Blog Profile: Livin La Vida Low Carb

Congradulations to another pionerre Jimmy Moore on the efforts to make low carb diets back in the grab.

High fructose corn syrup, modified corn starch, and other ingredients that are highly addictive are proving too much to the human diet.

And the gorilla diet and the chimpanzee diet just don't work at all. Although we have 98.6 percent of the genetic code, we are ill-equipped to manufacture 8 animo acids, some minerals, and vitamin B12, each of these which can only come from animal protein. We ate 45 percent of our intake in fat back in 1900, yet heart disease and diabetes was extremily rare. Heart disease was even rarer in 1800, when the American diet consists on bison, eggs, fish, and some fruits and vegtables. Salad dressings were a mixture of raw eggs, cheese, and olive oil, and we ate very little whole grains whatsoever.

But my propsed plan goes further than low carb dieting. People need to also look at the labels, and partionally hydronated oils, fractionated oils, high fructose syrups, artificial and synthetic sweetners, and synthetic ingredients are forbidden. Partionally hydronated (ANYTHING) oil is trans fats and it's a metabolic poison that does not belong in your body. Fractionated oils are processed fats, and high fructose corn syrup are blood sugar spikers that can fatten you up and can lead to diabetes and other health problems.

Also, people need to go organic and avoid GM foods. If you are buying a piece of fruits, read the number coding. If it has five digits and starts with a number 9 (like 94###), buy it. It's organic, and that's what your body is designed for. If is only four digits (like 4###), that should be your second choice if you can't find the organic version. If the number has five digits and starts with an 8 (like 84###), it's genetically modified. Avoid it. Always buy organic grass-fed meat. Organic meat or meats that says: "No growth hormones or antibiotics" should be your second choice. Any other meats? avoid them. Dairy products should also be organic purchased. I perferr raw milk.

Yaya Jimmy. You go!

And thanks to Diet-Blog for interviewing him!

Jimmy's blog is great!

He has great energy and passion for Low Carb!

I did not like this blog much. From the interview, I had hoped that he would be confrontational, but at least somewhat scientific. He kept insulting in his Eat-To-Live review, but without solid arguments as to what specifically is wrong with it. I also wonder if he even read the book, since Eat To Live is not that low in fat (dr Fuhrman recommends nuts, seeds and avocados). Eat 2 Live is actually pretty low in carbs, with its emphasis on green leafy vegetables, which are 50% protein.

If the language and attitude presented in this blog are even just a smidgen of what Moore is like in real life, then he can take his good looks [...] because nobody's gonna want to be around him. Could it be that a diet full of animal products is actually making him cranky and irritable? (adapted from this blog entry of Mr Moore)

I read Jimmy's blog everyday. he is a great writer and altho I don't always agree with him I always come away with a fresh desire to stick with low carb for life. after losing 140 lbs I find I still need reaffirmation that indeed I have made the right choice for me. You did an exceleant profile and I hope others are encouraged to try the low carb life for themselves. It is by far the healthiest way I have found to lose weight and the easiest I have found to stick with for life.

Helena is completely wrong in regards to her comments about Mr. Moore and her asinine assumptions that consumption of animal products causes mood problems. Moreover, she incorrectly assumes his diet is full of animal products. He has stated once that while he does love a good steak or cheeseburger, he does not consume them every single day.

I suggest people get their facts straight, lest they make fools of themselves.

I agree with Helena that Jimmy tends more toward the argumentative while neglecting to cite the scientific or rational backup for lowcarb, of which there is plenty he could cite to make his cases more substantial. Insulting critics is a waste of time, serious people and serious critics need only factual support and data. (For collected research and background, see the Atkins website, the lowcarb.ca website, or look up the Dr. Rosedale on Insulin report, the Gary Taubes reports and be sure to see the Volek and Feinman report which is a comprehensive review of recent research. Also try the Regina Wilshire blog ("weightoftheevidence.com") and the Dr. Eades blogs (proteinpower.com) or Johnny Bowden site. All are available widely on the web through any search engine. For books, see the Atkins book, Sugarbusters, Carbohydrate Addicts, Protein Power, Hampton Diet, South Beach diet, etc.)

The low-fat, low-cal theory was largely discredited by the research over a decade ago, and the recognition of sugar/flour/starch as the real health culprit is being resisted by the general inertia of our society, the medical establishment's fear of liability and embarassment, and by powerful industries who thrive on supplying cheap food products and expensive pharmaceutical products. Just as with "Big Tobacco", these shrewd and lucrative industries manipulate human weakness and the general ignorance and passivity of our consumer culture. Sugar's bright, delicious, branded psychological association in our society is far more difficult to demonize than ugly and tasteless "fat", but it is therefore far more pernicious and damaging. Ironically, our economy is fueled by these very industries, but this does not mean they are not wreaking needless havoc on our health and sapping our wealth. It may take the dying off of a generation, but the entire nutritional outlook of our society must be re-grouped and re-tooled if we want to survive the present epidemic. Fortunately, the research supporting low-carb is dramatic, undeniable and increasing yearly. The medical community and junk-food industries are growing increasingly desperate in their denials of the black-and-white facts and the experience of thousands of dieters.

