Ontario, Canada-based professional musician Merlin Williams and Paleo/ketogenic nutritionist and blogger Vivica Menegaz join our hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie today in Episode 124 of "Low-Carb Conversations With Jimmy Moore & Friends!"

Whenever you feel all alone in your personal Paleo or low-carb journey, then we sincerely hope you find solace in downloading and listening to this podcast dedicated to examining and scrutinizing the latest health headlines from the unique shared perspective we hold in this community. That doesn't mean we all agree all the time, but instead we having guiding principles that make this way of eating make sense for those who are pursuing optimal health. Do you share in the mission of what we are doing here at "Low-Carb Conversations?" Then CLICK HERE to show your financial commitment to this listener-supported podcast. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

IS THIS THE SECRET TO AN INTERESTING AND FULFILLED LIFE?

Broccoli Eaters Get More Out Of Life

In today's episode, our co-hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie are joined by an accomplished instrumentalist from Stratford, Ontario named Merlin Williams and an impassioned Paleo/ketogenic nutritional health expert from Italy-Germany-Spain and then California named Vivica Menegaz at "The Nourished Caveman." Listen in to hear Jimmy, Cassie, Merlin and Vivica give their thoughts about whether broccoli and other fruits and vegetables hold the key to creativity, curiosity, and psychological flourishing, a mixed bag column written by a dietitian on dietary fat that is both great and horrible, the new "healthy" McFruit options that McDonald's is gambling on putting in kid's Happy Meals, a look into the future of what food will actually look like and be marketed, whether white potatoes should be on your dinner plate or not, and whether eating calories earlier in the day is really necessary to manage your weight. Plus, don't miss Vivica's Supercharged Mineral Chicken Broth and Merlin's Stupidly Easy Spicy Mayonnaise recipes shared at the. Now pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee and let's talk!

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LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 124
- We’re LISTENER-SUPPORTED: DONATE HERE!
- Merlin Williams on Facebook
- Vivica Menegaz at "The Nourished Caveman"
- Vivica on Twitter
- Vivica on Facebook
- SECRET HEADLINE: Broccoli Eaters Get More Out Of Life
- 10 bits of real talk about fat
- McDonald's seeding fruit options
- The Future of Food: How our eating habits will change
- Should You Eliminate White Potatoes From Your Diet Altogether?
- Careful meal timing can help you lose weight
- RECIPE: Vivica's Supercharged Mineral Chicken Broth

Merlin's Stupidly Easy Spicy Mayonnaise
1 whole egg
3/4 cup Avocado Oil
1 tbsp Frank's Red Hot sauce (get the original, all of the new variants have crappy additives in them. the original is just cayenne peppers, vinegar, water, salt and garlic)

Crack the egg into a glass bowl, add the oil and hot sauce. Place a stick or immersion blender directly over the egg yolk. Blend on High. When you see the emulsion coming out from the sides of the blender, stir it around to incorporate the oil and hot sauce. See? Stupidly Easy!

Here's a YouTube video of Merlin's wife Lindsay showing the method:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMvc8ZxYQAw

Future real food-based registered dietitian Courtney Ferreira and low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diet enthusiast Peggy Holloway join our hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie today in Episode 123 of "Low-Carb Conversations With Jimmy Moore & Friends!"

We are ALWAYS grateful for the amazing support we get for this podcast because we sincerely enjoy taking a stroll through the health headlines to give you the full she-bang on what is REALLY happening in the world of health. Sometimes it can seem like a lonely island out there supporting real food, low-carb, Paleo, primal living. But that's why we're here to provide comfort and solace that YOU ARE NOT ALONE and we are in this battle to change the future course of how the world looks at food, nutrition, and health. If you'd like to help us keep that mission alive, then CLICK HERE and make your donation to support our efforts here on Fridays to change the world one listener at a time. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

WILL LEBRON JAMES POPULARIZE LOW-CARB IN THE MAINSTREAM?

