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Joel Hammond (Timothy Olyphant) finds another use for a garden shovel in Netflix's 'Santa Clarita Diet.'(Photo: Saeed Adyani, Netflix)

Spoiler alert:This story contains details about Netflix's undead comedy Santa Clarita Diet.

TV isn't known for gory comedies, especially not centered on a tame married couple of Realtors. But when Sheila Hammond (Drew Barrymore) becomes undead in the premiere of Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet (now streaming), all hell breaks loose, even as her loving husband Joel (Timothy Olyphant) tries to help.

Victor Fresco, who created the series, describes it as a mashup of Desperate Housewives and The Walking Dead."I liked the lightness and the perfect organization of those planned suburbs, vs. the chaos that happensbehind closed doors," he says of the series, shot on location in the Los Angeles-area suburb.

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When he readthe script, Olyphant thought, "This is most outrageous thing I've ever read, and yet at the same time it's sort of oddly familiar and to some degree refreshingly old-fashioned," he says. And the fact that the unexpected circumstance awakens their vaguely discontented lives. "It's one of the best things that's happened in Joel's life in some time. It's definitely not the way he saw his day going. What's fun about the show is it's like any long-term relationship where someone decides to explore a side of themselves they've been afraid to explore in the past. It's the most thrilling thing that's happened, and also the scariest. Yougottadecide whether to step up and stay with her or cut bait and walk away." (Spoiler: He stays).

At first, Sheila seeks sustenance from raw hamburger meat, but quickly craves the human kind. Her first victim: Gary (Nathan Fillion), a creepy rival agentwhose intestines she snacks on in the yard of their split-level.

Nathan Fillion plays Gary, an ill-fated rival real-estate agent, on Netflix's 'Santa Clarita Diet.'(Photo: Saeed Adyani, Netflix)

"We wanted a big name in that role, where you'd be surprised that they die ... and get eaten," Fresco says. But "it was100 degrees in Santa Clarita," and Fillion was"outdoors all day, lying in the dirt. It was a lot to ask of him."

And for Barrymore, who takes to freezing body parts for later consumption. "I was literally in the shower at the end of every work day on the sound stages;I was covered in it," she says of the fake blood. (She didn't much care for the smell of the transformative, copious vomit in the series opener). "I invested in a lot of shaving cream because that was the only way to get that stuff off."

Dinner can be messy for Sheila Hammond (Drew Barrymore) in Netflix comedy 'Santa Clarita Diet.'(Photo: Erica Parise, Netflix)

Fresco says the realistic limbs and innards were made from red-beet paste, raw fishor a gummy-bear material that was sweet and elastic. (The beet paste was the most disgusting).

As the series progresses, Joel becomes an accomplice, providing new meals ofa Porsche-driving jerk and their cop neighbor (Ricardo Chavira), whom he dispatches with a shovel. The Hammonds' daughter (Liv Hewson) and her pal, a nerdy neighbor (Skyler Gisondo) also are drawn in.

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And in the season's final episode, Portia de Rossi, who co-starred in Fresco's short-lived ABC comedy Better Off Ted, plays a woman similarly "steely, smart as hell, and completely disconnected emotionally," who might help Sheila find a cure to what ails her, after inevitable decay sets in.

But the end of the first 10-episode season brings an arrest and more trouble,"They're in very different places physically, and they're both in trouble in their own way," Fresco says. So what would a potential Season 2 look like? "What's strong from beginning to end is they love each other and they'll always love each other. So they're going to work together and they're going to figure this out and get through it."

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Garlic is among the common foods eliminated, at least temporarily, on the low-FODMAP diet(Photo: Roger Lee)

Would a life without onions, garlic, apples and most bread be worth living?

For growing numbers of people suffering from digestive ills, the answer is "yes,"at least for a while.

They are trying something called the low-FODMAP diet, an experimental eating plan developed in Australia and now getting some scientific backing and commercial buzz in the United States. The diet is aimed primarily at people with irritable bowel syndrome, a common condition in which abdominal pain and irregular bowel habits with diarrhea, constipation or both can wax and wane for years.

Followersare asked to eliminate, and then try to reintroduce, a long list of foods containing certain carbohydrates that might trigger gas, bloating, pain and diarrhea. FODMAP is an acronym for those carbohydrates: fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols.

The theory is that FODMAPs, found in many fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy foods and sweeteners, are poorly digested by susceptible people. The undigested carbohydrates can draw extra fluid into the digestive tract and end up in the colon, where they are feasted upon and fermented by gut microbes, leading to all sorts of misery, says Lauren Van Dam, a registered dietitian at the University of Michigan.

