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Sugar addiction thread 1/18
The man or woman in the street might say ‘I’m addicted to chocolate’, for example. It seems broadly accepted by ‘the public’ that what we put in our mouths can lead to unwanted addictive behaviours with negative impacts on our health & wellbeing.
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Still ageing in reverse thanks to a
#sugar
#free
life! Im 57 & feel better mentally & physically than in my 20s. My teachers & inspiration
@lowcarbGP
@ProfTimNoakes
@PHCukorg
@BittenJonsson
@FructoseNo
@drjasonfung
& more 🙏🏻 see pinned tweet if you’re struggling to stay stopped
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25 years ago I got married to the incomparable
@lowcarbGP
lucky me! And yes I can still fit in the dress thanks to
#lchf
and
#sugaraddiction
#recoveryposse
💝💝💝💝
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Desperately upsetting news
I’m not the praying type but I’m praying now
@DrMichaelMosley
is OK somewhere 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 and thinking of his family
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Isn’t it incredible that we all ‘swallowed’ *carbs for energy/stable blood sugar* & *meat/fat are bad* messages when the following are incontrovertible?
-humans evolved & survived eating meat/fat
-bodies & brains are made of proteins & fats
It’s like the emperor’s new clothes!
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Keeping it simple tonight. Ribeye & butter. Fast food. Essential amino acids & essential fatty acids. No non-essential sugars, grains, ultra processed foods
#NSNG
eating to live, not living to eat as I used to. My brain 🧠 appreciates my
#food
#addiction
#recovery
#choices
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Over the last 9 years I’ve given up...in this order...
Sugar
Grains
Processed food
Sweeteners
Snacking
Fruit
Nuts
Dairy
Caffeine
Alcohol
Eating more than once a day.
But I’ve gained...
Energy
Self-respect
Peace of mind
Steadier weight
Muscle mass
Clarity
Feels like winning!
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I wish everyone knew this
Still can't believe this Associated Press article is from 1931.
(Full story of sugar, insulin, and cancer in Ravenous: )
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I prefer lamb to beef. I just do! It’s a complete protein apparently and has more omega 3 than beef. I just enjoy it more. Also you just can’t intensively rear sheep. So you know it’s grass fed. Here’s our mini flock. Any other lamb fans out there?
#buybritish
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Delivering to two family households in isolation
Local eggs, meat and produce. Not a custard cream in sight because we love them and want them to stay well
@lowcarbGP
@DrAseemMalhotra
@FatEmperor
@thehealthdaddy
@zoeharcombe
#realfoodrocks
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Found photo of my face age 37 & here I am a few days ago 57. Before: tired, sad, obsessed with food. After: energetic, joyful & getting on with life. For me it was
#sugar
#refinedcarbs
#ultraprocessedfood
see pinned tweet for what I learned. It’s in the eyes 👀 ask
@lowcarbGP
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#lowcarbto1million
how to be fit & happy at 57? No sugar, no grains no seed oils. Obesity, fatigue, aches & pains, medication, headaches and cravings all gone. Eat real food. Pass it on!
@lowcarbGP
@hormonedietdoc
@DrAseemMalhotra
@DebandezScott
@ProfTimNoakes
@HealthResultsUK
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26 years married to this
#awesomehuman
how lucky am I? Off to film at his practice for a BBC news piece. What adventures we have
@lowcarbGP
#sugarfree
#lovematch
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21 years ago today I had a central obesity problem! 21 years and 1 week later I’m the stupidly proud mother of this fine fully grown human being.
@lowcarbGP
may have contributed along the way 🤣
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The effect of sugar on the brain is not amazing or funny
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#Food
#addiction
#recovery
is about much more than the food.
We have been ‘using’ food as drug to make us feel better. Sugars, grains and processed foods give our brains
Dopamine
Oxytocin
Serotonin
Endorphins
in unnatural amounts
The ‘feel good’ neurotransmitters.
A thread
1/8
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Congratulations
@lowcarbGP
This is the guy who had no social media account when we first started 11 years ago!
Now changing the world of T2D and do much more 🙌
Proudest of spouses!