LeBron James on no-carb diet to prepare for upcoming NBA season

In today's episode, our co-hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie are joined by RD-in-training Courtney Ferreira and a ketogenic diet advocate Peggy Holloway whose success story on a low-carb, high-fat diet was one of the featured ones in Jimmy's bestselling new book Keto Clarity. Listen in to hear Jimmy, Cassie, Courtney and Peggy talk about a columnist who completely misrepresents the low-carb, ketogenic diet in a mainstream health article, the video that went viral on the Internet showing a 32-year old man on an operating table with a heart attack with a flashback in his life about how he got there, new statistics from the Centers For Disease Control predicting 40% of Americans will get diabetes, a mostly pro-Paleo article in Runner's World magazine, Dr. Josh Axe's list of "death foods" on The Dr. Oz Show website, and how NBA superstar LeBron James may help put low-carb living on the map to a young generations of fans who desperately need his inspiration to eat better. Now pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee and let's talk!

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LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 123
- We’re LISTENER-SUPPORTED: DONATE HERE!
- Courtney Ferreira on Twitter
- Peggy Holloway on Facebook
- Keto Clarity: Your Definitive Guide to the Benefits of a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet
- SECRET HEADLINE: Why it’s a bad idea to cut out food groups for weight loss
- Jimmy's blog post: Philly.com Columnist Totally Misrepresents The Low-Carb, Ketogenic Diet
- Powerful video may change the way you view healthy eating
- 40 Percent of Americans Will Develop Diabetes, CDC Projects
- Runner’s World - The Paleo Proposal
- 5 Metabolism Death Foods
- LeBron James on no-carb diet to prepare for upcoming NBA season

Courtney's Snackmonster (Grain-Free) Granola

Dry ingredients:
1c almond meal (coarse ground such as from Trader Joes)
½ c flaxseed meal
1 Tbsp cinnamon
2 tsp sea salt- more to taste
1 c shredded unsweetened coconut
¼ c sunflower seeds (or any other seeds/nut of a similar size such as pumpkin seeds, cashew pieces, slivered almonds)
~2 c mix unroasted, unsalted nuts (combo of almonds, pecans, walnuts is my favorite)
1 big handful of dried wild blueberries (or other dried fruit diced up)

Wet ingredients:
1 Tbsp vanilla
½ c coconut oil in solid form
¼ c + 1 Tbsp honey

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line a large baking sheet with foil (this makes for easier clean up).

2. Mix all dry ingredients (EXCEPT dried fruit) in a large bowl.

3. Melt coconut oil in microwave. Mix in the honey and vanilla and then stir into the dry until everything is moistened.

4. Use a spatula to spread granola evenly on the baking sheet.

5. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Gently stir and flip in sections.

6. Increase temperature to 325 degrees.

7. While oven temp increases sprinkle your dried fruit over the just flipped granola and press down into the granola with a spatula.

8. Return to the oven for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on it, you don’t want it to darken too much and taste burnt.

9. Once removed from the oven let it cool, this is what will let it get crunchy.

10. Enjoy over full-fat yogurt, cottage cheese, with almond milk, or just by itself!

Paleo diet blogger and bestselling author Melissa Joulwan and Paleo Living Magazine co-founder Louise Hendon join our hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie today in Episode 122 of "Low-Carb Conversations With Jimmy Moore & Friends!"

Are you easily discouraged when you read the headlines about diet and health in the mainstream? Does it sometimes feel like the low-carb message is failing to penetrate our culture enough to be making a real impact? If that's how you feel, then this is precisely the podcast for you. It's here where we examine all the latest health headlines and share educated opinions from many of the key thought leaders in the low-carb, Paleo, and greater health communities. Sometimes there's universal agreement and other times there are differences, but we always air it all out for you to listen and enjoy each and every Friday. If you feel "Low-Carb Conversations" has impacted your life in any way, won't you consider making a donation to keep this listener-supported podcast on the air each week? CLICK HERE to show your support for what we are doing and we'll keep bringing it to you on a weekly basis. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

IS THIS THE FUTURE OF REAL FOOD-BASED SCHOOL LUNCHES?

