Grocery list for the return to the paleo wagon

I’m on the weekly grocery run as this posts. Given this, here’s the categories:

• grassfed ruminant
• wildcaught fish
• no seeds
• no beans
• no nightshades
• VEGETABLES!

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“Eat Like A Predator, Not Like Prey”: Paleo In Six Easy Steps, A Motivational Guide - GNOLLS.ORG

“Eat Like A Predator, Not Like Prey”: Paleo In Six Easy Steps, A Motivational Guide

I just heard a podcast with J. Stanton on Latest in Paleo (a great podcast, by the way)! I've been falling off the paleo wagon of late and my skin, joints, and bloating tell the tale. I am officially back on the wagon.

I begin tonight with a mess of Brussels sprouts and a hunk of Top Sirloin.


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New invisible shoes--and foot arches that resulted from the 1st pair

the 1st pair of invisible shoes on their last day

the 2nd pair of invisible shoes, on their way home from work

proof of the arches that resulted from wearing the invisible shoes

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Primal Health (tangents)

• PaNu - Podcast Interview with Chris Kresser: plain spoken!
• Biphasic Sleep: think I need to try this, but haven't figured out how
• Thomas Goetz: It's time to redesign medical data: I'll be asking four questions next Dr. visit--1) Can I have my result; 2) What does this mean; 3) What are my options; 4) What next
• “We’re Gonna Take Ducks, and We’re Gonna Use Every Single Part of ‘Em”: some bravery required, but looks good

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Cooking, balancing, dressing, and listening (tangents)

• The Paleo Table: Making a week’s worth of meals in advance I cook a roast or shanks once a week in the crock pot and then chunk it for my daily lunch. This week, I’ve marinated it in chili powder and will be cooking it in tomatoes.
• Balance exercises I remember getting physical therapy after a sprained ankle: the therapist was shocked at how well I stood on one foot, while perched on a partially deflated ball. All that balance practice helped. I’ll need to look into the links on the linked page.
• Zuckerberg Named One of 10 Worst-Dressed Men I don’t know, I think he looks like a normal guy. But then, maybe that’s their problem.
• Portable Speaker Creates Big Sound on Any Flat Surface If I was a technophile, I’d so buy this.

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Home delivery, not-beverage, and a cooking tool hack (tangents)

• FedEx vs UPS: By the Numbers FedEx may be considered “better” by some, but at least my UPS driver leaves door tags on the door, not on the communal mailbox. I’m just saying.
• Are You Addicted to Liquid Candy?  I gave up the stuff years ago and now it’s like drinking pure sugar. If you’re still on soda, please stop. It’s not worth the cost to health.
• Hacking Your Own Sous Vide Machine I’m thinking the $25 beer cooler version might be worth a try.

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Brains, humor, snarky truth, and the possible downfall of civilization (tangents)

• Can You Build a Better Brain?
• The End of Civilization: Something even lazier than a snuggie...
• One Sentence: Amazing how much story can be packed in one sentence.
• The Monkeys You Ordered: Now these are New Yorker cartoons I actually understand.
• A touch of literalism from ASBOJesus: Literalist, dark, and prickly. Nice.
• Nifty findings courtesy of Joe Carter
• Cash machines are as dirty as public toilets: Ew!
• 10 Important Pictures That Shaped America
• 9 Developments That Prove We Really Are Living In The Future

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"Healthy food," easy sleep aid, funny turkeys, and a scary cat (tangents)

Primal

• New Federal Meal Guidelines: "increase consumption of whole grains, fresh fruits, and low-fat milk were long overdue." And the massive "healthy" carb addiction continues... Related Resources: The Paleo Solution; The Primal Blueprint
• Turn down the lights well before bedtime: This needs to be the next step in the health plan. Related Resources: Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival; Robb Wolf's sleep tag

Funny...at least I think so

• Turkeys Chase Laser Pointer: Possibly better than cats chasing a laser pointer.
• Basement cat strikes again: That face could do some damage.

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Metaphysics and a bit of physiology?

Lessons from the journey 11/7-11/13

• Theology has to do with everything.
• Philosophy is really about wisdom.
• Social science is secular ecclesiology.
• Christ’s glory is paramount.
• Potatoes were an unwise choice.

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Paleo Solution: Initial Post-Scan Review

Yesterday, I received my copy of the brand spanky new Paleo Solution.  Today, I did a skim/quick read.  Here's the conclusion:

It is most assuredly NOT a rerun of The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson.  Sisson's book is a great overview of the primal lifestyle, with just enough detail to get you going.  Wolf's book digs more deeply as only a former research biochemist/trainer can.  Genre-wise, it's a cross between PB and Gedgaudas' book, Primal Body Primal Mind.

