The Livin' La Vida Low-carb Show With Jimmy Moore

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show Jimmy welcomes Coach Lulu to talk about eating meat, goal setting, and how your mindset affects your trajectory. “For me, my carnivore journey started with replacing sides with eggs. I found that having steak and eggs was an easy way to transition.”  - Coach Lulu GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at  JimmyLovesKetoChow.com In this episode, Jimmy welcomes in an Aussie carnivore and accountability coach known as Coach Lulu (@lulueatsmeat) who helped heal her obsessive compulsive disorder and eating disorder with an animal foods-based diet. Her successful experience healing her body with nutrition and lifestyle has given her lots of wisdom and perspective on what it takes to help others experience the same. Tune in to hear Jimmy and Lulu discuss the importance of goal setting, why minding your mental health and mindset are critical to finding success, and why the carnivore diet is an incredible modality for healing and optimizing health.

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy breaks down why the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity needs serious consideration. “I still want to see that study comparing a junk food high-carb diet with steak and vegetables.” - Jimmy Moore GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at  JimmyLovesKetoChow.com   In today’s episode, Jimmy presents a NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN episode of his show JIMMY MAKES SCIENCE SIMPLE (@jimmymakessciencesimple) to outline important new research he wanted you to know about. It’s a study published in the September 2021 issue of the prestigious American Journal of Clinical Nutrition entitled “The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic”: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqab270/6369073 This study presents a virtual who’s who in the keto nutritional health research space with some very familiar names, including Dr. David Ludwig, Dr. Arne Astrup, Dr. Ronald Krauss, Gary Taubes, Dr. Jeff Volek, Dr. Eric Westman, Dr

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Matt Cooper stops by to talk with Jimmy about using Keto nutrition to optimize your athletic performance. “The food you eat should be easily digestible, should not provoke an inflammatory response, should not put you in a weird head space, and should give you energy.”  - Matt Cooper In this episode, Jimmy chats with a strength and conditioning coach from Rewire Health & Performance named Matt Cooper (@rewirehp) who helps elite athletes with their rehabilitation from injury and nutrition optimization. He has worked with many UFC and professional basketball athletes to help them perform to the best of their human abilities. Part of that is dialing in their diet, utilizing customized and targeted ketogenic therapy, and using things like exogenous ketones for the best results. Watch this interview as Jimmy and Matt have an incredible conversation about a wide variety of topics that you’re sure to enjoy!

  On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Michele Dodson to talk about posture and back pain. “Pain is there for a reason. It’s there to tell you that something is wrong and needs to be addressed.” - Michele Dodson In this episode, Jimmy speaks with a busy working mom of 4 who eats carnivore and likes to lift heavy named Michele Dodson (@micheledodson). She reached out to Jimmy after looking at progress pictures from his #StaybatticalTo50 to inform him of what she observed about his posture and the relationship it had on the pain he was feeling in his back and other parts of his body. She’s from a company called Symmetry For Health who helped her in 2014 after dealing with nagging injuries and chronic pain. Tune in to hear Jimmy and Michele talk about how Symmetry helps people relieve the pain and get the results they are looking for in their health and fitness goals. Plus, don’t miss Michele talk about carnivore, weight lifting, and raising kids.

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Maria Edwards to talk about helping bipolar disorder and other issues with Keto. “Many people in the system look for help and they just finally give up.”  - Maria Edwards In this episode, Jimmy is pleased to have a ketogenic researcher and clinical nutritionist named Maria Edwards (@millaedwards). After beating back the major ramifications of her bipolar disease through the use of the keto diet, she’s now examining traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark (even working with Dr. Dominic D’Agostino on her PhD project on this very topic). Check out this interview to hear Maria share why she is so passionate about mental illness, survival, and how to thrive with nutrition and lifestyle therapies. Maria’s research area is in Clinical Nutrition is Ketogenic Therapies. Her Master’s Thesis was a Feasibility Study with the Ketogenic Diet in Severe Brain Injury at the Department of Brain Injuries, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. Ma

