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The Dangers of High Salt Diet: Impact on Autoimmunity

Our Paleo ancestors survived on a low salt diet. Today, it’s everywhere and nearly impossible to avoid. Discover the dangers of a high salt diet.

By Dr. Marc Bubbs

Why Dairy Isn't Paleo

Dr. Cordain discusses dairy’s unfavorable effect on health and how milk proteins and peptides can promote allergies, inflammation, and autoimmune disease.

By Loren Cordain, Ph.D.

How Much Sugar is in Your Fruit?

How much sugar does fruit contain, compared to candy? The answer might surprise you!

By Isabella Mead

The Wheat Series Part 1: Wheat and the Immune System

A healthy gut exposed to wheat isn’t fine in anyone. Find out how the relationship between wheat and the immune system causes inflammation in our guts.

By Trevor Connor, M.S.

Evolution and High Protein Diets Part 1

By examining the environment under which our genome arose, we are able to determine if high protein diets are helpful or detrimental to our health.

By Loren Cordain, Ph.D.
Addressing the Science of the Paleo Diet
 
Forget the Macronutrient Ratios. Here's Why.
By Trevor Connor, M.S.
Vegetarian and Vegan Diets, Part 1: Why They Aren't Healthy
By Loren Cordain, Ph.D.
Eliminating Non-Paleo Foods Improves Nutrient Density
We compare the nutrient density of Paleo foods to non-Paleo foods to show the health benefits of eating natural foods.
Can The Paleo Diet Protect Against Chronic Diseases?
Chronic diseases have surpassed infectious diseases as the primary threat to human health. See how Paleo can prevent CNCDs.
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3 Nutrient Ratios to Keep in Balance

Most Americans are way off on these delicate balances.

By Betsy Schroeder

How to Treat Autoimmune Gastritis

What is autoimmune gastritis? Plus, how The Paleo Diet can help ease symptoms.

By Betsy Schroeder

Surprising Foods You Shouldn't Eat if You're AIP

There are a few Paleo-approved foods you should avoid for a short while if you have an autoimmune disease.

By Kimberly Tessmer, RDN, LD

The Paleo Diet® Launches Food Certification Program

Never wonder if a food is truly Paleo again! Consumers, retailers, and manufacturers will finally have a reliable food standard approved by Dr. Loren Cordain.

By Dave Trendler

Why The Paleo Diet Doesn’t Focus on Macronutrients

We are individuals with different dietary needs and seasonal availability. So why try to stick to a set macronutrient profile that has previously never existed, when variability is a part of life?

By Mark J. Smith, Ph.D.
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The Importance of the Calcium-to-Magnesium Ratio

By Trevor Connor, M.S.
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The Importance of the Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratio to Human Health

By Mark J. Smith, Ph.D.
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The Sodium/Potassium Ratio and its Importance in Human Health

By Mark J. Smith, Ph.D.
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Battle of the Proteins: Comparing Plant and Animal Sources

By Mark J. Smith, Ph.D.
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Why We Shouldn't Exclude Fat from Our Diets

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Healthy Aging: Study Shows High-Carbohydrate Diets Promote Dementia

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Physiological Mechanisms: Underlying High Salt Diets and Cancer

By Loren Cordain, Ph.D.
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Can Paleo Improve Low Mood & Depression?

By Dr. Marc Bubbs
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Diet Wins a Battle With Alzheimer’s

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Trevor Connor
Trevor Connor

Dr. Loren Cordain’s final graduate student, Trevor Connor, M.S., brings more than a decade of nutrition and physiology expertise to spearhead the new Paleo Diet team.

Mark J Smith
Dr. Mark J. Smith

One of the original members of the Paleo movement, Mark J. Smith, Ph.D., has spent nearly 30 years advocating for the benefits of Paleo nutrition.

Nell Stephenson
Nell Stephenson

Ironman athlete, mom, author, and nutrition blogger Nell Stephenson has been an influential member of the Paleo movement for over a decade.

Loren Cordain
Dr. Loren Cordain

As a professor at Colorado State University, Dr. Loren Cordain developed The Paleo Diet® through decades of research and collaboration with fellow scientists around the world.

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