Remember when the only paleo books on the market were “The Paleo Diet” and “The Paleo Solution”? It was a time before iPads and smart phones, back when we still had to read books with pages… Honestly, I’m not entirely sure how we survived… Well, lucky for us we are no longer stuck living in… Continue Reading
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Recent Digestion (UC, IBS, GERD, Celiac) Posts
90/10, 80/20, 40/60… What’s Your Paleo Percentage?
Conversation overheard at the gym: Ripped dude with six-pack abs and biceps that would shut down any military gun show: “Yeah, you know, I’m not like 100% paleo. I’d say I’m probably about 90/10.” New guy with pony-keg abs, wearing Velcro tennis shoes: “Cool, so you can still have beer and pizza sometimes?” Biceps: “Sure… Continue Reading
Adventures in Digestive Distress – (Also Known As Dining Out…)
It’s another beautiful Sunday morning and the family has decided that a trip to Denny’s for breakfast sounds like a good plan. You’re thinking, “Yeah this ‘Denny’ dude is alright –I can make this work.” “I’ll get some eggs, bacon, sausage and maybe I’ll even splurge on – “The Fruit Cup” (GASP!).” It seems… Continue Reading
Why Am I STILL Broken???
We’re gonna start this mini-novel with a story about someone that I know very well (total nutcase, seriously). This individual has been Paleo for about 3-4 years now. She’s definitely not ‘militant paleo’ – but with the exception of an occasional, sane, off-road – pretty darn close. Her training – well that’s kind of a… Continue Reading
Crazy About Kombucha
If you’ve been listening to any of the Paleo podcasts or have read any of the blogs lately, I’m sure you’ve heard a good discussion or two about gut health. Foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, and kefir are being discussed all over the Paleo blogosphere, but there’s one fermented product that is really catching some… Continue Reading
Mrs. USA 2011 Shannon Ford: Raising Awareness about Celiac Disease
Shannon Ford, Mrs. USA 2011 is on a mission. That mission is simply to become healthy. After a 2009 diagnosis of Celiac disease, Shannon first went gluten-free, and then grain-free and has recently embraced a Paleo diet. And this year, as part of her responsibilities as Mrs. USA 2011, she is taking advantage of every… Continue Reading
Beating Dermatomyositis and IBS with a Paleo Diet
By: Paul Hile & Grace Osborne Months after my fiancée (Grace) and I had begun dating, a large deer, not much of a high jumper, leapt through our windshield on the way to her folk’s house in west Illinois. The accident was a bloody mess, and the blood wasn’t ours, thankfully. Or… err…not so… Continue Reading
Paleo: The Solution to My Battle with Colitis
Where do I begin? This journey started in October of 2004 when up until then I was a ‘normal’ teenage boy, going to grade 12 and playing as many sports as possible at school. I was the captain of both the volleyball team and the local A level hockey team. I was active all the… Continue Reading
Real life testimonial: Rob’s transformation
This is part of an ongoing series of real life success stories from people all over the world who have been impacted by the Paleo lifestyle and The Paleo Solution. Read Rob’s story below. My story before Paleo was that I weighed 215lbs, had bad GERD, was on Lexapro for depression, had high blood pressure… Continue Reading
Real Life Testimonial: Long Hard Road out of Hell or Why Fat Girl went Primal (the unabridged version!)
I received a shorter version of Cheryl’s story on my Facebook page. It was amazing and I asked her to share her story with everyone. If you are like me you will read this and at the end you will have a feeling like you nearly stepped into traffic, or fell off a building. You… Continue Reading