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Interesting Science Updates

February 14, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The year—so far—in science has been nothing short of outstanding. Below are a few highlights of the recently published scientific literature with a specific emphasis on research pertaining to ancestral health and topics frequently discussed in Ancestral Health and "Paleo" forums. 1. Neanderthal Resurrection It's been known for a while that modern non-African humans have up to 3% of their genomes containing Neanderthal DNA due to admixture. Researchers have...

The Biggest Loser Is Not the Real Story

February 14, 2014

After FIFTEEN seasons of NBC's show The Biggest Loser, now you’re outraged? Now you’re appalled, shocked, and critical? Twenty-four-year-old Rachel Fredrickson, winner of The Biggest Loser, isn’t the story here, and neither is The Biggest Loser show. Both of them are just doing what they were expected to do. Rachel competed on a “reality” show rewarding extreme weight loss. She performed so well she lost 155lb off her initial 260lb frame and won $250,000 for her achievement. The show’s...

How a Menstrual Cup Can Change Your Life

February 14, 2014

Article by Paleo Movement Health Director Katy Haldiman, MS, RN I had a long list of health problems and maladies that led me to discover the Paleo lifestyle, not the least of which included extremely painful periods. For years, my monthly cycle literally brought my life to a halt, as I would be forced to call off work due to the horrific cramps that I experienced the first few days of my period. I also had other unpleasant symptoms surrounding my periods, including drastic mood swings and...

Is Overtraining Oversimplified?

February 7, 2014

“Overtraining” is often treated as a single concept, yet there are two distinct patterns with different risks and benefits. Chronic overtraining reflects a habitual mismatch between training load and recovery that erodes performance, immunity, appetite, sleep, and motivation. Acute overtraining is a deliberate, time-bounded intensification strategy that raises volume, density, or load while tightly controlling recovery, nutrition, and technique. Clarifying this distinction helps lifters program...

Soylent, what?

February 7, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Recently while I was streaming through my Facebook feed while sitting in class, I ran across Soylent's recently announced nutrition information. I then decided to try to tackle Soylent and give it a breakdown of what I think it could be best used for. What is Soylent? For those of you who don't know what Soylent is, it is a meal (or rather, food) replacement created by Rob Rhinehart. The goal of this product is to provide food to those who don't feel...

Michael Pollan Paleo Interview

January 31, 2014

Last week, Mother Jones magazine published a scathing article with an obvious click-bait title of "Michael Pollan Explains What's Wrong With the Paleo Diet," immediately sending a flurry of angry Paleo Dieters and Paleo sustainability enthusiasts into protest. As most of us know, the Paleo Diet involves eschewing post-agricultural revolution (neolithic) foods such as wheat, dairy, and legumes, and instead of following the Paleolithic template of our hunter-gatherer ancestors— primarily...

Pork Beef and Chorizo Paleo Chili

January 31, 2014

Serves 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 60 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound grass-fed beef (chuck, London broil, round), cubed 1 pound pastured pork tenderloin, cubed 5 chorizo links, casings removed 1 onion, sliced 5 cloves garlic, minced 2 red peppers, diced 1 large carrot, diced 1 habanero pepper, diced 2 cups BPA, additive & citric acid-free crushed tomatoes 1 cup beef broth Juice of 2 limes 1 tablespoon coriander seed, crushed 2 tablespoons cumin seed, crushed 1 tablespoon smoked...

Chunky Paleo Pumpkin Chili:

January 31, 2014

Serves 4 Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 65 minutes   Ingredients: 4 small sugar pumpkins 3 pounds grass-fed beef (chuck, London broil, round) cut into small cubes 1 large onion, sliced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup mushrooms, sliced 1 red pepper, diced 1 large carrot, diced 1 dried chipotle pepper, soaked and chopped 1 large handful of kale, washed, stemmed & shredded 3 cups BPA, additive & citric acid-free crushed tomatoes 1 cup beef broth/stock 1 large handful of cilantro,...

The Business of Medicine: Doctors, Diet, and Common Sense

January 24, 2014

One of the things I personally struggle with, with regard to the Paleo Movement, is how to most effectively spread this message of health and empower people to draw their own conclusions. Sometimes I think the Paleo Movement as a whole vilifies physicians, whereas physicians need to be our allies. On the flip side, modern society puts physicians in the position of omniscient demigods, which clearly they are not. Physicians are also fallible, and some are better than others... Just like any...

Antonio Valladares Interview with Karen Pendergrass

October 11, 2013

Antonio Valladares is founder and president of Burn Sports, a Holistic Health and Performance Coaching Company based in New York City that provides a fitness and nutrition platform combined with stress management. He is a C.H.E.K. Certified Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach, Sports Performance Specialist, Corrective Exercise Kinesiologist, licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Personal Trainer. Antonio talks with Karen Pendergrass of the Paleo Foundation about his thoughts on several topics,...