guidelines at the end of the 1970's. The Women’s Health Initiative in the US was one of the largest nutrition studies in history. It was a randomized controlled trial of a low fat diet with over 46,000 women. After …