The Livin' La Vida Low-carb Show With Jimmy Moore

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy talks with Ben Azadi about doing the keto diet well. “Fish oil is a multi-billion industry and it’s actually doing more harm than good.”  - Ben Azadi Ben Azadi, FDN-P, (@thebenazadi) is on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Ben is the author of three best-selling books, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, and The Power of Sleep. Ben has been the go-to source for intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet. He is known as ‘The Health Detective’ because he investigates dysfunction, and educates, not medicate, to bring the body back to normal function. Jimmy chats with fellow ketogenic podcaster, YouTuber, and teacher Ben Azadi about all the do’s and don’ts of keto. Ben is the author of the forthcoming book KETO FLEX set to release in April 2021. Check out Ben’s work at https://www.benazadi.com​. This is 90+ minutes of incredible content you don’t wanna miss if you eat a low-carb, high-fat diet! Tune in for thi

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, we talk about a new European study that might be misleading regarding cardiovascular health. “People worry about eating cholesterol. Your body makes exactly what it needs.”  - Jimmy Moore In this episode of JIMMY RANTS on the LLVLC Show, I read from a January 2021 published review paper in the journal Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology entitled “The new European guidelines for prevention of cardiovascular disease are misleading.” Read the paper here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1…​ Dr. Uffe Ravnskov and others make the case that key research was left out of the analysis made by the European Society of Cardiology and European Atherosclerosis Society (ESC/EAS) whose members all have ties to pharmaceutical companies. Their analysis notes contradictory evidence that shows total cholesterol and LDL-C are not factors, why people with diabetes do not need to lower cholesterol, why high cholesterol is not the problem for people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Lesya Holzapfel to talk about how Keto is different for women. “Dairy is probably not the best idea for keto until you reverse or heal certain conditions.”  - Lesya Holzapfel Lesya Holzapfel created BSB TRIBE to be the fastest, easiest way for you to go from stuck to successful – from the defeated dieter to the empowered experimenter. She helps women reach their health goals so that they can feel sexy in their own skin. Lesya is a Nutritionist and has lost over 110 lbs in between pregnancies. Her passion is working with busy women who want to lose weight and keep it off.  Jimmy chats with a keto holistic health expert named Lesya Holzapfel from BSB Tribe about the unique challenges that women face when they try to eat a ketogenic diet. Lots of really interesting information shared in this episode for all you females out there wondering why you might have more challenges on keto than the males in your life. Check out Lesya’s work at http://www.bsbtribe.myka

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy talks about a Hollywood actress who warns her followers about following the keto diet. “The vast majority of the population could do very well on a well formulated keto diet.”  - Jimmy Moore In this episode of JIMMY RANTS on The LLVLC Show, I share about an actress named Jameela Jamil who recently took to Instagram warning her followers about the ketogenic diet. She made various health claims about keto that simply aren’t true and so I corrected her where she got it wrong about nutritional ketosis. But I also celebrated her calling out the weight loss industry and some of the sordid tactics that they use to peddle junk on desperate people just wanting to shed some pounds. ⁣

On today’s episode of The LLVLC Show, Suzanne Ryan joins Jimmy to talk all about mental health. “I had many years of my life where I lived on the sidelines and I didn’t step up. I didn’t want to live like that anymore.”  - Suzanne Ryan Suzanne Ryan has been on the Ketogenic Diet since January 13th, 2015. She had been overweight most of her life, after failing at so many different methods to lose weight, she found keto and it has completely changed her life. She’s here to share her journey, encourage others, and share tips and recipes! She also has a YouTube channel and she posts weight loss updates, recipes, reviews, grocery hauls, and other keto related content. Check out her first book, Simply Keto, which will guide you through the ins and out of keto with helpful tips on getting started and finding your own personal success. Simply Keto also has over 100 easy, real-life low carb recipes! In this interview, Jimmy chats with his longtime friend and fellow keto influencer Suzanne Ryan, author of BEYOND SIMPL

