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Trevor Connor, M.S.

CEO

Trevor Connor is the CEO of The Paleo Diet, LLC. He was Dr. Loren Cordain’s final graduate student at Colorado State University, where his research focused on the effects of a Paleo-style diet on autoimmune conditions. Working with Dr. Cordain, his pilot study included close to 60 volunteers with diverse conditions ranging from Crohn’s disease to multiple sclerosis to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

Trevor comes from a varied background. After graduating from Cornell University in 1995 he started his career in website development. He soon followed his passion and became a semi-professional cyclist, training at the Canadian National Center in British Columbia where he became a coach and team manager. He later managed the Team Rio Grande cycling team—the top-ranked amateur team in America whose alumni include top-five Tour de France finisher Tejay van Garderen and Giro d’Italia stage winner Chad Haga.

Initially, Trevor studied exercise physiology and nutrition to support his own training and to improve his coaching. At 38, he decided it was time to hang up the bike; he moved to Colorado to get his masters degree in bioenergetics and nutrition. Trevor had studied traditional sports nutrition for over a decade, and when he took Dr. Cordain’s class in 2009, he was highly skeptical of the Paleo Diet concept. But after experimenting with the diet, Trevor was able to return to the professional cycling ranks at 40, finishing in the top five in several races and establishing himself as the top ranked 40-plus rider in the country for several years running.

In addition to his role as CEO, Trevor writes the “Coach’s Corner” section for the international cycling magazine VeloNews and co-hosts the popular endurance sports science podcast Fast Talk. Trevor is also CEO of Fast Talk Laboratories, LLC, a business dedicated to the science of endurance sports.

Articles by Trevor Connor, M.S.

The Best (and Worst) Foods for Digestive Health
M.S. and Trevor Connor, M.S.
Eating grains can lead to leaky gut. Here’s why, and the best foods to eat to repair your digestive barrier.
Avoiding and Treating Chronic Illness with The Paleo Diet
Trevor Connor, M.S.
A poor diet is a known contributor to many chronic illnesses such as cancer, autoimmune disease, and heart disease.
The Connection Between Diet and Autoimmune Disease
Trevor Connor, M.S.
Grains and nightshades contain lectins, which can cause inflammation and can lead to autoimmune diseases.
How Evolution Shaped the Human Diet
Trevor Connor, M.S.
Our modern diet of processed foods clashes with our genes. Here’s how to return to a diet that will help you thrive instead.
Why The Paleo Diet Has High Nutrient Density
Trevor Connor, M.S.
The Paleo Diet has been accused of causing nutritional deficiencies, but in reality it is one of the most nutrient-dense diets you can eat.
The Paleo Diet® Reinvents Its Mission
Trevor Connor, M.S.
The Paleo Diet® has reorganized to better serve today’s health-driven consumer.
Groundbreaking Research Finds The Paleo Diet® Most Effective at Improving Markers of Chronic Illness
Trevor Connor, M.S.
This new, peer-reviewed meta-analysis found The Paleo Diet is healthier overall than Mediterranean, DASH, and plant-based diets.
Debunking the Biggest Myths About The Paleo Diet
Lauren Fellows and Trevor Connor, M.S.
The Paleo Diet myth busters that might surprise you!
Why Food Certification Matters
Trevor Connor, M.S.
Trevor Connor, M.S., our CEO, explores how food certification helps serve consumers and their increasingly health-driven need to know what is in their food and how it is made.
Why The Paleo Diet Ignores the Ratios of Carbohydrates, Protein, and Fat
Trevor Connor, M.S.
The focus of the Paleo Diet is not on finding an ideal macronutrient ratio, but on eating the foods we evolved to eat and avoiding anything processed.
Reversing Alzheimer’s: An Interview with Neuroscientist Dr. Dale Bredesen (part II)
Trevor Connor, M.S.
The Paleo Diet continues its interview with Dr Dale Bredesen, the creator of the ReCODE formula – a lifestyle and dietary approach to reversing Alzheimer’s disease.
Reversing Alzheimer’s: An Interview with Neuroscientist Dr. Dale Bredesen (part I)
Trevor Connor, M.S.
The Paleo Diet interviews Dr Dale Bredesen, the creator of the ReCODE formula – a lifestyle and dietary approach to reversing Alzheimer’s disease.
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