Most of the many success stories on LCHF are in Swedish. But here’s a nice exception. Birgitta Höglund, a Swedish former chef, now lives in Turkey in the popular tourist destination Alanya.
A free tourist magazine just published a long interview with her about her love of good food – and her weight loss and health gains from eating LCHF. Check it out online, on page 54-59:
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I am influencing half of my department mostly because they can see for themselves how well I look. I had a phone call the other day from a young colleague who is a recovering cancer patient (Colon cancer) he said he wanted some paleo/lcHF advice as he feels he lack energy sicne his chemo etc...so I gave me some advice and then directed him to this website and MArk Sissons and Dr DAvis Wheat belly .....
In the UK during chemo sessions the nurses hand out sweets to the patients my colleague told me. He could not believe it. You are trying to kill hte cancer and then feed the patient glucose so it can thrive again.......
Anyway Excellent that word spreads...ironically Turkey might be one of the very first places where proper argiculture and therefore High carb diet started as shown by archaelogical remains dating back to some 13000 years!!! We have gone full circle a Swedish Lowcarber who spreads the word from the cradle of agriculture.....MARVELLOUS!!!
It's really interesting to study The Mediterranean Diet right on the spot. I've been travelling a lot in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus for some years now and in every country they eat a lot of beef, fish, lamb, chicken, eggs, cheese and butter along with fruit and vegetables. And of course a lot of bread. Saturated fat has a big part of the traditional diet.
Unfortunately they have become more and more influenced by the Western Lifestyle. The supermarkets are now filled with soda, chips, candy and cookies. Obese children are no longer few, like it was just 5-6 years ago.
Health advice are now seen more often in TV and magazines, the Doctors are telling people to go back to the traditional breakfast with cheese, eggs, olives and vegetables and avoid to eat too much bread and cereals. So The Food Revolution is a growing lifestyle even in the cradle of grains
Keep up the good work...even in sunny countries they may need help to see the light!
Hope meat that's not so usual to buy, will be more available both in England and here in Sweden soon. We lowcarbers can make a difference, by asking our foodstores to sell them
And Lent used to be really kept strictly. Every day was a fast day where one main meal was eaten, with two other smaller "feeds" that would not add up to the amount in another main meal. And this for 40 days!! And lots of fish only days in Lent was the norm - that must have had a great deal to do with lower weights as well.
Nothing to it!!! I think many people are finding that the "modern" version of this faith fasting, which is intermittent fasting is improving their health. Oh, for the good old days!!!
I enjoyed every bit.... I really do love original Turkish Cuisine with all its spices and aromas! It is one of the finest in the world and suits my taste, yummy.
BTW, I should have a little bit reading in one of my a little neglected cookbooks with Turkish dishes....
Thanks for posting this and inspiring me
A very clear and very good podcast
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