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Archive for May, 2006


Keeping Kosher on the Atkins Diet

Rachel from New Jersey asked: “Hi, I was thinking about starting on the Atkins diet, however, my family keeps kosher in the house. Do you think there would be a problem with this? Is it possible to be on the Atkins diet and still keep kosher?”

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Low Carb Cinnamon Walnut Cookie Chews

Generally speaking, there’s no such thing as a cookie for the Atkins diet. But these Walnut Chews are delicious. Cook ‘em up and post a comment! YUMM! Ingredients: 1 stick (1/4 lb) unsalted butter 1/2 cup Brown Sugar Twin 1/2 cup Splenda 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup Atkins [...]

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Antidepressants and the Atkins Diet

Chelsea from San Francisco asked: “I have been on anti-depressants, and I’m about to go to the Atkins Diet. Is there any problem with that?” Chelsea, this is a very good question. Some people have concerns about connections linking the Atkins diet to depression. However, a lot of these peopleĆ¢??s assumptions are incorrect. The conventional [...]

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High Cholesterol and the Atkins Diet

Janet from Oregon asks “I just don’t get it. I have high cholesterol, but my friends tell me I should try the Atkins Diet. If I understand the diet correctly, it says eat less of the grains and low fat foods I’m used to, and eat more meats and cheeses. How can this be?” I [...]

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