Health - Diet and Healthy Eating

April 11, 2011

Interview with Gray Graham, author of the book Pottenger's Prophecy: How Food Resets Genes for Wellness or Illness

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Mike Carruthers:
Eating a lousy diet can create health problems, not only for you, but for your children and grandchildren.

Gray Graham:
When you hold an improper diet constant, every generation is sicker than the generation before it.
 

March 30, 2011

Interview with Clint Carter, contributor to the book Eat This, Not That! 2011: Thousands of easy food swaps that can save you 10, 20, 30 pounds--or more!

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Mike Carruthers:
You hear a lot of criticism of fast food places for their high fat and calorie count, however…

Clint Carter:
I think people are usually shocked to discover at sit down restaurants they're often twice as bad as fast food restaurants.
 

March 29, 2011

Interview with Clint Carter, contributor to the book Eat This, Not That! 2011: Thousands of easy food swaps that can save you 10, 20, 30 pounds--or more!

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Mike Carruthers:
Is it possible to eat healthy at a fast food restaurant? Sure, but there are plenty of pitfalls to watch out for.

Clint Carter:
For instance: Taco Bell, I think some people think they’re doing something a little healthy for themselves when they order the chipotle steak taco salad.
 

March 14, 2011

Interview with Neal Barnard, M.D., author of the book 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health

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Mike Carruthers:
Even some of us who think we’re eating healthy may still be operating under some misconceptions.

Dr. Neal Barnard:
A lot of people think salmon is healthy they don’t realize that most of the fat in salmon is not Omega 3, they’re slathering olive oil all over their salad not realizing it’s got as many calories as chicken fat.
 

January 21, 2011

Interview with Dean Ornish M.D., author of the book The Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, and Gain Health

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Mike Carruthers:
You are more likely to die from heart disease than any other cause and yet…

Dean Ornish M.D.:
Ninety-five percent of heart disease is completely preventable (knowing what we know now) simply by making different lifestyle choices.

January 10, 2011

Interview with Cynthia Sass, author of the book Cinch!: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds, and Lose Inches

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Mike Carruthers:
If you’re trying to lose weight for your New Year’s resolution you know it’s difficult, so here are some guidelines to help you succeed.

Cynthia Sass:
Well the number 1 thing you can do to lose weight is eat breakfast within an hour of waking up. That’s really going to rev up your metabolism, in fact sumo wrestlers how they get as large as they are is they don’t eat all day.

October 27, 2010

Interview with Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr. M.D., author of the book Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure

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Mike Carruthers:
Heart disease is the number 1 killer in the country, and yet…

Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. M.D.:
It truly is a toothless paper tiger that need never exist and if it does exist it need never ever progress – this is a food borne illness.
 

August 26, 2010

Interview with Ellen Kunes, author of the book Health The Carb Lovers Diet: Eat What You Love, Get Slim For Life

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Mike Carruthers:
Dieting information can be confusing and contradictory – who do you believe? However there is solid research that says…

Ellen Kunes:
Carbs are actually not just OK for you, they’re great for you. And that all of these low-carb diets, they’re dead wrong.
 

 August 20, 2010

Interview with Barry Glassner, author of the book The Gospel of Food: Why We Should Stop Worrying and Enjoy What We Eat (P.S.)

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Mike Carruthers:
We have a unique way in this country of looking at the food we eat.

Barry Glassner:
The value of a meal lies in what it lacks rather than what it has.