Experiences with

Low carbohydrate diet

FBS = 114 mg/dL [was 111 mg/dL in December 2019] Fasting serum Insulin = 20.1 mu-IU/mL [ was 9.9 mu-IU/mL in December 2019] Insulin Resistance: HOMA-IR = (Fasting Glucose x Fasting Insulin) / 405 = 114 X 20.1/405= 5.66 Historical values: a) Feb 2019: 111 X 13.63/405= 3.73 b) Aug

I’ve been diagnosed with adult onset asthma a four years ago. I’m 54. Diagnosed after a respiratory tract infection- no spiromtry or other tests I’ve read about on here. For the first couple of years I didn’t have symptoms most of the time- only when I had a cold. I could go without Clenil or Ventolin

I am hypothyroid and I have been on 125mg for a few months now after being lowered from 150mg, which i was on for years. I've been feeling a bit rubbish overall but it's hard to know what's caused it as work has been massively affecting my mood recently. I had an advance thyroid profile done by Thriva

Intermittent Fasting works best when combined with the Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat (LCHF) diet see: https://healthunlocked.com/lchf-diet Do we need Carbohydrates?

I need to lose 2/3 of my body weight. Due to pain, gym/exercise is very difficult. I also work 8am-8pm 5 days a week and do voluntary work at the weekends so when i do have time to go somewhere there's nowhere open near me, even supposing I could afford the £100/month they wanted last time I inquired

At stage 4 ckd I was referred to the renal diatician (sorry can't seem to spell it right), who seemed during the telephone consultation to know a bit about nutrition but very little when it came to dealing withe the cooking of food! All she could bleat was to boil the vegetables! When I asked if there

🙂 This is a ‘long read’ and may be difficult to interpret, but never the less it’s interesting. What processes can cause ataxia? The pathophysiology of cerebellar ataxias is as diverse as the various neurological and systemic diseases affecting the cerebellum. Broadly classifying ataxias into genetic

I take my peak flow readings 3 times a day and record the best of the 3 blows. The reading first thing in the morning is always the lowest which I believe is expected however has dropped progressively from 560 to 495. My peak reading for the day as also dropped slightly from an average of 600 to 575.

Just returned from Annual asthma review- slightly confused.!! I am an Elite Master competitive swimmer 59 yrs and clock some 36km per week. I've been informed that my usage of Salamol and Clenil apparently are being looked at. !!! My explanation regarding the necessity to use them prior to training

I live in Northern California and have been enduring power blackouts for weeks. Today we have the 4th blackout in 3 weeks and are being told the blackouts could go on go another month as there is no rain in the forecast. Thank goodness no fires have started near me and I haven’t had to evacuate!

Hi everyone. I am starting on a lchf eating plan. I received these results last week as part of a liver blood test. Could anyone please let me know if these are really bad and will a lchf way of eating help? My results also indicated fatty liver disease- I don’t drink alcohol. I have never taken statins

Could someone advise whether one has to count calories on a LCHF diet. Ive lost 4lb since starting this week and don't want to stop the process- have not been counting carbs at all. Have eaten a lot but within an eight hour window. Thanks for advice!

I have just started a plan to lose about a stone on LCHF. As usual I woke up at about 4 pm with burning stomach pain. It feels as if my stomach acid is burning stomach because there is little food there to line it. I did take Lansparasole a few years ago but want to avoid this because they also create

Hi, yesterday I had a spirometery results were peak flow 480, and 76% before bronchodilator, after bronchodilator I was 72%. I have being having upper back pain, shortness of breath recently have stopped smoking around october had lots of phlegm, it was thick!! Again unsure weather this was with quitting

A low carbohydrate diet will force your body to burn more body fat for fuel and will result in fat loss, and likely overall weight loss which will also lower your blood pressure and the burden placed on your heart. General heart-healthy guidelines: If you smoke, quit.

*Edited * These results are from Thriva Not used this company before and don't feel too comfortable looking at it's dashboard, really dunno why 🤔 B12 Active 160. pmol/ L. ( 37.5 - 188 ) normal Ferritin 100. ug /L ( 13 -150. ). Optimal Folate. 44.7. nmol / L

Hello, Sorry to return. I have had some days of feeling quite good, odd niggles, but nothing too much. Then I have had some days of feeling awful, Yesterday was an example.......started off OK, as day wore on got terrible feelings of nausea, then the discomfort in my right side, but then gradually

Image by Shutterstock Israeli researchers find conventional diabetes diet faulty and offer a new breakfast-heavy approach that reduces weight and blood-sugar levels. By Brian Blum DECEMBER 16, 2019 Can diabetics throw away their insulin pumps simply by changing their diets? Israeli

Hello everyone, Here's what I made for dinner today as I wanted some comfort food as like many we have had more than our fair share of rain today. ☔️ I had some sweet potatoes which I cooked in boiling water, I also heated some olive oil in another saucepan and softened a chopped organic onion with

So I've had chronic acid reflux for three months now. 24/7, with nights being much more severe than days, but I have it also in the mornings. This started completely out of the blue, from feeling fine to suddenly having this. I speculate it have to do with being on Omeprazole for two weeks (for digestive