Education

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What does all that fat do to your cholesterol?

We are asked this question frequently. Our answer usually involves a bit about how cholesterol is not the problem, that the true culprit is excess insulin, which is raised only by glucose in the blood. The source of this glucose is, of course, carbohydrate. Most people are dissatisfied with this answer and respond with skepticism, saying they will continue to follow the advice of their doctor—taking a statin. For the few people who want to understand the cholesterol question, we highly recommend this video. From The Fat Emperor comes the best explanation of cholesterol–what it is and how it functions. We ask that you watch “The Cholesterol Conundrum—and Root Cause Solution.” Be one of The Few. It may save your life. Then, share it with your family and friends so they may also join the ranks of The Few. Be bold. Share it with your doctor.

To your health!
Clark & 9ah

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Become a Fat Burner!

The best guide available to help you become a fat burner!Dr. Michael Eades calls this book “the best low-carb book in print” and we agree. This “expert guide to making the life-saving benefits of carbohydrate restriction sustainable and enjoyable” by Stephen Phinney, MD, PhD, and Jeff Volek, PhD, RD, is THE BOOK we recommend to everyone.

After you’ve read, re-read, and digested the belief-shattering Gary Taubes’ Good Calories, Bad Calories, you are probably asking, “What now? If everything I thought I knew about nutrition is basically wrong, what do I do now?” In The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, you will learn how your physiology works, how your metabolism functions, and why fatty acids, not glucose, are the preferred fuel for every cell in your body (with the exception of red blood cells). You will understand why, when your body makes the switch back to burning fat for cellular energy (fatty acids and ketone bodies are the evolutionarily appropriate fuel), your body begins to heal and rebuild itself, inflammation is curtailed, and you will have energy to burn, literally.

We know you are as passionate about being healthy as we are, so get a copy of this book today! As Dr. Eades writes, “There is so much invaluable information in this book that I’m having to fight back the impulse to quote the whole thing. You’ll learn

why you need more sodium on a low-carb diet and why the sodium prevents lean tissue loss,
why you need to increase fat intake during maintenance,
why a low-carb diet decreases inflammation,
why the low-carb, high-fat diet improves gall bladder function,
why excess carbohydrate converts to saturated fat and how,
what all the lipid parameters mean and how they’re affected by a low-carb diet,
and what the Paleolithic evidence tells us about diet.

And this list is just scratching the surface. As I read this book, I kept marking parts that I needed to use for this blog. In going back through, I would have to practically reprint the whole thing to give you just the important parts because the entire book is a gem.”

We have read many books and articles (and continue to research what’s out there), and we believe the Drs. Phinney and Volek have written the definitive reference on the whys and wherefores of low-carbohydrate living. It is the best guide available today, one grounded in science, and it has the information you need to improve your health. We will go so far as to say it may well save your life. The authors are scientists in the forefront of low-carbohydrate research. Included in the guide are a few of the authors’ favorite recipes and a meal plan to get you started. Get your copy today, plus a couple more for friends and family. You’ll love being a fat burner!

To your health!
Clark & 9ah

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The Importance of Vitamin D

We just listened to an interview with Dr. John Cannell of the Vitamin D Council. We immediately sent links to this informative talk to friends and family. “The natural production of Vitamin D3 cholecalciferol in the skin is the single most important fact every person should know about vitamin D — a fact that has profound implications for the natural human condition… Vitamin D’s influence on key biological functions vital to one’s health and well-being mandates that vitamin D no longer be ignored by the health care industry nor by individuals striving to achieve and maintain a greater state of health.”

Get yourself a nice cup of coffee or tea, or whatever beverage you favor, sit down in a comfy chair and give this important interview a listen. Then, spread the word to your friends and family. This is information that can ward off disease and save lives.

We ordered kits for our own 25-hydroxy vitamin D test. We’ll be sending in our blood spots to see just what our levels are. For the past six months, we have been replacing the sun with 4,000 IU per day of Vitamin D3, and we are curious how well that is working. Everyone should have their levels checked. In our family, we know of only one person who has been tested. A minimum level is regarded as 50ng. Hers is 15ng, extremely low. Anything below 20ng is considered deficient. We are hopeful that both of us are above the minimum of 50ng. We’ll let you know. Keep in mind that we eat grassfed beef and bison, pastured eggs, liver, sardines and salmon, and lots of butter from grassfed cows.

Update! April 12, 2010 Lab Results
Clark = 67 ng/mL  (He was taking 2000 IU per day plus sunbathing when possible.)
Nina = 52 ng/mL (She was taking 2000 IU per day but not sunbathing.)

Check this page: Am I Vitamin D Deficient?

To your health!
Clark and Nina
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Interview with Lierre Keith

Jimmy Moore has just posted an interview with Lierre Keith, author of The Vegetarian Myth, Food, Justice, and Sustainability. If you haven’t yet read her compelling book, please listen to the interview. Then, order the book. It will change the way you view agriculture, the environment, health and history. It’s important. You may read the first fourteen pages of her book while you’re waiting for your copy to arrive.

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The Vegetarian Myth

The Vegetarian Myth

Tom Naughton just posted on his Fat Head blog a most adroit and compelling review of Lierre Keith’s The Vegetarian Myth. Clark and I read this book while we were on a three-week cruise down the coast of Baja California. We were simply awed by Lierre’s writing and by the magnitude and passion of her message. The importance of this book cannot be overstated. Please read it. You will come away enriched and humbled.

To you, Lierre, we express our heartfelt gratitude for the book and our admiration for your courage. “First the Fight and then the Feast.”