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND FOLLOWERS !!! Thank-you Thank-you Low carb has come a long way since the first documented Type 2 Diabetes case way back in 1796 Just eat nutrient dense foods that don’t put your blood sugar up 👍
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My total cholesterol 19.57
Doctor rather concerned! Heart scan reveals zero calcium. A lower score than 100% of women my age- 58. What do I eat? Meat, eggs, fish & animal fats 80% fat 20% protein Keto AF
@FatEmperor
@nicknorwitz
@realDaveFeldman
@KetoCarnivore
@bigfatsurprise
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Speaking about food addiction today at a massive diabetes conference
Behold the snacks in the speaker’s lounge 😬 dear, dear, dear
@DoctorTro
@KenDBerryMD
@ObesityResolved
@JoanIfland
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In our camper van eating salmon (wild caught!) and counting our very many blessings
A happy and healthy New Year to everyone 🙏🏻
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Nurse
@Gaylegerro
dropping the
#TruthBomb
that neither white rice or brown rice are good choices for people with
#T2D
@HealthResultsUK
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My go to satiety bomb is a three egg omelet made with a dollop of home made ghee. Hunger slain for 4-5 hours. Getting on with life in the meantime.
#foodaddiction
#RecoveryPosse
#FastFood
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And if you can’t stop ask for help!
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Feeding the grandkids low carb lasagne tonight made with mortadella slices instead of pasta. Cheese sauce is cream, grated mozzarella and cheddar with a dash of mustard. Crowd pleaser!
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Easy peasy one tray dinner. Red peppers, red onion, chorizo sausage, chicken thighs and broccoli. Olive oil, seasoning. Hot oven eg 40 mins. Low carb deliciousness.
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And people say sugar isn’t addictive 🤨⬇️
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Look 👀 at my beautiful friend
@V1atsala
and her amazing
#LCHF
#Health
#transformation
no more
#asthma
cooking up amazing
#keto
#Indian
food 🥘 💕🙌🙌💯 💯
#SaturdayMotivation
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Happy Christmas everyone! When you get dressed up for Christmas Eve and your mother-in-law asks why you are in your pyjamas at 4pm 🤣
@Bodenclothing
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If you have a food addiction problem, the answer is no ice cream.
What's the best ice cream for weight loss and metabolic health?
We're ranking popular ice creams based on their
@JoinHava
satiety score. Coming up soon, the big reveal.
Which ice cream will win? Which will score the lowest? Do you have a favorite ice cream brand we should
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Another restrictive
#lowcarb
dinner devoid of taste & nutrients 🙄 how do you sustain this misery?! <celeriac chips in lard by the way!>
@lowcarbGP
@DocRunner1
@DrAseemMalhotra
@TaraKellyRD
@peterfoley_7
@zoeharcombe
@tom_watson
@FatEmperor
@ProfTimNoakes
what bunch of nutters 😉
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I don’t know what all these numbers imply but very happy with my metabolic age of 43 on my 57th birthday!!
#LCHF
#AgingGracefully
#sugarfree
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Our conference on food addiction hits the press this morning
@DoctorChrisVT
@lowcarbGP
The tide is turning on ultra processed food!
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Thanks to today’s
@DailyMailUK
article
@lowcarbGP
now has 50k followers 👏👏
@DebandezScott
@AmandaZZ100
@upyrbike
thanks to everyone for their support...saving more lives! Time for T2Ds and the rest of us to liberate ourselves from industry-funded, outdated advice ✊
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Flour, pasta & other carbs are just glucose molecules 'holding hands', soon to become sugar in the body
@lowcarbGP
Your liver cannot tell the difference between the sugar in a Coke and the sugar in a glass of fruit juice or a slice of toast. .
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My husband
@lowcarbGP
or David Unwin celebrates FIFTY YEARS of volunteering at The Three Owls Bird Sanctuary. Literally man and boy Congratulations 😊
@BarnOwlTrust
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#WorldDiabetesDay
celebrating the 86 people who have achieved
#T2D
drug free
#remission
with a low carbohydrate diet so far at Norwood surgery
@lowcarbGP
@DocRunner1
#hope
#lchf
@PHCukorg
@ProfTimNoakes
@CampbellMurdoch
@tom_watson
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This is the first EVER 12 days Of Christmas I’ve not put weight on in my life. I have a VERY special skill for weight gain even on
#lchf
One meal a day, mostly protein & fat, no alcohol, dairy or nuts. Exercise daily. Not hungry. Still learning at 56! Don’t give up.
