Blog Posts on Low Carbohydrate and Ketogenic Ways of Eating

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What is a Low Carb Diet
15 July 2024
Carbohydrates include all sugars and starches. A low carb diet aims to avoid foods high in sugars and starches.
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Intake Levels: Low Carbohydrate vs. Ketogenic Diet
20 July 2024
Every person is different, however there is general consensus about the approximate levels of carbohydrate intake that are low carb and ketogenic.
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Recent Posts

My struggle with dairy products
19 December 2024
As my system recoveres from the effects of each foodstuff causing problems, the next intolerance becomes apparent.
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Changing the Writing on the Wall
4 December 2024
You do not have to accept chronic ill health as you age, you can do something about it.
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Why I Started Coaching Low Carb & Ketogenic Diets
18 November 2024
My own journey of weight loss and regained health, and a desire to help others motivates what I do.
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Where has all the fat gone?
13 November 2024
On a low carb or keto diet you need fat in your meat, yet we are still being sold lean meat as being healthier.
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Solid Foundations or Silver Bullets?
12 October 2024
Your low carb or keto diet is the first step, building the foundation of improved metabolic health from which numerous other benefits flow.
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Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM)
30 September 2024
CGM offer a relatively cheap and convenient way for people with insulin resistance or other dietary issues to use them to gain insight into how different foods and eating patterns affect their blood glucose levels.
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Sugars and Starch
24 September 2024
Excess sugar in the diet is at the heart of many chronic health problem, and reducing these the core of the low carb, keto approach. This post explains the sufar types and how starches are made up of sugar.
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Keto Walk
17 September 2024
My first multi-day, wild camping, hill walk since I went keto. I was quite apprehensive about what I should eat and how much I would need. The Cairngorms were spectacular as always.
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About Insulin Resistance
25 July 2024
Insulin resistance occurs when the sensitivity of the cell receptor to binding with insulin is reduced, so fewer of the glucose uptake molecules required for glusose molecules to enter the cells are activated in response to insulin secretion.
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Ketosis - Ketogenic Diet
23 July 2024
A ketogenic diet enables your body to use ketone bodies derived from fat rather than glucose from carbohydrates for fuel, keeping blood sugar and insulin levels low.
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Metabolic Syndrome
21 July 2024
Metabolic Syndrome is the name given to a group of conditions that occur together and are considered to increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes.
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Disclaimer: Always seek the advice of your doctor before changing your medication. Any advice given is general dietary and lifestyle advice based on reducing carbohydrate intake and changing aspects of lifestyle to benefit health and wellbeing, and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor with regards to any questions you have about a medical condition.