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The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet Hardcover – CLV, September 14, 2010
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- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVictory Belt Publishing
- Publication dateSeptember 14, 2010
- Dimensions6 x 1.3 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100982565844
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"I've watched as The Paleo Solution healed people after medical professionals had given up. Whether you're an athlete, or simply uninterested in becoming a health care statistic—there are no more excuses! Now you will finally look, feel, and perform as well as your genes will allow. Robb Wolf changed my life, and he's about to change yours too."—Kyle Maynard, author of No Excuses and 2004 ESPY Award winner
"Robb Wolf and The Paleo Solution have changed the way I look at diet and nutrition. He's helped me understand just how critical diet and sleep can be to your overall health and life."—Forrest Griffin, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and author of the bestselling Got Fight?
"They say the worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. The Paleo Solution's value is far reaching for the knowledge that it offers. Robb has taken a unique approach to health and lifestyle that will help countless people."—John Welbourn, 10-Year NFL Veteran
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- Publisher : Victory Belt Publishing (September 14, 2010)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0982565844
- ISBN-13 : 978-0982565841
- Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #103,809 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Robb Wolf is a former research biochemist, is the two-time New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat. Robb has functioned as a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism (BioMed Central) and as a consultant for the Naval Special Warfare Resiliency Program. He serves on the board of directors/advisers for SpecialtyHealth Inc., the Chickasaw Nation’s “Unconquered Life” initiative, and a number of innovative start-ups with a focus on health and sustainability. Robb is the co-founder of The Healthy Rebellion, a social movement with the goal of liberating 1 million people from the sick-care system. Robb is the executive producer of the film Sacred Cow
Wolf is a former California State Powerlifting Champion (565Lb Squat, 345lb Bench, 565lb Dead Lift) and a 6-0 amateur kickboxer. He holds the rank of brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and lives in New Braunfels, TX with his wife Nicki and daughters Zoe and Sagan.
Visit the authors website at robbwolf.com
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Customers find this book thoroughly researched and easy to understand, with one review noting its great job of explaining the science behind the diet. Moreover, the book includes broken-down weekly meal plans with recipes, and customers report significant health benefits, including a drastic drop in lower back and joint pain. They appreciate the author's approachable writing style and sense of humor throughout the text.
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Customers find the book informative and well-researched, with the right amount of scientific background.
"...It was an excellent read and a book full of knowledge and advice that will truly change your life if you have an open mind and are willing to try it..." Read more
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Customers find the book easy to understand and appreciate how the author explains the content, with one customer noting its simple yet compelling logic.
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Customers appreciate the dietary approach of the book, with many becoming total converts to healthy eating and finding it to be a good choice. One customer specifically notes the importance of quality fats in the diet, while another praises the well-presented 30-day sample plan.
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Customers appreciate the recipes in the book, which includes broken down weekly meal plans and provides a variety of options, with one customer noting it includes a set menu for a month of clean eating.
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2010I was lucky enough to attend Robb's Paleolithic Solution Seminar in Atlanta on 9/11/10 and I received a copy of this book at the end of the seminar, before it was released to the general public. I wanted to read it cover to cover before adding my review here - I just finished it last night. It was an excellent read and a book full of knowledge and advice that will truly change your life if you have an open mind and are willing to try it out for yourself.
I love how Robb's personality and wit come through in his writing. I am not a science geek and I don't like reading through too many minute details of science, but I didn't have a problem getting through this book. He explains the science to just enough detail for one to understand it without getting overwhelmed. He also uses plenty of analogies and humor to make the concepts stick once you read about them. That being said, there is a TON of information in this book and I will be keeping it handy to use as a reference as my understanding of the Paleo lifestyle increases.
I can say that I have experimented with Robb's advice over the last 9 months and it has made a tremendous difference in not only my life, but in my body composition. I easily lost over 25 lbs and decreased 3 to 4 pant sizes in the process and I am stronger now and have more energy than ever before. People have actually told me that I look like a completely different person than I did a year ago. The transformation is truly incredible. The bottom line - this stuff works, folks! This book explains how you can get those same results and experience life in a whole new way. I have so much more energy now and I love my new, slender body.
