60 Second Paleo Episode 5: Clean 15 and The Dirty Dozen

More information on the Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen can be found at:
Environmental Working Group
PBS The Dirty Dozen

Episode 4: Brief History of the Paleo Diet

Android App Now on the Google Play Store!

Released an app for all you Android users out there. Still in the beta phase but you can get it at:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wBuildingABetterHuman&hl=en

Enjoy!

Episode 3: 60 Second Paleo

Episode 3 of 60 Second Paleo! Drunk Holiday Edition!
Slowly figuring out this whole audio quality thing, work in progress.

Transcript:

This is 60 Second Paleo, I'm Roman. Today I want to talk about alcohol. Whether or not alcohol is actually paleo is debatable as there is some evidence we've had a long history with alcohol. It actually lowers your blood sugar, it's broken down by the liver into toxins and eventually into co2 and water. Now, the hangover is caused by the toxins and there are some steps you can take to mitigate the hangovers. One way is to just drink better kinds of alcohol in general. Beers generally the worst, lagers. Vokda, tequila, whiskey and gin are some of the better choices. You can take vitamin b1, alpha lipoic acid. You can take some vitamin C. Glutathione, either in the oral form or through NAC. You can also take some activated charcoal once you're done drinking. That's your 60 seconds for today, happy holidays thanks for listening.

Episode 2: 60 Second Paleo

Second episode of 60 Second Paleo!

In the process of enhancing the audio quality. Thank you for the feedback!

Transcript:

This is 60 Second Paleo, I'm Roman. Today I want to talk about multi vitamins. A lot of the multi vitamins you'll find at the everyday convenience store/grocery store, is quite possibly doing more harm than good. When looking for a multi vitamin you really want to look at the quality of the brand and you also want to know the optimal form of the vitamin or mineral you're trying to get. You'll also want to watch out for fillers. There's actually, for a reason that's beyond me, a lot of multi vitamins have gluten in them. So the three most optimal things to do would be: either well research you're multi vitamin and make sure everything's on point. Or do the same thing with you're diet which would need to be extremely on point. The third thing would be to buy the vitamins/minerals separately in the most optimal form. And that's your 60 seconds for today.

Episode 1: 60 Second Paleo

First of many 60 seconds of Paleo!
I'll also be doing a Q&A so feel free to send your burning questions, comments, love, primal hate, why you feel veganism is better or anything to buidingbetterquestions@gmail.com

This is 60 Second Paleo, I'm Roman. Today I want to talk about how, if you've just started a paleo diet, and you're not getting the results you're looking for, you should really look into where you're sourcing your beef from. Hopefully you are eating beef. Compared to grain fed, grass fed has a lot of benefits within the saturated fat. It has more omega 3 fatty acids. Which is important for nerve tissue, it will help with strees and control with metabolic processes. It will also help with cortisol by improving your ratio of omega 3 to 6. It also has more CLA which is a trans fat, one of the few good ones, that improves brain function. It'll help with weight loss and weight regulation and it's been shown to reduce your risk of cancer. It also more vitamins, both water and fat soluble. More anti oxidants and trace minerals. And that's your 60 seconds for today, peace!

Pros and Cons of Eating Paleo

While paleo is one of the most effective ways of eating for many reasons, anybody who says there isn't any downsides are diluting themselves.

Here's a basic chart of the common pros and cons:

Cons (things that you might experience when going on the Paleo diet)

Pros (the good stuff that happens to most people on the Paleo diet and might also happen to you!)

Missing foods (grains, sugar, dairy, soy, peanut, processed foods, artificial sweetener, alcohol) Asking more questions about ingredients in a dish and requesting substitutions when eating out Changing your eating habits Possibly experiencing some side effects at the beginning (fatigue, cravings, headache, constipation, bloating…) Having people asking questions when you say “no” to some food at family gatherings or at work Meeting with your doctor to discuss things (especially if you have a medical condition or take prescribed medications)

Reducing your cravings controlling your sweet tooth Stabilizing your blood sugars and energy levels Losing weight (if needed) Getting healthier ↓ triglycerides ­↑ HDL cholesterol ↓ A1C & ↓ blood sugars ↓ blood pressure Controlling your autoimmune condition(Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, celiac disease, vitiligo…) Improving your gastrointestinal health (IBS, GERD, intolerances…) Having such good results that your friends, colleagues and family ask you how you did it! Spending less time grocery shopping (no need to read labels when you buy real, unprocessed food!)

More information available at: http://www.eat-real-food-paleodietitian.com