Real Food Low Carb Course
The Argyll Wellbeing Hub has funding from the Scottish Government to pilot a new type of support for people who are living with, or who are at risk of, a long-term health condition. It takes the form of a 10-week program, delivered by local health coach Moira Newiss, that is designed to help you change your diet so it is based on real food and as a result is low in carbohydrates.
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A real food low carbohydrate diet helps you to reduce inflammation, improve blood sugar control and improve other markers of metabolic health such as weight and waist size as well as blood markers like HDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
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In addition to losing weight other benefits include reduced pain, less brain fog, better gut health, a clearer and calmer mind, less mood swings, better sleep and an improved sense of wellbeing.
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If you want to take back control of your health, improve your overall wellbeing and try to reduce or resolve your symptoms then this might be a good opportunity for you. Why not give it a go?
A 10 week Real Food Low Carb Course
If you meet our eligibility criteria and want to give it a go then this is what you sign up for:
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A BEFORE mini health assessment including height, weight, blood pressure and a metabolic blood panel. Also including a couple of online health questionnaires to assess your current health status and mental wellbeing. The bloods will be fasted and done on a Wednesday between 8am and 11am.
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An 8 week course run every Wednesday evening from 7pm to 8.30pm in the Argyll Wellbeing Hub on Breadalbane Street in Oban.
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You will join a group of no more than 15 people who all want to improve their health. Your health coach will run the sessions which will be a mixture of education and discussion and include helping you set a health goal and take simple steps each week to change your behaviours to help you adopt a low carbohydrate lifestyle.
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Each week there will be some real food low carb tasters to try to give you a bit of inspiration. Everyone will share their success and challenges as you go along so that there is peer support too.
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An AFTER mini health assessment similar to the one at the beginning including the weight, blood pressure, bloods and questionnaires. This is both to help you assess your progress improving your health and also to help us collect data to support the grant continuing from the Scottish Government. Again this will be done on a Wednesday between 8am and 11am.
Client Stories
We tested out this approach previously and this is what some of the people who attend the course had to say....
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​"It is a whole different mindset from what you get told at slimming groups."
"The group setting is also beneficial as we can chat every week about issues and help each other along."
"It is a great place to gain extra knowledge and ask any questions without feeling under any pressure."
"It was good to be able to share my own experience and hear others tell their stories regarding their weight loss and general health journey."
"It is brilliant having some an expert and knowledgeable health coach to support the group."
"I enjoyed the tasty snacks that were provided for us to try."
"It gives you the knowledge to be proactive about your own health and there are lots of recipes and tips to help you."
"It is not really a diet class it is more about re-educating us about health and how to sustain it life-long."
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Benefits included:
"Being able to sleep better, lost weight & inches of my waist & hips."
"I feel much better with less bloating and better mood."
"Loosing 8kg in 10 weeks!"
"Eating well without having to starve myself."
"Reversing my diabetes, wish I'd known how to do this years ago."
"My blood sugars dropped dramatically and I felt a lot better, really great."
"I could never lose weight despite exercising lots, now my work trousers are too loose!"
"I've tried all kinds of diets for years with no results, it was an eye opener, shocking in fact, how easy it was to lose weight with this approach eating double cream, butter and olive oil."
"Managing to get my eating under control as well as losing weight."
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Learning included:
"That fats aren't all bad, some are good!"
"What sugar and refined carbohydrates does to the body."
"How to find and cut back on hidden sugars."
"How to read food labels and make healthier choices."
"How carbohydrates affect blood sugar and insulin."
"That what we eat makes the biggest impact on our health."
"How real food is nutrient dense and processed food is nutrient poor."
"What ultra-processed food is and how to spot it - was an eye opener!"
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Ready For Action?
Do you have one of the following conditions, or are you at risk of developing it?
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Type2 Diabetes
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Obesity
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Chronic Fatigue
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Long Covid
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Parkinson's Disease
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Depression
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Bipolar disorder
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Schizophrenia
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Mild cognitive impairment
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If so then you are eligible to join the course.​
To Sign Up...
Please click on this link and complete the Sign Up Form.
Contact
If you have any questions about whether you are eligible please don't hesitate to get in touch using the email address on the right.