tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89411822012-01-21T22:45:17.426-05:00A place for information on the ancestral way of eating and lifestyle. ...... Eating foods that are biologically appropriate for the human species. ...... Eating God/Nature-made foods, customized to individual needs, instead of man-made foods, using information from science, tradition, personal experience, and any credible sources.Paleo Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638692477055356361noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941182.post-40344911657992030762011-10-30T18:53:00.000-05:002011-10-30T18:53:23.463-05:00

Nassim Taleb, the philosophical and geographical flâneur (a stroller, physically and metaphorically, who has a "complete philosophical way of living and thinking" and a process of navigating erudition, that is, deep learning through experience, experimentation, socializing and self-directed reading, rather than through formal insitutional education) discussed in his The Bed of Procrustes the

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My description of what I've been eating is overdo for an update, as I've expanded my food selection significantly since the more heavily carnivore phase, which I had been hoping I could do some day. Eating almost no plant foods provided many benefits, but my past chronic constipation was worsening again after initial improvement, so I reintroduced some foods to my diet and I've been emphasizing

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Don't miss this excellent interview of a brilliant and honest man who has had great success with a raw carnivorous diet (for example, his migraines and precancerous lesions disappeared with this diet) but does not hide the problems he runs into.

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Well, it's happening. Both the Washington Post and New York Times have reported on Paleo diets in short order. The Paleo diet is making the radar, becoming known to the media elites and the masses. This could have both bad and good consequences. I'm hoping for more of the latter. Below is a link and a couple of excerpts from the NYT article, which is much better than the Post article, though it

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In addition to fat, water is very important for carnivores, including humans eating a carnivorous diet. Inuits still eating a meat/seafood-heavy diet reportedly drink large quantities of water:[The Inuit drink] large quantities of water (5 to 6 litres per day), characteristic of the protein-rich diet that triggers renal elimination of the products of catabolism. Jeremy MacClancy, Consuming the

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I'm still doing great on my stricter version of a Paleo diet (raw carnivore, with only occasional plant foods--basically an Inuit-style diet). The recent relapse of symptoms disappeared within a couple of months and my health is once again better than it's been in decades--even better than it was at my peak during the more conventional Paleo diet.I don't tell people what to eat. I think folks

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After experiencing some relapse of certain symptoms I re-investigated my health and diet and tried a stricter approach, which quickly generated positive benefits. A very restrictive diet seems to work best for me. This is unfortunate, because it means that healthy foods are even less available for me than I realized and my diet is much less socially acceptable. I'm hoping I'll be able to stick

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This video is the best brief summary I've seen yet of Paleolithic nutrition. I can't imagine how it could be made any simpler, yet, astoundingly, some people still don't get it after viewing the vid.Paleo/Primal in a Nutshell

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Here is some basic information about the ancestral way of eating, also called the Paleolithic diet, among other things (Paleolithic means "old stone," as in "Old Stone Age"):The ancestral way of eating is not so much a weight loss program--although that is a positive common side effect--as it is a health optimizer. It's the only diet based upon a fundamental explanatory model--biological

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Here is an uplifting ADHD success story to start off the new year on a positive note. It very vividly illustrates the benefits of nutritional treatment (which can benefit everyone, not just ADHD patients):Recovering from ADHDWatch for the change in Clayton's handwriting.The basic diet this physician uses in his treatment program is very similar to the Ancestral Diet, and his findings match what I

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While viewing an image of a deviated septum [here's an example: Deviated Septum] in a medical text I'm studying for a course I'm taking, I noticed that it reminded me of the exaggerated S-curve of scoliosis. I realized that the septum is composed of cartilage--a connective tissue--and that deviated septum can therefore be classed as yet another connective tissue disorder. I looked into it and

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The results of a study that compared the Atkins, Zone, Ornish and Yale/LEARN diets are out and the Atkins diet beat out the others in terms of weight loss (though not by much) and--more importantly--health statistics. While I'm no fan of the Atkins diet (it includes lots of unhealthy dairy products), it is certainly closer to the optimal science-based diet (an ancestral/Paleo/biologically

