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For once, a doctor is advising the appropriate treatment for diabetics.

It is a great film, there's a sequel to it coming out (Cereal Killers 2 - "Run on Fat") and Donal is raising money using Kickstarter to fund it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/835313616/cereal-killers-2-run-on-fat Unfortunately because I posted the link to watch Cereal Killers on the wall...

Perfect viewing for a rainy Sunday, Cereal Killers Movie is a must see for anyone affected by diabetes and/or interested in making positive changes to their health:

Sorry to hear about your OH's familial history of heart disease Phoenix, I would be doing all I could to research into what diet would be most appropriate for my OH if she were to have cholesterol issues, and thanks for the information. I've not really been paying attention to total cholesterol...

So there's a book recently published that can shed more light on the murky waters of cholesterol, not sure if it's been mentioned before but you can get it on amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cholesterol-Cla ... 1936608383 There's also some information on one of the authors website here...

You're right, he didn't mention it in that article, I'm sure I've read it elsewhere on his site, I'll try and find the page. Yes I agree, he's more in support of a healthy lifestyle, what's he's highlighting here is the junk a lot of people are eating on daily/weekly basis, I don't expect the...

Really good to hear, I've posted some resources on low carb on the post linked to below, if you're interested in more information: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=47980#p432748 I'd also recommend a Paleo-esque diet as well, as many people see further health benefits from following it.

Hi Brett, I'm interested to know if there's a reason why you need to eat carbs, is it purely to put put on weight/fat? It would also appear that, at least for this non diabetic, people can eat as many calories from fat as they want without increasing their fat mass, so long as their diet is...

Congratulations sandysan! To be fair to the dietician, despite the fact they're using out of date dietary guidelines, if the patient had issues that could be attributed to their diet, they could be held accountable for advising patients to follow a diet other than those that were government...

I agree that there is no single paleo diet, because of the diversity of the environments that we live in, we would all be eating different things depending on the seasons and the types of animals native to the environment. Because there are so many versions of the Paleo diet, I encourage people...

There's a lot of type 1 diabetics that get infinitely better sugar control following a low carb/ketogenic diet, the question is whether it's something that works for you, I'm not diabetic, my partner is, but having educated myself on the benefits of going lower carb for the health of anyone...

Hi Sid, I have recently found a wealth of information that goes further to explain the evolutionary reasons for using both glucose and ketones in the body (link below). The summary highlights: http://eatingacademy.com/nutrition/is-ketosis-dangerous More data is being uncovered that...

Hello everyone, Let me introduce myself by saying that I'm not a medical doctor, my partner of over 8 years has had type 1 diabetes for 27 years so far. Living with diabetes on a daily basis I feel I've gained a great understanding of the condition, although I can only vouch for what works for...