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The low carbohydrate lifestyle focuses on keeping carbohydrates as low as possible to ensure that insulin levels are also kept in balance. This helps you prevent the development of insulin resistance.

 You can have a feast every meal by focusing on healthy proteins, healthy fats, and low carbohydrate options. Berries, green leafy vegetables, cruciferous vegetables, fish, poultry, red meat, dairy, olive oil, coconut oil, dark chocolate are part of a healthy nutrition. The sky is your limit!  

Insulin resistance is the medical condition which usually develops after an average of 10 years of hyperglycaemia (high sugar in the diet). When carbohydrate consumption is high, the pancreas will release insulin to deal with the sugar. High levels of insulin will eventually lead the body to become resistant to it (not respond to it).  

Insulin resistance is dangerous. It is shown to be the root cause or the exacerbating factor behind type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, unbalanced lipid profiles, Alzheimer’s, obesity, fatty liver disease, kidney dysfunction and even some types of cancer. Insulin resistance can be reversed by following the low carbohydrate lifestyle.

Yes. Weight gain, especially in your mid-section, is a sign of hormonal imbalance and poor choices in nutrition. It is one of the earliest signs of insulin resistance. By improving your health through the low carbohydrate lifestyle, you will lose your excess weight gradually. However, if you do not have excess weight, i.e. no fat build-up in and around your organs, then you will not lose weight because this lifestyle will only help you lose excess weight (excess fat)!  

As well as keeping carbohydrates low in the diet, fasting is an effective (and cheap) tool to keep insulin levels low, allow the digestive tract to heal, and encourage the body to burn stored sugar and fat for energy instead of incoming food. Fasting can vary from 12 hours to several days. Most people adapt to 16 hours of fasting per day very easily.  

Yes, fasting is very safe for the majority of people. However, if you are underweight or suffer from malnutrition, fasting will not be a good option for you. If you are diabetic, consult with your medical doctor because your medication will have to be adjusted when you are fasting. If you take any medication, it is recommended that you work with your medical team so your medications can gradually be adjusted as you get healthier.   

Focus on healthy proteins and healthy fats and reduce/eliminate carbohydrates. Engage in some form of exercise daily. Incorporate fasting into your lifestyle. Avoid processed foods, even those that claim to be low sugar or keto. Eat real foods as much as you can. Sleep well. Expose yourself to sunlight daily. Don’t fear salt.  

Yes. The low carbohydrate lifestyle can be followed by vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians, carnivores, or any other dietary group.  

It depends on your goal. If you intend to lose excess weight, exercise has very little impact on weight loss. You need to change your diet. If your goal is to prevent or reverse insulin resistance, exercise is of huge benefit because it helps your body become insulin sensitive, which is a healthy homeostasis. Of course, if you want to be fit and develop stronger musculature, exercise is your best friend along with the low carbohydrate lifestyle.  

Yes. The low carbohydrate lifestyle will help you lose weight and a considerable improvement in your health markers can be achieved in as little as one month!

The low carbohydrate lifestyle is tremendously helpful for all diabetics. If you have Type 2 diabetes (the most common type triggered by high levels of sugar in the diet), the low carbohydrate lifestyle will help you put it into remission. If you have Type 1 diabetes (the autoimmune disease, not triggered by poor dietary choices), the low carbohydrate lifestyle will greatly help you achieve better control of your condition. If you have gestational diabetes (the diabetes that occurs during pregnancy), you will manage your condition better by following the low carbohydrate lifestyle during your pregnancy. 

Yes. If your teen child is accumulating excess fat, especially around the mid-section, they are as vulnerable to infections and other chronic diseases as adults. It is a good idea to start your children on the low carbohydrate lifestyle as early as possible as transition can be more tough in the teenage years. If your teenage child is of normal weight, it is equally beneficial for their health to adopt the low carbohydrate lifestyle. 

Yes. The low carbohydrate lifestyle is of tremendous benefit for all -- male and female of all ages -- but particularly so for menopausal women as it regulates the function of many of the hormones that cause discomfort. 

Yes. The low carbohydrate lifestyle will help the elderly by supporting their brain and encouraging muscular growth so they can live a better quality of life.