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"How the immune system is switched on and off, or how it detects friend or foe, has baffled scientists for years. New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine shows that tiny cells called intestinal epithelial cells play a central role in both turning on anti-microbial immune responses and turning off harmful responses that can cause chronic inflammation in the

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Molecular mimicry caused by similarities between cells in modern foods, infectious agents and human self tissues has been identified as a mechanism for the development of autoimmune disease in the case of celiac disease and is likely involved in other autoimmune diseases. This may be the most crucial aspect of evolutionary nutrition, and the most important area of research in evolutionary

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In their brochure, "What's to Eat? Healthy Foods for Hungry Children" (subscription required), the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends for a "good start" to "carry a child through an active morning" the odd "breakfast idea" of leftover spaghetti or pizza, served hot or cold. Even before I learned about the Paleo diet I knew that cold pizza was nowhere near a health food, and had never heard

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It's best if you can go "cold turkey" on modern foods and go right to eating a completely Paleo/ancestral diet for the first four months, or at least four weeks, so that you can see the difference an ancestral diet makes. Even if you go completely Paleo you will likely inadvertently eat some modern foods at times, since so many store-bought and restaurant foods contain modern ingredients, and you

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It's not surprising that a drug that treats rheumatoid arthritis would also treat asthma, as they are both diseases that involve chronic inflammation and both are "diseases of civilization" that accumulating scientific evidence is showing have an underlying cause of a modern diet that is in conflict with human biology.Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Could Fight Problem Asthma February 16, 2006 08:45:57

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Vitamin D deficiency in expectant mothers has been found to increase the risk of asthma in their children...Kids' Asthma Linked to Maternal NutritionMarch 4, 2006 08:45:27 PM PSTBy Amanda GardnerHealthDay ReporterSATURDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- The link between maternal health and childhood asthma is becoming clearer.Researchers presenting new studies at the annual meeting of the American

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Diabetes has risen to "epidemic" levels and increased reporting does not account for all of the increase. More and more Americans are falling prey to this chronic disease and even higher diabetes rates have been predicted for the future as Americans eat more modern foods and become more sedentary. Dr. Loren Cordain reported that "the Average American now eats 83 pounds of corn syrup a year, plus

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Loren Cordain, Ph.D. has just published an ebook titled The Dietary Cure for Acne. Cordain reviews the four known proximate causes of acne (pore blockage, excess oil production, bacterial infection and inflammation) and explains the underlying cause behind all of them: the modern diet. Cordain's ebook reveals how high glycemic foods increase oil production, and how dietary lectins prevent skin

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Scientists from the National Institutes of Health and McGill University in Canada are re-examining the effectiveness of vitamin C treatment of cancer. There are indications that the problem with some past studies may have been the method of administering the vitamin.Oral dosing was used in the studies that found no benefit for vitamin C in treating cancer, instead of intravenous dosing, or a

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Swedish researchers reported this week finding a correlation between long-term cell phone use and tumor risk, contradicting two earlier studies.The report suggested a 240 percent increased risk of a malignant tumor on the side of the head the cell phone is used on. The researchers recommended using a headset to reduce the risk.If the study is validated by additional studies it will not be

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From: Nutrient content in veggies declines amid bigger yieldsBy LANCE GAYScripps Howard News Service27-FEB-06"[D]ata collected by the federal government shows that the nutritional content of America's vegetables and fruits has declined over the last 50 years - in some cases dramatically. ..."SUMMARY AND COMMENT:Donald Davis, a biochemist at the University of Texas in Austin found significant

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The Associated PressJan. 23, 2006DALLAS - Veggie burgers and tofu might not be so great at warding off heart disease after all.An American Heart Association committee reviewed a decade of studies on soy’s benefits and came up with results that are now casting doubt on the health claim that soy-based foods and supplements significantly lower cholesterol....The panel also found that neither soy nor

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Metro Toronto, CanadaLifestylePublished January 12, 2006... The American College of Nutrition is touting results of a study that found eggs are better than bagels at curbing the appetite....The study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, found that eating two eggs for breakfast, instead of a small bagel, reduced hunger and caloric intake at lunch and

