In Part I of this series I introduced you to Professor Rod Jackson, who has quite a strong view of the dangers of saturated fat from animal sources in the human diet. This series of posts in intended to examine his claims and, yes, ultimately call them into serious question if not discredit. In this installment it is my intention to establish a foundation from which we can build. I find it particularly odd that so many of the studies I look at appear to have been done in a vacuum, with no ref... Read Full Story

The morning started off just right. Sunrise on the patio, a cup of coffee, then skipped the morning hour long walk because Bea was off in the morning and wanted to do it. To top it off, a comment from reader Ian. Richard, your blog is great and the effort you put into photographing your paleo lifestyle including recipes and cooking techniques is invaluable, as are your regular updates containing links to articles with new relevant information for those pursuing or curious about pursuing this... Read Full Story

The other day I happened to hit Kat's place, and then her blog, where I saw that she did a chicken pot pie, although she used standard pastry. I was thinking how much I always loved pot pies, and wouldn't it be great to make one. Then it dawned on me: cauliflower crust, just like for pizza. Click on the image to enlarge. Primal Chicken Pot Pie So, I used the original crust recipe almost exactly. However, now I have a food processor and so was able to really make the cauliflower into a mush. ... Read Full Story

Jeezus, already. It was over a week ago that I reported to you that Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of best-selling The China Study was participating in a low-carb discussion forum. While he has been away for a while, he suddenly popped back in this weekend. Mind numbing, to say the least. I just can't see how a person can reach such stature and still be so ignorant about so many things. While he expresses interest in the many good results that have been reported by those who've implemented low... Read Full Story

First, the good news. Yep, it's vitamin D, again (thanks to Chris for the link). New study links vitamin D deficiency to cardiovascular disease and death Study finds inadequate levels of Vitamin D may significantly increase risk of stroke, heart disease and death For more than a year, the Intermountain Medical Center research team followed 27,686 patients who were 50 years of age or older with no prior history of cardiovascular disease. The participants had their blood Vitamin D levels teste... Read Full Story

Thanks to Mark Sisson for alerting me to this cheap but, oh so kind cut of beef. The bavette (flap steak). Funny. I just wasted like 10 minutes trying to find it on his blog to link to it before I realized it was in his Insider newsletter. But I wasted no time in securing some. I was due to make another order to La Cense, and so I got four of them. Tonight was the first. Bavette or Flap Steak It's just seasoned with some salt, pepper and garlic powder, then onto the grill on high. In the mea... Read Full Story

This took no more than 15 minutes prep time. I went ahead and uploaded a larger version that you can see by clicking on the image. Primal Taco So, while I cooked leftover grassfed ground beef on low in the skillet, I took a nice large ripe avocado, mashed it up, and added about 1 level tsp of sea salt. Do that to taste, however. I think one of the biggest deficiencies in most guacs I taste is not enough salt; I like it a bit on the salty side as I find it really brings out the flavor. Beyond... Read Full Story

Well, based on comments here, I decided to give another try at baking. This time it was to try and make some hamburger buns. Hamburger Buns I did about 2/3:1/3 of almond meal to coconut flour. Still too dense & heavy. But, still pleasing to eat with a nice thick, juicy grassfed gourmet burger. Juicy Grassfed Burger with Cheddar Next time I'm going to use more coconut flour and I'm also going to try separating the eggs and beating the whites with some cream of tartar and folding the rest... Read Full Story

A reader sent a link this morning to an interesting study of alternate day fasting for obese adults. Even though the study participants ate whatever they wanted on their non-fasting days, they lost an average of 5.6 kilograms (about 12 pounds) after eight weeks, Dr. Krista A. Varady of the University of Illinois at Chicago and her colleagues found. [...] "People lost anywhere from about 7 pounds to about 30 pounds and that was in a very short amount of time," Varady said. And, she ... Read Full Story

While I continue to think about and draft the next in my series on Saturated Fat a-la Prof. Rod Jackson in New Zealand, I thought I'd empty the queue of various food photos. So, here goes, quickly. Who doesn't love soup, especially beef & vegetable with the remainder of my bone stock as the base? Beef Vegetable Soup That was a crosscut beef shank, with the bone. Other ingredients included onion, carrot, celery and I had some frozen peas that I finished off, too. So simple and so deliciou... Read Full Story