Vegetarian Diet and Mental Disorders

A fascinating article over on PubMed from last week showed a remarkable correlation between lack of meat in the diet and mental disorders Read more [...]
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The Friends of Bob A.

Not quite satisfied with just planning for a future cruise, one of our fellow-cruisers came up with the idea of forming a new group on FaceBook whimsically called "Friends of Bob A" (for the late Dr. Robert Atkins). Read more [...]
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Low-Carb Cruise Interview with Denise Minger and Chris Masterjohn

This is the last of the podcasts that Georgene and I did on the 2012 Low-Carb Cruise. This was with the "mystery couple" that I mentioned in the post/podcast Read more [...]
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Interview with Jeff and Dee Miles on the 2012 Low Carb Cruise

On Tuesday of the cruise week, I ran into Jeff and Dee on the Lido deck just before lunch. They were wearing their "Low-Carb Cruise" nametags, so I struck up a conversation. Read more [...]
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Let’s Add “Healthy Whole Grains” to EVERYTHING!

Georgene just showed me a article in this month's Smithsonian Magazine (The Food Issue) that made me physically ill... Read more [...]
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Interview with Jimmy and Christine Moore on the 2012 Low-Carb Cruise

Jimmy is a much more experienced interviewer than I am (and it shows in the recording). I had intended to keep the interview short, but that ended up being difficult for two reasons: 1) Jimmy and Christine are really interesting people, and 2) I managed to take up a lot of time rambling on random topics. Read more [...]
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Results from the N=1 Experiment on the 5th Annual Low-Carb Cruise

This particular N=1 experiment really had too many variables, but I think I have firmly established that as long as I avoid grain, sugar, and sweeteners, I can eat all of the meat, non-starchy veggies, and butter I can stand without gaining a lot of weight. Read more [...]
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