Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Kendall Kendrick and Certified Nutrition Consultant Susan McCauley are our special guest hosts today in Episode 968 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

In the months of June and July, our host Jimmy Moore is taking some time away from his regular podcast schedule. So on Tuesdays, he's inviting on various guest hosts to fill in for him while he gets some much-needed rest and relaxation. Today he invited on a pair of fellow podcasters in Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Kendall Kendrick and Certified Nutrition Consultant Susan McCauley from Evolved Recovery, a holistic approach to living sober and overcoming addiction. Kendall has been in recovery since 2014 and Susan has been recovered from drug and alcohol addiction since 1999 helping others with substance abuse for the past 13 years. Today these two amazing women see the value in helping others live a healthy, balanced life through the power of recovery. Evolved Recovery serves as a complementary program to any addition treatment plan to incorporate holistic living principles in pursuit of sobriety. Kendall and Susan teach the importance of nutrition, sleep, fitness, play, community, mindfulness and meditation in a well-rounded recovery routine.

Listen in to hear Kendall and Susan share their stories of health and recovery, the role of proper digestion, methods for properly handing stress well, they key to incorporating mindfulness, how sleep is crucial to overall health, the reason why fitness and play are a must in any recovery plan (giving props to Darryl Edwards from "The Fitness Explorer" for inspiring them!), and the value in having a loving community around you. To find out more about booking the Evolved Recovery team to speak at a treatment facility or event, please email [email protected].

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 968
- LISTEN TO JIMMY'S FRIDAY PODCAST: Low-Carb Conversations with Jimmy Moore, Dietitian Cassie, and Friends
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try the many flavors of products from Quest Nutrition
- Kendall Kendrick and Susan McCauley bios
- EvolvedRecovery.com
- Evolved Recovery podcast on iTunes
- Evolved Recovery on Twitter
- Evolved Recovery on Facebook
- Evolved Recovery on Instagram

Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with a Master's Degree in Human Nutrition named Amy Berger is our guest today in Episode 967 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

One of the most debilitating neurodegenerative diseases of our day is Alzheimer's disease. Within research circles, this condition is widely known as "Type 3 diabetes" because of the blood sugar and insulin connection to the disease. For a Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with a Master's Degree in Human Nutrition named Amy Berger, she has been very interested in the indelible relationship between Alzheimer's disease and nutrition. What she discovered was how a real foods-based low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diet is the key to controlling high insulin levels that are leading to the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease. She's written a compelling new e-book about this subject entitled The Alzheimer's Antidote: A Comprehensive Nutrition And Lifestyle Strategy To Fight Alzheimer's Disease, Memory Loss And Cognitive Decline and Amy and Jimmy dig deeply into this topic in today's episode!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 967
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Dietitian Cassie's Real Food Vitamins
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get the 2015 Ketonix breath ketone analyzer from Ketonix.com
- Amy Berger bio
- The Alzheimer's Antidote: A Comprehensive Nutrition And Lifestyle Strategy To Fight Alzheimer's Disease, Memory Loss And Cognitive Decline e-book
- TuitNutrition.com
- Metabolic Theory of Cancer: Introduction
- Amy on Twitter
- Amy on Facebook

Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics and Vitamin D expert Dr. Michael Holick is our special guest today in this LLVLC Show Classic from our golden archives in Episode 966 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

In the months of June and July, our host Jimmy Moore is taking some time away from his regular podcast schedule. So on Wednesdays, he's airing older LLVLC Show Classic episodes that are no longer on iTunes. Today he has a fabulous conversation for you featuring a Boston University-based researcher named Dr. Michael Holick who wrote a book a few years back entitled The Vitamin D Solution: A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problem outlining the incredible health benefits that come from proper Vitamin D levels. Dr. Holick is a world-renowned Vitamin D expert and addresses a wide variety of topics in this special episode, including whether D2 or D3 is better, if Vitamin D is a vitamin or a hormone, what the proper dosage of Vitamin D should be, the good vs. bad brands of Vitamin D, what healthy blood levels of Vitamin D should be, whether you can get enough Vitamin D from food alone, and why in some areas being in the sun just isn't enough. If you're curious about Vitamin D and want to learn more about it, then you won't want to miss this incredible LLVLC Show Classic episode featuring Jimmy's interview with Dr. Michael Holick!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 966
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try the many flavors of products from Quest Nutrition
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Join Jimmy Moore's Livin' Low-Carb Meal Plan
- Dr. Michael Holick bio
- The Vitamin D Solution: A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problem
- VitaminDHealth.org
- DrHolick.com

Registered, Licensed Dietitian and podcaster Dietitian Cassie Bjork and Dietitian Autumn Enloe are our special guest hosts today in Episode 965 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

In the months of June and July, our host Jimmy Moore is taking some time away from his regular podcast schedule. So on Tuesdays, he's inviting on various guest hosts to fill in for him while he gets some much-needed rest and relaxation. Today he invited on someone who is no stranger to podcasting since she is the dynamic cohost with Jimmy on his Friday podcast called "Low-Carb Conversations with Jimmy Moore, Dietitian Cassie & Friends." She is Registered, Licensed Dietitian Cassie Bjork and she invites on one of her Healthy Simple Life team members in Registered, Licensed Dietitian Autumn Enloe to share with you how to beat sugar cravings for good.

