The Paleolithic Solution – Episode 18

Robb/Andy-
Can you please post the A1C study that you are referring to. Can you elaborate a little on what is a normal value for a person that is on a paleo diet with good insulin sensitivity vs. the standard normal which seems to be <5.5mMol/L or 100 mg/dL. 100-125mg/dL is prediabetic!!

Last I checked my fasting sugar after a shitty night sleep on the ambulance was 75mg/dL after 2 months of Paleo, so it is hopefully actually lower than this because of the extra Cortisol from no sleep. 2 years ago I did the same test and my fasting was high 80's after a good night sleep. That is pretty sweet. Bodyweight has always been the same, just better hormone responses!!!

Thanks for the info.

Robb,

Maybe you can use this in the podcast. Can you expand on how leptin and other hormones work when it comes to hunger? I’m finding it hard to do the unweighted unmeasured paleo gig, and I can’t seem to eat to satiety. I can eat till I’m stuffed but then I’m uncomfortably stuffed, there’s no in between.
Also I notice that if I don’t make a meal with some sort of starchy carb source (yams, squash, etc) I get RAVENOUS an hour after I finish eating, I get hungry like all hell and some times I’ll even get a head ache. This can be from meals ranging from 500 to 2000 calories in a sitting, doesn’t matter. These meals generally include a good bit of protein, fat and 4-6 cups of cooked veggies. If I add to that some fruit or a yam, then the post eating hunger isn’t as bad. If I push through the hunger pains I’m usually good for a few more hours, but that initial hit sucks hard.
I’m 5′10” 180# at about 13% BF and have been strict paleo for the last 6 months save for a few cheats a month. I do MEBB style WODs 3-5 times a week. I’m also coming off of weighing 240# a year ago and being completely metabolically deranged. Not sure if that matters. The promise of hunger free paleo eating has eluded me thus far.

Thanks, can’t wait for the book and keep fighting the good fight.

Would love to hear you TALK on the
Clubbells for increasing mobility and developing
functional movement with great application
to sports and martial arts -
what ya think of CLUB BELL routines as taught
by Scott Sonnen ?

Josh in NEVADA

So, I got my blood work redone, but this time fasting. The numbers are quite different and I believe very good. Am I correct in my thinking?

CHOLESTEROL 262
TRIGLYCERIDE 54
HDL 112
LDL CALCULATED 139
CHOLESTEROL/HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN 2.3
Direct Measure LDL 123
BUN 27
GLUCOSE, FASTING 92
CREATININE 1.3
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE 64-NB

My BUN levels were high (in relation to what they suggest are normal levels @ 19) but I assume that this is due to a high protein diet?

Thanks

Hi Robb

Pleased to hear (from latest podcast) that you may have some discussion in future with input from an immunologist specialist on autoimmune conditions.

Going to cut dairy right back and go genuine paleo from April to test impact of systemic inflammatory reduction on the ‘acute persistent’ allergic rhinitis (hayfever) that destroys my waking and sleeping life for two months every year (June/July – grass pollen) – in last few years its taken on an asthmatic effect too, never realised how bad that is and I only get it as a mildly.

Mega doses of dr prescribed antihistamines (which the chemist always queries due to being beyond the pharmaceutical manufacturers recommendations) do very little. I’ve tried large doses of Quercitin, Vit C and nettle – all to no avail. The only relief I get is during exercise – especially intense met cons.

I’m thinking maybe only moving to a desert somewhere may be the only cure. With added bonus of more sunshine. Any supplemental tips, thoughts greatly appreciated.

Looking fwd to yr book, keep up the great work.

Paleo for power athletes sounds like something I’d like to read/hear, whenever that info becomes available.

May be I missed it? Was your answer to my question about getting the first 8 episodes, the link to the performance menu? Im kinda of slow on the uptake sometimes?!?!? Sorry

Robb–thanks for the great podcast. I’m confused about chicken and poultry. What production methods are best for meat and eggs that have a balance of omega3/omega6, plus other health considerations? Is the ‘free range’ designation meaningful for paleo considerations?

Another request for a link to the hba1c study showing it was a better predictor for heart attack than other markers. I’m interesting partly because of the omega-3 index, mentioned by Dr Davis and Stephan Guyenet, apparently can identify a 10:1 risk factor for low vs high omega-3 index.

http://www.genesmart.com/pages/omega-3-index/80.php

90% relative reduction in risk for the highest quartile vs the lowest quartile. Almost sounds too good to be true, but it was reported by Dr Davis and Stephan Guyenet, and anyway of those two I have a lot of respect and deference towards Stephan.

I almost wonder what happens if you combined the omega-3 index with the hba1c test to make a combined predictor. I wonder how much they correlate with each other — my guess is they do somewhat due to the liver’s role in managing blood glucose and the liver dysfunction caused by high omega-6.

Regarding Gout: I can’t believe that no one brought up Gary Taubes’ ‘missing chapter’ from GCBC on gout:

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/10/05/gout/

Bottom line – it appears to be fructose. As always with both Gary and Tim Ferriss – worth a read.