Paleo Diet: What if Omega-3′s Cause Cancer?
Sometimes, it takes what seems to be a really good idea, a long time to proliferate through the paleosphere, and into the mainstream. Sometimes, even though we’re all super-smart over here in Paleo-land, we actually get things wrong. Only slightly less than a year ago, it was the standard recommendation of each of the Paleo [...]
Paleo Diet: Fighting Within The Ranks…AGAIN!
I guess it was bound to happen. For a while there, the Paleo community on the whole seemed to get along nicely, like one large reasonably cohesive family…..but now, not so much. Recently, the Paleo community has witnessed a little, sometimes-unfriendly fighting within the ranks. First, everyone began taking shots at Don Matesz for his [...]
The Paleo Summit - Day 4
There’s another fantastic line up today! We have Nora Gedgaudas, author of “Primal Body, Primal Mind“, organic chemist Dr. Mat Lalonde, and Amy Kubal, registered dietitian and nutritionist Nora Gedgaudas talks about Safe Starches: To Eat or Not to Eat? Safe starches have received their fair share of attention — and no shortage of controversy [...]
The Paleo Summit - Day 3
So who do we have on tap today, at the Paleo Summit day 3? Paul Jaminet, author of “The Perfect Health Diet“, Dr. Tom O’Bryan and Matt Stone of 180degreehealth.com. Paul Jaminet discusses Evolutionary Evidence for the Optimal Human Diet So, where’s the proof? Paul Jaminet serves up five lines of evidence supporting the [...]
Paleo Diet: Thursday Link Love
It used to be Wednesday, and then I skipped a few, so Brian posted a “Sunday Link Love” article, so I think I’m going to break the rules yet again. Here it is, nearly the end of the week, and I’m suffering from that well-known blogger’s block. I really don’t seem to have a whole [...]
Pale Diet News: The Paleo Summit
Sharpen your pencils and get ready to learn. The first ever Paleo Summit is taking place February 26 - March 3. What is the Paleo Summit? It is a series of presentations given on-line over the course of several days. Presented by Sean Croxton of Undergroundwellness.com, this summit is filled with presentations by some of [...]
Is Your Diet Negatively Affecting Your Thyroid?
When I addressed the issue of the theory of “Safe Starches” as outlined in the “Perfect Health Diet” book, a couple of months ago, one of the reasons given by Paul Jaminet for eating a certain amount of starches, was that being low-carb for too long can negatively affect thyroid function. I didn’t really think [...]
Who Are Your Paleo Diet Heroes?
Who are your paleo diet heroes? I was pondering this question recently after someone asked me how I “discovered” paleo. Perhaps surprisingly, I realized that I had found my way via 1990s low-fat fitness star Susan Powter, who recommended the work of the herbalist Susun Weed, who led me to the work of Sally Fallon and [...]
The Paleo Diet and Safe Starches
Over the last week or two, there has been a lot of buzz around the interwebs about the topic of “safe starches”. Paul Jaminet introduced the term, through his Perfect Health Diet book, and supporting blog. According to Jaminet, the “safe starches” are taro, plantains, yams, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, white rice and berries. Jaminet [...]
