Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)!

Saturday, February 9, 2013

“Kiss” Calories in, Calories goodbye – it simple can’t explain the complex issue of weight gain (see “Your Trainer May be Making You Fat”). Jonathan Bailor of “The Smarter Science of Slim” has recently posted a fantastic video illustrating why eating more and exercising less may not be working for you.

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Your Trainer May Be Making You Fat!

Monday, January 28, 2013

If your trainer has lead you to believe that “it’s all about calories in, and calories out”, it is time for you to find a new trainer. It’s a misleading theory and a good sign your fitness professional is not well-educated – relying on old, outdated research or the oft-misinformed fitness magazines to get you in shape (like Dr. Oz).

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Robb Wolf: Paleo Nutrition Guru

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Below is an email I recently sent to Robb Wolf expressing my gratitude and appreciation for unselfishly sharing “pseudo science” in order to help others improve their  performance…

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Wheat Linked to Diseases

Friday, December 16, 2011

Gluten sensitivity is widespread and is now understood to go beyond Celiac Disease. New research confirms that gluten consumption can now be linked to the cause of over “55” diseases from irritable bowel disease to autoimmune disease.

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AntiCancer and Wheat Belly

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

We were pleasantly surprised to learn Dr. Servan-Schreiber’s Anticancer diet recommendations are very similar to those of The Paleo Diet – both diets recommend avoiding all sugars and processed foods.

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Smoking and Sugar Can Lead To Death

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Although it may be common knowledge that eating sugar makes you fat and causes tooth decay, little do most folks know that it’s also correlated with cardio vascular disease (CVD), hypertension, diabetes II, and even some cancers.

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Weight Gain: Calories in, Calories out?

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Mr. Taubes reminds us of the importance of critically examining the controlling variables in scientific research. So often correlations are made without recognizing exactly what variables affected the outcome. With this in mind, Mr. Taubes examines the following questions in his most recent blog post: “is it the total calories consumed that is the variable determining weight loss? And, by the same token, is it the calories consumed (or expended) that determines how much weight we gain?”

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The Paleo Diet Revised

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Wow – this was a good read! Basically just finished pouring through, page by page, the long awaited Revised Edition of The Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain, PhD. …

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Paleo Beginner’s Guide by Nerd Fitness

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Came across this fun and informative Paleo Diet article posted on Nerd Fitness.  I had to have the “fat is not bad” conversation with LA  yesterday as she…

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Got Leaky Gut?

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

“I’m not giving up bread!” This is often the first response you’ll hear when explaining that grains are not eaten when following The Paleo Diet.  For a few…

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