After telling his own amazing journey to health through paleo, Wolf spends seven chapters unpacking the nuts and bolts of why paleo works: because it's how our bodies actually work.  He covers our hunter-gatherer identity, hormones, digestion, life-threatening conditions caused and/or worsened by improper hormone functioning, digestion in the gut and the terrible effects of grain, fats and fat, and stress and sleep.

The next group of chapters runs the reader through the implementation of paleo: without implementation, there is no point (Wolf makes this point repeatedly and passionately).  The doing of it includes moving, described and illustrated for folks of all levels.  Next are a general chapter on how to shop and eat--and why, tracking progress using internal and external measures, a detailed 30-day meal plan (with recipes), and a a detailed recommendation of supplements.  The book closes with a short epilogue and 31--that's THIRTY-ONE--pages of references for the geeks in the crowd.


I'll be studying this book--and implementing it :-) --over the next weeks.  For now, my recommendation is get it, read it, do it.


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It's Here!! the Paleo Solution

Came home from work today to find Robb Wolf's The Paleo Solution on my doorstep! Yippee.  And...AND! tomorrow is my free reading day: homework is set aside to free the mind.

The plan is that by Friday night, I shall have some response to the book.  For now, click the title link above, so yourself some good, direct a few cents to my amazon store, and let's bring Robb's book even higher on amazon.

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Robb Wolf's book is getting closer and closer...

I've pre-ordered mine. Have you?
Buy through this link and I get a few pennies :-)  The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet Thanks.


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Mountain Walking - 8/21

A bit over 7 miles in a bit over 2 hours.  Lots of beauty along the way

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Mountain Walking - 8/19

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2.5 miles in 45 minutes, even with a few stops for pictures!

From flowers

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Mountain Walking - 8/17

View Palisades down John Muir up Sunset in a larger map

Hill near the end of this morning's walk...I had to stop once. :-(

1.2 miles in ~33 minutes.  Tomorrow, more distance!

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Making "fried" eggs in the microwave

Ingredients

• DHA-enhanced eggs
• Kerrygold butter
• Microwave-safe dish (I use a nifty fold down silicone one)
• Something to cover the dish so the food doesn’t spatter
• Microwave oven (may morph the food, I know, but it’s how I cook fresh at work...get over it)

How

1. Line the dish with butter.
2. Carefully crack the eggs into the dish: do not break the yolks, as this muffs up the nutrients.
3. Cover dish and microwave until the whites begin to solidify (for my machine, this is about one minute).
4. Using a spoon or other implement, move the cooked whites nearer to the center, taking care not to break the yolks.
5. Cover the dish and cook again until the whites are nearly completely solidified.
6. Remove and cover with a cloth to hold in the heat. This allows the eggs to continue cooking for a bit (I let mine sit about another minute, as I prefer over medium for yolk doneness).
7. Enjoy.

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Trying to Understand Cholesterol

Over on Who in the World Are We? (witwaw) I've been working on a mind map of cholesterol influences. I've created two versions so far and am about to create the third.

If you've researched cholesterol (whether by choice or necessity), please head over to witwaw and put any corrections or additions in the comments. Thanks!

Cholesterol Influences Map v0524 - Who in the World Are We?

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Meatsmas!

Kudos to Prib for coining the term--and thanks for putting together the order from Slanker's!

It's gonna be a good Meatsmas season. :-)

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Elk Meatza

From what I'm eating

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From what I'm eating

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb ground elk
• 1 T Kerrygold Butter
• 4 T Humboldt Fog goat cheese
• 8 Golden raspberries
• 10-12 sundried tomatoes in oil
• 8 cloves roasted garlic

How

1. Preheat oven.
2. Butter an 8 inch cast iron fry pan.
3. Spread the ground elk evenly in the bottom of the pan.
4. Bake at 450 F for 10 minutes, until meat is done.
5. Allow to cool.
6. Assemble the meatza.
• Spread half of the goat cheese on the cooked elk.
• Place the tomato slices in an even layer.
• Smush* the raspberries a bit and spread a layer on top of the tomatoes.
• Smush each garlic clove and place them on top of the raspberries.
• Sprinkle the remainder of the goat cheese on top.
7. Broil in oven until cheese melts.
8. Enjoy.
   

Adapted from The Healthy Cooking Coach.


* To "smush" you press the food item between finger and thumb (don't pulverize it; just smush it).

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Lamb and Brussels sprouts

This was lunch nearly every day last week and, can I say, it was amazing!  The lamb was pulled off of bone-in stew meat that I had roasted until browned and then slow-cooked overnight on low.* Succulent does not begin to describe.  Brussels sprouts were actually frozen ones I'd roasted in the oven to dry out and caramelize.  For lunch, both items were re-heated in the dastardly microwave oven, with a goodly amount of Kerrygold butter (um!!).

I will be having this again.

* The bones were returned to the water, along with a splash of white vinegar, and allowed to cook another 24 hours or so for bone stock. Also yummy.
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