Paleo is not your answer...

Many years spent studying, trying/testing, watching, listening, obtaining a degree, certifications, etc. Over the last, near 30 years, I’ve toyed with a lot of different training modalities as well as nutritional concepts.

I’ve had plenty of dogmatic moments. Never stayed too long though. The moment I see a hole in a system, I let off the throttle a bit, sometimes hitting the brakes all together for a u-turn.

During some of those dogmatic moments, I’ve been known to really pile the advice on. Now, a little older and a little wiser, it’s all too easy to see that not everyone is ready or willing… and that’s okay.

Though I don’t adhere to it 100%, I still firmly believe that if we could source quality animal proteins, non-hybrid vegetables and fruits, quality water; skip a meal or two every now and then; avoid anything that comes in a box or a can; we’d be doing our health a major service.

However…

I’ve been thinking a lot about a subject matter I used to speak highly about… fasting, specifically intermittent fasting.

Look… we’ve got a pandemic of epic proportion going on that makes 2020 look like something out of a fairy tale and not only is nothing being done about it, but the politicians we vote into office are helping to facilitate it. If they cared, they would be using that 2020 energy to save lives and they’re not.

90% (or more) of westerners wouldn’t be willing to do 5 of the most modified pushups before walking out the door for work everyday. More than 75% of Americans are overweight because of too much fuel and not enough burn off and we’re over here talking about “the keys to your health lie in a Paleo lifestyle with a splash of fasting.” It doesn’t even compute with most people.

This isn’t me judging, this is me empathizing. If I’ve ever made you feel some sort of way when it comes to the extremes that, literally, a fraction of a fraction of the population are willing to pursue, I want to publicly apologize for that. Your answer isn’t found in a Paleo lifestyle… that’s fake. No one lives Paleo. That would require hunting or fishing outside of a grocery store and let’s be real. Your answer isn’t found in fasting. Your answer isn’t found in Keto, Carnivore, veganism, gluten free (scam of the century), etc.

Your answer is found in your next best step. Whatever that may be. Sit, breathe, pray, and ask… “What can I clean up in my nutrition?” That answer will be given to you almost immediately. Take action on that one thing. One thing.

Before you move on, study this picture. Let it sink in for just a moment….