Oh, is it that time again? You betcha it is! As I sit here typing this edition of “Fun-Filled Friday,” I’m in a lot of pain from twisting my left ankle last night playing volleyball. I went up to block a spike which is my favorite thing to do as a 6′3″ tall guy and I landed straight down on top of the foot of the spiker. My foot immediately did turned sideways and I fell to the ground like a ton of bricks. Within minutes it began to swell and this morning was changing all sorts of funky colors. It’s just a bad sprain, but hurts like the dickens.
I’ll be okay, but playing sports with people half my age is probably something I shouldn’t do. BUT I LOVE IT! Lemme do something that’s not quite so physically endangering and that’s posting some really fun, funny, and interesting stuff that interests me this Super Bowl weekend. WOO HOO! I’m a big fan of Peyton Manning as a University of Tennessee alumnus, but I wouldn’t be upset to see the New Orleans Saints take the title with all that has happened to that city in recent years. Nevertheless, I’ll be pulling for the Indianapolis Colts. Should be an amazing game!
Speaking of the Saints, did you catch this ESPN story about the diet change that helped their wide receivers Devery Henderson and Robert Meachem get into optimal playing weight? The “five-two” diet consists of “five straight days with no carbohydrates (no bread, white rice, etc.) followed by two days of virtually anything.” AWESOME! That sounds like mostly livin’ la vida low-carb to me and it’s so cool to see such prominent athletes touting the benefits of low-carb nutrition.
I really enjoy effective advertising pieces and this one about wearing your seat belt is one of the most innovative and moving public service spots I’ve seen in a while:
Makes you wanna wear that seat belt every time now, doesn’t it? Have you ever thought about what a cow would sing if he could belt out a catchy tune? Maybe it would sound something like this:
I AM COW!!! Funny stuff and GREAT harmonies. One of the funniest, most inspirational speakers out there today is Nicole Johnson. She’s all about REAL LIFE and has a unique way of communicating her uplifting message like this one called “The Invisible Woman.” Let this encourage you women especially:
Christine and I saw Nicole and her husband at a Gary Smalley marriage conference many years ago and I’m happy to see she’s still at it all these years later. GREAT STUFF! More awesome stuff is this follow-up interview that Jorge Cruise did with Gary Taubes about the nutritional myths that still pervade:
By the way, I’m working on getting an interview with Jorge Cruise for my podcast show. He’s a super-busy guy, but I’m hopeful we can work it out. Another interview guest I’d LOVE to have on my show is Michael Pollan. He’s been saying some really remarkable stuff about health, including this video clip called “Don’t Eat What You See On TV”:
Makes total sense! I only wish pop singer/reality TV star Carnie Wilson could get the message about healthy living. She is working with Dr. Mehmet Oz to find a weight loss plan that will help her get her obesity and health under control again, but I was privileged on Monday to take part in a conference call where I asked her point blank about the role a low-carb diet would play in her newfound efforts:
Maybe I planted a small seed in her to do something pro-active that will make a real difference that will last for a lifetime. And finally, I got a really neat personal hand-written note from Neil Cavuto from FOX News yesterday thanking me for my appearance on his program last week that was too cool not to share with you:
Cool stuff! They said they’d have me back on the show again in the future since I made some good points during the live show. Suh-weet! One last thing before I go today: A friend of mine from high school named Brandy is one of the most amazing photographers I know and she recently started her own blog called “The Original Rock Star.” Go flood her with some traffic this weekend and lemme know what you think. She’s a talented and hilarious writer too, so you just never know what’s gonna come out of that mouth of hers. ENJOY!
That’s about it for this “Fun-Filled Friday.” THANKS for reading and send me your stuff that you think is cool to livinlowcarbman@charter.net ANYTIME! I love hearing from you and will even write you back, too. See ya!
Hi Jimmy,
In Australia we don’t have ads encouraging the wearing of seat belts; we have penalties for not wearing them. Have a look: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregulations/penalties/seatbelts.html
I’m a fan of both Taubes and Pollan, and it seems that they agree about refined food being bad for our health. But it would be fun to see them debate what they don’t agree on, namely Pollan’s advice to “eat mostly plants” vs. Taubes’s view that eating lots of meat is good for you. There are so many studies that show that meat is and isn’t bad for you, we might be kidding ourselves to think we know the answer on that one. Pollan quotes Campbell on the China Study, but Taubes points out that the lead researcher on the study said Campbell twisted the results and the study simply showed that when people moved to the cities they got sicker. People point to the Seventh Day Adventist study that showed the vegetarian Adventists far outlived the meat. It would be fun to hear them discuss it, and they seem like people who could discuss it without insulting each other.
I was definitely convinced in Taubes’s book that calories aren’t the whole story, because carbs drive insulin drives appetite. But in your video above he says “calories are irrelevant.” To me, that’s an example of someone shedding new light on a problem, and then thinking that the new light is the whole story.
I really like the Michael Pollan clip. Eating real food is the answer. It may take a little more prep time but it is so much better than eating manufactured food that comes from a factory.
I’m glad I watched that Nicole Johnson video – inspirational. Thanks for posting it.
-Steve