Discovering Paleo

Beverly Meyer has been a client of natural health therapies since 1972.  After a successful but exhausting career in business, she devoted herself full-time to the study and practice of natural health therapies for herself and her clients. She is a Board-Certified Clinical Nutritionist, teaching others to “Help Themselves To Health” through diet, lifestyle, intelligent supplements and lab tests since 1985. Her video DVD on the Paleo Diet is “The Diet For Human Beings”.  Her Primal Diet – Modern Health podcast is a popular show on iTunes. Her award-winning blog and website is On Diet And Health.  

Katie, a 26 year old living in the Windy City, is the founder and editor of Personally Paleo. Katie launched Personally Paleo, a food and wellness blog, after losing 85 pounds and running her first half marathon. She attributes much of her success to the transition to a Paleo lifestyle and has been featured by Primal Palate as a Paleo success story. Primarily featuring paleo and gluten-free recipes, Personally Paleo is also a platform for Katie to introduce you to other bloggers, different ways to stay active and share her favorite eats. A self-proclaimed French Fry aficionado, Katie uses Personally Paleo to help others find a balance between healthy living and having fun. She’s also a firm believer that Benny Goodman Pandora, coffee and cute puppy snuggles can solve all of the world’s problems.

Prof. Tim Noakes was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and studied at the University of Cape Town (UCT) where he obtained an MBChB degree in 1974, an MD in 1981 and a DSc (Med) in Exercise Science in 2002. He retired as Professor of Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Cape Town in 2014 and is now an Emeritus Professor at UCT. He is co-founder with Morné du Plessis of the Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA). Noakes has published more than 550 scientific publications, has been cited more than 16,000 times in the scientific literature, has an H index of 68 and is rated an A1 scientist by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. In 2003, he received the UCT Book Award for Lore of Running (4th Edition), which is considered the “bible of the sport”. Among his other published works are Rugby without Risk, Bob Woolmer’s Art and Science of Cricket co-written with the late Bob Woolmer, his scientific autobiography Challenging Beliefs and Waterlogged: The serious problem o

My guest today is Bobby Chang, one half of the couple that owns a Paleo cafe called Mission: Heirloom in Berkeley, California. Bobby and his wife Yrmis had traveled for an entire year, crossing 26 countries to learn different culture and cuisines, as well as come up with a bunch of different business ideas to serve the paleo community. When they came back to the US, they settled in Berkeley and opened up a restaurant that Chris Kresser sends his patients to.   Here's Bobby in his own words: Our quick summary starts with us trying Paleo in 2011, after exhausting every possible diets out there, Paleo was the one that the 3 of us (Yrmis: wife, Moya: 16 year old daughter) and I found the most success. We were our own small test and support group. at that time, we were taking a sabbatical to figure out what we were going to do next in our career. Traveling through 26 countries while on Paleo allowed us to understand we need to do something with a purpose drive mission in the food/ health industry s

Danielle is a Canadian living in Scotland, blazing along Scotland's trails and up its hills as a paleo runner. When she's not at her day job of teaching, or creating delicious paleo grub in her kitchen, Danielle writes her blog about paleo + running, called Eat Primal, Run Hard. She is also a writer and assistant copy editor for Primal Eye Magazine, the UK's first Paleo Lifestyle magazine. 

Adam Farrah has been experimenting and working with Ancestral and Paleo eating ideas for more than 12 years. He was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis in 2004 and has since fully recovered his health using a Paleo diet, exhaustive trial and error and, recently, medical marijuana.   Adam recovered his health without a lifetime of medication, surgeries or surgical removal of even an inch of intestine. It’s very common for UC patients to suffer through all of these and still live a drastically diminished quality of life.   He’s been experimenting with Medical Marijuana since 2014 and is active in Connecticut with medical marijuana advocacy. He has relationships with both medical marijuana growers and medical marijuana doctors in the state.   He’s a published author. He wrote The Paleo Dieter’s Missing Link and also co-edited The Paleo Miracle 2: Women of Strength. He wrote for Paleo Magazine from 2011 to 2015.   Adam has also written for TRAIN, MILO and HARDGAINE

When Jaclyn became a mom more than eight years ago, health food was the last thing on her mind, but when her oldest son began to struggle with behavioral disorders, she dove in headfirst to begin learning about how to live and eat naturally. When she began to focus on paleo and GAPS diet foods, her son’s behavior began to improve, her children were healed of eczema and digestive problems, and her own thyroid disorder was healed.  Today, she blogs about raising her four boys to be happy and healthy at The Family That Heals Together.

