most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-26T08:33:43Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/user/522 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/114943/if-and-weight-training-bcaa-brands-at-gnc/115239#115239 Alan 2012-04-27T15:11:30Z 2012-04-27T15:11:30Z

<p>You may be interested to read this.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gulfcoastpersonaltrainingllc.com/why-supplementing-with-branched-chain-amino-acids-bcaa-pre-workout-will-be-detrimental-to-fasted-training/" rel="nofollow">BCAA Supplementation Hinders the Benefits of Truly Fasted Training</a></p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/112362/what-are-you-thoughts-on-a-rain-barrel/112477#112477 Alan 2012-04-17T01:22:04Z 2012-04-17T01:22:04Z

<p>Gee it's funny how times change. When I was a lad every house had a rainwater tank and even today in the bush a tank is often the only drinking water available. I grew up drinking it and even now I have friends who exclusively drink rain water without any ill effects. It's amazing when an old tank is cleaned out to see the amount of sludge, dead critters etc that collect over the years. However I wouldn't drink the water collected from a modern polluted city roof. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/17591/whats-your-take-on-cheat-meals-days Alan 2011-01-01T13:26:24Z 2012-02-17T19:52:50Z

<p>I have just been reading a <a href="http://paleohacks.com/questions/17284/hey-holiday-cheaters-have-you-had-any-side-effects?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3a+TopQuestions-Paleohackscom+%28Daily+Digest+-+PaleoHacks.com%29#axzz19me2wpO8" rel="nofollow">thread</a> where people were describing their horrible reactions to cheating over christmas. A lot of diet gurus advocate a deliberate cheat meal or cheat day to reset leptin and such every so often to facilitate fat loss. I'm interested in peoples take on this. While I'm not a celiac I have no intension of deliberately eating gluten, I hate the way excess carbs make me feel so I won't be doing that either. So while I think the jury is still out on cheating, what does a fairly strict Paleo cheat with? </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/97296/omega-3-and-omega-6 Alan 2012-02-13T06:26:51Z 2012-02-13T16:25:15Z

<p>I was recently asked for evidence beyond blogs or opinion pieces on the problems with omega 3/6 ratios and how important they are. I have read that o3 isn't all that important and supplementing is unnecessary. I have searched Pubmed but nothing helpful came up. Has anybody any evidence for the inflammatory harm of omega 6 (again not blog posts unless backed by peer-reviewed studies) and the importance of the 3/6 ratio of 1:1 so often quoted? </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/15409/whooping-cough-in-the-paleo-world Alan 2010-12-06T12:07:00Z 2012-02-10T09:39:23Z

<p>My 7 year old grandson has just been diagnosed with Whooping Cough. I am in fairly regular contact with him. Given that my increased Vit D3 intake seems to be providing me good common cold protection, (haven't had even a sniffle for years) could I expect any level of protection from this more virulent disease due to my strict paleo lifestyle? It's extremely annoying that these diseases that were almost eradicated seem to be on the rise. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/73804/28-eggs-in-a-week/74029#74029 Alan 2011-11-01T04:49:43Z 2011-11-01T04:49:43Z

<p>I often eat that many a <strong>DAY</strong>! On workout days I usually have 6 raw eggs with some cream or coconut cream 5-6 times a day. On rest days I might only have a dozen or so, often raw or scrambled. I love em..</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/69070/any-help-on-sleep-paralysis/71061#71061 Alan 2011-10-18T12:01:48Z 2011-10-18T12:01:48Z

<p>It is perfectly normal and everyone experiences paralysis during sleep, just most don't remember it. Its purpose is to prevent you acting out your dreams etc and hurting yourself. Imagine all the thrashing around in bed otherwise. I can be scary to wake up slowly while still paralysed and easily cause panic. You seem to have it the other way around and the paralysis sets in before sleep hits you. Good luck and try not to let it upset you. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/56136/why-dont-people-eat-more-cocoa-butter/56314#56314 Alan 2011-08-06T12:44:23Z 2011-08-06T12:44:23Z

<p>Well for me it's all down to price. In Australia I can buy a 300g jar of virgin coconut oil for $8 but even a small block of cocoa butter is around $30. Considering I go through almost a jar of coconut oil a week I simply couldn't afford 4 times the cost. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/20160/ways-to-drink-heavy-cream/55390#55390 Alan 2011-08-02T09:48:44Z 2011-08-02T09:48:44Z

<p>I often use two or three hundred ml of cream and 6 raw eggs in the blender for a high power after workout drink.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/55170/budget-paleo-bodybuilding/55389#55389 Alan 2011-08-02T09:36:23Z 2011-08-02T09:36:23Z