If giving up some foods might lessen that misery, many people are game, she says. We have some patients that are literally housebound because they are worried they are going to have an accident or because they have terrible pain, Van Dam says.

Barbara DeLancey, a 63-year-old registered nurse from Ann Arbor, says she was crippled by 10-times-a-day diarrhea when she agreed to try the diet a year ago.I was resistant at first because it seemed so restrictive, she says. She got teary-eyed at the grocery store, seeing all the food she could not have.

But eventually shelearned she could tolerate and add back some favorites, including garlic and apples. She credits the diet, along with medication, with a big reduction in her symptoms, but says it has not been a miracle cure.

The diet has generated enough interest to prompt some food companies to introduce low-FODMAP products hoping for a market surpassing that for gluten-free foods, according to some industry reports.

In 2014,IBS treatment guidelinesfromthe American College of Gastroenterologysaid the diet showed promise, but that the quality of evidence was very low."

Since then, several studies have strengthened the case for the diet, says guideline co-author Brian Lacy, a professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H. Still, one study from Sweden showed no advantage over a less-restrictive dietary approach that eliminates fewer foods and stresses changes such as smaller, more frequent meals.

"The data are not overwhelming, Lacy says. But I think its a reasonable thing to try.

The largest study so far, with 92patients, was conducted at University of Michigan.It found that 52% of low-FODMAP patients and 41% of patients on a less-restrictive diet reported adequate relief.The difference was not statistically significant, says study co-authorWilliam Chey, a professor of gastroenterology. But low-FODMAP patients did get significantly better relief from pain and bloating and greater gains in mood, body image and overall quality of life, he says.

Medications, probiotics, fiber supplements and other approaches still have roles in treating IBS, and no one approach works for all patients, Chey and Lacy say.

Its not known if the diet leads to any nutritional deficiencies or keeps working in the long run especially for patients who get little support from doctors or dietitians.

Physicians are largely administering the diet by giving patients sheets of paper with foods to exclude, Chey says. Ideally, all would be referred to dietitians, Chey and Lacy agree. But few dietitians are trained in the diet, and insurers typically do not cover the visits, Lacy notes.

When patients do make their way to Kate Scarlata, a Boston area registered dietitian who specializes in the diet, the first thing she tells them is that it is a dietary experiment. Its a short-term learning diet.

Van Dam does the same explaining that after a few weeks she will help clients reintroduce foods one carbohydrate category at a time.

Most are able to identify some high-FODMAP foods they can tolerate very well and some they can tolerate a little, but not in high portions every day, she says. Our goal is for them to be on the most varied, nutritious diet possible.

The trickiest part is avoiding onions and garlic, the dietitians say. They teach clients strategies such as using (safe) garlic-infused oils,avoiding restaurant sauces and soupsand topping salads with oil and vinegar.

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High- and low-FODMAP food lists are updated frequently at websites and apps run by the University of Michigan and Monash University in Australia.

Not even one apple a day is allowed during the most restrictive phase of the low-FODMAP diet(Photo: Photo Disc)

Here is a sampling from the Michigan site. (Note: the site receives funding from Nestle Health Science, which is marketing low-FODMAP products).

Foods to avoid Dairy: Milk, ice cream, yogurt, cottage and ricotta cheeses (except for lactose-free versions) Fruits: Apples, peaches, pears, watermelon, cherries, figs Vegetables: Garlic, onions, leeks, asparagus, cauliflower or large servings (more than cup) of broccoli and Brussels sprouts Grains: Wheat (except in sourdough bread), rye, barley Legumes and nuts: Cashews, kidney beans, soy beans and soy milk Sweeteners: Honey, fructose, xylitol, agave syrup

Foods to include Dairy and dairy substitutes: Kefir, almond milk, coconut milk Fruits: Bananas, blueberries, grapes, oranges, strawberries Vegetables: Carrots, green beans, bell peppers, potatoes, tomatoes Grains: Rice, oats, gluten-free bread (but check labels for high-FODMAP ingredients) Legumes and nuts: Peanuts, pecans, walnuts Sweeteners: Cane sugar, aspartame, stevia

Bananas and carrots are OK on the low-FODMAP diet(Photo: Jamen Percy, Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Forget New Years Day, the biggest diet start datefor men is the day after the Super Bowl, according to some nutrition companies.

According to a survey by Nutrisystem, one in four NFL fans pack on an average of 10 pounds during football season. And the diet company says at the official end of the season, men typically are ready to get rid of the excess.

