Still Drinking Milk as a Calcium Source?

An article in yesterday’s Times certainly doesn’t help the matter! While I agree wholeheartedly with the principle of getting all our minerals and vitamins from food, rather than pills, I’m vehemently opposed to the idea of suggesting that dairy is a good option for getting one’s calcium. Despite many of the new interpretations of Paleo […]

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The “Paleo Fantasy” Book

Evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk has a new book,  Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live. She feels the Paleo diet is a fantasy,  rooted in evolutionary myths, and a mere ‘popular trend’ at the moment. She goes on to state, “Trying to emulate what people ate 10,000 or 100,000 years […]

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Facing Your Paleo Fears

A recent article on Primitive Movement has got me thinking.   Entitled ‘Fear is in the Head‘, the author does a great job at a succinct overview of what happens in our head when we are in fear of something and how we can utilize that very fear itself into something very productive. All of […]

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Seasonal Allergies Getting to You?

Does the idea of nixing the inhalers, pills and  fear of going outdoors and subsequent fear of exposure to pollen appeal to you?  Cut the gluten and dairy! If you’re not following the true Paleo diet, there’s a good chance your  body is at least somewhat inflamed and, as a result, far more likely to […]

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