Listen in to hear Cassie and Autumn discuss why sugar is a problem, the science behind sugar addiction, the biochemical reason why sugar cravings happen, why this issue is not about a lack of willpower, how artificial sweeteners are not the answer, the blood sugar rollercoaster ride, and the three key steps to preventing sugar cravings from hitting hard. Connect with Healthy Simple Life for a team of Registered Dietitians and personal trainers who provide real food and evidence-based nutrition and fitness coaching online, over the phone and in person in Minnesota. They are passionate about debunking diet rumors, myths and fads, while teaching people how to eat real foods in balance to help them feel their best. They specialize in meeting their clients wherever they are in their health journey, and helping them achieve their goals without having to count points or calories ever again.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 965
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Dietitian Cassie's Real Food Vitamins
- Dietitian Cassie and Dietitian Autumn bios
- HealthySimpleLife.com
- Get Dietitian Cassie's FREE guide "10 Tips to Bust Your Sugar Cravings"
- DietitianCassie.com
- Dietitian Cassie on Twitter
- Dietitian Cassie on Facebook
- Healthy Simple Life on Facebook

Peripheral nerve surgeon and author Dr. Richard Jacoby is our guest today in Episode 964 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

In recent years, sugar has rightfully been given a bad rap when it comes to the impact it makes on human health. But as much as we've already learned about what it is doing to us metabolically, it's possible we've only just scratched the surface of the negative effects it is playing. For surgeon Dr. Richard Jacoby, he's seen it time and time again in treating thousands of his patients dealing with peripheral neuropathy brought on by uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases. He's written a new book in 2015 about this subject entitled Sugar Crush: How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health.

Listen in as Jimmy and Dr. Jacoby discuss how sugar leads to sometimes irreparable nerve damage, why complete elimination of sugar is needed to mitigate the damage that's been done, why carbohydrates cause pain in the body, the strategies he uses with patients to help them overcome sugar addiction, how a ketogenic diet can help improve the health of your nerves, and so much more! This is one fascinating conversation you don't want to miss.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 964
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get the 2015 Ketonix breath ketone analyzer from Ketonix.com
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Check out Katie's Keep It Real Food Co. grain-free, low-carb snacks
- Dr. Richard Jacoby bio
- Sugar Crush: How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health
- SugarCrushTheBook.com
- Dr. Jacoby on Facebook
- Dr. Jacoby on YouTube

Scottish general practitioner, medical research skeptic, and author Dr. Malcolm Kendrick is our guest today in Episode 963 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

The current state of nutritional health research is in shambles. With all the medical advice that's being given to patients that seems to go back and forth saying one thing is for you one day and then turning right around and stating that same thing is suddenly bad for you, what is a patient to believe? For a Scottish general practitioner named Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, he's been observing the games that are played with the research and stands up against the way Big Medicine is manipulating the studies towards things that make the most money and not necessarily the actions that will improve the health of patients. Dr. Kendrick has released a new book about this subject entitled Doctoring Data: How to sort out medical advice from medical nonsense. Listen in as Jimmy and Dr. Kendrick have a deep discussion about the intricate role of medical research and the medical professionals who promote it on modern health.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 963
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Check out Katie's Keep It Real Food Co. grain-free, low-carb snacks
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Join Jimmy Moore's Livin' Low-Carb Meal Plan
- Dr. Malcolm Kendrick bio
- Doctoring Data: How to sort out medical advice from medical nonsense
- DrMalcolmKendrick.org
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #263: Dr. Malcolm Kendrick Debunks The Great Cholesterol Con

Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, Certified LEAP Therapist, Certified Pilates Instructor, and author Lily Nichols is our guest today in Episode 962 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