The Big Game is like New Years and many mens resolutions do not start until the football season has officially come to a close. We see about double the mens orders on Super Monday, says Dawn Zier, CEO of Nutrisystem.

Former NFL quarterback and spokesman for Nutrisystem Dan Marino says he always resets around this time of the year because its easier to stick with it.

It seems that once [the] Super Bowl is over, many men are ready to get their diet started because for the last five months theyve been chowing down on wings, beer and pizza every Sunday as they watch the games, he says. And with only 16 weeks until summer and the distraction of Sunday football in the past, its easier to start a diet.

And, its not just football season overall, the Big Game is also a massive calorie killer on its own. According to the USDA, Super Bowl Sunday is the second highest day of food consumption in the United States, after Thanksgiving. Additionally, the Calorie Control Council reports that while Americans are watching Super Bowl 51, they will eat an estimated 30 million pounds of snacksand not particularly healthy ones either.

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To top it off, a 2013 study from Psychological Science found that fans of the losing team tend to load up on saturated fats and sugars, whereas fans of the winning team opt for healthier choices.

Monty Sharma, CEO of Jenny Craig, a diet plan initially aimed at women, has also seen opportunity in the male category in recent years. In 2011, the company launched Jen Works for Men, and in January of this year, they released a new male-focused campaign centered around a military veterans personal story.

In terms of Super Bowl Sunday itself, we never push out advertising that day as it is not a day that is typically focused on weight loss. However, the days following the Super Bowl tend to be a time when people get back on track with their New Years Resolutions and weight loss goals. As a result, we anticipate seeing men engage with dieting more and we will continue to run our male-focused campaign, Sharma tells FOX Business.

Marino, who lost over 22 pounds says its always great when someonewhether male or femaleapproaches him about their personal weight-loss story. He says that men should find a plan that works for them and stick with it long term.

Going on a diet doesnt have to mean you give up the things you love. Its just about making smarter choices along the way, he says.

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It's possible to lose weight in two weeks -- cutting bloat, fat and water weight -- without using a juice fast or starvation diet. The key to this weight-loss regimen is to stick to a small group of foods -- all lean proteins, healthy fats and whole grains.

If you want maximum weight-loss, you have to be able to commit to eating a rather boring and routine diet. The trick is to stay strict to avoid cheating and temptation. The low-sodium diet helps banish water weight and bloat. The lean protein revs up the metabolism, allowing for maximum calorie burn. Short bursts of cardio fuel the calorie burn without taxing the body too much.

For more weight loss tips such as 10 Best Foods to Eat to Lose Weight, How to Lose Belly Fat, How to Burn Fat Without Exercise and 6 Bedtime Snacks That Help You Burn Fat, scroll through to the end of this article.

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If you want to lose fat in 2014, how about we do it together? I need to work off some Danish butter cookies.

Last year, the Lift team helped me test The Slow-Carb Diet with 3,500 readers. The result: 84% of people lost weight and the average weight loss was 8.6 pounds over four weeks. Many people lost more than 20 pounds. This didnt surprise me, given the case studies of people whove lost 100+ pounds.

Working alongside UC Berkeley, Lift is now launching the largest study of popular diets ever performed. You can choose from 10 different diets (Paleo, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.), and the study includes control groups and a randomized trial. The Slow-Carb Diet is one option.

I will be participating, cheering you onand advising. Heres what you should do today:

For more background on this study, I asked Tony Stubblebine, CEO of Lift, to tell the story. Here it is! Its a quick read, and I suggest it

A year ago, we ran 3,500 readers of Tims blog through a four-week study of the Slow-Carb Diet, tracking their progress throughLift.

The results were amazing:84% of people who stuck to the diet lost weight and the average weight loss was 8.6 pounds over four weeks.Those stats are crazy, right?Some people lose 100+ lbs going Slow-Carb, but I never dreamed that peoples success rate would be so consistent.

After seeing the results, I wondered whether people fail to adopt healthy habits due to lack of independently testing. Getting people to change isnt just about giving good advice; its also about giving them confidence in the advice. Our study showed that Slow-Carb definitely works. But what about the rest of the diet world?

As soon as we published the Slow-Carb Diet results, a young researcher at UC Berkeley reached out. The proposal: that we turn the Slow-Carb Diet study into a full blown scientific research project, or, as he coined it, The Manhattan Project of diet research.

Tim is unique, in that he had the vision and the guts to put his diet to the test. Very few (probably zero) other diet authors have tried this. What if we could replicate this on an epic scale with other approaches? Real objective data?

