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Hair loss is a common issue that comes up frequently for people who are losing weight following a ketogenic diet or a low carb lifestyle
So, let’s talk about the causes - the actual causes, not the Facebook opinions!
- Telogen Effluvium. (TE)
The most common cause of hair loss on a low carb or...
A change in bowel habits is common with any change in diet.
When starting a low carb or ketogenic lifestyle the reduction in carbohydrates can result in either constipation or diarrhoea.
It is important to note that any change in bowel habit that doesn’t resolve needs investigation as this is one ...
We get this question all the time, “Doctor, what can I eat at Easter?”.
Most people expect us to give them a food list or a meal plan, but here’s the thing - there is no one plan that suits everyone.
There is no one size fits all.
The key is to really know yourself well.
Remember you are the...
Hi lovelies, Dr Lucy here. In our Real Life Momentum Membership, the January Challenge was all about planning out the year ahead. Not a rubbish New Year’s resolution plan, but a really in depth look at our goals and aims for the year ahead.
The wheel is divided into segments, and we grade how well...
Does alcohol interfere with weight loss?
We commonly get asked, “Can alcohol fit into a low carb lifestyle?”
Yes! It can, there are lots of low carb alcohol options that will not increase your insulin (our fat storage hormone) and can fit in with a low carb lifestyle. We list some good low carb op...
We are two passionate medical doctors, Dr Lucy Burns and Mary Barson. We met by chance at a Medical Low Carb conference in 2019, and straight away discovered we had an awful lot in common.
We are both passionate about the benefits of Low Carb Nutrition for long-term health and weight loss. We are ...
Most of us have all done the yo-yo dieting. You can lose weight and then it comes back. You end right back where you started and have often put on more weight.
Long term calorie restriction will do this.
You will lose weight in the short term by cutting calories, but science tells us that long te...
Stigma is horrible, yet it is all too common in our society.
Anyone who does not fit the ideal “norm”, including those who are overweight, frequently suffer stigma.
Any of you who are or have been overweight, will have undoubtedly suffered stigma at some time with the common and misguided belief t...
We get this question all the time, “Doctor, what should I eat at Christmas?”.
Most people are expecting us to give them a food list or a meal plan, but here’s the thing - there is no one plan that suits everyone.
There is no one size fits all.
The key is to really know yourself well.
Remember...
Visualisation is a kind of mental rehearsal that is often utilised by sportspersons. It is also a powerful technique you can utilise to stay on track with your healthy changes this Christmas. You can make visualisation your weight loss superpower.
A fascinating and famous study from the University ...
Christmas is all about joy.
But pesky old joy doesn't always spontaneously arrive.
We have to cultivate joy.
So what does joy have to do with weight loss? Well, we know that the majority of people don't eat because they are hungry.
We eat because we are bored, sad, lonely, angry, resentful...
Christmas time is the giving season. Gifts are in abundance.
We often talk about giving ourselves a Christmas present.
“I’m going to treat myself this Christmas…”
And frankly, why not?
We deserve it. We’ve worked hard all year.
But the one thing that this pandemic has shown us is that:
“Th...
