Chiropractor and real foods-based nutrition practitioner Dr. Deborah Penner is our interview guest today in Episode 877 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

There are so many amazing voices out there trumpeting the cause of real food in helping people improve their health in ways they never thought would be possible without the medications and procedures that modern medicine has said is the inevitable path. And today's interview guest knows this a bit more than most having been raised on a large Mennonite farm with honeybees, oranges, cattle, pigs, sheep and fresh fruits and vegetables from their homemade garden. She is a Chico, CA-based chiropractor and nutritional wellness practitioner named Dr. Deborah Penner from Whole Food Medicine and Chico Creek Wellness And Chiropractic. Jimmy met her in person a couple of months back at the Ancestral Health Symposium in Berkeley, California where she shared her passion for teaching, preaching, and sharing as much information about a whole foods, low-carb, ketogenic diet with fantastic results. Recently, she has been conducting keto-adaptation food groups with fantastic results, including producing weight loss when people got stuck, resolution of migraine headaches, and diabetics who were taking insulin no longer having to do that anymore.

Listen in as Jimmy and Dr. Penner talk about how she was able to find robust health in her mid-50's, how she evolved from recommending whole grains to no grains to high-protein and now ketosis, why all of her patients are given a blood glucose meter and ketone testing sticks to check their progress at home, how quickly changes begin to happen in her patients, some important aspects to getting keto-adapted that nobody talks about, how she helps people with a compromised biliary tract or no gallbladder get into ketosis, why shifting macronutrients alone may or may not be enough, her focus on nutrient-dense, high-fat foods to produce therapeutic ketones, her detox program that helps make adapting to the ketogenic diet easier, and so much more! Dr. Penner is one of the champions of low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic living working on the front lines of changing lives one patient at a time.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 877
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get the Ketonix breath ketone analyzer from Ketonix.com or on Amazon.com in the STANDARD or SPORT edition
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Check out Katie's Keep It Real Food Co. grain-free, low-carb snacks
- Dr. Deborah Penner bio
- Whole Food Medicine
- Chico Creek Wellness on Facebook

Certified Nutrition Consultant, gut health expert, and New York Times bestselling author Brenda Watson is our interview guest today in Episode 876 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

When your work is lauded and endorsed by two such highly respected giants in the health community like Dr. William Davis, author of Wheat Belly, and Dr. David Perlmutter, author of Grain Brain, then you must be doing something right. For today's podcast interview guest Brenda Watson, that must mean she's doing something VERY right. She has dedicated her career for over 20 years to helping people achieve vibrant, lasting health through improved digestive function. You may have even seen her on several PBS specials educating the public through enthusiastic lectures as she has established herself as one of the foremost authorities in America on optimum nutrition, digestion, and natural detoxification methods. Brenda has written a total of eight previous books related to gut health and will be releasing her latest on October 7, 2014 entitled The Skinny Gut Diet: Balance Your Digestive System for Permanent Weight Loss.

Listen in as Jimmy and Brenda discuss the details of what she shares in her new book on one of the hottest topics in the health community, some of the latest research related to the connection between the microbiome and obesity, why the gut bacteria of lean people and overweight people are so radically different, the intricate role that carbohydrates play in the body turning into sugar ad disrupting the balance gut bacteria, her reaction to the rise in interest in resistant starch and whether she thinks it's an effective way to feed the gut flora, how people can safely shift the foods they eat to improve the bacterial composition, and so much more. Everyone is keenly interested in this subject of gut health nowadays and Brenda Watson has been at this for nearly two decades researching it and finding what works for her clients. Listen and soak in her wisdom!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 876
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get the Ketonix breath ketone analyzer from Ketonix.com or on Amazon.com in the STANDARD or SPORT edition
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Check out Katie's Keep It Real Food Co. grain-free, low-carb snacks
- Brenda Watson bio
- The Skinny Gut Diet: Balance Your Digestive System for Permanent Weight Loss
- SkinnyGutDiet.com
- Brenda on Facebook
- Brenda on Twitter
- Brenda on YouTube