Happy Chinese New Year!   Last night was Chinese New Year's eve as well as the Superbowl, so I got to spend time with my family, eat my mom's awesome food, as well as watch the biggest game of the year for Broncos fans, and not so much for the state of Carolina. But nowadays it's so rare to get a third of America's eyeballs glued to the TV for one event, that advertisers are now paying I think $5mm for 30 seconds of ads. Holy moly.   For a fraction of $5 million dollars, you can support the Discovering Paleo documentary Kickstarter Campaign. The first week of the campaign was great, but we are still a long ways away from achieving our goal, so check it out on Kickstarter and choose a fun reward that suits you best.    My guest today is Ray Audette, who published the first Paleo book back in 1995 called NeanderThin. Paleo was such a novel concept back then, that even Alex Trebek mis-pronounced it "Pa-LEO" when NeanderThin was part of a Jeopardy answer. Ray shares his insight on how he got s

My name is Suzanne Ryan, and I have struggled with my weight for most of my life. After failing numerous times to lose weight, I started to give up hope on my ability to change, until I stumbled upon the ketogenic diet. After lots of research, I decided to start the ketogenic lifestyle Jan 13th, 2015, weighing in at 289lbs. One year later, I have lost a total of 100 lbs (and counting), but more importantly, I have my life back. My blog, ketokarma.com, is a central location for my weight loss journey , recipes, weekly YouTube videos, resources, and support. My hope is to help, share, and connect with others on their own journeys to a healthier lifestyle. 

I spent most of my teens and early twenties feeling unwell. I think my problems started when I was 14, when I developed bad diarrhea after many meals and I passed out for no apparent reason. Autoimmune conditions run in my family, my father has PSC and his sister, Lupus, but my tests kept coming back negative for those. So I went undiagnosed. As I got older things got worse. I got really bad skin, severe anemia, bloating issues, I would randomly feel very sick after eating certain things (namely pasta) and actually throw up after others (porridge). The doctors were so concerned about my iron levels that they put me on pills with 8 times the RDA. It was horrible and I actually decided being anaemic was more pleasant than the side effects of the iron pills. Surely fainting is better than being so constipated you bleed? I first came across the paleo diet in 2012. I was in my early twenties and was fed up of waiting to "grow out" of my skin issues. I came across Devin Moors' book Clear Skin Forever. In it, he was

Today I welcome Davio and Jessica Ventouras. Davio had discovered the Paleo diet via the book NeanderThin, which was originally published in the '90s. Needless to say, Davio was head of the Paleo trend, but he was never able to stay consistent until Jessica came into the picture and embraced Paleo full on. When they moved to Dallas a few years ago, they turned their Paleo knowledge into a Paleo cafe called Boomjuice, and they haven't looked back since. You can find their locations and menu items on boomjuice.com

If you are enjoying the Discovering Paleo Podcast, please take 2 minutes and go to iTunes to write a review in order to help spread the word. This week's episode is with Dr. Al Danenberg, a periodontist who started practicing over 40 years ago. In this episode, he shares his story about how he thought he was leading a healthy lifestyle, but after he suffered a stroke, he learned about paleo and primal nutrition and haven't looked back.Dr. Danenberg divides his career into two periods: before and after the laser coupled with the dynamics of ancestral nutrition. The laser-based LANAP® protocol and the importance of ancestral nutrition, he believes, are revolutionizing his treatment of gum disease. LANAP is an acronym for Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure and requires no scalpels or sutures.Dr. Alvin Danenberg received his dental degree from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1972, and his Specialty Certificate in Periodontics from the University of Maryland, School of Graduate Dentistry in 197

Dr. Dana Ilg has been practicing occupational therapy since 1994. Starting in 2002, Dana began to work in education, primarily in school-based therapy. Through this, she discovered she had a special interest and an effective approach with clients on the autism spectrum.  She focused on continuing education within autism to expand her knowledge. Dana’s passion is to see all adolescents and adults with autism be afforded the same opportunities in life that neurotypical adolescents and adults are given.   Dana resides in Pennsylvania with her son and her dog, Cosmo. She enjoys reading, coloring, exploring small towns, perennial gardening, and travel. In the fall, she will route for The Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2011, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, which debilitated her to a point where she was shocked to be alive when she woke up each morning. At one point, her pain got so bad that she prayed to die.  She eventually started changing her diet and now follows an autoi

