Ask Kiefer: Your Questions Answered

You’re asking plenty of questions via Facebook and Twitter. We’re answering them. Here are responses to the best inquiries of the past week: If I’m training fasted in the morning, what are your thoughts on acesulfame potassium (acesulfame K)? Okay, or no? I’d say yes, it’s okay. The rise in … [Read more...]

Paleo Deconstructed Part 2: You Probably Don’t Have a Food Allergy

I used to think food allergies were a joke. How can stuff that comes out of the ground—stuff nature provides for us—make us sick or cause any sort of unpleasant or even painful reaction? I was naïve back then—back when I first entered the confusing labyrinth of human nutrition—believing that food … [Read more...]

Gluten Intolerance Symptoms: When Paleo and Carb Back-Loading Collide

Everyone knows I hate the usage of the word Paleo for the Paleo diet. Not because I hate the diet; I actually love the diet. It’s just that implication that we ran around the Stone Age through vast fields of potatoes and forests of fruit and nut trees, not to mention bushels of beans. So, … [Read more...]