Archive | March, 2010
Drew Baye on “Health Care”

Drew Baye on “Health Care”

by on 26. Mar, 2010 in Exercise, Independent Thinking, Nutrition, The 21 Convention, Wealth

This is a teaser clip from the soon to be released documentary series I and a few others have been working on over the past ~6 months.

We were actually planning on releasing a teaser clip of another speaker we interviewed from The 21 Convention this week, but I last minute decided to have a special teaser clip made of Drew, regarding his thoughts on ‘health care’, due to the events of last Sunday evening in the United States.

I would normally only post this on The21Convention.com, but I found it relevant to TDL due to the recent discussion of similar topics on here (not to mention the never ending debate on food and nutrition).

For the record, Drew’s opinions are entirely his own, and do not necessarily reflect those of any organization he has played a role in past, present, or future. I obviously sympathize personally with…

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Does Our Generation Have the Luxury of Ignoring Reality?

Does Our Generation Have the Luxury of Ignoring Reality?

by on 22. Mar, 2010 in Independent Thinking

What follows is my response to a Facebook message from a close friend that I received March 20, 2010, as well as some other thoughts/ramblings. I will not post his name, but, he obviously may chime in on his own accord if he so chooses.

What’s up bro? Haven’t talked to you in a while … hope life is good. I bet you are very busy with Sweden, Orlando, and even potentially living in Australia!

Indeed I am! Organizing two back-to-back conventions is indeed a daunting task, but I enjoy the challenge =).

I have been reading your comments about politics lately … man, you have certainly been doing a lot of research and paying attention. Good for you.

Thanks man. I do want to point out though (for everyone reading this), that the personal opinions I express are entirely my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of any organization I am a part of, including those that I play a leadership role in. This disclaimer is posted both here…

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Continuing the Quest for Nutritional Truth in a World Gone Bonkers

by on 18. Mar, 2010 in Independent Thinking, Nutrition

I’ve never been a big practitioner of turning comment replies in previous posts into full blog article discussion, but lately I’ve felt the “bug” to do so. This started with the Finer Points of Nutrition, and it continues today. Hopefully I can keep things concise and to the point, unlike self-generated posts that turn into 8,000 word extended essays that seemingly try to debunk gravity =).

Reader Jeff says…

Either way, I personally thrive on natural carbohydrate.

Actually, I’m pretty sure there isn’t a single human being on the planet that thrives off of carbohydrate instead of fat as their primary source of calories. Survive? Sure, couple billion people actually. But thriving and surviving are two very different concepts.

For example, I could probably survive off of enough insects in a starvation situation, but thrive? Doubtfully. Eating two thousand and something calories a day of roaches and worms would be a horrendous task given my cultural and “culinary” history, assuming I could even find that amount to…

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The Primal Blueprint is Aiming for #1 on the Best Seller List TODAY!

by on 17. Mar, 2010 in Nutrition, Reviews

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…

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Finer Points of Nutrition (New Thoughts on Ketosis)

by on 16. Mar, 2010 in Nutrition

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…

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Doug McGuff: What to Eat, What Not to Eat

Doug McGuff: What to Eat, What Not to Eat

by on 12. Mar, 2010 in Nutrition, Reviews

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…

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The Latest Happenings

The Latest Happenings

by on 04. Mar, 2010 in Miscellaneous, The 21 Convention

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…

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