Paleo Quick Tip Of The Day

I kind of hate to even bring this up… But only Kind Of!It is a story that needs to be told, despite the implications:  most of the supplements endlessly recommended and actually shilled by those in the ancestral lifestyle are unnecessary.  There, I said it.  When good health becomes dependent on people being hooked on artificial supplements, why then it becomes just another marketing gimmick!  Just as conventional, AMA big pharma recommended modern medicine, which is largely based on ‘science’ that is 50 years out of date (low fat- high carb nonsense)-Paleo, and increasingly the primary buzzword of KETO are being dominated by the necessity of marketing.  That is: selling endless amounts of expensive supplements!  If you are seeking lifelong health and fitness, this is not the goal you should be seeking.  We need to get back to basics here, to what drew me (and everyone else) to the pristine essense of the ancestral, Paleo Lifestyle in the beginning:EATING REAL FOOD!That, my friends, is the paleo diet in a nut

This February was the worst on record here in Wisconsin!  Not only did we have record cold and ice- we also were treated to an all-time record snowfall!As a friend said, “March usually comes in like a lion- this year, it came in like a T Rex, on PMS, and wearing barbed wire underwear”.  And this is no exaggeration…There was lots of snow shoveling going on all about.  My new (used) snowblower I got last fall (I’ve never had one before, relying on snow shoveling by hand as a built in winter workout), stopped working, and I just left it.  ( I suspect old, bad gas in the carb, but it has been too cold to even work on it).  Besides which, the snow was often so wet and icy that a snowblower would just kind of freeze up even while it was working.So, I shoveled.  And shoveled.  And shoveled again, day after day- endlessly, on and on.  Finally, there was nowhere left put the snow, unless above my head height.  So, I went down the hill, where I park my Kubota tractor complete with a loader!  (Play harp music here)- And

When I read of this recently, I was more than repelled- I was outraged!  As I’ve said before: if you destroy your own history- that which makes you and your peoples unique- you are committing cultural and racial suicide.  Amazingly, strangely, and disgustingly- this is what Western Europe is doing currently.  They have allowed, no- encouraged- the mass immigration and invasion of their sovereign countries by low IQ invaders from the Muslim world, and Africa!  My only explanation of just as to why they would do such a thing- (It would never happen in those countries and regions that they would not only allow such an invastion of Whites into their countries- but to actually pay them to come over and destroy them??!!)  Who could ever be this stupid?Well, apparently the SWEDES are:  Only Marxism/Liberalism could ever explain such a travesty.  This is all about power for global elitists, and nothing about actual benefit for the people who are living in their own country- that country that was built by their ancest

Overall health is my hobby, and so an ancestral, paleo type of life is what I follow.  An overlooked yet essential part of natural health is having a healthy mouth, with shiny white teeth and vibrant gums, free of infection and cavities!It’s not hard to achieve this, especially if you are already eating a paleo sort of diet of real, natural, God made foods in lieu of processed crap.  If you have eliminated bread and other grain products, (you know, the kind that stick to your teeth) and that turn to sugar right in your mouth- well, you have half the battle won right there!Here is the other half to address:  Oil pull each morning!If you are unfamiliar with oil pulling ( I find even now that almost no one knows anything about it), it simply means to take a teaspoon or so of oil into your mouth, and swish it all about, through your teeth, and all around your whole mouth, bathing it over and over for about 5 or 10 minutes.  This might seem time consuming and onerous, but if you do it while you take your morning s

I know, this sounds very far from Ancestral, Paleo lifestyle!  But, it’s really not: hear me out.   Western culture is so interwoven with Christianity, that it utterly unravels without it.  Beethoven, Mozart, Dickens, and any other masters of their arts of Western Civilization are incomprehensible without the lens of Christiantity.Why is this so important?  Because, today- Leftist Nonsense is so prevalent!!  Socialism, once considered extreme- is now the standard LIE of the Democratic Party!I remember when I was young.  Jimmy Carter won the presidency, and everyone thought Nirvana would soon follow!  It turns out that his reign was a nightmare, unravelling US (and Western power) worldwide.  US speed limits were lowered to 55, which simply resulted in everyone becoming a scofflaw.  Contempt for the law ensued.   He also pardoned all Vietnam draft evaders- inflation ran amuck from his horrid policies.He did lots more, all of it bad.  In my youth, Ronald Reagan SAVED the country!  (Really, look it up).  Sadly, j

