Below is a list of helpful web sites, blogs, books, movies and other resources to help you along your nutritional path. We don’t agree with everything these “experts” say but they well definitely get you thinking! We will update this page as we find new and interesting information.
Health and Nutrition Web Sites/Blogs:
The Paleo Diet. Web site of Dr. Loren Cordain, founder of the Paleo Diet. Includes published research and nutritional tools, as well as practical, applicable information about the Paleo Diet.
Robb Wolf. Robb’s book (The Paleo Solution), blog posts and podcasts include a wealth of experiential and scientific information (cutting edge discoveries from genetics, biochemistry, immunology, and life extension research) about “the original human diet”.
Mark Sisson. In his book, Primal Blueprint and his daily blog, Mark’s Daily Apple are full of idea designed to empower people to take full responsibility for their own health and enjoyment of life by investigating, discussing, analyzing and critically rethinking everything we assumed to be true about health and fitness.
Metabolic Typing. A testing tool (questionnaire) to determine an individual eating and supplement program based on the way in which a person processes nutrients into the biochemical tools and structures they need to maintain optimal health. There are many questionnaire out there to help you discover your metabolic type. There are three types: Protein, Carbohydrate and Mixed. You can also discover your type by experimenting.
Engine 2 Diet. A book about a Fire Fighter who helped a college lower his colesteral through diet. He did and continued his researched and helped many more.
The Zone. The impact of Dr. Sears’ revolutionary work in the dietary control of hormonal response began with the publication of his landmark book, The Zone. In addition to continuing research on the hormonal effects of food, Dr. Sears has expanded his research in developing innovative dietary approaches to treating cancer and neurological conditions, as well as his on-going work in treating cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. He has written several books.
Weston Price Foundation. The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price, whose studies of isolated nonindustrialized peoples established the parameters of human health and determined the optimum characteristics of human diets. Dr. Price’s research demonstrated that humans achieve perfect physical form and perfect health generation after generation only when they consume nutrient-dense whole foods and the vital fat-soluble activators found exclusively in animal fats.
PaNu. The creation of Dr. Kurt Harris, the PāNu approach to nutrition is grounded on clinical medicine and basic sciences disciplined by knowledge of evolutionary biology and paleoanthropology.
Whole Health Source. Created by Stephan Guyenet (B.S. in biochemistry and Ph.D. in neurobiology), who professionally studies the neurobiology of body fat regulation, and studies and conveys time-tested strategies for achieving and maintaining health and well-being.
Evidence Based Fitness. Bryan Chung is an MD and PhD researcher and methodologist in musculo-skeletal health, and is an editorial board member for one of the top sport medicine journals in the world. In his blog, he looks at different sceintific studies and usually gives the other side!