The Paleo Periodical

Our “Environment” — Part 1, Invasive Species

03/01/2013 by PaleoPeriodical 21 Comments

This will be the first in a series that will outline my thinking about the modern environmental movement, which is one I have come to view with deep suspicion and as yet another symptom of humankind’s unfortunate short-sightedness. To head off any salvos at Strawman Pass, let me say that at the root of it […]

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Contrarianism, Neobabble

Environment, Evolution, Featured, Paleo, Primal

The Message Is…What Again?

02/04/2013 by PaleoPeriodical 4 Comments

I’ve come across some head-scratchingly strange stuff lately. Before I begin, I just want to say that I’m all for doing whatever makes you feel good. I’m not so sure of my own path that I believe it is the only righteous and good path. I know it works for me, but I also know […]

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American Diet, Featured, Health, Paleo, Primal

New Year’s Resolutions = February Excuses

12/31/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 11 Comments

Forgive me. If you read my previous rant (see here), then you know I’ve been in a bit of a mood lately. I probably should open 2013 with something more positive, but I just ain’t feeling it. The thing is, everyone loves to talk about health and their resolutions for the New Year. Social media […]

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Featured, Health, New Year, Paleo, Primal, Resolutions

The Fight for the Soul of Fat People

05/08/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 1 Comment

(Sorry about the glitch yesterday, folks! WordPress prematurely published my post without any content as I was working on it. Here’s the whole tamale.) It must be a slow news cycle or something, because there are lots of stories floating around about the health of the nation and how to help those who are overweight […]

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American Diet, Fat, Featured, Health, New York Times, Obesity, Paleo, Primal

Nutritionism: That Seductive Siren

04/10/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 0 Comments

Yesterday I eased us in with some general kvetching about the limits of Paleo and our expectations. Today we’re going to look into the modern phenomenon of nutritionism and its role in all of this. When I went Paleo, I thought I was leaving nutritionism behind. Goodbye to vitamin fortified cereals, wood-chip-enhanced high fiber whole […]

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Featured, Health, Paleo, Primal

Magical Pill Syndrome (MPS)

04/03/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 4 Comments

A quick programming note before I dive in here. Last week, Kurt Harris, he of the Archevore/PaNu/Paleo 2.0-ness, dropped a bit of a bomb on the Paleosphere. Before you click over, I must warn you—it’s a complete time suck. You have to read every comment, and it’s still being added to as of today. It […]

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Featured, Health, Mindfulness, Paleo, Primal

Weekend Entertainment: Cougar Hunting Scandal

03/04/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 2 Comments

I don’t know if any of you have been following this story. I expect since it’s turning out to be pretty embarrassing for California liberals that Fox News is probably all over this one (here). The gist of it: California Fish and Game Commission President Daniel Richards went on vacation to Idaho and spent $6,800 […]

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Hunting, Paleo, Primal

System Failure

01/03/2012 by PaleoPeriodical 6 Comments

I apologize. I stayed up late after a really long and busy day to type a post for you guys, and WordPress ate it. They appear to be having some technical difficulties. Needless to say, it’s taking all of my willpower not to throw my laptop out a window right now. It was about this […]

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American Diet, Featured, Gaining Weight, Health, New York Times, Paleo, Primal

Thoughts on Accepting/Denying Influence

10/05/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 3 Comments

I’ve been leading an exercise group at the park for a few weeks now. Nothing too formal, just some friends meeting up. It’s been a lot of fun, and I’ll probably talk more about this sometime in the future. But today, a friend of mine returned my Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy Meals, which got […]

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American Diet, Featured, Forks Over Knives, Health, Paleo, Primal, Vegan

Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down

09/15/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 10 Comments

If you haven’t read Robb Wolf’s latest post, go now. It speaks to how easy it is to get bogged down by all the craziness out there labeled as normal while we toil away in our wacko, unhealthy diet. If you’ve been paying attention to the headlines lately, it can sure feel like the entire […]