Vaccines, GMOs and UFOs with Chris Kresser (Kresser Institute), Robb Wolf (RobbWolf.com), Sarah Ballantyne (The Paleo Mom), Dr. Emily Deans, Alex Baia (Director of Media, Paleo Fx, Moderator)
Research? Where?
Find one that looks at entire field
There is no right/wrong or black/white…its your choice
Feel good about your choices
Intro level of doubt – big science is broken. Be more willing to challenge beliefs. System is set up to reward status quo. Be more humble about what we know and don’t know.
Science will give us a lot but…
Vaccines, hygiene, antibiotics…learning form ancestors and applying
vaccines doesn’t = autism
Why are we not looking more into kids who experienced effects of vaccines? because that would be “career suicide”
Funding for scientific studies has been slashed. The government needs to help out. Its castrating the ability to research. The only ones that is being funded are the ones that can be monetized.
Is Peer Review Science Broken?
Risk?
Risk vs Reward
medical rsk.
Risk analysis is skwed.
GMOs – General application (ie dwarf wheat)
GMO encourage large crops which is famine waiting to happen
GMO is used in med research & its awesome, bUT not used with health involved/ in mind, just economically in mind.
Don’t get caught up in the right/wrong, If it makes you happy….risk vs reward.
could be modified autoimmune.
How To Help
Nutritional Sciences Institute (NSI) for donations
Crowd Funding (ie Dr. Terry Walls…career suicide) – isn’t viewed as prestige
Things To Look Up:
“why most science research paper is false” (paper)
“How science goes wrong” (paper)
Hygiene Hypothesis
Precaution Principle
*Many got really scienctific on this panel, but Mark Sission was the ONLY one who said he didn’t vaccinated his kids and they are fine but he WOULD vaccinated his kinds now days. Not one other gave an answer to the question or had a strong opinion, all gave both sides.
Networking Event For Bloggers (12-12:45pm) & Networking Event for Entreprneurs, Vendors, and Sponsors with Amy Ma
These 2 events kinda ran together and there was some overlap of people that we chatted for a bit.
Charissa (nocookpaleo.com) lead a great chat about building a brand and had some good points that were reminders.
Amy Ma – talked about brands and how she started her product, Power Balls
It was here that I met some cook people such as:
Renae Frey of Peacock Ridege Farms…she even gave me her cookbook (that I made her autograph) and I look forward to cooking out of it for some Bear Necessities Video.
Brian Kavanach’s girlfriend who is a cartoonish but came to support him and The Sophisticated Caveman
Cells On Fire: Inflammation Overload, The Cause and The Cure with Justin Marchiegiani (Doctor of Chiropractic, Just In Health Wellness Clinic), Jack Wolfson (TheDrsWolfson.com), Richard Maurer (TheBloodCode.com), Lane Sebring (MD, Sebring Clinic), Jimmy Moore (Livin-La Vida Low Carb, Moderator)
*This one got SUPER science and FAST even the moderator was telling the panel to hold the science
What is Inflammation?
Immune activation
Body breaking down faster than it can repair
not all illness & disease
acute vs chronic
the appropriate response to injury
the emotional state of being aroused or worked up
How do you measure?
WBC
the rate of tissue break down
CK enzyme in athletes
PrimalNora.com – depression and blood work
Cause: poor nutrition + environment
Aches + Pains = inflammation = cardiac Risk
Food sensitivity
Lifestyle + Environment
Infection
food sensitivity = inflammation
pollution
chemical
Inflammation is a “modern day thing” – do detective work and figure out where
To heal gut Evaluate & Change: Environment –> Diet –> Gut Health
Start natural with:
Omega 3 – fish oil
Probiotic
Yeast (check)
They are ALL against antibiotics
Some Products I tried:
Paleo Powder – The only seasoning I use…not kidding…it goes great on EVERYTHING. Good news they just got into HEB so you get it there, CM or you can
MuffinElse – they actually are not bad, but I don’t want anyone getting the wrong idea of “muffins”
YumButter – sold at target and easy to transfer. I liked the cashew one the best. BUT I have to control my almond butter because I will eat the whole thing easily. This thing would be gone in a day…in its cute little pouch.
Rootz – this actually was pretty good and the concept was awesome. I like pre-workout. However I try to keep my “diet” pretty natural AND encourage everyone else too, but like this guy my supplements are well supplements and getting back to that real food idea was always haunting.
Eatology – not bad and out of Bryan. You can get Zone meals sent to you too!
Here are Day 2’s notes! If you went to these I would love to chat about them and hear your thoughts and opinions…lets do coffee!
Experience The Edge: Bone Broth, Dr. Kellyann Petrucci (10-11am)
How to look and feel your best and make it do-able
Patiences feel invisible, but they matter
Makes The Biggest Difference:
Microbiome maters (heal your gut)
Become a natural fat burner.
inflammation leads to weigh gain which leads to inflammation which leads to more weight gain.
