Apple Cider Vinegar – can it help with diabetes?
The short answer appears to be yes – but why? I recently gave a talk about reversing diabetes using a
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Beating Diabetes the Low-carb Way
Shop Cook Dine and the joys of using real food as your medicine.
Diabetes: two conditions, one name.
Diabetes, a word derived from ancient Greek, originally described the passing of large quantities of urine – something today we
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Is dietary fibre a good thing?
Probably, the best-known advocate for the health benefits of increasing the fibre content in Western diets was Denis Burkett. He
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COVID-19. Can vitamins help?
What happens when someone picks up a COVID-19 infection? Well, it depends. Some, perhaps most, will barely know they have
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Can vegans do low-carb?
Some thoughts for adults considering low-carb vegan dining. Low-carb dining is not impossible for vegans but it does require some
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Some notes on Jerky
Jerky a dried meat product. It was traditionally a thinly sliced, lean, low-temperature dried meat with salt added to inhibit
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Some thoughts on fasting
Most ‘official’ advice adheres to the calories-in/calories out-theory. It underlies their understanding of how a healthy weight is maintained. Calorie-control
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Some thoughts about yoghurt choices
Yoghurt Pack size (g) Calories /100g Fat /100g Carbs /100g Sugars /100g Waitrose No 1 Natural Greek 500 131 10.2
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A couple of ideas about changing habits
The Decision Balance chart There are good things about choosing to go low-carb, but there will be bad things about
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Is almond milk okay when going low-carb?
Almond and Soy milk Here is some information about the carb content (in grams) in specified serving volumes of various
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