The Paleo Periodical

Connecting the Dots

08/21/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 1 Comment

Last Friday was my daughter’s last day of preschool until it returns in September, and I picked her up feeling like we should mark the occasion. Unfortunately, I had to run a rather boring errand at the hardware store. It’s a testament to my cute, little Oregonian mountain town that even our friendly neighborhood hardware […]

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Featured, Paleo, Primal

Securing My Mask First Before Helping Others

05/15/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 14 Comments

I’ve been alluding to something in my posts and comments and I thought I’d go into more detail here since there’s been some interest. But before I do, I must credit Diana Rodgers of Radiance Nutrition for the title. While I’m sure it’s not hers, she used it at PaleoFX to great effect and it’s […]

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Adrenal Fatigue, Featured, Health, Paleo, Primal

The Contrarian Credo, or Why We Have to be Smarter

02/28/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 2 Comments

If you haven’t already embraced your cultural maverick status (here), I’m about to give you some more ammunition. Because here’s the deal: It takes a daily resolve to navigate our loud pro-grain, pro-sedentary atmosphere. If we take a look at the 20th century and the havoc it wrought in our diet, we’ll see something pretty […]

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Basics, Living Paleo

Advertising, Capitalism, Featured, Health, Paleo, Primal

The Final Paleo Frontier

01/17/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 12 Comments

Death. The logical result of all life. And yet, we don’t give much thought to it, preferring instead to worry about things like traffic and whether our sports team won on Sunday. We’re such silly monkeys, aren’t we? And yet, there it is. A hard truth that someday you and I will simply not be […]

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Basics, Things That Make You Go Hmm...

Death, Dying, Featured, Paleo, Primal

The Argument for a Slow Entry

12/06/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 22 Comments

No, this is not a naughty post. Get your mind outta that gutter! I’m talking about how to put this Paleo stuff to work in your life. Do you rip the band-aid off and go whole hog all at once? Or do you ease in, check the water temp with your toe before wading in? […]

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Diet, Featured, Health, Paleo, Primal

Quick Link: Vitamin B12

11/29/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 0 Comments

The NYTimes has a popular article going around about Vitamin B12 (here). Because bio-available B12 can only be obtained from animal sources (especially liver, red meat, fish, and shellfish), strict vegetarians and vegans run the risk of a deficiency. From the article: B12 is an essential vitamin with roles throughout the body. It is needed […]

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American Diet, New York Times, Paleo, Primal

You Must Change Your Life

11/29/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 6 Comments

Archaic Torso of Apollo We cannot know his legendary head with eyes like ripening fruit. And yet his torso is still suffused with brilliance from inside, like a lamp, in which his gaze, now turned to low, gleams in all its power. Otherwise the curved breast could not dazzle you so, nor could a smile […]

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Basics, Living Paleo

Diet, Featured, Health, Mindfulness, Paleo, Primal

Weight Gain? Consider Yourself Lucky

11/08/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 8 Comments

That’s right. You heard me. I’ma let that sink in for a second. Did you find Paleo/Primal because you wanted to lose pounds? If I had never started gaining weight, I never would have changed my eating habits. It’s that simple. Weight gain is often the first sign we get (or actually listen to) that […]

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Basics, Things That Make You Go Hmm...

American Diet, Featured, Fitness, Gaining Weight, Health, Paleo, Primal

On Paleo Baking

10/11/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 9 Comments

Too bad there’s no such thing. But first, some background. The Paleo-sphere was alive with some feistiness this week between Paleo Parents and Whole9 over this article. The gist of the argument seems to be that some people are okay with making and consuming things like baked goods with ingredients that are Paleo/Primal approved, while […]

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Basics, Topics in Paleoland

Baking, Paleo, Primal, Substitutions

Cheating. So Not Worth It.

10/04/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 11 Comments

So after my experiences at a wedding this weekend, I think I can say without any hesitation that off-plan eating is for the dogs. Hell, it’s not even good enough for dogs. I’m certain I don’t have celiac disease, but damn, gluten is evil. Headaches, brain fog, grumpiness, joint pain, bloating, gas, fatigue, a constant […]