If you are just starting out or would like more information about a low carb lifestyle, here is a list of links and reading materials for you to check out. This is by no means all inclusive, but it's a great place to start!
E-books:
Specifically for diabetics:
• Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. A Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars.
(Recommended for all diabetics)
Recommended low carb books:
(Most are available on Amazon or half.com. Also be sure to check your local library to see if they are available for checkout)
• Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It by Gary Taubes
• Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes
• Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back To Health by Davis MD, William
• The New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great
• Protein Power & Protein Power Life Plan by Drs. Mike & Mary Eades
• Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar-Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
• Eat Fat Get Thin by Barry Groves
• Natural Health & Weight Loss by Barry Groves
• Trick & Treat by Barry Groves
•The Diet Cure or The Mood Cure by Julia Ross
• Sugar Nation by Jeff O'Connell
• Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (see above)*
Websites & Blogs:
• Atkins
• Dr Briffa (Canadian Low Carb Doctor and Author)
Great Recipe Sites:
• Genaw (Linda Sue's recipes and recipe reviews)
• Modern Savage Living (Low carb and paleo recipes along with lifestyle articles)
Fantastic Facebook Groups:
• The Low Carb Dish! (Open public group for sharing recipes. Large membership. Very active. Tightly moderated to ensure good low carb information and the most success)
• Hardcore Healthy Living (Closed group filled with self-professed nerds and geeks following low carb and/or paleo lifestyles. Warning: adult humor)
Movies and Lectures:
Fat Head Movie
Cereal Killers
Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Why We Get Fat
What if Fat Doesn't Make You Fat
Cereal Killers
Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Why We Get Fat
What if Fat Doesn't Make You Fat
*Note: The new Atkins plan allows wheat and other questionable ingredients. The new Atkins plan appears to be more about pushing their branded highly-processed, pre-packaged foods than great health. Stick to old school Atkins for best results.
