March 19, 2010
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 3:58 pm
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ARCHIVED PODCASTS NOW ON ITUNES! After nearly a year of begging Apple to put up the older episodes of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show” on iTunes, they are now listing a whole boatload of the interviews dating back to April 2009! WOO HOO! Regular listeners know we have been frustrated with iTunes only showing the last 9 episodes and as new ones were posted the older episodes would drop off. Now it’s showing all the latest interviews through last year (around 100 shows!) and we hope they will continue to post the backlist so you can access them right there on iTunes. Go check it out on iTunes and THANK YOU for supporting the #1 low-carb podcast!
Lierre Keith speaks out about the attack on her by radical vegans last weekend
All week long I’ve been sharing with you about a horrible cayenne pepper pie incident that took place at a bookfair in San Francisco, CA last weekend to The Vegetarian Myth author Lierre Keith (listen to my February 2010 podcast interview with her) as she was giving a talk. It was a despicable act ostensibly by three radical vegans who wanted to silence her from speaking out on the subject of vegetarianism and veganism. Upon hearing about this tragic event, I felt Lierre deserved to have her voice heard and so I requested an interview with her on Tuesday–just three days after the attack on her happened. The beginning of today’s podcast includes the entire 15-minute conversation with Lierre Keith (I posted the first half of the interview on YouTube where the radical vegans have been out in full force!) so you can hear exactly what happened and her special message for the perpetrators who did this to her (incidentally, all of them got away and the police have yet to catch them).
The silver lining in this terrible story is her awesome book has as of the date of this post shot up the sales charts at Amazon to #450 overall (and RISING!) in books (up from around #5000) and she’s made media appearances on CBS-5 in San Francisco, United Press International, and The San Francisco Chroniclefor example, sharing about what happened. Listen to Lierre discuss in my brief conversation with her today the outpouring of support she has received, the foreshadowing she got that something was gonna happen, her detailed first-person account of what happened, the shocking reaction of the people who were in the audience when this happened, her response to a compassionate vegan named TJ who was appalled by this crime against her, the impact this incident will have on her future speaking engagements, how to properly protest someone you disagree with (and it shouldn’t be “horizontal hostility”), the physical aftermath of this incident on her eyes and her ear (which got infected after the pie “gunk” got inside of her ear canal), and what message she wants to leave with the people who thought this criminal action was appropriate public discourse. What a brave woman Lierre Keith is for being willing to make herself vulnerable to such a physical assault and yet refuses to back down. YOU GO GIRL!
Susan Siljander shares about the latest research on Vitamin D
Vitamin D has become one of the most talked-about supplements (actually, it’s a hormone, but you know what I mean!) in recent years. And it’s all for good reason too–there’s lots of compelling evidence that most Americans are walking around with severely deficient Vitamin D levels leading to all sorts of health implications. In fact, Christine and I shared in a YouTube video last year about how her health was negatively impacted when her 25-HYDROXY D3 level came in at 9 ng/mL. After taking 10,000IU Vitamin D3 gelcaps from Sam’s club for all of 2009, Christine was able to raise her levels up to 52. WOO HOO! Today’s podcast interview guest is from a public health promotion organization dedicated to creating awareness about proper Vitamin D levels.
In Episode 341 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we have Susan Siljander from Grassroots Health to talk about their project to spread the science behind Vitamin D called D-Action. It’s a sorely needed public advocacy web site that brings together the world’s most renowned scientists researching Vitamin D. Listen to Susan discuss the story behind why Grassroots Health was started, why the science behind Vitamin D has long been ignored until recent years, what physical ailments Vitamin D helps improve including cancer and chronic pain, what the proper amount of Vitamin D is, why sunshine and diet are inadequate for getting enough Vitamin D, the role of tanning beds in getting Vitamin D, the story behind how Vitamin D got into the milk, what’s too high a level of Vitamin D, what the goal of D-Action is, and how easy the Vitamin D service is to use.
Click here to learn why everybody needs to know what their D3 levels are and thanks to Grassroots Health it’s simpler than ever before!
March 17, 2010
Filed under: Events — jimmy @ 4:38 pm
Been thinking of getting Mark Sisson’s book? Today’s the day to do it!
If you are a supporter of Paleo/low-carb living, then no doubt you are already well aware of the work of Mark Sisson from Mark’s Daily Apple. He is one of the most influential and prolific bloggers out there today promoting the health benefits of reduced carbohydrate consumption, increased fat in the diet, and healthy primal living a la our ancient ancestors. Mark is such a likable fella and I’m privileged to call him my friend.
In June 2009, he released his long-awaited book entitled The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy it has gone on to do extraordinarily well on Amazon.com. But despite this initial success, Mark has a dream that I’d like to help him fulfill today.
