Is a Very-Low-Carb Ketogenic Diet Healthy?
I recently wrote my first guest blog post for Martina over at the KetoDiet website. I really like Martina’s blog — it’s a great mix of beautifully photographed recipes and…
Carbohydrate Restriction: An Option for Diabetes Management
I’m very happy to share the article I recently wrote for Diabetes Self-Management magazine. Like many dietitians and CDEs, I read this publication regularly and think it’s a great source…
“Confessions” of a Not-So-Paleo Low-Carb Dietitian
I love eating the types of natural whole foods my grandparents grew up on: a wide variety of meat and seafood, eggs, cheese, yogurt, fresh vegetables, nuts, and berries. Overall,…
Ketogenic Diet vs. Low-Carb Diet: A Personal Choice
Fruit with whipped cream: too many carbs? Ketogenic diets (aka keto diets, nutritional ketosis or NK) are currently all the rage, and for good reason. As I wrote in a…
Aging Gracefully with Low Carb and Exercise, Part 2
About six months ago, I wrote a blog post about the anti-aging effects of carbohydrate restriction and mind-body exercise. I’ve decided to do a follow-up since I’m turning 47 this week…
Very-Low-Carbohydrate Diet vs. Oral Diabetes Medication
A recent study by Kaiser Permanente and Yale Medical Center found that severe hypoglycemia is quite common in people with Type 2 diabetes who take insulin-stimulating medications. This was true…
Misrepresenting the Evidence on Low-Carb Diets
Burrata with heirloom tomatoes, arugula, olives, olive oil Recently I found an interesting article about low-carb diets on WebMD. I know that much of the information found online is critical…
Staying Low Carb While on Vacation
We just returned from a two-week European vacation and thoroughly enjoyed it! We visited London for the first time and were very impressed by this amazing city that has the…
Low-Carbohydrate Diet Doesn’t Reduce Need for Insulin in Gestational Diabetes?
Short post today on a new study suggesting that restricting carbohydrates in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) does not reduce their chances of needing insulin to control blood sugar…
Carbohydrate Restriction for T1 Diabetes: IDF “Diabetes Voice” Debate
I just learned that my piece on low-carbohydrate diets for management of T1 diabetes has been published in the International Diabetes Federation’s Diabetes Voice magazine. My pro-carbohydrate restriction article is…