New York style pumpkin cheesecake
We enjoyed this cheesecake recipe over the weekend and thought it would be a great treat for you to make tomorrow before the trick or treaters invade. Something about fall just makes pumpkins taste great (especially now that daylight savings… (more…)

The Five CRITICAL Things To Do For Your Health and Weight Loss
© Copyright 2005 Rob Cooper
I’m often asked what is the best diet, or the best food
program, best exercise program and which single best book to
recommend to improve your health, fitness or weight loss.
The answer is that there is no best way to do it. There is
no best book, and there is no right way or wrong way to do it.
The 5 Critical things you must do to achieve your health are
these
1. Continue to learn about health, fitness, nutrition and
weight loss from a wide variety of sources
The single most important thing to do right from the start is
to take action and begin learning about health, followed very (more…)

A ketogenic diet reduces amyloid beta 40 and 42 in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Background:
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily strikes the elderly. Studies in both humans and animal models have linked the consumption of cholesterol and saturated fats with amyloid-? (A?) deposition and development of AD. Yet, these studies did not examine high fat diets in combination with reduced carbohydrate intake. Here we tested the effect of a high saturated fat/low carbohydrate diet on a transgenic mouse model of AD.
Results:
Starting at three months of age, two groups of female transgenic mice carrying the “London” APP mutation (APP/V717I) were fed either, a standard diet (SD) composed of high carbohydrate/low fat chow, or a ketogenic diet (KD) composed of very low carbohydrate/high saturated fat chow for 43 days. Animals fed the KD exhibited greatly elevated serum ketone body levels, as measured by ?-hydroxybutyrate (3.85 ± 2.6 mM), compared to SD fed animals (0.29 ± 0.06 mM). In addition, animals fed the KD lost body weight (SD 22.2 ± 0.6 g vs. KD 17.5 ± 1.4 g, p = 0.0067). In contrast to earlier studies, the brief KD feeding regime significantly reduced total brain A? levels by approximately 25%. Despite changes in ketone levels, body weight, and A? levels, the KD diet did not alter behavioral measures.
Conclusion:
Previous studies have suggested that diets rich in cholesterol and saturated fats increased the deposition of A? and the risk of developing AD. Here we demonstrate that a diet rich in saturated fats and low in carbohydrates can actually reduce levels of A?. Therefore, dietary strategies aimed at reducing A? levels should take into account interactions of dietary components and the metabolic outcomes, in particular, levels of carbohydrates, total calories, and presence of ketone bodies should be considered. (more…)

Szechuan Vegetable Stir-Fry
Asian is one of our favorite types of cuisine, but with the focus often on noodels and rice it can be hard to have on a low-carb diet. That’s where this great recipe for veggie stir-fry comes in. There are… (more…)

I?ve Rediscovered My Waist
After many years my waist has finally emerged from under all the flab. I’ve got some shape back and I’m thrilled. The combination of sensible eating and regular exercise has been the secret.

My fitness regime is made up of walking 40 minutes three of four times a week, strength training twice a week and a […] (more…)

Uncover the Ideal Weight For Teens
What is the ideal weight for teens? Teen magazines would have you believe that the characteristics of malnourishment such as protruding bones and chiseled jaw line are a measuring stick for beautiful, healthy teenagers. Sadly, the inaccuracy and health risk of these images is affecting millions of teens each year. How are teens dealing with the ever-present pressure devised by Hollywood and the (more…)

The Truth about Counting Calories
Is it unrealistic to count calories for the rest of your life or is that just part of the price you pay for a better body? You’re about to learn the answers to these questions and discover a simple secret for keeping track of your food intake without having to crunch numbers every day or become a "food fanatic." (more…)