Low-carb Conversations

Lauryn Lax, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and  Megan Ellam, Food Blogger join Leah and Kara this week for Episode 248 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”. Sit back, relax and listen with a tablespoon of Christmas spice nut butter while Leah and Kara talk with health experts on the latest health headlines! FDA moves to revoke soy health claim     Trendy Paleo diet can help you lose weight in the short-term but may cause an iodine deficiency that could lead to weight gain, depression and infertility, reveals new study     Dr Lauryn Lax shares her journey through an eating disorder and how she turned this into a passion for helping people on their health journey and Megan Ellam shares her passion for low carb cooking found through healing on a ketogenic diet. Kara, Leah and Lauryn and Megan discuss a retraction from the US Food and Drug Federation around soy and it's health benefits.  Is this the start of something bigger? We then look at a study on iodine levels.  The study su

The Ketogenic Girl herself, Vanessa Spina joins Leah and Kara this week for Episode 247 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”. Sit back, relax and listen with some salami and cheese while Leah and Kara talk with health experts on the latest health headlines! Keto OS Side Effects and Benefits: Is It Worth It?   Cheese and salami are apparently the best foods for your teeth   Vanessa Spina, the Ketogenic Girl, is back on the Low Carb Conversations Podcast! Vanessa is a ketogenic coach and educator, creating meal plans, delicious recipes and working with others to help them maximize health and loose weight with a ketogenic diet. She shares with us her story on how after years of chronic pain, fatigue and body image issues, a properly formulated ketogenic diet turned all that around. She even had a new book release on November 7th, Keto Essentials.  Kara, Leah and Vanessa debate the new trend of exogenous ketones. Are they the most effective way to burn fat and get into ketosis? Vane

Robyn Johnson, Integrative Nutritionist and Registered Dietician Nutritionist from Kansas City and Lisa Kara, certified yoga instructor and a health foodie extraordinaire from Zinc Nutrition joins Leah and Kara this week for Episode 245 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”. Sit back, relax and listen with some avocado toast while Leah and Kara talk with health experts on the latest health headlines! The totally unsexy path to healthy eating (and why we’re not following it)   Someone has gone and invented diet avocados   Learn more about Robyn's amazing turn around from guttate psoriasis through functional nutrition and Lisa's bio-individual approach to her thriving practice in Los Angeles. Lisa, Robyn, Kara and Leah discuss an article surrounding moderation, that proposes moderation is the true key to health and success. But with so many different views on what eating "moderately" means, how can that be true? The main points from the article are: extreme diets create all or noth

Mandy Thomas, nutritionist and financial coach and health influencer and motivational expert, Melanie Miller join Leah and Kara this week for Episode 245 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”.   Sit back, relax and listen with your budget in hand while Leah and Kara talk with health experts on the latest health headlines! Financial Stress and Your Health    The 15 foods scientists claim will ward off hunger pangs and keep your diet on track     Listen in as Mandy shares her transformational story resolving her severe digestive issues through addressing her finances. She discovered that nutrition is not always the only answer; and she had to take a deeper look at her life to get to the root cause of her problems. Melanie talks about how keto gave her her life back, and eventually went on to start Keto Academy with the one and only Jimmy Moore! Leah, Kara, Melanie and Mandy first discuss a headline related to finances to physical health. Mandy gives examples of how addressing the c

Stephanie Dodier,  Clinical nutritionist and host of the Beyond the Food Podcast, joins Leah this week for Episode 244 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”.   Sit back, relax and listen with your mala meditation beads while Leah and Kara talk with health experts on the latest health headlines! This week on Low Carb Conversations Kara is away again so Leah chats with Stephanie Dodier.  She was last on the podcast on episode 222 and since then has put together a free 7 day online summit with amazing guest speakers that starts on 1 November 2017.  You can find out more about The Beyond the Food Project here or further down. Healthy Eating Mindset is Key to Dietary Success   Research Shows That Physically Complaining Rewires Your Brain To Be Depressed And Anxious   Stephanie and Leah discuss an interesting article on different characteristics of diet personalities.  Are they accurate? Which one are you?  They then look at different types of complainer personalities and how negativit

