February 5, 2010
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 6:22 pm
Grilled cheese on whole wheat and carrot juice — healthy hospital lunch?
At some point or another in our lives, we’ve all had the unfortunate experience of finding ourselves inside of a hospital. Whether it is for us, a friend, or a family member, it’s just one of those inevitabilities in life that happens. You deal with it the best you can and that includes putting up with the infamous “hospital food.” Next to the school cafeteria, this has got to have the reputation for some pretty crummy choices for people who are attempting to live a healthy lifestyle.
But one of my readers shared with me something his local hospital is doing that will make you cringe (although not at all surprising!). He is an IT consultant for the hospital and was taking a break recently for breakfast when he noticed signs stating they’ve gone “Heart Healthy” beginning in January 2010. UH-OH! We all know what that means, don’t we? Yep. Livin’ la vida low-carb favorites are most likely history.
Click here for all the sordid details of this menu change and to see how livin’ la vida low-carb gets the shaft.
Filed under: Celebrity, Health, In The News, Television — jimmy @ 3:47 am
Carnie Wilson getting weight loss help from “The Dr. Oz Show”
One of the most famous people who has made headlines over the years because of her struggles to get her weight under control has got to be 41-year old singer Carnie Wilson (from the early 1990’s music group Wilson Phillips and daughter of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson). After experiencing a phenomenal weight loss thanks to gastric bypass surgery, Carnie has since become pregnant and struggled to get her weight back down again. She currently stars in a new reality television show and asked Dr. Mehmet Oz to help her in this quest to shed the pounds again. Producers from The Dr. Oz Show contacted me last week about participating in a conference call with Carnie and I was able to ask her a question about trying a low-carb nutritional approach. Tune in to the beginning of today’s episode of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” to hear her response to my question.
Rich Vos says he can produce “results typical” with his nutrition counseling
Don’t you hate it when you see all of these television ads promoting the next great diet for producing amazing weight loss success, but then they throw in a crazy CYA legal disclaimer that states “results NOT typical.” I have to laugh every time I see that because I’d be ashamed to boast of producing success and then telling people that they shouldn’t expect to get these same kind of results. Enter Rich Vos who created a nutritional counseling web site called Results Typical. Hear him share in my brief mini-interview with him today how a low-carb/Paleo dietary change can produce some pretty powerful results. Set up a consultation with Rich by calling him at (859) 814-7954 or via e-mail at rich@myresultstypical.com. We appreciate his support of this podcast along with our friends at LO-CARB U!
Motivational speaker Steve Siebold offers up diet encouragement
So you wanna some weight, huh? It’s all just mind over matter, finding a sense of stick-tuitiveness to reach your goals, and getting more mentally tough than you’ve ever been before. Have you heard any of this before? Riiiiiiiiight. Easier said that done. But today’s podcast interview guest notes that getting your mind in the right place and taking personal responsibility for your life is the foundation for making the required changes to produce permanent results.
In Episode 331 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from motivational speaker Steve Siebold, author Die Fat or Get Tough: 101 Differences in Thinking Between Fat People and Fit People, who helps people dealing with obesity shift their thinking to produce incredible success. Hear Steve talk about how his semi-professional tennis background got him started in teaching mental toughness, how his own personal weight gain got him interested in the subject of weight loss, the 12-week mental toughness program he created to shed 40 pounds himself, the limited role of willpower in producing weight loss, the death threats he’s received because of his personal responsibility message for obesity, the special interests involved in the weight loss industry, the differences between the way fat people and fit people think, why he uses the term “fat” to get past the delusion of obesity, what his narrow definition of “fit” is, why doctors should tell their patients that they’re fat if they are, whether parents are to blame for the weight of their children, and why the idea of “big is beautiful” is a terrible thing.
Click here to listen and you’ll quickly find out that Steve isn’t afraid to speak his mind because he believes in the end that will serve people better.
February 4, 2010
Filed under: Atkins Diet, Health, Publications — jimmy @ 2:40 am
A newly-updated low-carb plan with scientific studies to boot
In an exclusive first-look at the brand new book from Atkins Nutritionals obtained by Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb, advocates of a high-fat, moderate-protein, and low-carb nutritional approach will have a lot to cheer about. Three of the most well-known and highly-respected researchers of carbohydrate restriction were charged with penning an updated Atkins diet book that would be simpler to follow and completely backed by the latest science. The result of those efforts are culminated in the March 2, 2010 paperback book release New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight Fast and Feeling Great Forever.