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Nikki Crendal to talk about using Keto Carnivore to attain the body composition you desire. “Once you’ve gotten to your goal weight, the next step should be muscle gain.”  - Nikki Crendal In this episode, Jimmy speaks with an awesome dietetics student in Australia who eats a carnivore diet named Nikki Crendal to help optimize her health. She healed her autoimmune disease from eating animal-based foods and is constantly studying all the latest research related to nutrition, metabolism, exercise physiology, and all that other nerdy science stuff. Tune in to hear Jimmy and Nikki talk about how to create body recomposition through the use of a keto/carnivore diet. Don’t miss this engaging conversation.

Join Jimmy today as he chats with Mackay Rippey about the movie to personalized medicine and away from the cookie cutter trend in this episode of the LLVLC Show.   “We need to go back to an old fashioned pricing system. Practitioners need to get away from this factory-based widget-based approach to health care.”  - Mackay Rippey GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at  JimmyLovesKetoChow.com In this episode, Jimmy speaks with acupuncturist Mackay Rippey (@mackaydoesacupuncture) who outlines the argument for a major overhaul of the healthcare system he describes as Medicine 2.0. He makes the case for getting away from cookie cutter medicine and more to an individualized, systems-based treatment approach to disease prevention. Watch this interview to hear about the history of medicine, how it has evolved into the sick care it is now, the “magic bullet” theory, the economics of medicine involving insurance and government, and so much more. This is a deep dive into all that is right and wrong with mains

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Ed Fackler to talk about his incredible journey from 400-pounder to ultra-marathoner by fueling his body the keto way.   “I think we rationalize a lot. So many people around me make excuses all the time, the same excuses I made. I realized that I had not hurt enough to make me want to change.”  - Ed Fackler GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at  JimmyLovesKetoChow.com   In this episode, Jimmy chats with Ed Fackler (@ultrafat2ultrarunner) who has quite the remarkable keto diet weight loss success story losing 200+ pounds slimming down from his former 407-pound body. He also incorporated lots of steps to the point that he has now become an ultra marathoner (his latest vision is to become the first person to ever lose 200 pounds and run in a 200-mile race!). Tune in as Jimmy and Ed talk about why people seek out the magic potion, pill, and formula for weight loss success and almost entirely overlook putting in the work to make it happen. Get inspir

On this episode of the LLVLC Show, Denise Davis drops by to share with Jimmy the ups and downs of her Keto journey. “For a long time I thought I was one of those people that could eat all the ‘keto junk foods’ then I realized that I wasn’t staying at my ideal size and weight.”  - Denise Davis GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at  JimmyLovesKetoChow.com In this episode, Jimmy speaks with Denise Davis (facebook.com/keepaustinketo) who has a common story that most people don’t want to talk about–what to do when you get on and off a diet. It’s a frustrating and embarrassing experience, but it is the path that Denise has been on with her keto/carnivore nutrition plan. After dealing with some tremendous personal life stress in 2020, she slipped back into old eating habits. But she’s committed herself to eating well and lifting weights in 2021 and is doing well again. Check out this conversation that Jimmy and Denise had about how to dig yourself out of the guilt and pain of an up and down health journe

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy chats with Rafael Carrion about the importance of balancing hormones. “Not only do adults not know what proper nutrition is, we are now passing on these bad habits and poor choices to our kids. We are creating a society that has no idea how to deal with stress, and how to manage their hormones.”  - Rafael Carrion GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at  JimmyLovesKetoChow.com In this episode, Jimmy talks to a keto and fitness aficionado named Rafael Carrion (@all_lifts_matter) who discusses the critical role of hormonal balance in your overall health. While the mainstream nutritional health experts focus on calories, the truth is that the impact of food on your hormones is far more important than they want to admit. This goes well beyond weight loss on the scale and contributes to chronic disease, aging, and more! Tune in for this engaging conversation.  