Kale Brock,  Film Maker and Mark Ritz,  creator of ritzfit.com joins Leah this week for Episode 243 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”. Sit back, relax and listen with your daily probiotic while Leah and Kara talk with health experts on the latest health headlines! How Probiotics Can Change Your Child's Life     Can We Trust Organic Food Imported From Other Countries?     This week on Low Carb Conversations Kara is away so Leah chats with Kale Brock.  He shares all about his new film - The Gut Movie which is a stunning documentary all about the human gut microbiome. Kale shares some insight as to what is in the film and the fun they had filming.  Our second guest is Mark Ritz from ritzfit.com which is a site that gives amazing deals on top quality food items. It’s also a resource to learn more about small companies that are putting out healthy food products that are reviewed by a team of health experts. He shares some of his current clients and the research and testing of the

Emily Schromm,  Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified personal trainer and CrossFit Coach joins Leah and Kara for Episode 240 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”.   Sit back, relax and listen with smoothie before 9am while Leah and Kara talk with health experts on the latest health headlines!   How avocados and nuts could boost intelligence   6 Healthy Things To Do Before Your 9AM Lecture   This week on Low Carb Conversations Emily Schromm, Emily, Kara and Leah discuss whether adding avocados, olive oil, and nuts can boost intelligence due to monounsaturated fatty acids which leads to a discussion all about fats.  The second articles is about healthy things we can do before 9am which leads to a discussion on - yep you guessed it fats :) And remember our secret health headline. It's a stinker. JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION and win some delicious Fat Bombs! Listen in to hear how. Kara and I are loving the Digital Nomad Nutritionist course.  It is a 10

Ashley Sweeney, Registered Dietician and Food & Nutrition expert along with Katy Smith, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner student joins Leah and Kara for Episode 241 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”.   Sit back, relax and listen with a keep cup of coffee while Leah and Kara talk with health experts on the latest health headlines!   Frito-Lay Just Launched Certified Organic Doritos   We’re Making the Wrong Type of Food Waste: Nutrient-Dense Foods, Not Junk Food, Leading Food Waste Epidemic     This week on Low Carb Conversations Ashley, tells how she battled with deep issues in her relationship with food and overcame these to become a dietician and help others.  Katy shares her health journey that started from a young age and how she is now studying to become a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner to also help others. Ashley, Katy and Kara and Leah discuss whether new organic Doritos are healthier for you.  Is this more health washing?  They then discuss food wastage and some

Ellie Shortt,  Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and creator of Whole Happy. Com and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach at My Healthy Transitions, Beth Romanski join Leah and Kara for Episode 240 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”.   Sit back, relax and listen with a large glass of water while Leah and Kara talk with health experts on the latest health headlines!   Heart attack study finds more than a quarter of patients have no risk factors   Diet drinks deemed as good as water for blood sugar control   This week on Low Carb Conversations Beth Romanski,  shares her health journey and why she is passionate about helping others through her health and 21 Day Sugar Detox coaching.  Our second guest, Ellie Shortt tells how she found integrative health through her own health journey and how she also worked as gastronomic journalist. Now she has a clinical Nutritional Therapy business and provides cooking and educational classes. Beth, Ellie, Kara and Leah discuss a new study from a

Author of Eat Naked, NTP, Certified Gluten Practitioner, GAPS Practitioner and Restorative Wellness Specialist Margaret Floyd joins Leah and Kara for Episode 239 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”. Sit back, relax and listen with a bulletproof coffee while Leah and Kara talk with heath experts on the latest health headlines! And check our Margarets easy baked salmon recipe that she shared on the show :) You can find her here as well: https://www.facebook.com/takeitalloff https://www.instagram.com/eatnakednow /https://www.pinterest.com/margaretfloyd/ Low Fat Diet Could Kill You!Study Finds    How Preservatives Can Make Us Gain Weight   Our solo guest, Margaret Floyd, shares her journey to becoming a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner as well as an instructor for the program Restorative Wellness Solutions that teaches functional lab skills to qualified nutritionists. Margaret mentions just how life changing this program can be not only for yourself, but for your clients to uncover

