Episode #6

Low Carb and Health Products

Skinny Water

There are many products on the market that promise a lot but actually deliver very little, and I’m tempted to think that skinny water is another one of those. But obviously that’s just my opinion.

So in this episode we take time to look at just what the benefits are from drinking skinny water — if any — and the conclusion might be a surprise for many of you.

Do I need to count calories?

Many people on a low carb diet the thought of counting calories fills them with horror. It is a law, and underwritten tenant that counting calories on a low carb diet is an absolute no-no. But is that the truth — are there certain circumstances in which we need to take note of how many calories were actually consuming. Once again our truthful answer may not be the one you’re expecting.

Can low carb remove the curse of diabetes ?

The way that diabetes is currently treated as never seemed to be very satisfactory. Many people who start out with quite mild symptoms and “dietary controls” still seem to follow the same downward spiral as they get older.

Could it be that existing ways of treating diabetes are actually failing people in their endeavours to be rid of the problem. And can a low carb diet really help?

Have your say

If you have a Burning Question you want answered, just drop me a line to bq@droppingthefat.com.
and if your question is answered on the show, you not only have your answer, but you will also get three months free access to Low Carb Monthly.

In each episode we also have an unusual look at a web resource that is of real use to dieters – especially those following a controlled Carb diet. This can be a website, bulletin board, download or the like. So, if you have a web resource you would like to recommend drop me a line at weblist@droppingthefat.com.

All the best,

Mark

Links in this episode

www.skinnywater.com

www.skinnywater.co.uk

Episode #4 Dropping the Fat

Low carb and Atkins induction phase uncovered

Many people think that the induction phase of a low carb diet is just used at the beginning of the diet but in truth it can have many uses. It’s the part of a low carb diet where carb intake is at it’s most restricted but strangely enough – while some people find it a little difficult to begin with it is probably the one part of the diet that people find the easiest to follow. In this episode I unlock why that is and outline  a few of these alternate uses – some of which may surprise you.

Burning Question – Do we need vitamin and mineral supplements

Vitamins and minerals are again a minefield. Some experts say you need them – some are adamant you don’t. If you do take them, which ones should you take? The answer is actually fairly straightforward as we’ll see in the program. Would you be surprised to learn that a few of the most eminent experts have changed sides and now agree with me or maybe they’ve just given into common sense.

Healthy Clicks – Tasty treats in store at this rather good web resource

Find something good to eat can often be a bit of a chore. I’ve been all over the web and to be frank there are many recipes labelled as low carb that are about as low carb as candy floss. Also many people try to adapt say dessert recipes by just substituting artificial sweeteners in place of the sugar – sometimes this works and the dish turns out fine. But why poison yourself? Anyway, in this item we visit one of the better web resources -an excellent website that allows you free access to many of it’s excellent tried and tested  recipes and you don’t even have to sign up.

Have your say

If you have a Burning Question you want answered, just drop me a line to bq@droppingthefat.com. and if your question is answered on the show, you not only have your answer, but you will also get six months free access to Low Carb Monthly.

In each episode we also have an unusual look at a web resource that is of real use to dieters – especially those following a controlled Carb diet. So, if you have a web resource you would like to recommend drop me a line at weblist@droppingthefat.com.

All the best,

Mark

Links in this edition

www.lowcarb.ca

www.lowcarbmonthly.com

A transcript of this episode is available here

Episode #3 Dropping the Fat

Overcoming bad habits on your diet.

Bad dietary habits have a way of creeping in un-noticed. Often by the time we do see them, they have become so dear to us that seems to much hassle to deal with them.

Using some of the techniques outlined in this program you will find that in fact their not so difficult to get rid of. And once their out of the way – life becomes much easier.

