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Robb Wolf - You Can't Cheat On Your Diet • Wired To Eat • Is The Paleo Diet Right For Everyone?

Episode 145

Robb Wolf is the New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Solution – The Original Human Diet. He is a former research biochemist and one of the world's leading experts in Paleolithic nutrition. Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top ranked iTunes podcast and wildly popular seminar series. He has a brand new book, Wired to Eat, which is the focus of today's interview.

In this episode, we discuss:

How Robb's health was a mess 20 years ago
Robb's experiment with a high carb, low fat, vegan diet
How the paleo diet saved Robb's life
Grains and legumes can be harmful to your gut
How to enhance the digestibility of grains and legumes
What to expect when making the switch to a paleo diet
Carbs and the ancestral diet
Is a low carb diet ideal for females?
Low carb/ketogenic diets are great for reducing appetite
Autoimmune paleo (AIP)/autoimmune protocol diet
The fasting mimicking diet
Is the paleo diet right for everyone, including kids?
Kids need to chew to help develop their dental arch and sinuses
Don't be a scale watcher
The dark side of using a Fitbit
You can't cheat on your diet
Robb's 4 pillars of health
Optimum foraging strategy
Palate fatigue and how it's causing us to eat too much
The kitchen sink ice cream challenge
Short or disordered sleep makes us tend to want more food and refined foods
Getting a full nights sleep isn't enough, you need to get to bed early too
How Robb gets away with spending less than an hour a week at the gym
The importance of community/socializing
2 things Robb does each morning to start the day off right

Podcast Episode Details

Robb Wolf - You Can't Cheat On Your Diet • Wired To Eat • Is The Paleo Diet Right For Everyone?