Sydney based Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Fran Dargaville and NTP and business coach Aime Tollefsrud join Leah and Kara for Episode 238 of "Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman."  Sit back, relax and do something you LOVE while listening to this week's episode! 10 Future Dietetic Trends in 2017   How to Turn A Passion into a Full Time Business    Tune in on this weeks episode where Fran shares her struggle with chronic fatigue and Nutritional Therapy. Aime talks about her minimalist lifestyle and how that allowed her to move to Hawaii and start an online business. Leah, Kara, Aime and Fran discuss the top 10 dietician trends of 2017; some being functional nutrition, food sensitivities, transparency and telenutritioin. With all the technological advancements, it's truly been possible to get good nutritional care from anywhere. The girls talk all about how that has impacted their lives and businesses. In the second article Aime shares her techniques for turning your pass

Founders of Love You Foods and the amazing FBOMBs we all love, Ross and Kara are joined by their friend Jade Nelson, community health educator and Keto advocate, for Episode 237 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”.     Sit back, and drop an FBomb while co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines!   Is Santino Rice’s 111-Day Juice Fast Healthy?    If You're Eating Like Wellness Influencers on Instagram, You Could Be Having Too Much Fat     On this week’s episode Leah and Kara talk with Ross and Kara creators of the amazing FBOMBS and their good friend Jade Nelson.  Ross and Kara share how they started FBOMBS (and we are so glad they did!) and Jade tells her amazing journey that led her to keto and control her epilepsy. Kara, Leah, Ross, Kara and Jade discuss juice fasting and just how healthy is a 111 day juice fast for you?  They also discuss whether Instagram has gone the other way and now instead of embracing the low fat craze

Functional Diagnostic Practitioner and Strength and Conditioning coach, Jessica Curl  is joined by Nutritional Therapist from Fat Burning Women Natalee Anderson. for Episode 236 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”  Sit back, relax and get some sleep (well, maybe not) while co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines! Pete Evans' Documentary About the Paleo Diet Has Been Slammed!    Does Less Sleep Make You Less Healthy?    On this week's episode Leah and Kara talk with Jessica Curl and Natalee Anderson. We get to know Jessica as she shares her history of being a professional soccer player, her experience with fitness, diet and the shocking story off how she ripped her Achilles. Yikes! Natalee explains a past of depression, miscarriage, corporate burnout and an Autoimmune condition Arthritis Ankylosing Spondylitis where she was told her spine would fuse and her eventual fate could possibly be a wheelchair. One day she became inspi

Creator of Mark's Daily Apple.com, author of The Primal Blueprint and founder of Primal Kitchen foods Mark Sisson, is joined by Founder of the best ghee in the world Gold Nugget Ghee,  Daniel Draskinis for Episode 235 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”  Sit back and relax with a jar of chocolate honey Gold Nugget Ghee while co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines!   Are Your Pretend Allergies And Faddish Diet Preferences Selfish?    A 'switch' in the brain tells the body to burn or store fat after eating     On this weeks episode Mark Sisson shares his amazing journey from carb loading athlete to a Primal Blueprint fat burner and shares the news he has a new book on Keto out soon. Daniel Draskinis shares his story on how Gold Nugget Ghee was founded and how his company uses mindful business practices. Leah, Kara, Mark and Daniel discuss whether restaurants should cater for people who don't have "real" food allergies.  Is it

Founder and CEO of THR1VE superfood cafes Josh Sparks, is joined by Naturopath Jules Galloway for Episode 230 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”  Sit back and relax with a couple hot dogs  while co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines! What Health Experts Really Think of the 'Health Star' Rating Experts Say Hotdogs Minus Artificial Nitrates May Be No Better   On this weeks episode Josh Sparks shares his journey of becoming a restaurant owner and what inspired his own health revolution. Jules Galloway goes deeper into what inspired her to be a naturopath and and help women easily become their healthiest selves. Thanks to Josh, as a listener of the Low Carb Conversations podcast, THR1VE is offering you an exclusive 50% off our complete 8 week nutrition & training program- the THR1VE protocol. Designed to help you look, feel and preform your best using real food and functional training. Our 8 week program will help you disc