Protein powers Mike Eades weblog

Web sites with good information seem to be getting rarer by day. However, in this episode, we visit on that stands out from the rest. Not just so much because of it’s good lowcarb content, but also for the non-low carb content that is informative, amusing and thought provoking – sometimes all three at once

Low carbers eating out survival guide

As low carbers, eating out can be one of the most difficult things we have to do. Sometimes it seems that that there is nothing suitable and even what does seem ok can come with some unwelcome surprises. Eating at friends can be even tougher as after all we don’t want to upset our friends or appear difficult. Here are my tip tips and methods for surviving the eating out dilemma

Have your say

If you have a Burning Question you want answered, just drop me a line to bq@droppingthefat.com.
and if your question is answered on the show, you not only have your answer, but you will also get three months free access to Low Carb Monthly.

In each episode we also have an unusual look at a web resource that is of real use to dieters – especially those following a controlled Carb diet. So, if you have a web resource you would like to recommend drop me a line at weblist@droppingthefat.com.

All the best,

Mark

Links mentioned in this episode

www.proteinpower.com/drmike

www.lowcarbmonthly.com

A transcript of this program is available here

Episode #2 Dropping the Fat

Low carb Smells

Low carb diets have the reputation of giving people bad breath and other not so nice bodily odours. In this program we see that this does not have to be the case and that there are ways of making sure we don’t cause offence to those within sniffing distance.

Body Mass Index

There is a lot of confusion within the dietary world about body mass index. Some folk swear by it while others dismiss it out of hand – but just what is the truth?

“Is Body Mass Index important” Get the answer here.

Useful information from the diabetic community

Low carbers don’t have exclusive use of the low carb diet .Other can people use it too! There is one group of people, the diabetes community, that do use it even if they are not aware of the fact and as a result have built up a wealth of useful knowledge as well as some tasty recipes we can all use.

I reveal all in our healthy click feature.

Have your say

If you have a Burning Question you want answered, just drop me a line to bq@droppingthefat.com.
and if your question is answered on the show you not only have your answer but you will also get six months free access to Low Carb Monthly.

In each episode we also have an unusual look at a web resource that is of real use to dieters – especially those following a controlled carb diet. So, if you have a web resource you would like to recommend drop me a line at weblist@droppingthefat.com.

All the best,

Mark

Links mentioned in the program

www.Dlife.com.

www.lowcarbmonthly.com

A transcript of this episode is available here

Dropping the Fat Episode #1

Welcome to the first of a series of programs that deals with items of interest to low carbers and those following other diets as well.

My aim is to present useful information in a way that almost anyone can understand and at the same time have a bit of fun too

In each program, I’ll be tackling real life issues which are relevant for people on any diet but obviously having a bias towards controlled carbohydrate diets.

Exercise without going to the gym.

Nowadays, people who are serious about getting in shape understand that they need to exercise as well as diet but for many – me included – going to the gym is just so boring and an intrusion on our time. Here I outline a number of alternatives that we can all use as a way of increasing our level of activity.

Vegetarian Low carb

If you consider that lowcarb has the reputation of meat, meat and more meat – with a lot of fat too, we might be forgiven for thinking that no vegetarian would want to do low carb. The thing is they do. we tackle that subject in our burning question item.

Finding good info on the web can be a minefield. How do you sort the good from the bad or just plain ugly?

Jimmy Moore – Living la Vida Low carb

In this program we have a look at one of the better ones as we take a peak at the story behind the man and Jimmy Moore’s Livin La Vida Lowcarb website in our healthy clicks feature.

This is the first of a series of videos dealing with questions on the many everyday things that dieters have problems with.

Have your say

If you have a Burning Question you want answered, just drop me a line to bq@droppingthefat.com.
and if your question is answered on the show you not only have your answer but you will also get three months free access to Low Carb Monthly.

In each episode we also have an unusual look at a web resource that is of real use to dieters – especially those following a controlled carb diet. So, if you have a web resource you would like to recommend drop me a line at weblist@droppingthefat.com.

All the best,

Mark

Links mentioned in this program

www.livinlavidalowcarb.com.

www.lowcarbmonthly.com

A transcript of this episode is available here