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Thanks Alison, I am just off to the local supermarket to get the ingredients for the muffins they sound great and so convenient. I'll try the others after New Year. best wishes Helen

Hi Clearviews, Any chance of posting the recipes for your breakfast menus please? Thanks Helen x

Hi, I am am from Northamptonshire and willing to meet with any low carbers in this area. Best wishes Helen

I am not sure about B12 all I can say that alpha lipoic acid and evening primrose oil with vitamin B complex seems to help me. Bernstein also indicates the positive of alpha lipoic acid. Best wishes Helen

Hi, Chez Morgan, My thoughts and best wishes are with you and I wish you all the best. I live 7 miles from you and if you would like a listening suppotive ear over coffee etc please please PM me. with love and hugs Helen

Hi I am from Northamptonshire and happy to meet with others in the local area. Best wishes Helen

Well done I am so pleased for you. I am sure you will reach your goals with that positive outlook!. Best wishes Helen

Hi, I am so sorry to hear your prbolems with ears. Not nice and I know ow our health problems can get you down. I have read a lot about carpel tunnel being linked to diabetes and I am sure that there is a link somewhere. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable will know about that. I am also sorry...

Hi, I use chia seeds every day. I did have a problem with constipation (sorry) but I have found that a teaspoon full at each meal helps a lot. I haven't used them in cooking but I believe there is a book with cooking suggestions. David Mendosa has written an article on them and the book...

Hi, Low carb certainly reduces your FBG as well as your BG levels. What are your levels like at the moment and what do you eat so perhaps we can help your more? best wishes Helen

Well done Spiral. You have worked tirelessly to get your results down. You must be delighted! Helen

Hi, I am always on the lookout for new foods to try and whilst shopping in Tesco's this morning I came across a packet of frozen Methi (fenugreek leaves) at Tesco but I haven't got a clue what to do with it. I wondered whether I treat it like frozen spinach. Nutritional info per 130g Total...

Hi, I am trying to get my LDL down by diet intially and I wondered about trying Benecol Dairy free option. Per bottle the CHO are 1.9 of which 1.5 are sugars so this should be okay. I am conscious though that a lot of these things have trans fats in them. Have anyone tried these/do they do any...

Hi, I hope it's okay to post this here but I was shopping in Morrisons today and they have Cauldron Tofu normally around the £2.00 mark on a price crunch special for 54p. A bargain. Happy eating Helen

Thank you so much for your support and replies-this is really a very helpful forum. People are so kind and give their time so willingly. I have lost 4 stone in the past 4 and a half months so I was interested in what you were saying Clearviews about the fat leaving the cells. Is there any...

Hi, I have just returned from the doctors. They omitted to do my H score but they did report back on my lipids and they are highlighted in red as HIGH. The breakdown is as follows: total 6.2 (up from 5.7before low carb) LDL 4.4 (don't know what this was before) HDL 1.3 (up from 1.2)No trigs. I...

Could you tell me the author of this book please? I've tried to look on internet but can't seem to find it. Thanks

Hi, Should these be okay for anyone bearing in mind spikes or will the cheese spread help with this please? I am worried about trying things since my spike of 14 with 10g of oatbran! Thanks

Thank you so much to everyone for all your support.

Yes I do have the Collins book. I will try a couple of spoonfulls of the Lidl 10% fat yogurt and half a dozen almonds and cross my fingers. Thank you again