Jimmy Moore Talks With Drs. Mike & Mary Dan Eades About An All-Egg Diet

Low-carb blogger Jimmy Moore from www.livinlavidalowcarb.com interviewed Drs. Mike & Mary Dan Eades from www.proteinpower.com in April 2008 at the American Society of Bariatric Physicians & Metabolism Society conference in Phoenix, Arizona. You can listen to the full two-part “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show” podcast interview at the following links. PART 1: www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com PART 2: www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com PODCAST WEB SITE: www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com During Part 2 of the conversation, the subject of eggs came up and Jimmy talked about doing an experiment where he would only eat eggs at every meal for an entire week to see what would happen. Dr. Mike explained there was published evidence of an elderly man in a nursing home who consumed two dozen eggs a day for many years with no negative impact on his health. This makes the idea of an all-egg diet quite compelling to anyone who wants to try it. On March 12, 2010, Jimmy decided to embark on this all-egg diet plan himself sharing about it on his “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Menus” blog: lowcarbmenu.blogspot.com See how he’s doing by visiting lowcarbmenu.blogspot.com and follow his journey!

Jimmy Moore Talks With Drs. Mike & Mary Dan Eades About An All-Egg Diet

Low-carb blogger Jimmy Moore from www.livinlavidalowcarb.com interviewed Drs. Mike & Mary Dan Eades from www.proteinpower.com in April 2008 at the American Society of Bariatric Physicians & Metabolism Society conference in Phoenix, Arizona. You can listen to the full two-part “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show” podcast interview at the following links. PART 1: www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com PART 2: www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com PODCAST WEB SITE: www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com During Part 2 of the conversation, the subject of eggs came up and Jimmy talked about doing an experiment where he would only eat eggs at every meal for an entire week to see what would happen. Dr. Mike explained there was published evidence of an elderly man in a nursing home who consumed two dozen eggs a day for many years with no negative impact on his health. This makes the idea of an all-egg diet quite compelling to anyone who wants to try it. On March 12, 2010, Jimmy decided to embark on this all-egg diet plan himself sharing about it on his “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Menus” blog: lowcarbmenu.blogspot.com See how he’s doing by visiting lowcarbmenu.blogspot.com and follow his journey!

LLVLC On youtube: Testimonies About The 2010 Low-Carb Cruise (Episode 87)

In 2008 a tradition was borne and livinlavidalowcarb.com blogger Jimmy Moore along with his wife Christine have been privileged to be a part of it from the very start: the annual low-carb cruise! Check out these testimonies about the 2010 low-carb cruise to the Bahamas in thelatest installment of their popular “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb on youtube” series. In Episode 87, you’ll hear directly from the nearly 100 enthusiastic low-carb cruisers who joined us on The 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas leaving out of Jacksonville, FL on the Carnival Fascination March 6-11, 2010. We had a fabulous few days of low-carb conferences featuring Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, Dr. William Davis, Fred Hahn, Dana Carpender, Judy Barnes Baker, Dr. Mary Vernon, Jackie Eberstein, and Tom Naughton talking about the healthy low-carb lifestyle. We want YOU to be a part of the fun and festivities coming in March or April 2011, so let this video inspire you to save up now to join us. You WON’T want to miss it and we expect in excess of 200+ people to cruise with us! Keep watching “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb On youtube” and send us your comments and questions at livinlowcarbman@charter.net anytime. Visit Jimmy Moore at his www.livinlavidalowcarb.com blog, www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com podcast, and his discussion forum at http for even more education, encouragement, and inspiration about the amazingly healthy low-carb lifestyle! Follow Jimmy on Twitter at www.twitter.com or join him as a Facebook friend by …

BBC Story about Low Carb Dieting – Part 4

Listen to the Lowcarbshow.com weekly podcast podcast.com At lowcarbshow.com our goal is to offer good information to help you lose weight! Vincent Vegan and Marc Sage offer a weekly podcast discussing all of the ongoing things in the diet and weight loss world – we focus mostly on Low Carb and Vegetarianism but we discuss everything – here is something I found on the internet that I thought you guys might enjoy! The world's most beautiful and famous have swallowed his advice. He wrote one of the biggest selling diet books of all time, and it was based on his extraordinary belief that you could eat as much as you desire and still lose weight. His name was Dr Robert Atkins, author of the Atkins new diet revolution. To some Dr Atkins was a hero, to others his diet was scientific heresy and potentially deadly. In a series of ground breaking experiments Horizon investigates the truth behind the most controversial diet in history. Does the Atkins diet really work and is it dangerous?

