The science behind carbohydrate restriction promoted by Metabolism Society

If you are an active member of the growing low-carb community and are not already familiar with the great work of The Metabolism Society, then I urge you to team up with this incredible organization because they are working hard to change the conversation about nutrition and health by revealing the truth that science is showing us about the amazing benefits of carbohydrate restriction. They believe that livin’ la vida low-carb is “under-investigated and under-utilized” and have asserted that they will continue to “support research in this area.” Please consider making a contribution to The Metabolism Society TODAY!

The Metabolism Society has been leading the charge ever since the late, great Dr. Robert C. Atkins was taken from us in 2003. His legacy with low-carb diets is what drives the science to confirm much of what he shared with real patients for decades prior to his untimely death early in the 21st Century. As has been the case for the past few years, The Metabolism Society has piggybacked on an established conference with weight loss doctors who are members of The American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) to offer physicians wanting to offer their overweight, obese, and diabetic patients another treatment option. With the onslaught of quality research that has been released in recent years, it is imperative that these medical professionals are given as much information as they can possibly obtain to best assist their patients with the latest strategies.

I’ve been stunned to watch the growth in interest about low-carb diets among the bariatric physicians build and build each year and yet another Metabolism Society Symposium is scheduled for Seattle, Washington in April 2010. As just a layman who seeks to educate, encourage, and inspire others to seek out the truth about what they’ve heard about diet, health, and nutrition, I’m stoked about the positive impact that The Metabolism Society is having on our culture one doctor, nutritionist, and clinician at a time.

The Seattle Metabolism Society Symposium will be a two-day event taking place at the Hilton Seattle Hotel & Conference Center beginning on Saturday, April 17, 2010 with a focus on “A Carbohydrate Restriction Clinical Practice Guideline” designed to help physicians understand what it would be like to set themselves up as one of the growing low-carb doctors practicing this nutritional therapy with their patients. Then on Sunday, April 18, 2010, a full “Update on Low Carbohydrate Diet Research” will be presented by the real movers and shakers in the low-carb scientific community. The objective of this course will be to educate on the possible role that carbohydrates play in certain medical conditions, how to implement and educate patients low-carb diets, recognizing the powerful effects of low-carb nutrition on hormones, understanding the very latest low-carb research, and to provide dietary solutions to patients with nontraditional obesity ailments.

Anyone living in the greater Seattle area who would like to learn more about low-carb diets and their impact on health should consider attending as well as medical professionals where you will get to rub elbows with the researchers in person. Click here for the proposed schedule of speakers along with the subject matter of their 45-minute lectures, including Gary Taubes, Dr. William Davis, Dr. Mary Vernon, Dr. Steve Phinney, Jackie Eberstein, and others.

Picture yourself with 100 fellow low-carbers going to the Bahamas in 2010

We’ve been telling you about it all year and now we are less than three months away from The 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas taking place March 6-11, 2010 leaving out of Jacksonville, Florida port on the Carnival Fascination to Nassau and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. So far, nearly 100 enthusiastic supporters of the healthy low-carb lifestyle have signed up to join us for this magnificent trek in the Atlantic Ocean for a vacation like none other you’ve ever experienced in your entire life! This event was very special in 2009 and 2008, but 2010 looks to be the best one yet!

Click here for all the last-minute details about The 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas including our eight special guest speakers and the topic they will be covering on the cruise. This is a can’t-miss low-carb event in 2010!

Tom Roddy was diagnosed with brain cancer in April 2009

This was a sad week in the low-carb community when one of the most innovative leaders in the online health retail industry was taken from us at the age of 43. Tom Roddy, President and Co-Founder of Internet-based nutrition products retailer Netrition since 1997, died on November 9, 2009, at Johns Hopkins Hospital after battling grade 4 glioblastoma brain cancer since his diagnosis in April. According to Tom’s brother Bernie, Tom was a “very private person” who chose not to disclose this very serious illness with the public.

“I’m sure this news will come a great shock to many of you who knew him,” says Bernie Roddy, who has served as Vice-President of Netrition. “It was his request that his illness be kept as private as possible.”

And despite his very serious condition over the past six months, Tom Roddy remained an active part of guiding the future of the company he had invested so much of the past twelve years of his life to.

“Netrition was Tom’s vision and even in his final days, he continued to impart his ideas on how it should grow,” Bernie added. “His vision will continue to live even after his death.”

I never met Tom Roddy in person, but I did know him through e-mail and spoke with him on the telephone a couple of times. All of my one-on-one dealings with this man confirmed to me that he was a good, decent, and generous person who sought to provide his customers with quality products to enhance their healthy lifestyle. His loss will be difficult for those who were closest to him, but his legacy will live on for many more years to come.

You can view Tom’s obituary by clicking here and please share your thoughts and prayers for the Roddy family by signing his guest book.

