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• Tim Ferriss and the Manhattan Project

  Tim Ferriss is a young phenomenon with two #1 NYT-bestsellers and a huge amount of blog readers and Twitter followers. He’s now also on the Board of Advisors... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Are Gary Taubes and Peter Attia Changing the World Today?

  Obesity and diabetes rates are skyrocketing across the world and the consequences are staggering. How will we stop it? Not by continuing to do what we’re... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Can You Lose Weight Long-Term With LCHF?

  

  Is it possible to lose weight long-term on a LCHF diet? The scientific literature shows good results (better than on other diets) but the longest trials are... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Experiment: Optimal Ketosis for Weight Loss and Improved Performance

  

  Can measuring ketones help you lose weight and improve performance? Let’s try to find out.Today my ketone experiment reached goal #1: achieving stable optimal... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2012 DIET & WEIGHT, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Klara Celebrates Her First Birthday!

  

  Yesterday our charming Klara had her first birthday and celebrated in her new ball pool, slightly bruised from having climbed everything and from learning to... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Lose Weight, Part 2 of 17

  

  Do you want to lose weight? Here’s part 2 of a 17-part series of blog posts. You can read all the posted tips on the How to Lose Weight-page.The first and most... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Health and Weight Loss in 19 Languages (including Hungarian)

  

  Courtesy of Elisabeth, here’s the beginner’s guide to LCHF in language #19:LCHF for Beginners in Hungarian (pdf)The other 18 Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• How to Lose Weight, Part 1 of 17

  

  Do you have trouble losing weight? Here’s the first of a 17-part series of blog posts, giving you the very best help. We’re going to start with the most... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Warnings Against the Atkins Diet “Outdated”

  Updated researchers now take LCHF diets very seriously:Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University in... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Why We Get Fat – Interview With Gary Taubes

  Why do we get fat — and what should we do about it? Conventional wisdom says eat less, move more. The problem is that this advice rarely works very well. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• The Ketone Master Has Arrived

  

  Getting into optimal ketosis (1.5 – 3 mmol/L) was trickier than I thought. After ten days of stricter LCHF than usual I’m still stuck at a mediocre fasting leve... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Another Blow to Calorie Counters

  

  Semi-starvation has been thought to be life-prolonging in animals and perhaps even in humans. But a new experiment in monkeys casts a lot of doubt on that... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Dan Moffet and His 158 Pounds Lost on LCHF

  

  I got a Facebook message from Dan Moffet, the man in the pictures above:Since adopting the LCHF lifestyle I have lost 158 pounds in 30 months.... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Is Stevia Natural?

  

  Stevia is a non-caloric sweetener that is relatively new on the international market. It originates in the leaves of a South American plant. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• LCHF in Bulgarian, Dutch, Portuguese and Romanian!

  

  Wow. The translations just keep coming in. During the last week I’ve added advice on a LCHF diet in four more languages: Bulgarian, Dutch, Portuguese and... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Low Carb Seems to Be Healthy In Every Way

  

  A new review of all major studies on low carb diets once again show good news. Not only the weight improves, furthermore all important risk factors for heart... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Very Low Carb Performance with Peter Attia

  Conventional wisdom says you need to eat carbs to exercise. As you probably know that’s not true. But how low carb can you go — and are there even benefits to... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Should You Take Drugs for Mildly Elevated Blood Pressure?

  

  Medication for high blood pressure is extremely common. But who needs it? How high should the blood pressure be before medication is indicated? Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• A New Toy Measuring Blood Ketones

  

  I just got a new toy: a device for measuring blood ketones. This is a far more exact and reliable measurement than testing for urine ketones using cheap... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Eggs, Smoking and Silly Health Scares

  

  Here’s the silliest health scare of the month:Study: Eggs Are Nearly as Bad for Your Arteries as CigarettesAs usual the headline is based on science of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE