January 2011

9 Steps To Perfect Health – #1: Don’t Eat Toxins

By on January 28, 2011 in Food & Nutrition, Perfect Health | 192 comments

Imagine a world where: diabetes, heart diseases, autoimmunity and other modern diseases are rare or don't exist at all we are naturally lean and fit we are fertile throughout our childbearing years we sleep peacefully and deeply we age gracefully without degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and osteoporosis While this might sound like pure fantasy today, anthropological evidence suggests that this is exactly how human beings lived for the vast majority of our evolutionary history. Today, most people accept diseases like obesity, diabetes, infertility ...
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Going on Robb Wolf’s Paleo Solution podcast – submit your questions!

By on January 26, 2011 in Events, Classes & Groups | 4 comments

Robb Wolf and Andy Deas have invited me to be on their fantastic and wildly popular Paleo Solution podcast. I've long been an admirer of their show and Robb's work, so I'm looking forward to rapping with Robb & Andy. As those of you that listen to the show know, it's a Q&A format. Andy just did a blog post about me coming on the show, and asked people to leave questions for me in ...
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9 Steps to Perfect Health: Introduction

By on January 21, 2011 in Perfect Health | 24 comments

In April, The Healthy Skeptic blog will turn three years old. During that time I've written 157 blog posts and eight special reports on topics ranging from heart disease to depression to essential fatty acids and fish oil. Those of you who've been following the blog for most of that time, or who've had the chance to go back and read a lot of those articles and special reports, probably have a pretty good ...
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Tribute to Darlene Cohen: Finding Joy in the Heart of Pain

By on January 17, 2011 in Uncategorized | 5 comments

Darlene was one of the most authentic and inspiring people I've ever met, and our relationship truly transformed my life. I first learned about her when I read her book, Finding Joy in the Heart of Pain (now called Turning Suffering Inside Out). This was at a time in my life when I was still struggling enormously with chronic illness and pain, and reading her book was like a drink of cold water in ...
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To (intermittent) fast or not to fast; that is the question

By on January 14, 2011 in Health & Healing, Stress | 21 comments

Let me start by saying that I'm a fan of intermittent fasting. I think going for extended periods without eating was probably normal for humans throughout most of our evolution, and I've seen enough evidence to convince me that it can help with everything from weight loss to improving insulin sensitivity to boosting the immune system. Martin Berkhan at Leangains and Paul Jaminet at Perfect Health Diet both write extensively about the benefits of intermittent fasting, ...
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Growing a Healthy Baby: Nutrition for Conception, Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

By on January 14, 2011 in Events, Classes & Groups, Fertility, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Food & Nutrition | 16 comments

I'm teaching a new 3-hour seminar on February 13th in Berkeley, CA on nutrition for conception, pregnancy and breastfeeding. In March or April I plan to offer the same material as an online class, to make it accessible to those of you that don't live in the Bay Area. I also intend to record the class and put it all on a DVD for those that won't be able to attend the live seminar ...
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