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A Pleistocene Vision of the Past: A Direction for the Future

January 1, 2016

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]act: Horses aren’t native to the Americas, they were brought to the Americas from Spain. Everyone knows that... or at least they think they know that... While it is factual that domesticated horses were brought from Spain in the 1500s, and it’s also factual that there were no horses in the Americas at that point in time, it is not true that horses aren’t native to the Americas. I’d submit that horses are more native to the Americas than humans. One of the biggest mistakes...

5 Paleo Rules for the Holidays

December 21, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][dropcap]T[/dropcap]he average person gains an average of a gazillion pounds during the Holiday Season, which can be a source of a lot of frustration for those who are hyper-focused on their weight and spend every ounce of willpower to "Just Say No" to each and every Paleo Cookie and Cake offered to them. Sounds like a fun existence. That was sarcasm. When the willpower muscle fatigues and you finally find yourself giving in, do you give in just a little, or...

3 Simple Ways to Help Bees

December 15, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [dropcap]B[/dropcap]ees pollinate a third of everything we eat. That fact alone should be enough to warrant our attention. This includes important staples like most fruits and vegetables, coffee, tea, and cocoa beans. Even grass-fed and pastured meat production relies on bees and other pollinators, because bees and other insects pollinate the clover fields they graze on. And as an important contributor to the global economy, annual global crop pollination by...

The Buzz about Beekeeper’s Naturals

December 14, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t's that time of the year again... Runny noses. Screaming children with sticky hands. Picking up friends and family from airports that you are pretty sure to have the plague. Nothing says holidays like inviting to your home for a week at least three different carriers of an unknown disease, each possessing a more contagious symptom than the last. You have the CDC's number just in case, right? No amount of cold medicine seems to keep it...

Paleo Vegan Diet: What it gets wrong, and right.

November 2, 2015

In the simplest terms, The Paleo Vegan Diet truly is the best of both worlds; it includes everything in the Paleo Diet minus the animal protein, and it includes everything in the Raw Vegan diet plus cooking. In order to determine the benefits of adopting a Paleo Vegan Diet as opposed to simply a Paleo Diet or Standard Vegan Diet, one must make some observations about both dietary regimens clear, as there have been several misgivings about both dietary modalities.   What does The Paleo...

Is Low Stomach Acid Bad For Your Health?

November 2, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you have ever watched television during the weeknight evening hours or had your regular radio programming interrupted by some messages from the sponsors, it is likely that you have been inundated with a slew of advertisements for antacids and acid-suppressing drugs, including the "purple pill" (Nexium), Prilosec, Prevacid, Pepcid AC, Zantac, and numerous other medications that lower stomach acid. Understandably, you may be under the impression that the...

Interview with the Lunatic Farmer Joel Salatin

October 18, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Polyface Farmer Joel Salatin may be one of the most well-known farmers on this planet. The self-described “Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer” is famed for his counter-conventional animal husbandry wisdom, and is a prolific author who doles out scathing criticisms of Industrial factory farming methods and government involvement in food. In this interview with the Paleo Foundation, Salatin addresses every facet of his “Christian...

Paleo Industry News

October 17, 2015

Discover Paleo Industry News from The Paleo Foundation for Retailers and Paleo Products Suppliers.   Paleo Industry News Issue 1: What Retailers Should Know About the Paleo Movement Excerpt: Growth of a Movement: Paleo Product sales forecasted to reach $300 million by 2018, according to Nutrition Business Journal. Interest in the Paleo Diet has risen dramatically in recent years— it was the most- searched diet worldwide in 2013 and 2014 according to year-end Google reportings— and...

Cinnamon Spice Paleo Donuts

October 9, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pumpkin, cinnamon, hot lattes, rain boots—fall, my favorite season! The time of year when the trees burst with color and the crisp morning air refreshes. Fall gives any excuse to add pumpkin and spices to everything! The other day I searched far and wide in search for pumpkins to decorate my house, needless to say, I don’t think they exist in Hawaii. So, cinnamon spice doughnuts were created instead. These Paleo donuts are baked rather than deep fried, but...

Chris Hughes of Broken Arrow Ranch

October 9, 2015

In a world overrun by tasty, four-legged creatures, Chris Hughes of Broken Arrow Ranch has solved the issue of getting wild-caught and field harvested meats directly to consumers. Broken Arrow Ranch is able to bring high-quality, truly wild free-range venison, antelope, and wild boar by partnering with ranchers in Central and South Texas as part of a population management program. The result? They help maintain sustainable animal populations, and the wild game meat they produce is... wait for...