Hey Y’all! Just wanted to pass along a new site I found…may be old news for many of you, but one of Loren Cordain’s research associates Staffan Lindberg has some great stuff going. I think the site might be in the process of updating…not sure, there are some funky elements to it but it looks promissing.
Robb Wolf is a former research biochemist and 2X New York Times/Wall Street Journal Best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired To Eat. Along with Diana Rodgers, he co-authored the book, Sacred Cow, which explains why well-raised meat is good for us and good for the planet. Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top-ranked iTunes podcast, books, and seminars. He also co-founded the 1st and 4th CrossFit affiliate gyms in the world, The Healthy Rebellion community platform, and is the co-founder of DrinkLMNT Electrolytes.
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Hi Robb,
I have a question about classic eggs and omega 3 eggs. My boyfriend asked you about them but I did not receive as in depth an answer as I would like. All he told me was that if we are on the Zone Robb says we can eat 3 or 4 (respectively) eggs every morning. I like to know more about WHY I am doing things. Will you check out the post I left on my boyfriends blog (www.seanb-h.blogspot.com) today and tell me what you think about our dilema WRT fats? Hope to hear back from you soon!
Dani
Dani-
Omega eggs will have much less aracidonic acid, sat’d fat and omega 6 fats. All good from an insulin sensitivity/fatty acid profile. I will do a follow-up post on the amounts and ratios of fat in the diet and the health implications.
robb,
here is an email from a friend of mine. i gave the traditional gluten-free/ fish oil response and have started a bit of research on her issues. anything else you recommend? she and her husband have been trying to have kids for about 5 years now…
“I have been seeing a fertility doctor for the last 5 weeks. He
has figured out a lot so far! Basically I have Polycystic Ovarian
Disease…It is an inability to absorb insulin and then creates several
cysts in the ovaries. It went undiagnosed for so long b/c blondes and
thinner people don’t show many of the symptoms. If I get overweight there
is a 40% more likely chance that I will get diabetes. I also have
anovulation which means I don’t ovulate right now without the use of
Provera…I have been on Metformin for 5 months to help as well…it is a
diabetic drug but has the side effect of fertility. I am also on Clomid.
My doctor also found a lump or polyp in my uterus…if I am not pregnant in
a few months I will have a surgery to remove it…he thinks it could be
acting like an IUD but wants to wait to see if it is necessary. One other
thing I have a low thyroid disease…it is genetic and most of the women on
my mom’s side have it. I have been on Sythroid for that for 6 years now and
my levels are normal with 75mcg.
I was on a clomid 3 years ago and one of the side effects for me was that I
really stopped liking meat…I eat pretty healthy, but I know my good
cholesterol is low, a 47 instead of 50. I eat a lot of avocados and nuts to
try to help with that.”
thanks for what you do Robb!
hans
Hans-
I think this perfect for these folks. The PCOS is very likely the cause of the infertility. Fix the underlying insulin issues and whe should be in a much better place to get pregnant. One other thing here: The low thyroid can be from hyperinsulinsim, a gluten intolerance, both and may be remedied by supplementation with ~150mcg’s of iodine. She will need to work with her doc on this but this is a hidden element of insulin resistance and infertility.
Robb,
You’ve said a number of times that 150mcg can often be useful for hypothyroidism, however in Episode 47, about 18 minutes in, you said basically that with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (which is the most common kind I believe), it’s pretty dodgy to add dietary iodine, that you can have problems with that. Please advise. Thanks!
Bob
Yea, if Hashimotos is the problem, iodine can greatly worsen the condition. this is why it’s good to get that verified on way or another.
In Episode 33, on the topic of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, at 3:08, you said: “… probably propping up your dietary iodine supplementation, like 150 micrograms a day would be a really good idea.” And I thought I heard you say that in one or more episodes, but I might be wrong.
That is where my confusion comes in. I am hypothyroid and take 137mcg of Synthroid. When I was diagnosed hypothyroid about a decade ago, my doc said it was likely Hashimotos, but that was only based on what most people get, not on any specific diagnosis. She said they don’t / can’t know what the cause was, but that it was most likely autoimmune.
Are there tests, this late in the game, that would tell if it is / was Hasimotos?
So what about dietary iodine for hypothyroid folks? Ep. 33 seems to conflict with what you’ve said in this post. Not complaining; just trying to figure out the best approach.
Your book is great; I lost 18 lbs. in my 30 day challenge, although a lot of it was holiday fat. Still looking to reduce another ~15 lbs. Thanks.
Bob
Hi Robb,
Did you see this from Loren Cordain’s Paleo Diet newsletter?
“Insulin resistance is thought to be an important contributing factor to the modern diseases of civilization such as metabolic syndrome, blood lipid disorders, hypertension, obesity and type II diabetes.1 Although genetics play a role in insulin resistance, the observation that obesity and diabetes are increasing at alarming rates worldwide suggests that there are vital environmental factors that also need to be considered.2
Although carbohydrates play an integral role in insulin resistance by elevating glucose levels, there is also strong evidence that the amount and quality of free fatty acids consumed contributes to insulin sensitivity.3 It has been shown in rats that under certain circumstances, free fatty acids are required for glucose-stimulated insulin resistance. Essentially, when rats are infused with a high level of glucose, in the absence of fatty acids, the insulin response is non-existent.4 In contrast, when this occurs in the presence of high levels of free fatty acids, glucose-stimulated insulin resistance is extremely elevated. It was shown in these studies on rats that the amount of saturation of the fatty acid was also correlated with insulin secretion.5 The more saturated the fat, the higher the insulin burst. Thus, in rats, it seems that free fatty acids are vit al to produce glucose-stimulated insulin resistance, and, of these, saturated fats have the most detrimental effects.
Whether this occurs in humans was investigated by Vessby et al. (2001), who established that the amount and quality of fat in the diet could also be important for the development of insulin resistance in our species. A group of 162 healthy subjects were given an isocaloric diet high in either saturated or monounsaturated fat for three months. As in rats, insulin resistance depended on the amount of fatty acids consumed and the saturation of those fatty acids. When the amount of energy gained from fat was greater than 37%, it was found that insulin sensitivity was impaired in both the saturated fat group (-7.8%) and the monounsaturated fat group (-3.3%). However, when the amount of energy coming from fat was less than 37%, a significant difference was found with saturated fat still decreasing insulin sensitivity (-12.5%) and monounsaturated fat increasing it (+8.8%). Within the context of this study, it would seem that insulin resistance can be improved on a diet c onsisting of less than 37% of energy from fat, with this fat coming predominantly from monounsaturated fatty acids.”
Does this have much relevance for those of us who are doing higher fat Zone variations or does the lowered carb intake mitigate this?
Hope everything is cool with you,
Cheers,
Chris