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You may be interested to read this. https://deniseminger.com/2015/10/06/in-defense-of-low-fat-a-call-for-some-evolution-of-thought-part-1/

You could look up Darren Schmidt on youtube. For a fasting mimicking type diet I think he recommends using 2-3 avocados a day plus green veg powder to make your own shakes to get good nutrition in as few calories as possible. You can buy green veg powder in health shops. The high fat content...

Thanks Guys, yes Medichecks looks good. At the checkout you can pick a blood draw service nearby.

Hi shelley324, I suffered with endometriosis from the age of 25 til menopause hit and also had high blood pressure that started at the same time as the endo. It is only recently that I have come to the realisation that both these conditions were caused by insulin resistance and that the insulin...

Hi, I apologize if I am considered to be out of place here as I have never been diagnosed with diabetes or even pre D or insulin resistance. But I do suspect that I have or have had insulin resistance because until I went on keto diet to lose weight I have had high blood pressure (30+yrs) as...

Yes it is very variable as, like you say, we are all individual. I just think it's easier to go straight with the 20g than try 100 then 50 then 30 then 20. Although I'm sure others will disagree. Around 20g also seems to be what most of the low carb nutritionists are recommending to get into...

Yes it is a lot of fructose but see below. Yes I'm ND, I never got to the stage of being diagnosed as fully diabetic thankfully but I was on my way there and wanted to make sure I didn't get to that stage. It's an incredibly long story that I won't bore you with and I understand that my...

My go to savory starches are buckwheat, quinoa, brown rice, lentils & legumes but only about half a cup with a meal, sometimes up to 1 cup or else it's too bloaty. I eat a LOT of veggies with this, usually with a home made sauce or dressing of some kind as I'm not keen on dry food. My go to...

Yeah, I think the hard core high carbers eat a lot of sweet potato, bananas, buckwheat etc. I just bloat up if I eat loads of that kind of food so if I'm on a high carb low fat cycle I just keep the macro correct and eat to my fill without eating masses of starch. I think it is just keeping the...

You are right - Yes I agree that most people do self limit the protein and I was wrong to use the 'fad' word. If it wasn't for Dr Aitkins work the general public may never have got to realising the benefits of ketosis. I think the bad reputation came from those who didn't like eating their...

Can you remember if it all started after some illness. Maybe you had antibiotics? Have you had a stool analysis done? Maybe your microbiome is not very diverse. Did you see one of the recent 'Doctor in the House' episodes on tv where there was a family who ate quite healthily and were very...

I think everyone on this site and 95% of the western world population generally have been victims of bad dietary advice over the last 100 years or so. The low fat diet we have been advised to eat is not actually that low in fat, plus, IMHO I think it is all the processed foods we eat that cause...

Sorry Cherry AA - I totally missed your point with my last comment! Yes, the low fat brigade totally miss the point of the high fat brigade. So many people want to turn it all into a 'them and us' bun fight. Both sides can be very blinkered and not very open to having their theories challenged...

I think you'll find that neither of these philosophies advocate high protein. One of the main points of advise on these diets is 'moderate' protein. It was Dr Atkins who started the whole high fat high protein fad. You can eat high fat without loads of protein: butter, coconuts, avocados...

There are plenty of people using the high carb diet. But, again, it doesn't work for everyone. Take a look at this video for explanation of how it can work for both T1 & T2. Also google Dr Greger and Dr Mc Dougall. They both claim to have had much success using high carb low fat plant based...