Comments on: Primal Life: A Journey of Diet and Health

By: Danny Roddy

Danny Roddy — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:30:11 +0000

Thank you for the mention!

Great article.

Danny

By: Monnie

Monnie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:28:36 +0000

I want to recommend some add'l websites: naturalnews.com, earthclinic.com, herbresource.com, and mercola.com

By: Monnie

Monnie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:25:06 +0000

I forgot to mention-----no sugar or artificial sweeteners, except in the occasional processed food I don't know about. Instead, I use stevia, which is more expensive but tastes great and has no blood glucose effect or calories. I also try to minimize intake of MSG and HFCS, but I find one or both of these to be in most prepared and convenience foods, and I do have a weakness for fruit pie.

By: Monnie

Monnie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:16:17 +0000

Excellent---informative & entertaining as always, Karen. I'm a 50-something guy and an ex-runner with a bad knee that forced me to give up running. Now, I do daily push-ups with those p/u handles that are advertised on TV (I highly recommend them), side straddle hops (jumping jacks), and crunches, plus twice-a-week weights and interval training on the elliptical machine. I've been neglecting the rebounder (perhaps the best all-around exercise you can do), but will get back to it. I also eat as much grass-fed, pasture-raised meat and whole-grain carbs as possible, butter (of course), fresh fruits and vegetables, and food-based supplements, absolutely no colas or sodas, no drugs (OTC or prescription), and some wine or beer almost daily. I find that some people think of me as extreme, but I note that most of those who do are diabetic or pre-diabetic, overweight to obese, totally lacking in muscle tone, sickly, constantly coughing or sneezing, with lots of allergies, heartburn, headaches, listless, and, in general, not aging well (but ready to go to a doctor at the drop of a hat).

By: JAlanKatz

JAlanKatz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:54:14 +0000

Here’s an experiment I’ve started recently: Inspired by Bernarr McFadden and the “milk cure” I’ve started a modified form. From waking up until dinner, I take nothing but raw milk and water(other than my cod liver oil, brewer’s yeast, b12, and potassium). I generally add some cream to my “breakfast” milk, and sometimes I add a few drops of the liquid stevia. If I get hungry, or start feeling foggy, I drink a glass of milk; so far, it’s been clearing these things up pretty fast. As people suggest about the original milk cure, I seem to sweat more than usual on it, I’m not sure why that is. Anyway, for dinner I then eat, well, something. Usually I have a few eggs with coconut oil and mushrooms, sometimes some sprouted bread to go with it. I have fish a few times a week; I would have meat but I haven’t made much money lately. I plan to change jobs in August, maybe then I’ll start eating meat daily.

My thinking has gotten clearer, and I’ve lost some weight, but I haven’t noticed any other changes; I haven’t done it long enough to check my lipids or other blood levels, my blood pressure hasn’t changed, and my resting pulse hasn’t changed. I have gotten stronger since I started it, maybe I wasn’t eating enough protein, I’m not sure, but I can handle a heavier kettlebell.

By: Toban

Toban — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:10:42 +0000

Libertarians should also check out the Paleo-libertarian group. There's quite a strong connection between the two.

By: Marc

Marc — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:50:39 +0000

Great post. always looking for well written articles to forward to family and friends who can’t quite figure me out ;-) Thank you. And if you are ever looking for”meals inspiration”, take a look at my blog. http://www.feelgoodeating.blogspot.com I’ve been at it for over 4 years, my way of giving back what I’ve gained.

Marc

By: Kurt G Harris MD

Kurt G Harris MD — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:20:06 +0000

Thanks for the link!

I’m another anarcho-capitalist LVM and CATO supporter who is a physician.

You might also enjoy this:
http://www.paleonu.com/panu-weblog/2009/11/6/kill-this-bill.html

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:49:57 +0000

I agree with my favorite comedian, Jim Gaffigan, on the subject of bacon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaK9bjLy3v4

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:10:54 +0000

I believe the intermittent fast is the key to it all. I have over the last 15 years had a variety of different eating lifestyles ranging from high protein for bodybuilding to high carb for endurance running. What I have never had is a weight problem. Like you I have always been thin and in high school I was geekishly thin. One thing that has always been a constant for me throughout, and until now unknowingly, was my intermittent fasting. I have never eaten on a regular schedule and will sometimes go 14-16 hours between meals. I graduated high school at 130lbs with about 5% bodyfat. In my early 20′s I became a gym rat and got my weight up to 185 with no increase in bodyfat. Today I’m 29 years old with a newborn so I no longer frequent the gym like I would like to, but I’m still at 160lbs and about 5% bodyfat, but lean muscle out the arse. I don’t consider myself to be a health nut, but I do eat fairly well. I always had a hunch that this could be a contributing factor to my ability to not gain weight. Thanks for the article!