Funeral services will take place this Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 11:15 am at the McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street in Albany, New York. Memorial contributions in Tom’s memory can be sent to The Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research.

Please make checks payable to:
Musella Foundation
1100 Peninsula Blvd
Hewlett, NY 11557

Feel free to share your thoughts on Tom Roddy’s passing in the comments section below.

My podcast producer Kevin Kennedy-Spaien is raising money for cystic fibrosis

Longtime fans of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show” podcast already know about my wonderful executive producer Kevin Kennedy-Spaien. He was the man who recruited me to be a part of a now-defunct healthy lifestyle collaboration show featuring Chris Brogan, Reinhard Engels, and others called “The Health Hacks Podcast” back in the summer of 2006. And as we shared together during our 200th episode in 2008, it was Kevin’s vision to give me my own personal weekly program dedicated to low-carb living and the rest, they say, is history. While people have said some very nice things about the show, none of it would have ever been possible without the foresight of Kevin.

With that in mind, I wanted to share with you about a charity project that both he and his lovely wife Eve are currently working on to benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. A family friend of theirs has two children who have been stricken with cystic fibrosis and so this is a subject matter that is near and dear to their hearts. It’s one of the reasons they are so passionately involved in helping raise money for this worthy cause.

Kevin and Eve are the owners of a small independent label called Disc Of Light which sells some truly fantastic meditation CDs like their latest one entitled The Beach: A Modern Method For Relaxation. I’ve heard these instrumental tracks produced by Kevin along with Eve’s calming voice sharing the soothing sounds of meditative thought and I can honestly say they are well worth the investment towards improving your overall mental well-being. After a rough day of work, these meditations will allow your mind, body, and spirit to rest and reconnect in regenerative ways.

Here’s a video from Kevin about this special fundraiser for CFF:

So, here’s the deal: Every Disc of Light meditation CD that is sold through Amazon or CDBaby from now through December 31, 2009 will result in a very generous $5 donation directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. What a perfect Christmas gift for just about ANYONE on your shopping list who could stand to benefit from these relaxing meditative CDs.

THANK YOU for supporting Kevin and Eve in this very worthy cause. ENJOY!

The 2009 holiday season is coming up fast…are you ready for it?

It’s almost hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less than one month away followed by weeks upon weeks of a barrage of temptation that happens annually during the holiday season between Turkey Day and New Year’s. But it’ll be here in full force before you know it and, especially if you are new to low-carb living, you absolutely need a strategy to help you stay committed to your healthy low-carb lifestyle during this critical time of the year. That’s why I’m pleased to announce my upcoming Global TeleClass entitled “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Even Through The Holidays And Beyond” coming up on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:00PM ET.

It’s pretty ironic when you stop and think about it how quite literally millions of otherwise health-conscious Americans allow those several weeks that comprise the Christmas season to give them free license to eat all sorts of garbage that they would not typically put in their mouth simply because it’s “the holidays.” The rationalization is that it’s only for a few weeks, so what’s the harm? However, if there’s one thing I’ve learned from nearly six years of livin’ la vida low-carb, it’s this — you’ve got to implement a strategy that will help you keep your weight and health in check throughout the year (and that includes the holidays) if you ever hope to make lasting, permanent lifestyle changes that will benefit you long-term. This is what I will be sharing about during my Global TeleClass just one week before Thanksgiving!

When I weighed in at an unhealthy, morbidly obese 410 pounds just prior to 2004, I was one of those people who ate and ate and ate during the holidays. From the abundance of chocolate candy to cookies and cakes and pies that pop up everywhere during this time of the year, it’s almost impossible to avoid it. The pull to eat what most people would consider junk is stronger now than at any other time over the course of the year, so it’s important to know what you can do to make better choices for the sake of your health. This TeleClass will arm you with easily implementable strategies to help you make it through the upcoming holiday season…and beyond! Why not get a head start on your New Year’s resolutions to avoid the heartache and disappointment that comes from the guilt of overindulging at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s parties?

While you’re signing up to attend my TeleClass, be sure to check out all the others who will also be conducting training classes on a variety of subjects. These are all absolutely 100% free for you to attend and you can participate in as many classes as you wish from the comfort of your home and the convenience of your telephone or computer. These classes will help to educate, encourage and inspire you featuring some of the most respected speakers in the Health, Personal Development and Sales & Marketing industries.

