Jimmy Moore's '30-In-30' Challenge

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

GOOD NEWS! For those of you who have been e-mailing me about accessing past podcast interviews, we are excited to let you know they are back online again. Shortly after our 200th episode in mid-2009, we had a complete server meltdown at our podcast web site and have since reposted most of our back episodes. But a few have still missing and some even lack the proper show notes. Due to popular public demand, we are now making available the audio of the episodes we haven’t yet had a chance to formally republish. This "Archive" section is where you can get them until we are able to republish these episodes. Once they are reposted, the audio link to the MP3 will be removed from the "Archive" page and become searchable via the search box near the top of each page. Thank you for all of your wonderful support of "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show!"


Isabel De Los Rios serves up her healthy low-carb, high-fat program

I've been noticing something remarkable happening while surfing around YouTube lately that has me excited about the future of healthy living in America. From people like Sean Croxton to Shane Ellison to Andrea Albright, there's been an obvious infusion of young, talented, and extremely knowledgeable proponents of the truth behind nutrition, fitness and health. Today's podcast interview guest is yet another one of these articulate and passionate defenders of the proper way of eating who I found on YouTube.

In Episode 326 of "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore," we hear from New Jersey-based Isabel De Los Rios who created The Diet Solution Program following her remarkable weight loss success which motivated her to transform not just her own life but the lives of others she comes into contact with. I found Isabel's Diet Solution YouTube channel late last year and was impressed with what she says about saturated fat, carbohydrates, and omega-3's, for example. She's most definitely on the right side of the issues concern living a healthy lifestyle.

Listen to Isabel De Los Rios discuss who her fitness and nutritional heroes are, the most egregious ingredients in so-called "healthy" foods, why 100% pure stevia is best for sweetening, how "The Diet Solution" was created, the kind of foods you get to consume on her plan, why she believes the low-fat diet is still viewed as "healthy," what is good about consuming dietary fat, why calorie-counting isn't really necessary, the benefits of consuming organic, pastured, and grass-fed foods, why drinking pasteurized milk doesn't make sense, the differences between her plan and Atkins (I was able to share what the REAL Atkins diet is about compared to what she thought it was), the horrible products that are purported to be low-carb, the rightful role of exercise in weight and health management, how to eat well when you are a vegetarian or vegan without overloading on carbohydrates, the health benefits of consuming meat, how pregnant women should be eating for a healthy baby, why children should be eating real whole foods compared with packaged garbage foods, and how her plan is perfect for people suffering from diabetes.

Click here to listen to Isabel De Los Rios who gives a lot of food for thought for you to chew on if you are a defender of healthy low-carb living!

Dr. Kurt Harris started his PaNu blog to educate on healthy nutrition

There are some pretty fascinating people out there who are very well-educated on the subject of nutrition and its direct relationship to health. People would be surprised to learn just how many highly-respected medical professionals are embracing the high-fat, low-carb nutritional approach for their patients. It's a lot more than you'll ever hear about from the media and you most certainly will have a hard time hearing these important voices within the mainstream. But I do sense a paradigm shift happening with this in the coming years thanks to up-and-coming physician bloggers like today's podcast interview guest.

In Episode 325 of "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore," we hear from a somewhat rebellious medical doctor named Dr. Kurt Harris who created his own Paleolithic nutrition blog in 2009 called PaNu. It won't take long listening to this man to know he's not your typical physician ready to prescribe the latest wonder drug that the pharmaceutical industry is ready to shove down your throat. Tune in to hear Dr. Harris talk about why lifestyle change is all but ignored by most doctors, his philosophy of looking at the body as a system rather than a machine, Gary Taubes' influence on him after listening to him on an NPR radio interview, why weight loss is not the focus of his new blog, the cooperative nature of the low-carb/Paleo community, why he decided to become a blogger, his unique 12-step list, why eating less carbohydrates works regardless of some of the given reasons for why it does, the importance of eliminating sugar in the diet first, the improvements seen in even nominal reductions in carbohydrate intake, why he says the zero-carb movement is "the Hezbollah of low-carb," why long-term Atkins Induction is probably not a bad idea, his concept of preserving the carb culture is akin to smoking candy cigarettes, why the fear of saturated fat must end, and his impact on fellow physicians and medical professionals.

Click here to be exposed to Dr. Harris' matter-of-fact style and unabashed opinions on diet and health formed through both his personal research and experience. You'll quickly discover why these qualities and more make him a delightful addition to the growing voice of dissent against the failed conventional wisdom of our day!