January 06, 2012

Man goes from 400+ lbs to 180lbs after 382 day fast; remains healthy


Seriously, someone fasted for 382 days. 5 years after losing 200 lbs during the experiment, he remains close to his ideal body weight.
December 08, 2011

Research: Eating fat makes you happy; hence "comfort food"


This little article talks about research showing how your stomach can control your behavior, telling you to eat "comfort food" to make you happy. The key ingredient in comfort food: Fat.
November 21, 2011

More paleo in the mainstream: News anchor "not going back" after starting paleo


Primal Girl has a series of posts (part 1, 2, 3, 4) following a news anchor who is smitten with the paleo diet. Interviews with some of our paleo movement leaders are included.
July 26, 2011

Mercury found in corn syrup (high fructose or otherwise)


Old news, but worth sharing: Mercury has been found in both corn syrup in high fructose corn syrup.
June 23, 2011

Staying Slim More Complex Than Previously Thought


From Discovery News:
Perhaps hunger, fullness and how the body absorbs and metabolizes nutrients in food matters more than we think.


Another paradox?
But for participants who regularly ate whole-fat dairy products and nuts, both rich in calories, there was still an added benefit. Why?
March 30, 2011

Increase the number of livestock on barren land by 400% can convert it to productive grassland


Allan Savory won the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge Prize of $100,000 for the Africa Center for Holistic Management (ACHM) in Zimbabwe by demonstrating that by INCREASING the number of livestock on barren land by 400% we can convert it from desert back to productive grassland:

Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans


Check out this interesting study that should make sure think twice about overdoing it with antioxidants.
March 06, 2011

Paleo is getting in the news - Nightline Video


There is a Nightline Video which has interviews talking about the Paleo Lifestyle as well as showcasing CrossFit. I have posted the video in the "Press" Section of my website at: www.paleopeople.com It's great to see Paleo is becoming more & more main stream.
March 01, 2011

"Red meat not bad for you" says a new study conducted by Dr. Obvious


Check out this article.

Red meat vindicated! But the article still considers fat bad, despite the underlying study not claiming this anywhere. So ignore the commentary, and enjoy your steak.
February 14, 2011

Is more fish oil better? Perhaps not.


The Healthy Skeptic raises an important point in analyzing whether or not dosing on fish oil is such a good thing. After all, n-3 PUFAs are highly oxidizable, and if you are already eating a clean diet, does fish oil cause more harm than good?
February 10, 2011

[Video] Watch Gary Taubes debate Dean Ornish


[Part 1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdBDQdOKbJQ&feature=related
[Part 2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caGN3UMqOBM&NR=1
[Part 3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPGh56KdBo4&feature=related
[Part 4] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2JvMAXyvpE&NR=1
[Part 5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aceqVKGX1ZY&feature=related

Also included in this series is Dr. Barbara Howard from the American Heart Association; she is made to look pretty foolish (by herself).
February 07, 2011

Elimination diet can help ADHD


A new study has found that diet can play a role in ADHD.
[The study found that] nearly two-thirds of children who followed a restricted, elimination diet as having a significant reduction in ADHD symptoms and oppositional defiant behavior.

The diet itself:
The five-week diet from the Impact of Nutrition on Children with ADHD (INCA) study was restricted to rice, meat, vegetables, pears and water.
February 02, 2011

The best fish oils are the triglyceride form - 2 studies show


The Heart Scan Blog has some good info for those supplementing with fish oil (who isn't?): take the triglyceride form for maximum effectiveness.
February 01, 2011

Dear America, Eat Less. Sincerely, Feds


Looks like the newest Federal Guidelines for a healthy diet are out, and they tell us to limit salt, saturated fat, and portion size. Yawn!
January 27, 2011

Tools Suggest Earlier Human Exit From Africa (~100K years ago)


NYTimes reports:
Artifacts unearthed in the United Arab Emirates dating back more than 100,000 years suggest that modern humans first left Africa much earlier than scientists originally believed.

Mythbusting: "High fat diet linked to cancer"


You might have read articles claiming a new study points the finger at high fat diets for promoting cancer. Nonsense! Marks Daily Apple has peeled away the gloss to reveal the meat of the study. Look at the lab rat diet and it has more sugar than fat!
January 21, 2011

A Western diet promotes unhealthy gut bacteria in children


The Economist covers a study comparing gut bacteria in European children to that of African children. The sugary diets of European children promote less healthy guy bacteria. Not surprising, but interesting nonetheless.

Eating Wheat Causes Symptoms in Some People Who Don't Have Celiac Disease


Stephan from Whole Health Source has new post up bringing attention to the important subject of gluten sensitivity in those without Celiac Disease. Worth a read.
January 18, 2011

Smoking Damages DNA Within Minutes, Study Finds


US News shares an interesting study:
...scientists tracked the level of a chemical associated with cancer—one polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—in 12 smokers and found it began damaging their DNA within 15 to 30 minutes of finishing a cigarette.

Sluggish? Confused? Vitamin B12 May Be Low


The Wall Street Journal has an article discussing B12 deficiency.
Symptoms of low B12 include anemia, depression, dementia, confusion, loss of appetite and balance problems.

Also, this telling quote:
...a surprising number of her young female patients also have low levels of B12. Typically they are healthy and active, but they don't eat much meat and they have minor mood, memory or balance problems.
December 07, 2010

Two Brave Men Who Ate Nothing But Meat for an Entire Year


Inhuman Experiment has a nice post on what happens when you eat only meat for a year. Spoiler: Nothing bad (quite the opposite).
Both men ate about 800 grams of meat per day in 3-4 meals. The protein contents ranged from 100 to 140 grams, the fat from 200 to 300 grams, and carbohydrates from 7 to 12 grams.
October 14, 2010

Meat-Based Diet Made Us Smarter


"You can't have a large brain and big guts at the same time," explains Leslie Aiello in this NPR article. So what gave us our big brains? Switching to a meat based diet.