I know for a fact that most people will make any excuse not to exercise.  Not just occasionally… but consistently!  There is just something about hard, physical work that makes us consider any excuse to avoid it.No two ways about it: exercise, if done properly, is really hard.  Really, Really hard!  That is how it is designed to be.  Only by (briefly) pushing our bodies to the limit, and maybe a little bit beyond-can we hope to adapt to actually increase our strength and physical abilities!  It is a hormetic response to stress, and is the only way to increase our physical strength and resiliance.  Just as hard study is necessary to increase our knowledge base, so too are hard workouts to increase our physical base.  And, there is no immediate payback after each workout!  This makes it hard to continue, especially as we get older, and no longer compete in childhood sports where we achieve recognition and immediate feedback.I’m now 66, and I exercise every single day, (at least when I can).  How do I motivate m

Can Medicine Be Cured?  Subtitle: The Corruption Of A Profession.This is the title of a new book by Seamus O'Mahony, a physician at Cork hospital in Ireland.  This is an impressive book, since he goes out on a limb and says what most physicians are actually thinking:He challenges the usefulness and credibility of medical research; the illusion of progress; our stubborn belief that we can be perfected; over-prescribing; poly-prescribing; the efficacy of many drugs that are routinely administered; the corruption of academic medical research; our collective failure to accept that medicine cannot cure everything, and indeed can cause trouble of its own; over-reliance on metrics; the pharmaceutical industry and its vast reach and influence, and far more.There was, he points out, a 'Golden Age' of medicine, from the 1930s to the 1980s, during which a number of huge advances were made. TB, smallpox, polio, all huge killers, were effectively eradicated in the developed world. This Golden Age ended &quo

There is a modern phenomenon in modern times, at least in the advanced, complex, high intelligence European world: the indiscriminate importing of Low IQ populations into Western European civilization.  Think about this from an ancestral perspective: You live in a tribe in northern Europe, but it could be virtually anywhere in the world.  (I just use northern Europe to keep it relatable, since my listeners and readers are vastly of that ancestry.)   Your tribe, as all tribes are, is incredibly focused on defense of its borders, and maintaining its territory!  The world is an incredibly hostile place, and evolution has programmed you to be so focused.  Unfortunately, an Evil King has taken over your lands, and oredered you to aquiesce to his evil dictates!  (In England and Germany this would be an Evil Queen in the present day.)  Dictate number one, crazily: is to take into your tribal lands people who have been your enemies since time immemorial!  Those who have fought you for centuries, who hate you, and onl

Let’s say you don’t exercise- most adults don’t!  In fact, about 80% don’t exercise at all…  Perhaps this goes a long way in explaining just why Americans (and other western countries) are so fat, sick, and nearly dead.  (But they sure can watch long binges of Netflix!!)  Here is the thing: exercise is essential, not optional.  Just like getting a proper diet, our environment has changed vastly since we were hunter gatherers, or even small family farmers and housewives.  Or, for that matter, from how it was even just a few short decades ago, when just to earn our livelihoods entailed quite a bit of physical work, and using the strength of our bodies to get by.  In other words, for most of human history- exercise was built into our lives!  Not tons of endless cardio as was espoused just in the 70’s and 80’s, (which mainly destroyed joints and muscle), or violent sports such as football, (which also destroyed lots of joints and other body parts).  No- sports are not exercise.  This is an elusive concept really:

Stay Away From Doctors, Dentists, and Hospitals pqtVeterinarians too!  I know that to most folks this statement seems extreme, irresponsible, and downright crazy.  And, if it does to you, it means you are one of the indoctrinated, and I would encourage you to think it through, and give me the suspension of your disbelief for a little while.Every time you go to the doctor, you will be recommended (actually, pretty much ordered to undergo a plethora of tests and ‘services’, where your blood is tested, blood pressure taken, cholesterol measured, and dozens of other procedures that will absolutely insist that you are on the brink of death, or at least of severe diseases!  I don’t care who you are, or how healthy and wonderful you felt when you arrived at the clinic- these tests prove that you need lots of expensive medications, possibly a surgery or two, and some very expensive procedures that will cost you, or your insurance, or medicare, or someone tons of money.  All payable to that hospital, doctor, and clini

