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Do carbs transport protein?

My mom is pre diabetic and once we were talking about how carbohydrates can affect your body, and she said the doctor told her to eat plenty of carbs because they transport protein …
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High A1C, FBG after 8-month EXTREME LC diet

Frustration... I recently had a very bad reaction to a series of Hep B vaccine - bad polyarthritis, eye, ear problems, dizzy, etc etc. I had no insurance at the time (pre-Medicare …
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Tell me what to do next - still facing health issues and not sure where I’m going wrong

Hi. I've been eating fully primal for about 2.5 months now, and for the year prior to that I was largely gluten/dairy free. I've lost about 35lb in the last 2.5 months by being pri …
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“Pre-diabetes” - preventative medicine or lazy science?

Sorry...I know it's not as simple as that, I'm just frustrated with a conventional medical model in which a number on a report defines a person's state of health and generates a pr …
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Help. Pre-diabetic mother told to eat SAD

My mother is on the heavy side but not morbidly obese. She probably needs to loose 30 or 40 pounds. She recently went to the doctor and they did a bunch of tests. She is pre-diabet …
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Hypoglycemia when Paleo

Hi, I've been trying to go Primal/Paleo for well over a year, and have encountered many hang-ups. The biggest one lately has been the blood sugar lows. I am 5'5" and weigh 221lbs. …