Big Brains Require An Explanation, Part VI: Why Learning Is Fundamental, Even...
Our Story So Far (abridged) By 3.4 MYA, Australopithecus afarensis was most likely eating a paleo diet recognizable, edible, and nutritious to modern humans. (Yes, the “paleo diet” predates the...
View ArticleIt’s Just Like Drug Addiction EVERYONE FREAK OUT: The Role And Limits Of...
It’s good that we’re learning more and more about the brain’s reward systems. I’ve spent months dissecting their role in hunger—and indeed, hunger is the subject of my upcoming AHS 2012 presentation!...
View ArticleYour Whey Protein and Whey Isolate May Not Be Gluten-Free: Beware “Glutamine...
No, whey protein isn’t paleo…but it sure is convenient to have a portable, non-perishable, and relatively cheap source of quickly-digested protein for when I don’t have access to real food or the time...
View ArticleWhat Are “Hydrolyzed Soy Protein” And “Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein,” And Why Are...
A close inspection of the nutrition label on most processed foods will usually turn up—among other disturbingly-named ingredients whose function is unclear—something known as “hydrolyzed soy protein”...
View ArticleThe Most Important Event In History (Big Brains Require An Explanation, Part...
Click to see the timeline again at full size.We’re taught, as schoolchildren (usually around sixth grade) that the invention of agriculture is not only the most important event in human history…it’s...
View ArticleWhy Are We Here, And What Are We Looking For? Food Associations And The...
Yes, I’m serious, and I’m asking a serious question: why are we here? By “here”, I mean “on the Internet, reading paleo and nutrition blogs, almost every day.” This describes many of us—myself...
View ArticleBook Review: “It Starts With Food,” by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig
What Is The “Whole 30″? There are two approaches to “going Paleo”: the “taper off” approach, in which you eliminate non-Paleo foods from your life in multiple steps as you feel ready, and the “boot...
View ArticleInterview with Richard Nikoley at “Free the Animal”
This one’s been in the works for a few weeks. Richard Nikoley, of Free The Animal, occasionally does video interviews… …and I was proud to be his latest guest, both on FTA and in person. Not only was...
View ArticleI’m Back, and My AHS 2012 Bibliography Is Available
I’m back! First, I would like to thank everyone who attended my presentation at the 2012 Ancestral Health Symposium, “What Is Hunger, and Why Are We Hungry?” The crowd was both high-powered and...
View ArticleThe Cheap Minimal Shoe / Cheap “Barefoot Shoe” Review Roundup
Many of us are looking to try barefoot running or other barefoot activities…yet few of us are willing to go barefoot in an urbanized world of hot pavement, road gravel, and broken glass. Solution:...
View ArticleDietary Protein 101: What Is Protein, And Why Do We Need To Eat It Every Day?
Different schools of nutrition argue endlessly about protein. Vegans swear it destroys our kidneys and we’re eating far too much. Strength athletes and leangains devotees can’t get enough. The...
View ArticleDental Health And The Paleo Diet: Gingival Sulcus Depth, Periodontal Disease,...
I recently visited the dentist for my regular six-month cleaning and checkup. One mysterious practice you might recall from your own checkup is your hygenist probing around your gums with a pick, while...
View ArticleVideo Week! My Epipheo On White Bread, and Nose to Tail Eating
I’ve been working on several projects during the weeks I haven’t updated, and here’s the first. Epipheo—the people who make all those 3-minute cartoon visualizations of interesting ideas—contacted me...
View ArticleEating Like A Predator, Not Like Prey—Now With Cartoon Dinosaurs! (Another...
The fine folks at Epipheo enjoyed interviewing me so much that they made a second video. This one explains intermittent fasting in TWO MINUTES using CARTOON DINOSAURS and OGRES and ANIMALS BEING RIPPED...
View ArticleBook Review: Perfect Health Diet (Scribner Edition, December 2012)
It’s both surprising and embarrassing that humans, with our big brains, are the only animals that don’t seem to know what they ought to eat. How did we get here—and, most importantly, what can we do...
View ArticleVideo Of My AHS 2012 Presentation: “What Is Hunger, and Why Are We Hungry?”–...
I was proud to be chosen as a presenter for the 2012 Ancestral Health Symposium, held in conjunction with the Harvard Food Law Society in Cambridge, MA. Here’s the long-awaited video of my...
View ArticleThere Is Another Level Above “I’m Doing Fine”
How many times have we all heard this, or its equivalent? “Sure, everyone knows soda and candy aren’t good for you…but why should I give up bread, pasta, muffins, and all that other wonderful stuff?...
View ArticleInterview: J. Stanton on Beverly Meyer’s Podcast “Primal Diet, Modern Health”
It’s been some time since I’ve given any interviews…so when Beverly Meyer asked me to record an episode of her mostly-weekly podcast “Primal Diet, Modern Health”, I decided to go for it! In doing so, I...
View ArticleThere Is No Such Thing As A “Calorie” (To Your Body)
A friend of mine once said “The problem with explaining complicated systems to the layman is this: it’s easy to simplify a concept to the point that that it’s no longer true.” To that end, I submit...
View ArticleInterview: J. Stanton on the “Everyday Paleo Life and Fitness” Podcast with...
I recently recorded a podcast with Jason Seib of Everyday Paleo Life and Fitness and Clackamas Physical Conditioning…and it’s just been posted today! For those who have already listened to my other...
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