He wants to reach the #1 overall ranking at Amazon and he’s willing to reward you handsomely for helping him do this. But this offer is only good through Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 12PM PST so listen up! He’s put together what he describes as “an irresistible offer” that will serve as a “win-win situation” for fans of Paleo/low-carb living to help give this book “the sort of exposure it needs to affect real change.”
Click here to learn more about the deal available NOW through 12PM PST on March 18, 2010. Rally behind one of the leading voices in the Paleo/low-carb community to make Mark’s goal of going to #1 at Amazon a reality!
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 12:06 am
ARCHIVED PODCASTS NOW ON ITUNES! After nearly a year of begging Apple to put up the older episodes of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show” on iTunes, they are now listing a whole boatload of the interviews dating back to April 2009! WOO HOO! Regular listeners know we have been frustrated with iTunes only showing the last 9 episodes and as new ones were posted the older episodes would drop off. Now it’s showing all the latest interviews through last year (around 100 shows!) and we hope they will continue to post the backlist so you can access them right there on iTunes. Go check it out on iTunes and THANK YOU for supporting the #1 low-carb podcast!
Tracey Rollison helps you slow down and learn to cook healthy low-carb menus
We all live busy lives and are constantly hustling and bustling to do this, that, and everything else. It’s been that way since I was a kid in the 1980s, but it wasn’t that many decades ago when families actually sat down together to eat meals in the dining room together. What happened to those “good old days?” Well, when you desire to live healthy like those of us on the low-carb lifestyle, it is a necessity to add homemade, fresh, local, low-carb meals with real, whole foods that taste good and are good for you. Today’s podcast interview guest is now providing an amazing low-carb menu service that will help you do just that!
In Episode 340 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from Tracey Rollison who created a low-carb menu planning service called “Good Life Menus.” She realizes most people are utterly clueless about how to cook good meals on your low-carb life. We’re such a fast-food-focused society that the art of made from scratch healthy low-carb food is archaic. Listen to Tracey talk about how her allergy to mold as a child impacted her diet growing up, how she found the low-carb diet, the effect of her third pregnancy on her metabolism, why she started her low-carb menu planning business, what’s wrong with other so-called low-carb menu services, how she got so frustrated looking for the service she now provides and why she decided to take the plunge and do it herself, why she decided to stick with foods people could recognize and use all of, whether this menus plan is easy enough for novice cooks to do, her aversion to soy and artificial sweeteners in her menus, how she keeps her menu preparation and cooking time to less than 20 minutes, the color-coded grocery shopping list, why her menus don’t contain grains, high-glycemic foods, or fake foods, how they can sign up for her menus service, and what the feedback from kids are to these menus.
Click here if you struggle with coming up with healthy low-carb menus and then let Tracey Rollison help you out with her “Good Life Menus” meal planning service.
March 15, 2010
Filed under: Events — jimmy @ 4:42 pm
Former 20-year vegan Lierre Keith gets assaulted by vegans while giving a talk
Just when you think it can’t get any worse with the radical nature of the vegan diet advocates, along comes something like what I’m about to share with you today that delivers a strong reminder that there is a contingent of people out there who do not want the truth about their way of eating exposed. It’s one thing to disagree and have a healthy debate of ideas about diet and nutrition and their relationship to a healthy lifestyle. But acting criminally and causing harm to another human being in the process is just about as disgusting as it comes.
Click here for all the disgusting details about the pie-throwing incident that happened on Saturday at a book fair in San Francisco and how you can show your support for Lierre Keith in response to this cowardly act.
March 5, 2010
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 3:01 pm
Spending a week with 100 fellow low-carbers on a cruise ship
I’ve been looking forward to it for over a year now and it’s finally here–The 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas leaving out of Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday! Fun in the sun, meeting nearly 100 of my fellow online friends, hearing from some fantastic low-carb experts, singing some karaoke, enjoying gourmet 5-star restaurant quality foods, and so much more. I really hope that we can have so many more of you join us on the 2011 cruise which we’ll have more details about in the coming months. Wish us safe travels over this next week!
Since I’ll be gone completely away from the computer for the next week, I wanna share 48 new and exciting low-carb diet and health blogs to keep you occupied and entertained. The creativity out there is so encouraging as we promote the positive low-carb message in our own unique ways. Check out all of my previous low-carb and health blog listings by clicking here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
Click here to check out all of these 48 amazing new low-carb diet and health blogs. SEE YA next week!
March 4, 2010
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 11:48 pm
Dr. Uffe Ravnskov argues the case for not fearing fat and cholesterol in our diet
Did you know that consuming dietary fat and cholesterol can actually be GOOD for you? If you say things like this to most medical or nutritional professionals, then they’ll look at you funny and label you a quack. But does the science support limiting saturated fat and lowering cholesterol in the body or increasing it? Today’s podcast interview guest presents compelling evidence to the latter to combat the conventional wisdom that unfortunately still dominates mainstream thought in health circles today.
