Food for thought: nutrition is paramount to optimal health and fitness. Whether it’s Zone, GOMAD, primal, or paleo, for better or for worse, I have witnessed the contagiousness of diet in many athletic communities: it’s mentioned, it peeks interest, it drives experimentation. After personal observation, experimentation, and even more observation, you can add me to… Continue Reading
Janelle Reverses Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
Written by Janelle Pica “You may just have to wait ten years, at which point we can arrange medication for you.” I can still hear those words echoing in my head even though it has been years since that day in the office of my endocrinologist (who, might I add, I never… Continue Reading
Antioxidants And Pesky Free Radicals
Written by: Kevin Cann We have all heard about free radicals and antioxidants. Understanding the mechanisms of both within our bodies is an important factor when we are deciding the foods to make as staples of our diets. All diseases increase free radicals. So this means if we up the vitamin c supplementation then… Continue Reading
Paleo Helps Triathlete Qualify for Ironman 70.3 World Championships
I started triathlon 4 years ago as a way to “mix things up” from my normal running and strength training routine that I used to stay in ‘decent shape’. I have always been an active person, enjoying a variety of sports and outdoor activities, but through my 20’s I really struggled to maintain a healthy body weight.… Continue Reading
The Proof Is In How I Look And Feel
Written by: Tabitha I’ve always been an athletic and healthy person. No one in my family really struggles with disease or conditions. The women in my mom’s family seem to get hypothyroidism, but it hasn’t affected me. I grew up very active and able to eat anything in as large a quantity as I wanted.… Continue Reading
Going, Going, GONE – It all Started with a Handful of Chips…
Veggies, meat, good fats, some fruit, water and an occasional piece of high-quality dark chocolate – that’s what’s been going into your body for the past week or two. Seriously, you are on a roll. This paleo thing – it’s in the bag. I’m talking EASY. You totally can’t understand how some people are always complaining about how… Continue Reading
Paleo puts Keratosis Pilaris in Remission
For as long as I can remember, I have been plagued with a red bumpy rash on the back of both of my arms along with an occasional flare up on my back (see photo below). Since I was in high school, I have seen a variety of doctors and been prescribed an array of topical steroid… Continue Reading
N=1=YOU
When we talk about tinkering with our diets, exercise protocols, and other lifestyle factors, we often use the phrase n=1. What does this mean, and how does it apply to you? For those of you unfamiliar with scientific research, “n” is shorthand for the sample size. It’s the number of people involved in the study—the… Continue Reading
Tracy Tried A Paleo Diet For 30 Days, And She’s Sticking With It!
Hi Robb( & whoever else may read this), At the end of February I had had enough. I was feeling awful- no motivation to move my body at all, a general sluggishness and talking crap to myself about how I was having a hard time getting back ”on track”. I am not sure what ”track”… Continue Reading
Pale-‘O’-lympics: Go for the Gold
It happens every two years alternating between summer and winter. It’s when the World’s best athletes come together for the ultimate competition. Records are broken, dreams are realized, and medals are won. At some point in our lives we’ve probably all had “Olympic Dreams”. Unfortunately, if you’re like me, the skills required to reach those… Continue Reading
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