This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson NTP and Guests we are joined again by a new special guest co-host Lisa Kara (nee Johnson) along with Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Creator of Tasty Yummies, Beth Manos Brickey.

Sit back and relax while Leah and Lisa discuss the latest health news headlines with special guests.

On the podcast this week Leah introduces a new Guest Co-host Lisa Kara, who you might remember from Episode 246 where we discussed the diet avocado.  Lisa is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner in Los Angeles and has the amazing website Zinc Nutrition.  Lisa has a new e-book out and you can find out more about it here.

Leah, Lisa and Beth discuss their highlights of the Nutritional Therapy Association Conference then they review three interesting articles.

Trump Administration Eliminates Animal Welfare Rules

Elephants Are Strangely Resistant to Cancer - And We May Finally Know Why

Raw out, keto in at Natural Products Expo West

Tune in to find out their expert opinions and thoughts on these latest health news headlines.

Looking to become a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner?  You can find the list of upcoming courses here: https://www.nutritionaltherapy.com/locations

Make sure you put Low Carb Conversations in the referral and let us know so we can give you a shout out on the podcast!

This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson NTP and Guests we are joined again by our special guest co-host Shelley Gawith along with Clinical Professor of Medicine,  Dr Terry Wahls.

Sit back and relax while Leah and Shelley discuss the latest health news headlines with special guests.

Leah, Shelley and Dr Terry discuss Dr Terry's upcoming Australian Tour.  She will be in Melbourne on April 21 and Sydney on May 5.  You can find out more about the events here: https://drterrywahlslive.com/

On the podcast this week Leah, Shelley and Dr Terry review 3 news articles around the topic of Immunity.

Immune system dysfunction may occur early in Alzheimer’s disease

Fast food makes the immune system more aggressive in the long term

Testosterone may protect men from autoimmune diseases

Listen in to hear what everyone thinks about the latest news headlines.

Looking to become a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner?  You can find the list of upcoming courses here: https://www.nutritionaltherapy.com/locations

Make sure you put Low Carb Conversations in the referral and let us know so we can give you a shout out on the podcast!

This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson NTP and Guests we are joined again by our special guest co-host Marty Kendall along with Craig Emmerich, Author of the new book "Keto".

Sit back and relax while Leah and Marty discuss the latest health news headlines with special guests.

Leah, Marty and Craig discuss Craig's new book which he co-authored with his wife Maria Emmerich on the Keto lifestyle.   They discuss how the new book has a good amount of science on the topic of Keto and is presented in an easy and practical way for people to understand.  A great reference for anyone exploring or living Keto.

 Next up Leah, Marty and Craig review a couple of news articles.  The first article claims regular alcohol intake has been linked to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.  Can this be true? Find out what Leah, Marty and Craig think!

The next article sounds ridiculous, right?

"Japanese scientists say eating McDonald's fries could cure baldness"

But what if it was true? Would you try it?

The last article is for all those people who love an afternoon nap.  What are the health benefits of this weekend pastime?  Tune in and find out!

This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson NTP and Guests, Leah introduces a new Guest Co-Host Shelley Gawith.  Shelley is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner in New Zealand.  Leah and Shelley have a candid chat with guest Scott Gooding, passionate cook and Author of the new book "The Keto Diet".

Sit back and relax while Leah and Shelley discuss the latest health news headlines with their special guest!

Scott chats with Leah and Shelley about Keto and why he was driven to write his new book.  They then look at an article on whether Vegans can successfully do a ketogenic diet - what is your opinion?  Next they take a look at Monk fruit and whether this new sweetener lives up to all its hype.  To finish Leah, Shelley and Scott review two articles about Scott! Does he live up to all the news hype? :) Tune in to find out.

Chef Scott Gooding’s recipe for success in 2018

Could the Keto diet be the secret to keeping you slim?

In the podcast Scott mentions he will be supporting Dr Terry Wahls on her upcoming Australian Tour.  Make sure you do not miss out!

This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson NTP and Guests, Leah chats with her friend Darryl Edwards aka The Fitness Explorer.

Sit back and relax while Leah discusses the latest health news headlines with special guests.

In this episode Darryl and Leah discuss an article on "Prolonged periods of sedentary time strongly associated with amount of fat around internal organs" and how the longer you sit, the more detrimental to your health even if you are heading to the gym each day.  Listen in to hear what Darryl suggests.  Then they review a lovely article "Seniors' playgrounds — already popular in Europe — on the cards for Canberra" about a playground for the oldies designed to help build community and keep them active and outdoors more.  The last article is a little x rated - "New York gym offers naked work out classes".  Find out what Darryl and Leah think about this exclusive club!

Leah and Darryl discuss how they will both be speaking at the Annual Nutritional Therapy Conference in Vancouver Washington 2nd to 4th of March 2018.  The conference is going to be so much fun with Darryl doing movement workshops and you can purchase tickets here.

 Don’t forget you can see Darryl and Leah at the Nutritional Therapy Conference March 2-4.

This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson NTP and Guests, Leah chats with her favorite friends Jimmy Moore and Shawn Mynar!  It is Jimmy's first time back on the podcast since Leah took on hosting and Shawn's second time chatting with Leah on the show.

Sit back and relax while Leah discusses the latest health news headlines with special guests.