Click here for an exclusive sneak peek at what will be one of the most talked about diet and health books of 2010!
February 2, 2010
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 10:20 pm
Biochemistry professor Wendy “Dr. Pogo” Pogozelski teaches low-carb living
It can seem like a lost cause these days within the field of medical and nutritional academia regarding the low-carb nutritional approach. This healthy way of eating is basically ignored all the while obesity, diabetes, and disease are hitting people of all ages and we wonder why. But not everyone who is teaching the health leaders of the future are against healthy high-fat, moderate-protein, and low-carb diets. Today’s podcast interview guest is working in the trenches of a popular New York state university.
In Episode 330 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from SUNY Geneseo biochemistry professor Dr. Wendy Pogozelski, affectionally known as “Dr. Pogo” by her students, had a fateful trio of events happen — being asked to give a talk on the health benefits of the Atkins diet, wanting to spice up her biochemistry class, and a sudden diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes — that forever changed what she thought about nutrition and health. She spent hours examining the research and then penned a published paper in a scientific journal that got a lot of worldwide attention and now she’s refining it even more with her fellow biochemistry teaching colleague Dr. Richard Feinman.
You’ll hear “Dr. Pogo” talk about why she got extremely interested in biochemistry, what got her to study low-carb diets and then teach it to her students, her published paper on low-carb, her personal Type 1 diabetes diagnosis at the age of 40, what people don’t realize about diabetes, the difference between fat cells in diabetics vs. non-diabetics, what is so polarizing about low-carb, the stark difference between a popular men’s and women’s health magazine, what a carbohydrate is and the difference between sugar and slow carbs, why a slow rate of blood sugar rise is so important, glycogen’s role in the body, why insulin is so mysterious to people, how the ADA diet is making Type 2 diabetes out of Type 1 diabetics, the carb culprits that sometimes sneak back into her diet, what carbs she would never eat, why cardiovascular disease is not an issue with high-fat, low-carb diets, the primary benefits of lowering carbohydrates, the difference between a ketogenic vs. a non-ketogenic diet, what impact Gary Taubes’ Good Calories Bad Calories will have in the years to come, ketoacidosis and why it’s not the same as ketosis, why HDL cholesterol needs to be high, how dietary protein can raise insulin levels, why a high-fat, low-carb diet is not a starvation diet, the folly of fiber, ASP’s role in fat metabolism, whether a very high-fat diet will make you gain weight, and the barrage of bogus studies that come out lying about low-carb diets.
Click here and put on your thinking caps today because Dr. Wendy Pogozelski will give you a lot to ponder. ENJOY!
January 30, 2010
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 10:36 pm
Alan Watson says there are unintended consequences to low-fat diets
We all sincerely believe that the low-carb message is vitally important for the future of health in America and worldwide. And livin’ la vida low-carb is summarily dismissed as extreme, faddish, and for some unfathomable reason labeled as unhealthy. Meanwhile, millions of people are engaged in controlling their carbohydrate intake, losing weight, feeling fantastic, and getting healthier than they ever thought possible. Today’s podcast interview guest discovered for himself just how healthy low-carb diets really are after seeing the late, great Dr. Robert C. Atkins in a debate with a famous low-fat diet guru.
In Episode 329 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from Alan “Al” Watson, author of Cereal Killer as well as 21 Days to a Healthy Heart: Eat Your Way to Heart Health. He is a big believer in revealing the truth about the real dangers of consuming high-carb foods and their detrimental effect on obesity and disease. Now he is a very strong proponent of a high-fat, low-carb nutritional approach and sharing what he has learned with everyone he can.
