Here you can read about low carb foods, good & healthy fats, 'paleo', working out, and everyday life for a health coach, Zumba instructor, business woman, mother of three and an ex fat-person!
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I have had a very hectic autumn. Amongst all the things I have been occupied with I have written a cook book: Lchf for the whole family!
It is now ready for prublishing. Very exciting and the book is truly stunning! Amazing photo's by an excellent photographer.
Hopefully it will come out in English too! Let's hope...
1 avocado
200 ml creme fraiche
salt and peppar
Mash all together and enjoy with any meal or on it's own as a snack. Yumminess guaranteed!
Det blev brunch - frukost + luch på en trevlig restaurang i Karlstad!
Lax, kyckling, smör, ostar, bacon, ägg....
Gott var det! Båten heter restaurangen... ;)
A Swedish company has made a cooling lunchbox. I know how often I have food with me when travelling for e.g. And my kids that take food with to school and on outings.
The lid keeps the food cool for 7 hours! You just put it in the freezer overnight and the next day it's ready to keep your food fresh! Me like!
Cut up a zucchini in cm thick slices. Take one teaspoon of your favorite cream cheese and put on each slice. Very yum and easy. Of course make sure the cheese is high fat!!! :)
A very sad day. Steve Jobbs is dead. Steve has been apples visionary and creative genius.
I am a huge fan of Apple products! My thoughts are with his family today.
Fructose, also known as fruit sugar, is something we have always eaten, or is it?
A century ago a person ate 15 grams per day, and today we eat 4-5 times that amount.
Given the way the body breaks down fructose, that increase may be contributing to liver and heart disease, reports the September 2011 issue of the Harvard Health Publication, Harvard medical school.
Two recent studies have linked higher intake of fructose with higher chances of developing or dying from heart disease.
The breakdown of fructose in the liver does more than lead to the buildup of fat.
It also:
- elevates triglycerides
- increases harmful LDL (so-called bad cholesterol)
- promotes the buildup of fat around organs (visceral fat)
- increases blood pressure
- makes tissues insulin-resistant, a precursor to diabetes
- increases the production of free radicals, energetic compounds that can damage DNA and cells.
None of these changes are good for the arteries and the heart.
Researchers have begun looking at connections between fructose, fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular disease.
An article published in 2010 in The New England Journal of Medicine indicated that people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are more likely than those without it to have buildups of cholesterol-filled plaque in their arteries. They are also more likely to develop cardiovascular disease or die from it.
Higher intakes of fructose are associated with these conditions, but clinical trials have yet to show that it causes them.
Recomendations are still only to limit the amount of sugar you get from sugar-sweetened drinks, pastries, desserts, breakfast cereals, and more.
The human body handles glucose and fructose in different ways. Virtually every cell in the body can break down glucose for energy. About the only ones that can handle fructose are liver cells. What the liver does with fructose, especially when there is too much in the diet, has potentially dangerous consequences for the liver, the arteries, and the heart.
I myself have not eater fruit for 2 years, my body is lacking nothing and I am very healthy. Even if 'they' don't direktly recommend cutting down or out on fruits, that's what I would do, especially after reading the article in the Harvard Publication.
What do you think?
Currently there is a shortage of butter in Sweden! A tv channel here bought 'the last' 10 packages of butter (they claim) and have sold it on Tradera which is the Swedish equevelant to Ebay.
The final price was kr 5100:- = in Dollars: 741:- in Rands: 5980:- in Euro: 554 and in British pounds: 475:-
Which means an extremely high kg price for these 5kg of Swedish butter. But the buyer does get a few minutes on TV when he/she fetches their butter.
Obesity is a world wide problem! It is in fact a global epidemic!
On WHO (World Health Organisation) website you can read more about the facts around obesity!
- Obesity is classified as a preventable disease;
- Global obesity has doubled in the last 40 years;
- More people die from obesity than from hunger and starvation;
- Over 1.5 billion adults (above the age of 20) are overweight/obese;
- Over 45 million children under the age of five are overweight;
- Between 7% and 41% of cancers are attributed to being overweight;
- There are more overweight children in developing countries than in developed countries;
- Obesity and under-nutrition tend to co-exist;
- America spends over 10 million an hour on obesity related healthcare!;
Very scary statistics! And this is not due to the recent increase of butter consumption in Sweden the past few years!
So what do you think is the problem?
I reckon, I am totally convinced actually, that it is the sugar, starches, diet and light products and fast (bad) foods that is the problem!
My brother who lives in South Africa has always been very interested in health and foods. He has always spoken highly of coconut oil and how good it is for us. But I was very 'anti' - I avoided all and everything that looked like fat, and coconuta oil is 100% fat!
BUT he was right!
Organic coconut oil is really a miracle cure for the body and is awesome to cook with. It's the best fat (and ghee) that tolerates beeing heated without turning to transfatts as other oils do, and even butter.
Coconut oil is good for you if you:
- want to loose weight,
- lower blood pressure,
- have problems with stomach,
- have aches and pains in your joints
My jar of oil stand on my kitchen bench, next to the stove. It tolerates standing in room temperature and does not go bad.
A spoon of coconut oil in a cup of tea is really good for you. My tip is to take at least 2 tablespoons of coconut oil every day. It balanses your insluin well and they say it also protects the liver from damage caused by alcohol.
Monique the blogger
Welcome to my blog and website. The goal with my blog is to share ideas, tips and inspiration with you!
As well as let you be a part of my LCHF life filled with good food and great workouts!
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Have a great day! Take care of your body, look after your self - and enjoy a healthy life...
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