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The Paleo Diet Community Supports One of Our Own
We were recently saddened to learn that our good friend, Eva Twardokens, was seriously injured in a small plane accident in Northern California. “Eva T” is a former Olympic skier and incredible athlete who is passionate about The Paleo Diet and well known in the Paleo and Cross Fit communities. Through coaching, speaking, and personal example, Eva has been an inspiration to all of us to work hard to reach our health, fitness and life goals. Our thoughts are with Eva as she begins the long road to recovery.
The Biochemistry of Eating
When it comes to humans, we’re all just victims of our own biochemistry. Our brains are controlled and ruled by chemicals – from what we eat; to how and when we sleep; even to who we choose as a life partner.[1] Biochemistry – or ‘biological chemistry’ – is concerned with all of the biochemical reactions which take place within our bodies and brains.[2] [3] This means that the simple act of eating a meal is actually composed of thousands of tiny reactions and interactions – on a biochemical level, at least.[4] [5] Biochemistry is important because it helps us better…
Ten Questions about the Paleo Diet with Dr Loren Cordain
This spring, Dr Cordain did an interview answering ten questions about the basics of The Paleo Diet®. To start your New Years out right, we wanted to share his answers with you. We hope you enjoy! – The Paleo Diet Team 1. The Paleo diet can be traced to a 1975 book by Walter Voegtlin, but, correct me if I’m wrong, you are responsible for bringing this diet to popularity in your 2002 book “The Paleo Diet.” Can you me about your research journey as a professor and what lead you to writing this book? I have written a blog…
Healthy Aging: Increased Awareness of Paleo Diet Implications for Alzheimer’s Is a Must
The weight loss and short-term health gains experienced by many Paleo devotees can obscure the diet’s longer-term positive health benefits. The greatest rewards for dedicated Paleo adherents may come well after the initial excitement wanes. As they head into their 80s and 90s (and beyond), devotees have every reason to expect abnormally healthy “platinum years.” Sadly, they may watch their non-Paleo friends and family succumb over time to common “normal” (and supposedly age-related) illnesses like: Obesity and metabolic syndrome Cancer Diabetes Heart disease Stroke MS, ALS, and Parkinson’s disease Alzheimer’s and dementia Lengthy periods of morbidity and disability often precede death with these conditions.…
The Paleo Diet October Digest – Don’t Take the Oils and Dressings for Granted
Eating Paleo takes practice and not just a little bit of dedication and self-control. It’s tough to tell yourself to keep walking as you pass the snack aisle or say “no thank you” when you’re out with friends and they want to share their piece of triple layer chocolate cake with you. So, when you opt instead for the fresh salmon with a vegetable salad, don’t let all that dedication go unrewarded by ignoring the little things; like what you cook your salmon in or what you put on that salad. Picking Paleo foods for the main dish and even…
The Paleo Diet August Digest – Reducing Inflammation
The number of “fad” approaches promising you perfect health has been mounting over the decades – stop eating fat, cut cholesterol, take anti-oxidants, pop a multi-vitamin – and both food companies and the media have jumped on all of them. While the popular fad has changed as frequently as fashion styles, there has been a consistent commonality – they all offer over-simplified explanations for chronic disease and how you can get your high school body back. Fueled by a food and supplement industry all too happy to claim, “eat our fat-free product” or “take our supplement and you will be…
The Paleo Diet August Digest – Promoting Health with a Paleo Diet
There is one all-encompassing and inescapable reason to adopt a Paleo Diet lifestyle – improved health. Early critics of the diet said there were no studies to back those claims. But in recent years, a growing body of new research has appeared showing better health in people of different ages, sex, and race. The evidence is mounting. This month, our writers addressed just a few items on the growing list of benefits of the Paleo Diet. A list that Jane Dizon at least partially summarized in her monthly infographic. Our feature article is a continuation of Dr. Cordain’s extensive research…
The Paleo Diet July Digest – A Few Ways to Find Paleo Foods
Eating a healthy Paleo Diet is not always easy. It’s certainly a lot simpler in our modern world to walk around the corner and buy a Big Mac or a slice of pizza, than to find a fresh-cooked unsalted salmon fillet and asparagus. That’s particularly true in the summer when many of us are taking the family on a plane or visiting cottage country knowing we’ll be without a kitchen and the local farmer’s market we’ve come to trust. Finding Paleo-friendly foods can become a challenge. But it’s still worth the effort. Our new posts for July were all about…
The Paleo Diet June Digest – Enjoying the Summer
June is the official start of summer which hopefully means warm weather, time at the beach, cottage or park, and getting together with the family around the BBQ. So here at the Paleo Diet we thought it was a good month to get away from the heavy science and diet advice and just focus on enjoying the season. That means good summer recipes and some helpful tips on the things that most of us spend a lot of time doing over the summer – travel and spending time with the kids. We hope you enjoy, and as always, thanks for…
The Paleo Diet May Digest – Published After Twenty Years
Welcome readers to the Paleo Diet’s May digest! This month we cover a variety of topics from getting ready for the summer beach season, to recent research showing why eggs might actually be a good way to start your day; despite the bad press they’ve received. But most important in May was the posting of a never-before-published book chapter by Binger Jansson, PhD, a respected colleague of Dr Cordain’s. Jannson’s life work was on salt and cancer. And even back in 1997 when he wrote his book, the scientific evidence was painting a clear picture. We’re excited that Jansson’s colleagues…
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