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Yeah Mark's Daily Apple has a Primal Fitness Blueprint that you can download for free. The bad part is that you have to sign up for his stinkin' newsletter to get the password to download. I have an email account that I use specifically for that kind of crap (one that I never check) so I just used it to get the password to…

Read it again, then, because you're clearly missing what I'm talking about. The ones I'm referring to are studies listed in scientific journals. They are not simply articles. That aside, allow me to break down several things in grains that are cause unfavorable health conditions: Lectins: A lot of things have lectins, and…

This leads me to strongly believe you didn't actually click on all of the links or read the entire article. Yes, the gluten portion had a lot of celiac studies, but the links provided supporting the idea that lectins and phytates (things which grains contain an abundance of) are harmful to the body had absolutely nothing…

Have you ever heard of Mark's Daily Apple? I kind of follow his fitness philosophy regarding longer periods of moving at a slower pace combined with strength training. He also incorporates basic moves that he feels we should all be able to perform - including things like pushups, pullups and so on. I used to be a jogger. I…

I don't think you fully understand what paleo is. It's not 100% about eating super low to no carbs. For many of us, it's about eating whole, nutrient dense natural foods - this includes carbohydrate heavier foods like fruits. However, these are typically eaten in moderation and not excessively. Also, I don't think I've…

All of a sudden? No no no...we've only been using grains as a dominant food source for 10,000 years. Homo-sapiens have been around for 200,000 years. Within these years, I don't doubt people got their hands on corn and oats, but they were not likely staples of their diet as they are in modern times. Grains cause…

...Err, there's a lot more reasons behind extinction besides diet. Weather conditions, fighting, famine (no good hunt or possibly poor gathering skills), disease? Actually, I saw an interesting show in the history channel that said two of the most logical explanations comes from the fact that their build required a lot…

I'll repeat myself: If grains were essential to our health, we would have died out long ago considering our ancestors (I'm talking cavemen) ate dominantly meat followed by veggies, fruits and nuts. I don't think foods like corn or unprocessed oats are inherently bad for you - just not necessarily optimal, though they…

For what reason? All it states is that cavemen ate meat AND vegetables and that there was a now extinct ape that was vegetarian.

Well, I'm actually looking mostly to tone up as I'm sort of in a weird "skinny fat" zone right now. I don't have a ton of weight to lose, but I really want to add a lot more definition to my body and get rid of the last bit of pudge that I do have. I honestly firmly believe chronic cardio puts way too much stress on the…

So I ordered Ripped in 30 from Amazon a few days ago - expected to arrive tomorrow. I work second shift so I won't be able to try it out until Saturday. I'm lazy and don't want to go through all of the pages so - has anyone seen significant changes using this? I don't doubt that gaining muscle weight might not make the…

Power Quest, Dragonland, Sabaton, Dream Evil, Firewind and other bands of the power metal variety. On occasion, I also blare some orchestrated songs from the game Wild Arms.

I must point out that correlation does NOT equal causation. Speaking of basing things on scientific facts.. I thought I'd provide a little reading supporting the concept that high fat diets (unprocessed mind you) are not bad and there is no logical evidence indefinitely linking intake of fat to heart disease, etc.:…

Misinterpretation for everyone! My apologies :P

Well I apologize that I don't have time to go through 8 pages of lengthy posts to make sure I'm not repeating myself even the slightest bit. If i am, then people can just ignore it :) And speaking of interpreting things wrong, my first comment simply implied that a paleo diet is not about monitoring how much percentage of…

Thanks! I'm looking for an audience so I'll add you. You can be part of that audience!

Paleo isn't about 70% fat - it's about consuming what our ancestors did - meat, veggies, fruits and nuts. I firmly believe this is how we should be eating and it took me years to realize that this should be common sense but we're all sort of brainwashed to believe we should be stuffing our faces with processed whole grains…

Cereal always left me hungry - regardless of how much ended up in the bowl. Ironically enough, I lost a significant amount of weight (before joining here of course) by eating 3-4 eggs fried in organic butter with a smoothie of almond milk or whole milk (whichever was on hand, mostly almond milk) with some Amazing Grass…

Yep - one of the same reasons I became a health nut. Too many health problems run in the family and I refuse to succumb to the same fate. Sadly, my examples haven't helped the folks much. They'll try for a day or two then call it quits. Hopefully, you'll have better luck