“Paleo Talk” Resources

This weekend I had the honor of sharing information on The Paleo Diet at Dave and Shae Tozzo’s gym, CrossFit Zoo.  We had an excellent turnout and I was excited to see so many folks eager to improve their health, performance and body composition via paleo-nutrition-concepts.  It was especially moving to hear a surprise testimony from Jay, a law enforcement officer, who shared that he had lost over 47 pounds in 10 weeks (without exercise).  He totally reversed his blood work from that of an overweight old man to that of a fit 18 year old.  His doctor was amazed (and proud).  It was very moving to hear him speak – hoping he’ll post his story for us soon!

For those who were able to attend the “Paleo Talk”, you should now:

• Understand the Importance of Balancing Critical Hormones

• Understand Digestion and the Critical Importance of Gut Health

• Recognize and Understand the effects of Neolithic Foods

• Understand How to “Go Paleo”

•  Recognize Blood Panels that Predict Present and Long Term

As promised, so that it would  not be necessary to take copious notes during the lecture,  I’m  posting  a few  resources to jump-start your own paleo adventure.  Good luck to everyone and please keep me posted on your success!

My  Personal “Evolution” Into Paleo Nutrition

• Finding CrossFit in the Dark
• Robb Wolf:  Paleo Guru

How To Go Paleo “Now”

• Robb Wolf’s “Quick Start Guide”
• Robb Wolf’s “Food Matrix“
• Mark Sisson’s “Primal BluePrint 101”
• “The Whole 30, Version 3.11”
• “Paleo Quick Start”
• “How to Go Paleo:

Top 3 Paleo Nutrition Reads

1.  Mark Sisson, author of Primal Blueprint

Mark’s Daily Apple Blog
Mark’s 10 Way’s to “Get Primal”
“Mark Sisson The Primal Blueprint”

2.  Robb Wolf, author of The Paleo Solution

See above “Quick Start Guide” and “Food Matrix”
Robb Wolf’s Blog and Podcast
Robb Wolf’s FAQ
Robb Wolf’s Original Shopping List (see shopping-food.doc)

3.  Loren Cordain, Ph.D, author of The Paleo Diet

Dr. Cordain’s Nutrition Tools
Dr. Cordain’s  Paleo Diet Blog
“Cereal Grains: Humanity’s Double -Edged Sword”
“Live From Ocala, It’s the Paleo Diet!“

Free Paleo Recipes Online

• Everyday Paleo
• Living Paleo
• Mark’s Daily Apple Recipe Archive
• Nell Stephenson’s Blog
• lavidapaleo.com (in Spanish)
• Paleo Diet Recipes:  The Healthiest Diet in the World
• Scott Hagas of Crossfit Portland

Top Paleo Cookbooks

• Paleo Cookbook: Recipes for the 21st Century Hunter-Gather, Nikki Young
• Paleo Cookbook:  Paleo Eating for Modern People, Nikki Young
• The Paleo Diet Cookbook, Loren Cordain and Nell Stephenson
• The Primal BluePrint Cookbook,  Mark Sisson
• Everyday Paleo, Sarah Fragoso

Local Paleo Shopping

GrassFed Meat

• Rosas Farms
• Mother Earth
• North Magnolia Farmer’s Market
• Home Grown Organics

Organic Vegetables and Fruit

• Home Grown Organics
• Mother Earth
• North Magnolia Farmer’s Market
• Whole Foods, Orlando
• Local Grocery Stores

Research on The Paleo Diet

• The Paleo Diet Published Research
• Paleolithic Diet in Medical Nutrition

Additional Resources Discussed in The Presentation

• The Anti-Inflammation Zone
• Good Calories, Bad Calories
• Going Against the Grain
• Dangerous Grains
• Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival
• The Protein Power Lifeplan
• Natural Hormonal Enhancement
• The Glycemic-Load Diet
• The New Glucose Revolution What Makes My Blood Glucose Go Up . . . and Down?
• Syndrome X: The Silent Killer: The New Heart Disease Risk
• Syndrome X: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance
• CF Journal Nutrition: Avoiding Metabolic Derangement
• The Deadly Quartet
• In Defense of Food
• Omnivore’s Dilemma
• The Vegetarian Myth

Food Videos Discussed in Presentation

• Sugar: The Bitter Truth, Robert H. Lustig, MD
• Food Inc.
• King Corn
• see “Paleo Tools” for additional “Food Videos”

Jay Nix

Remember the qualities of a sound nutrition program:

• You Should FEEL better
• You Should PERFORM better
• You Should LOOK better
• You Should be able to TRACK biomarkers of health via blood work (see “The Paleo Solution“)

All of which occur when following The Paleo Diet!  Just ask Jay (see above)!

One last thing. Don’t believe everything I write or say.   I’m not a dietitian providing nutrition counseling or nutrition management programs.   Doubt me.  I’m a skeptic by heart myself.  I never accept what others say, especially those practicing and preaching convention wisdom with little results.   I’m interested in not only how fit you appear to be on the outside, but also how fit you are on the inside with excellent bio markers of health.  I search for the latest, cutting-edge information and research.   I spend a great deal of time reading and reviewing abstracts, books, and other websites.  I suggest you begin this journey by doing the same.     Do your own research, find your own answers, become your own expert.  In addition to the resources listed in the “Paleo Tools” tab, I also use the following unbiased internet resources on a daily basis:

• PubMed is a free database accessing online medical literature (citations, abstracts and some full text articles)

• Google scholar allows you to search scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles

• Google Books is a collection of digitized books which allows you to view limited previews portions of most books as well as do “text searches” within the book to locate specific information.

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Consult with a physician before beginning in new exercise or fitness program