In this episode Jimmy, Shawn and Leah discuss how they will be speaking at the Annual Nutritional Therapy Conference in Vancouver Washington 2nd to 4th of March 2018.  Jimmy will be hosting the panel on Low Carb and Compliance whilst asking questions to Leah and Shawn.  The conference is going to be amazing and you can purchase tickets here.

Jimmy, Shawn and Leah review a news article from Good House Keeping on their opinion on the Keto Diet.  Apparently Keto is "bs" and bad for our health or is this article just plain "bs"?  The second article is a recent study by Dr Caryn Zinn and her associates on "Exploring the acceptability of, and adherence to a carbohydrate-restricted diet as self-reported by women aged 40-55 years".  Hear what this article is about and what Jimmy and Shawn think of the results.

Don't forget you can see Jimmy, Shawn and Leah at the Nutritional Therapy Conference March 2-4.

This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson NTP and Guests we are joined again by our special guest co-host Marty Kendall along with Ivor Cummins a chemical engineer and the man behind The Fat Emperor blog.  Along with Dr Jeffry Gerber, a family physician or better known as Denver’s Diet Doctor and co-organizer of Low Carb Breckenridge.

Sit back and relax while Leah and Marty discuss the latest health news headlines with special guests.

On this week's episode Ivor and Jeff talk about their new book Eat Rich Live Long which has just been released. Make sure you order a copy - it is a great read to dispel any nutritional myths out there!

Leah, Marty, Ivor and Jeff then discuss Trump's latest health scare, what are the world's best diets for 2018 and finally a discussion on a link between early menopause and cardiovascular disease in women.

Here is a little more about the upcoming event - Low Carb Breckenridge.

Low Carb Breckenridge 2018 Conference

Following the success of previous winter conferences Dr Jeff Gerber (Denver’s Diet Doctor) and Dr Rod Tayler (Low Carb Down Under) are organizing another Low Carb conference in Breckenridge, Colorado.

When: Thursday, 1st March at 6:00pm (MST) to Sunday, 4th March at 5:00 PM (MST)

Where: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, 550 Village Rd, Breckenridge, CO 80424

Registration Cost (includes live stream): $280 for full three days, $160 Saturday only (limited availability)

Everyone’s Invited: Including the general public, scientific community and healthcare professionals

Healthcare Professionals: Continuing Medical Education (CME) included with attendance

Movie night Saturday: Special free showing of the new documentary The Magic Pill

Online Live Stream: $50 (live and recorded) for those who can’t make it (available for purchase Jan 2018)

Vendors: Please inquire

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Production by Kevin Kennedy-Spaien of Disc Of Light Media

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This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Guests we are joined again by our special guest co-host Marty Kendall along with Alex Leaf, researcher at Examine.com and Mike Julian who has a passionate interest in nutrition and one of the Admins of Optimising Nutrition.

Sit back and relax while Leah and Marty discuss the latest news headlines with special guests.

This week on the show Leah, Marty, Alex and Julian discuss Roy Taylor's intensive weight loss diet for type 2 diabetics that totals about 825 calories a day.  Can this really work?  The next article brings up the topic again for protein.  We hear Alex and Mike's thoughts around this and around exogenous ketones.  Make sure you listen in to get all the facts.

12 Weeks on a Strict Liquid Diet Program Reverses Diabetes

How Too Much Protein is Bad for Ketosis

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This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Guests we are joined again by our special guest co-host Marty Kendall along with Dave Feldman systems engineer and bio hacker at Cholesterol Code along with Ken Sikaris Principal Fellow of the Department of Pathology at Melbourne University.

Sit back and relax while Leah and Marty discuss the latest news headlines with special guests.

Both Ken and Dave have been the most requested on the show so we could not let our listeners down! So first up  we answer some listener questions on Cholesterol and then we take another look at Roy Taylor's 12 Week Liquid Diet.  Instead of a second news article this week we discuss another Podcast! We discuss the Nourish Balance Thrive podcast with Christopher Kelly and Dr Tommy Wood about reference ranges for various common blood markers.

http://www.nourishbalancethrive.com/podcasts/nourish-balance-thrive/health-outcome-based-optimal-reference-ranges-chol/

http://www.nourishbalancethrive.com/blog/2018/01/06/dr-tommy-wood-evidence-based-lipid-reference-ranges/

Find out more about Dave Feldman and see his talk at Low Carb Down Under

Find out more about Ken Sikaris and see his talk at Low Carb Down Under

This week on Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Guests we are joined again by our special guest co-host Marty Kendall along with Luis Villasenor and Tyler Cartwright from Ketogains.

Sit back and relax while Leah and Marty discuss the latest news headlines with special guests.

This week on the show Leah and Marty announce they are giving the Ketogains Bootcamp a try! Leah, Marty, Luis and Tyler chat about what is involved in the Ketogains Bootcamp.  An amazing 637 people have done the Ketogains beginner and novice Bootcamps and have lost a total of 10,000 kg or 22,000 pounds.  This is an average of 16 kg or 35 lb per person.  

However. the big question asked is will Leah end up buff before her 40th birthday in March? Find out more about Ketogains Bootcamps and join in the next round on February 26.

Luis and Tyler share their powerful journeys of weight loss and health and what motivates them.  Tune in as you really do not want to miss their inspiring words.  And do not forget about the news health headlines we review- all about protein and fasting.

3 Tips for Protein Consumption on a Low Carb or Ketogenic Diet

To Fast or Not to Fast: What Are the Risks of Fasting?

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