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Diet blogger sues state for trying to regulate his advice

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    N.C. man in free speech battle over promoting Paleo diet

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So called cave man diet helped him get in shape and -- -- diabetes.

But when he started a blog to share his story he says state health officials called it a crime.

His website answers questions about his diet which consists mainly of lots of meets and -- The kinds of things dedicated -- would have -- access to -- nothing else an open process.

He also offers life changed -- life coaching services as he calls them for a -- But the North Carolina Health Department informed him that he's breaking the law by offering nutrition counseling without a license to do so so he's doing and that's suing North Carolina.

Claiming that state is violating his rights to free speech.

But officials in North Carolina standing firm they say the letter that it's fine to write a blog about but -- beliefs but told him quote.

You are no longer just providing information when you do this you -- assessing and counseling both of which require a license.

That blogger joins us now Steve -- -- -- Charlotte, North Carolina hello Steve.

-- -- thank you so much for letting me share my story with you right on well I you know I had a buddy who did this cave man died he was already in shape he's still in -- In -- way he put it was.

If -- cave man couldn't get ahold of it.

Then I don't need.

That's great yeah that's I believe that myself and that work for you when you said so in north Cadillac is all upset what's the deal.

Well I.

I'll tell people that they should eat meats and vegetables.

And apparently in the state North Carolina that's against the wall.

These state of North Carolina.

Did a review of my web site where they told me that I could not tell diabetics to -- Things such as reduced carbohydrates.

I could not tell them to.

Cease eating grains -- gluten and I could not tell him not to eat hydrogenated vegetable Warhol's.

So in the state North Carolina telling people that type of thing giving giving them that kind of advice is against the law do you make the claim that -- -- doctor that you have and -- counseling or any.

Any training in this matter you just do you make the claiming -- -- -- from your own personal experiences.

I share from my own personal experiences but I did say this that I am not a doctor I am not a dietitian I am not a nutritionist.

In fact I have no medical training if I can figure this out why can't they -- up.

Well you know everybody's got their own thing you know some people just juice it up all the time some people only -- -- me.

Thereby has their own thing but I don't I don't listen to half the people and probably wouldn't do you except I don't think she does a good for me that's at a local.

Give it their tasty I haven't had he knew about three years since I started this way of living but.

I -- well so you know all these people want the government off their back ought to take a gander at this one sir it's good to see you good luck in the CLT there thank you.

Thank you very much -- see in September.

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