Building Health

My Personal Journey to Paleo…

Posted by on August 3, 2011 at 1:05 pm

At the urging of a new friend who started reading my book “The Paleo Dieter’s Missing Link” a few days ago, I’ve decided to post the preface of the book here on my blog. My journey from where I was to where I am was long and difficult and full of setback, disappointments, shady characters [...]

Colitis and The Paleo Diet…

Posted by on July 7, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    Today’s question came to me from Francis and it’s one that I have a particular passion around. As I talk about in the preface and intro of my book “The Paleo Dieter’s Missing Link,” I struggled for a number of years with Ulcerative Colitis and eventually recovered and regained my health. The video [...]

Lack of Appetite and Weight Loss on The Paleo Diet…

Posted by on June 3, 2011 at 11:20 am

    Today’s question came from Joe in a private message he sent me on the CrossFit discussion board. Joe’s question was basically related to problems he’s having with lack of appetite and weight loss on a Paleo Diet. Joe is also dealing with Adrenal Fatigue. Thanks a lot for the question, Joe and please [...]

Does The Paleo Diet Work?

Posted by on May 27, 2011 at 2:41 pm

  Today’s question is a great one from Jennifer! Here it is: “Adam, I have a question for you. I have been following Paleo for about a year pretty closely. I have been pretty frustrated lately and maybe your book will help me figure things out. I read/see peoples transformations and they seem to drop [...]

Food Intolerance and Eating on the Go…

Posted by on May 25, 2011 at 2:02 pm

  Holly asked me two great questions on Facebook. Here they are: “OK I’m still reading the book and unfortunately I’m only at about page 60. Couple questions – and forgive me if these can be found later in the book somewhere. 1. You talk a lot about foods that work well for certain people. [...]

Fat Burners and Hemp Protein – Paleo or Not?

Posted by on May 23, 2011 at 3:03 pm

  The first question in this video is from Carissa regarding Hemp Protein powder: “Hi Adam! I can’t seem to find the Q&A link on your site but I was wondering if you know anything about hemp protein powder? Any info would be great! Thanks! Carissa” The second is from Dana about Fat Burners: “Hey [...]

Health, Fitness, Paleo and CrossFit – A Long-Term View…

Posted by on May 22, 2011 at 8:14 am

    This question came from Donald by email and is about the results one could expect from 12 weeks on a Paleo Diet and CrossFit program. Here’s Donald’s question: “Hi Adam, Thank you for the free downloads I got from you. I have been doing Body for life recently, well I did it a [...]

Yoga Benefits for Adrenal Fatigue and Depression…

Posted by on May 8, 2011 at 4:36 pm

        This blog post is sort of a follow up to the discussion I had about yoga in this post: http://practicalpaleolithic.com/paleolithic-diet-blog/adding-yoga-to-a-strength-program Yoga and meditation can have a central role in treating Adrenal Fatigue, depression, anxiety and a number of other disorders. The video above discusses some of these and points out a [...]

Preventing Overtraining – Paleo Diet and Training Q and A…

Posted by on April 27, 2011 at 10:38 am

  A BIG thanks to Sonya Conrad for this pic – Sporting a SINS shirt on Mt Kosciuszko, the highest point in Australia! Thanks Sonya! This answer is in response to Jennifer’s question below: “Hi Adam, I have been hearing a lot lately about over training, even my own trainer has insinuated that I am [...]

There are MANY different “Paleo” diets…

Posted by on April 14, 2011 at 9:40 am

My friend Leigh made a comment about my book, “The Paleo Dieter’s Missing Link” on Facebook yesterday that made me want to do a post on this topic. Thanks for the feedback, Leigh! Here’s something that a lot of people don’t fully understand – there are many, MANY different Paleo diets. Sure, there’s “The Paleo [...]