@lowcarbGP
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Home made scotch eggs!
#LCHF
made with our own eggs and pork. Soft boil eggs. Mix herbs, seasoning and mustard into pork mince. Wrap the eggs in mince. Dip in beaten egg then crushed pork cracking or ground almond. Fry in lard to brown then bake eg 10 mins until pork cooked. Yum
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Interesting! Resting heart rate down 11 beats per minute since I have been meat and eggs only for a few days
@SBakerMD
@CarnivoreMD
I do feel calmer and more energetic at the same time
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Low carbohydrate psychoeducational programs show promise for the treatment of
#foodaddiction
new data published today
A thread 1/3
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The gauntlet of sugar I had to run to pay for my fuel. We are a nation of addicts!!
@lowcarbGP
@PHCukorg
@xandvt
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Dinner party snacks!
Snip up salami slices and bake for about 10 mins until crispy
#keto
#lowcarb
#sugarfree
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#farewell
to the
#NHS
#proud
to have done by best for over 32 years
Now-on to pastures new!
@realfoodrocksUK
@Diabetescouk
@PHCukorg
@lowcarbGP
✊
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Today’s protein packed meal will be slow cooked shin beef. Going in the oven now for 3 hours. 10 minutes prep. ‘I don’t have time to cook’ …you do! ‘It’s too expensive’…learn to cook cheap cuts and add flavours. Feeding the brain and body
#recoveryposse
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Inspired by
@foodaddiction4u
to lean into some pain 🥶
I’ll grudgingly admit to feeling pretty epic when it stops 🤣 Hello endorphins 👋
Thanks to
@lowcarbGP
for the photo and the laughs. No, dear reader, he wasn’t man enough to take the plunge 💝
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This is a very important truth
Fact: most people don’t need to learn how to diet, they need to learn how to actually eat
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Yet sugar addiction is not a formally recognised disorder unlike drug/alcohol use, nor is it seen as a process addiction like gambling, shopping or sex. Neither is it recognised as an eating disorder. The result is little research & no services to help people who struggle.
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This is the kind of post I’m on
#twitter
for!
Congratulations to 86-year-old Conrad Slater who completed his 250th
@parkrunUK
at Fell Foot, Cumbria this morning. See more on
@ITVborder
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More protein is fine for T2D
@DailyMailUK
@lowcarbGP
@Dr__Guess
@_HealthResults
@HealthResultsUK
data from our ongoing cohort 🥩 🥩🥩🥩
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We are sleep walking into a public health disaster! Processed
#food
#addiction
My article in the Express today
@RobertLustigMD
@DoctorTro
@xandvt
@KenDBerryMD
@carbaddictiondr
@JoanIfland
@zoeharcombe
@ProfTimNoakes
@garytaubes
@FructoseNo
@jamieoliver
@tom_watson
@PHCukorg
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When people say they are addicted to chocolate it’s actually the sugar. Try 100% dark chocolate and you’ll see 🤣
MY LATEST SUGAR INFOGRAPHIC explains why low carbers stick to 90% chocolate. It has SEVEN TIMES less sugar in it than milk chocolate! Many
#chocoholics
are actually addicted to the sugar content of milk chocolate Really it should be called SUGARCHOCOLATE look 👀
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I prefer the term sugar addiction and not food addiction. The evidence suggests that it is foods containing sugar or refined carbohydrates such as flour, often in combination with fat and salt, which are particularly problematic in terms of ‘moderation’.
