Jacqueline Eberstein

Jacqueline A. Eberstein runs Controlled Carbohydrate Nutrition, LLC, and is an RN who never thought she would spend most of her career dealing with weight loss and nutrition until she met Dr. Bob Atkins. It is because of him that she has avoided the diabetes and obesity that was likely to be a result of her genetic makeup.

Low-Carb Strategies That Will Lead to Long-Term Success

Low-Carb Strategies That Will Lead to Long-Term Success

Those of us learning to manage weight don’t want to begin the New Year unhappy and disgusted with ourselves again. Jackie Eberstein gives you some insight into stabilizing your metabolism, unlearning the old habits that have thwarted your success in the past, and new short-term low carb strategies that will lead to long-term success.

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The Down Side to Prescription Drugs – What You May Not Know

CarbSmart - Down Side to Prescription Drugs

Many people taking prescription or OTC meds are willing to risk some mild side effects to feel better. Package inserts, drug info sites on the Internet, pharmacists, and the prescribing practitioner can be helpful providing information about side effects. However, one of the potentially damaging side effects you are rarely told about is the negative effect of medications on nutrient levels. Drugs can interfere with absorption of nutrients or inappropriately increase excretion. Keep in mind that vitamins and minerals play a major role in hundreds and hundreds of chemical reactions in the body vital for life.

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Ketones: The Misunderstood Energy Source

Precision Xtra Blood Glucose & Blood Ketone Meter

The production of ketones, when consuming less than about 50 grams of carbs daily, has been a major criticism of the diet since the publication of his first book Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution in 1972. The medical community, assisted by the media, continues to be in the forefront of furthering inaccurate info about this natural process of utilizing ketones to fuel the body. It is time to set the record straight.

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