paleo diet http://www.npr.org paleo diet en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 03 May 2013 12:38:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif paleo diet http://www.npr.org Paleo Diet Echoes Physical Culture Movement Of Yesteryear New ideas about health, like physical culture and the paleo approach, appear at times of massive cultural change. The Industrial Revolution and current digital revolution represent fertile ground, a historian says. Both movements look to the past for inspiration on how to eat, exercise and get back to a more natural way of life. Fri, 03 May 2013 12:38:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/01/175961020/paleo-diet-echoes-physical-culture-movement-of-yesteryear?ft=1&f=154167614 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/01/175961020/paleo-diet-echoes-physical-culture-movement-of-yesteryear?ft=1&f=154167614 New ideas about health, like physical culture and the paleo approach, appear at times of massive cultural change. The Industrial Revolution and current digital revolution represent fertile ground, a historian says. Both movements look to the past for inspiration on how to eat, exercise and get back to a more natural way of life.

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]]> Hardening Of Human Arteries Turns Out To Be A Very Old Story Living like a hunter-gatherer won't guarantee you'll be free of heart disease, according to a study of ancient human remains. Scans of mummies from preindustrial Egypt, Peru, the American Southwest and Alaska's Aleutian Islands finds evidence of hardened arteries thousands of yeas ago. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:48:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/09/173918712/hardening-of-human-arteries-turns-out-to-be-a-very-old-story?ft=1&f=154167614 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/09/173918712/hardening-of-human-arteries-turns-out-to-be-a-very-old-story?ft=1&f=154167614 Living like a hunter-gatherer won't guarantee you'll be free of heart disease, according to a study of ancient human remains. Scans of mummies from preindustrial Egypt, Peru, the American Southwest and Alaska's Aleutian Islands finds evidence of hardened arteries thousands of yeas ago.

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]]> Eating Eyeballs: Taboo, Or Tasty? Sit down to eat in Iceland, and you might be served boiled sheep's head, complete with the eye. In some cultures eyeballs are considered a culinary treat, but for most of us they're still in the category of "eww." Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:37:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/03/06/172902511/eating-eyeballs-taboo-or-tasty?ft=1&f=154167614 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/03/06/172902511/eating-eyeballs-taboo-or-tasty?ft=1&f=154167614 Sit down to eat in Iceland, and you might be served boiled sheep's head, complete with the eye. In some cultures eyeballs are considered a culinary treat, but for most of us they're still in the category of "eww."

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]]> Drinks, Diets And Meat: Hits Of 2012, Predictions For 2013 Coffee, wine, beer and cocktails were popular topics on The Salt in 2012, as well as weightier matters like organic food, genetically modified seeds, and the paleo diet. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/01/01/168343452/drinks-diets-and-meat-hits-of-2012-predictions-for-2013?ft=1&f=154167614 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/01/01/168343452/drinks-diets-and-meat-hits-of-2012-predictions-for-2013?ft=1&f=154167614 Coffee, wine, beer and cocktails were popular topics on The Salt in 2012, as well as weightier matters like organic food, genetically modified seeds, and the paleo diet.

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]]> How's Your Cholesterol? The Crowd Wants To Know As more people get interested in managing their own health and experimenting with new diets, some are testing their cholesterol on their own, and posting results in online forums where they get feedback on how to improve their scores. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:51:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/07/160774233/hows-your-cholesterol-the-crowd-wants-to-know?ft=1&f=154167614 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/07/160774233/hows-your-cholesterol-the-crowd-wants-to-know?ft=1&f=154167614 As more people get interested in managing their own health and experimenting with new diets, some are testing their cholesterol on their own, and posting results in online forums where they get feedback on how to improve their scores.

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]]> Paleo Diet Blogger Sues State For Trying To Regulate His Advice A blogger who claims he lost weight and lowered his blood sugar on the paleo diet files a First Amendment lawsuit after he's told he needs a license to give others diet advice and nutritional counseling. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:34:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/08/07/158357572/paleo-diet-blogger-sues-state-for-trying-to-regulate-his-advice?ft=1&f=154167614 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/08/07/158357572/paleo-diet-blogger-sues-state-for-trying-to-regulate-his-advice?ft=1&f=154167614 A blogger who claims he lost weight and lowered his blood sugar on the paleo diet files a First Amendment lawsuit after he's told he needs a license to give others diet advice and nutritional counseling.

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]]> We Evolved To Eat Meat, But How Much Is Too Much? Scientists agree we evolved to eat meat, but some of us may be pushing the limits of consumption. Paleo diet enthusiasts believe meals should be more like early man's, but modern doctors disagree. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:58:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/06/25/155588094/we-evolved-to-eat-meat-but-how-much-is-too-much?ft=1&f=154167614 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/06/25/155588094/we-evolved-to-eat-meat-but-how-much-is-too-much?ft=1&f=154167614 Scientists agree we evolved to eat meat, but some of us may be pushing the limits of consumption. Paleo diet enthusiasts believe meals should be more like early man's, but modern doctors disagree.

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]]> Commenters Bite Back On The Paleo Diet A weekend post on the paleo diet elicited hundreds of comments on our site. We've weeded through the discussion threads and chosen some of the most insightful observations. Feel free to comment. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/06/05/154361905/commenters-bite-back-on-the-paleo-diet?ft=1&f=154167614 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/06/05/154361905/commenters-bite-back-on-the-paleo-diet?ft=1&f=154167614 A weekend post on the paleo diet elicited hundreds of comments on our site. We've weeded through the discussion threads and chosen some of the most insightful observations. Feel free to comment.

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]]> The Paleo Diet Moves From The Gym To The Doctor's Office The so-called paleo way of eating is moving into the doctor's office. But experts say no one can actually practice what some are calling "evolutionary medicine" because it's only a theory. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:42:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/06/02/154166626/the-paleo-diet-moves-from-the-gym-to-the-doctors-office?ft=1&f=154167614 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/06/02/154166626/the-paleo-diet-moves-from-the-gym-to-the-doctors-office?ft=1&f=154167614 The so-called paleo way of eating is moving into the doctor's office. But experts say no one can actually practice what some are calling "evolutionary medicine" because it's only a theory.

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