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Jeff Volek – Weight Lifting, Appetite & Low Carb – Part 1

Jeff Volek is the coauthor of the best-selling book, The New Atkins for a New You.  He’s also the co-author of two more recent books, with Steve Phinney, The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, and The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance.  In addition, Jeff’s a professor at the University of Connecticutt. …

Ron Krauss – Saturated Fat? Red Meat? It Depends . . .

EDITOR’S NOTE – This conversation with Ron Krauss took place in late March 2012.  It focuses on the health questions involving saturated fat and red meat that have been in the news of late.  Ron is a Senior Scientist and Director of Atherosclerosis Research at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Adjunct Professor in the Department…

Mike Snyder – Why Study Diabetes?

In March 2012, Stanford scientist Mike Snyder published a groundbreaking study in Cell that showed the most detailed biological profile of a person ever done.  It includes two years of monthly data, meaning Snyder’s DNA, plus measurements of the constantly changing rise and fall among proteins created by his genes, many of his metabolic byproducts,…

Denver Diet Doctor Jeff Gerber

Since low-carb diets are not recommended by the American Diabetes Association or the USDA, it can be challenging to find a doctor who supports a patient making this choice. Instead, many people who switch to low-carb diets report that when their bloodwork comes back better than ever, their doctor congratulates them on FINALLY doing a low-FAT diet!

Homemade Mayonnaise

  Ingredients 2 egg yolks 1/2 fresh lemon 1 capful of vinegar 1 teaspoon mustard some salt Olive oil – perhaps best to start with 1 cup and move on to 2 cups after the mayonnaise is holding. This version of the recipe works best with a stick blender container.   Put the egg yolks,…

High-fiber foods and blood sugar – Quest Protein Bar Interview

LISTEN TO INTERVIEW (30 MINUTES) Editor’s note – “High-fiber, low-net carb” products are often marketed as helpful for keeping blood sugars low.  The idea that a consumer can subtract the “fiber” carbs from the “total carbs,” to figure out “net carbs,” seems logical on first glance.  But like a growing number of  health experts and…