Back with episode 11 – this is the one where Robb does his Paleo Diet counter arguments rant which includes his always enjoyable “Flat Earth Society” comment.
Here is the link to Cordain’s paper on common counter arguments for the Paleo Diet and the link for “The Protein Debate” because that also has some good information on counter arguments.
Show Topics:
- Paleo nutrition counter arguments
- Cortisol
- Fasting / Hemp Hearts
- Workout intensity suffering / Game day eating
- LDL
- Gary Taubes
- Coconut
- Endurance athlete’s nutrition
- Paleo pregnancy
- Metabolic typing
- Paleo diet vs Paleo diet for Athletes
Show Notes – The_Paleolithic_Solution_Episode_11
Paleolithic Solution – Episode 11
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Hey Robb, what do you think about Stevia, as a food additive, a sweetener, or even as an additive to water to purify it?
Ahhhhha! Dial back your met-cons, focus on your sport. Do this to the degree it takes to sleep normally. If sleep starts going sideways we have some cortisol issues brewing. S&C needs to AUGMENT training, not take away from it! Get that squared away and you should start leaning out.
Hey Robb,
I’ve been having to do PT every morning for the fire academy 5 days/week for about an hour and a half. Lots of slow jogging (yuk), pushups, pullups, band work, situps, etc all for higher reps (25-100). I’ve been doing 2 strength workouts on my own at night usually doing one or two lifts/session. Eating paleo with one cheat meal/week (sometimes) and getting 8-8.5 hours sleep/night.
My questions are 1) should I drop the metcons after the strength sessions (they are short, like 10-12 minutes) and 2) in your opinion is this a case where I should maybe play with some sweet potatoes/yams post workout even if the goal is to lean out a bit? I’ve just been hitting about 15 g bcaa and 10 g glutamine and 5 g creatine post workout but I feel like I’m depleting my glycogen stores pretty good with the high rep work.
Hey Robb, thanks for answering my question re Metabolic Typing. I was skeptical about it but I have to admit the idea sounded fairly logical that we are all unique from a metabolic standpoint due to our background, genetics etc. Your answer definitely put things into perspective and I don’t think I will waste my time with it since i’m listed as a carb type and as a result am told I need to eat a diet full of grains and hardly any red meat. I think the Paleo diet/way of living is much more logical so I thankyou for your response. Keep up the good work.
Robb’s mentioned NOW Super Enzymes a few times with very specific instructions for use. I’ve just begun taking them, following his instructions of course, but I’m wondering, is this the kind of thing that is taken constantly (like vit D etc..)? Or, is this the kind of thing that you take short term to regulate an imbalance? And if so what does he suggest for the taper off process? Thanks in advance!
Sorry, I think I just found the answer on another post. I swear I looked everywhere before I posted, but as soon as it went up the very next thing I read discussed it. Sorry again.
Thanks for the knowledge Robb. Cholesterol question. Can we only measure cholesterol effectively with the small particle counts or does a standard blood test have some weight? I heard you say numbers can go up or down with paleo but is their general numbers we should be concerned with? Also most people who go paleo seem to be trying to increase general fitness and health but will this approach work for someone who does little to no exercise? Thanks ahead of time.
Robb,
Could you comment on biosignature? How is that different then metabolic typing from a psuedoscience point of view? It has been awhile since you attended the biosignature seminar, how has it impacted your clinical practice? Thanks.
Pat
Pat-
In short I’d have to say the main difference is that biosig “works”. I’ll flesh this out more in a podcast.
Hey Robb.
A. Thanks for being awesome.
B. Talk to me about gum. This may be a silly question, but I am willing to sally forth. Listening to (I believe) Podcast 4 you mention the release of insulin when the taste of sweet is introduced to some people (or even the thought). Which makes me wonder about gum and what it does to the body. In a long workday gum can be my only salvation – but – I don’t like it already b/c of the sorbitol and how that impacts the body…
Any thoughts?
Annette-
Unless the individual is REALLY overweight and doing a ton of gum…not a problem.
Hey Robb.
Just got my cortisol test back and found out I am slightly high but even more so I have a flipped profile. Low in the mornings and high at night.
Would you say this is contributing to stalled fat loss ??
Kevin-
HELL YES. We will look at some ways to fix that soon.
Thanks Rob. My doctor is the one who recommended the test. He has me on 4 things taken at various parts of the day. Just started today.
DHEA
Pregnenolone
Adrenal Support Supplements
Adrenal Minerals
All from a company called Biomatrix
Kevin-
Looks solid, so long as all the support tests are being run with that.
I think the flatearthsociety is just one massive troll post to teh interwebz
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