Creator of popular Australian blog KbSugarFree Katherine Beresford, is joined by David Cohen the face behind he Instagram account MyPaleoishLife, for Episode 233 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”  Sit back, relax and get happy while co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines!   Happy people ARE healthier: Some 65% of studies show a link between a cheerful disposition and improved wellbeing   Think yourself fit: How believing you are healthy could keep you trim  To start of this week's Mindset themed episode, Katherine shares her phenomenal story on what inspired her to change her diet and start KbSugarFree and David explains how his Instagram hobby took off. The first article poses the "chicken or the egg" question. Are you happy because you're healthy? Or are you healthy because you're happy? We'll this study shows it's the happiness that results in health. Listen as Leah, David, Kara and Katherine debate this topic and share

Naughty Naturopath Mum Alisha Lynch, is joined by Yum Gluten Free Managing Director/Publisher Olivia Jackson, for Episode 232 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”  Sit back and relax with a cauliflower parfait while co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines! When CHIPS are better for you than an avocado!   Why Cauliflower Is the New 'It' Vegetable   On this weeks episode Alisha Lynch shares her journey that led her from Naturopathy to blogging and her amazing flower essences.  We hear from Olivia whose health journey led her to discover she was a coeliac.  So passionate about her gluten free journey she is now the owner of popluar online magazine - Yum Gluten Free. Leah, Kara, Alisha and Olivia change it up this week and discuss articles about vegetables.  Are avocados worse for you than chips?  We discuss this and the new trendy vegetable "cauliflower". Have you tried a cauliflower steak yet?  What is your prediction for the ne

Nutritional Therapy Association Lead Instructor Caroline Barringer, is joined by founder of rebootedbody.com and the rebooted body podcast, Kevin Michael Geary for Episode 231 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”  Sit back and relax with a raw chicken wing (Ugh) while co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines! How to Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes: Cut Back on Meat   The Newest Paleo Diet Needs to Stop It With the Raw Chicken (Because Ugh)   On this weeks episode Caroline Barringer discusses life on the road in her RV connecting with local food producers and how her own health challenges guided her to the Nutritional Therapy Association.   Kevin Michael Geary discusses how he was on the path to diabetes and obesity until he discovered real food and functional fitness which changed his relationship with food forever. Leah, Kara, Caroline and Kevin discuss two articles about meat.  The first being the controversial topic around meat

Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Syanna Wand, is joined by founder of Cave Foods Stuart Gadenne for Episode 230 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”  Sit back and relax with a bowl of (not Campbell's) soup while co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines! Campbell's to Aquire Pacific Foods for $700 Million Deal The Australian Paleo Diet: What Native Animals Should We Be Eating? On this weeks episode Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Syanna Wand talks about how taking control of her stress evolved her health as well as sharing her new natural skin care business. Stuart Gadenne talks about his strong athletic background, how changing his diet changed his performance and his company Cave Foods. Leah, Kara, Syanna and Stuart start the chat with Campbell's soup company acquiring Pacific Foods a whopping $700 million deal. They debate if this new purchase will come with a sacrifice in quality as well as the possible benefits. Leah

Fat adapted athlete and coach Andre Obradovic is joined by Rumbles Paleo Co-Creator, Jen Richards for Episode 229 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman”  Sit back and relax in LCHF euphoria to this new episode where co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines! Why corporate America must do more to create healthy employees Feeling euphoric on a low-carb diet? The effect on your brain is similar to an illicit drug On this week episode Leah and Kara chat with Andre about how his triathlon and overall sporting performance and health changed for the better once he became fat adapted. Jen Richard's also share's her inspirational story about how she overcome eating disorders to now help women all over the world. Leah, Kara, Andre and Jen discuss corporate health programs and if they really work. And in the second article they discuss whether you can compare a low carb high fat diet to taking recreational drugs?!? And don’t miss out i