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527: Encore Week 2012 – Blood Sugar 101 Creator Jenny Ruhl

Written on January 4, 2012

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Hey everyone and welcome back to The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore for Jimmy’s annual “Encore Week” episodes where he has invited YOUR favorite podcast guests from the previous year. “Encore Week” 2012 has been well-received so far featuring interviews on Monday with Swedish LCHF physician Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt and then again on Tuesday with Perfect Health Diet co-author Paul Jaminet.

Today’s interview features an expert in the subject of blood sugar and diabetes named Jenny Ruhl from “Blood Sugar 101.” Ruhl supports the use of carbohydrate-restriction as a means for obtaining optimal blood sugar readings, especially for diabetics, and believes blood sugar control is much more important than wondering what your insulin level is. One of the most fascinating parts of Jimmy’s original July 2011 interview with her in Episode 486 was how she spoke so matter-of-factly regarding a wide variety of issues in the low-carb community that had your eyebrows doing jumping jacks. Expect more of the same in this follow-up interview from one of the best of the best interview guests of 2011!

Plus, Ruhl answers these questions from LLVLC Show listeners:

JAMIE ASKS:
Have you done any research looking at the human insulin response to artificial sweeteners? Do you know anyone who has done, not just an N=1 blood sugar test on Diet Coke, for example, but to measure their insulin response to Diet Coke, even though blood sugar may not be raised.

DAN ASKS:
What is the real heart disease risk to diabetics and the effectiveness of statins for diabetics, especially for primary prevention?

JOLI ASKS:
I’m 58 years old, 5’5″ and 168 lbs. Before low-carb I had gotten up to 215. I got myself a blood glucose monitor a couple of months ago. And last night I made sweet potatoes and white rice with egg for the dogs and, for the first time, ate a big bowl myself thinking they were safe starches. I ate 1/2 of a large sweet potato and two ladles full of rice and 1 egg. About 30-45 mins. later I tested my blood sugar and it was 241! What damage did that do to me? I tried testing again a couple hours later and it was back to 124. First thing this morning after an overnight fast, it was 103. After the very high reading yesterday, I became very sleepy for about an hour and then I CRAVED sugar! Any comments on this?

I am very near sighted. When I was a kid, every year I would go to the eye doctor and need a stronger prescription. Could high blood sugar then from spending Saturday mornings eating candy in front of the TV for hours on end be the reason for my eyesight deterioration?

LEZLEE ASKS:
I read so many studies on PubMed and Medscape and it is so contradictory at least regarding meat vs. carbs regarding cancer, weight gain, and Type 2 diabetes. How can we distinguish between what research is real or just some researchers who have a hypotheses that they want to be true?

GINA ASKS:
I’m diabetic, and I’ve been following a very low-carb diet to control my blood sugar. Most days, I eat fewer than 20 grams of carbs, all from vegetables and nuts. No gluten, no sugar. My blood sugar has really responded well, especially my post-prandial numbers, but I simply cannot get my fasting sugars into the normal range. I’ve also been exercising and even taking a dose of insulin some nights, but in the morning my blood sugar is always above 120. Does Jenny have any suggestions for me?

Don’t miss listening to the rest of the “Encore Week” 2012 interviews featuring Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, Paul Jaminet, Dr. William Davis and Dr. Jack Kruse.

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LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 527
- Support our sponsor: Quest Protein Bars–Try The New Natural Line
- Listen to Jimmy’s original interview: 486: A Crash Course In Blood Sugar 101 With Jenny Ruhl
- Blood Sugar 101: What They Don’t Tell You About Diabetes
- BloodSugar101.com
- “Diabetes Update” blog

Advocacy, Alternative Medicine, Diabetes, Disease, Health Care Providers, hypoglycemia, Low-Carb Lifestyle, Physiology, Public Health, Research

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526: Encore Week 2012 – ‘Perfect Health Diet’ Author Paul Jaminet

Written on January 3, 2012

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Hey everyone and welcome back to The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore for Jimmy’s annual “Encore Week” episodes where he invites YOUR favorite podcast guests from the previous year. “Encore Week” 2012 started off well with Swedish LCHF physician Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt on Monday and continues on today with yet another fabulous and somewhat controversial guest in Perfect Health Diet author Paul Jaminet. After Jimmy first interviewed him on this podcast in March 2011, he became extremely curious about one of the key concepts in his nutritional program known as “safe starches” (white potatoes, white rice, tapioca, etc. for their low level of toxins) that spawned a series of blog posts that began in earnest a very serious and important discussion within the low-carb and Paleo communities–even drawing several insightful and spirited responses from noted nutrition-minded physicians Dr. Ron Rosedale and Dr. Joseph Mercola. Listen to Paul discuss his reaction to the “buzz” that happened in 2011 about this and what he has in store for 2012!