In Episode 339 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we are so thrilled to welcome the great Dr. Uffe Ravnskov from Sweden who has a fantastic new book called Fat And Cholesterol Are Good For You. One of the world’s leading cholesterol skeptics (and member of the international group THINCS), Dr. Ravnskov has been battling the hardline establishment for decades and is fully convinced based on his examination of the medical literature that the heart health/saturated fat/cholesterol theory is bunk. You’ll be hard pressed to think otherwise after listening to this living legend share his life’s work with us today.
Listen to Dr. Ravnskov talk about why he became so passionate about the subject of promoting the health benefits of fat and cholesterol, why a Finnish TV show burned his book on air, why saturated fat and high cholesterol are not harmful especially for women and the elderly, how eating dietary cholesterol has very little impact on blood cholesterol, why having low cholesterol levels lead to cancer, the benefits of having high LDL cholesterol, how to convince people to stop taking statin drugs to artificially lower cholesterol, why statin drug and margarine companies have gotten him banned from appearing on television, the explosion of low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) in his homeland of Sweden, the significant absence of evidence supporting the role of saturated fat in any health calamity, how to lower the number of small, dense, and dangerous LDL particles, how to silence your opponents regarding the healthful benefits of saturated fat and cholesterol, the blacklisting he has experienced with many of the medical journals, what the harmful effects of consuming excessive carbohydrate in the diet is, how Type 1 diabetics used to be treated with extremely low-carb diets prior to the discovery of insulin, what his favorite high-fat foods are, why he’s not a fanatic about getting grass-fed and pastured foods only, whether polyunsaturated fats should be limited or not, and what people can do to avoid a heart attack. It was such a privilege and honor for me to speak directly with one of the real experts on the front lines and cutting-edge of the health debate.
Click here to soak this one in for all it’s worth and listen to it several times if you still believe fat and cholesterol will harm you.
Filed under: Health, Publications — jimmy @ 9:53 pm
There are some sizzling hot new healthy low-carb living books in 2010
It seems like every time you sneeze, there’s a brand new diet and health book being released. From weight loss to nutritional education on just about every metabolic possibility you could imagine, the publishing world has a book coming out about it. One of the things I try to do is sift through all of those books to find the real treasures you will want to add to your low-carb library and there are some truly incredible ones here early on in 2010 that you will DEFINITELY want to consider.
In Episode 86 of “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb On YouTube”, Christine and I go through the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the pick of the litter, the crème de la crème, the…well, you get the picture! These books really stood out amongst a plethora of ones that I’ve gazed through in recent months as ones worthy of a closer look. Some may be familiar to you while others you may be finding out about for the first time. Regardless, I know you will see something that will pique your interest enough to grab a copy for yourself. As I like to write when I autograph copies of my new book, “Never stop learning the lessons.”
Click here to watch our latest video about the top 10 hottest new low-carb books to start off your 2010 on the right foot.
March 3, 2010
Filed under: Atkins Diet, Health, In The News, Publications — jimmy @ 1:49 am
Dr. Eric Westman gives the full scoop on why a new Atkins is needed
What’s the first thing people think of when you say the “Atkins diet?” Things like all-you-can-eat high-protein meat, eggs, cheese, very little veggies or fruit, no bread or sweets and stuff like that probably immediately come to mind. Others think it was just some dangerously unhealthy passing fad that faded out in 2004 and is only still followed by people who are putting their long-term health at risk. But today’s podcast interview guest is one of the leading low-carb researchers who has teamed up with two other low-carb research colleagues to co-author a brand new version of the Atkins diet for 2010 to put the focus back on the science supporting the low-carb way of eating!
In Episode 338 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we welcome back to the podcast Duke University low-carb researcher and practitioner Dr. Eric Westman who is here to share all about the March 2, 2010 release of New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight Fast and Feeling Great Forever. You might be wondering “here we go again” with yet another attempt at revamping the Atkins diet like the December 2008 release of The All-New Atkins Advantage: The 12-Week Low-Carb Program to Lose Weight, Achieve Peak Fitness and Health, and Maximize Your Willpower to Reach Life Goals by Colette Heimowitz (who I previously interviewed here) and Dr. Stuart Trager which disappointed many within in the low-carb community with their focus on “lean protein” and a very heavy emphasis on lots of fruits and vegetables getting away from the basic principles that the late, great Dr. Robert C. Atkins based his original diet on. But as you’ll hear from Dr. Westman, they wanted to bring back the high-fat, moderate-protein, low-carb nutritional approach that Dr. Atkins promoted as his life’s work. The new book brings living the Atkins lifestyle into modern society with a few important strategies that have been missing in previous versions of the Atkins diet.
