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Does this mean that chlorella should only be eaten briefly during occassions when your immune system needs a boost?
I was recently investigating chlorella as a possible food source. The science behind it looked promising, initially. Lots of pubmed studies claiming an array of health benefits. NA …
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Body Fat drop stopped
I decided a few months back to hit the gym and get back in shape. I started off eating food with a diet center which provided me a gluten free diet (I have celiac), which had a com …
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New research on Paleo diet?
I came across this announcement:
Link
So is science catching up to Paleo?
Also, I watched this:
I, Caveman
My questions:
It seems that the mainstream science is very support …
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Paleo Science Primer
Hi
One thing I like about the posts here are the scientific explanations behind some answers; however things like cortisol, HDLP etc. leaves me, the uninitiated, left confused. Ar …
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What are valid criticisms of the paleo diet?
What are valid criticisms of the paleo diet? Scientific, economic, ethical... the gamut.
And by paleo I mean the umbrella term that includes Weston A Price, Primal, Perfect Healt …
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Is there any scientific evidence supporting the use of hydrogen peroxide for a cold cure?
My gramma (bless her) used to have me drip hyrdogen peroxide in my ears and let it fizz away at the first sign of a cold. It always seemed to do the trick. I have begun doing this …
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Does the word *paleo* make you cringe?
Whenever I find myself in a position to discuss my diet I cringe as soon as I have to say the word paleo.
Here are some thoughts on why:
(1) It just sounds stupid. Its not as ba …
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What has science “proven” that you believe to be false?
What has science "proven" that you believe to be false?
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A alternative way of looking at Paleo
I am student of the paleo science and lifestyle and read pretty much everything I come across. When people begun to harvest they become shorter, died sooner and so on. True!
But o …
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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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Moments of doubt
Do you ever have moments where you think that this diet might be wrong? That saturated fat IS bad for you? (as the NHS tells me it is and even some parts of the paleo community do …
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Scientific Research Studies!
Hello,
I am a college student and doing a small side project on the benefits of ancestral eating. I have found a few solid scientific studies on experimental studies but none wit …
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Is paleo more science or pseudoscience?
I was reading my blog feed this morning, and this image came across from one the atheist / skeptic blogs I follow:
Now, I definitely feel there's a lot of pseudoscience out ther …
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Are Animal Studies That Bad?
I understand animal studies aren't perfect, but isn't it wrong to disregard all rat and mice studies just because we are not rats or mice?
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Thoughts on this study:“brown rice curbs craving for fatty food”?
I've read a few FAQs and lengthy explanations on paleo, but I don't know enough to understand how this study fits in or contradicts paleo.
When I first read the headline, I though …