This past year I had 32 episodes of the Paleo Solution covering everything from salt to sustainability, fasting to the Four Tendencies, and a ton of other health goodies in between. Maybe you caught ‘em all, maybe you haven’t heard a single one! Either way…I wanted to share my personal favorite 5 podcasts in 2017.… Continue Reading
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The Foundation for Good Health: Species-Appropriate Diet + Species-Appropriate Microbiome
The Foundation for Good Health: Species-Appropriate Diet + Species-Appropriate Microbiome By Eirik Garnas, http://darwinian-medicine.com/ Your health is shaped by the interaction that takes place between the food you eat, the microbes that colonize your body, and the genes inside your human cells. Of these things, food and microbes are the… Continue Reading
Ecuadorians are no longer eating this traditional food
In an era of trendy diets and “superfoods” from around the world, it is hard to believe that those foods could be inaccessible or even rejected by the people who live near or grow them. Here is a summary of the complex story of why people in the tropical regions of Ecuador, where coconut is… Continue Reading
Paleo Fantasy: Next time, try reading the research.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer Note: apparently these quotes are not attributed to the correct people. Carry on.… Continue Reading
Debunking the Paleo Diet: A Wolf’s Eye View
Hey folks, Sorry I did not get to this sooner, both for you AND for me. I’ve received a truckload of emails, tweets, and Facebook questions asking for my opinion on the Tedx talk by Prof. Christina Warinner titled “Debunking the Paleo Diet.” My response to many folks has been “I’m getting to it”,… Continue Reading
Evidence Based Medicine: Fraud, Double Standards and Ignorance
Ok, as a caveat up front, I am NOT saying there is no credible Evidence Based Medicine (EBM). I am not Anti-Science. I know a few nut-swingers will say this. If you fall into this trap you clearly have poor reading comprehension and your mama dresses you funny. What I AM, is skeptical of the… Continue Reading
Evolutionary Psychology for Kids – Part 1
Hi Everyone, Here’s a great article from our friend Glenn Geher, Ph.D. of State University of New York at New Paltz that we would like to share: Teaching kids about the importance of evolutionary mismatch in life! by Glenn Geher, Ph.D. Evolution and Human Behavior – Thoughts for 6th Graders In late 2011, my… Continue Reading
Playing with Fire: An Intro to the Ideas of Richard Wrangham
Written by: Sarah Strange An Intro to the Ideas of Richard Wrangham “ Nowadays we need fire wherever we are. Survival manuals tell us that if we are lost in the wild, one of our first actions should be to make a fire. In addition to warmth and light, fire gives us hot food, safe… Continue Reading
Nutrition Certification and EVoS Program!
Hey folks! Just a quick update. I’ll have more information on the upcoming nutrition certification soon, including pricing, content etc. It looks like we will be CME/CEU accredited right from the launch. More to come on that. For now, I want to let folks know about the upcoming EVoS Summit and the Evolutionary Studies Certificate that will compliment… Continue Reading
What The “Paleo” World Eats: Paleo in Pictures
Back in April we asked you to submit pictures of what you and your Paleo families buy and eat in a week including food costs. This idea was based on the premise of the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats which looks at the diets and food costs of families around the world. I would… Continue Reading
