There are a lot of people who have stepped up to the plate on behalf of the science behind carbohydrate-restriction because they realize this message is much too important for the sake of the literally hundreds of millions of people around the world who are currently suffering from obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart [...]
People are constantly asking if there are organizations they can contribute to that support the principles of carbohydrate-restriction and are working to educate the public about the healthy high-fat, low-carb way of eating. And the good news is there isn’t just one, but TWO excellent groups that are leading the way promoting [...]
We already know what the “low-carb” nutritional approach is, right?
What is a low-carb diet? That seems like such an elementary question to ask, especially to people who are already following Atkins, Protein Power, or any of the many other respected and proven carbohydrate-restricted nutritional approaches that have emerged over the years. And yet [...]
Find out who the biggest “movers” and “shakers” in low-carb were this year
It’s that time of the year yet again when I name my annual “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” Top 10 Low-Carb Movers & Shakers. These are the most influential, news-making, momentum changers from within the low-carb community who are spreading our message louder [...]
Dr. Anthony Rosenzweig says his mice prove low-carb bad for the heart
In September 2009, my brand new book 21 Life Lessons From Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb: How The Healthy Low-Carb Lifestyle Changed Everything I Thought I Knew is slated to be released at long last (YEAH!) and I am excited to be able to share [...]
Is the low-carb process of gluconeogenesis more harmful than good?
When I was on my publisher’s web site last month looking up something in reference to the second book I am writing for them (due out this summer, by the way!), I stumbled across a book by one of my fellow Booklocker writers with the humorously-titled [...]
Sitting through a bunch of lectures by researchers and authors speaking to a group of bariatric physicians about the latest scientific advancements in nutrition may not exactly sound like a great way to spend your weekend, but that’s exactly what Christine and I did over this past weekend attending the Eastern Regional Obesity Course in [...]
Dr. Richard Feinman exposes absurdity of the recent Sacks study
What is there not to love about Dr. Richard Feinman? This low-carb diets researcher and professor of biochemistry at the Brooklyn, NY-based SUNY Downstate Medical Center follows the evidence trail and draws his own conclusions based on what the data tells him without allowing any [...]
