TED Talk on Paleo diet

Brenda Ross

Fellow team mate and Ottawa Sleeper Cell member Naomi Gilker and I often talk about our diets. She shared this TED talk with me today and it was very thought provoking.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMOjVYgYaG8&feature=youtu.be

William Jenks

I admit I am a skeptic about the Paleo Diet as anything more than a gimmick that's helpful in thinking about what you eat. (That, I believe, is of very high value...but the science behind the Paleo diet doesn't impress me. It would be glib for me to point out that our 10,000 year ago ancestors only lived 30-35 years and imitating their habits and diet doesn't necessarily seem like a brilliant idea, so I won't....) :-)

But anyway, here's a good and easy read from the skeptic's point of view:
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/new_scientist/2013/04/marlene_zuk_s_paleofantasy_book_diets_and_exercise_based_on_ancient_humans.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=sm&utm_campaign=button_toolbar

tim cronk

Most diets are nothing but taking a theory , putting a good argument behind it (with studies or not and studies can and are manipulated just like statistics) , marketing the crap out of , to sell you something , which you think is the magic bullet , to make you muscular, lean , fast , and sexy.... I do wish that people would keep an open mind to things , some people get so brainwashed to one way of thinking.....

I am not an expert but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night... Just kidding... I have read a lot of nutrition books , like any good discussion if presented well they make a lot of sense... I have chosen to go "plant based" for many reasons and do not consider it a diet but more of a way of life ..... I'm happy with my choice and do not care to argue for it or against it... Likewise with Paleo or any other "diet"....

Check out what the Kenyan's and the Tarahumara eat.
http://www.active.com/running/articles/eating_practices_of_the_best_endurance_athletes_in_the_world?page=4

bc4ua

I was too focused on the bad science/cult like following aspect to appreciate this diet. So it took awhile for me to buy in. But when you look at it, it's basically "don't eat crap". Not to mention the intial process of getting on the diet was pretty rough. I thought I ate well, but when you start logging what you eat daily, it's pretty eye-opening.

Hate to even say I'm on it since it's a polarizing subject, so it's easier to tell people we try to eat clean and avoid processed food as much as possible. We shoot for 90% modified paleo. It pains me more that after 5 months, I feel a lot better, recover better, and oddly sleep better. Last year I use to mock my friend who was on the diet for what I thought is such a stupid premise. I've come 180. But as much as I enjoy lean meat, I hate eating crow


Interesting video