Ancestral health, real food, and metabolic clarity — cutting through modern nutrition noise.https://paleocoder.com/en-ushttps://paleocoder.com/blog/callout-reference/https://paleocoder.com/blog/callout-reference/A reference post demonstrating MythBox and SignalBox callouts, plus a practical guide for evaluating nutrition research without a PhD.Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTfood-mythshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/markdown-style-guide/https://paleocoder.com/blog/markdown-style-guide/Blood markers, energy levels, body composition, and cognitive performance after 90 days eating only animal foods. Raw data, honest analysis, no agenda.Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTexperimentshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/using-mdx/https://paleocoder.com/blog/using-mdx/The 1992 USDA Food Pyramid wasn't built on nutrition science — it was built on agricultural lobbying. Tracing the money reveals why 'heart-healthy whole grains' became official policy.Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTbig-foodhttps://paleocoder.com/blog/chowing-down-on-meat-dairy-alters-gut-bacteria-a-lot-and-quickly/https://paleocoder.com/blog/chowing-down-on-meat-dairy-alters-gut-bacteria-a-lot-and-quickly/NPR's coverage of a Harvard gut-microbiome study got the science right but muddled the terminology — a media-literacy case study in reading past the headline.Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMTfood-mythshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/im-still-alive/https://paleocoder.com/blog/im-still-alive/A life update after a long gap: still down 100+ pounds despite plateauing, and facing hip replacement surgery from years of pre-paleo weight.Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMTfield-noteshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/would-that-all-physicians-stop-one-moment-and-listen/https://paleocoder.com/blog/would-that-all-physicians-stop-one-moment-and-listen/How one paleo-adopting physician treats hypertension, cholesterol, and diabetes with lifestyle change first — and what that revealed about the author's own medication assumptions.Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTmetabolic-healthhttps://paleocoder.com/blog/update-me-lots-of-new-resources-popping-up/https://paleocoder.com/blog/update-me-lots-of-new-resources-popping-up/A mid-2012 progress update (115 lbs down) plus a roundup of paleo recipe sites and health resources worth checking out.Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTfield-noteshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/paleo-tough-to-describe-this-infographic-should-help/https://paleocoder.com/blog/paleo-tough-to-describe-this-infographic-should-help/A quick pointer to Greatist.com's "Ultimate Guide to Eating Paleo" infographic — a fast visual overview of what's in and out on paleo.Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTprimal-nutritionhttps://paleocoder.com/blog/the-paleo-declaration-of-independence/https://paleocoder.com/blog/the-paleo-declaration-of-independence/A video comparing oppressive governments to oppressive food manufacturers, and how the site's own posts on cholesterol, sugar, and saturated fat point at the same food-supply incentives.Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTbig-foodhttps://paleocoder.com/blog/what-is-paleo-finally-a-great-concise-presentation/https://paleocoder.com/blog/what-is-paleo-finally-a-great-concise-presentation/A short, sharp video explainer of the Paleo diet's core case, from Paleo Diet News.Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTprimal-nutritionhttps://paleocoder.com/blog/fat-head-the-movie/https://paleocoder.com/blog/fat-head-the-movie/A recommendation for Tom Naughton's "Fat Head" documentary — a low-carb rebuttal to Super Size Me.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTfield-noteshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/a-new-year-for-a-new-you/https://paleocoder.com/blog/a-new-year-for-a-new-you/Year-end reflection: 100+ pounds down, a new attitude for 2012, and Merlin Mann's take on how to actually keep a resolution.Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTfield-noteshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/just-when-you-finally-get-that-cholesterol-level-down/https://paleocoder.com/blog/just-when-you-finally-get-that-cholesterol-level-down/A Jichi Medical School cohort study of 12,334 adults found higher mortality at the lowest cholesterol levels — and no elevated risk at the high end.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTfood-mythshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/kids-eating-cereal-for-breakfast-why-not-twinkies/https://paleocoder.com/blog/kids-eating-cereal-for-breakfast-why-not-twinkies/Most cereals marketed to kids have more sugar than a Twinkie — the vitamin fortification doesn't change that.Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTbig-foodhttps://paleocoder.com/blog/south-beachers-going-paleo/https://paleocoder.com/blog/south-beachers-going-paleo/South Beach Diet creator Dr. Arthur Agatston went on CBS News promoting gluten-free eating — paleo-adjacent territory, even without saying the word.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTfield-noteshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/sugary-processed-foods-addictive-like-cocaine/https://paleocoder.com/blog/sugary-processed-foods-addictive-like-cocaine/Bloomberg's "Fatty Foods Addictive Like Cocaine" headline blamed the wrong macronutrient — the studies were about sugar, not fat.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTfood-mythshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/experts-call-low-carb-paleo-unhealthy/https://paleocoder.com/blog/experts-call-low-carb-paleo-unhealthy/U.S. News ranked paleo near the bottom of its "healthy diets" list — a look at what their own numbers actually show once you get past the ranking.Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTfood-mythshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/still-afraid-of-saturated-fat/https://paleocoder.com/blog/still-afraid-of-saturated-fat/The 1970s low-fat campaign, four decades of rising obesity and diabetes despite it, and the case — from Gary Taubes' 'Big Fat Lie' to the omega-3/omega-6 ratio — that saturated fat was never the real culprit.Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTfood-mythshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/mobile-nutri-posting-fun/https://paleocoder.com/blog/mobile-nutri-posting-fun/A short aside on tracking nutrition and activity via a Windows Phone app called LiveScape, and posting updates from it.Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTfield-noteshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/starting-at-the-bottom-of-the-pyramid/https://paleocoder.com/blog/starting-at-the-bottom-of-the-pyramid/Why paleo treats grains, legumes, and dairy as problematic — starting with wheat: gluten, celiac disease, and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) lectin.Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTfood-mythshttps://paleocoder.com/blog/so-what-is-paleo/https://paleocoder.com/blog/so-what-is-paleo/A movement centered on ancestral health and the Paleolithic diet's evolutionary-biology roots — what's actually on the plate, what's excluded, and why it isn't just a fad diet.Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTprimal-nutritionhttps://paleocoder.com/blog/introduction-how-did-i-get-here/https://paleocoder.com/blog/introduction-how-did-i-get-here/The author's origin story: a 390-to-290-pound weight loss journey that led from the Zone and Atkins diets to paleo, by way of the Latest in Paleo and Paleo Solution podcasts.Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTfield-notes