Go to GlobalTeleClass.com to see the full details of the line-up for November 2009, including the following scheduled speakers:

Health: Steven Frank, Jennifer Hough, Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo, Elaine Petrone, Eric Rolf, Nancy Desjardins, Dr. John Schinnerer, and me, Jimmy Moore

Sales & Marketing: Beatty Carmichael, Angela Treat Lyon, Heather Picken, Jerry Ellefson, Rik Schnabel, Ed Dacey, and Mary Beth Lozano

Personal Development: Joan Marie Whelan, Dr. Rick Brinkman, Satyen Raja, Leslie Householder, Dr. Gloria Burgess, Ken Foster & Amazon John Easterling, Debbie Friedman, Stephanie Frank, Nanette Geiger, Katana Abbott, Philip Tirone, Deborah Skye King, Michelle Rigg, Wes Hopper, and Steve Keough

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to attend these exciting Global TeleClass events throughout the month of November, including mine coming up on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:00PM ET. THANKS for all your support of the work I am doing to spread the message of healthy low-carb living! If you missed my debut Global TeleClass back in June 2009, then CLICK HERE to listen as I shared about my upcoming new book 21 Life Lessons From Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb.

Enter the Dreamfields National Pasta Month Sweepstakes by October 31, 2009

Did you know that the month of October is National Pasta Month? I know what you’re thinking: “Jimmy, what the heck are you talking about pasta on a low-carb site?” If you are livin’ la vida low-carb, then you already know that traditional pastas and even those so-called “healthy” whole wheat pastas are off limits to you. But have you tried the healthy, great-tasting low-carb pasta alternative from our friends at Dreamfields yet? Check out my recent video review of Dreamfields pasta on YouTube to learn more about this amazing product for diabetics and low-carbers alike.

In celebration of pasta month from coast to coast in the month of October, Dreamfields has decided to celebrate with a special contest for fans of their outstanding low-carb pastas. Beginning today, October 15, 2009 and running through October 31, 2009 at 11:59PM, you will have an opportunity to enter to win one of seven prizes of a full case of Dreamfields Dreamfields Penne Rigate Pasta shipped directly to your home address for FREE! There is no cost to enter, but you do need to sign up on Facebook to participate in this promotion.

Once you join Facebook, hop on over to the Dreamfields National Pasta Month Sweepstakes page and click on the green “Enter Contest” button to submit your contact information and a brief description of why you enjoy Dreamfields pasta so much. The winners will be drawn at random and the odds of winning one of the seven prizes will depend on the number of entries. But, hey, what the heck! You’ve got a better chance of getting your hands on some FREE Dreamfields if you enter than if you don’t, right? Give it a whirl and see what happens. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

While you’re at Facebook, be sure to become a fan of Dreamfields Healthy Pasta as well as the official “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” page there. And if you just can’t stand it any longer and are ready to give Dreamfields pasta a try for yourself (including their BRAND NEW angel hair pasta product), then simply CLICK HERE to receive a special $1 off coupon that can be used to purchase Dreamfields in your local store or favorite online retailer. THANKS for showing your support for this proud sponsor of “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb.”

Enjoy gathering with your fellow low-carbers in the Triangle area

For those of you who live in the Raleigh/Durham/Cary area of North Carolina, I’d like to cordially invite you to come have dinner with me and Christine on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:30PM at the Eno River Eatery located at 5277 N. Roxboro Road in Durham. We’d love to meet new friends of the blog as well as reconnect with people we saw on our previous visit in May 2008. It would be such an honor to meet you in person and show our sincere appreciation for all of your support of “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb.”

We’ll be in your neck of the woods for a couple of days visiting the LipoScience laboratories in Raleigh where the NMR LipoProfile test is conducted to learn more about the fine work they are doing with particle size testing of cholesterol. I write about this particular test rather extensively in an entire chapter of my upcoming new book 21 Life Lessons From Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb: How the Healthy Low-Carb Lifestyle Changed Everything I Thought I Knew (by the way, I found a fantastic self-publishing print-on-demand company who is in the midst of making my manuscript into a book as we speak!) and we will be shooting some YouTube video footage as well as setting up a podcast interview with a representative from LipoScience following our visit. It should be an exciting time!

For everyone who comes out next Monday to the Eno River Eatery to meet with us, I’ll provide complimentary copies of that cholesterol chapter from 21 Life Lessons From Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb as my special FREE gift to you just for taking the time to come out and see us. We really do enjoy making the short three-hour trek up I-85 from our hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina to see all the enthusiastic low-carbers in the Triangle area. And let me tell you — there are a BUNCH of you guys there, too, because I get your e-mails all the time.

I don’t know if he’ll make it or not, but I’m going to invite my friend low-carb researcher and practitioner Dr. Eric Westman to join us at the dinner meet-up with the low-carbers. He will be coming with us again on The 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas in March 2010 where we might see him sing a low-carb karaoke song again. Who knows, he might bust out singing at tune at this meet-up as well…hey, you never know what might happen!

