Real Food Is Not Fungible: How Commoditization Eliminates Nutrition,...
This article should, by rights, be an entire book: the consequences of agricultural commoditization are profound and far-reaching. By necessity, I am concentrating on a few key points. Where’s The Real...
View ArticleWildflower Riot! And The State Of The Paleo Community
While city dwellers were rioting in the UK, the wildflowers were rioting in the Sierras. Though it arrived in late August, over a month late, we had a truly astounding wildflower season this summer....
View ArticleFall Colors, And A Temporary Pause In The Action
The aspens peaked this past weekend. Unlike last year, when storms blew away the leaves as soon as they turned, we had a succession of freezing nights with little wind. . . . ]?⇒ Continue reading "Fall...
View ArticleFreedom, Possessions, and Materialism, As Perceived By A Modern Urban...
I’m proud to have a diverse and erudite collection of fans and regular commenters. This essay (and the discussion it spawned) was originally posted in the Talk forum. It’s a fascinating glimpse into...
View Article“Food Will Build A New America!” The US National Nutrition Program in 1943
An alert reader (Michael Plunkett, mpix123) sent me the following scan from the “National Nutrition Edition” of a Kerr Canning Co. booklet published in 1943. (This was the height of World War II.)...
View ArticleBig Brains Require An Explanation, Part I: Why Did Humans Become Smarter, Not...
How did we get from this: Australopithecus afarensis (reconstruction) To both this… Hadzabe hunting Marabou storks And this? Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo That’s more than a tripling of brain size—and an...
View ArticleAnti-Nutritionism, L-Canavanine, And The Limitations of N=1 Self-Experimentation
What Is Nutritionism? While I disagree with Gyorgy Scrinis (and the popularizer of the concept, Michael Pollan) on their proposed solution, I believe Scrinis’ concept of “nutritionism” as an error in...
View ArticleIt’s Just Like Drug Addiction EVERYONE FREAK OUT: The Role And Limits Of...
It’s good that we’re learning more and more about the brain’s reward systems. I’ve spent months dissecting their role in hunger—and indeed, hunger is the subject of my upcoming AHS 2012 presentation!...
View ArticleWhy Are We Here, And What Are We Looking For? Food Associations And The...
Yes, I’m serious, and I’m asking a serious question: why are we here? By “here”, I mean “on the Internet, reading paleo and nutrition blogs, almost every day.” This describes many of us—myself...
View ArticleThere Is Another Level Above “I’m Doing Fine”
How many times have we all heard this, or its equivalent? “Sure, everyone knows soda and candy aren’t good for you…but why should I give up bread, pasta, muffins, and all that other wonderful stuff?...
View ArticleWill You Go On A Diet, or Will You Change Your Life?
It’s New Year’s Day again—which means it’s time to resolve to lose a bunch of weight and get in shape. Again. Before you commit to the latest diet, cleanse, detox, or “one weird trick”, though, ask...
View ArticleWe Win! TIME Magazine Officially Recants (“Eat Butter…Don’t Blame Fat”), And...
It’s been 30 years and three months since TIME Magazine’s infamous “Cholesterol…And Now The Bad News” cover featured the bacon-and-eggs frowny face—the arresting image which firmly institutionalized...
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