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Announcing the Life after Carbs newsletter

By JA October 11, 2017 1 Comment

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Monthly Newsletter Starting October 31, 2017, I'll be publishing a once-a-month newsletter from this site. Like my blog and podcast, the newsletter will feature news, views, links, and information for the low-carb diet community. Unlike my blog and podcast, the newsletter will come straight to your email inbox on the last day of every month. Expect humor, wit, and sarcasm (when deserved). Updates on my life and waist circumference. Recipes. Oh, and from time to time, the newsletter will … [Read more...]

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Presenting The Best of Life after Carbs

By Jim May 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

The Best of Life After Carbs book

Available across the Web! My ebook, The Best of Life after Carbs, is now in wider release. You can find it at multiple online stores: Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. Just click this Universal Book Link, and then select your favorite store. The book is part memoir, part how-to. The 30+ chapters in the book are based on posts from this blog. Yes, you could read them all here for free, in some form. But if you enjoy ebooks, and want to support my efforts, here's your chance to do us … [Read more...]

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Calculating Skaldeman’s fat burning quotient

By Jim July 10, 2015 Leave a Comment

A fat burning quotient of 1 is when fat weight equals carbs plus protein

When I started this blog many years ago, I was eating a "low-carb" diet. Now I'm eating a "low-carb high-fat (LCHF)" diet. The change in terminology is significant. The goal is not to replace excessive carbohydrate with excessive protein, but with quality fat. I'm trying to get more than 70% of my daily calories from fat. A useful tool for deciding what to eat on an LCHF diet is "Skaldeman's fat burning quotient." The quotient is named after Swedish diet guru Sten Sture Skaldeman, who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Low-Carb Basics, Resources Tagged With: almonds, fat, LCHF, macadamias, Skaldeman, weight loss

My Ketonix has arrived (updated)

By Jim May 12, 2015 6 Comments

Ketonix 2015 Blue

Unboxing of my Ketonix 2015 I opened the mailbox today to find that my Ketonix 2015 Blue had arrived from Sweden. The arrival of a new gadget is always a cause for celebration. In this case, I was also relieved. I ordered the Ketonix via the company's website on April 23, selecting the regular "letter" type shipping, so I figured it would take a while to get here. But as the days, and then the weeks, went by, I started to wonder. It's a long way from Sweden to Michigan (as my great great … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Critiques, Featured Posts, Resources Tagged With: Anita, ketones, Ketonix

Eric Westman on low-carb science and practice

By Jim May 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toLvGpk3HLE In this video produced by Duke University, Dr. Eric Westman discusses the "science and practice" of eating a low-carb diet. Westman is director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine program, an expert on obesity, and co-author of The New Atkins for a New You.  Westman worked with the late Dr. Robert Atkins, and has published studies on the use and effectiveness of low-carb diets. He sees the fear of dietary fat as at the root of our weight problems. He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Low-Carb Basics, Resources Tagged With: Atkins, low-carb, video, Westman

Net carbs defended

By Jim May 1, 2015 1 Comment

Net carbs formula

Calculating "Net Carbs" In following my low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diet, I've always been guided by the concept of "net carbs." This is the notion that carbohydrates from fiber don'’t get used by the body to raise blood glucose levels, so therefore fiber content can be subtracted from total carbs. What'’s left, the net carbs, are what the LCHF dieter counts and pays attention to. Or so I have believed. I've lost weight by keeping my net carb intake to around 30 - 35 grams per day. For … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Low-Carb Basics, Resources Tagged With: Atkins, ketones, ketosis, LCHF, low-carb, net carbs, weight loss

Book collects the evidence behind ketogenic diets

By Jim April 14, 2015 Leave a Comment

If you're into the science of low-carbohydrate eating, and haven't already done so, you may want to pick up a copy of A. Simmonds' Principia Ketogenica: Low Carbohydrate And Ketogenic Diets - Compendium Of Science Literature On The Benefits. The Kindle version linked to here is currently selling for 99 cents. I'm not sure how long it will be available at that price. It's a fantastic deal -- over 300 pages of hardcore nutrition science for less than a buck! (Update: the price has gone up, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Resources Tagged With: diet, diets compared, low-carb

Cholesterol myths: free e-book

By Jim March 14, 2015 Leave a Comment

"Anyone who reads the literature in this field with an open mind soon discovers that the emperor has no clothes" -- Uffe Ravnskov. Noted Scandinavian cholesterol skeptic and author Dr. Uffe Ravnskov has made his first book on the subject free online and as an e-book download. Not only does Dr. Ravnskov make the entire book text available on his website, but he also provides a link to Smashwords where readers can download free copies as Kindle, epub, or pdf files. In this 2002 critique, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Low-Carb Basics, Resources Tagged With: book, cholesterol, Ravnskov

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