Gestational diabetes has become more and more commonplace in modern society with the rise in insulin resistance that manifests itself once a woman becomes pregnant. This is something that doesn't surprise a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, Certified LEAP Therapist and Certified Pilates Instructor named Lily Nichols from The Pilates Nutritionist. Her nutrient-dense, whole foods low-carb approach has helped her patients dealing with this scary situation during pregnancy overcome the major issues at hand. Lily has written a new book about this subject entitled Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach and it's the very first time a whole food-based, lower carb diet has been recommended for managing gestational diabetes. Listen in as Jimmy and Lily get into the nitty of why blood sugar control is the key to managing and beating gestational diabetes.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 962
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get the 2015 Ketonix breath ketone analyzer from Ketonix.com
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try the many flavors of products from Quest Nutrition
- Lily Nichols bio
- Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach
- The Pilates Nutritionist
- RealFoodForGD.com
- Lily on Facebook
- Lily on Twitter
- RELATED PODCAST: Low-Carb Conversations #146: Dr. Jen Landa And Lily Nichols Explain Why Diabetics Tend To Earn Less Money

Certified Functional Diagnostic Practitioner and graduate of the Kalish Institute Christopher Kelly is our guest today in Episode 961 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

Today we have arguably the most unique episode we've ever done in the history of this podcast. While the vast majority of the interviews conducted on "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show" have featured Jimmy speaking with medical doctors, researchers, nutritional health experts, and more, what you will hear today is something far different than that. Jimmy has been dealing with some inexplicable weight gain over the past couple of years despite having an immaculate low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diet. This caught the attention of a big fan of this show and a Certified Functional Diagnostic Practitioner named Christopher Kelly from Nourish Balance Thrive. He offered to conduct a battery of functional health tests on Jimmy and our host thought it would be educational to have you eavesdrop in on the analysis of these numbers to give a taste of what kinds of things a functional medicine practitioner looks for and discusses with their clients. Listen in and follow along as Jimmy and Chris have a fascinating one-hour consultation about his latest health numbers.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 961
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Dietitian Cassie's Real Food Vitamins
- Christopher Kelly bio
- Nourish Balance Thrive
- RELATED BLOG POST: Potpourri Of Health Tests On Jimmy Moore In May 2015
- Get a FREE 20-minute consultation with Nourish Balance Thrive
- Christopher Kelly on Facebook
- Listen to the Nourish Balance Thrive podcast
- Christopher Kelly on Twitter
- Christopher Kelly on Instagram

Habit-building specialist, popular podcaster, and perennial New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin is our guest today in Episode 960 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

Breaking bad habits and behaviors can seem like an impossible thing to do because the pull to keep doing the same things you are used to doing is so incredibly strong. But for a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor-turned-writer named Gretchen Rubin, bringing about change is all about creating new good habits that are much more desirable while making your old bad habits into something you just don't have any desire to do anymore. If you've never heard of Gretchen before, she's a pretty big deal in the publishing world selling over two million copies of her books worldwide in more than thirty languages. Her 2009 classic book The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun was a runaway New York Times hit and now she's back with her much-anticipated follow-up release (which has already hit the New York Times bestsellers list) called Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives. She's also got an extremely popular self-help iTunes podcast entitled Happier with Gretchen Rubin that's worth checking out. Listen in as Jimmy and Gretchen talk about her support for low-carb living ever since reading Gary Taubes' 2010 book Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It, her "Four Tendencies" quiz, and a whole lot more!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 960
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Check out Katie's Keep It Real Food Co. grain-free, low-carb snacks
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get the 2015 Ketonix breath ketone analyzer from Ketonix.com
- Gretchen Rubin bio
- Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
- The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
- GretchenRubin.com
- Happier with Gretchen Rubin iTunes podcast
- "Ta-Da! The Launch of My Quiz on the Four Tendencies. Learn About Yourself!"

Former Biggest Loser contestant and positive body image advocate Kai Hibbard is our guest today in Episode 959 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

One of the biggest cultural phenomenons over the past decade has been the advent of weight loss reality television shows like The Biggest Loser. The images of morbidly obese contestants running on treadmills and eating healthy are meant to inspire and give hope to a nation of people wanting to lose weight. But for one of the former contestants on the show, what goes on behind-the-scenes of the highly-profitable television show is utterly disgusting. Her name is Kai Hibbard and you might remember her as the runner-up winner in Season 3. But she was so mortified at the way the contestants were treated by the trainers and producers that she decided to speak out against the public fat shaming they not only allowed but encouraged. Listen in as Jimmy and Kai have a stunning chat about the deplorable act of fat shaming that happens in our culture.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 959
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try the many flavors of products from Quest Nutrition
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Dietitian Cassie's Real Food Vitamins
- Kai Hibbard bio
- Kai's "Too Fat, Too Thin, Can't Win" blog
- Kai on Facebook
- Kai on Twitter
- New York Post story: The brutal secrets behind ‘The Biggest Loser’