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Coffee: Chemex Vs. French Press

Does it matter how you brew your coffee?? I recently broke my French press and want to buy a Chemex. I don't drink tons of coffee and try to drink black teas or any teas also bu …
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French Press Coffee and Cholesterol

I put up a post several days ago asking for thoughts on my (maybe) high cholesterol. I've since seen chatter regarding raised elevations of cholesterol in people using a French pre …
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Leg Press vs. Squats and other things

Hi! I've been reading here for a couple of weeks now. I've been doing paleo for about a year now, and it's been great. I've lost about 100 lbs, and packed on 20-30 in muscle. For …
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Which mainstream “New Year’s Resolution” nutrition/exercise/health advice most gets your goat?

In the past few years I've received a few magazine subscriptions for free, but having read their diet and exercise advice I found myself glad that I hadn't paid anything for them! …
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Have you seen PCC’s newsletter? Paleo diet featured.

PCC is a food co-op in the northwest and in this month's newsletter they have featured an article about Paleolithic eating. Any thoughts from the community? Did they cover everyt …
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Is rejection of the lipid hypothesis (while not yet rejecting grains) a step forward or a terrible mistake?

I have seen a lot of non-paleo "mom" or cooking blogs* lately advocating the use of fats - lard, coconut oil, etc. They may make a token statement that fat is not really the enemy, …
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How do we take “scientists” and researchers to task once and for all?

Yet again as I watch the news this morning, I see a story that gets my cortisol levels all in a tizzy. http://www.boston.com/Boston/dailydose/2011/08/red-meat-raises-diabetes-risk …
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Mainstream article linking low-carb and insulin control to longevity:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1323758/Can-cutting-Carbohydrates-diet-make-live-longer.html ‘I’ve cut out all starch such as potatoes, noodles, rice, bread and p …