My answer is usually something like this: As long as humans have picked fruit, and as long as fruit has rotted, alcohol has been paleo. If you let fruit sit around long enough, its sugars will naturally ferment with native yeasts and turn into alcohol. It’s hard to image early cavemen not noticing this and…
An open letter to youth sports leaders on hearing loss Hearing loss is a serious problem. Exposure to sustained high-volume sound is damaging our hearing and quality of life. While adults may choose what volumes of sound they are exposed to, children do not get that choice. My daughter was attending a cheerleading competition in…
I learned an important lesson last week: A bad day at a triathlon is better than the best day sitting on the couch. It was at my first triathlon of the year at the 2013 March Triathlon Series hosted by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Lake Lopez. The last race I ran was the…
Our family found a great option to satisfy our hunger for locally grown fresh produce – it’s called a CSA – community supported agriculture. Every Wednesday morning our farmer packs up bushels of fresh-picked produce and brings them to town for families like ours. The farm is just a few miles up Kiler Canyon Road…
I’m gearing up for a repeat of the biggest challenge of my life next week. Here is a recount of our team effort from last year: Last year I faced the toughest physical challenge of my life to date. I joined an amazing team of runners in the 178-mile Reno-Tahoe Odyssey relay race. Over the…
I’m sure you’ve heard how important it is to start your day with breakfast. New studies are appearing every month on obesity and diabetes being linked to skipping breakfast. If you are not planning a 24- to 48-hour fast, be sure to eat every morning; and make it protein. Skip the oatmeal, cereal, muffins and…
My first memory of walnuts was when my best friend’s mother offered me homemade chocolate chip and walnut cookies. It was love at first bite. Thank you Mrs. Price. It’s harvest time here in Paso Robles walnut orchards and I couldn’t be happier. Leaves are turning yellow and brown and walnuts are falling all over…
Fasting must have been a regular occurrence for our ancient ancestors, yet in America today it is virtually absent. Food is so plentiful that fasting is hardly imaginable. Yet not long ago, when the winter came and food stocks ran low, our ancestors would make it through on their reserves of body fat. A typical…
A lot of friends ask me what I did to lose weight and get in shape. Over the course of 12 months I lost 75 lbs. Here’s my top ten list: Top 10 list for losing weight Stop eating carbs. They are making us fat. The fewer you eat, the faster you lose. Cut carbs…
I thought it would be fun to test my fatty acid profile. I have been supplementing with about a gram of fish oil a day and eating fish every week. I sent a sample of my blood to a company called OmegaQuant to see how I’m doing. I was fairly pleased with the results. I was…
