Most diet plans, including low carb diet plans are best taken with a grain of salt, because although one may work for your best friend, it may not work for you. For those with serious weight problems and have co-existing issues such as hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar levels) or like some of us hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar levels) etc., the popular diet plans usually will not be able to cater to individual needs. We are all individuals and as...more
What's Good Today is Bad Tomorrow: What Can I Eat?We've entered the Twilight Zone when it comes to the multitude of diets being promoted today. Starting with the Atkins Diet, then the South Beach Diet, now the Hamptons Diet and more. All higher in protein, lower in carbs, but the distinction should be quality of carbs, not singling out one nutrient entirely. If you are on the Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet or any other variation of a high...more
Debra was radiant in her scarlet dress wrapped tautly over her swollen belly. Proudly she gave each guest a tour of the nursery, decorated in yellows and greens with love and care, as she awaited the birth of her first child. I commented to her friend Carol, "What a perfect day for a shower. The weather is beautiful." Carol and I were hosting this special event for Debra on April 10, 1988. Her baby was due the middle of May. We knew, as well as all her family and friends, she longed to be a mother. She had been planning her family since high school. As I drove the half hour drive home, I reflected what a superb day this had been. Debra was healthy and her dreams were coming true. I felt extremely close to her and was grateful I could honor her with a party.Around 10:00 p.m. that evening the telephone rang. I was startled. The phone ringing after 9:00 p.m. has always bothered me. I chose to let the answering machine pick it up and I screened the call. At this time of my life I was doing commercial voice-overs. My message was an upbeat rhythmical ditty, which might have been construed by some as annoying and commercial. I heard my sister-in-law say in a somber tone...more
99% of men are not satisfied with their penis. That 1% are a pretty rare breed. It's also a proven fact that women find bigger penises more satisfying. With statistics like that who can blame men wanting to take action? Thomas Bland tells us his story .."Being at lad at university is a pretty tough job, in fact being a student is full stop. ...more
People with Diabetes are at high risk from various health problems such as: Heart Disease Strokes Eye Disease - Possible Blindness Nerve Damage - Neuropathy Amputation of foot or leg Kidney Problems Gum Disease Loss of teeth Another health problem associated with diabetes involves the feet, as Diabetes is one of the major causes for lower...more
Let's give the late Dr. Robert Atkins some credit. Over more than a quarter of a century he made us realize that we can get along with fewer carbohydrates than most of us have become used to. It's too bad that his weight loss plan has not lived up to its promise. There are some successes, to be sure, but since the beginning of the Atkins Revolution obesity has tripled in adults as well as children.Physicians who care for children are aware that a high fat, low carbohydrate diet is nearly impossible to maintain. This is the ketogenic diet that they have been using for nearly 80 years in order to limit seizures in their patients. It is exceedingly difficult for parents to keep kids on this diet because of its unpalatability. Low carbohydrate diets have reached their apogee. In rocket scientist jargon, that's the point where a missile's trajectory reaches its highest level and starts heading downward. Makers of low-carb foods are taking a hit, as did their high carb cohorts a few years earlier. Their timing was pretty bad. According to NPD, a research group, the number of Americans on a low carb diet dropped by half, to 4.6 percent, in September 2004. There are no long-term studies...more
From the Stone Age until just a few generations ago, human infants' only sustenance was mother's milk, but modern infant formula seems to be an adequate substitute. After all, infant mortality in Western societies is at historic lows and growth...more
Christmas gain is New Year's pain! Starting early is the secret to avoiding the typical 10-pound holiday season accumulation of fat. (Come now - you didn't think it was muscle, did you?) Develop a few good habits before Thanksgiving and you're likely...more
Fads fade for a reason. Like pet rocks, low-carb diets will disappear because they just don't do anything worthwhile. The dropout rate is high - about 50 percent - because the diets are boring and are unpalatable to most people. More than 90 percent...more
The word is getting around that the modern dietary lifestyle is one of the reasons why Americans are overweight and burdened by chronic disease. The diet that's right for us, according to many experts, is what our Stone Age ancestors ate. But is that...more
Some pediatricians have been prescribing a low-carb diet for a select group of children for decades, and what they have seen is very unsettling. The ketogenic diet was developed more than 80 years ago in order to control seizures that did not respond...more
Diabetes, which affects more than 6% of the US population or over 18,000,000 people , is diagnosed when the body is not creating or effectively utilizing the hormone called insulin. As a result, much-needed energy from sugar, starch, and other...more