Archive for December 2009
Did you feel “Tied to The Whipping Post” in 2009, Maybe by the Alphabets…
Did the ADAs, the FDA, the Department of Agriculture and their major funders and lobbyists in the grain and pharmaceutical industries tie you to the Whipping Post in 2009 and beyond, going back forever? Just like Greg Allman? You don’t have to be tied up in 2010. And there’s my end of year message. (Though...…Read More
“You have saved my life.”
That’s Lierre Keith, describing the email she gets from her book, The Vegetarian Myth (see previous link for reviews & to get the book). She’s talking about those 80% of vegetarians and vegans who fan-mail her; those relatively new to it (all life is style, nowadays), suffering from anxiety and depression. Good for you, Lierre: best...…Read More
Laff Your Ass Off Nutrition
Via my good buddy Chris Highcock in Scotland, this is hilarious. And I love how they used computer-generated voices. Maybe I’m weird. It raises the possibility of a decent New Year’s Resolution: maybe we all — especially us bloggers — ought to take ourseves a little less seriously. Alright, back to serious nutrition & diet,...…Read More
What Sets Grains Apart – It’s Not Starchy Carbs
This post is basically for the purpose of highlighting a couple of others’ posts on grains in case you haven’t seen them. First, Mark Sisson took on the "Better Fed" and "Feasting on Grains" nonsense I posted on the other day. Let’s suppose that Mercader’s dating estimates are correct. Let’s also suppose that the tools...…Read More
Archives This Year and What’s in Store Shortime
Last year while vacationing up here at the cabin, I did a dozen reasonably substantive posts in one day — for fun (alcohol being a function of the last few, and just getting the last off by midnight — make sure to check out LSD Chicken). Here’s the wrap up post with the links to all...…Read More
Can Cholesterol Get Any More Complicated?
I might have to put updates up as I continue to gather information (emails out to vetting sources) but I thought I’d put this up as a starter, maybe generate some conversation. I’ve posted a lot about cholesterol and how and why I don’t generally see it as a problem for most people on a...…Read More
Paleo I Don’t Care: I Like No Soap; No Shampoo
12/31/09: Welcome boingboing readers and a hearty thanks to Mark Frauenfelder for the feature. For those interested in the dietary and fitness aspects, check out the Overview, and also see results from some of the readers. 01/04/11: Welcome again boingboing fans, a bit more than a year later. Thanks to Sean Bonner for the link and congrats...…Read More
John Mackey: “We sell a bunch of junk.”
Indeed Whole Foods does. Thankfully, they also sell a lot of good stuff, albeit expensive good stuff — and in an environment I find quite pleasing most of the time. Mackey in the New Yorker. A year ago, Mackey came across a book called “The Engine 2 Diet,” by an Austin, Texas, firefighter and former...…Read More
Way More Important Than… (106 Pounds Lost in 7 Months)
I’m referring of course to this morning’s post which I’m not even going to link to. This is why I do this, folks and this is why I’m going to continue to defend the PRINCIPLES of the paleo and primal way. Let’s go back to early November where Chris reported to me and I reported...…Read More
Don’t You Wish You Were As Smart as Lyle McDonald?
Well here’s the whole thread on his forum — currently at three pages worth of posts — about this post of mine and a couple by others (Castle Grok & Don Matesz). And in response to Nige, a valuable comment contributor here and author of his own excellent nutrition blog, pointing out the value of this blog...…Read More
Sunday Rock: Beatles; Who’d a Guessed?
I’m not a Beatles fan, never have been. While I have all the albums out of posterity, only Let It Be is in my iTunes library. I might get up the energy one day to go through the rest an pick out a song or two here and there to include. But here’s my favorite...…Read More
Same Shirt: Three Years & 60 Pounds Later
My friend Robert snapped the picture to the left this was cropped from sometime in the spring of 2007, nearly three years ago. The one to the right was Christmas evening, cutting up the prime rib. It was right around the time I began this most wonderful journey, though I initially began pretty much with...…Read More
Dr. Robert Lustig on Fructose: “Alcohol without the buzz”
Here’s another for those of you with some time on your hands over this holiday season. Once again, I’ve known about this amazing video for some time but just finally got around to watching it yesterday. Sugar: The Bitter Truth In this video Dr. Robert Lustig takes you on an amazing educational journey about sugar...…Read More
My New Hero: 25-Year Vegetarian Christopher Gardner
Being a hero or gaining respect is easy: be honest. Bonus points for being honest when it’s the very last thing you desire to do. How you deliver honesty is irrelevant. That’s why I do it a bit rough, now and then. Dr. Gardner did it gently, and he did it in spades and spades...…Read More
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Merry Christmas from yours truly. A little musical selection from my whacked out collection. Pink Floyd, Live at Pompeii.... This content is for Annual Subscription, Monthly Subscription, and Free Member Content members only and is a preview. Login or Join to access the rest, as well as all Premium Member content.Login Join NowRead More
Would Including Grains Make You “Better Fed?”
I’ll have to file this as about the dumbest thing I’ve seen all week. Tons of readers have alerted me to articles out claiming that Stone Age man was "better fed than previously thought" and has been "feasting on grains for 100,000 years." It’s nonsense. U of C archeologist finds Stone Age man better fed...…Read More
Vitamin D and Disease Incidence Prevention
For what reason I don’t know, but this January 2009 editorial by William Faloon of the Life Extension Foundation is making the rounds. Perhaps it just came available on the web. It’s a good read, particularly in light of the billions and trillions of dollars the thieves & thugs in DC are about to flush...…Read More
Saturated Fat and Coronary Heart Disease, Part IV: The Smell Test
In this Part IV of the series (Part I; Part II; Part III), I have decided to do go about this in a different way than I’d indicated before. I covered the Paleo Principle in Part II, but more in terms of our having evolved to eat meat and not with a lot of specifics...…Read More
Where In The World I’m Is
I’m over fighting the good fight. Lurkers and posters welcome, as always. My posts begin right here. Curiously enough, I’m holding my tongue and have become a shining example of civility! :)... This content is for Annual Subscription, Monthly Subscription, and Free Member Content members only and is a preview. Login or Join to access…Read More
Human Lifespan: Another Potential Link to Early Fat & Meat Scavenging?
Interesting article from reader Jim. Meat may be the reason humans outlive apes Even hunter-forager humans have twice the life expectancy as wild chimps Genetic changes that apparently allow humans to live longer than any other primate may be rooted in a more carnivorous diet. These changes may also promote brain development and make us...…Read More