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John Welbourn on Paleo Solution Podcast

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Another Paleo Solution Podcast with John Welbourn. Just like in Episode 86 they drop a lot of good information. Episode 94 Topics:1. Power, Strength or Hypertrophy2. Building Muscle3. No Such Thing as Overtraining4. Conjugate Method and O-lifting5. Back Squats Have Given Me Radiation!6. Weight Gain and Ketosis7. Training Twice a Day Regarding topic 1:During his time in […]

Focus on the Basics

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In his post “Forget the Fads” at Elite FTS Chad Howse has some down to earth advice the fitness industry doesn’t want you to know. Whenever you read something fitness / strength sports related that claims to be revolutionary, do yourself a favor and ignore it. 1. You don’t need a massive exercise repertoire to build […]

Myths about Carbs and Obesity

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This was a very good read. Stephan Guyenet over at Whole Health Source thoroughly dismantles some hypotheses of Gary Taubes’ “Good Calories, Bad Calories.” The reason why obesity and metabolism researchers don’t take Taubes’s idea seriously is that it is contradicted by a large body of evidence from multiple fields.  I understand that people like ideas that […]

Robert Lustig "The Trouble with Fructose: a Darwinian Perspective"

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Robert Lustig, MD spoke at the Ancestral Health Symposium. “The Trouble with Fructose: a Darwinian Perspective” If paleo dieting is your thing you might enjoy: Robb Wolf’s talk “The Paleo Solution”Mathieu Lalonde’s talk “An Organic Chemist’s Perspective on Paleo”Mark Sisson’s talk “The Lost Art of Play”Staffan Lindeberg’s talk “Food and Western Disease”

Quick Snack – Tokyo Slaw

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Nick Massie makes “Tokyo Slaw” – video [wmv] [mov] Looks like a nice snack Tokyo Slaw Ingredients Here is how he made the Ginger Vinaigrette. “There’s a lot of ingredients. These might freak you out, but really it’s very simple,” Massie says. The basic rule is three parts oil to one part vinegar. Then, says […]

Charles Poliquin on Magnesium

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Charles Poliquin has a couple of good reasons to watch your magnesium intake. Certainly one of the most important nutrients needed by the human body, magnesium is involved in all of these issues, as well as at least 300 essential biochemical reactions, including protein synthesis, testosterone production, insulin sensitivity, calcium absorption, and regulation of the […]

Robert Lustig’s Authors@Google Talk on Obesity

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Here is a must watch. Another fantastic presentation by Robert Lustig, M.D. You probably know him from his “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” talk. Now he did an Authors@Google talk in which he tackles the question What’s causing the obesity epidemic? He presents the issues and history that let to the current situation really well and tells you why […]