On today’s episode of JIMMY RANTS on The LLVLC Show Jimmy delves deep into a new study showing the heart health benefits of Ketosis. “People mix up ketoacidosis with therapeutic ketone levels.”  - Jimmy Moore In this episode Jimmy reads from a new study published in the December 15, 2020 issue of the World Journal of Diabetes entitled “Effects of ketogenic diet and ketone bodies on the cardiovascular system: Concentration matters” (https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v11/i12/584.htm) ⁣ The researchers from France and Poland sought to make the clear metabolic distinction between the cardiovascular impact of the dangerous elevations of beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) that’s present in diabetic ketoacidosis as compared to healthy therapeutic levels of BHB produced through a low-carb ketogenic diet, supplementation, fasting, and exercise. ⁣ ⁣ This is a very science-heavy study, but it is one that is sorely needed to shift the narrative away from negativity about eating keto somehow harming your heart health. Take

On today’s episode of The LLVLC Show, dietician Shana Hussin talks about the power of fasting. Shana Hussin worked as a dietitian and nutrition therapist for 15 years in the conventional medical field prior to her young son falling ill with a severe and chronic digestive disorder in 2016. Upon diagnosis, she was told by several doctors that nutrition had no bearing on his illness, and he would need lifelong medications to manage his debilitating symptoms.​ She began searching for the root cause of many chronic disease states. In this interview, Jimmy talks to dietitian, author, and podcaster Shana Hussin, RDN from Fast To Heal in a special crossover episode on each other’s podcasts. Shana has grown increasingly frustrated with the failure of her dietetics training not actually getting to the root cause of why people get and stay sick. Now she advocates for a low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic nutritional plan with periods of intermittent and extended fasting to optimize health. Jimmy and Shana take turns intervie

It's time to talk about what's going on with "Big Food" in today's episode 1710 of JIMMY RANTS on the LLVLC Show. "Thank God we have so many people shining a light on this crappy carbage that is being peddled out to us." - Jimmy Moore In this episode of JIMMY RANTS on The LLVLC Show, I read from an article by Mark Bittman in the New York Times entitled Why Your New Year's Diet Is Doomed (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/opinion/diet-resolution-new-years.html​), which explains why it's so hard to stick with a New Year's resolution to lose weight. Since the second half of the 20th century, the heavy marketing of ultra-processed foods (the "crappy carbage" I always talk about) has made Americans fatter and sicker than ever before. Watch this episode to hear how deeply entrenched Big Food is in the obesity and chronic disease pandemics we're dealing with. ⁣

On Episode 1709 of the LLVLC Show, Jordan Castrillon shares his inspiring story of how keto is helping in more ways than you can imagine during the pandemic lockdowns. “My testosterone went way up when I wasn’t scared of fat.”  - Jordan Castrillon Café Wisk was founded in 2019 by Jordan Castrillon and Evan Dunn, both former Medical Technicians with the Canadian Armed Forces. The purpose behind this cafe turned bakery was to make the low carb lifestyle an easy, enjoyable, sustainable and healthy journey for its rapidly growing audience. Only months after opening, the pandemic forced them to pivot and permanently adapt their business model in order to continue thriving. No longer a café, they are now focusing their efforts on baked goods! Cafe Wist has partnered with several local businesses to make their products available in many parts of the province. In this interview, Jimmy speaks with Calgary, Alberta CANADA-based keto cafe and bakery owner Jordan Castillo from WISK who shares the challenges of opening a

Have you thought about how your sleep affects how you look and feel? We take on a study today that peels back the layers on the importance of sleep. “A lot of people eat late and don’t give their food time to digest before going to sleep. Eating later almost always destroys my sleep in the rem and deep sleep stages.”  - Jimmy Moore In this episode of JIMMY RANTS on the LLVLC Show, I share about a brand new January 2021 study published in the journal Nutrients entitled “Later Meal and Sleep Timing Predicts Higher Percent Body Fat” (LINK TO STUDY: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/73​ ⁣ The Colorado researchers found that later meal and sleep timing are associated with lower levels of physical activity and higher body fat.⁣ ⁣ Listen in today to hear me share about this important study and running commentary about it!⁣