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Autism is "the fastest growing developmental disability among children. The number of children diagnosed with autism has risen from one in 2,000 15 years ago to one in 250 two years ago to 1 in 166 today."(Autism ever more common: Mother assures parents there is hope, By TAMMY BOULD, The Register-Mail, Sunday, December 18, 2005)The number of anecdotal cases of autistic children being helped by

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Last Updated: Monday, 15 November, 2004, 00:02 GMTBBC News----------------------------------Johns Hopkins University research, published in Annals of Neurology, "produced compelling evidence that autism may in some cases be linked to inflammation of the brain."They found certain immune system components that promote inflammation are consistently activated in people with autism....The condition

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Ray Audette, author of NeanderThin, reported the following success story on June 29, 2004. While one anecdotal case like this is not strong scientific evidence, it does offer yet another ray of hope that the world's leadings scientists in the field of Paleolithic nutrition may be on to something:Larry was vegetatively austistic when Mary first e-mailed me some years ago. I sent her a book (free)

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Milk Not Seen as a Major Culprit"In a previous study, Dr. Laura Paajanen of the Foundation for Nutrition Research in Helsinki and her team found evidence that gastrointestinal problems in school-age children were sometimes due an intolerance to cow's milk. They conducted the current investigation to determine the cause of similar discomfort in young adults."Unfortunately, the placebo beverage

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The accumulating evidence is making it ever more difficult for anyone to deny a likely link between ADD/ADHD and diet. The holidays are an especially difficult time for parents of children with ADD/ADHD, because there are so many tempting and reactive modern foods available at this time of year: candy, cookies, cakes, pies, brownies, bread, stuffing and so on.A study published in the May 2005

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The links: Autism – Autoimmune Disease – Connective Tissue Disorders – GI Disorders - DietIn addition to the recent [controversial] links made between thimerosal (a mercury preservative commonly used in a number of childhood vaccines) and autism, there have also been links made between diet and autism, though not all studies support the connection. The evidence is sufficiently strong to make a

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More and more scientists, doctors and experts are doing research related to Paleolithic nutrition and advocating the basic Paleolithic nutritional and lifestyle model, including the following:• Loren Cordain, Ph.D., Professor of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, author of The Paleo Diet, www.ThePaleoDiet.com• S Boyd Eaton, MD, Professor of Radiology

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Accumulating evidence links gastrointestinal diseases and disorders to modern foods. Leading scientists believe that the reason grains, as well as dairy and possibly legumes, contribute to the development of GI diseases and other chronic disorders is that the human body has not evolved to digest these agrarian foods. The human body is believed to be best adapted to eating the wild foods that were

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From: The Paleo Diet Newsletter-November 1, 2005Dr. Loren Cordain reports that "in the dermatology community, diet has long been dismissed as an underlying factor in the development of acne (1), but unfortunately no alternative hypotheses regarding its fundamental origin have been proffered. Consequently for most dermatologists, the root cause of acne remains unknown (1). When my research group

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“Due to the fact that celiac disease was considered rare in this country, it often went undiagnosed or misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome or lactose intolerance. My experience is that the true incidence is probably much higher still, perhaps on the order of 1 in 10 people. The bulk of us however, do NOT benefit from foods with wheat and gluten.”

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Dec. 19, 2002 -- The scourge of teenaged life -- acne -- may result from the very diet that feeds it, suggests a new study that flies in the face of three decades worth of conventional thinking on the cause of facial blemishes.And this time, it's not just isolated items such as chocolate or pizza being implicated. It's the entire typical western diet, a gamut of highly refined starchy and sugary

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From: The Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain, Ph.D. of Colorado State University, pp. 91-92"Autoimmune diseasesAutoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 (juvenile) diabetes develop when the body's immune system can't tell the difference between its own tissues and those of foreign invaders. The result: The body attacks itself. The type of disease depends on the

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Article Description:"Scientists have identified a way to prevent Type I diabetes in rats that are genetically prone to develop the disease. The discovery could one day lead to the prevention, and possibly to the treatment, of autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes."The study was headed by Alessio Fasano, M.D., professor of pediatrics, medicine and physiology and director of the University of

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At the suggestion of a friend I am starting this blog which will focus on the ancestral (Paleo) lifestyle, including subject areas like diet, nutrition/supplements, lifestyle/exercise, etc.

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