Unfortunately, academia doesnt move fast enough to keep up with popular diets. By the time a study comes out, weve all moved on to the next thing.The research that we did on The 4-Hour Body was pioneering in its speed. Tim and I conceived the study in October, ran it in November, and published the results in December.

Taking that rapid, crowd-sourced approach to diet experimentation would be like dropping a nuclear bomb on the existing diet industry. This sort of research could completely change our notion of what worksand for whom.

Our UC Berkeley advisors had just one concern: we had to get more rigorous about our experimental design.

This second study, which were calling The Quantified Diet Project, includes a comparison of ten different approaches to healthy diet, a control group, and another group going through a randomized trial.

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One of the most common questions I get about the Autoimmune Protocol is Why should I do AIP instead of a ketogenic diet, GAPS, SCD, low-FODMAP, or the Candida Diet? or Should I do AIP with SCD/low-FODMAPs etc.? With this article, I am going to share with you the differences between these approaches, and why you should or shouldnt layer them (or use them instead of!) the AIP.

A low-carb diet has a few variations, but the biggest distinction is whether or not the amount of carbs one eats is enough to put one into ketosis or not. This is a state where the body relies on ketones as well as glucose to produce energy, and is achieved by eating less than 30-50 grams of carbohydrate per day. This threshold is individualsome people are able to achieve ketosis with a higher level of carbs, others need to eat less. Most people consider a diet that is between ketosis and 100 grams of carbohydrate per day a low carb diet (depending who you talk toIm certainly not an expert here!). Some practitioners say to try low-carb or ketogenic diets because they have been shown to be effective against neurological disorders as well as some types of cancer. Others have better success with weight loss or regaining insulin sensitivity with this approach.

There has been much heated debate in the Paleo community about what carb intake is optimal for good health, and if we even need carbs at all. Some believe that a ketogenic diet is optimal for everyone, while others believe that it is necessary to eat carbohydrates, and that ketogenic diets need only be used in specific circumstances. Dr. Sarah Ballantyne writes in The Paleo Approach that studies of those using ketogenic diets and autoimmunity show a worsening of symptoms. Ive both had a negative personal experience layering a ketogenic approach with AIP, as well as worked with many autoimmune clients and havent found anyone who seems to thrive eating this way, especially with Hashimotos (this isnt to say there isnt anyone out there I just havent come across them yet!).

So why do we need carbs, and why do some people feel bad on a low-carb approach? Well, first off, vegetables containing carbohydrate are our main source of fiber, which is necessary to feed a wide range of bacteria in our gut (here is a fantastic series about fiber from The Paleo Mom). This is why I think a lot of people fail on low-carb diets long termthey are not nourishing their gut flora! Secondly, insulin is needed to make the conversion of thyroid hormones, and low-carb diets can actually cause hypothyroidism symptoms in some people, even after the carb flu period is over. I personally experienced a worsening of my hypothyroid symptoms when I tried a ketogenic diet for six weeks in 2013, and finally gave up because I was so incredibly fatigued. My recommendation is not to layer a low-carb approach with the autoimmune protocol unless a person is dealing with a specific situation that would warrant it, like neurological disease or certain types of cancer.

The SCD and Candida diets have different protocols, but they both share a pathogen-specific approach. This means their purpose is to eliminate the foods that feed pathogenic overgrowths in the gut, like all starches (including those that would be included on AIP like sweet potato, squash, and tapioca), fruit, sweeteners, fruit juice, milk, and grains, among other foods.

These approaches can be very effective at eliminating symptoms for those that have overgrowths, but neither of these diets are very effective at eliminating pathogens on their own. If someone is experiencing symptoms when eating these foods, instead of blindly going on one of these variations of a pathogen-specific diet I would encourage them to test, dont guess! Most who are successful at recovering from these overgrowths do so knowing specifically what pathogen they are fighting. Some need to be dealt with from more than one angleprescription or herbal antibiotics, anti-fungals, and probiotics can be helpful here (and it is important to work with a practitioner who is experienced in this area!).

Another issue I have with these approaches is that they dont eliminate a lot of allergens shown to be a problem for some people with autoimmunitymost notably eggs, dairy, and nightshades. In addition, these approaches end up being a low-carb diet, which is not advisable because of the reasons in the section above.

A lot of people ask me if I recommend layering the Autoimmune Protocol with SCD or the Candida diet just in case. I dont think this is a good idea. If you suspect you have a pathogenic overgrowth going on, I recommend comprehensive gut testing and a skilled practitioner to help you navigate this issue. Many people waste their time on a restricted diet (you can read my story about this here) when really, they need medical treatmentI dont want you to be one of them!