Listen to Dr. Westman share about who is behind this new Atkins diet book, what’s different about this book from the previous Atkins diet books, why some people need to keep carbs very low forever, how much pressure there was to water down the message to make it more marketable, why Dr. Atkins was never interested in doing studies on his low-carb diet, why we need a brand new version of Atkins in 2010, ways to minimize the negative effects of the “Induction flu,” some of the changes in terminology in this new book including “foundation vegetables,” “Atkins Edge,” and “metabolic bully,” what the healthy role of saturated fat is in Atkins low-carb, his thoughts on the so-called “Eco-Atkins” and how to properly make a vegetarian-styled Atkins diet, whether Atkins Nutritionals is returning to the original principles that Dr. Atkins built the company on, how often the Atkins bars and products are pushed in the sample menus, why the main focus of the diet is on real foods, who the target audience of the book is, the role of calories and portion sizes on this new Atkins, a practical list of ways to break stalls, why consuming dietary fat is so important to fat-burning, the definition of “net carbs” and the role of sugar alcohols, why consuming vegetables are so important on the Atkins diet, the purpose of eating often especially for people who are just beginning a weight loss regimen, why this book should not be read literally but rather as a generalized guide, the impact that both prescription and over-the-counter drugs can have on weight loss, the purpose of the success stories listed in the book, and why he is not accepting royalties from the sale of this book and where the money will actually be going.
Click here if you have any questions about New Atkins For A New You because I’m sure this interview will put to rest a lot of what you may be concerned about. ENJOY!
February 28, 2010
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 4:00 am
Sugar-shunner Dr. Nancy Appleton dishes on America’s #1 addiction
What could be wrong with something as literally “sweet” and allegedly innocent as sugar? I mean, sugar gives your body energy, tastes good, and gives people a euphoric feeling when consuming it, right? So what could be wrong with consuming this? Well, if you ask today’s podcast interview guest who has been studying the negative health effects of sugar for many decades now, she’d say continuing to eat sugary foods is quite literally committing “suicide.”
In Episode 337 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we are so privileged to have the amazing Dr. Nancy Appleton with us to share about her shocking new book entitled Suicide by Sugar: A Startling Look at Our #1 National Addiction. For people who think nothing is wrong with eating sugar, this book will most definitely change your mind and could quite frankly change your life forever. Dr. Appleton is obviously very passionate about this topic as you will hear from her in today’s interview.
Hear her talk about her own personal health problems and frustrations with taking medications for various conditions, how simply removing sugar in her diet vastly improved her health almost immediately, why people are afraid of fat but not sugar, the recent change in nutritional policy regarding sugar at the American Heart Association, the startling rat studies of sugar, why starchy carbohydrates may not be bad when consumed with fat, the difference between glycemic index and glycemic load, 140+ reasons why sugar is ruining your health, the hard facts of soft drink consumption, the Third World influx of sugary soda pop, what sugar-infested foods people consume that they don’t ever realize, why food companies use grams to measure sugar in the foods, how HFCS invaded our food supply, why the sugars sold in health food stores are no better, the different terms for sugar, why agave nectar is horrible for you, the sugar deception in Ensure and Pediasure, what is wrong with maltodextrin, why companies lie about sugar in the products, what can parents do to keep their children from being addicted to sugar, the turning tide of health, why gastric bypass surgery is not the answer, what are healthy alternatives to sugar and why some people need to avoid all things that are “sweet” on the tongue, why fruit juice is just as bad for you as a sugary soda, some fantastic tips for being your sugar addiction, and whether you should give up sugar gradually or cold turkey.
Click here to listen to this podcast interview that is chock full of some truly outstanding information you WON’T want to miss.
February 26, 2010
Filed under: Health, In The News — jimmy @ 3:01 am
Two new studies may be leaving you in disbelief about high-fat, low-carb
When I was thinking about what subjects I wanted to hit on while writing my latest book 21 Life Lessons From Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb, one no-brainer had to be all of the ridiculous headlines that have come out about healthy high-fat and low-carb diets under the guise of scientific research. You’ve seen what I’m talking about whenever a new study releases showing supposed damning evidence against this way of eating and that’s what our culture grabs hold of as “proof” that low-carb and high-fat diets are unhealthy. In fact, we just saw it happen just this week with two new studies that I’d like to highlight and obliterate for you.
Click here to read about a study claiming low-carb diets raise LDL and why they think this is a bad thing as well as another study showing a high-fat diet increases stroke risk in women although they conveniently forget to say what else is in those “fatty” foods. These studies have been touted all over the news this week and it’s time to set the record straight!
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