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What is your theory on Acne and the Western world?

I mean other cultures consume milk and don't have acne, right? Like the Nimibian tribes people of Africa. Their diets are mainly corn, milk, and legumes, some meat. I mean...clea …
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Vit K2: Fermenting Paleo Foods With Bacillus Natto/ Taking ‘Bacillus natto’ as a supplement??

I know the name of the strain of bacterial used to ferment natto, the Japanese soybean dish full of vitamin k2, is Bacillus Natto. I can find cultures of it available online. Howev …
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Is there a daily meal schedule that is conducive to optimal sleep quality?

Has eating in the evening been linked to low quality sleep? Should I eat a large breakfast or lunch and skip dinner? If I take all my calories before noon, will that lead to bett …
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Paleolithic women carvings are obese! Why?

I was reading about paleolithic art and culture and came upon the famous Venus of Willindorf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf). I was shocked to see that she is q …
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If you had to live as a hunter-gatherer or pastoralist (ancient or modern) which culture would you choose and why?

This is a fun, creative question. Perhaps you like the raw milk of the Massai, or the bison of the Sioux, the berries of the Inuit, or the yams of the Kitava. Perhaps you like cert …
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Are we living in a virtual feedlot for humans?

I had this thought, partly inspired by the book "The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer" by Joel Salatin who touches on it but doesn't explicitly take it further (at least yet …
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On a scale of 1-10, 1 being least.. How receptive were you to paleo & why?

When introducing people to the concept of paleo, I find some are far more open to the idea than others. From what I've observed, it seems to depend on a number of things which incl …
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Comparing Different Cultural Diets - Argentina

I'm not sure how to answer this question, but I will give this anecdote and see if it helps. There are comparitive differences between my family and grandparents and my boyfriend' …
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How do you keep your kids informed about nutrition without turning them into pompous know-it-alls who call out others' food choices?

There are a lot of threads here on how to feed your kids healthfully and how to talk to them about nutrition. However, there aren't any that deal with the next logical consequence …
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Moving to Poland, what should we eat before we have a kitchen??!!

Thank God my husband finally found a job after the company he was working for went bankrupt earlier hid year. Only catch (or perhaps positive) is that we are all moving to Warsaw, …
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Why would/do old people have sex?

What evolutionary advantage would it confer? Can't the sex drive just sputter and die? Is the need to keep sex in ones life culturally driven? Why would/do old people have sex? …
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What’s the worst paleo stereotype you’ve ever heard or read?

What prejudice about the paleo lifestyle has most shocked you? Has anybody ever pigeonholed you or made blanket assumptions about you or somebody else just because they've heard th …
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What is your Paleo Super Bowl Menu looking like?

The Super Bowl is coming up on February 5 - weeks away. How are you going to navigate the classic American gauntlet that is Super Bowl food - Host your own party with paleo food …
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What would be your Paleo philosophy?

I've been trying to figure out whether there's a philosophy or worldview that informs paleo dieting and the paleo culture growing around this dietary regimen. If you had to write o …
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The Bigger Picture

This is something I've been thinking about alot lately. It hasn't made me question how I'm eating, or how I'm voting with my dollar, as I still believe that this is the right way …

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