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‘Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show’ Episode 266: Julia Ross Says Carbohydrates Aren’t Food, They’re Addictive Drugs by Jimmy M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 30 Jun 2009 5:01pm carbs are so addictive We’ve heard scientific evidence over the past year that carbohydrate-laden foods comprised primarily of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup is much more addictive than cocaine and heroin. That sounds preposterous to people who would retort back “but it’s only food!” And yet, is it? What if we stopped looking at carbohydrates Read on »

Natural Foods with Complex Carbohydrates Fuel the Body Most Efficiently by Cliff S. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 26 Nov 2009 10:00pm Complex carbohydrates are abundant in a variety of natural foods that fuel the body. However, not all carbs are created equal. Simple carbohydrates, such as fructose, galactose, glucose, and sucrose, don’t offer the same benefits. While some of these simple carbohydrates, like fructose, occur in natural foods, others are completely man-made Read on »

Brain Foods: Complex Carbohydrates by Patsi K. Doctor of Psychology

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 9:02pm Here's Dr. Amen's list of healthy carbs for your brain in the 6th step series. This is the middle part of his list of 24 healthy foods you should incorporate each week into your diet. Complex Carbohydrates 9. Berries -- especially blueberries (brain berries), raspberries, strawberries, blackberries 10. Oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit 11 Read on »

Why a food’s glycaemic load is a better measure than its carbohydrate content by Dr. John B. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 18 Feb 2011 8:59am . Much of the sugar and starch we consume in our diets is digested down to glucose prior to absorption. However, carbohydrate foods come in very wide array of forms... of another measure of the effect of food in the body, known as the ‘glycaemic load’. The glycaemic load of a food is calculated by multiplying its GI by the amount of carbohydrate Read on »

You Ask, I Answer: “Other Carbohydrate” on Food Label by Andy B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 13 Nov 2009 10:00pm

1 Comment -da, 23 grams happens to be the value for “other carbohydrate”! Mystery solved. Back in the low-carb craze of 2003, many food companies advertised “net carbs”, a value... carbs” stickers soon disappeared off supermarket shelves. In any case, “other carbohydrates” is nothing more than food companies doing some basic math for you and letting you Read on »

Complex Carbohydrates from Natural Foods are Necessary for Optimum Nutrition by Cliff S. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 11 Nov 2009 10:00pm Complex carbohydrates are necessary for optimum nutrition and natural foods offer the best way to consume them. Humans need carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals... of hunger and more long lasting energy. Some low carb diet fanatics believe they should avoid all carbohydrates, but this is just not healthy. Complex carbohydrates from natural Read on »

Refined Foods Aren’t Limited To Just Carbohydrates by Jimmy M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 20 May 2009 12:27pm There is one universal health axiom promoted by people on all sides of the diet debate from low-fat to low-carb that we all seem to agree on: refined foods are unhealthy... refined carbohydrates in 2009 America because the food manufacturers put them in just about all the packaged foods you buy at the grocery store for your family to eat. Whether Read on »

Carbohydrate and some energy giving foods by Niyaprakash Patient Expert

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:46pm 2 Slices of Bread- 30 g Carbohydrate 1 large potato - 50 g carbohydrate 3 pancakes - 50 g carbohydrate 1 medium Bagel - 42 g Carbohydrate 1 cup cooked pasta - 40 g Carbohydrate 1 Pita bread - 33 g carbohydrate 1 cup yoghurt ( low fat )- 42 g Carbohydrate 1 cup Apple juice - 30 g Carbohydrate 1 Banana - 27 g Carbohydrate Read on »

Natural Low Carb Foods List-5 Low Carb Diet Foods by Cliff S. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 07 Jan 2011 12:48pm list of low carb foods . 1 medium, raw carrot about 6-7 inches long delivers 8 grams of carbohydrates. 2. Tomatoes are pleasingly low in carbohydrates. For example, 1..., low carb foods list. 1 whole medium stalk of broccoli contains only 8 grams of superior complex carbohydrates from a whole food source. 4. Spinach, lettuce, kale and other Read on »

Some Low Carb Foods and Drinks Are Good For Your Mood-Get Happy with All Natural Low Carb Diet Foods by Cliff S. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008 11:04am

2 Comments Low carb food consumers are sometimes perceived as being unhappy because they’re lacking something. However, it may just be that they are eating the wrong kinds of low carb diet foods. If you are on a low carb diet, it is a good idea to learn how certain nutrients act on the brain and nervous system and to find out how low carb drinks can be mood Read on »