The Big Three Weight Loss Myths: Or how to get lean by defying conventional wisdom - INTRODUCTION

Foreword

This is the introduction to a three-part series about the three biggest weigh-loss myths that I think everyone should know about. More so, this article really distills everything I have come to know about nutrition on my quest for optimal health. I hope you can join me for the whole article. It's well worth the read.

Coconut Crusted Fish

Coconut crusted flounder w/ steamed broccoli + side salad of mixed greens, avocado, red onion and capsicum (red peppers)

This is pretty basic stuff so I'm not going to bother with a recipe, just some bullet points:

• take any thin white fish fillets such as flounder, sole, etc.
• on a plate or flat surface sprinkle about half a cup of dried/desiccated coconut and some salt and pepper and dried chili flakes if you so wish
• coat/roll/pat/rub the fish in the dry mix to get it to stick as well as possible (of course some will come off as you aren't using egg or batter as an adhesive)
• heat a pan on a medium-low heat with a generous amount of grass-fed butter or coconut oil (or a mix)
• slowly cook the fish a few minutes on each side depending on the thickness
• thank me later for this amazing Paleo dish

Ask Dr Cole: Thyroid, Cholesterol & Functional Medicine

My good friend Dr Will Cole over in Pittsburg is at the forefront of Functional Medicine. I asked him a question concerning my elevated total and LDL cholesterol numbers (which are high according to [flawed] conventional western medicine "normals"). I also asked how a potentially slow thyroid (hypothyroidism) may be contributing to my elevated cholesterol.

Thanks Dr Cole. Great answer!



Find Dr Cole:

Website: http://www.drwillcole.com
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Ask The Paleo Model: Yoghurt and Probiotics

Sarah - 33, Melbourne, Paleo since Feb 2013:

Hi Dave! Long time! Hope NYC is treating you well! I have been paleo since Feb but I eat some natural yoghurt... Where else can you get all the stuff thats good for your gut that is in yoghurt!? Also, how the hell did you break the habit of having milk in coffee? I have almond milk when possible, and am guilty of soy or dairy (both bad so I don't even know which one to consider worse) when almond milk isn't available.

What is Paleo? My Practical Guide to Paleo Nutrition

The 'Paleo Diet', also (unfortunately) known as the 'Caveman Diet', is not a single diet prescription. It is not a rapid weight-loss diet, a fad diet. I posit that it isn't a diet at all. 

Rather, I see Paleo as a template that enables optimal nutrition for human beings by focusing on real foods that humans have thrived on as a species for millions of years and avoiding modern foods that make us fat and sick. 

Since we've been eating plants and animals for 2.5 millions years it's probably safe to assume that they are healthy for us - especially when consumed as close to their wild or natural state as possible. It's also probably safe to assume that Red Bull, Margarine and bagels are not particularly well handled by our system and are more harmful than beneficial.

Sledmill Sprints

Here is a super effective and very efficient sprint workout for when you are in the gym but short of time. It is essentially a sled run without the need of a sled… and faster. This workout is so powerful because of the resistance of the treadmill belt paired with an all-out sprinting effort:

Seven Controversial Health Tips to Getting Lean

This post is a nice little taster to my upcoming beast of an article and must read, 'The Three Big Weight-Loss Myths: Or how to get lean by defying conventional wisdom'.

Let me start by saying that not all things work for all people. There are many ways to skin a kangaroo. Yet I am convinced that the following seven tips are key to getting lean in a realistic, healthy and sustainable way and should work for most otherwise healthy people. 

These tips are merely common knowledge to the Paleo/Primal community. Yet they may seem absolute sacrilege to the "conventional" health industry that still spruiks the low-fat, high carb, weight-loss message... bringing misery to health novices with their quinoa and tofurky! 

Well forget that crap. They had their chance and failed miserably. Here's the real deal: