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I went LCHF about a year ago to improve metabolic profile and (I hoped) managed my BP down naturally in the process. It's not dramatically high, but usually stuck on the wrong side of the pre-hypertensive range and I'm at an age (55+) when these things tend to get worse rather than better. I...

My feeling (I have no expert knowledge) is that a person can certainly improve his/her insulin sensitivity, with the associated improvements in metabolic health. But (and isn't there always a but?) that does not necessarily mean that he/she can suddenly tolerate the 'old' levels of carbs that...

Meant to end by warning that you might, like me, struggle to keep weight on, eating low carb/high fat. And I'm not low carb by any means - low-to-moderate, really - but still really struggle to keep my weight up despite eating like a king. It's definitely doing good things for the HbA1C...

MyFitnessPal is free and OK. Put in your weight, say you want to keep it constant, it will give you a number of calories. What I will say is that it assumes a 'Standard American Diet' level of carbs, which is not what you want, obviously, but you can adjust that manually to meet your personal...

Smooth piece of psychology there! The nurse was probably looking forward to seeing terrible cholesterol numbers and the satisfaction of scolding you back to the path of low-fat righteousness. You must be an awful disappointment to her. :-)

A few squares of Lindt 90% and a double espresso and I'm a happy woman. As a daily pleasure, this can easily be accommodated into low-to-moderate carb style of eating. And all those lovely polyphenols are a bonus!