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Lately, I’ve had a few readers ask me, “What is Atkins 72?” Since I use that term quite often, I thought maybe more of you might have the same question. Most people think of the book, Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution , whenever they talk about a low-carb diet. But that became quite confusing over the years because every new edition Dr. Atkins put out carried the same name, even though the diet had changed. The basic principles of the Atkins program stayed fairly consistent, but the Rules of Induction, food quantities and types, how you add carbohydrates back into your diet, and even the way you count carbohydrates changed – depending on which edition you were following. That made it difficult to help someone who didn’t understand how to do the Atkins Diet correctly, or to give advice when someone was stumbling or had stalled. To make it easier, the low-carb community began using the year the edition was published attached to Dr. Atkins’ name in order to distinguish one plan from anothe...

(This is part 5 of a multi-part series on How to Tweak a Low Carb Diet . It discusses my weight loss journey so far. If you didn't read part 1, you can do so by clicking on the how-to link. Part 1 also includes links to the rest of this series.) After leaving the Kimkins’ weight loss diet behind, I began reading through Lyle McDonald’s website and body building forum because of a comment I received to one of my blog posts. This commenter had gotten stuck when she was almost to goal weight and had broken her stall by incorporating Lyle’s technique of using refeeds to reset her Leptin and other hormone levels back to normal. She warned me that the forum participants were not always nice to each other, especially newbies, and that they could be a bit over-the-top, but she believed the information I would find there would help me decide what to do next. That piqued my interest. Not only because I trusted the source of that information, but because I knew there had to be a valid reason ...

(This is Part 2 of a two-part series. If you didn't read Part 1, you can find it here . This post was originally published at my Sharing the Magic of Low-Carb Living blog. I'm moving it here because the information is important and I have other plans for that blog now.) Once I realized that the zero-carb folks didn't understand biology, I stopped posting to that particular forum. I didn't know if I was hurting myself by being there. However, I was enjoying the thread on Frankenfoods, and I couldn't read and participate in that thread unless I was a member of the forum. So I just kept silently reading. In addition to the forum, I read everything about biochemistry that I could find on education websites. I read everything on the Bloodsugar 101 website. And I read everything on the "Over 50s" thread at the zero-carb forum as well. That thread began to reveal a lot of things that I was going through. From the gain of belly fat, to the rise in blood sugars, I ...

Am I Getting Enough Protein? (Photo by Florian ) With Nutritional Ketosis being held up lately as the Holy Grail of low-carb eating, there’s a lot of confusion regarding protein consumption, and just how much you need. Most of those who are turning to the Nutritional Ketosis way of eating are doing that because they have stalled in their weight-loss efforts. They are not dropping their protein intake because it’s healthier than a traditional low-carb diet. They are doing what they need to do to succeed. So How Much Protein Do You Need? Some of the numbers being tossed around lately are as low as .6 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass, but that’s the bare minimum a sedentary person needs to keep up with muscle repair. That doesn’t cover gluconeogenesis to supply the amount of glucose the brain, red blood cells, and kidney needs to function properly or the extra damage you do to your muscles during heavy exercise. That’s just the bare minimum a person who’s eating carbohydrates ...

mark gungorthe tale of two brains 1/2 hello and welcome to"laugh your way to a better marriage". i am so glad you are here. this is the marriage seminar for peoplewho hate marriage seminars! i've got a kick out of watching the coupleswhen they first come in on friday night. the girls are all lit up and just... "i got him here! i got him here! i got him here!" and the guys are going:"oh, man, i can't believe" you know "i got here!" but it's cool, guys.you can relax. you're gonna love it. this is not one of those"let's beat up on the men for not being women" seminars. yes! that's what i'm talking about! what is it with that anyway? man, you know, you ask a lot of womento describe their ideal manand they'll describe another woman. what's up with that? so, we're not gonna do that.we're going to just going with this thingin a normal healthy way. we are men. men are men.we are not sick, we're no...

nowadays, it seems that everyone is talkingabout coconut oil, they use it for hair, teeth, for skin issues, for weight loss and many,many more. what is best about it all is that it is all true! yes, we could have used before as well, butit had a quite bad reputation, as it was regarded unhealthy since it consists of over 90% saturatedfat. yet, this fat is actually really useful, and it is high in nutrients, has powerfulantioxidant properties and promotes the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. this amazing oil soothes and moisturizes theskin, and can have fabulous effects for your hair. coconut oil is extremely effective andcompletely safe for use. this article will show that its uses are simply endless.this is all that coconut oil can do for you: body and skincare you can use cosmetic grade oil or fractionatedcoconut oil, which has the oil’s long-chain triglycerides removed, and contains only themedium-chain triglycerides. it is remarkable for diy cosmetic treatments as it has longs...