469: Judy Barnes Baker’s ‘The Healthy Edge’ Low-Carb Diabetic Cookbook, Dr. Charles Mobbs’ New Ketogenic Diet Research

Written on May 9, 2011

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Ketogenic diet researcher Dr. Charles Mobbs and The Healthy Edge author Judy Barnes Baker are Jimmy’s guests in today’s diabetes-themed episode of The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore!

Mount Sinai School of Medicine researcher Dr. Charles Mobbs talks to us today about his stunning new research findings which show some surprising additional positives to the low-carb approach to diabetes management. What are these surprising findings? Well, how about REVERSAL of diabetic nephropathy? Listen in to hear more about this brand new cutting-edge research that was published last month in the journal PLoS One.

Then we’ll hear from Judy Barnes Baker who has finally gotten her “supressed” book on diabetic low-carb cooking close to being published. She has re-secured the rights to her book since the American Diabetes Association (who commissioned the book) declined to publish it because it was too low-carb. Oh the horrors! It will be releasing soon under the title The Healthy Edge: A Cookbook Based on the Latest Science of Nutrition and Metabolism with a Preface by Dr. Mary C. Vernon, the Foreword by Jackie Eberstein, and a Scientific Perspective by Dr. Richard Feinman. Listen in for all the details of the back story of this book that is destined for greatness impacting the lives of people with diabetes around the world.

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- Dr. Charles Mobbs bio
- The April 20, 2011 study published in PLoS One journal
- Carb Wars: Sugar Is The New Fat
- Carb Wars Blog
- The Healthy Edge low-carb diabetic cookbook–COMING SOON!

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FrankG

Great interviews both Jimmy! Many thanks as ever

Might want to fix up the intro above that still says “diabetic neuropathy” instead of “nephropathy”… but I knew what you meant
http://www.livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog Jimmy Moore

HAHAHA! My producer wrote that and I didn’t even catch that. THANKS!
http://diabeticmediterraneandiet.com Steve Parker, M.D.

I enjoyed the interview. Not sure where Ms. Baker’s from, but I think I hear a bit of the South in her.

Her new book’s not at Amazon yet, nor at her website. I plan on getting it.

I admire her for not selling out to the American Diabetic Association. Her talks with them started a few years ago. I think the ADA will eventually come around to low-carb eating, but the patients are going to have to lead on this on. It’s just a matter of time now that we know total and saturated fats in the diet are not the danger we once thought.

-Steve

Vickie

I really enjoyed the interview with Judy and I’m especially looking forward to her cookbook. I just ordered Carb Wars from Amazon. Called Barnes & Noble and was told that it’s out of print, so thank goodness for Amazon.com!

Jill

Thank you Jimmy. Google Diabetes Australia. Click on recipes. Choose Dessert Wine Trifle. I feel unwell just looking at the picture.
Take care. J
Ron

Jimmy: great show as always. With respect to some of Dr. Mobbs comments: I know your not a 60 Minutes type investigative reporter, and you have no desire to embarass your guests. An option of a ketogenic diet is available to everyone to possibly reverse diabetes, but he seemed more interested in drug development for the reversal of the disease. And I’m really surprised you didn’t call him out on that. It’s amazing that Dr. Mobbs, especially with all of the knowledge obtained in his studies, still thinks that a pharmaceutical model is a valid course of treatment. These guys just don’t get it. Anyhoo, keep doing what you’re doing to spread the word.

http://www.livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog Jimmy Moore

I expressed my concerns about wanting to make a drug out of this research to him privately and he agreed that having people do this with nutrition is ideal. It all goes back to funding for his research. Sad state of affairs we find ourselves in with science.

http://twitter.com/cancerclasses cancerclasses

Sorry to be coming in late to this discussion to add my 2 cents worth, but there already is a nutritional supplement for nephropathy called Benfotiamine, which is simply a fat soluble form of thiamine, vitamin B-1. http://www.benfotiamine.org/FAQ.htm

It is reported to be safe, very well tolerated in the body and less toxic than thiamine hydrochloride (common vitamin B-1) with no known negative interactions with any medications, and due to it’s lipid-soluble form “can safely be used at much higher levels than common vitamin B-1.” http://www.benfotiamine.org/testimonials.htm

As an experiment I bought a 120 cap bottle of Doctor’s Best 80mg caps priced at $19.95 at my local high price vitamin store and took 3 caps daily with & without food for 30 days and have nothing negative to report,: suggested adult use is 2 caps daily.

Since I am not diabetic & have no other health issues other than being a little fluffy, I could not tell that it was doing anything, either good or bad. As with everything YMMV, but it would be interesting to hear some first hand reports from anyone that does suffer from nephropathy.

Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benfotiamine

http://www.low-carb-news.blogspot.com Jennifer Eloff

Wow, that was an awesome, long interview! You both sounded so relaxed. Perfect interview, Judy! Thanks for the mention – couple of times! I love my cookbook, Carb Wars – it is probably one of the best low-carb (and most beautiful) cookbooks I have in my cookbook library and I cannot wait to receive Judy’s next cookbook. I think you deserve to sell 1 million cookbooks, let alone 50,000 cookbooks as the ADA boasted they could sell! I know how hard you’ve worked and I know your heart and how you want to help others. It was wonderful that you did not cave and compromise your low-carb standards for the ADA. We’re proud of you! Blessings to you, my friend.

I also listened to Dr. Mobbs’ interview as well – very interesting about the ketogenic diet that uses 8% protein versus 20% in the Atkins diet. Funny, people in general with diabetes who get protein in their urine are terrified of the low-carb diet, thinking there will be more protein in the urine as a result.