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Low carb paleo + crossfit, not losing weight – my recommendations
Thank you so much everyone for your comments and suggestions. I was curious to see how others would respond to this problem. This post is a followup to my a senario that I was presented with – a new client who has been following a low carb diet and is doing 5 – 6 sessions [...]
Fish allergy and rheumatoid arthritis- OmegaRx and gluten free auto-immmune paleo diet to the rescue
I found this very interesting so this is just a quick post to share. I saw a new client last week, a woman with Rheumatoid arthritis. My immediate recommendation was a strict gluten free auto-immune paleo diet that included a lot of fish and seafood, as the omega 3 in seafood is highly anti-inflammatory and [...]
CrossFit and low carb paleo, why isn’t this client losing weight?
Case Study and a challenge for you I’m going to outline a case study, and I’d love to get your feedback as to what you think is the problem and how we solve this weight (or rather FAT) loss problem. This is a case study on a type, rather than one person. I have had [...]
How we holiday
It’s summer here in New Zealand. The time we make our annual 3 hours drive northwards for a couple of weeks camping on the beachfront. (This area – the Tutukaka coastline is rated 2nd most beautiful in the world by National Geographic) We live a virtually technology free life. We live with nature, our days [...]
Menopause update. A simple strength test that correlates with mortality
My body has recently gone through a big marker of the aging process and I’m now officially menopausal, this milestone has made me increasingly interested in the state of old age. When one realises that there are far fewer years left to live than one has already lived, it becomes increasingly important to make them [...]
Paleo reverses Psoriatic arthritis. Paleo seminars January
This comment blew me away when I read it a couple of days ago. It is from Anya, who has an extremely painful auto-immune condition called psoriatic arthritis. “Thanks for a great website it was extremely helpful to me in 2011 when I was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis! I just turned 41 and was back [...]
Join a Bone Marrow Register today – you could save a life, like someone saved my brother’s
Have you ever thought of putting your name down on a Bone Marrow Register in order to be a bone marrow donor? If not please take a moment to google ‘Bone Marrow Register + your country’ to find how you can register. @BoyardE tweeted today how Alice Pyne – a 16 year old with terminal [...]
‘Carbohydrate’, ‘Sugar’, ‘Fat’ no wait ‘Meat kills you’ messages, no wonder we are all confused about nutrition!
I can’t help but be annoyed, saddened, driven nuts by so many conflicting nutrition messages out in the world. I’m not at all surprised people are so confused. Here is just a small selection from high profile Doctors with blogs promoting a particular viewpoint. Carbohydrates ‘kills’ message from Dr Ron Rosedale to prevent metabolic syndrome [...]
Nutrition seminars: Paleo Diet – Dec 5 Auckland
Paleo Diet Seminar – Grey Lynn Community Centre, Auckland December 5th 6.30 – 9.00pm Australia – Paleo Seminar with Jamie Scott “That Paleo Guy”and Dr Anastasia Boulais scheduled for January in Cairns, at the brand new Paleo Cafe Paleo Seminar – last one for the year – Grey Lynn Auckland 5th December Learn about the [...]
Raw Vegan, Blood Type O and the Paleo Diet – what do they have in common?
Have you experienced enormous benefits from changing your diet? So big that you became a crusader for the plan that changed your life? I was at the Healthy Living Show last weekend giving talks on paleo eating, as well I was on a panel with 4 others taking audience questions on diet related topics. What [...]
