Throughout our lives we have been taught low fat, whole grains and count those calories. Yet, if this was the way to eat why is our health care system so taxed? Why is obesity an epidemic? Why is diabetes on the rise?

Scott Kustes from the Fitness Spotlight:

Real Foods Take On Fake Foods: Butter, Bacon, And Eggs

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Here’s a few great words of advice from Robb Wolf.

Food should make you healthy: Robb Wolf in review

Paleo/Clean Food Success Stories

We have already discussed changes you have seen in yourself but most of those were aesthetics, how about health changes? Asthma, blood markers, arthritis, etc.

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In defense of Paleo, even for endurance athletes.

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When eating real food we can find ourselves ‘critiquing’ other peoples food choices. I know myself I am guilty of always looking at what other people are buying when at the grocery store, and I always feel proud of my choices.
On the other side, something I struggle with is trying to help the people who are close to me make better food choices, and if you have tried this yourself you can attest that it is not always an easy sell.

Mark Sisson wrote a great article on how to not let it take over and gentle ways to help/offer suggestions.

Prodding Parents to Get Healthy

Sorry guys but this post is all for the ladies.

Ladies, one of the things you may notice while changing to a paleo/real food diet is a change in your menstrual cycle. It may be lighter, longer, irregular, a plethora of changes. I do not know the science behind it but I know it has happened to me as well. And since we are a community and share experiences with one another, I want to open the door as this can be a concerning topic for many.

Below are a few reads to shed some light on the subject.

Impact of diet on the menstrual cycle

Training Diet and the Menstrual Cycle Blog from Catalyst Athletics

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I hope seeing these images make you feel just as sick as they made me feel. Pizza in a vending machine? You have got to be kidding me! And people wonder why they feel so horrible all the time.

Remember everyone, NOTHING tastes as good as this feel.

America wonders why they are dying sooner

Water and Dehydration

We have been focusing so hard on the solids, but what about the liquids? The body is made up of 60-70% water, are you drinking enough?

Water and Dehydration

Cravings? Many times when switching over from a traditional American diet you may find yourself craving the “normal” foods you once consumed. Now that you have been eating clean for 36 days, those cravings should have subsided. If they have not, you may find the link below interesting and worth trying. Now it does say legumes in there but you know how we feel about those.

http://livingpaleo.com/articles/food-cravings.html

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Eat, Rejoice, Repeat

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eat-rejoice-repeat/#more-10850

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