Plus, Jaminet answers these questions from LLVLC Show listeners:

DAN ASKS:
If “safe starches” raise a diabetic’s blood sugar, should he or she still eat them? As a Type 2, I’ve always observed the principle of eating to your meter and most “safe starches” jack up my blood sugar.

JAMES ASKS:
What are your thoughts on the potential lack of toxicity of fructose within the context of very low polyunsaturated fat presence; both dietary and stored PUFA?

LISA ASKS:
Are cassava flour, plantain flour, arrowroot, and wild rice all safe starches?

Do you have an opinion on nutritional yeast for a cheese-like flavor for those who can’t eat dairy? I avoid autolyzed yeast and yeast extract because they are supposed to be excitotoxins (MSG), but I don’t know if that also applies to nutritional yeast?

Do you recommend any specific tests (such as the GI Effects test from Metametrix) to test for infectious organisms like parasites? Do you have any thoughts about using high dose oregano oil to kill parasites (such as Biotics “ADP” product which is standardized sustained release oregano)? One of Biotics’ recent webinars referenced a study where 600 mg of oregano given for 6 weeks effectively killed parasites.

JAMIE ASKS:
Many people go “cold turkey” by dropping their carbs to a very low level and after losing weight, experimenting to see how much carbs each day they can tolerate before putting on weight. Do any have thoughts about a “soft-landing” approach where carbs are reduced week by week until weight starts falling, thereby avoiding any negative symptoms of the big drop?

Don’t miss listening to the rest of the “Encore Week” 2012 interviews featuring Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, Jenny Ruhl, Dr. William Davis and Dr. Jack Kruse.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 526
- Support our sponsor: Quest Protein Bars–Try The New Natural Line
- Listen to Jimmy’s original interview: 453: Paul Jaminet Offers Up The ‘Perfect Health Diet’
- Perfect Health Diet: Four Steps to Renewed Health, Youthful Vitality, and Long Life
- PerfectHealthDiet.com
- RELATED BLOG POST: “Is There Any Such Thing As ‘Safe Starches’ On A Low-Carb Diet?”

Advocacy, Alternative Medicine, Cooking, Disease, grains, high-fat, Low-Carb Lifestyle, obesity, Paleo, potatoes, Public Health, Real Foods, Weight Loss

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525: Encore Week 2012 – Swedish LCHF Physician Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt

Written on January 2, 2012

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Happy New Year and welcome back to The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore for the very first episode of 2012 featuring a brand new interview with one of 2011′s most popular guests Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt! He’s the first interview as part of Jimmy’s annual “Encore Week” episodes where he invites back the best of the best from the previous year. “Encore Week” 2012 starts off with one of the biggest low-carb superstars in the Scandinavian world in Dr. Eenfeldt who is taking what they call LCHF (low-carb, high-fat) to a whole new level of mainstream acceptance that will have you longing for the same kind of revolution to begin happening in the United States.

Plus, Dr. Eenfeldt answers these questions from LLVLC Show listeners:

DAN ASKS:
Could Dr. Eenfeldt comment on the saturated fat tax in his neighboring Scandanavian country of Denmark?

ELIZABETH ASKS:
Why do I gain weight like gangbusters if I go off the ketogenic diet I’m adapted to and why do I not lose weight when I return to the ketogenic state? My fasting insulin is VERY LOW by the way.

FORTUNE ASKS:
A common topic in the low-carb community are the struggles of women over 40 eating this way. We all know men have a much easier time losing the weight than women, esp. women over 40. But none of the experts has ever to my knowledge addressed any tips or tricks especially for this group. Do women need to balance their estrogen before they can lose the weight? Or after 40 is just impossible for women to fully return to a normal pre-menopause weight?

LIZ ASKS:
I’m from the UK and my total cholesterol level at the beginning of the year 2011 was 4.87. Now, when I had my cholesterol measured a few weeks ago after eating low-carb, high-fat for nearly one year it had risen to a massive 8.58. The only thing that has changed is my diet, but I understood that high fat eating has no impact on cholesterol levels in the blood! Is there an upper total cholesterol limit that is regarded as unsafe? Should I be pleased that my cholesterol is so high or does this have any negative health implications?

SUSAN ASKS:
What is the best way to talk to my endocrinologist about low-carb, high-fat? She was happy to hear I was cutting starches and sugars, but as soon as I said the word “Atkins” she said “Atkins causes heart attacks” and “Dr. Atkins died of a heart attack.” She then went on to tell me I should do the lower-fat, low-carb South Beach Diet if I wanted to do low carb. Needless to say, a heated discussion ensued after that. Do you have any special tips regarding the best way to approach my doctor? Should I simply try and find another endocrinologist?

