Hi! I originally started eating paleo because of stomach problems and I've stuck with it because it makes me feel great. I am also a co-organizer for NYC's Eating Paleo in NYC Meetup Group. I was recently featured in the New York Times in an article about caveman-style life in NYC.
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This is a huge problem around the world, but Bariani and Chaffin Family Orchards have good brands.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/...
samuel
There's a article from a few years ago in the New Yorker about olive oil politics in Italy and the Mediterranean in general.
To summarize,...
I'm not as faithful about buying my olive oil here as I ought to be, but the Queen Creek Olive Mill in Queen Creek, AZ is where I have...
Dave from Hawaii
I've noticed that since I basically went Paleo (I'm no purist, but I definitely follow the MDA's 80/20 principle), I have a very attuned...
Rhonda
I live in northern California--the Bay Area. I purchase Bariani olive oil at their Farmers Market stand.
The New Yorker magazine did an...
I buy mine at the farmer market. There are a few Italian shops there that import olive oil from Italy. I'm pretty sure mine is legit (or, I...
Paul E
I buy all mine from Trader Joe's. I haven't sent it to a lab, but it tastes fresh to me. I'm pretty picky with olive oil and have noticed...
Melissa
Well, that's actually not true. By volume, yes, by calories, no.
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/71/3/682
But I agree, plants are good...
Black Rabbit
Why do plants get bashed in the paleo world? Hunter-gatherer culture traditionally get a majority of their calories from horticulture and...
Boston Leo
Great post and comments! You all inspired me to order the book. No back problems for me, but if I can prevent injuries or bad habits in...
Andrew
It's amazing the amount of people flocking to grad school right now. I know it's a necessary (and logical) step for some, but it seems like...
bftony
Excellent book. Her Google talk is well worth watching as an intro also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yYJ4hEYudE
i adore this book and Esther. I learned so much from the weekend course with her.
She's coming back in January.
Dan B.
Esther's stuff is great. I highly recommend this video, which Mark Sisson linked to a while back, as an introduction to her material: http...
Great post. I think for men it is natural to stick your chest out and try to appear as someone who is willing to hold their own, say, in a...
Rob K
Caffeine, sugar, grease, and alcohol are the programmer's four food groups, aren't they? I'm hacking PHP myself these days (though I'm...
Melissa
Me? My father is a tech executive. My boss at a large ivy league university IT department. Several other PHP developers I know.
http://...
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