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Evolving Past The Paleo Diet
I have been eating a mostly paleo diet for over a year now, but lately I've been thinking more and more about evolution, and whether we should evolve the idea of paleo to move past …
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McEwen on Kruse: hack her critique of K’s use of evolutionary biology
I'll start with my question: Do you agree with Melissa McEwen's critique of Jack Kruse's (mis)use of evolutionary biology?
I should note that I am a fan of both McEwen and Kruse. …
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Gluten avoidance and epigenetics
After reading Deep Nutrition by Catherine Shannahan, I've been thinking about the paleo diet in the context of epigenetics. I don't pretend to be have a lot of knowledge of epigent …
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5answers
561 views
Does paleo ignore epigenetics, longevity & iron?
I saw this article and was curious the reaction here. Seemed to raise some good points...
http://www.paleopharm.com/my-beef-with-the-paleo-diet-2-0/
The Central Dogma of Paleo …
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Epigenetics, longevity and nutrigenomics resources?
What resources or thought leaders do you reccomend to learn about epigenetics, nutrition for longevity and nutrigenomics?
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Do you have any experience with epigentic orthodontic dental appliances?
Pretty in Primal has a fascinating post about epigenetic orthodontics -- that talks about the effects of dental appliances such as the DNA Applicance.
Have any PaleoHackers used t …
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Epigenetics and Paleo
The LA Times Health section (well, yeah) ran an article this morning about the theory that today's obesity epidemic originated in the eating and other habits of women in the 50s an …
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4answers
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Paleolithic principles follow how nutrients react with our current biochemistry, but those pillars of understanding do not set what is optimal for us. Why do we believe paleo is optimal and not merely tolerated by our current biochemistry?
Biological laws limit the kinds of organisms that can survive, but don't determine what those organisms are. At one time the earth had megalodons in the sea and dinosaurs roaming …
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Some good test numbers, still feel lousy. Epigenetic smackdown?
I have been eating paleo and doing Leptin Reset for a month and would like some observations on my testing.
No dairy, wheat, eggs, corn, fruit, snacking, nightshades, some brown r …
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Living for the benefit of future generations?
Another epigenetics related question and an excuse to give this link. This is a very good series of BBC radio programes are currently available online:
The First 1000 Days: A Leg …
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Could poor maternal or childhood nutrition be to blame for near or total lack of enamel on baby or adult teeth?
I was born without enamel on four of my baby teeth - thus, I had silver crowns placed on these teeth until my adult ones pushed them out. (That was around the same time I decided t …
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Are you “what your father ate”?
I had always assumed that the introduction of the SAD in our previous generation had detrimental epigenetic effects in our current one. This article seems to clinch it.
Thoughts?
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