Self-taught chef, gluten-free Paleo food catering business owner, and author Simone Miller is our interview guest today in Episode 875 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

Over the past few years we have seen a huge influx of brand new Paleo cookbooks hitting the market from mostly enthusiastic bloggers and social media darlings who know how to whip up recipes that are delicious, pleasing to the eyes, and fit within a healthy lifestyle. But today's podcast interview guest brings a little more experience to the table than just posting a photo with some ingredients and directions. She's a San Francisco, CA-based professional chef named Simone Miller from "Zenbelly" who has been working in the culinary world for almost 20 years and she's watched how the food trends have come and gone over the years. And when Paleo made a bona fide difference in her life, she committed to starting a 100% gluten-free catering company that would specialize in Paleo cuisine. Simone sees her role in the Paleo community as an ambassador for bringing real food back to the kitchen and dinner table again where she thinks any home cook could produce a quality dish that is elegant, delicious and artfully prepared just like you'd find in a fine restaurant. When you focus on using fresh ingredients like what is available when you eat Paleo, that's not difficult to do as Simone explains in today's show.

Listen in as Jimmy and Simone dig deeply into what she wrote about in her brand new 2014 release The Zenbelly Cookbook: An Epicurean's Guide to Paleo Cuisine, why she values creating meals that are quick and easy to make at home, how the focus of her blog has been to show people how simple and beautiful eating healthy can look like, why she doesn't think people should view Paleo as a restrictive diet in any way, the reality that people need to learn to get in the kitchen and cook more than they probably already are doing, why she vary rarely spends hours in the kitchen cooking dinner and yet still produces a great meal, her hope and desire that her book inspires people to get excited and have fun about cooking at home again, and why she's no fan of Paleo perfectionists. What a fabulous conversation with someone who knows a trick or two in the kitchen to pass along to you. ENJOY!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 875
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try the many flavors of products from Quest Nutrition
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Low-carb Paleo beef jerky from Primal Pacs
- Simone Miller bio
- The Zenbelly Cookbook: An Epicurean's Guide to Paleo Cuisine
- Zenbelly.com
- Zenbelly Blog
- Simone on Twitter
- Simone on Pinterest

Ancestral-based board certified neurologist and migraine headache specialist Dr. Josh Turknett, MD is our interview guest today in Episode 874 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

Migraine headaches can be incredibly debilitating and disrupt the life of seemingly anyone at anytime. But what if there were a nutritional component behind why these headaches happen? That's exactly what a neurologist and founder of the Atlanta Center for Headache Relief named Dr. Josh Turknett has been about since conducting research on migraines and neurodegenerative diseases. In fact, he's written a book about it entitled The Migraine Miracle: A Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free, Ancestral Diet to Reduce Inflammation and Relieve Your Headaches for Good sharing the kind of diet changes he uses with patients with great success in ridding them of headache pain.

Listen in as Jimmy and Dr. Turknett talk about his book and why he wrote it, why modern high-carb diets are leading directly to migraines, how a low-carb ketogenic diet can improve headaches, his personal experience using ancestral health principles with patients that has revolutionized the way he practices medicine, what he learned from being involved in pharmaceutical research, his unique view of obesity from a neurologist's perspective and so much more. Ironically, Jimmy had one of the worst headaches he's ever had in the midst of doing this interview, so it was especially relevant to him that day. Listen and enjoy!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 874
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get Dr. David Perlmutter's FREE newsletter, videos, and high-quality supplements
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Check out Katie's Keep It Real Food Co. grain-free, low-carb snacks
- Dr. Josh Turknett bio
- The Migraine Miracle: A Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free, Ancestral Diet to Reduce Inflammation and Relieve Your Headaches for Good
- MyMigraineMiracle.com
- Dr. Turknett on Twitter
- Dr. Turknett on Facebook

Health and fitness blogger and Primal Nutrition founder Mark Sisson is our interview guest today in Episode 873 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

One of the true giants in the Paleo, primal, low-carb--heck, even the greater health--communities is none other than Mark Sisson from "Mark's Daily Apple." He is the author of a #1 bestselling health book on Amazon.com entitled The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy as well as many accompanying books and he even started his own publishing company called Primal Blueprint Publishing featuring diamond-in-the-rough authors with something to say including Denise Minger, Dr. Ronesh Sinha, and Leslie Klenke. Mark has stayed quite busy, but he's introducing something brand new in today's show that will help further the education of those who are interesting in sharing their passion for nutrition, fitness and health.

