Labels....To use them or not...Paleo.. Paleo 2.0, Modified Paleo, Archevore???

My favorite "Health and Nutrition" Blog just changed its name.... You know how I have said more than once that my "diet lifestyle" is Paloeish....or a modified Paleo life.
I think that there is more too it though... I do not believe that we should eat a certain way solely because our ancestors did it that way...I think that research, good solid scientific research, should be put to good use. There are some things we have available now (like cheeses and butter) that are perfectly fine for most of  us... 
 

Below is an exert from Dr. Kurt Harris's blog -
The name change to Archevore is something I've contemplated for a long time. I still think evolutionary reasoning is a valuable tool in our kitbag, but I also feel that for historical reasons that the term "Paleo" has been and will remain somewhat limiting, even apart from the obviously non-scientific claims being made on it's behalf.
I view "paleo" logic, with it's skimpy empirical base, as very useful, but secondary to the information we have from modern medicine and information from nutritional transitions in recent centuries.
So the name change is not a sudden abandonment of the Paleo 2.0 idea. Far from it. I would still not mind being labeled as Paleo 2.0, as I've obviously gone to the trouble to define it right here, for my own convenience if no one else's.
The blog name change is because I do not think of myself as "paleo" -I do not eat in a way that the leading luminaries of paleo consider "paleo", even as I am confident that a cup of butter fits the EM2 better than a cup of walnuts. I think it is more fruitful (no pun intended) going forward to just adopt my own label for what I do rather than try to re-mold a whole movement, even as I remain happy if people who call themselves paleo want to read my writings and they get something from it.
I am definitely not trying to shoo anyone away. I do feel that labels can be important in communicating what something is, and what it is not.....
Most of the bloggers and writers that I would label as 2.0 do not in fact affiliate with or call themselves "paleo" at all - Stephan, Peter, Eades, Kresser, Jaminet, Sisson. So it makes no sense for me to call myself that anymore either.

I 100% agree with him. I think his interpretations of the research are so solid and right on... I will continue to learn so much from his articles I am sure!!!
I am not at all interested in labels myself, but it GOOD SOLID NUTRITION for myself and my family, and my friends! Whatever one wishes to call it!!!!

For now I find it easier to stick with Paleo, and then talk of how my version differs and why... Maybe I will jump ship one day and not even use the term Paleo-- I really don't care for it much.....
 I do think the nutrition lifestyle plan my family subscribes to is much inline with Paleo, but there are some definate differances in my beliefs and how we "practice"....
Just food for my thoughts I guess...

Did you know???

 Did you know that the mainstream high carb, low fat at all cost diet that our Docs and the AHA and the Government press- well its just WRONG!!!

The Food Pyramid is not right! This is still amazing to me....

What they are teaching my children and your children in wellness is all based on facts that are wrong!!!!


Why do our docs not read all the research thats out there and change tx protocols???
A lot probably do read it, I know my doc keeps up with research, but maybe my doc is just especially good????

But why not change their tx protocols??? Advocate the CORRECT good nutrition??

One word- LIABILITY ya'll.

If the docs don't follow what the mainstream recommendations are, well it is much easier for you to sue them if you think something went wrong????
Americans are sue happy!- I find this so sad.

WOW... I am learning so much. As I have been sick for so long with this or that, I started  reading the research... and wow is it out there.
Millions of Dollars our government has spent on researching nutrition, heart health, drugs, etc...
But they do not go mainstream with almost any of the results...
We just expect to get the truth, but its not being readily shared often- if the study doesn't show what they want it to, well they leave it be.. There is so much big money in lobbying these days, and certain views are pushed no matter what...
the AHA says eat low fat, high carb for heart health.
they say take statins,
they say statins will help you avoid heart attachs if your Lipid Profile is not what they want it to be....
Well did you know that there is NO evidence in the million dollar studies out there to prove that eating a low fat high carb diet will prevent Heart Diesease? thats right, NONE.
in fact the research shows the opposite! It show high quality fat, low carb is where it is...
Why is the government and the AHA not changing their tune and telling us??? I really don't get it, but I know the answer lies in FOLLOW the MONEY trail.
Also...Did you know that there is NO BENEFIT for a woman to be on a statin drug. There is ZERO correlation found that heart attacks, heart disease can be prevented by taking these drugs. There is ZERO correlation with a high Total Cholesterol, or LDL number with if that person will have a heart attack.
The one and only one catagory of people that research has shown can benefit from Statin- men over 40 who have already had a heart attack and have at least one stent--here there has been some promise shown.
Don't get me wrong, statins work really well to lower cholesterol. But it turns out lowering your cholesterol does not equal heart health. It turns out what matters is the quality of LDL you have swimming around in your body... Do you have big fluffy LDL, or do you have tiny sticky LDL... and statins will not change this- and this is the biggest predictor of Heart Disease actually.
If you have tiny sticky LDL you are at a much higher risk for Heart Disease... If you have big fluffy LDL, even if your LDL number is high, well these types just do not stick to the walls of your blood vessels, they just bounce around... Its those little sticky ones that, well they stick to each other and to the artery walls and cause sclerosis, and thus heart disease.
And you know what, a Cholesterol Profile screen does not even show the type of LDL you have most floating around in your body....So a Lipid profile is just really not that helpful ya'll. Who knew???
As a nurse, I always though Cholesterol was the end all be all....I am learning so much when I actually READ the research, rather than just listen to the mainstream toutings of the media...
And did you know what side effects are being shown from statins in the research???--
Muscle pain and fatigue ( this can be permanent damage)
Alzheimer Disease
auto-immune issues
These are some crazy bad side effects ya'll!!!! Please research this if you are taking Statins!!!!

