Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill is our guest today in Episode 1008 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

As much as people look at a low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diet for weight loss purposes, one of the greatest health benefits of this way of eating are the positive effects it has on brain health. This is something that has become abundantly aware to a UCLA-based cognitive neuroscientist named Dr. Andrew Hill. This his education and experience looking at how the brain operates to help slow down the aging process. Here is the bottom line question he asks about himself virtually daily: Do I really think we can change our brains? Listen in as Jimmy and Dr. Hill talk about how low-carb, good fats, and ketogenic diets can help people take back control of their brain again.

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- Dr. Andrew Hill on Twitter
- TruBrain.com

Hub City Farmer's Market Executive Director Brendan Buttimer is our guest today in Episode 1007 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

Perhaps you've noticed in recent years the rise in popularity of farmer's markets all across the United States. As people begin to reject sugar, grains, and unhealthy foods that are typically found in grocery stores, they are turning to the safe haven of their local farmer's market to find fresh, nutrient-dense, real food to provide a healthy alternative to their typical food budget. Our host Jimmy Moore is a strong supporter of his local farmer's market called Hub City Farmer's Market in Spartanburg, South Carolina and he decided to conduct an interview on his Periscope account recently with the Executive Director named Brendan Buttimer (you can watch the footage with the ambience of a typical busy Saturday morning there in the video below). This is the first time (but not the last) that Jimmy has conducted a podcast interview using Periscope. Listen in and enjoy!

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- Brendan Buttimer bio
- Hub City Farmer's Market in Spartanburg, South Carolina

Blogger, neuroscientist, and fitness model Chris Walker is our guest today in Episode 1006 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

Imagine for a moment that you're a young man just getting started in your adult life attending university to become a neuroscientist. Your life is so full of vigor, strength, and promise for a great future that's about to begin for you. That was the life that Chris Walker expected when he attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in his early 20's--but then he got the fateful diagnosis that no man ever wants to hear. His testosterone level clocked in at the shockingly low 11 ng/dL due to a tumor sitting on his pituitary gland. This set Chris out on a personal journey to find a natural way to boost his testosterone which he was able to raise to 1192 as a result of so many strategies he now outlines on his website TestShock.com. Listen in as Jimmy and Chris talk about this harrowing story with a happy ending.

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- Chris Walker bio
- TestShock.com
- Chris on Facebook

Medical school professor Dr. Mark Cucuzzella is our guest today in Episode 1005 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

One of the things we've often chronicled on this podcast over the years is the severe lack of nutritional health information taught to the students who are pursuing a degree in medicine. But what if some bold professor at a medical school who has learned about the intricate connection between diet and disease? Well that's exactly what is happening at West Virginia University School of Medicine thanks to the work of a professor of medicine there named Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, MD. Listen in as Jimmy and Dr. Cucuzzella have quite the engaging conversation about how he is changing the next generation of doctor to look at low-carbohydrate nutrition as it relates to health.

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- Dr. Mark Cucuzzella
- West Virginia School Of Medicine

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and natural skincare products business owner Trina Felber is our guest today in Episode 1001 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

When a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) named Trina Felber discovered during her first pregnancy that all her high-end skincare products were loaded with toxic ingredients that could hurt her and her growing baby, she was shocked. Why didn’t these products carry warning labels? Worse, why hadn’t she read these labels before? Knowing that the skin is the largest organ in the body and the body’s first line of defense, she began a quest in 2007 for organic and all-natural skincare products safe to use during pregnancy, only to learn there were none!

Combining her outrage, medical knowledge, and Paleo philosophy with extensive research on natural, organic ingredients, she created Primal Life Organics skin-food, a complete line of quality skincare products that don’t just moisturize, clean or rejuvenate, they actually feed your skin and all the cells of your body with the nutrients to create optimum health. Listen in as Jimmy and Trina go into great detail in their discussion of the problems with conventional skincare products and how she does things better with her company. Lots of golden nuggets of information in this interview.

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- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get the Primal Life Organics Paleo Skincare Starter Package for just $49
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- Trina Felber bio
- Primal Life Organics
- Trina on Facebook
- Trina on Twitter
- Trina on Instagram

Dr. Kelly Austin is our guest today in Episode 1003 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

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Certified Functional Diagnostic Practitioner and graduate of the Kalish Institute Christopher Kelly is our guest today in Episode 1002 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

Two years ago, Jimmy was dealing with borderline hemochromatosis and thus cut his red meat consumption, stopped using cast iron skillets, and gave blood every two months as a means for bringing this down. However, when he did some functional medicine tests in April with a Certified Functional Diagnostic Practitioner named Christopher Kelly from NourishBalanceThrive.com, what they found was quite disturbing--his blood iron levels were now extremely low to the level of iron deficiency anemia. To make sure it wasn't a fluke reading, they tested again in May where it dropped even further. Listen to Jimmy's original recording with Christopher Kelly in Episode 961.

