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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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Looking forward to listening to this podcast, but the download link is to the pdf. 🙂
Laura – Please try the download again. It seems to be working fine for me.
Thanks guys — good stuff!
Thanks! Now I can listen over and over again.
Andy and Robb, it seems every time I type in this little box my mind is full of questions.
I’ve come to realize that I never ever say thank you for all that you guys do.
To date your advice has helped countless clients and friends achieve a better sense of fitness and helped them recapture a lot of their life that they thought they would never have again.
Thank you Again.
Evan-
Very glad to hear that, thanks!
Another great one, guys! Thanks!
Adam
what is the cost for attending the potomic seminar?
thanks,
amber
charlotte, nc
Selling supplements is out, but what about partnering with some labs to market a Wolf-apprved “Home Paleo Hormone Profile” kit to test cortisol, testosterone, etc.?
Bill-
I’d be game for that IF it told us something valuable, was accurate and a good price for folks.
nevermind… got it once i clicked the registration link. thanks!
Aww man! I loves me some Kombucha! Its like a glorified carbonated vinegar drink!
Bill-
that is a stunning endorsement for kombucha!
Be the Sasquatch Andy. Sasquatches unite! 🙂
I’m honored to have my question answered in the podcast, you guys rock. Thanks for the nickname compliments (I am male btw). A good friend of mine started calling me Squatchy back in high school, it caught on and stuck ever since.
Speaking of all this talk of mass gain. So what is a healthy way to gain some good lean mass and put on some weight without feeling like crap and uncomfortably stuffing yourself all the time, or screwing yourself up metabolically. What would you do if you wanted to gain some mass but not sacrifice health/wellbeing/feeling good in the process?
Robb & Andy,
Great Podcast! Just finished listening to all of the podcasts AGAIN (for the third time) straight through 1 – 35!! Great Great Info and I absolutely love geeking out on this stuff!! Couple of Questions and one note!
First, I can’t tell you how many times I heard Andy tease us about that damn supplement podcast 🙂 I can’t wait to hear it when you actually have some time to sit down and prepare for it.
Second, with regards to the now foods products.. I have been taking the straight HCl tabs 7 capsules @ 648mg of Betaine HCI at each meal and don’t even feel a mild weather change in gut. AM I GOING TO DIE??? should I quit this dosage and move to the super enzymes and just go with 5 or 6 per meal and not worry about the heat or should I stay with the strong stuff but just drop the dosage down, or do a mixture of the two capsules?
You said you might even post a video of this process… did that ever go up and if so where could I find it.
I have a million other questions but I think I’ll just leave it at that for now!
Can’t wait for the book and hopefully see you at Seminar very soon! Take care guys and thanks for taking the time to read and answer our questions and still do an outstanding job with the podcast, book, and everything else you guys do!!
Nick-
How is your digestion overall with this intake of HCL? does your food come out looking like it went in or is it “changed”.
Robb, Andy,
Sharp podcast! As far as coconuts are concerned, I can actually tell you how to open one without a metal blade. (When I was taught it, I was certain that it would never, ever come in handy- I’m pleased to be wrong).
You will need a hard stick, with a bit of heft to it. (A metal tent-pole is ideal, but then again, so is a machete) Strip the outer layer off the coconut and eyeball the brown, hairy shell that is left. At one end there will be 3 black spots in a triangular formation.
One of them has a trace of a white mark in it. Think of that one as the “nose”. Hold the cocunut so that the “nose” is under the two “eyes”.
Strike the coconut with the stick (hard) as if you were hitting the “head” of the coconut just above the “eyebrows”.
This should cause the coconut to split evenly in half (top and bottom). There may be a bit of coconut water flying around. Practice makes perfect. As in all such manly, backyard endeavours, alcohol is a performance-enhancing drug up to the therapeutic dose.
Tane-
I like the idea of Rum before this process.
This is cool.
A group of Maori in NZ eating like they did 150 years ago reversing diabetes, and losing weight. 60 minutes piece.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Randells-revolution/tabid/371/articleID/164713/Default.aspx
Julianne-
Nice find! Thx.
Great episode as always, just one quick silly question, how big are the ‘cans’ of coconut milk you’re referring to? I’d imagine there might be some difference in standard can size depending on the countries, so is a can you refer to roughly a cup, 2 cups, 1/2 cup in size?
Joe-
I think 12 ox, but it does vary.
