Sweden’s top athlete Jonas Colting has a passion for low-carb nutrition

If you’ve been paying any attention to the shifts in nutritional thinking around the world over the past year, then you probably already know about the huge low-carb diet explosion that is happening in Sweden right now. It’s exciting to see such a public debate about saturated fat happening in that country right now thanks to the work of people like Dr. Annika Dahlqvist, Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, Per Wikholm, and others. Today I’m privileged to share my frank interview with a surprisingly strong voice on behalf of LCHF (low-carb, high-fat) diets.

In Episode 262 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we have world-class Swedish triathlete Jonas Colting with us to talk about how the high-fat, low-carb nutritional approach has not only improved his health but also maximized his athletic performance in competition–he won the Ultraman World Championships in 2004 and then again in 2007 as well as high finishes in the Long Distance World Cup in 2001, 2004, and 2005. Jonas credits livin’ la vida low-carb for his athletic breakthrough over the past few years.

Hear Jonas Colting talk in-depth about how the traditional diet promoted by the Swedish government for athletes was harming his health, the positive impact of Dr. Dahlqvist on the dietary changes happening in Sweden, the special interest groups that are opposed to LCHF, what a typical day’s worth of meals looks like for him, why American Olympic athlete Michael Phelps will need to cut back on his carbs and calories as he gets older, how LCHF has extended the length and abilities of his athletic career, which popular American low-carb blogger he’s a big fan of (no, it’s not me!), his inaugural Tour of Sweden this year, the interesting traditional Swedish foods, and the perils of consuming margarine! This is an encouraging podcast from one of the finest triathletes in the entire world–and he’s an amazing ambassador for healthy high-fat, low-carbohydrate eating. ENJOY!

Click here to read more about and listen to this compelling 45-minute interview with one of the world’s finest elite athletes talking about how low-carb, high-fat nutrition has completely transformed his athletic performance.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom and Dr. Daniel Amen

Fans of professional basketball know that tonight is the beginning of the 2009 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic. Superstars like Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, and all the rest will be putting their playing talents on full display for all the world to see them do what they get paid to do. And most of us who will be watching these games will automatically assume that the players are some of the healthiest people on the planet, right? Well, looks can be deceiving as one medical professional who happens to be a Lakers fan noted this week about Los Angeles forward Lamar Odom.

Dr. Daniel Amen is a Newport Beach, CA-based psychiatrist who has written a series of books on brain health over the past ten years. He is also rooting for the Los Angeles Lakers to beat the Orlando Magic starting tonight, but is concerned about Odom’s obvious love for anything and everything that contains sugar in it. And this isn’t just some passing adoration for sugary foods–you could quite accurately calls this obsession with the sweet stuff a bona fide addiction that must be dealt with.

Click here to see some shocking video about Lamar Odom’s sugar-eating habits, what Lakers coach Phil Jackson thinks about this, how they’re trying to justify his actions, and why this is setting a very bad example for the kids who are watching him as a role model.

Oprah’s weight struggles may be leading her towards low-carb solution

In the February 2009 issue of O Magazine, the front cover showed the headline “The Top 5 Diets: Which One Works Best” which caught the attention of quite a few of my readers who were standing at the checkout of their local grocery stores in recent weeks. Why? Because when you open up the magazine, lo and behold it names LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOW-CARB the BEST diet overall since it produced the most weight loss and weight maintenance of the diets examined. To have this kind of cutting-edge research FEATURED in Oprah’s magazine is a pretty big deal. Is Oprah FINALLY coming around to the low-carb side of things?

Click here to find out more about Oprah Winfrey’s journey to finding the truth about low-carb and why we may be getting close to seeing a show dedicated to the subject of livin’ la vida low-carb very soon.

Oprah Winfrey expresses frustration over inability to shed the pounds for good

I’m not sure why Oprah Winfrey is so berated about her fluctuating weight other than the fact that she kinda puts herself out there as somewhat of an expert on the issue bringing in people like Dr. Phil McGraw, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Bob Greene, and others who dish out dietary advice on her program on a regular basis. In fact, she’s always looking for weight loss success stories to come on her show to talk about how they did it (I have sent my story in so many times it’s not even funny).

All of this hoopla over Oprah’s weight got stirred again this week when the January 2009 issue of O Magazine showed on the front cover a picture of the current 200-pound 54-year old Oprah looking at her 160-pound skinnier self from 2006 and asking the question “How Did I Let This Happen Again?” It’s the latest saga in the sad but true story of a woman who has it all but can’t seem to figure out why she can’t lose weight. In typical fashion, the media went WILD with this story on Monday and I have a few thoughts to share about Oprah Weightgate.

Click here to see why Oprah has failed time after time to keep the weight off and what I think will help her lose those pounds for good.

Low-carb celebrity Dana Carpender gets us caught up on her life

Long before I ever even thought about going on the Atkins diet to lose weight in 2004, there was a woman who was championing the healthy low-carb lifestyle in a series of bestselling cookbooks. She tried the conventional high-carb, low-fat diet and it failed her, so that led her to livin’ la vida low-carb–and the rest is history! Of course, I’m talking about the one, the only Dana Carpender.

