Podcast Episode #76: JJ Virgin talks about “The Virgin Diet”

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Podcast Episode #76: JJ Virgin talks about “The Virgin Diet”

February 28, 2013
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Episode #76: JJ Virgin talks about “The Virgin Diet”

In this episode we had chat with The Virgin Diet author JJ Virgin about her new book and so much more! Liz and I immediately exclaimed to one another how much we loved JJ after this call – you don’t want to miss it!

We covered some great topics including:

All about JJ and her book the Virgin Diet [5:37]
Allergy food testing [11:43]
Leaky Gut and the moderation myth [14:35]
The 21 day sweet spot [24:15]
Making food quality and healing foods easy [30:53]
Using fat for fuel [36:40]
Calories in Calories out myth [40:08]
Tips to manage stress in extreme circumstances [44:32]

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Cheers!
Diane & Liz

About the author

Diane Sanfilippo
BS, Certified Nutrition Consultant, C.H.E.K. Holistic Lifestyle Coach. Diane is a New Jersey-based Holistic & Paleo Nutritionist and author of the 21-week New York Times Bestselling book “Practical Paleo: A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole-Foods Lifestyle.”

Diane is the creator of The 21-Day Sugar Detox, a program designed to help you bust sugar and carb cravings in 21 days with the help and support of a community who is all in it together!

Diane co-hosts The Balanced Bites Podcast, a top-rated weekly radio show about all things health and nutrition.

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meaghan

I definitely enjoyed this podcast…interesting perspective. Obviously it’s not perfectly compliant with paleo I’m sure. One thing..I know it’s trivial, but I didn’t necessarily aggree with her comment about not eating “snacking” before bed. What are people’s thoughts on this? I’ve been listening to Nate Miyaki who does some very awesome presentations on his youtube channel about paleo and carbs etc…very similar to Robb Wolf’s philosophy on that sort of thing. I have sort of stopped freaking out about eating too late. Some days it just doesn’t work out that way. We go climbing at the gym in town and end up eating around 9 and going to bed shortly after. Obviously we don’t STUFF ourselves, but we eat a fairly large meal. Anyone have any input about eating/lite snacking (on good food of course) before bed?
- http://www.balancedbites.com Diane Sanfilippo
  
  I think the vast majority of folks who eat anything after dinner/late at night are doing so for emotional reasons or because of cravings due to nutrient deficiencies. That doesn’t mean my general readership/listenership has these same issues. I often find that folks don’t eat enough food at a meal and are still hungry before bed or that they didn’t eat enough to refuel after a workout and awaken in the night hungry…
  
  There are metabolic disadvantages to eating late at night in that your metabolism and heart rate do slow down a bit while you sleep versus while you’re up and about all day long. There are some digestive and cellular clean-ups that happen overnight as well… but my take is that if you are going to skip nutrition by not eating, it’s not ideal. I want your body to get the fuel it needs, so if eating late is going to help you get that fuel in, then go ahead. That said, I don’t think it’s a great scenario and wouldn’t recommend it regularly if you can avoid it. I eat after 8 or 8:30 maybe once a week or so and I’m usually asleep by 10-11pm most nights, just as a reference point.
  - meaghan
    
    Thanks so much for your reply, Diane. I’m typically along your schedule. We usually eat around 6 or 7 and are in bed by 9 or 10. I think it’s easy to get caught up in all these smaller issues which generally don’t affect too much if you’re good in all the other areas. Earlier in my paleo journey, I would kinda freak out over eating too late thinking I wouldn’t digest well and everyone says you are apt to gain more weight eating before bed. However, I’m an athlete type, so I’ve become a lot more comfortable/confident with giving my body what I feel it needs. I’m also finding that my sleep is much better when I’m not hungry and when I eat a starchier carb at dinner. I typically keep it pretty low carb breakfast and lunch and use dinner to fuel up which works for me. Thank you so much for all your hard work. You are so loved and appreciated! It is so sincere that you take the time to respond to readers’ comments with so many other things on your plate. You’re amazing
http://nutritionstripped.com McKel | Nutrition Stripped

Huge fan of your blog and podcasts! This one especially was great! I love JJ’s perspective on health and how all of you combined have such great insight on getting away from nutrition dogma- there needs to be more health professionals out there shifting towards this point of view. Thanks for sharing
Becky

Loved this podcast! I had completely judged “The Virgin Diet” book by its cover and previously wrote it off as a gimmick. JJ is fabulous. I love her perspective on life and health.
- http://www.balancedbites.com Diane Sanfilippo
  
  Fantastic news! Spread the word! I think a lot of “diets” out there are totally crazy- but she’s got it right!
Marla

Just listened to this podcast! I am totally blown away by JJs story about her son’s injury and how she took care of herself AND her son during his recovery. She is truly truly amazing and all three of you are so inspiring. I am in tears. I let the smallest things stand in the way of my healthy eating and taking care of myself. How can we care for others if we don’t take care of ourselves?
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http://luckypluckfarm.weebly.com Wysteria

Had to leave a comment on this one! Absolutely loved this podcast. And as a side note, we raise soy/corn free laying hens and will be doing broilers this year Just for ourselves because we haven’t found a market for them! So when I heard her make a comment about that I thought it was amazing!

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