And change your diet- did you know most of us can change the type of LDL we have by changing our diet.... Stop eating gluten. Stop eating processed foods. Ditch the sugar. Eat Grassfed pastured meats, wild fish.... and then go back in a couple months and recheck your LDL- but with a test that shows the type of LDL- be specific with your doc when you ask!!! Unless you have a major genetic issue that makes you have little sticky LDL, almost across the board you will have more Big Fluffies, and the anti-inflammatory diet will also help prevent the damage at the artery walls!!!!!

I got most all of this research from Gary Taubes, Kurt Harris and Chris Kressers's research-- they site the research studies so its easy to find and read them.

Studies, and places to look--
 Read this--http://www.paleonu.com/panu-weblog/2010/7/21/statins-and-the-cholesterol-hypothesis-part-i.html
and this-- http://www.paleonu.com/panu-weblog/2011/2/14/a-quick-post-on-fh-and-statins.html
and this--http://thehealthyskeptic.org/the-hidden-truth-about-statins
and this-- http://thehealthyskeptic.org/statins
and this--http://thehealthyskeptic.org/heartdisease
and this--http://thehealthyskeptic.org/more-on-statin-side-effects

Good Paleo Information Sources

Here is a list of my favorite Paleo Information Blogs-- some of them even have podcasts where they answer questions!!!


Kurt Harris's paleo -- he is a doctor who does lots of research and talks about it all. I have learned more from this site than anywhere I think! He is the guy my views from my own research are most in line with actually!!!


Rob Wolff - he has written a great book that was immensly helpful in my getting started towards a Paleo lifestyle.


Every Day Paleo- Sarah Fergoso - she has a book coming out, she is a mom and her blog is totally practical ways to feed your family Paleo style-- LOVE IT!!

Chris Kresser-  His blog is The Healthy Skeptic. He is a naturopath, an accupunturist, he also does tons of research and it is really really helpful!
He will do consultations via the phone and skype.. He actually specializes in patients who just can't figure out what is wrong, or simply are just not getting better.


So start there... Robb and Every Day Paleo both have podcasts that you will find at their sites...so great and so helpful!!!! There are more that I like, but the ones above are my favs!!!!
Below are some other great blogs I HEART if you wanna go farther-
 Hyperlipid
He is very very RESEARCH based, wonderful info blog!

Mark's Daily Apple
He has a great book too.. This site is really very helpful for everyone!

There are tons more, and I am trying to update my favorite blogs page soon to have lots of Paleo Cooking Links, and Paleo Information links!

Why Paleo? and what does it mean for real???

I have tried to post a Paleo page here on the website to give a crash course in what I believe Paleo is, and why I eat it.
One of my very favorite Paleo Girlies is Sarah Fragoso... She is a girlie from Chico, California who is a trainer at NorCal, and a great blogger. She has written a cookbook that comes out soon. She is so amazing at making Paleo easy, and down to earth. She even has a podcast that is wonderfully explicative...

"The BOTTOM LINE IS, stick to the basics for this lifestyle, ALWAYS AVOID GLUTEN, and DO eat meat, seafood, veggies, a little bit of fruit, and good fats, but do not make yourself nutty – just eat what makes you feel good, and if you do not feel well, there’s probably something you are eating that’s not paleo – for you!  Continue to educate yourself – listen to Robb Wolf’s podcasts, read books, search the internet – we live in the age of information at our fingertips but the best “science” is how you feel, look and perform."

--- a quote straight from Sarah Fragoso, go here to check out her site, and specifically her take on Paleo....

Paleo does not have to be hard.
I will say this again-- Paleo is really pretty simple, pretty darn basic ya'll!!!

Like Sarah says, once you get your head around it it is really a very simple way to eat... At its purest form its a great Elimination diet to figure out what you body can handle and what it can't... but once you are well, healthy and feeling great- well if you adhere to the biggest basic principles- GLUTEN FREE, you can then start experimenting with what extra yummy foods your body can handle and still be happy!

So take the plunge- try it at is basic core for 30 days, or more if you need, and then start playing with what you can handle adding back in.--- Maybe you can handle dairy??? Well then eat it ya'll!!!
Some corn tortillas or chips sometimes? By all means its gluten free and ok sometimes for many....
Do you want to have some pasta and rice sometimes??? Well just make sure its gluten free and run with it!-
I feed may family homemade pasta, rice that I have pre-soaked, plenty of sweet potatoes- they are super active growing kids, and a perfectly healthy hubbie!!!, for me I need to loose some weight, so I am trying to be a little stricter with carbs right now....
Paleo is NOT A DIET. Its a way to eat, a lifestyle, that lets you feel HEALTHY and HAPPY and WELL!!!!!