The Paleo Periodical

A Blemished Record of Acne Advice

04/26/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 3 Comments

Slate had an article last week about the evolutionary reasons behind acne and our reaction to it (here). I’ll save you the trouble of having to read it by summing it up for you here: Allegedly, as a species, we lost our hair faster than our skin could adapt. All that waxy sebum is a […]

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Acne, American Diet, Diet, Featured, Health, Slate.com

Quick Links: Gary Taubes Weighs in on Childhood Obesity

03/18/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 0 Comments

Here’s another in Slate’s series about childhood obesity. This time they went to Gary Taubes (click here): So if we’re serious about preventing childhood obesity in this country, we need to pay attention to what actually regulates the accumulation of fat in the human body. That means we’re going to have to demonize some industries, […]

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American Diet, Diet, Exercise, Fat, Gaining Weight, Gary Taubes, Health, Research, Slate.com, Why We Get Fat

Finally, a Voice of Reason in the Obesity Debate

03/17/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 0 Comments

If you’ve been following along the past week, I’ve discussed Slate.com’s community problem-solving project concerning childhood obesity (see here for my past coverage). While I don’t love this project, I do love Slate’s willingness to question themselves, a true rarity in media these days, no? Along with their optimism about coming up with a solution […]

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American Diet, Diet, Fast Food, Featured, Gaining Weight, Health, Obesity, Paleo, Primal, Slate.com

Shameless Plug: Vote for me!

03/11/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 0 Comments

So after digesting all the information about childhood obesity and writing my post, I decided to submit a modest proposal to Slate.com after all to help fight childhood obesity. I tried to keep it simple and as free from judgment as possible, which means I probably won’t win. But go here to vote for me […]

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The Judgment Against Fat People

03/11/2011 by PaleoPeriodical 3 Comments

Slate.com has a series called The Hive, where they enlist the Slate reading community to submit ideas to fix a larger problem. The ideas are then voted upon by the community and a winner is chosen. I normally would think this was a brilliant marketing and networking project, but their maiden voyage fills me with […]