Do you think you can join us for dinner in Durham on October 19, 2009? If so, then please RSVP that you’re coming by e-mailing me ASAP to livinlowcarbman@charter.net. We look forward to seeing a dozen or two low-carb fans come out and say hey! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Healthy U Technologies wants YOU to own their CarbTracker iPhone application

Who doesn’t like FREE stuff, right? Thanks to our friends at Healthy U Technologies, creators of the carbohydrate-tracking software for your iPhone that I blogged about in late July, a total of 30 of my faithful “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” blog readers now have a chance to own their very own copy of the CarbTracker iPhone app at no charge to them. Zip, zero, nada, a total FREEBIE!!! In this economy, free is good.

I’ve been using this gizmo for a little over two months now and LOVE it! You can keep track of your carb counts, weight loss progress, and even your water intake. It’s constantly updated with new foods so you can keep an accurate record of what you are putting in your mouth. Whether you are a low-carb newbie or an old-timer, it’s hard to beat this app for what it can do to enhance your low-carb lifestyle.

Here’s how YOU can take advantage of this offer and win:

1. Send an e-mail to info@healthyutechnologies.com
2. Put in the subject line “Jimmy Moore and Free CarbTracker App”
3. The first 30 entries will receive a special code for their FREE download on iTunes

That’s it! Nothing too fancy for you to do, but only the first 30 requests can be honored. Hurry and enter ASAP so you can take advantage of this limited time chance to get a pretty nifty application for your iPhone that is perfect for anyone who is livin’ la vida low-carb. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

You’ve thought about, now you can BECOME a health coach!

I’m pleased to inform you that I have been able to arrange for you to attend a special FREE HealthCoach Business teleconference call with Hilton Johnson. For those of you who are unaware of who Hilton is, he’s the CEO of HealthCoachingU.com and HealthCoachTraining.com which are industry-leading sites dedicated to the subject of health coaching as a career.

This event is set to take place on: Wednesday, September 30th at 2:00 pm ET!

CLICK HERE to sign up to attend this unique complimentary 90-minute interactive webinar call. Hilton Hilton will demonstrate on your computer screen (with a volunteer) one of his company’s health coaching models to show you how easily health coaching gets results. You will also see a one-of-a-kind web-based platform that allows health coaches to manage and professionally coach hundreds of clients all at the same time which maximizes your potential income from this business opportunity.

HealthCoaching is the fastest growing niche market of all coaching and presents multiple opportunities for contributing to some of the proposed improvements being discussed today in health care reform. Health coaching is on the rise as a growing career opportunity and many involved are also paid very well — an average of over $190 per hour coaching individual clients and some coaches who are conducting group coaching sessions are earning far more than that.

During this call, Hilton will explain how you might meet the requirements for being trained and certified as a HealthCoach and start earning coaching fees in as little as 90 days. If you would like to attend this timely and important event, you will need to be on your telephone and your computer at the same time as this is a teleconference and webinar presentation. If you’ve been thinking about getting into the health coaching industry, then you owe it to yourself to hear what Hilton has to share.

To register for this teleconference/webinar event, just CLICK HERE. Be sure and complete the entire process so you can receive the e-mail conformation and instructions for calling in and connecting to the webinar portion of the call. Good luck to you as you pursue this new endeavor in your life and make it work for you.

Debbie Hubbs and Ailsa Washington tell more about the 2010 low-carb cruise

Have you always dreamed about going on a luxurious cruise, but didn’t think you could fit it your budget? Well, I’ve got some good news for you: you CAN enjoy all the pampering that a cruise has to offer you and NOT bust your budget in the process. And check this out — how about joining over 100 of your fellow low-carbers, including some of the biggest names in the low-carb community on that same cruise? Sound good? Well that’s exactly what we have planned for March 2010 on The 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas! Two of the committee members who have been with us on the past two cruises and are helping organize the 2010 low-carb cruise are joining us as special guests on today’s podcast.

In Episode 285 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from Debbie Hubbs and Ailsa Washington as they talk about The 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas leaving out of Jacksonville, Florida on the Carnival Fascination on March 6-11, 2010. Debbie hails from the state of Arizona and offers up some great personal experiences and tips about making the most of your cruise experience. She brags about how the guest speakers intermingled with the group and offered up such great advice and information that they even influenced people like her husband Don who has lost 50 pounds on low-carb since coming back from the 2009 cruise. Ailsa comes all the way across the pond in the UK on the low-carb cruises and talks about the international flair she and her significant other Chris have brought to this event. She discusses her favorite parts of cruising, the excursions you can enjoy, the allure of bringing your kids on this cruise, and the tremendous benefits of going on a cruise. If you’ve been thinking about joining us on The 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas, then you owe it to yourself to listen to this podcast.

Click here to get the full scoop on the March 2010 low-carb cruise featuring guests like Dr. Mary C. Vernon, Dr. William Davis, Dr. Eric Westman, Dana Carpender, Fred Hahn, Tom Naughton and so many more!