In December 2007, I read the original essay by Art De Vany and his interview with T-Muscle. Since then I have gradually adopted a more Paleo diet. Having tried many other types of diets in the past, I can easily say this one has been by far the most effective. However, paleo diets have just begun to emerge from the underground. More and more blogs are now focusing on this topic and last year Mark Sisson released The Primal Blueprint.
That won’t be the only book on the topic. There a few more that will be released this year or in early 2011. Here are the paleo blogs that I am aware of that will be publishing books.
Art De Vany – My mentor is finally going to release a book. While other blogs sometimes argue about the tiniest scientific details, Art has the perfect mix of science and wisdom. He is the Yoda of the Paleo movement. I own his DVD lecture and have watched it several times.
PaNu – Dr. Kurt Harris – Evolutionary nutrition explained by a medical doctor. Sometimes I need to read his stuff a few times, but it really helps my understanding of the scientific details of paleo eating.
Robb Wolf – I listen to Robb’s podcast each week. He is the master of physique hacking and I am very interested in understanding his views on metabolic conditioning.
Free the Animal – Richard Nikoley – Richard is a smart guy that used paleo to make an amazing physique transformation in his 40s. Sisson and De Vany were professional athletes. Richard is one of us and I personally like his confident writing style better than the other paleo bloggers.
Lean Gains – Martin Berkhan – Martin is the champion of working with clients that are already lean and making them even leaner. I use his 16/8 intermittent fasting program now. He has mentioned writing a book several times. I hope he still has plans to do so.
Am I missing any others?
I like the paleo diet but Im going to cut back on meat and egg consumption due to my cholesterol results. A little high 226 over all. I was eating two hard boiled eggs a day and alternating between beef, fish and chicken through out the week for the past four months. I just bought a 5 pound bag of whey protein isolate from Amazon. Should be here soon. I will make a gradual shift and continue to monitor myself and recheck in the fall.
I eat an insane amount of eggs. My cholesterol numbers are perfect. I highly recommend reading Good Calories, Bad Calories to understand the history of how dietary cholesterol was falsely demonized as a reliable predictor of heart disease.
I have the book but I find it extremely boring, and there’s no pictures, Tell me what page to turn to.
I did take into consideration my numbers could be falsely demonized. I scored great on all levels such as liver enzymes, sodium HDL etc… My LDL was considered high at 150. They claim the “good range” is under 130 and overall cholesterol levels should be under 200. What do you think?
Sorry you found the book boring. I enjoyed more than middle schooler reading Harry Potter.
Here is a link to the notes of GCBC.
The short answer is LDL comes in different sizes. The small dense ones are the bad ones. Those come from eating a high carbohydrate diet. The entertaining DVD Fat Head does an excellent job explaining.
The cholesterol hypothesis gained strength at a time when it was impossible or too expensive to directly test triglyceride levels, which are a better predictor of heart disease. How do you lower triglycerides? Cut the carbs, which means increase increase your fat intake.
My triglyceride level dropped to 92 after adopting a high fat diet.
Okay, that makes a lot of sense so far. I will look into the notes of GCBC when I get the chance.
My triglyceride level is at 65 I must be okay then.
Time to buy a nice rib eye for the new BQ and a carton of eggs
Way to go! Just avoid the sugar, grains, pasta and white potatoes.
I found part of FAT HEAD on YouTube. The movie goes further into HDL and LDL, but this is a good start.
Thanks. I will check out the video also when I get the chance.
I still eat sugar and grains, (as in bread)not a lot though. I put a little sugar on the oatmeal in the morning and have a sandwich once in a while. I don’t see the harm there, but I do stay conscious of my intake.
As I was transitioning, I went from sandwiches to open face sandwiches (toss 1 piece of bread before eating) to salads.
I went from eating oatmeal 6 days a week for breakfast to just the days that I lift weights. I just use almond butter to sweeten oatmeal.
Ed,
Another way to sweeten oatmeal is to add anise seeds while cooking. I crush them a bit. It tastes great with cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg, too.
Thanks Rachel I will try that on Monday morning.
Mas, I assume you refrain from grains because of the high carbs? What source do you get your fiber from?
Grains are bad because of the carbs, gluten and the reduced nutrient absorption rate.
Current fiber requirements are high to compensate for the higher sugar levels modern society consumes. Veggies are enough, although transitioning from a high fiber diet to paleo can initially cause constipation. A slow gradual transition solves that problem.