PAUL ASKS:
To what extent can a ketogenic diet impact the thyroid and/or adrenal health of a person with sub-clinical thyroid and/or adrenal dysfunction? Does low-dose cortisol impact insulin resistance?

JAMIE ASKS:
If your doctor has told you that they want to put you on statins, what (evidenced-based) references would you quote to argue against it?

CASSIE ASKS:
Is there any truth to the creation of a slowed metabolism as a result of an extended low carb diet?

JANET ASKS:
I would like to know if he has experience putting people without gallbladders on high-fat low carb diets and if so, how do they do?

Don’t miss the rest of the “Encore Week” 2012 interviews featuring Paul Jaminet, Jenny Ruhl, Dr. William Davis and Dr. Jack Kruse later this week.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 525
- Support our sponsor: Quest Protein Bars–Try The New Natural Line
- Listen to Jimmy’s original interview: 494: The Scandinavian LCHF Movement Featuring Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt
- DietDoctor.com (English blog)
- Kostdoktorn.se (Swedish blog)

Alternative Medicine, Disease, Health Care Providers, high-fat, LCHF, Low-Carb Lifestyle, obesity, Public Health, Real Foods, saturated fat, Sweden, Weight Loss

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The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show ‘Encore Week’ 2012 Sneak Peek

Written on January 2, 2012

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’re gonna kick off 2012 with a bang starting today by sharing with you the best interview guests of 2011 on “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore” (as voted on by my awesome podcast listeners!) who were invited back for BRAND NEW INTERVIEWS as part of “Encore Week” 2012 airing January 2-6, 2012.

This special week of outstanding interviews features:

January 2, 2012: Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt
January 3, 2012: Paul Jaminet
January 4, 2012: Jenny Ruhl
January 5, 2012: Dr. William Davis
January 6, 2012: Dr. Jack Kruse

These new interviews with the “best of 2011″ were recorded over the past week and I think this will be the best “Encore Week” I’ve ever conducted! The interviews are all chock full of excellent information and a few eyebrow-raising moments I can’t wait for you to hear. Be sure to listen to them all in Episodes 525-529 right here at the official podcast web site or on the iTunes page where they answer listener-submitted questions and give an update on what they have planned for 2012.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! 2012 is going to be an exciting year for the low-carb/Paleo message!

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‘The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show’ Podcast Archives Now Available On CD

Written on December 26, 2011

So many of you have asked for it for a while and now it’s here! We’ve been working feverishly behind-the-scenes to make this happen for our enthusiastic listeners and I’m excited to announce it to you today. Fans of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore” have long requested a way to share these life-changing interviews about living optimally healthy with their friends and family members who may not have access to and/or would never listen to anything like this online or on iTunes.

Well, we’ve come up with an awesome solution for this with the creation of the brand new Disc Of Light Podcast Store that will allow you to customize your very own LLVLC Show CD filled with up to 10 episodes on a CD in MP3 format or one single episode (up to 70 minutes long) on an audio CD. What a great way to spread the message of healthy low-carb living, Paleo principles, fitness fundamentals, and everything else we talk about on this top-rated iTunes health podcast! It’s super-simple, affordable and a great way to show your support for this podcast that shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

My podcast producer Kevin Kennedy-Spaien owns a company called Disc of Light Media dedicated to creating high-quality productions of podcasts, CDs, original music, audiobooks, and web sites and I cannot recommend him highly enough to you if you have a need for any of these services. He’s the secret behind the magic of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show” podcast and I’m very grateful to have him on my team bringing you quality content each and every week. Now that we’re moving to three episodes a week beginning on January 9, 2012 plus a BRAND NEW LIVE show on Thursday nights called “Ask The Low-Carb Experts” along with our Friday podcast “Low-Carb Conversations with Jimmy Moore & Friends,” you’re gonna have a lot to choose from for these audio CDs. 2012 is gonna be a busy year and I can’t wait to get going with tons of brand new content for you in the new year!

Here’s how you can place your customized CD order:

1. Browse through the 500+ LLVLC Show archives to choose your favorites
2. Write down the name/episode number of up to 10 shows
3. Visit the Disc of Light Podcast Store
4. Fill out the order form with the requested information
5. You be billed by Kevin through PayPal for your order
6. Once payment is made, CD(s) will be created and shipped

That’s all you gotta do to get your hands on your favorite past episodes of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show” to have for yourself or to give away to others who you are trying to convince about bucking the conventional low-fat, high-carb nutritional advice for a more reasonable and scientifically-sound plan that reduces carbohydrate intake and ends the nonsensical fear of fat! THANK YOU to everyone who sent me e-mails and left messages on my Facebook page in 2011 asking for this service. You asked for it and now you got it. ENJOY!

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