On today’s episode of the longest running health related podcast on the Internet, Marty Brandon joins Jimmy to talk about taking your health back from a failed healthcare system. “It’s not that keto cures everything, it’s that insulin and blood sugar cause everything.”  - Marty Brandon GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at  JimmyLovesKetoChow.com   In this episode, Jimmy chats with one of the fans of his work named Marty Brandon, a keto coach who has become frustrated by what he has seen in his clients desiring weight and health changes. Marty believes that we as individuals need to take back our own health because the healthcare system in America has failed to put us on the path to healing. Tune in as Jimmy and Marty discuss what’s wrong and how we can reverse the trend of chronic disease and obesity in the United States. Marty Brandon coaches people through his YouTube channel to lose weight and keep it off using a Ketogenic (lifestyle) approach. Eating real whole food and eliminating “Junk food

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Melissa Baldwin to talk about her carnivore journey to beat alcohol and sugar addiction.   “As we grow older we look back on these struggles and think ‘why me?’ My story is unique and now I can help someone that goes through a similar struggle.”  - Melissa Baldwin In this episode, Jimmy talks with another one of the people with an interesting story who responded to his big call for podcast guests a few months back. Her named is Melissa Baldwin and she endured some truly horrific childhood trauma that had her drinking alcohol as a 2-year old! Needless to say, that along with ambivalent parents led her down a dark path to alcohol abuse which then led to sugar addiction. Thanks to finding carnivore a couple of years ago, she was able to beat these addictions and drop nearly 100 pounds with an animal foods-based diet. What an inspiring story you just have to hear to believe! Melissa created her YouTube channel to give people some tools to help them get closer t

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Michael McCain stops by to chat with Jimmy about overcoming addiction with keto. “I didn’t want to kill myself, but I was okay with dying.” - Michael McCain “If you’re a food addict setting hard and fast rules is crucial but difficult.” - Michael McCain GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at  JimmyLovesKetoChow.com In this episode, Jimmy speaks with a roofer and grandfather of 4 from Nebraska named Michael McCain who lost 110 pounds eating a keto/carnivore diet. But Mike would be the first person to tell you that the biggest change that has happened for him by choosing better nutrition isn’t the weight loss–it was his addiction first to painkillers and then to sugar. Tune in to hear this remarkable story about the death grip these addictions had on Mike’s life until he fortuitously found solace and healing from consuming a meat-based diet.

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Danyell Wallet to talk about how she used keto to beat diabetes and regain her health. “It’s hard to look inside yourself because you see all the skeletons that you have to deal with or else you’ll keep doing the same thing until you die inside.” - Danyell Wallet GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at JimmyLovesKetoChow.com   In this episode, Jimmy speaks with an exuberant and lovely keto coach as well as fellow podcaster named Danyell Wallet who has quite the personal story of how she found the ketogenic diet. After years of suffering through the mainstream medical treatment of her Type 2 diabetes being put on so many prescription medications and some truly horrific diets, Danyell decided to do her own research and discovered carbohydrate-restriction as an effective means for controlling her disease. Check out this conversation between Jimmy and Danielle and you will see what a passionate advocate and defender of the keto diet for people with di

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, join Jimmy as he welcomes Jess Reid to talk about effective strategies for overcoming emotional eating. “The weight loss was great, but the satiety, mental energy and clarity, the freedom from compulsive food thoughts, improvements in digestion, and improvement of my anxiety and depression was really surprising. The weight loss was just one aspect of it.”  - Jess Reid In this episode, Jimmy speaks with a self-care keto coach/life coach named Jess Reid (@TheKetoFit) who specifically focuses her work on helping women deal with both their diet as well as the destructive thoughts that prevent them from experiencing the results they desire. She is the author of a fabulous ebook entitled THE SELF-CARE KETO GUIDED MINDSET JOURNAL that outlines a lot of her coaching philosophy to help you get started when you feel like you’ve been stuck. Enjoy this conversation between Jimmy and Jess about why we emotionally eat and what you can do to overcome this saboteur to your health and we

