Is muscle mass alone a major factor in effective aging? The authors of Muscle Mass Index As a Predictor of Longevity in Older Adults make the case that folks could/should focus more on building and maintaining muscle vs. say, losing body fat. I’m not enough of a statistician to be able to comment on if… Continue Reading
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Why Bone Broth is a slick way to balance protein needs, improve health and taste good along the way
It’s hard to find a topic that is not controversial to the point of starting a fist fight these days… Maybe I’m jaded but I have this sense that even if someone developed a cheap, easily accessible cure for all cancers, someone would be cranky about it and leave a “1 star review” for the… Continue Reading
Paleo Kids Products We Love
A couple of our favorite companies have recently come out with new products made just for kids. They’re some goods so we wanted to share them along with a few other things we especially like for the youngins… Doc Parsley Sleep Remedy They just launched a Sleep Remedy product made just for kids! If your… Continue Reading
My Training at 48
Hey Rebels! It’s only ~6 months late… But I finished my quasi-yearly training and chow update! What’s new in my training and food? Am I on HRT? If so, what am I doing? How did my experiment with a myostatin inhibitor go? You can find all that in My Training update which is available in… Continue Reading
The Healthy Rebellion Manifesto
“The only way to deal with an unhealthy world is to become so absolutely healthy that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” —The Healthy Rebellion (adapted from Albert Camus) The Healthy Rebellion is a new community. A new network of like-minded people. I created The Healthy Rebellion (THR) to bring together the people… Continue Reading
The Sick Care System
Sick Care System /sik ker ˈsistəm/ noun The standard westernized healthcare system. A proposed system of health care maintenance that was better informed in terms of information, yet produced remarkably poor results. The 20th century saw perhaps the greatest improvements in human health in all of history (with some notable caveats). This was due in… Continue Reading
NorCal Margarita Recipe
While alcohol isn’t Paleo, we’re social creatures and imbibing is a huge part of our culture. So, let’s just do it smarter, right? Much of the problem with drinking is not the booze itself but all the extra crap that comes with it. Ditch your heavy IPAs and umbrella drinks. Nicki and I first whipped… Continue Reading
A Brief History of Nutrition in the West
If you’re here, I’m going to assume that you most likely know red meat does NOT cause cancer and fat is not the devil. But do you know how our society came to fully believe those misinformed ideas? As part of my contribution to David Hauser’s new book, Unstoppable: 4 Steps to Transform Your… Continue Reading
3 Simple Ways To Live Better, Now.
Our world is busy. The To Do list is perpetual. And it seems like the last thing on said list is to take care of your body and health—which is quite messed up for many reasons. But that’s what our society places value on! Since we likely leave little time to give back to ourselves,… Continue Reading
Electrolyte Imbalance: Symptoms & How to Fix It
Electrolytes are naturally occurring chemical compounds that play a crucial role in human physiology because of their ability to carry an electrical charge. Biologically speaking, electrolytes contribute to a wide variety of vital processes because they separate into positively and negatively charged ions when dissolved in a polar solvent like water. These ions, in turn,… Continue Reading
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