<p>Don't automatically believe all the gurus telling you you need 1-1.5g per lb (or whatever the latest recommendations are) to build muscle. What they don't tell you is that excess protein is very easily and quickly turned into fat. I have proved for myself that it is quite possible to build muscle while eating moderate protein on a calorie restricted VLD diet. Good luck.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/51764/modern-human-taller-and-living-longer-healthier/52007#52007 Alan 2011-07-16T13:34:05Z 2011-07-16T13:34:05Z

<p>It seems we are not living longer after all.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=20711" rel="nofollow">http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=20711</a></p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/36948/shelled-macadamia-nuts/45538#45538 Alan 2011-06-18T13:32:50Z 2011-06-18T13:32:50Z

<p>This question made me laugh. Being born in Queensland Australia where macadamia or "Queensland Nuts" are a native, I grew up eating them. We had several trees in the back yard. As a small boy I had my favorite spot where a missing stone had left a small depression in the concrete path just the right size to fit the nut. One wack with Dad's hammer was usually sufficient to open the nut without harming the contents. I got so proficient I could keep a constant stream of them going into my mouth. Another good way to crack them was in the vice. There are many good crackers available, at least here in Australia. Just don't put them in the oven! </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/40268/how-much-heavy-cream-is-too-much/40489#40489 Alan 2011-05-26T13:43:22Z 2011-05-26T13:43:22Z

<p>To answer your question, I go through at least 1.5 litres a week and if I want a big calorie hit I have been known to go through that much in a day. Occasionally I like to really smash the calories through the roof, 4000-5000 calories every so often just to stir things up and cream is a handy easy way to get the extra calories. So if you handle it, go for it.. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/38565/protein-restriction-how-would-you-sett-a-sensible-upper-limit/38801#38801 Alan 2011-05-17T13:26:30Z 2011-05-17T13:26:30Z

<p>I wouldn't recommend too high a protein diet simply because surplus protein/ amino acids are very easily and quickly turned into glucose, GNG. Wasteful IMO. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/36293/how-do-you-eat-so-much-pwo/36492#36492 Alan 2011-05-03T06:30:44Z 2011-05-03T06:30:44Z

<p>I train in the morning, usually 7-7:30. I always train fasted with the exception of 5g EAA/BCAA before, another 5g half way through and another 5-10g after then I'll often not eat until 6pm. Some days I may feel hunger around 3pm so I'll have something to eat. Eat to hunger not the clock. I eat high fat adequate protein and low/zero carb. A good energy boost/ pick me up is a spoonful of coconut oil. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/33241/sweet-potato-insulin-spike/33410#33410 Alan 2011-04-16T09:13:05Z 2011-04-16T09:13:05Z

<p>Sounds like they just don't agree with you. Nothing says you have to eat starch. Chalk it up to experience and see if you can sell the rest to someone else. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/33247/anyone-eat-egg-shells/33409#33409 Alan 2011-04-16T08:58:29Z 2011-04-16T08:58:29Z

<p>The only thing I'd be careful with is washing the shell first. After all they have just passed through the alimentary canal of the chook..</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/32475/is-there-any-advantage-from-fructose-over-glucose-for-an-active-person/32589#32589 Alan 2011-04-12T04:40:21Z 2011-04-12T04:40:21Z

<p>I think it's a mistake to rely on carbs for sustainable energy this way as the body can only hold an hour or two's worth at a time. I much prefer to rely on fat for my long term energy needs. I often go all day heavy pick and shovel work fully fasted or if needed, a big slurp of cream for lunch gets me through the day. As always, YMMV.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/30705/help-me-convert-my-housemate-to-paleo/31168#31168 Alan 2011-04-02T10:59:20Z 2011-04-02T10:59:20Z

<p>6 weeks is way too little time to even begin the change to a fat burning metabolism. I suggest you give your friend all the info and web sites you can muster and plan to try a Paleo WOE when he has several months without any events, one month is not long enough. Training is OK but he must be prepared for his training to suffer. Being a marathon runner is no recommendation of fitness, in fact I'd suggest he wasn't fit at all. Read this: <a href="http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/1/1/2#IDAUFU0EB" rel="nofollow">http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/1/1/2#IDAUFU0EB</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=17" rel="nofollow">http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=17</a></p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/20620/what-are-your-top-3-favorite-spices-to-cook-with/30268#30268 Alan 2011-03-29T13:54:33Z 2011-03-29T13:54:33Z

<p>Chili, got to have lots of chili. Chili and ground ginger, and some garlic thrown in. Oh, did I mention the chili?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/29343/how-old-is-everyone-on-paleo-hacks/30265#30265 Alan 2011-03-29T13:36:12Z 2011-03-29T13:36:12Z

<p>Just gone 54, been Paleo about 2 years, low carb bit more than 10 years. Wish I knew what I know now when I was 17. Stay the course..</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/29890/cream-fat-consumption/30031#30031 Alan 2011-03-28T06:12:15Z 2011-03-28T06:12:15Z