First, I’d better tell you what hygge (pronounced hue-guh) means: it is a Danish word to describe a special moment or feeling.  There is no English equivalent word, but several put together can approximate this concept- cosiness, charm, happiness, ‘contentness’, security, familiarity, comfort, reassurance, kinship, and simpleness.And so, the conscious creation of a special moment in a certain time and place that such a wonderful feeling of intimacy and friendliness- that is hygge!  To me, it is a type of motionless, indoor forest walking; consciously becoming one with your simple environment and your companions in a moment of shared contentedness.  I like the concept of ‘cozy’ most of all- as in Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, when Scrooge is shown by the ghost of Christmas Present the little kitchen of Bob Cratchett, in which sits his entire family including Tiny Tim.  The kitchen is humble, and the family is poor, but they are all happy together, celebrating their thrifty Christmas dinner.  Scrooge is touched,

You need to exercise.  This much is obvious, although many of us hate to do so, seeing it as somehow a waste of time, when we are all so busy.  I mean, you need to do this thing for work, and you have to shovel your walk, and mow, and help your kids with homework, and volunteer at church and school and help your neighbors-Welcome to modern life!  Now, faced with such a situation, most of us, unfortunately, decide to…Not Exercise!  Despite the legions of benefits exercise provides, approaching and sometimes even surpassing those benefits of diet and lifestyle- we balk.  We try for awhile, we do this and then stop, we join a gym or classes and then- stop.  Finally, many (most) go back to the old ‘well, if I just lead an active lifestyle, and take a walk on a regular basis, I’ll be fine!’  You won’t be.  You need regular, intense exercise, on a regular basis, or you will decay, mentally and especially physically.  It’s not even open for debate: you will.  You’ll be alright for awhile, but you will decline, unawa

Now, I’m not trying purposely to be vague here.  Actually, this is a quite specific recommendation- often, we need to be reminded that we do not need to be struggling wildly, spinning our wheels attempting to make the greatest gains, the best accomplishments of our lives, because; well- time is all we’ve got!Last week I was reminded of this, as I got quite sick, and stayed that way for a solid week!  Now, this is a rarity for me.  Probably for your too, if you make your health a real priority in your life, trying to always get at least 8 hours of sleep, eat a paleo diet, and exercise intensely, yet briefly, on a regular basis.  I fact, right now I can’t recall the last time I got sick!  It really is usually less than one time per year, and then only for a day or two…Except this time.  I know what it stemmed from, as I was forced to be outside in freezing rain and cold for hours, at night (I rarely stay up late at night), and was coupled with extreme exertion!  I remember thinking ‘If I am exposed right now to

I know this sounds a little weird- why and how do you make yourself into a Diesel? Well, what I mean by diesel is rock solid, powerful, healthy, and vital! Sound better? The reason I bring this up, is that almost everyone is indoctrinated into the “germ theory”, which is that advocated by Louis Pasteur so long ago. The germ theory stated that- it only we could eliminate germs, protect ourselves at all costs from all pathogens and “bad guys” in the environment, then we’d be OK! And so, we started pasteurizing all of our dairy, our pickles and other fermented foods, and cooked and processed every food we came into contact with to death.  “Voila!” as Louis would say- “Now, ve vill be healthy and happy forevermore- viva la France!!”  Or some such thing. This theory won out, over the terrain theory of contemporary Frenchman Claude Bernard, who asserted that germs and pathogens sought out diseased tissue, and then invaded there- healthy, disease free bodily tissues could easily resist these invasions, and so, the g

We sacrificed quite a bit when we moved from being paleolithic hunter gatherers.  We tend to focus primarily on what we gave up health-wise, since by starting to replace good wild game meats and gathered vegetables and fruits with low nutrient foods like grains and other such foodstuffs we not only became smaller and weaker, we became subject to many diseases.  It has been a long time coming, and so slowly that we think it natural, but as most of us now know- by reintroducing ourselves to a diet more in keeping with that of our paleo ancestors, we can largely restore our health!  Most of you know the drill by now: wild caught seafood, grass fed meats, pastured butter, cheese, cream and eggs, vegetables and some fruits.  Exercise briefly and intensely as did our ancestors, and forge deep ties with our ‘tribe’; meaning family, friends, church members, and with your neighbors.  Spend time daily outdoors in nature, walking and communing with the natural world.But I believe one thing is very overlooked in the mode

