I sat spellbound in my car listening to Andrew Lawler, author of a meaty new book on the complete story of the chicken. How did an Asian jungle pheasant become the world's most populous bird? Why did it travel to Rome, England, and the Southern United States? How did Queen Victoria start a riot of chicken collecting in the 1840's? There's global and economic history galore in "Why Did The Chicken Cross The World?", including the lure of ... Keep Reading >
Ancestral Diet
Species Appropriate Nutrition
Species appropriate nutrition means that a creature should eat what is has always eaten... Its historical, evolutionary diet. Shouldn't this apply to humans as well as to Goldfish or Lions? Scientists have only recently confirmed that the Giant Panda eats meat. Sounds odd that it took them so long to confirm that, but no one ever caught it live or on camera until 2011. Now we know that the correct species appropriate nutrition for Pandas ... Keep Reading >
Can a Food Challenge Change Your Life?
Here's a question for you: Can a paleo food challenge save your life? Here's my latest take on one of my favorite topics..... It's Fall! And I need someone to bring me a bow and arrow. Why? Because the deer are running like crazy in my back yard, and my Hunter-Gatherer instincts are fired up! If you're human, you have those instincts too. Here's how to find out what foods are best for humans in general, and for YOU in ... Keep Reading >
John Durant and “The Paleo Manifesto” Book Review and Interview
The Paleo/Ancestral movement has a smart new spokesman who can speak intelligently, with love and humor, and inspire and teach others with no effort at all. John Durant is a new friend we can be proud of, with an excellent book that keeps us reading to the last words; "the future of what we can become". And one nice surprise... The Paleo Manifesto is not a PALEO book! It's history, hunting, gorillas, Harvard, archaeology, psychology, ... Keep Reading >
The Perfect Human Diet Documentary: Interview w. CJ Hunt
CJ Hunt had a near-death experience at the age of 24. Sudden cardiac arrest while jogging led him to a decades-long quest for better (heart) health. The result was The Perfect Human Diet documentary. Rated on Amazon as #1 Documentary, and #1 Instant Video Documentary, this film has garnered several other best-selling tributes. Want to go globe-trotting and look behind the scenes at some cool places? Hunt and I speak about the global ... Keep Reading >
Real Food vs. The Hunger Response with J. Stanton: PODCAST
What is Hunger? Ask J Stanton hunger questions and you get some great info... Why would we choose cookies over steak? How does Hunger override Willpower? J. Stanton is a writer/researcher (and outdoorsman) who spoke at the Harvard Ancestral Health Symposium on the topic of HUNGER. I was struck by his data and conclusions and we spoke more about Human appetite, satiety, willpower and more. Here's an interesting interview on a ... Keep Reading >
5 Common Questions About “The Diet For Human Beings”: My DVD Reviewed by the Grass Fed Girl
HERE'S A GUEST POST FROM THE "GRASS-FED GIRL" REVIEWING MY DVD, THE DIET FOR HUMAN BEINGS AND ANSWERING 5 COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DIET FOR HUMAN BEINGS! THANKS, CAITLIN www.grassfedgirl.com. "I recently enjoyed watching "The Diet For Human Beings” DVD about the Paleo Diet by Beverly Meyer, a Holistic Nutritionist and Podcast Host with 25 years in clinical practice. It is professionally filmed, easy to watch and understand, and has ... Keep Reading >
Is Ghee Good?
Humans did not eat dairy until we domesticated animals 10,000 to 40,000 years ago. Our immune systems evolved to understand and allow human milk as food, but not the dairy from other animals. Over time, certain cultures became dependent on the dairy of different mammals: horse, camel, yak, sheep and goat. Eventually we bred a type of cattle and began to have cow's milk. Milk products were, obviously, organic and free-range, with no ... Keep Reading >
Fermented Foods; Kraut, Kimchi, Kefir and Kvass: PODCAST
Dive into the recipes and science of easy fermented foods at home in this podcast featuring Lisa Herndon of Lisa's Counter Culture. Full of probiotics and flavor, fermented foods and beverages are the historical way to get our benficial bacteria and many vitamins. Lisa and I discuss using Pickl-It jars for better outcomes and food safety too. These jars provide a greater level of confidence in the saftey of your culture and are easy to ... Keep Reading >
Coconut For Health, with Dr. Bruce Fife: PODCAST
Dr. Bruce Fife is known as the Father of Coconut and is the world authority on coconut for health. You'll find out why in this fun podcast. Fife is a passionate advocate and researcher on the coconut, including the uses of coconut flour and oils. These previously maligned foods have tremendous health advantages over traditional vegetable oils and gluten flours. Fife has spent two decades teaching us the truth about them. Autism, arthritis ... Keep Reading >
Nuts and Seeds – the Good and the Bad
What are nuts and seeds? A nut is a type of fruit. A fruit is a mature ovary from a flower. Every fruit contains one or more seeds. Every seed has the potential to germinate and grow into a mature adult plant. As seeds mature, the surrounding tissue develops into a fruit. This fruit can take many forms; some plants make berries (like blueberries or tomatoes), some make legumes (like peas and beans). The fruit of cereal grasses are grains ... Keep Reading >
How To Be A Food Detective
Before I tell you how to be an official food detective, and do a proper elimination diet, here's a little human history for you. Once upon a time, we ate whatever we could hunt, and we gathered lots of plants, some fruits, and some eggs. Fish and other water creatures were abundant. We ate certain mushrooms (not others!), tubers, insects, a little honey, and some tasty herbs and flowers to enrich our meals. In the Paleolithic times before ... Keep Reading >