<p>Around a litre a week, maybe more. Lady in the local shop commented the other day, "gee you go through a lot of cream". I replied, "I love it, I often drink it straight from the carton, I don't drink milk". She looked at me very strangely. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/23039/changed-sleeping-habits-and-headache/30027#30027 Alan 2011-03-28T05:04:56Z 2011-03-28T05:04:56Z

<p>How much caffeine do you consume? My missus used to drink gallons of tea and always seemed to wakeup with a headache. After switching to decaf tea the headaches have disappeared. Fortunately even with a large caffeinated tea consumption her sleep never suffered tho. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/28317/would-you-consider-a-plant-based-low-carb-diet/28500#28500 Alan 2011-03-20T08:50:23Z 2011-03-20T08:50:23Z

<p>NO, NO WAY NO HOW! At best plants are a mildly interesting garnish but mostly unnecessary. And who in their right mind would want to consume plant oils?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/27270/coffee-need-it-or-like-it/27431#27431 Alan 2011-03-14T10:45:55Z 2011-03-14T10:45:55Z

<p>I love my coffee but regulate the caffeine I get by drinking only decaf on non-training days, on training days I usually have a strong cup with cream but otherwise fasted in the morning then decaf for the rest of the day. When breaking the caffeine merry-go-round I experienced a few days of quite bad headaches but now the occasional cup of regular every other day doesn't cause any addiction problems. I eliminated coffee completely for a month to see if it was causing my sleep problems but nothing changed and reintroduction had no noticeable effect either. I make sure I only drink decaf coffee that has been decaffeinated by the water soluble method with no chemicals used. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/22128/no-one-ever-mentions-consuming-raisins/27425#27425 Alan 2011-03-14T06:48:40Z 2011-03-14T06:48:40Z

<p>I had to take the two grandkids, 7 and 10 to an appointment with me as I was babysitting and no one else was available. Unbeknown to me they brought along a zip lock bag of raisins for a "snack" (how I hate that word), anyway after about half an hour of steadily increasing volume they were off their trees! Virtually uncontrollable, boy was I glad to get home and give them back to their mother who just shrugged and said, "yeah, they do that". Ug, wouldn't have them in the house! (The rasins, not the GK's) </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/23308/chest-pains-tightening-due-to-gluten-reintroduction/24352#24352 Alan 2011-02-23T06:40:17Z 2011-02-23T06:40:17Z

<p>I have read that for some people it can take months or even years to fully recover from the effects of gluten, if ever..</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/24193/anyone-feel-better-after-including-more-sodium-in-diet/24344#24344 Alan 2011-02-23T05:00:46Z 2011-02-23T05:00:46Z

<p>I used to salt everything in my SAD days but after cleaning up my diet I reduced and eventually stopped with the table salt. One thing I began to notice was the effects of low blood pressure. While in bed if I turned my head to the left slightly a wave of dizziness would quickly wash over me. Only last a few seconds. Also when I'd lie down under the car for example I would get dizzy for a while. I then got some sea salt in a grinder and these symptoms almost immediately disappeared. I now salt some things but not nearly as much as I used too.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/23494/corn-syrup-better-than-sugar/23760#23760 Alan 2011-02-18T14:09:11Z 2011-02-18T14:09:11Z

<p>I don't get the answers suggesting he drink black coffee. The question was what sweetener to use not what whitener. I love my coffee with heavy cream, no sweetener of course. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/11037/what-is-your-preferred-homemade-paleo-protein-pre-and-post-workout-choice/23191#23191 Alan 2011-02-15T07:29:50Z 2011-02-15T07:29:50Z

<p>Agree with the steak, but I wouldn't rush into eating immediately after training in this mistaken "eating window" nonsense. After training the body is surging with HGH but eating pretty much kills production. I prefer to keep this going for an hour or two. The body takes a long time to break down and reabsorb the muscle fiber you damaged during training and won't start rebuilding for up to several days so there's no rush. Having said that I do prefer to have some BCAA/EAA before during and after tho. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/132527/question-for-if-experts/132538#132538 Alan 2012-07-06T11:59:29Z 2012-07-06T11:59:29Z

Gee, &quot;coffee with a tbsp of coconut oil or butter, fish oil, fasted pre workout BCAAs (10-15gms) 2 Brazil nuts&quot;, doesn't really sound like you are fasting. Are you aware that that amount of amino acids cause a greater insulin spike than pure glucose would? Congrats on the abs tho.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/121353/the-last-ten-seems-impossible-feel-like-im-doing-the-right-things-but-not-real/121358#121358 Alan 2012-05-30T13:57:27Z 2012-05-30T13:57:27Z

I have never understood the &quot;cheating&quot; concept. Who or what are you cheating? Only your self and your goals.. Get over it, you are not a child, you don't need bribes to be good. If your goals are important to you you will do what is needed.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/114943/if-and-weight-training-bcaa-brands-at-gnc/115239#115239 Alan 2012-05-27T09:58:22Z 2012-05-27T09:58:22Z