BBC Story about Low Carb Dieting – Part 2

Listen to the Lowcarbshow.com weekly podcast podcast.com At lowcarbshow.com our goal is to offer good information to help you lose weight! Vincent Vegan and Marc Sage offer a weekly podcast discussing all of the ongoing things in the diet and weight loss world – we focus mostly on Low Carb and Vegetarianism but we discuss everything – here is something I found on the internet that I thought you guys might enjoy! The world’s most beautiful and famous have swallowed his advice. He wrote one of the biggest selling diet books of all time, and it was based on his extraordinary belief that you could eat as much as you desire and still lose weight. His name was Dr Robert Atkins, author of the Atkins new diet revolution. To some Dr Atkins was a hero, to others his diet was scientific heresy and potentially deadly. In a series of ground breaking experiments Horizon investigates the truth behind the most controversial diet in history. Does the Atkins diet really work and is it dangerous?

Low Carb Dieting – It’s not About Eliminating Carbs

The low carb diet revolution may have slowed down a bit, but the fact is that there are so many people that have just starting this style of diet plan. With all of the yoyo diets around, people are looking for a true diet plan that will aid in shedding off the pounds quickly. The biggest question when it comes to low carb eating is how healthy is it?

Traditionally, calories were what dieters counted. They had charts and scales to insure that they were eating the right amounts of food at a certain caloric level each day. Although trimming calories can result in weight loss, it is not the goal for a person following the low carb way of eating.

So what is it that low carb eaters count? Just as the name implies, it is the amount of carbohydrates that is the significant part of the plan. What many people don’t understand is how it works.

When you keep your carbohydrates down to a certain level, your body looks for a source for energy. Since there is a reduced level of carbohydrates, your body then goes down to the next step…burning fat. Yes, fat can be used as an energy source. Keep in mind that you are still eating the minimal amount of carbohydrates, not eliminating them from your diet.

In a traditional diet, people stay away from fatty foods. If you are using the low carb diet plan, you will be eating fatty foods. Whether you are eating a steak, some fish, or even nuts, there are oils and fats that you’ll be consuming. What you must consider are the types of fat that you’re eating…as there are bats that are bad for you such as the ones in margarine. These are often referred to as trans-fats.

So will your health improve or go down the hill while following the low carb diet plan? While following this diet, your insulin levels will decrease, your cholesterol will lower, your blood pressure will lower, and your blood sugar levels will stabilize. This are all moving you into a healthier position.

Another thing to consider is your nutrition. While eating low carb foods, you may be reducing nutrient rich foods which can be high in carbohydrates. So it’s important that your body gets all of the vitamins, minerals and fiber so that your body gets the recommended daily levels. The easiest thing to do is take nutritional supplements.

Just remember, everybody is different. Remember to ask a diet professional about any diet advice, especially if you have pre-existing health problems. This diet does change your chemistry to burn fat, so it’s important that you do it in the correct way.

The Truth About Low Carb Diets

Carbohydrates are major sources of energy and have some specific roles in the human body. They are the primary sources of fuel for the human brain. Although ketone bodies can supply most of the energy to the brain during a starvation state, the axons cannot use anything but glucose. This makes carbohydrates vital to the function of every single neuron in the brain and in the rest of the nervous system. In addition, carbohydrates are the only sources of fuel that are acceptable to the kidneys and the red blood cells. Now most people will find the necessity of carbohydrates to the red blood cells to be surprising because the red blood cells carry oxygen. However, their job is to transport the oxygen and not to use it up for themselves so they have to derive their energy from anaerobic glycolysis. However, the brain is by far the largest consumer of carbohydrates. The combination of the brain, kidneys, and red blood cells consume an average of about 130 to 150 grams (~500 to 600 calories) of carbohydrates per day.

If the body is deprived of adequate carbohydrates, it will use the processes of gluconeogenesis (making of new glucose) and ketogenesis (making of ketones) to provide energy for vital functions. It is important to note that fats are not good fuels for making glucose because the glycerol group is the only part of a triglyceride that can be used to manufacture glucose. The fatty acids themselves can only be oxidized or converted to ketones.

The major source of raw materials for making new glucose will come from the amino acids in muscle protein. All amino acids have an amine group, a carboxyl (acid), and a side chain which determines the type and nature of the amino acid. The different amino acids are peptide bonded in various combinations to make the different proteins in our bodies.