Intermittent Fasting – is the most effective way to take weight off
Bone Broth mini fast, 2 days/wk
Does everything in 21 days because it takes 21 days for cells to turn over.
Liquid Gold = Bone Broth
Gelatin – beautiful skin and glowing gut
Glycine – powerful, gut healing ammino acid and helps with detoxification and insulation sensitivity
Glucoceomine & Chondroitin – powerful med for skin & Joint
Adds healing nutrients
Application: 2days/wk of mini-fasting = 6 cups of broth per day or 5 cups + small low carb snack at 7pm (health fat + Pro + carb)
Knowledge: understanding the carb flu (?)
Preparation: Batch cooking
Bone Broth: get bone broth into your diet everyday.
Sensitivities:
Glutamine – 1st look at what you are eating…paleo?, 2nd simmer the bone broth for less time
Tyramine – drink immediately or freeze and drink later
Apple Cider Vinegar – use lemon
FODMAPs, night shades – use other veggies
Goal:
Beef – neck ribs, joints, knuckles and feet
Flavor – ox tail, short ribs & Shank
Simple – chicken or turkey carcacs
Fish lovers – NOT oily, halibut, tilapia, cod
Things To Look Up:
BDNF
Autophagy
CRP = Blood test
Rx: Celebrex
Coconut Kiefer
Food Freedom: Why It Matters and How To Get It with Robb Wolf (robbwolf.com), John Moody (Executive Director, Farm-to-consumer Legal Defense Fund), Judity McGeary (Attorney, activist, and sustainable Farmer, Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance), Beth Dokolasa (Nutrition Education, Department Manager Natural Grocers), Jimmy Moore (Livin La Vida Low Carb) (11:05-12pm)
What Can “YOU” do:
Family/Friends/Network
Educate and support
sign up FarmAndRanchFreedom.org
Commit 1hr to meet with local elect
Food Labels Exposed – app & PDF
Donation – AGreenerWorld
Connect with a farmer – FarmToConsumer.org
Conned with your food
Volunteer – work for share
Educate Kids
Look Up:
WWII + Nutrition
Farm To Consumer Legal Defense Farm
3rd Party Varification
EagerFarmer.com
LandForGood.com
Joel Faulton
AcresUSA Magazine
*This was my FAVORITE panel of the whole weekend. OMG our farmers are in trouble…not kidding. It was an alarming wake up call. If you watch any speaker on the Paleo Fx TV….watch this session. The panel’s guest were well educated and super passionate about this cause. It held my full attention.
Networking Event (12-12:45pm & 1-1:45pm) – not as good as I had hoped.
The Great Cholesterol Myth with Dr. Jonny Bowden
Its not about the fat…you should be worried about the sugar
Jonny’s 7 Points:
Food – real food
exercise
supplement intellligently
stress management
Relationship/community (The Blue Zone)
Joy/Inspiration
Contribution
Be In control of your own health care
Things To Look Up:
The Blue Zone
THINCS
Ketogenic Diet
The Big Fat Suprise
The Cholesterol Myth
Psychoneuriommunology
The 7 Countries Study
The Diet-Heart Hypothesis
The Lancet – Sugar vs Cholesterole
Seven Blood Test To Perfect Your Paleo with Richard Maurer (Thebloodcode.com)
*This guy is uber smart and knows his stuff and can really help with athletes, but he really spoke in numbers and medical code and it was hard to follow because of that. He does have a book.
The System Is A Lie: Scarcity, Abundance, and Investing In Yourself Panel with Melissa Hartwig (whole30), Abel James (Fat-Burningn Man), Mark Dhamma (MarkDhamma.com), Emily Schromm (CrossFit Coach, Athlete, Personal Trainier, and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Unleashed Fitness), Mike Bledsoe (CEO, Barbell Shrugged), Michelle Norris (CEO, Paleo Fx, Moderator)
Fixed vs Growth Mindset
Growth = hard work = success or learning
Fixed = told no (ie told not athletic as a child therefore as an adult never plays a pick up game)
Fixed = something to be avoided because it failed = failure
How do you develop these mindsets?
Enemy of success is comfort. Once you get uncomfortable it can become a habit.
The War of Art
name it – once you name it you can identify it
“Fake it till you make it” and you will develop those habits
Find your body where being uncomfortable feels and breath into it
What you are looking for you are going to find. So look for the good in people.
Quickest path to abundance is gratitude & must accept it.
If you are feeling grateful its because you have an abundance lifestyle.
Purpose & Meaning
When you have purpose and meaning you have more resilience
Living for something greater than yourself
Don’t know your purpose – start helping be of service to others.
Brian Franklin – read his book
Whats the greatest investment you should make every single day?
