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Yesterday, 01:31 PM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Medical World now labels Obesity as a "disease" in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

It would be terribly cynical of me to suggest that this is just another ploy pushed through by Big Pharma to sell lots and lots more pills. Mr....

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Yesterday, 01:18 PM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread ready to give up weekday drinking? in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Well, I didn't make it through the week. Seriously, this is the one thing standing between me and losing the final weight I need to drop. 1.5 mL...

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Yesterday, 01:06 PM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Ox Bile Experience? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Well, no, the Jimi Hendrix Experience preceded the BoG, I was just funnin'. Since I have nothing substantive to add.

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Yesterday, 12:51 PM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Ox Bile Experience? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

The Ox Bile Experience... wasn't that who Jimi jammed with just before Band of Gypsies?

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Yesterday, 12:49 PM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Farmacology book--of interest to MDA readers in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I enjoyed her book The Jungle Effect, which looked at traditional methods of food preparation WRT disease. Not Primal/paleo, but worth a read. I...

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Yesterday, 11:56 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Paleo low carb - fat percentage in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

It's not that I dislike sweets, but my cravings tend to be for fatty and salty things. But last night I did indulge in a bowl of homemade...

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Yesterday, 11:36 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Organic beef gets a bigger wrap than organic pork in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Pretty much what picklepete said. I have a meat CSA that delivers grass-fed beef and lamb, as well as pastured chicken and pork. I buy bulk...

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Yesterday, 11:07 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Running Music in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I'm an old fart and any answer I might provide will only further incriminate me as such.

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Yesterday, 11:05 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Salad Dressing in Primal Blueprint Recipes

Dressing is easy. Vinegar + oil + seasoning/herbs is your basic. I do countless variations on the basic Caesar formula: Crack an eg yolk into...

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Yesterday, 10:56 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Paleo low carb - fat percentage in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I love sweeping generalizations. They reinforce my sense of fear.

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Yesterday, 10:52 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Most respected blogger in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Always enjoy PKlopp's posts, and +1 to Masterjohn. Special nod to Denise Minger for her takedown of Colin Campbell, and just the fact that...

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Yesterday, 06:57 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Most respected blogger in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

And just a note, Georgia Edes ≠ the Drs. Eades.

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Yesterday, 06:39 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Most respected blogger in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

No Ray Peat? Danny Roddy? :p J. Stanton's worth a read. Also like the Perfect Health Diet site. Georgia Ede may not be ground-breaking, but...

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Yesterday, 12:07 AM

Forgotmylastusername replied to a thread Eating 5,000 calories a day? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Sounds like a bit of a publicity stunt. There was a pretty cool BBC documentary a while back on overfeeding. Some people are more efficient at...

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06-18-2013, 08:26 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Peeled plum tomatoes in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

If you're freaking out over the sugar content in tomatoes, you need to breathe deeply. If you're going to eat sugars, you want them preferably from...

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06-18-2013, 08:24 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Peeled plum tomatoes in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

The acidity regulator is probably calcium chloride. It's added to peeled and diced tomatoes to keep the tomatoes from turning mushy. I wouldn't...

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06-18-2013, 08:17 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Why is coconut oil more preferred to cook with than Lard? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I'm not sweating it. The farms I buy from use no soy with their pigs, and for the amount of lard and pork I eat I consider it no big deal, frankly. ...

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06-18-2013, 06:29 AM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Why is coconut oil more preferred to cook with than Lard? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Lard is only 6-10% PUFA. It is composed primarily of MUFA oleic acid (cf. olive oil) and SFAs.

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06-17-2013, 01:55 PM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Your Mecca to Middle Eastern Foods. in Primal Blueprint Recipes

Since I'm a good ol' Amurican, it's grillin' season, and by George I'm all fired up to light the hardwoods and throw in a few chunks of hickory and...

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06-17-2013, 01:45 PM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Stewing beef?? in Primal Blueprint Recipes

Rogan josh.

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06-17-2013, 01:34 PM

Finnegans Wake replied to a thread Dr is a Paleo, can I be 90% wheat-free? in Meet and Greet

Well, Mark does say that there is flexibility to Primal, and allows an 80/20: you can go off Primal ~20% of the time and still basically get the...

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