Jimmy appeared on the Nourish Balance Thrive Podcast in late July to discuss the changes to his diet and other lifestyle issues to shift from this very low iron level to more normal levels in just two months. The suspicion is it was the regular bloodletting that was the culprit in the precipitous drop in iron. Jimmy took several proactive steps to raise his iron, including eating red meat daily, taking an iron supplement, and ending his blood giving. All this increased his blood iron levels from 23 to 76 in May to June and then from 76 to the normal level of 122 in June to July. As you can see from the graph above, two years ago his iron was on the very high level which is why he took steps to reduce it. He did it a little too well. Listen in as Jimmy and Christopher discuss the changes made to Jimmy's diet and other lifestyle factors to deal with his fat loss woes.

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- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try the new Salted Caramel and Banana Cream Quest Protein Powders
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- Christopher Kelly bio
- NourishBalanceThrive.com
- Nourish Balance Thrive Podcast
- Nourish Balance Thrive on Facebook
- RELATED PODCAST: Nourish Balance Thrive Podcast: Diet Consultation With Jimmy Moore
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #961: Christopher Kelly Analyzes Latest Functional Health Tests For Jimmy Moore

Acupuncturist, Chinese medicine specialist, and Functional Medicine Practitioner Jamie Koonce is our guest today in Episode 1001 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

It seems everyone is talking about autoimmune disease these days with their own interpretation and version of the best diet for treating it. In fact, some of the most popular books in the Paleo community are ones that share information and recipes about this very subject. But is the information being shared accurate when it is seemingly so conflicted depending on who you ask? That's what an acupuncturist, Chinese medicine specialist, and Functional Medicine Practitioner named Jamie Koonce at Energized.Life (listen to her previous appearance on the podcast in Episode 869) felt the need to answer in order to help bring some much-needed balance to the discussion. Jamie explains how she treats her patients with autoimmune disease in her brand new book Healing with Paleo: A Step By Step Guide to the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol that runs counter to much of the information in the other books you've seen out there. Listen in as Jimmy and Jamie have a fun discussion on this important topic, including why low-carb works for some but not for all, why chronic adrenal fatigue is not what most people think it is, her new Biohacker bars coming to the market, and so much more! We begin our second 1,000 episodes with a bang today. ENJOY!

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- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try the Green Guru Nutrition energy supplements
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- Jamie Koonce at Energized.Life
- Healing with Paleo: A Step By Step Guide to the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol
- Understanding Your Blood Tests e-book
- Jamie on Twitter
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #869: Jamie Koonce Responds To Some Of The Paleo Criticisms Of Ketogenic Diets

Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show podcast producer Kevin Kennedy-Spaien and a whole host of low-carb, ketogenic, Paleo, primal, and real food activist guest friends are our guests today in this very special Episode 1000 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

It all started on October 23, 2006 when our host Jimmy Moore first stepped behind the microphone of this podcast to begin a historic journey that has now taken him into podcasting infamy. At the encouragement and behest of his longtime producer Kevin Kennedy-Spaien from Disc Of Light Media, Jimmy began doing this podcast as a means for communicating rants on various subjects and then quickly morphing into an interview-based podcasting that has become the longest-running health podcast on the Internet today featuring a virtual who's who in the diet, fitness, and health community. Listen in as Jimmy and Kevin take a walk through memory lane at how the show humbly began, some of the more intriguing guests we've had on over the years, and the lasting impact the podcast has had on the lives of the millions of people who have listened. Plus, don't miss the personal messages from 42 former guests and friends of the show who wanted to help commemorate this historic 1000th episode milestone.

Here's a chronological listing of the featured friends:

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Kevin Kennedy-Spaien at Disc Of Light Media

Gastroenterologist, professor, nutritionist, and author Dr. Gerry Mullin is our guest today in Episode 999 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

The subject of the gut microbiome and the impact that has on your health has a bright light shining on it right now. While this topic is still in its infancy, we are learning so much more about the importance of keeping the flora properly balanced, fed and happy in optimizing your health. This is something a Baltimore, Maryland-based gastroenterologist and nutritionist named Dr. Gerry Mullin, MD from TheFoodMD.com is on the forefront of getting out there into the mainstream as one of the world's leading gut microbiome authorities. He is an associate professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins University where he also directs Integrative GI Nutrition Services examining all the latest cutting-edge research on microbiota. Dr. Mullin has now assimilated all of this knowledge into a brand book about gut health entitled The Gut Balance Revolution: Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good. Listen in as Jimmy and Dr. Mullin have an engaging discussion on the importance of balancing your gut flora.

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- Dr. Gerry Mullin bio
- The Gut Balance Revolution: Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good!
- TheFoodMD.com
- Dr. Mullin on Facebook
- Dr. Mullin on Twitter
- Dr. Mullin on YouTube