Experiences with

Low carbohydrate diet

I find that following a gluten free diet is very difficult because I have always had a love for spicy foods, but to make up for not going out to eat, or buying takeaways, we always cook our meat, fish, and vegetables with plenty of spices added. But I’m still getting Coeliac symptoms like bloating,

Hello! Can anyone help me with my blood test results please? My symptoms are tiredness, weight gain, brain fog, difficulty forming sentences, heart palpitations, joint pain, inflamed gallbladder. I’ve described my symptoms to the GP and have been dismissed three times now, and can’t afford to pay for

some kind of in-run fuelling that isn't based on sugar, or carbohydrates? I know there are some low-carb runners here, what do you do? I know we are meant to be able to run on fresh air when we're fat adapted but I've not reached that holy grail...

Having not run since I was 11 years old (I remember that day well….) I have decided that I need to get off of my bottom and take my health more seriously. Having largely ignored insulin dependent diabetes since my diagnosis, due to the fact that I am invincible, having slowly and blatantly increased

Hi , my gp requested 2 weeks of peak flow readings (since having a pacemaker then becoming seriously unwell with pericarditis and an effusion this time last year) I get out of breath on exertion , my cardiologist has assured me there’s nothing cardiac causing my breathlessness so gp is thinking possible

I’ve always been underweight but I’ve lost a little more recently and want to put it back on. I have a gluten free diet, fairly healthy diet (but love crisps 😂) don’t like sweet stuff. Anyone have advice on this? Any good protein mixes/shakes recommended? Thanks x

Arghhhhhhhhhhhh!! Right, now that's out the way, if anyone has any ideas I would be grateful. Will try and keep it short for ease. I have Hashimoto's and am hypothyroid. Started self dosing with T3 last August after being on Levo for over a year and feeling dreadful (T3 was bought over the counter

Has anybody noticed changes to their teeth since going low carb? I'm almost 12 months in to very low carb for health reasons. No processed food. No added sugars. No grains. No potatoes. No vegetable seed oils. Lots of veg. Small amounts of seasonal fruit. I had my first dental checkup and clean and for

Apparently it can lower TPO antibodies, which in my case, even after removing gluten, dairy and soy, are very high (960). Has anyone tried this?

I suffer from IBS and have also gained weight during lock down. I am looking for a dietitian to be able to set up a weight loss diet plan to take into consideration the FODMAP diet and the foods that I like. Basically I want a tailored made weight loss diet plan. I don't know if I could get this through

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some help here. Been through a ton of the older posts already. I'm 36 and weight 186 lbs currently. My 'heavy' maintain weight it usually between 159-160lbs and my good weight is anywhere around 140 lbs. I've been yo-yo dieting my whole life which understandably has shot

Hi there. I have Hashimoto's and my aim is to eventually come off the Levo by somehow treating the autoimmunity. I'm on 100mcg atm but i hate taking medication and I don't want to be on it for life. I've been on it for 4 years now so I worry I'll never come off it. Started at 25mcg and increased dose

Annual thyroid blood tests done last week Results sound concerning as tsh 0.08, T4 20.3. Both out of normal range? Dr phone appt not for 3 weeks unless I request an urgent appt . Do you think I ought to or am I ok to wait? I have been taking 100mcg a day for a few yrs Feeling very well at mo,

Hello! I'm new to this forum, I was signposted here from the Weight Loss Support forum as I'm considering trying the LCHF diet, but could do with some advice. :) Here's some info about me: I'm a 29 years old female. Currently 25st 3lbs (as of Friday 15 October). I'm vegetarian, lactose intolerant, gluten

Hello everyone, hope you have a wonderful midweek so far! 🤗 I have been on gluten free diet for almost 5 months now and I want to enjoy our traditional treat fried brioches or none traditional sweet sesame seeds donuts again. I decided to make them today. 😁 They are known for soft, fluffy, and hollow

I’m 73 , have been diagnosed as osteopaenic and have Achilles tendonitis from running couch to 5k where I got to week 9 run 1! I’ve just started walking again and have a sprint bike and weights! I weigh 67.9 kg and would ideally like to lose 7 kg. My lack of motivation and control over my food is beginning

Cases of milk protein-induced villous atrophy in coeliac disease children. Published 2020. https://meddocsonline.org/annals-of-pediatrics/milk-protein-induced-villous-atrophy-and-elevated-serologies-in-four-children-with-celiac-disease-on-a-gluten-free-diet.pdf Milk protein, soya protein, as well as

Well this morning was the first day of my 5th and last week of my 5 week 10k consolidation plan, put together by moi! (info here https://healthunlocked.com/bridgeto10k/posts/146904652/cbdb’s-slow-run-fun-plan-for-post-10k-consolidation ) And on my plan was a first ever Hill Sprint run for me. After

Pmr hit just about three years ago. I am now reporting one month at zero pred, down from thirty originally. Fingers crossed that that is the end of it. If not then pred is my friend. If I had the opportunity to live my life over and not get Pmr I don't think I would take it. It has taught me a lot of

🙂 This is lengthy, but it does have useful, interesting information. Overview of Adult Onset Cerebellar Ataxia Pravin Khemani, MD The ataxias are clinically heterogenous disorders caused by pathological processes affecting the cerebellum and cerebellar pathways resulting in impaired coordination. The