March 2012

Best Your Stress Month

By on March 31, 2012 in Events, Classes & Groups | 100 comments

In my 9 Steps to Perfect Health series, I argued that stress management may be the most important of all of the steps. Why? Because no matter what diet you follow, how much you exercise and what supplements you take, if you’re not managing your stress you will still be at risk for modern degenerative conditions like heart disease, diabetes, hypothyroidism and autoimmunity. Many of you may feel defeated or overwhelmed by stress. I understand this. Stress management ...
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Dirt: A Paleo superfood?

By on March 30, 2012 in Babies & Kids, Immunity | 79 comments

Over the past few decades, chronic inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), allergies, and asthma have become significantly more common in industrialized countries. There has been an increase in the incidence of IBD, particularly in children, with 20% to 30% of patients having an onset of symptoms before the age of eighteen (1) Rates for food allergies have been steadily rising, and seasonal allergies have more than doubled since the 1970s. (2, 3) There has also ...
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RHR: Does Red Meat Increase Your Risk of Death?

By on March 28, 2012 in Podcasts | 40 comments

I'm sure by now most of you have heard about the news reports about the Harvard study which claimed that red meat increases your risk of death.  In this show I present 4 reasons why you shouldn't take these claims seriously.  I also discuss several reasons why eating red meat is beneficial to your health, as well as one little known reason that some people may need to limit red meat consumption (hint: it has nothing ...
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How stress wreaks havoc on your gut – and what to do about it

By on March 23, 2012 in GERD, Stress | 37 comments

One of the major recurring themes of the Paleo f(x) Theory to Practice Symposium I attended this past weekend was the importance of managing your stress. Beyond poor diet, many other lifestyle factors can greatly increase your level of stress, such as overtraining, not sleeping enough, or not including enough pleasure in your daily life. Many of the conference speakers (including myself) focused on how stress causes cortisol dysregulation and subsequent weight gain, sleep disturbances, and even a reduction ...
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Win a Steve’s Club Sampler Pack or a $200 Gift Card from Steve’s Original!

By on March 20, 2012 in Events, Classes & Groups | 5 comments

This promotion ends March 25, 2012 at 6:00AM PST so enter now! Steve's Original makes some great snack kits that include jerky, nuts and dried fruit - perfect for bringing to work or on a hike. Enter the contest above to be entered to win a Steve's Club Sampler Pack which includes: 1 Original Large Paleokit 1 Grassfed Small PaleoKit 1 GrassFed Just Jerky 1 PaleoKrunch Bar 1 PaleoKrunch Original Flavor Cereal 1 Coconut Small PaleoKit Sounds delicious, doesn't it? If you share the giveaway ...
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Two Delicious Paleo Chicken Recipes

By on March 16, 2012 in Food & Nutrition, Recipes | 21 comments

Hi everyone. While I'm in Austin for PaleoFX this week, I thought I would provide a few recipes that I've developed as part of my Paleo Meal Plan Generator. The recipes provided by the generator are all Paleo-approved, and many can also be well-incorporated into a low carbohydrate, autoimmune, and even GAPS diet plan. These two easy-to-follow chicken recipes would be a great addition to your weeknight dinner plans. My Caribbean Jerk Chicken has a bit of a kick, ...
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