Looking for suggestions on low carb diets

I found the most success working with a Registered Dietician to develop healthier eating habits and identifying my trouble areas. She was very helpful in developing and identifying good food choices and identifying my bad ones and how to subtitute.

Doing some type of exercise along with it is important,too.

I have dry hands and feet. I use what lotion works good for me which is Eucerin, but what works for one, may not work as well on someone else. My family doctor told me to use Vaseline with those special soft, cloth gloves at night on my hands or on my feet with socks when it gets really bad. I have also heard good things about a product called Working Hands Lotion.

cinnamonsmile said:

I found the most success

I found the most success working with a Registered Dietician to develop healthier eating habits and identifying my trouble areas. She was very helpful in developing and identifying good food choices and identifying my bad ones and how to subtitute.

Doing some type of exercise along with it is important,too.

I have dry hands and feet. I use what lotion works good for me which is Eucerin, but what works for one, may not work as well on someone else. My family doctor told me to use Vaseline with those special soft, cloth gloves at night on my hands or on my feet with socks when it gets really bad. I have also heard good things about a product called Working Hands Lotion.

 

anti-estrogen drug make your skin very dry. I found when i use Aveeno Skin Relief body wash my skin is drying less and it less susceptible to winter dryness.

desertgirl947 said:

Thanks for the suggestions.

Thanks for the suggestions.  

I might have to try a nutritionist or dietician for help.  My DR went through a list of foods that are on a high scale, but a lot of those I already don't eat/drink.  I can easily step up the activity.  Living and working in a rural area makes it a challenge to go to where there is both aids.

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Actually that Working Hands might be good for my husband during the winter months.  He really gets dry hands from being in and out at his work place. 

I rely on Neutrogena for my hands. The kind that is like glycerin and you use only a little bit, not the white variety. For my body, I have a big pump bottle of Bepanthol body lotion that was recommended as very pure for me. I use it all over after showers.

About food, I studied a lot about anti-cancer foods and include them in my diet. Lots of veggies esp from the cabbage group, mushrooms, nuts/seeds, green leafy types, carrots/sweet potatoes for beta carotene (very important), beans/lentils/chick peas, low fat dairy products, whole grain cereals (oats/barley) and plenty of spices like curcumin (turmeric) and cinnamon. I eat very little sugar and meat once a week. For exercise, I run and walk and have got my weight back to pre-cancer diagnosis.

Good luck and merry Christmas!

Try Gold Bond with Shea Butter for hand lotion. In the shower get the Oil of Olay Oltra Moisturizer bath soap. Skip long hot showers and soaks. Wear rubber gloves when washing dishes. Extra: before donning the rubber gloves, I will rub my hands with coconut oil. Between the oil and the warm dishwater, my hands get much softer. Shea butter formula by Palmer's is what I use at night. You will find that in the African-American hair dressings section. It is almost pure shea butter but very cheap and nice smelling. That works well on any scars after stitches are out.

As for diets, look at diabetic cookbooks and try out MyFitnessPal.com It is free and works well. Counting calories is not hard at all since you mainly eat the same patterns week after week. A cheap notebook and writing things down works for many people. Balanced diets are best. Good luck!