Thanks for popping in Matthew. I always trained fasted with 10g EAA before, 10g midway and 10g immediately after. For the last month I have stopped all EAA supplementation and have observed no difference at all. Was I wasting my money? Dunno.On non training days I'm trying protein first thing with the aim of dropping fat..

http://paleohacks.com/questions/109195/do-you-think-sugar-is-100-to-blame Alan 2012-04-03T04:52:34Z 2012-04-03T04:52:34Z

@Mscott, watch it here: <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7403942n&amp;tag=contentMain%3BcontentAux" rel="nofollow">cbsnews.com/video/watch/&hellip;</a>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/102280/hack-this-motocross-trainers-approach-to-paleo/102310#102310 Alan 2012-04-01T13:21:08Z 2012-04-01T13:21:08Z

Good to hear. I think this is a growing trend and the old carb loading days are passing. Can you give us and sites you know about for further reading? I was just reading another Palohacks question you may be able to help. <a href="http://paleohacks.com/questions/108712/keeping-as-paleo-as-possible-on-supported-cross-country-bike-ride?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TopQuestions-Paleohackscom+%28Daily+Digest+-+PaleoHacks.com%29#axzz1qmMAMofo" rel="nofollow" title="keeping as paleo as possible on supported cross country bike ride%3futm_source%3dfeedburner%26amp%3butm_medium%3demail%26amp%3butm_campaign%3dFeed%253A%2bTopQuestions Paleohackscom%2b%2528Daily%2bDigest%2b %2bPaleoHacks.com%2529%23axzz1qmMAMofo">paleohacks.com/questions/108712/&hellip;</a>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/77750/nature-reserve-australian-beef-help Alan 2012-03-25T14:10:58Z 2012-03-25T14:10:58Z

Our meat isn't advertised as grass fed because it doesn't make any sense to grow beef any other way. It's no big deal. It is all grass fed. Depending on the season sometimes cattle from some areas are grain &quot;finished&quot; for a few weeks to ensure an even product, fat wise. There is just no need to feed anything corn. We don't even grow much corn.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/94769/one-meal-a-day-what-do-you-think/103621#103621 Alan 2012-03-09T13:38:04Z 2012-03-09T13:38:04Z

I prefer mine in the morning for the energy as you say. I don't think a big bolus of food before bed is a good idea. Besides, by the time you start to feel hungry in the evening it is time to go to bed so you sleep through any hunger. On workout days I might have an extra protein shake. Works for me.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/100294/what-do-folks-or-science-think-about-combining-fats-in-one-dish/100300#100300 Alan 2012-02-26T13:58:43Z 2012-02-26T13:58:43Z

Not quite, medium chain triglycerides are treated very differently to long chain triglycerides.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/81291/what-paleo-are-you-today/81367#81367 Alan 2011-12-05T08:47:18Z 2011-12-05T08:47:18Z

Roast honey badger, yum..

http://paleohacks.com/questions/81291/what-paleo-are-you-today/81294#81294 Alan 2011-12-05T08:35:20Z 2011-12-05T08:35:20Z

I think eating clean unprocessed,grass-fed/ wild-caught natural food is always going to work, today tomorrow and forever more.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/73862/a-master-shake-for-everything Alan 2011-11-01T11:19:43Z 2011-11-01T11:19:43Z

@sinn10304, I do that, albeit 6 eggs, whether I'm running late or not. It's great after training too.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/73261/hack-dr-ozs-prehistoric-diet Alan 2011-11-01T05:28:48Z 2011-11-01T05:28:48Z

Where is the comments section? I can't find it.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/56195/why-did-cream-increase-endotxin-in-this-study Alan 2011-08-06T11:07:53Z 2011-08-06T11:07:53Z

That's crazy, the ingredients of cream is CREAM, that's all, just cream..

http://paleohacks.com/questions/55054/do-cheat-meals-cheat-us/55158#55158 Alan 2011-08-02T11:45:58Z 2011-08-02T11:45:58Z

EXACTLY!!! Finally someone said it. &quot;&quot;you can cheat on a diet, you cannot cheat on a Lifestyle&quot;&quot; Once you have been eating like this for a while you just feel less and less like eating rubbish any more. I liken it to a documentary I saw years ago on heroin addiction. Long term addicts, if they survive the early years, end up giving up. They just seem to get sick of the whole rigmarole and stop using of their own volition. I feel the same about rubbish &quot;foods&quot;, I just can't be bothered with them.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/20160/ways-to-drink-heavy-cream/20172#20172 Alan 2011-08-02T09:46:08Z 2011-08-02T09:46:08Z

I love doing this. I also add some sour cream and grated cheese for a lovely thick creamy sauce.