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Perfect health in a financially ethical way?

Right now, around the world, there are people who cannot afford access to basic nutrition. This is not simply something that happens in Africa. This weekend I spent teaching a semi …
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Is a higher carb intake optimal at high elevation?

I live at around 9,000ft so I've been curious about this. Numerous sources suggest that loading up on carbs eases the transition into high elevation and prevents or minimizes altit …
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Might the theoretical “optimal diet” not be optimal in practice?

At least some (a large part I would argue) of what it means to be "paleo" eating in such a manner that is informed by our evolutionary past. This in short means meat, fish, nuts, …
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At 18yrs old, given my symptoms, what would be the optimal labs to take and what numbers should I look for?

To keep the background information short(er than most of my posts), I'm thinking about taking some labs to A) see how I'm doing, and improve my numbers, and B) Try and cure my symp …
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Paleo Summit Hack-a-thon: Paul Jaminet, 2/28

What: The Paleo Summit (see also this post) Who: Paul Jaminet, Ph.D. – Author, Perfect Health Diet Topic: The Evolutionary Evidence for the Optimal Human Diet. So, where’s the pr …
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Upgraded Paleo - “SuperHuman Diet”

My question is this: Based on scientific research and DIY biohackers are we reaching a upgraded paleo diet? A diet where we take the evolutionary biology of how we as humans proce …
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Superhuman diet and lifestyle

What are your thoughts on using hacking diet and other lifestyle components (such as sleep and exercise) as a means to "upgrade" yourself? What type is diet is best to optimize ene …
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Hack my D-D-Diet

Been paleo style for about 8 months now. Lost maybe 15 pounds, feeling healthy etc. Breakfast: 1/2 tumbler of coconut flesh mixed with 2 raw egg yolks, pinch of turmeric (+ groun …
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New to Paleo, am I a P-I-G?

So I've been doing Paleo for just about two weeks and I'm really liking it so far. I am not 100% on it however, because for meat I still eat regular store bought non-free-range me …
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Office Job, weight lifter, can’t get rid of spare tire!

So I have been an active guy most of my life. I currently weight lift 3 days per week with this program - http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=508031 . My biggest problem is …
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Jan Kwasniewski - Optimal Diet

The doctor recommends 1g of protein/2.5g-3.5g of fat and 0.5g of carbs per 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of ideal (height - 100 cm/39 inches). Peter over at Hyperlipid seems to be following s …
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constant hunger, excess saliver, everything tastes like metal, constant cold…what is going on?

hi everyone, My questions pretty much says it all. Since going paleo about a month ago I am hungry all the time, have a lot of saliver in my mouth which is not pleasant, everythi …
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Hack my diet please

Hi everyone I've been eating paleo for about 3.5 months now. I do have some auto-immune diseases (celiac, PCOS, hypothyroid, & raynauds) and I feel great since going paleo. I …
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What would be your first meal post-workout at end of intermittent fast?

I do a strength-training session at the end of my IF (24 hours) and for max muscle gain/fat loss I was wondering what would be a recommended post WO meal?
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is the “One size-diet fits all” concept wrong?

We in the paleosphere are convinced ( I think for good, sound reasons) that paleo diet is best for everything important: to get a fit, lean body; to lose weight; to obtain more lon …

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