Health Benefits that may be associated with a low carbohydrate lifestyle and weight loss:
- Blood glucose reduce to normal levels in diabetic and pre-diabetic patients.
- Stabilizing blood sugars, improving abnormal blood glucose fluctuations, reducing and often completely eliminating symptoms for those suffering with episodes of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
- Decrease in blood pressure
- Reduced incidence of heart disease
- Reduced incidence of stroke
- Reduced risk for dementia/Alzheimer’s disease
- Reduced incidence of degenerative eye diseases (cataracts, macular degeneration and glaucoma)
- Improved cholesterol profile. HDL (good cholesterol) increases, LDL particles change to be protective to the heart, high triglycerides decrease dramatically.
- Improvement of heart burn/reflux symptoms and decreased incidence of stomach and duodenal ulcers
- Improved pain related to, and decrease in the development of osteoarthritis of the knees
- Decrease in symptoms of inflammatory conditions, such as asthma, chronic/frequent bronchitis, inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid and other arthritis), psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease).
- Reduced allergies, including hay fever and eczema
- Reduction in the severity of inflammatory acne
- Decrease in gout episodes
- Hemochromatosis patients need less frequent phlebotomies
- Decrease in heart failure symptoms
- Reduced risk for many malignancies (cancers) and possibility of prolonged life in those already suffering from certain types of cancer
- Improved depression symptoms and decreased anxiety
- Improved energy levels
- Decreased incidence of gingivitis, periodontal disease and improved dental health
- Reduced risk for osteoporosis
- Decreased incidence of yeast (candida) infections in the mouth, esophagus, intestines and vagina
- Younger biological age
- Improved immunity with increased resistance to infections
- Improvement of mood swings
- Reduced incidence of diverticulitis
- Reduced incidence of appendicitis
- Reduced incidence of varicose veins
- Reduced incidence of venous insufficiency (poor venous return in the legs)
- Reduces the incidence of vitamin deficiencies
- Improves the appearance of facial skin, causing it to look younger
- Reduced risk for Parkinson’s disease
- Reversal of fatty liver/non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
- Reduced risk for blood clots by improving platelet function
- Improved adrenal function
- Improved concentration
- Decrease in the frequency of epileptic seizures
- Improved excretion of excess water and salt
- Reduced cravings for sweets