Low-carb diet beats low-fat on 'good' cholesterol

Zero Carb All Meat Diet...?

Hi there, Does anyone have any opinions on this kind of high saturated fat/no carb diet. It seems quite extreme, do you guys think there would be benefits? And what of the IH Top 6 would we still need if one were to try it? This guy thinks it helpe

Best Diet Pill - Carb blockers and Fat binders

I am asking this for my father. He is fat. No matter what I have told him, he can't seem to lose weight. I have never been the type that would recommend or buy diet pills, but at this point I think trying everything is worth it. So I've narrowed dow

Low Carb Diet - Cortisol - Diffuse Hair Loss

When I first joined this forum months ago I wrote my story about how my hair loss got kicked started by South Beach diet ( similar to Atkins low carb diet). I had very thick hair at age 25 and no sign of hair loss and this diet ruined my hair, everything

MPB: High Carb / Fruit & Low Fat

"Here's my two cents to the topic. I can eat tons of high-fructose carbs and starchy white-potatoes and have perfect triglycerides. And I eat lot (around 3500kals day, 67 kgs). Immediately when I increase the amount of fat, and keep up with the starches I

Low Carb diet induced diffuse MPB, calcification, thyroid or liver?

Hi there everyone. First of all I need to say that I am very familiar with hair loss forums but have never posted in any of them till today. I am familiar with alkaline acidic body PH and its effects on calcification (in theory). DHT and other

blood levels of oxidized cholesterol match up with the quantity of oxidized cholesterol in the diet

Does anyone know much about how much fat oxidation occurs when cooking meat? -- Eating a "Western" diet with lots of processed or fried foods can raise blood levels of "oxidized" cholesterol -- a particularly damaging form of cholesterol -- and

Protein, Carb, Fat Ratio?

Hello everyone! I've been tracking my food on fitday.com, which has been an eye opener and I'm hooked on seeing my calculations everyday. I especially love the pie chart. My question is this: what protein, carb, fat ratio should I strive for? I've been

hair loss, low carb diet...interesting read

folks, this is interesting read. is it valid? Hair loss, protein intake and thyroid function -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The IDEAL DIET Newsletter - April 2004

FARMERS LAMB CASSEROLE low carb (good for slow cooker) winter food

Hi this one is good for a slow cooker. Great winter food for the whole family and low Carb for us. James http://recipefinder.ninemsn.com.au/tablerecipes/table/823865/farmers-lamb-casserole

OT: ketogenic diet to reduce chronic pain esp nerve pain

Please read the links about boosting GABA levels to help with pain tolerance. My wife is helping a friend who is on morphine for pain to find other avenues for pain management. This is one of the first breakthroughs. No first hand efficacy reports

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Growing up my family didn't have a lot of money for splurging, especially for hair care. As a result, I never once got a relaxer. When I reached the age when most young girls would get relaxers, I got a press-n-curl. From that point up until I graduated

Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself...

I don't know about you guys, but I'm enjoying seeing your faces (and putting faces to screen names, lol)! You are all so gorgeous...and hair is just RIDIC! Let's use this as the welcome thread! Where are you from: St. Louis, MO but currently

Burden of infection on Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Thyroid, Stress, and Inflammation

Burden of infection and insulin resistance in healthy middle-aged men. Fernández-Real JM, López-Bermejo A, Vendrell J, Ferri MJ, Recasens M, Ricart W. Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Girona,