Listen to Alan Watson share about his start in a nutritional supplement company, his fateful attendance of a debate between Dr. Atkins and a well-known low-fat diet expert, how his customers got him thinking about the healthiest diet, the folly of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, the idiocy of promoting high-fructose corn syrup as “healthy,” the diabetes pandemic, why people still don’t get the connection between diet and health, the story of his letter to the editor and television show criticizing General Mills got censored, why cholesterol concerns are nonsense, why he wrote the new book to wake up the message more palatable, the low-carb conversion of Dr. Andrew Weil, a possible rally in Washington, DC to bring attention to low-carb science, the craziness of cutting dietary cholesterol, and whether he sees hope for the future of nutrition.
Click here to find out why it’s good to have someone like Alan Watson on the low-carb side because he is keenly focused on spreading the word!
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 1:00 am
Did Google Adwords ban Dr. James Carlson for his low-carb promotion?
As more and more people begin turning to the Internet for useful online information about their health, a popular way for bloggers to bring in a little extra money is through affiliate programs. One of the most predominant ones out there has got to be Google AdSense. The advertisers aren’t exactly for the best products in the world related to diet and health. Even still, every little bit helps and most of the low-carb diet and health bloggers I know use Google ads.
One such blogger who I love and respect for what he is doing to spread the healthy low-carb message is Dr. James E. Carlson, author of the fabulous low-carb book Genocide: How Your Doctor’s Dietary Ignorance Will Kill You. As with any rising star in an important movement, there are those who look to stand in the way of their progress and surprisingly this time around it’s an unexpected one for Dr. Carlson — Google! Shocking, but true.
Click here to find out why Google said Dr. James Carlson’s account “posed a significant risk” to possibly “financially damage” their clients which led them to permanently “disable” his account without question. You’ll never believe this one!
January 27, 2010
Filed under: Health, In The News — jimmy @ 12:15 pm
Dr. Michael Aziz created “The Perfect 10 Diet” to balance the hormones
Each year we are exposed to so many brand new diet books that attempt to put a new spin on nutrition and health. While the old Biblical saying that “there’s nothing new under the sun” is 100% correct, it’s nice to see how authors try to package their message for consumers to become educated about what to do regarding their weight and health. One trend I’m beginning to see happening that is encouraging to me is the move to play up the health BENEFITS of consuming saturated fat which is something today’s podcast interview guest is all-too-eager to talk about in his new book!
In Episode 328 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from physician Dr. Michael Aziz, author of The Perfect 10 Diet: 10 Key Hormones That Hold the Secret to Losing Weight and Feeling Great-Fast!. This book identifies the 10 key hormones in the body that need to be properly balanced through your diet and Dr. Aziz believes he has found the “perfect” solution to do just that. As you listen to him speak about “low-carb extremes,” you’ll discover he’s mainly talking about the heavy reliance on soy protein bars, too many processed meats, the aversion to consuming carb-rich but what he believes are healthy carbohydrates like potatoes, and eating too much grilled red meat which he links to cancer. While I’m not convinced red meat is at all unhealthy for my body, I do think he makes some excellent points regarding the way some people choose to follow low-carb.
Listen to Dr. Michael Aziz share why he wrote his book, what he thinks is wrong with traditional low-fat and low-carb diets, why mainstream low-carb diets should only be consumed by bodybuilders, what he thinks is “unbalanced” about a high-fat, moderate-protein, low-carb diet, why eating a lot of fruit is unhealthy, the macronutrient ratio of his plan, the differences between Perfect 10 and Dr. Barry Sears’ Zone diet, why diabetics are successful on his diet, his support for consuming healthy saturated fats, whether pastured and organic foods are better to eat, why low-fat diets need to be avoided, what the ten hormones he discusses in his book are, the Perfect 10 food pyramid, his aversion to consuming red meat more than once every three weeks, what he thinks about eating more rare cuts of red meat, why dairy is limited on his program, his belief that ketosis is “extreme,” why soy is unhealthy, his problem with some of the low-carb products, how to change the way people think about saturated fat, the problem with vegetable oils, the deception of food labels, his promotion of organic produce to avoid pesticides, what the differences between The Perfect 10 and the Paleo diet, why bread additives are bad, how you can spike your insulin eating a high-fat, low-carb diet, why he believes you should never buy more than ten items at the grocery store at one time, whether it is wise to remain in Stage 1 of his plan, why he promotes consuming more non-sugary, carbohydrate-rich foods that are addictive to stave off cravings, and what supplements he recommends.