Whenever the body breaks down protein, the various amino acids are released. Some of these amino acids are suitable for making glucose (glucogenic), some are suitable for making ketone bodies (ketogenic), and some can be used for either purpose. In either case, the body has to remove the amine group from them before it can use them. The removed amine group will join other ions to become ammonia. However, because ammonia is toxic, the body will use the uric acid cycle to convert the ammonia into uric acid. This process takes place in the liver at the same time that the gluconeogenesis and the ketosis are taking place in the liver. Although uric acid is less toxic than ammonia, uric acid can still cause problems such as gout. The kidneys will perform extra work to flush out this uric acid via the urine. Because the kidneys need carbohydrates, they will be low on fuel while performing extra work to eliminate this waste. Loss of lean tissue to supply the amino acids and loss of water due to urine production account for much of the weight loss on low carb diets. Also, fatty acids and amino acids are being converted into ketone bodies to make up for the energy shortage. In other words, of the fat loss that actually occurs, much of it happens because by cutting out carbohydrates, the person is basically cutting calories.

It is important to know that the type of gluconeogenesis due to low carb diets occurs for a different reason and uses different raw materials from the type that occurs between sets of intense exercise. The type resulting from exercise uses lactic acid as the raw material and aerobic lipolysis as the source of energy. The type that results from low carb diets uses deaminated and decarboxylated amino acids as the raw materials, and is a starvation process. In addition, it receives the energy from ketone bodies which result from ketogenesis which is another starvation process. As a result, low carb diets are starvation diets by definition, and they cause the body to cannibalize its own living tissue (muscle) when it is starved of a vital nutrient (carbohydrates). This is consistent with the definition of a starvation diet.

Another interesting fact is that the body will inhibit glycolysis when carbohydrate (glycogen) stores are low. Because carbohydrates (due to glycolysis) produce usable energy (ATP) faster than any other nutrient, this explains the degraded athletic performance and lack of energy experienced by subjects on low carbohydrate diets. It is no surprise that triathletes, marathoners, power lifters, or other high level strength or endurance athletes would perform poorly on low carb diets. Also, the potential risks of low carb diets include overworked kidneys, gout, dehydration, mineral depletion, and hypoglycemia.

Seven Things you Should Know About Low Carb Diet

1. Any weight loss or diet plan, including low-carb plans like the induction phase of the Atkins Diet will result in water loss during the first week or two. However, one of the real beauties of following a low carbohydrate eating plan is that most of the weight loss than extends beyond the initial induction phase of the diet is really from a drop in fat pounds.

2. Low carb diets can be classified as food plans that require keeping carbohydrates as low as 3% and never more than about 25 to 30%. This is much lower than the 50 to 60% recommended by most good scientists and valid research. Low carb diets include programs like Atkins, Protein Power, The Zone, Sugar Busters and the South Beach diet.

3. Diets at both the top and bottom extremes have their problems. Anyone can lose weight on a diet – fad or otherwise – for a week, a month or even six months. But, for a weight loss program to be truly effective, your diet must become part of your lifestyle and the basis of everyday food choices. Besides health concerns, too many people find both low carb and high carb diets difficult to stick with for a lifetime. Your best bet is to develop a low calorie, healthy eating lifestyle that includes regular moderate exercise.

4. Low carb diets can lead to weight loss, health benefits and an entire lifestyle change – however you don’t have to give up everything you enjoy in order to experience rapid weight loss.

5. All of the low carb diets are consistent on this one fact though – you need to overcome short-term cravings to ensure long term weight loss success. There is definite scientific proof linking simple carbohydrates, such as sugar, to cravings you have for more food.

6. Just by reducing the simple carbs in your diet such as sugar, milk, some fruit you can make a big difference in curbing your cravings for more food.

7. By focusing on foods that trigger chemical and biological reactions in your body resulting in cravings, you can burn fat and increase your health at the same time.

The Truth About Low-Carb Diets and Your Health

Low-carb diets have been extremely popular in recent years. They boast large weight loss, which is a major selling point in society today. Everyone wants to lose a large amount of weight, and fast. Low-carb diets will make you lose weight, but are they really healthy?

The logic behind low-carb diets is that an increase in carbohydrates raises blood sugar and insulin levels, leading to a weight gain. By decreasing intake of carbohydrates, blood sugar and insulin levels will decrease, leading to weight loss. What is left out is how you are supposed to get the nutrients and vitamins your body needs without certain foods. A low-carb diet is good in the sense that it cuts out sugar and refined carbohydrates, but it also leads to a lack of dietary fiber, and deficiencies of several essential vitamins and nutrients.

