nutrition

Discover your own ideal diet with the Personal Paleo Code

November 16, 2011 in Food & Nutrition | 44 comments

If you've spent any time at all researching diet and nutrition online (and if you're reading this I'm almost certain you have), you know how much contradictory information there is out there. Vegetarian? Vegan? Raw food? Low-carb? Zero-carb? Eat right for your type? Ornish? Esselstyn? Rosedale? Paleo? Zone? Atkins? And even within the context of a Paleo diet, there's still a lot of disagreement on what should - and shouldn't - be included. Are dairy products allowed, ...
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Nutrition & healing, obstacles to optimal health, macronutrient ratios and more

October 4, 2011 in Podcasts | 63 comments

In this "Grab Bag Q&A" episode of the podcast, I discuss the role of nutrition in healing, obstacles to optimal health, macronutrient ratios and more. Questions include: Do you feel with the right nutrition the body is capable of healing itself? In your practice, what do you find to be the biggest barrier stopping people from reaching their optimal health? Should I eat low-carb, low-fat, or do macronutrient ratios not matter? Do you have anything you could teach on the problem ...
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Dr. Emily Deans coming on the podcast

June 18, 2011 in Events, Classes & Groups | 29 comments

Dr. Emily Deans' Evolutionary Psychiatry blog has quickly become one of my favorites over the past year. It's rare to find a psychiatrist that acknowledges the role of nutrition in mental and behavioral health at all, much less one that approaches these topics from an evolutionary perspective. I'm excited to announce that Dr. Deans will be joining us on the podcast to discuss nutrition and mental health and answer your questions. We'll be recording the ...
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Health begins in the womb – and even before

April 22, 2011 in Babies & Kids, Fertility, Pregnancy & Childbirth | 20 comments

What determines our health? On this blog we've discussed a number of answers to that question. In fact, I just wrote a series called 9 Steps to Perfect Health in which I listed what I consider to be the most significant lifestyle factors contributing to health and disease. Then we have the contribution of genes - the DNA we inherited and how it shapes our development and health. Chris Masterjohn is writing an excellent series on ...
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