Medically reviewed by Dr. George Kosco, DO on March 14, 2020
You’ve been told that improving your diet will improve your cholesterol profile, but what do you do if your cholesterol profile doesn’t improve or gets worse after changing your diet?
This is the experience that some people have when they follow a low-carb diet.
In this article and video, I explain what is going on and how you can tell if you are doing your body more harm or good by cutting carbs.
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I don’t take any prescription medications, but there are some foods I look at as medicine.
One of my top medicinal foods is the avocado, and this homemade guacamole recipe is one that I recommend you add to your weekly routine.
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You’ve decided to cut carbs because you think it will help you lose weight and control your blood sugar levels.
Well, you’re right on both accounts, but if you stop eating carbs, what’s left to eat?
There’s no denying that high carb foods are fun foods. They include bread, cereal, potatoes, french fries, pizza, chips, candy, and milk chocolate and the list goes on.
But, the evidence is clear that high carb foods keep blood sugar and insulin elevated. And, we know that the more insulin you have in your blood, the more fat storage you have going on inside your body.
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You’re always eating, but always hungry. What’s going on?
If you are hungry all day, you are likely not giving your body the three things it needs to shut down hunger and cravings.
Getting control of hunger is possible when you have the right amounts of fiber, nutrients, and fat in your diet.
When you have these things in place, weight loss becomes much easier, more effective and much more enjoyable.
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Your hormones play a major role in your ability to lose weight, so what do you do if you’re a man or woman with a hormonal imbalance?
The answer might be hiding in plain sight and as close as your kitchen.
In this post, we explore how you can balance hormones by eating more fat.
When you learn how to get the right fats into your diet in the right amounts, you’ll reset your hormones and unlock your body’s fat-burning metabolism.
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