Click here to listen to this interview that is packed with a hefty punch of points to ponder. So, take it all in and process what you think about it as it relates to your low-carb lifestyle!
Filed under: In The News — jimmy @ 11:57 am
When I woke up Tuesday morning, I had no idea what surprises were in store
I gotta tell you, I love my job. Blogging, podcasting, and writing books full-time for a living is one of those careers where the thrill and adventure of never knowing what super-exciting thing is gonna happen from day to day is what makes all the headaches it brings worth it. Just as that CareerBuilder.com/MSN column about me that ran last week sorta came out of the blue as a huge blessing to the work I am doing, so too did not one, not two, but THREE opportunities to be on television for me yesterday. The adrenaline is still rushing through my veins from such an exhilarating experience.
Click here to lemme tell you about my chance to spread the low-carb message in a big way on Tuesday!
January 26, 2010
Filed under: Health, Study — jimmy @ 2:03 pm
Duke University School of Medicine researcher Dr. William Yancy
Brand new weight loss methods are introduced to the general public each and every year and people are left to their own devices wondering how to decipher the differences between the good and the bad. With slick marketing claims like “scientifically-proven” and even “FDA-approved,” Joe and Jane Consumer out there doesn’t know who or what to believe. One of the most heavily-promoted diet concepts to hit the American market in recent years is the weight loss medication called orlistat, commonly known as and sold commercially as Alli.
What if we could prove from the scientific community that weight loss drugs like Alli (orlistat) along with a “sensible” low-fat diet outperformed other diets like a high-fat, low-carb one, for example? Well, now we do thanks to Duke University researcher Dr. William Yancy who released a new 48-week clinical study published in the January 25, 2010 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. He wanted to compare the effects of a low-carb, ketogenic diet (LCKD) with a orlistat therapy combined with a low-fat diet (O + LFD) to measure their impact on weight loss, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, insulin, and HgA1c levels.
Click here to read the astonishing results of the first-ever study to examine and compare the weight and health benefits of the most highly-touted diet drug combined with a low-fat diet with a high-fat, low-carb diet.
January 24, 2010
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 2:20 am
Mary Vernon has joined with Eric Westman and Gary Taubes to create IMS
While it may sometimes seem like low-carb nutrition isn’t making any headway in our culture, when you look behind-the-scenes of the low-carb research world and at real-life practitioners who are implementing carbohydrate restriction with patients radically improving their health and weight you see that the progress is chugging right along. This is what encourages me about the future of low-carb diets because the groundswell within the grassroots of this movement continues to build and build. One of the most outspoken, articulate, and knowledgeable defenders of controlling carbohydrate intake in the world today is back again as today’s podcast guest.
In Episode 327 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we are privileged to welcome back to the show the great low-carb practitioner and researcher Dr. Mary C. Vernon who has been a guest three times previously (listen here, here, and here) and she is so excited to be with us today to talk about a brand new joint venture she is doing with Dr. Eric Westman and Gary Taubes to educate the public and physicians called Innovative Metabolic Solutions (and they are providing medical education modules to pass on the low-carb message even further).
Listen to Dr. Mary Vernon share with us an update on what’s happening with the low-carb science movement, why doing low-carb and low-fat diets at the same time is unhealthy, why diets like The Metabolism Miracle do not improve the Atkins diet, the reason she wanted to start Innovative Metabolic Solutions, her response to the sloppy scientific studies, the concept of metabolically-obese normal weight people, the role genetics plays in obesity and disease, the most important tests to determine the proper treatments for metabolic disorders, the role of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians in spreading the low-carb science to bariatric doctors, her hopes for the upcoming 2010 Dietary Guidelines, why offering the same diet advice for everyone is detrimental to the health of some people, her thoughts on the healthcare debate on Capitol Hill, the recommendations from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association, the upcoming 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas in March 2010, the concept of “fed”-starvation, the low-carb explosion happening in Sweden, the push for more outcome-based healthcare requirements, and how lay people can help spread the message of healthy low-carb living.
Click here to listen to Dr. Mary Vernon share her enthusiastic excitement about this wonderful way of eating that has changed the lives of so many. ENJOY!
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