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It’s not just the physical but also the mental benefits of
#lowcarb
that make it sustainable
#sugarfreedom
#peaceofmind
#RecoveryPosse
never too late for a
#forkintheroad
start today one step at a time
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⬇️ snacking is a habit best avoided, especially for those of us with food addiction issues. Hard to moderate even with ‘healthy foods’. It’s taken me years but now I just eat 2 meals a day, 5 hours apart. No snacks! Rules are easier that willpower. ✊
@lowcarbGP
Interesting - up to 20% of energy requirements nowadays are from snacks 😳
Snacks are what we used to call occasional treats
@lowcarbGP
@jen_unwin
@PHCukorg
@BritishHolistic
@HodkinsonAlice
@zoeharcombe
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Wowzers 🤩 Ruth! You are
#LCHF
Wonder Woman 👏👏👏👏
@lowcarbGP
will be so happy. And people say sugar isn’t addictive 😖 amazing stuff 💯✊👍
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I’m not a medical doctor but even I know dried fruit is a bad idea for people with blood glucose control problems
What’s up
@DiabetesUK
@tesconews
?!? One banana fresh or dried is equivalent to about 5+ tsp sugar. Amount in normal blood is 1 tsp.
Try with a CGM! Disappointing.
We've worked with
@Tesconews
to help people living with, or at risk of, type 2 diabetes make easy and healthy meals 🤌🏻
Find more healthy recipes we've created with Tesco 👉🏼
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Not all food is ‘addictive’. Certainly not whole, real foods such as eggs, fish, meat and non-starchy vegetables. We have to eat after all. The original human diet
@KenDBerryMD
Snacks are designed to be hyperpalatable and moreish. Food as entertainment not nourishment.
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Join the recovery tribe & get support & guidance. I recommend the Facebook group Sugar Bomb in your Brain . FF
@BittenJonsson
@TriggerFree_RD
@FruehlingAnna
@carbaddictiondr
@DietDoctor
Recovery is possible and it’s amazing!
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For me these have all gone forever. No regrets.
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Super proud of
@lowcarbGP
presenting at
@keto_live
on low carb and blood pressure!
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Poor (wo)man’s steak tartare! Mix chopped red onion, gherkins, egg yolk, pepper and a tin of corned beef, season and mould! Delicious! Sugar free. Somewhere a french person is crying
#protein
#LCHF
#lockdownlunch
#budgetrecipe
#fastfood
#nocooking
no need to thank me
@twitter
🤣
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Every day’s a school day! Turnips 6g carbs/100g & make cheap tasty fries (or mash). Peel & slice, microwave until just tender, toss in olive oil and seasoning, roast in hot oven for 20 mins. Much better result than celeriac IMHO
@lowcarbGP
@KatieCaldesi
@paleocanteen
#lchf
#jerf
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Ummm!! Maybe ask
@lowcarbGP
He has the best results internationally on long term drug free remission
It’s a mystery why
@DiabetesUK
and
@NHSuk
aren’t beating down his door 🤔
Answers on a postcard please
📢 How do you think diabetes care in England could be improved?
The UK Government is asking us this question right now. We only have a short amount of time to get back to them. And we need your help.
Tell us your top priority for improving diabetes care:
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Just picked these from the garden. Took me 20 minutes and they are only around for a couple of weeks. Today we can get pounds of tropical fruit all year round at the reach of a hand. I’m convinced we did not evolve to eat +++sugar
@bendormiki
@lowcarbGP
#realfoodrocks
#eatlocal
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How about neither option? Eat real food, get a grip of the food environment and teach cooking in schools
Is it right to prescribe weight loss jabs on the NHS?
A weekly injection will be available on prescription in a bid to address Britain's obesity epidemic.
Is it a good idea? Or should people just focus on eating less and moving more?
#JeremyVine
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Eggcellent thread on eggs!
You'll never throw out the Yolk again after reading this.
Thread. 🔴 👇
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We are a bit late to the
@TheNoakesF
#keto
#textbook
party. But we are thrilled to be included in the list of fabulous people involved! Bravo to the editors whose task was Herculean 🙌🙌
@ProfTimNoakes
@lowcarbGP
#hope
#T2D
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Time to wake up to the dangers of junk food for our children!
