The Primal Blueprint is Aiming for #1 on the Best Seller List TODAY!
Somehow when I wrote my review of TPB, I weaved in some SEO magic and soon after it’s release the review skyrocketed to number 1 on Google for “primal blueprint review”.
Ever since, it’s been one of the most popular posts on this site, search engine wise.
Whooopppeee right? Why am I posting about TPB again?
Well today is the day Mark is pushing this book to become number one on the Amazon best seller list.
For the record…
- This is the best print book I know of on Paleo/Primal nutrition
- Kurt Harris runs the best blog on Paleo/primal nutrition (I’m not comparing Mark’s because it’s about a lot more than nutrition)
- Doug McGuff has the best DVD on the subject, period.
Anyway, I like to support the above 3 individuals and the work they do. I think their work is of critical importance for anyone eating a less than optimal diet, which is easily 99/100 people I run into on a daily basis, and 99/100 people you bump into as…
Finer Points of Nutrition (New Thoughts on Ketosis)
This is a comment I just posted on The Quest for Nutritional Truth: Why I Eat the Way I Eat. I believe it is worth posting as a full blog article for new and fresh discussion (that old article has nearly 70 comments, far too many for my taste to continue commenting personally since not everyone will see the responses).
Jeff says…
Whatup, Dream! I’m glad to see others my age who are actually proactive about understanding nutrition ( :
On that note, you still have a lot to learn man. As do I. Nutrition is an art, just as complex as any other high-caliber art form.
As far as macronutrients go I thrive on carbohydrate as my main energy source. Natural starches including plantains, yams and squash dominate my diet. You should look into metabolic typing, to further increase your knowledge. We definitely ALL need proteins for tissue-repair. With that said, metabolism determines wether we thrive on carbohydrate OR fats as our main energy source. Not everyone thrives solely on…
Doug McGuff: What to Eat, What Not to Eat
Excuse the webcam picture, I dropped my $200 digital camera in a stream last week while camping in the wilderness, and I don’t feel like dropping another hundred plus dollars on a camera at the moment.
What you see above is “The Diet DVD” from Doug Mcguff, as it’s been called.
I purchased it for my mother, and it arrived just before her birthday. It was $45 plus shipping and handling, so it wasn’t cheap, but I was confident in Doug’s ability to present complex information in a manner that was easy to absorb and understand by the lay person.
I finally sat down and watched the DVD with her yesterday, and, WOW (pun intended).
Doug’s online videos are top notch, but this was a step above, and well worth the price tag.
If Mark Sisson authored the best print book to date on paleolithic nutrition, and Kurt Harris run’s the most informative and in depth blog on the subject, Doug Mcguff just took the gold medal in…
The Latest Happenings
It’s been over 2 weeks since my last post here on TDL. What have I been up to? Quite a few things actually, including a handful of new posts, for TDL, and elsewhere. I also launched a new website, started a couple fan pages on Facebook, and was interviewed on an internet radio show.
I’m only hours away from going on that camping trip I mentioned as well, and as such, I won’t have internet access for the next week. In the meantime, check out everything mentioned above, below.
“The People” of The 21 Convention
This is a TDL style shout out to the individuals involved with The 21 Convention over the past few years. It is definitely worth checking out if you are at all interested in who helps run “the show” (which includes TDL for sure).
T21C Documentary Teaser Clip (El Topo)
A ~90 second HD video from the documentary currently in production. Bet your ass it’s good.
The 21 Convention is Coming to DVD…
Why I Prep: Bug Out Bags, Dual Citizenship, Zombies, Plant Pemmican & Other Mischief (Explained)
I released a post not long ago, about what I pack in my “bug out bags”.
You can read and view it here (mostly video, followed by item links that correspond to each video).
When creating the post, I knew I faced quite a challenge to communicate what I … really wanted to communicate.
I had all of these links, and a rather long, not terribly exciting series of videos. Both definitely needed more “splainin”, but I knew that if I tried to include a bunch of text either before or after the videos, it would just become a mess. Too much to absorb in one sitting.
I decided to split the post into two separate pieces, and today, is part two. My “master plan” is simply this: explain the underlying themes fueling part one so it makes more sense, and becomes more useful to those interested in a similar path/hobby.