In Episode 158 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” Dana lets us in on what is happening in her life right now. She’s got a new companion cookbook coming out this Fall to go along with Rob Thompson’s The Glycemic-Load Diet and is currently dealing with a bit of a health scare herself with a fibroid in her stomach that she says makes her “look like I’m 20 pounds heavier than I am.” And you NEVER have to worry about Dana coming up with an opinion–she’s got plenty of ‘em to go around!

Click on the “LISTEN NOW” link below or download it to your iPod to hear Episode 158:

In the midst of the taping of this interview with Dana Carpender, I shared with her about our upcoming 2nd Annual Low-Carb Cruise in January 2009 and she got so excited about coming. Since then, Dana has confirmed she IS coming on the cruise (WOO HOO!) and will be sharing in a seminar on board the trip down to Mexico. If you haven’t signed up for the cruise, then you still can by clicking here.

We got Dana to open up in this podcast interview since she’s so shy–NOT!!! One thing you’ll never have trouble getting Dana Carpender to do is talk and she does it well. Hear her talk about the trials of the publishing world for a “low-carb” author, the dangers of low-calorie starvation diets like the Kimkins scam, diet soda, low-carb chocolate, and that recent “big breakfast” study that had all the media going crazy recently. It’s never a dull moment with Dana around, so be sure to listen from start to finish.

Connect with low-carb celebrities like Dana Carpender anytime by:

1. Listening at the official web site
2. Calling (818) 688-2763 to listen via Podlinez
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4. Going to iTunes–Click here to subscribe!

What did you think about Dana Carpender? She has arguably had more influence on the way people view a low-carb lifestyle on the publishing and consumer side than anyone else ever has! I was privileged to speak with her and can’t wait to have her join us on the 2009 low-carb cruse. Discuss today’s show in the show notes section of Episode 158. And be sure to bookmark Dana Carpender’s “Hold The Toast” web site and pre-order the The Glycemic-Load Diet Cookbook TODAY!
Coming up on Thursday we’ll have fitness and nutrition expert Eric Morrison and then a special two-part podcast interview next week with low-carb chiropractor Dr. Peter Jo.

Kudos to Oprah and three friends at Harpo for taking the audacious plunge to go on a 21-day cleanse in which they ban sugar, caffeine, alcohol, gluten and animal products.

Wow! Talk about ambitious! Read more thoughts on Oprah’s bold experiment here.

NFL athlete, ESPN analyst, and soap opera star Mark Schlereth

One of my regular readers recently pointed me to this Denver Post column about a former NFL player who was able to shed the pounds by livin’ la vida low-carb. It turns out 3-time Super Bowl winner and former All-Pro offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos Mark Schlereth trimmed down from his 300-pound playing days in the National Football League by implementing a controlled-carbohydrate nutritional approach. When I heard about this, I KNEW I had to interview Mark. To my delight, he agreed!

In Episode 120 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore”, we hear from Mark Schlereth describing his post-NFL diet and exercise regimen, the struggle he had maintaining the weight requirements placed on him by constantly eating, how he has transitioned his life to focus more on his television career and family, and his ideas for some non-football books that he’s been working on. It was such a privilege to speak with Mark and I hope you enjoy listening to the interview as much as I did conducting it.

Click on the “LISTEN NOW” link below or download it to your iPod to hear Episode 120:

Mark Schlereth always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Winning three Super Bowls with two different teams, turning down a 6-year, $42 million contract extension to retire from the NFL only to be given an immediate opportunity to become a football analyst for ESPN, getting noticed by the producers of the daytime soap opera Guiding Light to wiggle his way into a reluctant acting career, and so much more. Life is good for this former offensive lineman who had 29 surgeries during his NFL career, mostly on his knees. Now he sees what is most important and pursues those things. In other words, there’s more to life than football. How refreshing!

Check out these outtake bloopers from Mark playing Roc Hoover on Guiding Light:

Catch up with more low-carb advocates like Mark Schlereth by:

1. Listening at the official web site
2. Calling (818) 688-2763 to listen via Podlinez
3. Subscribing to the RSS feed
4. Going to iTunes–Click here to subscribe!

What do you think about Mark’s strategy to eat most of his 60g total carbohydrates before noon each day while eating a high-fiber diet? With an intake of around 30g net carbs consumed a day, what’s your impression of his diet and exercise routine? Discuss my interview with Mark Schlereth in the show notes section of Episode 120 and express your thoughts about this incredible man’s journey from beefy offensive lineman to the fabulously fit and trim man he is today thanks to livin’ la vida low-carb!

You’ll want to listen to “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore” next week as I present a special two-part interview on Monday and Thursday with a nutritionist who actually supports the tenets of the healthy low-carb lifestyle! Yes, it’s rare these days, but you can find a few independent-thinking minds who are brave enough to admit that low-carb living indeed works for some people very well and should be implemented. Don’t miss that interview!