Listen in to hear Jimmy and Mark chat about his publishing company, what he thinks about some of the current controversies going on in the Paleo community, full details about his brand new Primal Blueprint Expert Certification program, and a whole lot more. When Mark Sisson speaks, you can't help but listen. ENJOY!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 873
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Check out Katie's Keep It Real Food Co. grain-free, low-carb snacks
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get Dr. David Perlmutter's FREE newsletter, videos, and high-quality supplements
- Mark Sisson bio
- MarksDailyApple.com
- The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy
- Primal Blueprint Publishing
- Primal Blueprint Expert Certification
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #768: LLVLC Classic – Primal Legend Mark Sisson Gives The Blueprint For Living
- RELATED PODCAST: Primal Blueprint Podcast Episode #31: Mark Sisson Talks to Jimmy Moore About Keto Clarity

Seattle, Washington-based board-certified family medicine practitioner and low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diet proponent Dr. Ted Naiman is our interview guest today Episode 872 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

The medical profession has reached a point where many doctors and nurses are finally opening their eyes to the critical role that nutrition and fitness is playing on the health of their patients. While medical school is teaching them how to manage diseases primarily with prescription medications and very little emphasis on diet, people like board-certified family medicine physician Dr. Ted Naiman from "Burn Fat Not Sugar" who practices at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, are taking matters into their own hands and doing what works best for their patients. The 42-year old first learned about low-carb diets when he was an intern and heard about it from a patient who reversed the ill effect of his Type 2 diabetes with the Atkins diet. When he went to medical school, Dr. Naiman ignored the discouragement from his instructors and started researching the macronutrients and the impact they have on health. What he discovered about low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diets astounded him and he's been recommending them ever since.

Listen in to hear Jimmy and Dr. Naiman discuss his years as a vegetarian, how a low-carb, high-fat diet has dramatically improved his health, his goal to tell as many people as possible about the ketogenic lifestyle, his FREE Diet And Exercise 2.0 iPad app, why he's been tracking triglyceride/HDL ratios in his patients and why he believes this is one of the most important metrics in tracking his patients, his two-ingredient secret to optimum health, why nutrient-density with minimal toxins is important in finding the best diet, the type of exercise that produces the maximum results, why he uses minimal body weight exercise and a very low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diet personally, and a whole lot more! It's always a fascinating conversation when Jimmy interviews enlightened medical professionals and Dr. Naiman doesn't disappoint.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 872
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Low-carb Paleo beef jerky from Primal Pacs
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get Dr. David Perlmutter's FREE newsletter, videos, and high-quality supplements
- Dr. Ted Naiman bio
- BurnFatNotSugar.com
- Dr. Naiman's FREE iPad App: Diet And Exercise 2.0

Nutritionist, syndicated columnist, and New York Times bestselling author Leanne Ely is our interview guest today Episode 871 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

Paleo has become quite the buzzword in recent years as the movement dedicated to helping people remove grains, processed foods, vegetable oils, and refined carbohydrates from their diet (along with dairy and even nightshades for a few) has grown by leaps and bounds. It was the #1 most-Googled diet search term of 2013 and shows no signs of slowing down. We have people like Robb Wolf, Diane Sanfilippo, Dr. Loren Cordain, Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, and many more for helping to put the message out there in books, blogs and podcasts. With the promulgation of the Paleo principles into our culture, more and more people are now enamored by it and want to give it a go for themselves to see how it helps them in their health. Because it can seem daunting at first to those who are coming off the Standard American Diet (SAD), nutritionist, syndicated columnist and New York Times bestselling author Leanne Ely from "Saving Dinner" believes it's important to ease some people into Paleo rather than opting for diving in head-first in one swell foop!

