I'm trying to lose weight and I'm starting to think I might be struggling against a body-fat set point that is higher than optimal. I have had success losing weight in the past, …

Hello, I lost 30lbs a year ago, in order to maintain that weight loss, i changed my whole life. I went strict 100% Paleo and began a 6 days per week workout regimen. I have been s …

I read recently a lot of opinions about gut flora. I have heard that we get our flora at birth and in childhood and what you get is what you get. After that it's highly unlikely we …

Recently, Stephan Guyenet ended his food reward series by suggesting that, as a hardcore weight loss strategy, persons could try eating the same three foods every day. His idea, pr …

He wrote a fabulous blog on October 12, 2011 and I hope everyone reads it. I'd love to hear what you all think. I know Travis Culp commented in the blog about Mg deficiency and I …

Forgive me if this has already been addressed in one of our Stephan threads. I'm not sure that it has, because it's kind of like a background question for the main issue. I have …

I've noticed a couple things when I get down to a certain bodyfat level that makes me think that we, as individuals, may have set points that our body prefers to and functions best …

Does it now make sense in light of the recent discussions on food reward, set points, and fat loss? Here is a link

stephan announced on his blog that he will release his idea on "a method that goes beyond symptomatic treatment and allows the body to naturally return to a lower fat mass". being …

I know this (probably) is a hypothetical question, so I expect some hypothetical answers. Which is good, as long as they are sound. Would a real hunter gatherer gain significant w …

Art De Vany calls humans lazy overeaters. I'm not asking about the lazy, but about the overeating bit. Initially this makes sense: We (well, us in the so called west) live in a pe …