The hardest part about learning about Paleo is not spouting it off to every single person that you know in your life that could benefit from this information. It's hard to keep my mouth shut when people complain and whine about their issues managing their weight or chronic health issues. It's hard not to sound like a "know it all" once you've been enlightened to this way of life.
The best thing you can do for yourself is to have an open mind when reading this book. It challenges everything we've been told by the traditional medical community and even our own government. Keep an open mind, try it for yourself and you'll see the results. For many, implementing these changes will ultimately result in a total lifestyle change. This may take time and some adaptation, but the benefits are worth it. Believe it or not, you will get over not having bread and pasta - the cravings disappear soon after you begin implementing Robb's advice. I feel so much better living within the Paleo lifestyle guidelines. Every aspect of my life has improved. I just wish more people would be open-minded and TRY it!
Robb is the real deal, folks. He is not looking to get rich quick by selling you some silly supplement or magic potion. This is truly his passion and he is doing everything he can to spread the knowledge he's gained while trying to live an ultimately healthy life. He not only gives this advice, but he lives his life according to what he preaches. How many other authors of "diet" books can say the same thing? If you want living proof that this works, there are plenty of case studies.
Robb also answers many of the traditional questions that come up when people first hear of this way of life like "What about Fiber?", "Aren't whole grains healthy?" and "This is too hard". He responds to these questions, doubts and whining with tough love, truthful advice. He doesn't sugar coat anything and deals with these doubts by first backing it up with the science to support his case and finally by asking readers to try it for 30 days and see if they look, feel and perform better. He also addresses some realistic situations in the book - for example, the question of drinking alcohol. Instead of ignoring the subject or saying "you should never drink alcohol", he gives you realistic advice on how to have a drink or two without completely falling off the wagon. It's tidbits like this - along with Robb's humor, and tough love personality that make this book not only worth reading, but enjoyable to read.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2010The Paleo Solution is a no-brainer for me, after all I have been called a "caveman" at different times in my life. I also had to write a 1,000 word essay when I was 10 years old because my mother said I ate like a neanderthal. And my mother still likes to break out that essay around holiday time when she has a large audience. But I am getting off topic here, the point of this book is we evolved a certain way, so we need to live a life that is similar to the way we evolved.
I have always believed we need to eat the way we evolved. Eat the way your ancestors ate and you should be fine, right? So I was looking for some guidance, and found this book. I also came across Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss by Dr Joel Fuhrman. I read both books together and they worked very well for me explaining why my current diet was bad for my health. Dr Furhman talks more along the lines of extreme protection and reversing heart disease, and Robb Wolf talks more along the lines of the diet and exercise program you should follow if you are not "one cheeseburger away from a heart attack"
Both of these books explain why a wheat and grain based diet will cause problems for your health. Both encourage the eating of veggies and fruits, and get you to avoid sugar, rice, and processed food. Imagine that, processed food is bad for us? That certainly can explain all the overweight and unhealthy people I come across every day. Basically the plan is to eat lean meats, lots of veggies, some fruit, nuts, and exercise regularly. The exercise program is more based on how we evolved, lots of relaxing down-time peppered with bouts of sprinting and weight-bearing exercises. That is how the cavemen did it, and that sounds good to me because running on pavement for hours at a time does not even remotely sound like fun to me. Plus when is the last time you saw a marathoner that actually looked healthy? Is it just me or do those people look like they just stepped out of a cancer ward?
The two books compliment each other very well. If you are having major challenges in the heart disease area, get both books. Eat Dr Furhmans diet and do the Paleo exercises. Once you get to a more stable place use both books for food recommendations. Both books together is the way to go for me, because they explained similar things from different angles and I was able to understand them much better.
Ok, now for the results portion. I followed the diets of both books and cut out all processed sugar, wheat products, and everything processed. let me tell you the first three days were brutal. I had headaches and I never get headaches. I felt tired and just overall felt very run-down. I guess my body was adjusting to not having those foods in it anymore. Then the morning of the fourth day I woke up feeling fantastic! I was exploding with energy. This went on for about two weeks. It was great, I was getting plenty of exercise and even sleeping much better. Then I got very busy at work, was out of town for a few days and slipped back to my old diet. I could notice a difference, I did not feel as good and had less energy.