On Episode 1707 of the LLVLC Show, The Ketogenic Pharmacist Brian O’Halloran drops by to talk about how real food is the basis for a healthy lifestyle. “Everything is funded by the pharmaceutical companies and you realize you’re making a deal with the devil.”  - Brian O’Halloran In this interview, Jimmy speaks with a very unique guest—a pharmacist who supports keto—in Brian O’Halloran, PharmD. He has 20+ year of experience in the pharmaceutical world and yet became so disenchanted by his industry that he began educating himself on the role of nutrition in health. That’s when Brian came across the keto diet and was so enchanted by its healing properties that he added Certified Ketogenic Nutrition Specialist to his credentials. Tune in to hear a fascinating discussion about how nutritional ketosis Is far more powerful in healing your body than most medications.

Could your metabolic health help protect you from the dreaded v word? We talk all about this in Episode 1706 of JIMMY RANTS on the LLVLC Show. “9 out of 10 people have some sort of vulnerability to sickness due to metabolic disease.”  - Jimmy Moore In this episode of JIMMY RANTS on The LLVLC Show, I share an outstanding article penned by a ketogenic physician named Dr. Kristin Baier, MD from LowCarbMDSanDiego.com called “Metabolic Health In The Time Of [DIVOC].” She does an excellent job of shining a bright light on the failures of the mainstream medical community in dealing with chronic diseases related to metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Fixing these issues through nutrition and lifestyle changes is critical to helping patients who are desperate to be well returned to optimal health. It’s an inspiring article and we were happy to feature it in today’s episode. ⁣ Kristin Baier, MD on Instagram

On Episode 1705 of the LLVLC Show, Jacie Gregory drops by to talk about preparing for a bikini competition using carnivore. “A month into trying carnivore I was able to stop my medication and I have an overwhelming sense of peace and contentment.”  - Jacie Gregory Jacie Gregory is an animal-based aspiring bikini competitor. After trying (and failing) at other mainstream diets, she started the carnivore way of eating in January 2020 and hasn’t looked back. The mental and physical health benefits she has gained from an animal-based lifestyle allowed her to finally take the leap of pursuing an extraordinary dream – stepping on stage for a bikini competition in the summer of 2021. Her passion for sharing her carnivore journey comes from the positive impact that eating an animal-based diet has had on her health and on her life. In this interview, Jimmy speaks with carnivore diet advocate Jacie Gregory (aka Lady Carnivory) about how a meat-based diet has worked better for her personal health goals than keto and v

Could your genetics determine which keto plan will work best for you? We talk all about this in Episode 1704 of JIMMY RANTS on the LLVLC Show. “Just telling people to go keto is not enough. We need to know what kind of keto is going to work for that person.” -Jimmy Moore On today’s episode of JIMMY RANTS on The LLVLC Show, I share a newly published paper in the journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health by Dr. Lucia Aronica, Dr. Jeff Volek, Dr. Angela Poff (@angelapoff), and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino (@dominic.dagostino.kt) entitled “Genetic variants for personalised management of very low carbohydrate ketogenic diets” (LINK TO STUDY: Genetic variants for personalised management of very low carbohydrate ketogenic diets | BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health​). They put out the call for clinicians and researchers to look more closely at individual patient genetics to determine the effectiveness of using a ketogenic diet therapy. With all the genetic testing at our disposal nowadays, this seems like a logi

On Episode 1703 of the LLVLC Show, Gary Taubes returns to talk about his new book The Case For Keto. “Because the epidemic is obesity and diabetes we just blame the food industry and the people who eat the food.”  - Gary Taubes Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org). He is the author of The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), published as The Diet Delusion in the UK. Taubes is the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, and has won numerous other awards for his journalism.  In this interview, Jimmy chats with one of the OG’s of the low-carb movement named Gary Taubes. Gary made a big splash on the nutritional health scene when he wrote a New York Times Magazine article in 2002 entitled “What If It’s All Been A Big Fat Lie” (read here​). That led to the publication of his bestselling boo

