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I feel so confused about carbs…can anyone clarify this controversy for me?
I'm a pretty avid follower of the paleo blogosphere, and I must admit that I'm feeling very confused these days as to how I should be eating. It seems as if we are moving away from …
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Your favorite jargony or just geeky Paleo word or phrase?
Mine is "metabolic derangement". giggle
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What is metabolic derangement, exactly?
I was reading the Jimmmy Moore post on "safe starches" [http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/is-there-any-such-thing-as-safe-starches-on-a-low-carb-diet/11809] and noticed a comment …
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An Inconvenient Truth #1: Does low-carb “work” simply because packaged foods are high-carb?
Have you been following the great carb debate?
This debate has elicited excellent opinions from Stephan Guyenet, Peter at Hyperlipid, and Kurt Harris. In a nutshell, they discuss …
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Is it possible to “screw up” your metabolism?
My wife and I were talking and we knew a girl in college who was anorexic/bulimic for a lot of years. She later got past that but had a huge weight problem. She claimed that her …