Its placcy and not cheapo but a great shop nonetheless..aside form the Jewelry which is crappy.

http://www.evolutionnyc.com/IBS/SimpleCat/Product/asp/hierarchy/020O1G/product-id/29143.html

For that see Crazy Pig Designs in Londinium (where our wedding rings are from )

I’ve been there many times. Evolution not Crazy Pig Designs. I like Mandible and Maxilla a little better, though

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MD not only sets a gorgeous table, it looks like she’s very good at interiors, as well! My compliments on your lovely home.

I’m also very interested in the menopause topic so I’m looking forward to see what you have to say. For me, menopause hasn’t been too much of a problem, the hot flashes and night sweats are already gone but it’s the long term effects like the aforementioned menopot that I’d like to avoid. I agree with Kathy that a book from the LC point of view will be most welcome.

Thanks for the kind words. MD does keep a nice house and a nice table. I’m a lucky guy. Most of the time.

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The ‘brilliant’ Mayor of Chicago has banned Foie Gras. It is illegal to sell it at Chicago restaurants. Ridiculous, IMO, to ban Foie Gras yet still allow the sale of feed-lot CAFO animal flesh. Duh.
Fortunately, restaurants have been successfully fighting back by offering an expensive plate of greens with “free” Fois Gras on the side.

Your Grandkids are adorable! The little one looks to be about the same age as our son. What a great (yet challenging for us) age!

Thanks again,
K

It’s a lot less challenging age when you’re a grandparent than when you’re a parent.

MRE

Hi Brian–

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I have been on a variant of your diet for a while now, and I love it. But I recently have read various sources indicating that meats promote a pretty significant insulin response (it seems peanuts and eggs are the proteins that result in the lowest insulin response). How does this figure into your overall view?

It doesn’t figure much into my overall view. The studies I’ve seen that I trust show that meat doesn’t particularly cause an insulin or blood sugar response. I don’t worry about it.

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Hi Mary Lou–

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Hey Thomas–

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From the Washington Post:

Diabetes Group Backs Low-Carb Diets

Friday, December 28, 2007; 12:00 AM

FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has come out in support of low-carbohydrate diets for people with diabetes who want to manage their weight.

The ADA voiced its support of low-calorie or low-carbohydrate diets in its newly published 2008 clinical practice recommendations.

The recommendations are intended to help physicians guide their patients in diabetes prevention and management.

The ADA estimates that more than 20 million children and adults are living with diabetes in the United States. However, about one-third of those people have the disease but have not yet been diagnosed, according to the association.

Prior to the release of the 2008 recommendations, the ADA did not support low-carbohydrate diets for diabetes management due to a lack of evidence supporting their safety and effectiveness.

Whether a person can stick with a diet is more important than the diet’s theme, according to the association. Low-carbohydrate and low-calorie diets are equally effective in helping people lose weight over a year. However, the recommendations do also include guidelines for monitoring the lipid profiles and kidney health of people who choose a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet.

The recommendations continue to support sustained, moderate weight loss and increased physical activity for people who are overweight, obese, living with diabetes or at risk for becoming diabetic.

“The risks of overweight and obesity are well-known. We recognize that people are looking for realistic ways to lose weight,” Ann Albright, president of health care and education for the ADA, said in a prepared statement. “The evidence is clear that both low-carbohydrate and low-fat calorie restricted diets result in similar weight loss at one year. We’re not endorsing either of these weight-loss plans over any other method of losing weight. What we want health-care providers to know is that it’s important for patients to choose a plan that works for them, and that the health-care team support their patients’ weight-loss efforts and provide appropriate monitoring of patients’ health.”

Being overweight and physically inactive both increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to the ADA. Being overweight or obese also make the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes more difficult. The 2008 recommendations state that all adults who are overweight and have an additional risk factor for diabetes should be tested for diabetes or pre-diabetes.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who have pre-diabetes can avoid diabetes if they lose 7 percent of their body weight and get more than 150 minutes of activity a week.

Developing and maintaining a disaster kit for diabetes self-management is also included in the new recommendations, along with revised guidelines for care of diabetes in older adults.

Hi Jon–

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One of the best things that happened to me at the close of the old year was to return to low-carb eating and to run across your website. I just spent 10 days in Paris, eating foie gras whenever I could as well as other lc delights and losing 2 lb in the process. It helped to have rented an apartment, so breakfast and lunch were taken care of, but there is no law in France that compels you to eat bread; and high-quality produce, grass-fed beef, and free-range poultry (or “raised in liberty” as the label on our Christmas guinea hen read) are very easy to find.

On the topic of international shipping, it would be nice if you find a shipper that does not use a customs broker. On shipments from the US to Canada, UPS holds your package ransom until you pay exorbitant brokerage fees (I’ve paid half the value of a software program). The joke is that with NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) there shouldn’t be any duty on US-made goods shipped to Canada. I usually only buy things from the States that are shipped USPS. Canada Post has a look at the declaration and if it’s over a certain value bills me for the sales tax and a $5 handling fee. I don’t mind that at all.

I look forward to another year of reading your excellent posts.

Hi Susan–

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Also, I wanted to mention that several Christmases ago, my husband bought me a saber-toothed tiger skull. I cried when I opened the package. As a child, the saber-tooth was my favorite “dinosaur,” and I’ve always wanted a skull, but never mentioned it because I thought people would think I was crazy.

The skull has a place of honor in the center of the coffee table in the den (packed to the gunnels with books, ala your den!). At Christmas I put a Santa hat on the skull and surround it with a decorated wreath. Now THAT’S a sight to see! Too bad I can’t include a picture for your amusement.

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to write this blog and answer all the comments, and for writing your series of books. I, too, am eagerly awaiting MD’s recipes!

Hi Kathy–

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