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Bacon: Is There Anything Left to Discuss?

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Loren Cordain, PhD, Professor Emeritus — 20 Comments ↓

Over the past few years, craze over bacon has surged in the Paleo community, but is it Paleo or isn’t it? It seems like just about every bacon issue under the sun has been argued, discussed and disputed on Paleo blogs, websites and cookbooks. I have little to add to these specific discussions because as near as I can determine most of the significant issues have been previously brought up – that is, except for the most crucial point. When I spoke at the Institute for Functional Medicine Conference in San Francisco a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure…

Sea Salt: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Loren Cordain, PhD, Professor Emeritus — 18 Comments ↓

One of the most gratifying rewards of having written The Paleo Diet in 2002 and having been involved in the Paleo movement from its very beginnings is that I receive numerous queries about various nutritional aspects of this lifelong way of eating. Clearly, I nor anyone else, have an inside track to all dietary questions that may arise about contemporary Paleo diets. However, I am happy to share with you the information I have compiled over more than 25 years of my research into this fascinating topic. As the Paleo Diet gains traction and notoriety worldwide, it seems that part…

Fertility and Increasing Your Chances for Conception

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Loren Cordain, PhD, Professor Emeritus — 5 Comments ↓

One of the numerous benefits from eating “Paleo” or switching to a contemporary Paleo Diet if you eat in the standard American way is that you and your spouse/partner/ will greatly improve your chances for successful conception, pregnancy and a healthy baby. Here’s the information you may want to become acquainted with, particularly if you have avoided meats and fish and have previously focused upon whole grain cereals, legumes and processed foods in your diet. If you fail to regularly eat animal foods (eggs, meat, fish and seafood) you will become deficient in vitamin B12 because plant food sources contain…

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