Marcos is originally from Venezuela and moved to the US about 8 years ago to go to school with a solid BMI of 33 and a myriad of seemingly minor health issues. He’s always had eye for businesses so when he stumbled upon the Paleo Diet around 2011 his first thought was “Alright, let’s see what this new fad is all about, and how do they plan to take my money”. But after searching for a couple of hours he found out 2 things: 1) information about the Paleo diet was all over the place 2) The only thing “they” were trying to sell were books. So still skeptical he bought the Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf, expecting some real hard pitches on products, supplements, services, seminars and some other money making tactics. Instead, he received a huge dose of history and biochemistry that went way over his head (the bio chemistry part!) but one thing was clear….it made sense and it was simple. After devouring the book there was one thing left to do, and that was to run the ex

In the second part of my conversation with Dr. Shauna Young, we get in depth about her latest book, Erasing Autism, how parents react to their children's treatments, and why she gives away the protocol for free at the No Harm Foundation. And guess what, she is a super Harry Potter fan!

You're about to listen to part 1 of my interview with Dr. Shauna Young. She is a Certified Traditional Naturopath and the owner and Medical Director of the Assertive Wellness Research Center of Durango, CO.   She has authored two books, the first one was called If Naturopaths are Quacks, then I guess I'm a Duck. And her most recent book, released earlier this year, is called Erasing Autism. Needless to say, these books are very bold statements of her life's work.    We get into a lot of inspiring stories, as well as some heartbreaking ones, so fasten your seatbelts and come along for the emotional rollercoaster ride.   As always, if you've enjoyed the show so far, please take a couple of minutes to leave a review in iTunes. 

Amira Lamb, AKA The Holistic Hottie, has had a multifaceted career in the fitness industry for over 20 years. She's been living in New York City for the past 14 years where she primarily leads group exercises classes besides having her own online business in which she trains and coaches clients in fitness and nutrition.    She has a degree from UMASS Amherst with a concentration in Exercise Science is an accomplished IFBB Pro Bikini Competitor.   She's also a Master Instructor for Evidence Based Fitness Academy and the Bare® workout which is a workout that emphasizes building core strength -- by training barefoot.    Listen below as she talks about her childhood influences on TV, and the daunting task of entering a bikini competition at age 35.   Visit her at www.holistichottie.com

Laura Bruner is a Certified Nutrition Consultant and Certified CrossFit Trainer. She has a blog called myradicalroots.com where she shares her passion for real food, functional movement, sustainable living, and daily play. We dig deep into her training schedule, eating habits, and the ultimate decision to move out of Silicon Valley to the Pacific Northwest. Visit her blog and stick with her as she put down roots, question the status quo, and get creative in the kitchen bringing you nutrient dense foods that tastes great and fuel your life. As she says: "live rad, my friends!"

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all enjoyed a fun and safe time with friends and family. Here's a little sneak peek into my Thanksgiving morning. I belong to a run club called Electric Flight Crew. If there's one thing I hate, it's running. But I know it's good for my stamina and endurance, so I get around it by running with friends. Believe me when I say it's sooooooo much easier running with a fun group of people. If you are hesitant to try a new activity because you're afraid or not very good at it, I encourage you to find a group or trainer to help you get started. It makes a huge difference.

Dr. Anh Nguyen is a board-certified pharmacist, certified health coach, avid foodie and functional medicine practitioner who helps people use food as medicine to reduce, and if appropriate, eliminate their medications. She also helps people who have been taking medications for a long time deal with drug-induced nutrient deficiencies. She specializes in treating thyroid, cholesterol, and gut conditions naturally. She is also the host of the popular podcast, Food as Medicine with Dr. Anh where she interviews people who have healed themselves or their clients using food as medicine.    Her approach to food and nutrition is practical, step-by-step, and tailored to the individual person's preferences to create healthy habits for life.  She loves to travel and is obsessed with Korean dramas, corgis, and all things fluffy.  Her mission is to help you lose weight, improve your bloodwork, and have more energy while eating food and doing things you love. In her spare time she likes to crochet,