Butchering dinner 3.4 million years ago


Nature.com has an article revealing that our ancestors were eating meat at least 3.4 million years ago:
Slashed animal bones suggest early hominins were chopping up predator kills earlier than we thought.
September 28, 2010

Why barefoot is best for children


"Barefoot is best": Just a good reminder to include kids in this statement.
The human foot at birth is not a miniature version of an adult foot. In fact, it contains no bones at all and consists of a mass of cartilage, which, over a period of years, ossifies to become the 28 bones that exist in the adult human foot. This process is not complete until the late teens, so it is crucial that footwear - when worn - is well chosen.

The Canola Oil Story


Preparedness Pro has a look at Canola Oil: It's history and it's detrimental health effects.
September 22, 2010

Increase Your Testosterone (from artofmanliness.com)


The entertaining blog ArtOfManliness.com has a post on increasing testosterone. This is being shared on paleolife because many of the recommendations align with a paleo diet, including: cut the soy, eat fat, and lift heavy things. Hooray!

"Low-Fat Diet Not a Cure-All" - duh...


From the Harvard School of Public Health comes "Low-Fat Diet Not a Cure-All".

Results from large, long Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial shows no effect on heart disease, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or weight.

Paleo is mainstream: Robb Wolf has content on "FourHourWorkWeek.com"


Tim Ferriss, of "Four Hour Work Week" fame, has a post up containing containing a big excerpt from Robb Wolf's new book. Is paleo officially mainstream now?
September 20, 2010

"Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality" - oh my!


From the "Annal of Internal Medicine" comes this poorly controlled study: "Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality".

Is it time to start eating low-fat/high-carb? Well of course not.

Here is one entertaining rebuttal and another.
September 17, 2010

High Fructose Corn Syrup to become... "Corn Sugar"


The Corn Refiners Association is trying to reposition "High Fructose Corn Syrup" by petitioning the FDA to change the name to "Corn Sugar". They must really think the public is dumb.
September 16, 2010

Robb Wolf's new book is out - Get it while it's hot!


Robb Wolf has released his new book, "The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet", with a foreword from Loren Cordain.

Reviews are positive so far; see John Durant's review.
June 28, 2010

Loren Cordain and Pedro Bastos bless saturated fats including coconut oil


Not that something as wonderful as coconut oil needs to be blessed, but Loren Cordain and Pedro Bastos from The Paleo Diet have said the following about coconut oil:

"My feeling is that coconut oil in the backdrop of a modern day Paleo Diet probably has few negative health implications." - Loren Cordain

"I believe coconut oil in the context of a 90% Paleo Diet (+ sun exposure + adequate sleep + regular exercise) may be neutral or even positive." - Pedro Bastos
June 18, 2010

Dr. Mercola: The Awful Truth About Eating Grains


It's nice to see Dr. Mercola's site covering grains, lectins, and "Darwinian" diets. Check it out (and hit the 'Esc' key on your keyboard after the page loads to get rid of that pop-up).
June 15, 2010

Vitamin D, Vitamin A, and Cancer


The Vitamin D Council has a post up analyzing interaction between Vitamin A and Vitamin D in the body. To quote, "the benefits of vitamin D are almost entirely negated in those with the highest vitamin A intake". Tough to consider this a completely objective article, but food for thought. Read more here.
Related reading:
Are Some People Pushing Their Vitamin D Levels Too High?
"Vitamins A, D and K: Who Cares?"

The hidden truth about statins - 2 great videos


The Healthy Skeptic has been busy making excellent, informative videos on nutritional topics (see the cholesterol series). The most recent videos are an exposé of sorts on statins.

Solid post explaining why Agave nectar is bad for you


Agave nectar is made in a process similar to how high fructose corn syrup is derived from corn. Read more about this new age 'natural' sweetener here.

Two videos busting the cholesterol myth - Good for sharing with friends and family


The Healthy Skeptic has put together a couple of videos that explain in laymen's terms why the conventional wisdom on cholesterol is not only wrong, but dangerous. Watch them on the Food Renegade blog.
June 11, 2010

Gluten-free diet may alleviate depressive and behavioural symptoms in adolescents


"A significant decrease in psychiatric symptoms was found at 3 months on a gluten-free diet compared to patients' baseline condition."

Coffee: The New Health Food?


Coffee fans rejoice: "Plenty of health benefits are brewing in America's beloved beverage."

Study Links ADHD in Children to Pesticide Exposure


Where do the suspicious pesticides ("organophosphates") enter the diet? It is applied to "corn, wheat, and soy through a product called Lorsban". Solution: Eat organic.

Pistachios Increase Serum Antioxidants and Lower Serum Oxidized-LDL in Hypercholesterolemic Adults


A study in The Journal of Nutrition finds pistachios are healthy. But you already knew that.

Woman striving to be world's heaviest


She's eating 12,000 calories a day, and doesn't think her health will be affected. Story here and video here.

The shaky legs of the cholesterol hypothesis are giving way.


Studies are finding cholesterol-lowering drugs aren't working and require a closer look.
June 03, 2010

Brief exercise reduces impact of stress on aging


Conditioning Research covers some new research showing that "vigorous physical activity" protects the body (as measured by telomere length) from chronic stress. Read the post here.