Andy, we need a link to a picture of this beard. I picture ZZ top everytime I hear you guys talk about it.
Quick question Robb, I upped my food intake where I eat an whole chicken for lunch (roasted, no skin, nothing else) and since doing so, I have dropped weight and leaned out. My prior lunch was usually a slab of meat and a salad. What gives????
No other changes I can note (Diet 100% paleo, my only cheat meals entail consumption of the deadly toxin fructose slathered with cocunut milk). Quick Bio: Crossfit 5x a week, strenght bias, 35/m, 10-12% bf(visual),
Tony-
chicken makes you skinny???!
Hey Guys! I have (what I hope to be) a quick question:
I take those super enzyme pills with food, works great. Sometimes I like to take Natural Calm in the evening an hour or so before bed when I’m wound up. Considering the magnesium helps you go to the bathroom in the morning and the super enzyme pills slow digestion, will taking the enzymes with dinner at around 7:30 and then taking Natural Calm at 8/8:30 totally F my system? Haven’t tried it because I’m convinced it will.
kassi-
Super enzymes do not slow digestion and actually improve magnesium absorption. The combo is righteous.
Intestinal noises: has Greg read the Eades “Protein Power”?
I recall a long discussion about leaky gut and solutions for healing it. He should check it out- he might have a good deal of damage, and need more than just a change of diet.
I know they had a formula they talked about that’s used to rebuild the gut lining.
http://www.jle.com/en/revues/bio_rech/mrh/sommaire.phtml?cle_parution=3360
Mg article that’s interesting.
Clif-
that’s a great one, thanks!
Indeed, Robb.
As we used to say in the service- “Rum is for medicinal purposes and you are a very sick man.”
Robb, you often talk about fruits would have been limited and seasonal? Dude have you seen “Land of Lost” the strawberries were bigger than Andy’s melon.
Rob-
I neglected that angle on fruits!
Robb you made a comment in a recent podcast that you were down on folks using rubbers on Pull Ups.
Why?
How do you get folks who can’t do any PU’s going? Other scale.
Thanks much for your great work and looking forward to the book.
Ronin-
I described in detail that progression and my reasoning, I believe in this comment thread.
Ronin- Robb’s response to that is in the comment thread for episode 33.
Thx angela!
Hey Robb,
I’ve been going through some of the past podcasts and have a few questions about alcohols and a supplement for you. You mentioned in the norcal margarita episode that lime juice dulls the insulin response, are there anymore combinations that give the same effect? Anyway to drink whiskey? (favourite alcoholic drink, toughest thing to give up so far)
The supplement question is about a flavonoid called Quercetin. I ran across a study called “Quercetin transiently increases energy expenditure but persistently decreases circulating markers of inflammation in C57BL/6J mice fed a high-fat diet”, the mice are fed lard for fat intake with some less then ‘perfect’ other calorie sources – cornstarch and soybean oil. The split ends up being 20% protein, 35% carbohydrates, 45% fat…not insanely high fat. Just wondering on your thoughts about this study and taking quercetin as a supplement.
Thanks, Norm.
Norm,
I’m not sure what Robb thinks about Quercetin, but my experience has always been great – for me is wards of viruses (together with an olive leaf extract). I also makes a big difference with allergies (irritated eyes). And this study shows it reduces URTI’s in cyclists doing a lot of high intensity exercise.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17805089
Just a thought for Greg (intestinal noises in Ireland) – and its a little off the nutrition side – you might look into some visceral manipulation. It’s a specialization that some Physiotherapists and Massage Therapists do. After any sort of irritation (surgery, infection, antibiotics, etc) adhesions can develop in the peritoneum (abdominal organs) and this can lead to all sorts of dysfunctions in your gut. Check it out, its helped me alot!
Andy & Robb,
Dude(s), we are honoured to be mentioned (yet again!) on your podcast, but we cracked up at the reason for the mention… I think this might be the first time in my life that I’ve been described as “well-groomed”. Melissa pretty much always looks (and acts) well-put-together, but I’m generally a disaster. You must have caught me on a good day. Or… your standards are pretty low. Huh. I’ll try to hone my Homeless-Sasquatch-meets-Coconutty-Cult-Leader look. Be well, fellas.
Dallas-
Miss you guys!
Freakin love the show. Another solid one as always.
