This great infographic from Massive Health shows exactly why eating fat doesn't mean you'll get fat. Here are the main points covered in the infographic:
Eating fat doesn’t actually make us fat. It’s the insulin cycle, triggered by eating carbohydrates, that does.
The easily-digestible carbs like refined flour, soda, and potatoes are the worst offenders.
For weight-loss, a low-carb diet is a lot more effective than a low-fat, high-carb one.
via Massive Health | Carbs are Killing You ...
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Why You Got Fat (Via Fat Head)
If you haven't had the chance to run over to Netflix or Hulu to watch Fat Head, you really should.
This clip from the movie shows how your body uses and stores fat. Once you understand this process, you'll start to see how the paleo diet makes a lot of sense.
Want to know more about how you got fat and how the paleo diet can help? Check out Fat Head. ...
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Caveman Blogger Fights For Free Speech And Internet Freedom
News at 11! Sharing your own health story can get you shut down.
Steve Cooksey at Diabetes Warrior has been sharing his own personal story of health and weight loss using the paleo diet. There's just one problem. He didn't pay lots of money to learn about paleo from a book or to get a license. He just tried something and found that it worked (first hand experience really is something, huh?). Well, that wasn't good enough for the great state of North Carolina and their Board of Dietetics/Nutrition who sent him a letter this January, threatening to shut him down.
Apparently you need a medical license to share ...
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