That's why she wrote her new book Part-Time Paleo: How to Go Paleo Without Going Crazy to help people remove the obstacles that stand in their way of giving the Paleo diet the old college try by getting them started on the right foot in a way that is doable immediately so they can reap the great benefits that come from a real-foods based lifestyle change. As an experienced recipe maker and whiz kid in the kitchen, Leanne shares her tips for stocking your food shelves with the best ingredients to make amazing meals. Listen in as Jimmy and Leanne discuss her concept of "part-time" Paleo and how it can be the inroads for a much larger segment of the population to adopt to Paleo more quickly than some of the more intimidating approaches.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 871
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try the many flavors of products from Quest Nutrition
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get the Ketonix breath ketone analyzer from Ketonix.com or on Amazon.com in the STANDARD or SPORT edition
- Leanne Ely bio
- Part-Time Paleo: How to Go Paleo Without Going Crazy
- Leanne's "Saving Dinner" blog
- PartTimePaleoBook.com
- Leanne on Twitter
- Leanne on Facebook
- Leanne on YouTube
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #495: Marla ‘Fly Lady’ Cilley Goes Low-Carb

Grain-free nutritional health blogger and New York Times bestselling author Danielle Walker is our interview guest today Episode 870 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

A mother and dedicated wife named Danielle Walker from the "Against All Grain" blog burst on the scene coming out of nowhere in 2013 with the release of her runaway smash debut book Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well & Feel Great which has gone on to become one of the most popular health books in recent years hitting the New York Times bestsellers list again and again. She's been the benefactor of the growing movement by people to start ditching the grains for good as a means for optimizing their health (no doubt this desire has been heavily influenced by two other seminal health books that have dominated the New York Times bestsellers list in recent years--Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis and Grain Brain by Dr. David Perlmutter).

Now Danielle is back with her brand new 2014 book release Danielle Walker's Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes to Make Anytime offering up another serving of recipes that are helping to keep her healthy. After being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that left her emaciated when she was 22 years old, she realized that she needed to make dietary changes to end her suffering. Danielle did some research and learned she could improve her health and gain weight again by removing the grains, lactose, and legumes from her diet which she did with great success. Now she's helping hundreds of thousands of people through her blog and books to get their health back and enjoy food again. With her culinary skills, love for food, and uplifting attitude towards health (which you'll hear on full display in today's interview), Danielle has become a source of hope for others suffering from all types of diseases and allergies. Listen in as Jimmy and Danielle have a delightful conversation about her overwhelming success promoting grain-free living.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 870
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Low-carb Paleo beef jerky from Primal Pacs
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Check out Katie's Keep It Real Food Co. grain-free, low-carb snacks
- Danielle Walker bio
- Danielle's brand new 2014 book: Danielle Walker's Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes to Make Anytime
- Jimmy Moore's review of Danielle Walker's Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple
- Danielle's 2013 perennial New York Times bestseller: Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well & Feel Great
- AgainstAllGrain.com
- Danielle on Twitter
- Danielle on Facebook
- Danielle on Instagram
- RELATED PODCAST: Low-Carb Conversations #93: Danielle Walker And Pauli Halstead Examine The Benefits Of A Raw Meat Diet

Holistic Nutritionist, Functional Medicine Practitioner, and Traditional Oriental Medicine Practitioner Jamie Koonce is our interview guest today Episode 869 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

After hearing all the negative comments about low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diets in the Paleo blogosphere lately, our host Jimmy Moore penned a blog post about it last week entitled "7 Lingering Myths Everyone Should Know About Low-Carb Ketogenic Diets." As we heard in Episode 868 yesterday from Paleo blogger, podcaster, and author Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, there are very real concerns being expressed from people in the Paleo community about the use of nutritional ketosis as a means for optimizing health. But this hasn't sat well with a Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Functional Medicine Doctor, Certified Personal Trainer, and Health Coach named Jamie Koonce.

