Are cleanses and detox diets healthy? What about juice fasting, elimination diets, laxative herbs or liver tonics? Are there benefits to a short term cleanse if your long-term lifestyle is not balanced? With dozens of companies offering pills, books, meal plans and advice, goal setting is your first priority. What exactly is your goal and is this just a short term thing? Do you really just wish to lose weight but still talk about ... Keep Reading >
Weight Loss
How to Build a Strong Lean Body If You’re Tired and Overweight
How to build a strong lean body when you're tired and overweight? What kind of movement is easy but effective? How do I balance my hormones and pick the right diet to help me lose weight? I turned to Ben Greenfield for answers..... He's an elite athlete and super-coach with great exercise and lifestyle videos, podcasts and more. We spoke on my 2014 Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast about the not-so-super exercisers who need ... Keep Reading >
How To Test Your Thyroid
Anyone with a thyroid issue should know how to test your thyroid properly. Many doctors only check TSH levels and assume your thyroid is fine as long as the TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) is somewhat in range. There are, however, better thyroid tests than those on a standard thyroid panel. I'll mention below how to order these yourself if your doctor won't run them for you. Sometimes it's hard for physicians to satisfy ... Keep Reading >
Does Starch Make You Fat Or Does Fat Make You Fat?
One of the most common questions in nutrition and health is this: Does fat make you fat, or does starch make you fat? If you're used to American medical dogma and new to the Paleo Diet (my Diet For Human Beings DVD) you might think low-fat food is good for you. That can mean unnecessarily avoiding eggs, meat, butter and coconut oil. For decades, we've been told by the USDA, TV, ads and magazine stories that we're supposed to eat ... Keep Reading >
Melissa Curtis Interviews Beverly: Candida and Hormones Preventing Weight Loss
How do Candida and excess hormones prevent weight loss? I'm here on MelissaCurtis's show about weight and health for women over 40. She writes and podcasts at her Fat To Fit: My Quest website. I shared with Melissa my belief that losing weight is never the body's priority. It may be your personal priority, but the body has its own agenda! Fighting infection, keeping the heart and lungs going and managing blood ... Keep Reading >
Are You Getting Enough Calories on Paleo?
Are you getting enough calories on Paleo? If you're already at your desired weight, doing serious exercise, or struggling with low endocrine function, it may be time to add more carbohydrates, or perhaps more calories in general. So, which do you add: rice, quinoa, tubers, fruit or fat? The "Primal Blueprint" by Mark Sisson has always been my favorite Paleo primer. It's easy to read, well-organized, and walks us through ... Keep Reading >
Natural Sleep Aids You Can Use Tonight
Want to know how to sleep better? Here's ten natural sleep aids you can use tonight. Listen to my recorded podcast on sleep too if you can. There's much more in the podcast than I can write here.... The link to this iTunes show is at the bottom of the page. Overcoming sleep deprivation is essential to weight management, hormones, digestion, and body repair. If you're doing everything right but can't lose weight, manage ... Keep Reading >
Exercise For Tired, Overweight Women w. Ben Greenfield: PODCAST
Ben Greenfield is a super-athlete and super-coach. He knows about fitness, health, food and fat-burning. And he has great podcasts. I asked him on my Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast to talk to the rest of us: the not-so-super exercisers who need help getting started. The tired and overweight who can't get a start. Why? His answers surprised me! There's lots of information in this fun podcast and you can read ... Keep Reading >
Starving For Starches?
Want to add some starchy carbs to your gluten free Paleo Diet? Here's a meaty article with lots of important links. Read on, and LEARN some valuable new stuff! I'll explain starchy carbs vs non starchy carbs too. There's buzz lately in the Ancestral Food world about adding back some gluten free starches such as WHITE rice. Why? Two reasons that I see.... Well, maybe three. OK, four! First is that many of us ... 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 ... Keep Reading >
The Fat-Burning Man Talks: PODCAST
Abel James is the fat burning man and he's my kind of person. He made up his mind to change his health, dove in head-first, and now has the top rated Health Podcast on iTunes! We know and love him as the Fat Burning Man and you will too. Abel says he was just an ordinary guy; overweight (a lot), with high blood pressure and a growing number of health issues. What inspired him? Barefoot running, and ... 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 ... Keep Reading >