Centering myself – self, physical, mental
educating yourself, never stop learning
journal your morning, it will become real
spending time by yourself, time and space to be creative and think
meditation – 1hr/day…start with 10mins
Do things for you – writing, supplements, meditation, creative outlet to engage the right brain that centers you and brings you to a place of join. All starts with habit.
Book end your days (ie Bible AM + Meditation in PM)
Huge thanks to R for the fancy ticket so I could attend Paleo FX 2016 this year! The ticket I was given allowed me into pretty much everything…which is the ONLY way to go. There were a lot of times that 2 speakers/sessions were going on at the same time, so I would either do half and half (which meant getting to the speaker early to find a seat on the end so I could slip out and go to another, this was common) or commit to one with the intention of going back and watching the other on the internet later.
SHOULD you get the experience to attend Paleo FX in the future some things…in no particular order…I would suggest:
Download and navigate with their app. Create your schedule on there.
Wear workout clothes…incase you want to jump into one of the workouts…or the sessions are so crowded you have to sit on the floor. At least wear comfortable shoes.
Bring a backpack. (I looked like a pack mule all weekend). I was able to carry my water, notebook, and any products I sampled/bought.
FOOD. There are ALOT of samples but you are going to want an actual meal, so pack it in your backpack incase you want to attend something during lunch time…or if you get hungry…or tired of samples of a zillion different bars/jerky/granola/etc.
Start with coffee…need I say more? Plus one of the booths filled up my mug vs giving me just a sample.
Keep business cards on hand, you never know…I connected with some really cool people.
Below are my notes from the 1st day, I’m using this as a place to store my notes incase I should lose or ruin my notepad.I’ll post day 2 and 3’s notes in separate post so it doesn’t get super long! Remember they are MY notes and they might not mean anything to you but they prob trigger something for me.
The Role of Microbiome In Health & Disease – Dr. David Perlmutter, neurologist, Author, Empowering Neurologist (10-11am)
Didn’t take any notes when I was first in there.
Super Methods in Performance Training – Cal Dietz (10-11am)
www.Activationsport.com
Your butt must fire first (duh)
Side Note: My goal with this conference was to hear only about Paleo/Functional Med, not movement. Not the the speakers that talked about movement were bad but goal was paleo/FM.
Suppose to hear about Nutrition + Technology, but ended up hear Pat Estes speak (11-12pm)
Your body adapts to what you do the most (ie. sitting vs standing)
Whats Your Gut Telling You? The Ultimate Microbiome Panel with David Perlmutter (neurologist, Author, Empowering Neurologist ), Dr. Kellyann Petrucci (Speaker), Grace Liu (PharmD, TheGutInstitue.com), Chris Kresser (Kresser Institute), Dr. Michael Ruscio (Functional Medicine Practioner), Melissa Hartwig (Whole 30)
Treat in stages…Diet (Diet: Paleo, Autoimmune), Lifestyle, Gut
we are contemporary hunter and gathers
Population Differences
Personalization – know your gut
AIP starves the gut
Control your stress to regulate your adrenals (duh)
Vagle Tone
Fungal Overgrowth (Look Up)
Test To Look Up: Urinary Organic, Organic Acid Test, Blood Test, Stool Test, Cyrex testing
FODMAP Diet for IBS (I have a client with IBS that I want to help)
Dietary Modifications: Whole30, Low FOBMAP, Specific Carb Diet (SCD), Histamine, Macro Consumption, The Fiber Paradox
Lifestyle: walking, time in nature, enjoyment, fun, not obsessing over health
Other: Adrenal support, probiotics, enzyme formula
Insurance doesn’t cover office visits (bill as cash), but some insurances will cover lab work.
Demystifying Functional Medicine – How to get started with FM Care (3:05-4pm)
Insurance doesn’t cover office visits (bill as cash), but some insurances will cover lab work.
*You don’t have to convince me to use a FM doctor
Healthy Foods with a Dark Side: Bananas, Coffee, And Chocolate with Diane Rogers (Sustainable Dish) (3:35-4pm)
Bananas
US buys Cavendish (avoid)
Not grown in the US
Heavily sprayed with chemicals that are banned in teh US
FIND: FAIR TRADE or People Exchange
Coffee
2nd most traded commodity in the world
The price of coffee based on the market
coffee farmers leaving to grow Khat (drug)
Find: Fair Trade, Direct Trade, Certified with 3rd party verification
Chocolate
Divine Chocolate 51% owned by the farmers
Purchase from South America, Caribbean, Central America
Child Slavery
Holidays when chocolate sales spike
Find: Fair Trade
Things to Look Up Later:
The Harkin Engel Protocol
Fair Trade International
The Better World App
Sustainable Dish
Films To Watch:
Bananaland (banana)
Black Gold (coffee)
The Dark Side of Chocolate (chocolate)
Testosterone, Period. with Ben House (Functional Medicine Costa Rica) (4:10-5pm)