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Out of Balance: How to Think About Dieting

April 7, 2013 By DH Kiefer 10 Comments

Last weekend, I sat on a rather interesting discussion panel at the Paleo F(x) conference in Austin, TX. As I listened to otherwise rational people, who were making otherwise sound recommendations, emphatically claiming that a “balanced diet” for health required 30 percent carbohydrates—mostly from … [Read more...]

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Excerpt: The Carb Nite Solution

March 3, 2013 By DH Kiefer 9 Comments

Cutting Calories You can’t help but notice the methodical chanting of athletic trainers, nutritionists, and even your friends who religiously watch Dr. Oz: calories in, calories out. But what does this even mean? Sheepishly, you ask and discover their simplistic logic. Lower caloric intake to less … [Read more...]

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

December 2, 2012 By DH Kiefer 15 Comments

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...]

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