Balanced Bites: Modern paleo living with Diane Sanfilippo & Liz Wolfe.

Liz talks about her mystery trip.

This show is dedicated to all things food quality from sourcing and animal welfare to understanding proper animal feed, food labeling and what to prioritize when shopping on a budget.

#1 Paleo and acne [13:22] #2 Healthy hormones for a female-to-male transsexual [22:14] #3 Kombucha and brewer’s yeast [26:09] #4 Ketogenic diet and epilepsy [43:25] #5 Dry skin [43:51] #6 Feeding Paleo pets. [50:27]

A follow-up to part 1, Diane & Liz answer more specific questions from listeners/readers about the Paleo diet, macronutrient ratios, cheating/going off-plan, canola oil & saturated fat in the original "The Paleo Diet" by Cordain, expense of Paleo, how to incorporate Weston A. Price (WAPF) principles and making it work in a practical way, on a daily basis and gum. Yes, gum.

Today Liz & Diane discuss some of the basic tenets/"rules" of a Paleo type of diet, why they exist, what they mean and how to navigate them for yourself.

Quick catch-up between Liz & Diane | Paleo blog-o-sphere from last week: Are You Really Primal or Are You Just Grain Free?, Dr. Eades' post on being vegetarians or carnivores. Get the scoop on Liz's No BS Nutrition Guide here! Upcoming Practical Paleo Seminar: January 14 Austin TX, check back soon for dates/times of events at Lululemon in Garden State Plaza in January.

Update on projects, seminars & upcoming show topics.

  Adrenal Fatigue, Part 1 #1 Adrenal fatigue / altered adrenal function: what it is and basic physiology. [5:44] #2 What is stress? Types of stressors and their impact on our system. [8:43] #3 Signs & symptoms, bigger problems if it escalates. [17:00] #4 What to do about it: lifestyle factors, diet & basic supplementation recommendations. [24;13]

#1 Keeping the holidays healthy- Thanksgiving dinner, parties, etc. [ 12;47] #2 Diabetes (Type 2) and protein consumption [25:50] #3 Paleo success, then weight gain/creep [36:41] #4 Building muscle without supplements, possible? [48:35] #5 Calories in/calories out [55:02]

  #1. Diane & Liz’s educational backgrounds [ 30:55] #2. What is inflammation?! [34:21] #3. Too much chicken and pork? [51:47] #4. Eating only animal foods [ 1:02:35]

  Liz’s report on the 12th Annual Weston A. Price Foundation Wise Traditions Conference. #1 WAPF Conference people and work of Weston A. Price [8:39] # 2 The  crossover of Paleo/Wap/Celiac communities [16:11] #3 Traditional  foods, fat soluble vitamins [22:23] #4Raw  milk [27:26]   #5 Why  Liz ate bread [34:18] #6 “Bag It” Movie, plastics [40:26]

 #1: IBS after an intermittent fast. [5:22] #2. Paleo & vegetarianism [19:18] #3. Indulging in Paleo-fied treats [28:49] #4. Salt, sea salt, table salt & iodine [37:43] #5. Healthy weight gain, 58 year old female [43:41] #6. Ketogenic diets [ 54:22]

  Guest: Robb Wolf Note: We rated this episode as explicit due to an F-bomb and possibly one other curse word, but the general subject matter is family-friendly. Topics include: myths that are perpetuated about the whys and hows of a Paleo or Primal type of diet, a recent article from the NPR blog, sustainability, and thoughts about the long-term success of the ancestral health movement.

#1: Managing MS (multiple sclerosis) [13:31] #2. Stubborn belly fat [26:33] #3. Nutritional support post-orthopedic surgery (and some notes on tanning/indoor tanning) [32:38] #4. Leaky gut, FODMAPs/ 4a. HCl & enzymes for healing leaky gut? [40:15] #5. Miso, bean sprouts [57:39]

Guest: Chris Kresser Discussion Topic: Digestion. Topics covered include: FODMAPs, Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), Gut pathogens, Maintaining healthy gut flora, The best nutritional approaches for gut healing and more on digestion and digestive health.