January 23, 2009, after a perfectly normal pregnancy, my daughter was born and immediately displayed seizure symptoms. I was not even able to hold her before she was swept off to the NICU, and we were informed she would be transferred directly to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – and there we Read more…
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Ketogenic Diet Changes Little Kailey’s Life
Posted by Amy Kubal on Feb 13, 2012 in General, Healthcare, Paleo Diet Real Life Testimonials, Paleo/Low Carb, Uncategorized | 19 comments
PaleoPals – Jimmy and the Carrot Rocket Ship: Kids like Paleo too!
Posted by Amy Kubal on Feb 9, 2012 in Announcements, General, Paleo Diet Basics, Recipes, Uncategorized | 9 comments
Okay grown-ups, you lucky ducks have “The Paleo Solution”, “The 30 Day Total Transformation Guide”, “The Primal Blueprint”, “The Paleo Answer”, “Good Calories Bad Calories”, a plethora of paleo cookbooks, and that just scrapes the surface of paleo/primal, health and diet related literary masterpieces at your fingertips. But what about the Read more…
The Carbohydrate Loading Conundrum
Posted by Christopher on Feb 8, 2012 in Anti inflammatory diet, Fitness, General, Uncategorized | 68 comments
Written by: Kevin Cann Carbohydrate loading is a dietary means that has been used to improve performance in endurance athletes. The theory behind carbohydrate loading is to maximize the stored amount of carbohydrates in our body, as glycogen, to yield more energy. This is done in two steps. The first Read more…
Paleo Diet: Am I losing enough weight?
Posted by Robb Wolf on Feb 6, 2012 in Anti inflammatory diet, Autoimmunity, Celiac and Gluten-Free, CrossFit, Events, Fitness, General, Paleo Diet Basics, Paleo/Low Carb, Uncategorized, Weight Loss | 147 comments
Hey folks! Just quick one here. I’ve received about 50 private messages, twitter pings and other reach-outs this morning with the general theme being: “Hey Robb, I think I’m stalled on my WEIGHT LOSS…should I go ketogenic? Cut out nuts? Join an Ashram?” Folks are forgetting or ignoring the protocol Read more…
Life After Day 30…
You made it! Thirty days – Paleo with no exceptions, no cheats – not even one M&M from the bowl on your coworkers desk. You were hardcore and you’ve definitely reaped the benefits. You feel good, you aren’t craving ‘junk’, your workouts are awesome, and damn – you’re looking pretty Read more…
Darwinian Medicine talk at SUNY New Paltz
Hey there! Just wanted to let y’all know about an upcoming talk I’ll be giving to the Evolutionary Studies Program (EvoS) at SUNY New Paltz. Here is the pertinent info: When: Monday, Feb 27th 5:30-630 pm (reception and book signing to follow) Where: Lecture Center 100, SUNY New Paltz Campus Who Can attend? Read more…
Paleo By Profession – Is it Possible?
Posted by Amy Kubal on Jan 26, 2012 in General, Healthcare, Paleo Education, Uncategorized | 31 comments
This week I received an email from a current dietetic student wondering how it is ‘possible’ to be a Paleo dietitian and promote the lifestyle, even though it doesn’t exactly ‘jive’ with the USDA Food Plate and dietary guidelines. I often receive emails and inquiries like this from students, current registered dietitians, Read more…
The Porn You Eat
Disclaimer: This article will be talking obliquely about pornography and may possibly contain tasteless jokes. If those kinds of things bother you then please do not read this article. My Goal: To make junk food as unappealing as possible. I watched the following movies as research for this article: The Read more…
The “Weighting” Game
Posted by Amy Kubal on Jan 18, 2012 in General, Paleo Diet Basics, Paleo/Low Carb, Uncategorized, Weight Loss | 47 comments
Scattergories, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Pictionary, Scrabble, Uno… We all like games! They’re fun, a distraction and if you ‘play your cards’ right you may end up with some gloating rights or even a monetary reward. But there is one game, one we all play or have played at some point Read more…
‘RD’elusion – Nutrition Pro Questioning Paleo…
Posted by Amy Kubal on Jan 11, 2012 in Autoimmunity, Celiac and Gluten-Free, General, Healthcare, Paleo Diet Basics, Paleo Education, Paleo/Low Carb, Uncategorized | 67 comments
As a Registered Dietitian (RD) that is openly paleo and advocates a paleo lifestyle in practice, I often get inquiries from other RD’s questioning the efficacy, safety, recommendations and/or overall idea of paleo. I recently received an email from one such RD and am going to take this opportunity to Read more…
