Be Healthy - Go Low Carb

Well, it has been about 6 months since I've been on the low carb Page Diet. My total weight loss as of today is 50 pounds! I could not believe that I was actually over 300 lbs. prior to my diet. I was so out of shape, had a hard time bending down, and had high blood pressure and who knows what else.

The weight loss has been great. I can now wear some of my old clothes, my blood pressure is much lower and I can actually climb a flight of stairs without huffing and puffing.

One of the amazing things is that my fiance's blood sugar levels are coming down towards normal levels. She still takes medication for diabetes but it is pretty much in control. Her cholesterol and triglycerides are normal. As I stated in earlier posts, her blood chemistries prior to going low carb were:

Fasting blood sugar - 225
Cholesterol - 237
Triglycerides - 300

I don't know her present cholesterol and triglyceride levels are but two months after going low carb, her cholesterol was at a normal 187 and triglycerides were at 100. At the time, her fasting blood sugar was 135. Well, lately it has been in the upper 90s and low 100s. That is a significant change in blood sugar levels. The low carb lifestyle has given her pancrease a chance to recover, rest, and improve. And it has given her cells to become more responsive to insulin.

Going low carb will not only improve your blood chemistries, but will also cause healthy weight loss. Some diets will make you loose weight but it will also cause water and muscle loss. By going low carb, your body has an adequate protein source to minimize muscle loss. In addition, low carb diets will eleviate many allergies and other problems.

If you are suffering from asthma, psoriasis, eczema, acne, I would recommend going on a diet where you eliminate grains, sugars, and refined flour. Look at my link for Dr. Mercola's blog. He has data supporting that these ailments can be minimized or even eliminated by going on a low carb lifestyle.

Do you know that the American population is 60% obese? That means the average American is fat! Look at how the average American eats. Fast food, breads, sodas, sweetened sports drinks, snack foods, pizza, the list goes on and on. What is the common thread with these foods? Carbs...sugar, flour, starches. Looks like a clear link between carbs and increased girth. On top of that, we have increasing incidents of heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, cancer.

Study after study has shown when the modern American diet is introduced to a different culture, there is an increase in health ailments. A study on Pima Indians in Arizona is a good example. They are suffering from levels above average in diabetes and coronary diseases. Japan is another example. As the younger generation is drawn to American fast food and snacks, the number of coronary diseases have increased as well as obesity.

Get healthy and go low carb!