Kinda put the cart before the horse, but in due time, I think these articles will work really well…
Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse: What’s in my “Bug out Bag”?
What follows is something that started small, but quickly morphed into an ongoing hobby of mine: “prepping”.
What is “prepping” you ask? Simply put, preparing.
Preparing for what?
Well, if that was your next question, you are on the right track my friend =). The short answer would be “anything and everything”.
Being “prepared” allows me to up and leave my home whenever I choose, at the drop of a hat. It doesn’t matter where I’m heading – whether it be an island for 3 days, a friends house a hundred miles away, or my family’s home 200 miles away – the preparation applies to all domestic* locations.
I’ll also be taking the two backpacks with me internationally in the coming months, although the contents will have to be modified accordingly for each country.
In any case, the discussion of “preparing for what?” requires more depth than this post will coherently fit, so we’ll leave it for another day.
Today, I’ll share a 3 part video series of “What’s…
Taking the Next Step
I wrote a post, a while back, on college, life, work, and beyond. I was “brutally honest”, and in return, the comments/discussion were honest, and invigorating as well. It felt great to open up, and see that type of response. I think it says a lot on both ends of the spectrum.
In any case, the purpose of this post is to serve as a follow up to the original, and once again be the personal “battle field” of my thoughts on college, life, work, and beyond.
The idea to write this post first came to me last Saturday. The source, to say the least, was unexpected and a bit startling. Sounds strange, but it literally felt like a wave crashing over me when “it” happened, and reality sunk in.
What was “it” you ask?
For the second time in a row, in my fourth year of college at the University of Central Florida, I managed to fail* “How to Start a Business” (the second time only taking me…
Heros and Villains
I propose the following idea: that certain historical “heroes”, are not heroes at all, and that certain historical “villains” are not villains at all.
Of particular interest are Genghis Khan and Abraham Lincoln (often referred to as one of our “greatest presidents”).
Simply put, I believe the history and legacies of these two men have been severely distorted.
This is probably why I vividly remember my 10th grade “world history” teacher (Mrs. Copeland) defining “history” as a well agreed upon pack of lies.
So much so in fact, that the conventional views of these two men, are the inverses of what common sense would reveal upon further investigation.
Let’s start with Genghis Khan.
The first time I heard anything about or relating to Genghis Khan was on TV in an episode of South Park, when one of the characters said “God damn Mongolians”.
That was then followed by a mounted horde of “Mongolians” trampling over a hill. I’ll never forget it.
More recently, I saw Genghis Khan directly mentioned in Uncharted 2: Among…
2010 Greater Orlando Fitness Challenge (/w Drew Baye & Patrick Diver)
What?
A one time, non profit, evening seminar from some of the top personal trainers in the country (and a two medical doctors, but the real gold is in the trainers!)
Where?
The Sheraton of Downtown Orlando (right across from The 21 Convention hotel)
When?
Tuesday January 12th, 2010
Who?
Drew Baye from Baye.com and The 21 Convention 2009 (see his entire speech here for free), and Patrick Diver from GreyhoundFitness.com (Patrick was the HIT trainer who originally introduced me to Body by Science, and later Moment Arm Exercise).
Needless to say, these two men have been some of the most influential in my personal education of exercise.
There will also be two MD’s present at the event to speak about nutrition (I don’t know them however and won’t vouch for them like I do Patrick and Drew).
Cost?
The cost to attend is $20, although technically it’s a “mandatory donation”, since all profit goes to…
The Quest for Nutritional Truth: Why I Eat the Way I Eat
At this point, I’ve tried writing this post over half a dozen times. I’ve promised it for so long, I’ve decided to finally hammer it out, no matter the cost. I feel good though. My head is clear, and I’ve done enough writing lately that I feel I can organize my thoughts clearly, logically, and passionately.
Let’s begin by analyzing why this post has been so hard to write for me.
In short, “nutrition” is an important topic to me. It’s something I have been heavily interested in for many years now, have spent a lot of time (as in hundreds, if not thousands of hours) reading about, and had many different experiences as I tried nearly everything under the sun that caught my attention in the field.
We could summarize all that as, I’ve invested a lot personally into the subject – both intellectually, and in real life actions taken.
But, it doesn’t end there. The second reason it’s taken…
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