Another excellent independent reference book is Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. (To clarify above report names: Dr. Ron Rosedale: Insulin and its Metabolic Effects; Gary Taubes: "The Soft Science of Dietary Fat" and "What If Its All Been a Big, Fat Lie?")

Hi Jeff, as you can see in the url I linked my comment is actually Mr Moore's own writing about someone else. I would never write this way myself. I do think Mr Moore eats animal products (that's not just steaks and cheeseburgers, that's also eggs and dairy) every day because it is impossible to really eat low carb without them. A lifestyle that approaches low carb without animal products every day is Eat to Live, but Mr Moore was quite vocal about his disapproval of the book.

I think it's important to remember that 'low carb' doesn't necessarily mean a 'high fat, high crap' diet. I'm eating a whole foods vegan diet, have dropped nearly 70 pounds since September 05, and my diet could just as easily be described as 'low carb' as the classic meat-eating Atkins. Just like them, I avoid breads, cakes, biscuits and processed grains, but I've replaced the rubbish in my diet with healthy vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, fruits and legumes.

Labels are useful up to a point, but ultimately, if you're serious about weight loss, it's wha you put in your mouth that counts.

Congradulaitions for losing the weight! Is your diet like south beach? What if you eat bread. Will you gain some weight back? I have been on the south beach and lost 35 pounds but I had a hard time sticking to it. So I gained the weight back. Im starting from scratch again.
thanks shelley

Congradulaitions for losing the weight! Is your diet like south beach? What if you eat bread. Will you gain some weight back? I have been on the south beach and lost 35 pounds but I had a hard time sticking to it. So I gained the weight back. Im starting from scratch again.
thanks shelley

Helena - Of course Jimmy Moore eats animal products, just like mankind has been eating for almost a million years. Newsflash, we're omnivores. We eat both animal and vegetable products. All the low carb diets (Atkins, the Eades of Protein Power, etc.) place a strong emphasis on vegetables and to a lesser degree, fruits. Incidentally vegetables are not 50% protein, with the possible exception of soybeans which approach that value. They are primarily high fiber carbohydrates with a high water contents. They are important as a source of vitamins and minerals and antioxidants, not as a protein source. Most of the low carb diets do feature a vegetarian version, although the authors acknowledge it is more difficult to follow.

I think he'd have better luck getting people to his message if he didn't sound like such an annoying, overbearing know-it-all.
And he thinks the phrase "Living la vida low-carb" is cool somehow? Good lord.

Hi Mark, one bunch of spinach provide 10 grams protein and only 5 grams carbs (I do not count fiber as a carb). Green vegetables really are high protein foods. It is no wonder Popeye is so strong :)

See Nic you are also wrong about Jimmy Moore. And I'd like to know what YOU think is cool. Helena, just so you know, Atkins doesn't count fiber either in the "net carb" counts. I eat low-carb flatbread which has only 6g net carbs per piece when you take off the fiber and sugar alcohol. It makes a great bread alternative! =)

Although I have never been a fan of the Atkins diet exactly, I am sure that this story goes a long way to stopping the idea that Atkins is a fad. The diet has worked very well for many people ofr 30 years now and through the good and bad of the diet many many people have lost weight and kept it off.

Bill you're absolutely correct. Low-carb isn't for everyone. You just have to find what works for you and sustain it for life.

Well the Edward Diet isn't low-carb - it's probably mid-carb. The secret is to exercise too - non-strenuous stuff you know?

This book is not just another diet book trying to tell you the "hidden secrets to weight loss success" nor is it the latest media-hyped fad diet that will do nothing to help you lose weight if you are overweight or obese.

Yes, not everyone is suitable for this low carb dieting.
been researching about low carb diets, seems that not everyone is saying the same thing... here's an article about it :

http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Low-Carb-Dieting-May-Not-Be-For-You&id=596566

blythegirl said:
Yes, not everyone is suitable for this low carb dieting. been researching about low carb diets, seems that not everyone is saying the same thing... here's an article about it :[...]

That article has got to be one of the stupidest things I've ever seen, and I'm not even one of those "bread is evil" Atkins-heads.

"The diet is based on the fact that eating of excessive carbohydrates often result in weight gain. Thus the diet allows the dieter to take in as much calories as they want as long as they eliminate carbohydrates totally. In fact, sugars are to be avoided as well. Thus desserts and drinks such as coffee, wine are to be avoided as well."

I like how they add sugars as an afterthought. Aren't simple carbs (sugars) generally considered worse than complex ones (starches)? I wouldn't be surprised if this article was written by some 13-year-old for the school paper. "Eliminate carbohydrates totally"? Hey, kid, it's called low-carb.

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