In regards to mass gain and cortisol. Do you have any advice for a skinny-fat ectomorph? As this Mind and Muscle article goes over below it seems that certain types of ectomorphs naturally produce more cortisol and therefore have a harder time gaining muscle and staying lean (double whammy). I certainly have the body type described and also have naturally high stress levels. I went from 6’1 170 and soft to where I am now 193 with some fat all over (I seem to distribute it evenly/about the same amount of fat when I was at 170) on Starting Strength and 5×5 programs but have ground to a halt on gains. I eat mostly red meat and vegetables with fat coming from coconut milk/oil, grass fed butter and olive oil. Carbs are under 50 a day. Any overall advice for a skinny-fat would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.mindandmuscle.net/node/226?page=all
Hello People
am thinking of getting the primal blueprint cookbook has anyone from here got it and can recommend it. this will keep me going until robb’s book comes out thanks in advance
Dan
Danny-
I do not have it yet but I hear it is excellent.
Cheers robb
I should have it for tomorrow although I heard something in the book arnt 100% paleo.
Cheers
Dan
Danny-
I think thee is some dairy and quinoa in there but those are easily modified.
Is Kombucha really healthy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yp3-5UuLU4&fmt=22#t=4m4s
Hey Danny,
I can vouch for the Primal Blueprint Cookbook. A lot of great recipes, I’d definitely recommend it.
Hi, Robb. I love your site, and I’ve listened to you podcast for the past couple months; I really appreciate the time you guys take to put this together.
I have a question about the Paleo Diet and estradiol. I’m on TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) and recent blood work showed median Total Testosterone levels, lowish but in-range Free Testosterone levels, and slightly higher Estradiol levels than I would hope for. Sex Hormone Binding Globulin was slightly high but still in range. I understand that SHBG is driven down by insulin and elevating by training. Is it possible that not spiking insulin enough could result in high SHBG, leading to elevated estradiol relative to Testosterone?
Background to put this in context:
I am quite lean (always less than a legit 12%), and have always been this lean. I do workouts with an emphasis on anaerobic stuff (sprints, oly and powerlifts, and lately lots of work on rings). I am careful to avoid Main Page style WODs because they tend to negatively impact my development of strength and power. Diet is roughly Paleo; the main deviations are peanut butter and the fact that my meat, eggs, etc., are not grass-fed. About a year ago, blood work showed similar Total T numbers, but lower estradiol levels and somewhat higher Free T. At that time I ate a similar diet, but included more carbohydrate (mostly fruit). I definitely feel less zonked out with more veggies and less fruit in my diet, but I wonder if some insulin spike is necessary from a hormonal perspective to keep SHBG low. Could there be some truth to this, or am I barking up the wrong tree?
L. Smith-
Will hit this in the podcast.
Thanks for the reply guys it’s on order from amazon.
There are some recipes in the book which have optional dairy (mostly butter, also ghee, cream, sour cream, cheese). There are a couple of recipes that use wheat-free tamari. Theres one or two recipes that have green beans. I think that’s it as far as non-paleo ingredients. Most everything in it is clean straight paleo, and the few things that aren’t are optional, easily substitutable, or may not be a problem for you anyway (like green beans, butter/ghee).
Hi Robb,
What are your recommendations for people who have the “mouth is a vacuum” problem but should not be weighing-and-measuring? I have previously had problems with an eating disorder (bulimia and anorexia) and while I am psychologically recovered my natural hunger signal patterns are totally destroyed–I can eat a lot of food, far over maintenance, and not feel satiated. I am reluctant to switch to weighing-and-measuring lest old neuroses pop up.
Have you encountered any clients like this who were able to address the situation successfully? Can you suggest any methods or supplementation that may aid the recovery of my body and hunger signals from prolonged abuse?
Susan-
go slow, chew, breathe. Be mindful and enjoy your food.
Thanks for clearing that up about how much coconut milk to eat. As you said, i also almost spontaneously combusted after drinking a can and shut the idea of ingesting coconut milk down pretty fast. Baby steps i guess.
Greg’s problems and history of antibiotics sounds very similar to mine. I still had stomach (diagnosed as IBS) issues that lingered (though were improved dramatically) even after I adopted a full Paleo diet. Within the last year, I decided to try taking HCL before my meals. The HCL has been life-changing! With the combination of Paleo and HCL before meals, I very rarely have stomach issues. I guess some of us just don’t make adequate stomach acid.