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The writer has lost over 60 pounds and normalized both his insulin and leptin levels by adopting Nutritional Ketosis in his Low Carb Lifestyle. But is his success due to the Nutritional Ketosis or because he's naturally consuming less calories than he uses?

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Here at CarbSmart, we've given you lots of ideas to make your holiday low in carbs! How nice it will be to get to the New Year without all those extra pounds and roller-coaster blood sugar! But what about the big day itself? Should we throw caution to the wind in order to enjoy the day? Not necessary! You can have festive low-carb foods on Christmas. I'll take you through some of the usual treats, and talk about how to cut way down on the sugar and starch, without sacrificing the enjoyment.

With 30 chickens in her backyard, Dana Carpender can state with some authority that eggs are symbolic of spring in general and Easter in particular because that is when she notices that the hens start laying eggs again. This article includes these awesome egg-based recipes: Green Eggs and Ham, Ham, Cheddar and Broccoli Quiche, and Smoked Salmon and Asparagus Frittata.

What can you give your favorite low-carb friends and family? Paleo Books, Cookbooks and Gifts for Your Favorite Primal or Paleo Loved Ones.

For many people, their shift to a low carb diet has not only changed their health, but their cooking habits - which is to say, they've started cooking. Here are a few cooking tools that this low carber finds endlessly useful.

In honor of the season, CarbSmart's Budget Low Carb is happy to present low carb alternatives to high carb cocktails. We’ll focus on vodka this time, since it’s a fairly universal alcohol.

The Counter Custom Built Gourmet Burgers is not a low carb restaurant, but it is a restaurant where low carb dieters can have a delicious, healthy, low carb / high fat meal. With locations in nine states and three countries, we have a great option to make us not feel like a second-class citizen.

Low Carb Cookbooks are perfect for the sugar-and-grain averse on your list. Low Carb and Sugar Free Dieters will want some of these great gifts presented by Dana Carpender.

In order to figure out my unexplained and substantial weight gain, my starting point of thought was "What is the underlying cause for this excessive weight gain during my pregnancy, and why was it so difficult to get it off?" Valerie Berkowitz shares part 2 of her personal story about her history with Dr. Atkins and how she learned about insulin resistance during pregnancy.