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Why You May Need To Exercise Less

January 27, 2012 in Stress | 104 comments

Exercise is a major component of a healthy lifestyle, and the benefits of regular physical activity are well established. When adopting a Paleo lifestyle, modifying your fitness routine to include more high intensity exercise can bring great benefits to energy, body composition, and overall fitness. However, there are many people who take their physique and physical fitness to an extreme level, particularly in the Paleo community. Certain styles of exercise take the participant to a state of ...
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There’s more to health than food, and there’s more to life than health

October 6, 2011 in Mind Over Medicine, Perfect Health, Stress | 68 comments

I write a lot about diet and nutrition, and there's absolutely no doubt that the food we eat is one of the most important factors that determines our health. But it's a mistake to assume that food is the only consideration that matters when it comes to health, and that all health problems can be solved simply by making dietary changes. Unfortunately, this seems to be an increasingly common assumption in the Paleo/Primal nutrition world these ...
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Living with chronic illness: the power of acceptance

April 8, 2011 in Mind Over Medicine, Stress | 22 comments

The vast majority of the articles I've written are about how to heal and prevent disease. Of course that's important, and what most of us are after. However, the reality of life is that sometimes, despite our best efforts, we can't avoid illness or disease. And as I pointed out in a recent article, The Biggest Obstacle to Perfect Health is Your Mind, if there's one thing we can be sure of it's ...
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To (intermittent) fast or not to fast; that is the question

January 14, 2011 in Health & Healing, Stress | 19 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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