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Is Stevia Safe? Now that the dangers of excess sugar are well known1, new developments have uncovered some natural sugar substitutes. One of the most common of which is known as stevia. The stevia leaf is an herb originally from South America, but can now be found all over the world. The herb is naturally sweet, about 200 [...]
Few high school and college students today are strangers to the concept of the “freshman 15,” the notion that students entering college tend to pick up some extra weight during their first year. According to a new study at Auburn University, however, this is no mere stereotype: 70 percent of college students gain weight by [...]
We live in a world of stark contrasts. While the populations of the poorest countries often do not have enough food to survive, the wealthiest nations are suffering from obesity epidemics. Today, a new development in food manufacturing is looking to solve both problems with a single product--ketogenic soylents. A hungry globe Most people are [...]
Intermittent Fasting For Beginners! Intermittent fasting or IF is a pattern or schedule of eating. It’s not a diet, meaning it doesn't change what you eat, just when you eat. Intermittent fasting can help with fat loss along with many other benefits which we’ll cover in a moment. Interestingly, many people will eat the same [...]
For people interested in the health food movement, it is not uncommon to come across some new or rare fruit from the Amazon Rainforest that is said to cure everything from pimples to bad digestion to cancer. After reading of the supposedly numerous natural cures for cancer and other serious illnesses, one logically becomes skeptical [...]
The ketogenic diet is nothing new. It’s a low-carb diet that has been around for quite a while with countless studies to back it up. The research behind it and years of support strengthen the power of this diet. The whole idea is to lower your carbohydrate intake in order to burn fat and improve [...]
A Brief History of Epilepsy Epilepsy has a long and well-established history of being treated with diet. Thousands of years ago prevailing theories were primarily superstitious and viewed epilepsy as a supernatural condition that needed to be treated with magic; the first major departure from that was written by Hippocrates in 400 BC in his [...]
Keto Spaghetti Squash Carbonara! Anything can be keto-fied if you try hard enough! Or, in this case, you need only the right veggie :). Spaghetti squash is actually a type of fruit belonging to the same family as pumpkin, zucchini and yellow squash. It’s used by many low carbers as a substitute for spaghetti because [...]
Quesadilla lovers rejoice! Something so simple as a low carb wrap enables this delicious meal, packed with protein and fat, to be a part of our keto lunch arsenal!
Beef Stew Made Easy. So many times, after a dinner of a roasted whole chicken or a t-bone steak, we've made the mistake of throwing out the animal bones, when we could have made some delicious bone broth! Not to mention the delicious treat that is sucking some marrow out of a giant bone after [...]
Quick, Impressive and Low Carb This delicious keto meal was an accident! But a happy one, for sure. We were originally planning to make some homemade, cucumber wrapped sushi. Turns out, it's not so easy. I never fully appreciated the work and detail that goes into the art of sushi making. Chefs who dabble in the [...]
Low Carb Before It Was Cool! What an amazing way to play with your food! Sushi has become an art form the way chefs plate the fish, rice and veggies! It’s a delicacy, light and fresh, whether cooked or not. Fun fact: At the beginning of the 8th century, the Japanese stumbled upon an early [...]