After a sensational u-turn on plans to ban junk food deals experts warn millions of children are sleep walking towards a lifetime of disease because of the relentless push of heavily-industrialised & aggressively-marketed fake food
#obesity
@jen_unwin
@lowcarbGP
@DrAseemMalhotra
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Congratulations to
@lowcarbGP
for showing the massive impact
#lowcarb
diet can have on
#T2D
outcomes
I think that’s settled now?? let’s just get on and implement it.
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Made some chicken liver pate for
#Organuary
and just because it’s delicious and nutritious. Simmer chicken livers in butter (I added garlic), season. Blend. Chill. Top with melted butter. Re-chill.
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@BelindaFettke
@JoannaBlythman
@lowcarbGP
@BarneyCalman
We were so naive when we started out helping people with T2D-had no idea at all the tangled web we were heading into. I still can’t believe it. It’s so simple to us. Encourage people to eat less sugar. Lives saved. Makes other people inexplicably furious! Always leads back to 💰
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Made the chicken bread seen on world carnivore tribe FB page! Nailed it
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This might be even better that
@lowcarbGP
graphics 🤣 really makes the point! Choose wisely...
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Social distancing project
#1
complete. Stylish cardigan for
@lowcarbGP
#lowcarbknitters
@siobhan_huggins
@BelindaFettke
@BittenJonsson
@KetoHiking
show us your current projects ⬇️
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Chicken curry with roasted cauliflower and broccoli. Recipe in Fork in the Road. Food addiction recovery isn’t about dieting it’s about not eating your drug foods. Fork in the Road: A Hopeful Guide to Food Freedom
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Sugar & carbs override natural satiety signals. Protein & fat lead to natural satiety, the brain signals us to stop eating via the action of leptin. However, carbohydrates override this mechanism. That’s why people joke that they always have room for pudding. It’s true.
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Also part of long-term recovery is building up the feel-good transmitters dopamine & serotonin naturally, to avoid relapse. Exercise, hobbies, yoga, helping others, being outdoors etc can all help your mental health. Follow what makes you feel good.
@actionhappiness
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Come on
@elonmusk
let’s re-instate
@ProfTimNoakes
so you can debate carbs!
Twitter account of Prof Tim Noakes permanently banned: Call for restoration and clarity - Sign the Petition! via
@Change
@CoachAnnaSRx
@BittenJonsson
@JoanIfland
@DietDoctor
@jen_unwin
@drtonyhampton
@DrAseemMalhotra
@garytaubes
@lowcarbGP
@MichelleHurnRD
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Each person must work out their own trigger foods over time. What can you NOT moderate, that is the key thing to notice. I can bet it won’t be eggs, fish or broccoli! Your reward will be freedom from cravings, overeating, shame, low mood and illness.
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Lots of family and friends for lunch today! Home reared lamb and pork, red cabbage, local green beans and garlic swede mash see you soon
@RoastMutton2
@lowcarbGP
and
@DocRunner1
#lowcarb
#winning
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Really pleased to have this certification
@NutritionNetwrk
@ProfTimNoakes
excellent course. Soon to be put to very good use saving one sugar addict at a time!
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Locally this morning...the top soil blowing away in the wind because the field is ploughed. Just leave it as grass over winter and put some sheep on it?! Also a massive heated greenhouse-could actually feel the heat as I ran past 😬 um! Maybe we should eat more seasonally?
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IMPORTANT NEWS!
International Food Addiction Consensus Conference IFACC24
Central London 17 May 2024
Amazing speakers presenting agreement about food addiction diagnosis
Confirmed
@RobertLustigMD
@MichaelMossC
@addunplug
@DrNicoleAvena
@DrSPThompson
@Drdavidwiss
& more⬇️
1/3
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Next paper from us busts ‘high protein will damage your kidneys’ myth. In fact, it seems to be the opposite
@KenDBerryMD
@hormonedietdoc
@TuitNutrition
@DoctorTro
@tednaiman
@CarnivoreMD
@KetoCarnivore
@DrEenfeldt
@natureboyrr
@Mark_Sisson
@BittenJonsson
@NutritionNetwrk
IMPORTANT! Despite high protein fears low-carb diets may well IMPROVE kidney function as our new study suggests👍
@Wongplan1
@jen_unwin
@Dr__Guess
@drjasonfung
@DrPaulMason
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