Diet and Weight Loss Programs

• What Are Carbohydrates?
(August 1st, 2007)
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What Are Carbohydrates?

A carbohydrate is defined as:
Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals.
You hear the phrase low carb diets, bad carbs, good carbs, and what have you. But what precisely are carbohydrates? Let’s talk about them […]

• Homemade Low Carb Tortillas
(June 24th, 2007)
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Homemade Low Carb Tortillas
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup Wheat Gluten Flour*
1 cup soy protein powder
3 Tablespoons lard
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
Mix ground almonds, wheat gluten flour, soy protein powder and salt. Cut in lard until mixture resembles fine crumbs - like little peas (a pastry blender works well for this.) Slowly add water, 2 Tablespoons […]

• Low Carb Cooking
(June 23rd, 2007)
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Low Carb Cooking

Around the world people are paying more attention to their bodies and their health than perhaps at any other time in history. One method that has shown great success in helping people quickly drop those unwanted pounds is through low carb cooking and dieting. This method of weight loss seems to have taken […]

• The Mediterranean Diet Plan
(May 23rd, 2007)
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The Mediterranean Diet Plan
The Mediterranean Diet Plan is a healthy way of eating and is recommended and followed by people in Europe and in the US . The Mediterranean Diet centers on the Mediterranean way of eating, and was developed because people in the Mediterranean seem to live longer. The diet requires that a percentage […]