Have you tried any of the “fake meat” products? We talk all about them in Episode 1702 of JIMMY RANTS on the LLVLC Show. “How many people look at the plant-based burger and think it’s perfectly ‘clean’?”  - Jimmy Moore The plant-based “meat” industry is having a moment right now with lots of positive publicity in the media and plenty of companies getting in on the action of making fake burgers, chicken nuggets, and sausage at the altar of vegan propaganda. Unfortunately, the attention has created a positive view of these products in the consumer Who falsely believes they are made from high-quality natural ingredients that are healthy to consume. Hoo boy!⁣ ⁣ In this episode of JIMMY RANTS on The LLVLC Show, I read from a new story that includes a survey of people who eat this plant-based “meats” and their perception of what they are versus the reality. It demonstrates the immense power of all the negative studies and headlines about red meat giving a tainted picture of this real, whole food to the consumer w

On today’s episode of The LLVLC Show, “Freak Show Babe” Kiki Mott-Smith drops by to talk all about the forgotten in the diet community. “If so many people are getting such great results with keto, why do people fight against it?”  - “Freak Show Babe” Kiki Mott-Smith In this interview, Jimmy chats with keto weight loss coach Kiki Mott-Smith (aka Freak Show Babe) and this conversation was a pure delight. Kiki shares Jimmy’s frustration with the diet industry and how there are so many forgotten people and the uniqueness of what it takes to help them begin their own journey to better health. She tries to fill that gap to welcome in all the “rejects” and instill worthiness into them that they are just as deserving is anyone else to lose weight and get healthy. Enjoy this fabulous interview! Follow Kiki on Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/freakshow_babe​

  On today’s episode of JIMMY RANTS on The LLVLC Show, we take a look at a new “study” that makes a dubious connection between Keto and coronary calcium.   “How can they say with a straight face that this is a low-carbohydrate diet? It’s not even close!”  - JIMMY MOORE   One of the major benefits of eating a low-carb diet are the incredible cardiovascular health improvements that happen as a result of restricting carbohydrate and increasing fat and protein. Lower triglycerides, lower blood sugar, lower blood insulin, lower inflammation, higher HDL cholesterol, reduced blood pressure, and more are the signs that you’re eating less carbs in your diet. But a new study from Chinese researchers is now claiming a low-carb diet, especially one consisting of animal-based fat and protein, Will lead to progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC). ⁣ ⁣ In this episode of JIMMY RANTS on The LLVLC Show, I read from the October 16, 2020 study published by Chinese researchers in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, a

In today’s episode of The LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes The Carnivore Doctor Lisa Wiedeman to talk about her incredible 11-year journey. “You can’t turn a freighter around on a dime. Be patient.”  - Dr. Lisa Wiedeman   Dr. Lisa Wiedeman (@carnivoredoctor) has been a carnivore for over 11 years and believes firmly that vegetables and fiber are not necessary, and maybe even not healthy. She’s an optometric physician, carnivore coach who has helped hundreds with their own carnivore diets, and recently started a YouTube channel where she shares recipes and amazing information that’s helpful to carnivores. In this interview, Jimmy chats with an 11-year carnivore diet advocate and eye doctor named Dr. Lisa Wiedeman who coaches clients on how to implement a meat-based diet. Tune in to hear a fascinating interview all about carnivorous living!

In Episode 1698 of The LLVLC Show, we have a smorgasbord of information that Jimmy shared on his JIMMY RANTS show all about "the V word". “Are we going to have to go through this process every 3 or 4 weeks for the rest of our lives?”  - Jimmy Moore Are you concerned about the Covid-19 vaccination? Are you ready to get yours? As we hear in this special presentation of JIMMY RANTS on the LLVLC Show, Jimmy talks all about some of the concerns that people are having about this new preventative for the dreaded virus. In this episode of JIMMY RANTS on IGTV, Jimmy reads from several outstanding articles, one from an Australian science journalist named Anthony Colpo who provides some relevant information that you may not be hearing about regarding "the v-word" for "91-DIVOC". You’ll learn why this is not like other v-words, how Phase 3 clinical trials for this are still ongoing until 2023, The known autoimmune disease-inducing side effects from one of the active ingredients that has never been put in a v-word before