Gary Taubes Interview on Underground Wellness

Excellent interview with Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories. Originally broadcasted by Underground Wellness Radio.

Another OSC Interview

Orson Scott Card was asked about the Ender's Game movie during an interview with Del Rey posted on http://www.computercrowsnest.com. No real new news, but some fans need to take to heart what Uncle Orson had to say, since there's going to be a lot of us disappointed about what's left out:

Q: Just to shift gears, what can you tell us about the forthcoming Ender's Game movie?

OSC: We’re still working on developing the right script. My screenplay isn’t terribly faithful to the details of the story, but perfectly faithful to the spirit and meaning of the story. But when you have a film that’s going to cost a hundred million to do it properly, you don’t bet it all on an author-written screenplay! Right now David Benioff (Troy) and his writing partner, D.B. Weiss, are working on it, and I have high hopes, because I think Troy was a brilliant adaptation of an impossible-to-adapt story. I’ve heard from people who are irate at what Benioff left out of Troy, but my feeling is, the movie didn’t erase The Iliad, it merely introduced it to a huge audience and brought the visual power of the story to people who had never seen it. The visualization of Achilles was incredibly well done, and I think it is Brad Pitt’s greatest performance.

Okay, the movie Ender’s Game is going to leave things out. So what? It won’t erase the book. If anything, it will draw people to the novel. What I want is for EG to be a great movie first, and an adaptation of my novel only second.

Interview with an ex-vegan

I discovered I was deficient in a multitude of different nutrients that are readily available in animal products. (b12, zinc, iron, magnesium, vit D, Retinol Vit A). I also found out I had hypothyroidism, and when I did some research I found the link between raw cruciferous vegetables and soy blocking thyroid function.  Protein and pre-formed Vitamin A from animal products are critical for thyroid health.  When you have a slow thyroid you cannot convert beta carotene into Retinol Vitamin A, the form you need for healthy thyroid function.

Entire interview.

Oh, and one more thing:  Why do vegans eat fake meat? You don't see carnivores eat fake vegetables. Honest question.

New Interview by Krista Scott-Dixon is now Live!

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of chatting with Krista Scott-Dixon on Skype for more than an hour for an interview she did on me for her site www.stumptuous.com (which, by the way is a wicked site for women who love to lift).

Krista was one of my idols when it came to strong and smart women and so it was an honor to speak with her that day.

Through this conversation we also are brainstorming to develop a seminar this year just for women all about lifting heavy, thinking smart and knowing more about what makes us awesome as a gender. Stay posted for news on that one, because we're looking at this summer to make it happen!

To hear the interview and hear our thoughts on lifting while pregnant, my book, The New Rules of Lifting for Women, and disordered eating in women, click here.

Thanks Krista!

Fit Mommy Secrets Interview

Galina Talkington, the creator of Fit Mommy Secrets, and a contributor to the latest book, the The Women's Health Big Book of Exercises, recently interviewed me for her Mommy site.

Nutrition and Exercise for the Fit Mommy

In this web interview you'll read why choline is so important for mommy and baby during pregnancy, why training for labor is like training for any athletic event, crazy pregnancy food cravings and their hormonal connection, and my top recommended pregnancy books.

Also, while you're visiting her site, check out her new e-book, Fit Mommy Secrets, which was created to help women get their bodies back safely and effectively after delivery. Galina has many years of experience training women after delivery to get their hot bods back and this book really has a ton of great information you can easily follow. I'll be reviewing this book shortly in the next week.

Enjoy!