Currently I am sometimes eating wheat products. But for the most part I eat a lot of veggies and lean meats. I have been exercising a lot and I really feel good. The diets are not restrictive, and once you get used to it they are pretty easy to follow.
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Dr. BReviewed in Germany on January 21, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbedingt lesen!!!
Das Buch ist der absolute Hammer. Witzig geschrieben, sehr informativ und absolut nachvollziehbar. Robb Wolf macht den Einstieg in die Paleo Ernährung und den Lebensstil (denn darum geht es hier) sehr einfach. Nachdem man das Buch gelesen hat, kann man eigentlich gar nicht anders als diese Lebensweise als richtig anzusehen.
- Jeff McAndrewsReviewed in Canada on November 6, 2011
5.0 out of 5 stars I've Gone Paleo!
After hearing rumblings of the Paleo diet, and it's amazing health benefits I thought I would finally give it a read and see what everyone is buzzing about. In the past I have found great insight from Dr Weil's books and Dr Oz's books. Robb Wolf is on the same path as them, but takes your health and wellness to an entire new level.
The book is packed with excellent research, providing not only how, but why you should adopt the Paleo lifestyle. There are no opinions, gimmicks, or a handful of iscolated case studies, instead the reader is given years of research and proven facts, packed in page after page presented in an interesting and easy to understand format.
The authors writing style is fresh, conversational and entertaining, while at the same time hitting home his key messages and educating the reader on the dangers of societies food staples. The book is well laid out, it's easy to enjoy reading it from cover to cover, or pick through and find specific information.
Whether your looking to loose some weight, increase your energy level, or prevent cancer and a host of other diseases, this book will help you reach your goals and make you a better person. The Paleo Diet is not just a meal and work-out routine, but an entire community of life loving people with a common goal of less stress, increased health and wellness and a passion for self improvement.
I can't say enough good things about this book and what it has done for me as a person!
- redpixieReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2011
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This is an excellent book for those interested in adopting the paleo way of eating or those who have just started and want some more information. Robb Wolf has a warm, friendly way of writing and manages to impart the dryer, more scientific components of paleo eating in a manner in which even the most academically resistant readers will cope with.
Those interested in the more scientific parts may want more depth to their reading than this. However, I feel this book is about giving you the basics and the starter tools to get you going. If you like what you read and change your way of eating then their is much more information out there: Robb's own website, Sarah Fragoso's Everyday Paleo website etc etc.
With regards to my own experience I would say that I adopted a partial paleo approach (keeping dairy in the mix) and then, after finishing reading this book dropped dairy as well. I am wheat intolerant so giving up grains has only been difficult with regards to the headaches I suffered for a few days. Dairy is also slightly problematic for me so giving it up has provided more pro's than con's. Dairy is also an area where some paleo followers indulge and others do not ... it depends on how strict you want to be and what works for you. I have lost more than 25lbs since starting to eat this way - about 6 weeks ago!
So, in a nutshell ... if you are interested in eating a healthy, varied and interesting diet that also addresses many of the health issue now besetting us then you could do little better than reading this book.
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misryaneReviewed in France on August 4, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent livre !
Ce livre est une mine d'information sur le "régime" paléo. Si vous voulez vous lancer mais que vous aimez savoir le pourquoi du comment vous saurez tout en lisant ceci ! Il est peut-être un peu pointu pour les personnes pas du tout ferrues de sciences...Acheté en format kindle je regrette simplement de ne pas avoir accès au plan de 30 jours avec les recettes en version papier ce qui aurait facilité la manipulation pour la suite. Je vais être obligée de recopier les menus et les recettes sur un fichier à part...
autrement un très bon livre je vous le conseille ! bien sûr il faut lire l'anglais...
- BrusselsKatReviewed in Australia on June 8, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating read
I loved how the information was presented in such a chatty, friendly way. With so much of the terminology and concepts being scientific it could have been heavy going, but the author made the book very easy to read.