The South Beach Diet and the Atkins Diet are two of the most popular low-carb diets around today. Each has a different approach to weight loss.

The South Beach Diet

The South Beach Diet works on three phases, and focuses on eating the “right” carbs and the “right” fats. Phase one eliminates most carbs for two weeks. This is to allow your body to get used to not having them. Phase two reintroduces some carbs, and this phase lasts until your target weight is achieved. Phase three introduces a wider variety of foods, and phase three lasts for life.

The downsides to this diet are that the first two weeks require a lot of willpower, because your body has been used to having those extra carbohydrates, and now it has none. People on this diet can sometimes experience weakness and shakiness because of the lack of carbs. As stated before, The South Beach Diet is supposed to allow you to lose 8-13 pounds in phase one. This is extremely unhealthy, and probably more due to the water weight that comes off and not the diet of low-carbs. Phase one bans fruits and vegetables, so for the first two weeks of the diet, you are missing out on important vitamins and nutrients, a similar problem found in the Atkins Diet.

The Atkins Diet

The Atkins Diet has limitation of carbs similar to The South Beach Diet. The Atkins Diet contains four phases, and all of them require a calculation of a certain number of grams of carbohydrates. This diet encourages you to eliminate sugar from your diet and usually requires frequent meat consumption. The meat consumption immediately eliminates vegetarians and vegans from taking part in the diet. The Atkins Diet is high in saturated fats and cholesterol due to the amount of meat that is eaten.

Much like The South Beach Diet, the Atkins Diet will allow you to successfully lose weight. However, many key nutrients and vitamins are being cut out on this diet. This diet is low on fiber and will lead to deficiencies of calcium, potassium, and magnesium.

You will and can lose weight on both of these diets. However, keeping the weight off is another story. Since these diets restrict many foods, staying on them is extremely difficult. Staying on them can also lead to health issues such as osteoporosis because of the continuous lack of nutrients and vitamins. Taking a daily supplement while on either of these diets can help offset the deficiencies. The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and keep up with an exercise program. This plan is easy, healthy, and good for the long term.

The Truth About Low Carb Diets?

Almost everyone who has tried to lose weight has come across the numerous low carb diets.  Atkins, High Protein, and the Hollywood diet are some of the most popular ones.  So the question is do low carb diets work and are they healthy?  There are side effects associated with low carb diets that you need to be aware of before you begin.  In this article I will show you the truth about low carb diets.

Will you lose weight by reducing your carbohydrate intake?  Yes, but the reason behind the weight loss isn’t very healthy.  When you greatly reduce your body will start to use its fat and protein reserves to create energy for the body.  While this does burn up fat there is another not so pleasant side effect.  Not every part of your body can use fat for energy, the brain for example, so you produce ketone bodies.  These will fuel the brain but create something called a state of ketosis.  Your breath can take on a smell like nail polish.  Fatigue and nausea are also common side effects.

A low carb diet usually has you greatly reduce, if not stop all together, the eating of carbohydrates.  This includes most grains as well as many fruits, vegetables, nuts.  In place of these foods you are encouraged to eat more meat and dairy products, which are generally high in fat, calories, and cholesterol.  Since weight is being lost many people forget that fat and cholesterol is still very unhealthy.  No matter what your weight in excess fat and cholesterol will clog your arteries, and can lead to heart disease.  In the long run it can be quite dangerous.

While it is possible to lose a small amount of weight with a low carb diet it is definitely not a good long term program.  Most of the weight loss is from lean muscle and water weight.  Yes you do lose some fat but in the process you are losing important muscle as well.  Muscle tissue helps burn calories so you are setting yourself for quick weight gain down the road.  Over time your body can actually start processing carbohydrates differently.  If you resume a normal diet the carbs you eat may make you retain more water.

Another major factor in the low carb diet is the lack a vitamins, minerals, and other important nutrients.  So many good sources have been cut out you will need many expensive supplements to make up for it.  It’s much easier to just eat a banana or apple, and cheaper too.  But on some of these diets that may not be an option.

So, what is the truth about low carb diets?  Can they help you lose weight?  Yes, if you need to drop a few pounds quick.  But I would strongly recommend against a low carb diet for any long term weight loss.  You may lose weight but is that worth feeling unhealthy and putting your body at risk?

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