Students Go Whole Hog with Farm-to-Cafeteria Cooking

In today's episode, our co-hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie are joined by Paleo blogger and author Melissa Joulwan from "The Clothes Make The Girl" (author of the bestselling books Well Fed and Well Fed 2) and Louise Hendon from "Paleo Living Magazine" both of whom have low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diet recipes featured in Jimmy's new book Keto Clarity. Listen in to hear Jimmy, Cassie, Melissa, and Louise discuss the new "gluten-free" labeling standards, why a major nutrition group thinks "processed foods" are healthy, how exposing your skin to sun is actually protective against developing cancer, a promising new mouse study looking at low-carb diets and colon cancer, how one school is changing the way students look at where their food comes from, why you want to choose white rice over brown rice (or none if you cannot tolerate the carbs), and why people have guilt and regret when they choose to watch television and miss a workout. Plus, don't miss the herb "rice" salad from Melissa and incredible nutrition tips from Louise at the end of the show. Now you know what to do--pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee and let's talk!

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LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 122
- We’re LISTENER-SUPPORTED: DONATE HERE!
- Melissa Joulwan from "The Clothes Make The Girl"
- Get Melissa's Well Fed cookbooks
- Melissa on Facebook
- Melissa on Twitter
- Louise Hendon from "Paleo Living Magazine"
- Louise on Facebook
- Louise on Twitter
- Louise on YouTube
- Jimmy Moore's guest column in Paleo Living Magazine: "Are We A Fat-Overloaded Or A Fat-Deficient Society?"
- SECRET HEADLINE: 'Gluten-free' labeling standards kick in
- Nutritionists Pan ASN Processed Foods Statement
- Exposure to the sun could actually HALVE your chance of developing some forms of cancer
- A Low-Carb Diet Cuts Risk of Colon Cancer
- Students Go Whole Hog with Farm-to-Cafeteria Cooking
- Why White Rice Is Healthier Than Brown Rice
- Watching TV after work makes you feel 'guilty and like a failure’
- RECIPE: Melissa's Herb “Rice” Salad
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #740: Melissa Joulwan Delves Even Deeper Into Paleo Cooking With ‘Well Fed 2′

Holistic health coach Kelsey Albers and ketogenic diet success story Alice Russell join our hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie today in Episode 121 of "Low-Carb Conversations With Jimmy Moore & Friends!"

Do you like this show and find benefit in hearing people articulate their opinions about the latest health headlines? That's what this show is all about and WE NEED YOUR HELP to keep that going. Consider making a donation if you want us to continue to bring this podcast to you each and every Friday. CLICK HERE to donate your gift of any amount to help us provide new episodes for months and years to come. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

GALLUP: ARE AMERICANS BECOMING LESS FAT-PHOBIC?

In today's episode, our co-hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie are joined by holistic health coach Kelsey Albers from "Ignite Nourish Thrive" and a ketogenic diet success story Alice Palmer Russell both featured in Jimmy's new book Keto Clarity. Listen in to hear Jimmy, Cassie, Kelsey, and Alice sound off on the latest health headlines, including a recent Gallup poll on what Americans really think about fat and carbs, whether Taco Bell has shifted their menu items to be more Paleo-friendly or not, a silly column about a silly interpretation of a recent brain health study, a new eye test that spots for Alzheimer's Disease early, the delusion kids have of not realizing they are obese or overweight, the horrible effects that come from sleep deprivation, and a woman who actually misses some aspects of weighing over 300 pounds. Don't miss the recipe and cooking tips at the end. So pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee and let's talk!