I know- this seems hare-brained: cure fungus disease like athlete’s foot with a hairdryer?  I rarely get athlete’s foot, but I have gotten it, periodically.  Along with jock itch, which is basically the same thing, but worse.  At least, more embarrassing, that is… it looks silly to be scratching your feet, but your crotch?  Trust me, you don’t want to be in that situation.And now, you don’t have to, ever again.  Sometimes, technology can be completely beneficial.  Even paleo folks need to drop their flint tools (you know I’m joking here, right?), and pick up a product of modern, paternalistic, White Western Civilization!  In fact, that is what most of the world does, on a daily basis, if they have the option- Avail yourself of White Western Civilization!  For that is what it truly is, and now that we are being demonized by the Leftists all around us, I find it makes sense to stress that virtually all modern tools that make our lives far better are the products of White Western Civilization.OK, that being said

I never expected to be writing about such big issues when I started PaleoJay’s Smoothie Cafe.  But, that was quite a while ago- back when health and fitness, in the face of such horrible travesties of the American FDA and the AMA and all the other alphabets soup names of big government had made a mockery of true health and wellness.  Not that that has changed:  Big Government still by and large recommends we consume huge amounts of prescription drugs, eat tons of modified wheat and other GMO grains and foods, and undergo endless invasive, horrifically expensive tests on a regular basis.  We are also propagandized to not eat fat or meat, both of which are not only stupid and ridiculous, but counterproductive in terms of our health.  So, none of that has really changed, except in small, Paleo pockets of health, of which I am a tiny part.  But still, we are voices in a huge, fast food dominated: ‘Let’s sit on our fat asses and watch professional athletes work themselves to death while we watch them on TV and eat

One of the hardest things to come to grips with in the field of health is what is actually true- and what isn’t!  This is obvious if you look at medical and standard nutritional advice concerning fat- the standard advice is that fat is bad bad bad- especially saturated, animal fats!And if you have been following the ancestral or Paleo diet, or even any current research- you know that avoiding saturated fats is a wrong decision.  Good, God-made animal fats like tallow, lard, or butter are wonderful choices to build and protect your health and wellness.  Cholesterol is actually good and necessary, not something to be avoided and to treat as the spawn of the devil.  On the converse side: vegetable oils are awful, fake foodstuffs that will give you migraines, and deprive your body of the true nutrients is needs in order to thrive and be healthy.  Vegetable oils are to be avoided at all costs, and this is very difficult if you are eating out on a regular basis.  Fast foods, Asian cooking, and processed foods in bo

I never expected to be writing about such big issues when I started PaleoJay’s Smoothie Cafe.  But, that was quite a while ago- back when health and fitness, in the face of such horrible travesties of the American FDA and the AMA and all the other alphabets soup names of big government had made a mockery of true health and wellness.  Not that that has changed:  Big Government still by and large recommends we consume huge amounts of prescription drugs, eat tons of modified wheat and other GMO grains and foods, and undergo endless invasive, horrifically expensive tests on a regular basis. We are also propagandized to not eat fat or meat, both of which are not only stupid and ridiculous, but counterproductive in terms of our health.  So, none of that has really changed, except in small, Paleo pockets of health, of which I am a tiny part.  But still, we are voices in a huge, fast food dominated: ‘Let’s sit on our fat asses and watch professional athletes work themselves to death while we watch them on TV and eat

Really?  Autoimmune diseases, the scourge of the modern age?  You can help them with baking soda?Yes, it really does appear to be true: taking 1/2 tsp. per day of plain old baking soda, dissolved in water,  activates an anti-inflammatory pathway that is mediated by the neuronal-like function of mesothelial cells that line your internal organs.  Consuming baking soda appears to prime your immune system against inflammation.This is huge- it means this cheap, household item can help improve your immune system so it does not overreact.  This overreaction of the immune system, instigated in the organ of the spleen, is what causes the white blood cells of the body to attack its own organs and cells.  This is what autoimmune diseases are, those diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, lupus, and multiple sclerosis.  RA attacks the joints, type 1 diabetes the pancreas, lupus attacks multiple parts of the body, and psoriasis attacks the skin.  And so it goes- autoimmune diseases are not only a widespread p