Here's that e-mail that Jamie sent to Jimmy recently about this:

I'm wondering what your thoughts are on the prevailing dogma in the Paleo community that women need more carbohydrates than men and should avoid ketosis and intermittent fasting. These claims don't seem to be backed up by any research. (At least I'm not finding it.) After listening to a few talks from the Ancestral Health Symposium at Berkeley, I am fed up with the baseless claims and would like to respond on your podcast if you're game.

Listen in to hear Jimmy and Jamie take on the most common criticisms hurled at low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diets from a select segment of the Paleo community. If you've become concerned about what you hearing about nutritional ketosis and that has made you scared to even try eating this way to get healthy, then this is the podcast for you. ENJOY!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 869
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try the many flavors of products from Quest Nutrition
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get the Ketonix breath ketone analyzer from Ketonix.com or on Amazon.com in the STANDARD or SPORT edition
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Try all three flavors of the new Quest Protein Chips (Sea Salt, Cheddar & Sour Cream, and BBQ)
- Jamie Koonce bio
- JamieKoonce.com
- Jamie's "Revolutionary Healthcare" blog
- RELATED BLOG POST: 7 Lingering Myths Everyone Should Know About Low-Carb Ketogenic Diets
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #868: Dr. Sarah Ballantyne Challenges The Wisdom Of Low-Carb Diets For Women

Medical biophysicist, health blogger and podcaster, and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Sarah Ballantyne is our interview guest today in Episode 868 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

After spending the past few weeks sharing interviews with the various experts featured in Jimmy Moore's new book Keto Clarity, we're back to our regular podcast schedule again and we welcome in someone who Jimmy first featured back in Episode 589 when she was just getting her name out there in the Paleo health blogosphere. Her name is Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, PhD who has quite the story to tell about how she got into looking at the role of nutrition as a major play in optimizing health. She spent four years conducting research on innate immunity and inflammation, but decided to become a stay-at-home mom to raise her family. It was during this time at home that Sarah discovered she was dealing with an autoimmune inflammatory skin condition known as Lichen Planus as well as irritable bowel syndrome and allergies and that's when she turned to the Paleo diet which helped her heal these conditions and set her on the path to becoming the author of two books on the subject: her New York Times bestseller from early 2014 called The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body and her brand new companion book of recipes entitled The Paleo Approach Cookbook: A Detailed Guide to Heal Your Body and Nourish Your Soul.

If you watch the above video from the 2014 Ancestral Health Symposium (#AHS14) that took place in Berkeley, California in August, then you will see the presentation that instigated Jimmy to invite Sarah on to the show for an interview. During that lecture she conducted with Stacy Toth from the "Paleo Parents" blog, there were claims made about low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diets that were less-than-flattering about this way of eating. Because we like to have conversations about nutrition and health here at "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show" podcast, Jimmy invited her on to state her case so that the listeners could then decide whether or not her points were valid. Listen in as Jimmy and Sarah talk about the moment she found out her book hit the New York Times bestsellers list for the first time, her primary objections for women, especially of childbearing age, to be reducing their carbohydrate intake, her concerns about thyroid and gut health without the use of carbohydrates, the layout of the recipes in her new book, and a whole lot more! Because Jimmy and Sarah are friends, this is a friendly yet super-engaging debate of ideas you won't want to miss.

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 868
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Check out Katie's Keep It Real Food Co. grain-free, low-carb snacks
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Low-carb Paleo beef jerky from Primal Pacs
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get Dr. David Perlmutter's FREE newsletter, videos, and high-quality supplements
- Dr. Sarah Ballantyne bio
- The Paleo Approach Cookbook: A Detailed Guide to Heal Your Body and Nourish Your Soul
- The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body
- ThePaleoMom.com
- #AHS14 VIDEO: "Ancestral Health for Women" by Dr. Sarah Ballantyne and Stacy Toth
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #803: Guest Hosts Sarah Ballantyne and Stacy Toth Offer Up ‘The Paleo Approach’
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #589: Scientist-Turned-Stay-At-Home ‘Paleo Mom’ Sarah Ballantyne
- RELATED PODCAST: Low-Carb Conversations #41: Joey Cardillo And Sarah Ballantyne Discuss The Merits Of Meat