The GAPS Diet is similar to the SCD and Candida diets in that it also incorporates a pathogen-specific approach, but emphasizes the pinpointing of allergens as well as gut-healing nutrients. The GAPS intro diet consists of well-cooked meat, vegetables and broth for a period of time until additional foods are added in one by one to assess tolerance. The first foods that are added in are fermented vegetables, probiotics, egg yolks, fermented dairy, ghee, and nuts. The diet was developed for use with autism and other neurological conditions, and since has been used by people with a variety of chronic health conditions.

What I like about the GAPS diet is that like AIP, it is also an elimination diet, and emphasizes gut-healing foods at the same time as removing triggers. That being said, I dont believe the protocol is ideal for those with autoimmunity many of the first foods reintroduced can be problematic for people, and I believe these reintroductions come too soon in the process. The intro is also too low-carb for most folks, and they usually dont feel well if they try to apply the diet long-term (over a couple of months).

The Autoimmune Protocol, if done in a nutrient-dense was as Sarah Ballantyne suggests in The Paleo Approach (fermented foods, bone broth, organ meats, etc.) is very similar to GAPS, except the protocol is much more refined and tailored to those with autoimmunity. Some people, especially those with acute digestive symptoms, can benefit from a GAPS intro-like start to the Autoimmune Protocol. If this is what you want to do, I just recommend that you follow Sarahs recommendations for reintroducing foods outlined in The Paleo Approach.

The Low-FODMAP diet eliminates short-chain fermentable carbohydrates that can feed an overgrowth in the gut. Many with digestive symptoms like IBS, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, gas, and cramps turn to this protocol in order to get their digestive issues under control. All of these high-FODMAP foods are eliminated for a couple of weeks and then reintroduced to assess tolerance. There are a few different categories of FODMAPs, and some people react badly to one category while sparing another.

The low-FODMAP diet has been used for those with fructose malabsorption, SIBO, Candida, and other gut imbalances. While it can help with the symptoms of digestive overgrowth, it is not an autoimmune-specific diet, and includes some potential allergens like eggs, nuts, and nightshade vegetables. For those who suffer from digestive issues that are not relieved by AIP, layering a low-FODMAP approach on top for a couple weeks can be helpful. (To learnhow to do sosafely and effectively, Christina Feindels amazing eBook, 28 Days of Low-FODMAP AIP is a must-have!)

While a low-FODMAP diet can be effective at managing the symptoms of an overgrowth, it is not usually effective on its own to treat an overgrowth. The same advice above applies here if a person discovers they are sensitive to these foods, this is a clue to get tested for the underlying cause of sensitivity. Most often, those who are sensitive to FODMAPs are suffering from Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (more info on SIBO, testing, and treatment here!), fructose malabsorption, Candida, or another type of overgrowth. While not everyone with autoimmunity suffers from SIBO, it seems to be quite common and a low-FODMAP approach can help clue a person in to if that is something they are suffering from.

That being said, I think the low-FODMAP diet would be the best pathogen-specific diet for those to layer with the Autoimmune Protocol (not instead of) in order to start getting to the bottom of their digestive issues. Aglaee Jacob, author ofDigestive Health with Real Food has a great list of FODMAP foods that you can print out here! And definitely check out28 Days of Low-FODMAP AIP.

The Autoimmune Protocol is a science-based protocol designed to simultaneously remove triggers as well as nourish the body to heal from chronic illness. The elimination diet must be done 100% because the immune system needs time to heal from potential food triggers. This makes the protocol quite difficult (but not impossible!) to adhere to. Because of this difficulty, I do not recommend that people layer pathogen-specific or low-carb modifications with AIP to start out with. The only caveat here is if someone is working with a practitioner who has tested, diagnosed, and treated a gut infection and has recommended a specific dietary protocol (like the low-FODMAP diet).

If a person has done AIP for a month or two and is still having digestive issues, it may be time to do some further testing, while considering a trial of a pathogen specific approach. I believe getting tested for SIBO, a comprehensive stool test, and the low-FODMAP diet is a great starting place in addition to finding someone to work with that is experienced in this area.

I get contacted by a lot of people who want to start the Autoimmune Protocol by layering two or more of these approaches just in case, or because they think that it will save them time in the long run. I dont think this is wise, and I believe more people who take this approach end up not being able to complete the elimination diet because their variation of the protocol is too restricted. My motto is always set yourself up for success. Although there is a wealth of information out there about AIP, someone elses journey is not your journey. Take things one step at a time, and remember that in time, you will make discoveries about your health that will enable you to make progress, but it may not happen all at once!

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