Happy Birthday Chuck!! Feb 12, 2009 is the 200th birthday of one of the most influential people in history, Charles Darwin. There have been some phenomenal accounts of his life including a BBC series that is as thorough as it is enjoyable…do check it out. So, I want to celebrate this great man’s birth by… Continue Reading
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Recent Paleo/Low Carb Posts
Urban’s Blog
Just wanted to pass along a link to Melissa Urban Excellent blog. She is pretty damn funny and SMOKING HOT! What can I say, I have a thing for feisty brunettes. She interviewed Chemistry-ubber-stud Matt Lalonde on the varied topics of Paleo/Zone nutrition. It has some great information and Matt is very generous in his mentioning… Continue Reading
Ulcerative Colitis
There are host of digestive ailments which benefit enormously from a gluten free Paleo diet: IBS, Crohns, Celiac, diverticulitis…and ulcerative colitis. This was the condition that I was developing when I was eating my way to oblivion via grains, legumes and the like. The options presneted to me included bowel resection and mega-doses of corticosteroids…all… Continue Reading
Celiac Updates
I received two great comments from some old posts that I thought were valuable enough to drag to the front page. The first is from Celiac and Legumes and the second is from Celiac and Elevated Liver Enzymes. Thanks to the folks who submitted these, and really, for just giving the gluten free thing a… Continue Reading
CrossFit Endurance+Paleo=Ass-kicker!
Hey y’all! I have a nice example of the power of smart programming and solid paleo eating. Our “Littl Runner Girl” Angela Horswill has affected quite a transformation in the past 2 years. She started working with Nicki to deal with some overuse injuries and of course, we went after her nutrition. She is an… Continue Reading
Update:This Shit Works!
Here is an update from Brian at Potomac CrossFit: Robb, just wanted to send another update and make sure people know that this stuff works! It’s Day 20 of my reduced carb Zone Diet and I’m down from 222 lbs to 206.5 lbs. I’d have never believed that anybody could lose weight this fast, not… Continue Reading
Heard of T. Colin Campbell?
I received the following question in the comments section: Hey Robb, Have you ever looked at the work of T Colin Campbell at Cornell? He wrote a book called the China Study about how eating meat is bad for you. I don’t want to ask you to do extra work, just wondering if you had… Continue Reading
CrossFit Balboa
Happy turkey Day folks! Just wanted to throw a great resource to you, Crossfit Balboa. They have some kick-ass paleo resources…check it out! Continue Reading
NorCal Nutrition
I know there are a few affiliate owners and trainers who read this blog so I wanted to let y’all know about a pretty lengthy post I did for our CrossFit NorCal Blog. Our clients ask many, many nutrition related questions and it’s always an uphill battle to make the counter case to the Foor… Continue Reading
Paleo vs. Type 1 Diabetes
I received the following email today, pretty cool stuff: Robb, I emailed you about a month or so ago. I just want to give you an update on my situation: I’ve lost about 15-20lbs. I’ve taken no insulin for 5 weeks and I’m type 1 Diabetic!. Because of my strict paleo diet(gluten and dairy free) my… Continue Reading