14 – Living Low Carb with Guest Amy Dungan

(duration 22:18) Amy Dungan joined us from http://healthylowcarbliving.com The insulin factor in fat gain and fat storage is often overlooked To prevent “yo-yo” dieting, it’s important make permanent changes to your eating lifestyle Explore important facts and common myths http://healthylowcarbliving.com/myths/ Given that our culture is inundated with carbs, a “low-carb” diet is actually just lower carbs Low fat/high carb diets foster hunger pains and more carb cravings There is no real need to eat a certain amount of carbs, but your body will definitely malfunction without fat and protein Aside from the insulin factor, gluconeogenesis explains a lot about the metabolic advantage from a low-carb diet Make sure to eat quality foods; they may be more expensive, but you’ll save physically and medically in the long run! Focus on measuring your bodyfat percentage on occasion, rather than stepping on the weight scale every day! Per unit volume, muscle is more dense than fat and weighs more You can be motived while you lose weight by keeping your vision of your future self in mind (generating a new self-image and self-concept), as well as by getting positive feedback from people in your social circle Our culture of eating not-so-good foods can pose challenges to not succumb to negative peer pressure Eating a lower carb diet will boost your immune system–and improve your blood readings–by reducing your insulin secretion Very educational documentary film about food and eating: http://fathead-movie.com/ The medical establishment and nutrition industry can only deny the errors of their ways for so long… Lots of articles by Amy can be read at http://www.examiner.com/x-659-St-Louis-LowCarb-Examiner And follower her on twitter: http://twitter.com/AmyDungan/ bumper music “All In My Head” (Remix) – http://www.kosheen.com Feel free to rate and/or review our show on iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=332309038 Also, please sign up – upper right corner of http://healthymindfitbody.com – to get the free bonus audio on the 3 Pillars Of Achieving Your Perfect Weight Using The Mind/Body Connection, as well as the newsletter And please comment with your current weight loss or fitness challenges!