We’ve got LOTS more interviews coming up for you in the coming weeks from a former Kimkins member who wants to share her concerns about Heidi Diaz, a fitness guru who only recently discovered the carbohydrate connection to obesity and disease, a previous contestant on “The Biggest Loser” weight loss reality show on NBC-TV, and the author of a book who clearly understands the unique insulin connection in the weight loss and health problems that plagued our society. All this and so much more to come in the next few months! THANKS for listening!

A couple of weeks ago, I dedicated an entire YouTube video to a low-carb legend who has revolutionized controlled-carbohydrate cooking for the millions of people who have bought her bestselling low-carb cookbooks over the years. She’s low-carb cooking goddess Dana Carpender and I’ve got some pretty big news to share with you about a major career change that has been in the works for a while.

Click here to get all the details on Dana Carpender’s BIG announcement on Thursday.

Dana Carpender still reigns supreme in the low-carb community

When you stop and think about who the most influential voices in the low-carb community are in the mainstream of public health, only a handful of people come to mind. I mean people who have been out there in the trenches working to help change people’s lives for the better with the positive and healthy message of low-carb living in the midst of a world that still believe the low-fat diet hung the moon.

Who pops in your mind on a short list of low-carb champions like this?

Immediately, I think of people like Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades from Protein Power who are some of the strongest and most consistent voices for livin’ la vida low-carb on the planet. And Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of Living The Low-Carb Life and The 150 Healthiest Foods On Earth, who is dedicated to getting people to eating less sugar and refined carbohydrates for the sake of their weight and health.

But one name sticks out above all the rest: Dana Carpender. If ever there was a more enthusiastic proponent of livin’ la vida low-carb, I haven’t met that person yet! Want some proof of this? Okay, no problem! Just go check out this post I wrote about a column by Carpender called “Take this low-fat diet and shove it!” You gotta love the gumption of that woman!

Then, earlier this year there was a fabulous study released by researchers from Stanford University and published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that found the Atkins diet was best for weight loss and health improvements among a list of popular diets, including the Zone diet, a high-carb, low-fat diet called LEARN, and the ultra-low-fat Ornish diet. The results of this study precipitated a unique discussion presented by Revolution Health which I shared on my podcast show in two parts here and here. Wanna hear classic Dana Carpender? Just take a listen to that audio and you’ll see exactly what I mean!

For the sake of those who have never heard of her, Christine and I share about all of Dana’s bestselling book in Episode 19 of “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb On YouTube.” Seriously, anyone who is living the low-carb lifestyle should be aware of who Dana Carpender is and they’ll be a lot more familiar with her contributions to the low-carb community after watching our latest video. And pay a visit to her web site LowCarbohydrate.net sometime for more from Dana!

Allow me to introduce you to the one, the only Dana Carpender:

There were a bunch of books listed on that video, so here’s a link to each:

- How I Gave Up My Low-Fat Diet and Lost 40 Pounds
- 500 Low-Carb Recipes
- 500 More Low-Carb Recipes
- 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes
- 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes
- The Low-Carb Barbecue Book
- Low-Carb Smoothies
- Every Calorie Counts Cookbook

Coming up in January, I’m going to give you a chance to win your very own Dana Carpender library with all of the books I featured in Episode 19. Additionally, I’ll be featuring my review of each of these books, although I’ve already written a review for Every Calorie Counts. That’s all coming up really soon, so keep reading for more information about this!

The winner of the THREE DOZEN EGGLAND’S BEST EGGS from the contest on Episode 17 was announced, so be sure to tune in to see if that winner was YOU! And leave your comments for Episode 19 of “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb On YouTube” to share what you think about Dana Carpender and her dazzling set of books to help you on your low-carb lifestyle change.

We’re building up quite a listing of YouTube videos now, so be sure to go back and watch any of them you might have missed. We work hard to make these as entertaining and informative as possible on a wide variety of subjects pertaining to diet, health, nutrition, and practical low-carb living. Subscribe to our videos e-mail us your feedback at livinlowcarbman@charter.net. It’s our pleasure to serve you and we look forward to continuing our videos for you in 2008. By the way, you’ll be pleased to know “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore” podcast will be returning in January. WOO HOO!

“Fat Head” movie obliterates the low-fat lie with humor-filled facts

I recently shared with you about two amazing new documentaries on the subject of diet and obesity that are coming out soon and today I have an interview with one of those filmmakers to talk about his movie designed to be a direct response to Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me. Tom Naughton was kind enough to send me a special advance release of his new movie Fat Head to review and I was blown away by how well done it was with all the professional quality of Spurlock’s documentary, but with the truth on his side.

Naughton says Morgan Spurlock fed us all “a load of bologna”

Currently, Naughton is seeking distribution for Fat Head and would like to expose it to as wide an audience as possible because of the potential lifechanging impact it could have on so many people who have never heard the facts he shares in this film. It’s an eye-opening experience to learn why fat isn’t so bad for you and carbohydrates are.

Watch this trailer for Fat Head posted at YouTube and then read my exclusive interview with the filmmaker Tom Naughton afterwards to find out more about this new movie and how you can help spread the word to others about it:

Click here to read my interview with the filmmaker behind the Fat Head documentary Tom Naughton.