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Jaci Woods, RDN to talk about finding local, regenerative, and sustainable food. “The vegan diet worked for me for about three months and I realized I needed to add back in meat.” - Jaci Woods, RDN   “I have interns from the university and I give them books on ketosis. They never learned this in school.” - Jaci Woods, RDN In this episode, Jimmy talks to a registered dietitian nutritionist named Jaci Woods, RDN (@carnivore_rd) who embraces a carnivore lifestyle as part of her personal dietary strategy for optimizing her health. She believes so strongly in the power of real food that she takes care of a 9-acre farm in Missouri where she takes care of all kinds of animals to be connected with her food. Tune in as Jimmy and Jaci talk about the importance of eating local food from your own farm or a farmer’s market, supporting regenerative and sustainable farming practices, and making the effort to vote with your dollars about what kind of food you want to feed

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Nate Klipfel to talk about the connection between diet, addiction, and mental health.   “I started off as a trainer going ‘by the book’ and I wasn’t seeing clients have dramatic transformations. I started doing research on nutrition and implementing that research with my clients. That’s when I started seeing tremendous change.” - Nate Klipfel GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at  JimmyLovesKetoChow.com In this episode, Jimmy is pleased to welcome in a nutritionist and personal trainer named Nate Klipfel who shares his remarkable story of beating his seizure disorder, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and brutal mental health issues by switching over to more of a keto/carnivore/fasting diet approach. Nate has seen hundreds of clients over the years suffer needlessly with anxiety, depression, and more–and he’s helped them with the same diet and fitness plan that helped him set powerlifting state records even with a slipped disc and severe foram

On this very special episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy breaks down his 100 day Staybattical to 50! “The first 50 days are me doing my protocol, the second 50 days I’ll be inviting you in to do your own protocol along with me.” Jimmy Moore   “Meditation is extremely hard for me because my mind is always running thinking of new ways to communicate the ideas I have.” Jimmy Moore GET STARTED WITH THE KETO CHOW STARTER BUNDLE at JimmyLovesKetoChow.com In this episode, Jimmy gives the full details on his ambitious 100-day plan to transform his body composition and mindset. He’s calling it Staybattical To 50 as he heads towards his 50th birthday in December shortly after the end of the journey. The first 50 days he will be sharing his daily progress on social media and then he’s going to invite his followers to come up with their own 50-day challenge to join him until the journey ends on December 10, 2021. Watch this video to get the down low on what Jimmy has gotten himself into along with a Q&A session with h

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Amber Wentworth stops by to talk with Jimmy about the unique challenges of being a diet public figure. “It took me forty years to figure out that it wasn’t always about weight and how I looked on the outside, but about being healthy on the inside and out.”  - Amber Wentworth   In this chat, Jimmy speaks with his fellow keto diet influencer Amber Wentworth (@lonestarketogirl) known online as Lone Star Keto Girl. They talk about what it’s like to be a public figure in the nutrition and health space and the extra pressure that is put on them to look a certain way. Jimmy and Amber have a very open and insightful discussion about the negative feedback that comes your way when you decide to put yourself out there talking about food and diet. Check out this honest give and take from two people who have a ton of experience on this specific topic. Amber is a published romance writer, recipe creating food lover, and a keto/Intermittent fasting enthusiast. After experiencing the he

On today’s episode of the LLVLC Show, Jimmy welcomes Joy Hahn Worthington to talk about the relationship between carbs and anxiety. “I did so well on keto, and I wanted to push it a little further and see what happens. I went carnivore and my energy increased and I wasn’t fighting the sugar cravings anymore.” - Joy Hahn Worthington “Life is too short to not have fun.” - Jimmy Moore In today’s interview, Jimmy speaks with the delightful Joy Hahn Worthington (@joyofthegrindcarni) who openly shares how her addiction to carbohydrates was the nemesis in her anxiety and mental health. After starting on the ketogenic diet, she eventually shifted over to a more meat-based carnivore diet and saw all of her anxiety disappear completely. It’s an inspiring testimonial that demonstrates the power of changing your nutrition on your brain health. ENJOY!