Review of: The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet
Author: Robb Wolf
Reviewer: Doogie
Nerd links:
www.robbwolf.com
We love our Crossfit stars and Robb Wolf has carved his own niche as the
nutrition expert by busting down the doors with 32 quart Dutch oven of
conventional nutritional wisdom. Robb Wolf’s book entitled, “The Paleo
Solution: The Original Human Diet” is part how-to and part technical reasoning.
The Paleo Solution is separated into the following themes; Robb’s struggles with
vegetarianism, technical reasoning behind paleo, and how-to guide. The main
theme that Robb stresses throughout his book is trying this for 30 days without
any bullshit, and re-evaluate the outcome.
Some of us at WCCF were introduced to Paleo style eating through articles linked
on our awesome site, and/or word of mouth. Some of us at WCCF do not agree with
a Paleo diet. And, some of us do not have enough information to make an
educated decision on how best to navigate the turbulent seas known as
nutrition. Robb’s book is technical enough to provide good information for
folks to make their own nutrition decisions. Robb goes into full detail on how
the body handles Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fats. Robb goes into further
details on how the different Fats and Carbohydrates have unique effects within
the body. I did not know that our body handles different Fats and Carbohydrates
differently with respects to hormone response, storage, and usage. This
technical information was eye opening. Robb states in his book that you can
skip the technical information if you just want to get to the how-to guide, but
the Nerd in me wants to understand how things work under the hood. Robb
penmanship concerning the technical details is easy to understand. It is so
easy I heard Snooki and Jwow fist pumping while reciting how the liver handles
fructose during an episode of Jersey shore.
Robb has an extensive how-to section. This how-to section is very helpful and I
found some great ideas on shopping, cooking and ensuring daily variety with food
choices. The how-to section comes with an exercise section that goes into great
details on exercises that we are all familiar with at WCCF. I skipped this
section. Robb goes into detail on a food matrix that he uses to ensure variety
with food choices. I found this helpful, but the book lacked a graphic or
picture representation of this food matrix that would of drilled home the
point. I heard in a recent pod cast that Robb will post this food matrix on his
website. After reading it a second time I was able to understand the concept.
I recommend this book to anyone thinking about trying the paleo diet and those
who are against the paleo diet. This book is easy to understand and can be
consumed in a relative short time. That is of course, if you are a nerd like me
and like to read.
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November 2010 - The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet
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