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LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 121
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- Kelsey Albers from "Ignite Nourish Thrive"
- Alice Palmer Russell on Facebook
- SECRET HEADLINE: Americans Still Avoid Fat More Than Carbs
- The same Gallup poll from 2012
- Taco Bell New Menu Ups the Protein and Goes Paleo
- Anyone Silly Enough to Think Fat Is Good for You Needs to See This Brain Study
- Eye Test Could Spot Early Alzheimer’s Disease
- Many Kids who are obese and overweight don’t know it
- 25 Horrible Things that Happen if you don’t get enough sleep
- 5 Things I miss about weighing more than 300 pounds

Paleo food truck owner Shelby Malaterre and registered dietitian Lindsey Jay join our hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie today in Episode 120 of "Low-Carb Conversations With Jimmy Moore & Friends!"

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A shift in thinking is happening right before our very eyes when it comes to what we think about nutrition and health. We hope in some small way that is happening because of the work we do here on this podcast and in the low-carb, Paleo, real food health community. We still have a long way to go which is why we are committed to being here for you on Friday's discussing the health news that people are talking about. If you're a regular listener, then you know there's usually more to the story than what is being shared in the mainstream media. We offer up an alternative take to help you stay focused and encouraged. CLICK HERE to donate your gift of any amount to help us provide new episodes for months and years to come. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

WHY WON'T THIS WALMART ICE CREAM SANDWICH MELT IN THE SUN?

http://youtu.be/SozZHZAWS64

In today's episode, our co-hosts Jimmy Moore and Dietitian Cassie welcome in a pair of awesome guest friends in an Indianapolis, Indiana-based Paleo food truck owner and operator named Shelby Malaterre from "Caveman Truck" (who submitted a recipe used in Jimmy's new book Keto Clarity) and a Missouri-based registered dietitian in Lindsey Jay. Listen in to hear Jimmy, Cassie, Shelby, and Lindsey give us their thoughts and opinions about some recent health headlines, including a disturbing look at why Walmart's ice cream sandwiches don't melt in the sun, how so many consumers are confusing the term "local" with "organic," how low-carb diets have supposedly gotten things all wrong, a bestselling diet book author does a 180-degree change of his position on consuming dietary fat, why people in Europe don't refrigerate their eggs and how American eggs would be illegal there, and new stem cell research the can "reverse" heart disease and the surprising diet of the man with atheroschlerosis in the story. Plus, we've got an awesome jicama taco recipe from Shelby and a cauliflower taco shell recipe from Lindsey at the end of the show. So pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee and let's talk!

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LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 120
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- Shelby Malaterre from "Caveman Truck"
- Shelby on Twitter
- Shelby on Facebook
- Lindsey Jay, RD on LinkedIn
- SECRET HEADLINE: Walmart's Ice Cream Sandwiches Don't Melt In The Sun
- One in Five Consumers mistakenly thinks local means organic
- Carb Controversy: Why Low Carb Diets Have Got it All Wrong
- I was Wrong: We Should be feasting on FAT
- Why Europeans Don’t Refrigerate Their Eggs
- Can Heart Attack Damage Be Reversed?
- Shelby's Jicama Tacos

Lindsey's Cauliflower Taco Shells
3/4 head cauliflower
2 large eggs
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 juiced lime (I also zest the lime for more flavor)
Sea Salt (to taste)

1. Preheat over to 375 degrees
2. Cut cauliflower into small uniform pieces, and pulse in a food processor in batches until you get a good consistency. This should make about 2 cups.
3. Place cauliflower in a bowl and microwave for 2 minutes, then stir, and microwave again for another 2 minutes. Then place cauliflower on thin cloth to squeeze as much liquid out as possible.
4. In a different bowl whisk eggs and add incauliflower, cilantro, lime, and salt. Mix
5. Form mixture into tortillas
6. Bake for 10 minutes, flip tortillas, then bake again for another 5 minutes. Set on cooling rack.
7. Heat a skillet and place a baked tortilla in the pan and brown for 1-2 minutes, flip and repeat.