In this episode, I talk with Robb Wolf, the self-proclaimed “Poop Guy”, and bestselling author of The Paleo Solution, the newly released, Wired to Eat, and host of The Paleo Solution Podcast. This is a long episode, but so filled with golden nuggets, that you’ll want to listen to every minute!

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Before I dive into the episode details, remember, you can review the podcast to enter to win one of two copies of Robb’s new book, Wired to Eat, or one of two copies of Dr. Terry Wahls new book, The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life. Contest ending soon. Click here to leave a review on iTunes.

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In his new book, Wired to Eat, Robb discusses how we are genetically wired to eat more and move less, which is why in our modern world of hyper-palatable processed foods that are readily available in unlimited quantities, that it’s no wonder so many people are chronically ill and struggling with achieving and maintaining healthy weight. But, as Wolf shares in his book, there is a solution!

Robb goes into his personal story of what he calls a “precipitous crash” in his health, when he dropped from a muscular 175 pounds to 130 pounds due to malabsorption from ulcerative colitis, and was suffering from a myriad of symptoms including hair loss, splitting nails, and horrible sleep. He shares the multiple triggers that sent his health into a downward spiral…triggers that included both how he was feeding his body AND how he was treating his body with lifestyle choices. He shares how the doctors threw their hands up and told him that he drew the short straw with bad genes, and that he would be facing surgery and a lifetime of medications, which as a research biochemist, he knew were a BAD idea. Oh, and they also congratulated him on his vegan diet filled with grains and legumes and told him that he’d be dead without it. And then…he dug into the research and decided to make himself the experiment.

He talks about the fallacy in modern medicine that proof from lab research is required for medical reimbursement to justify trying dietary regimens that are divergent from food guide recommendations (which are based on horrible science by the way), and suggests that we let clinical outcomes drive the boat. He dives into how owning the 1st and 4th CrossFit affiliate gyms IN THE WORLD allowed him to have a massive “laboratory” for about 10 years in which to experiment with an ancestral approach to diet and lifestyle.

Robb discusses how modern medicine has done a fantastic job at dealing with infectious disease, but a HORRIBLE JOB of dealing with chronic degenerative diseases, and that because chronic disease is a multifactorial problem, we need a multifactorial approach to resolving it, including:

• Eating foods our grandparents would’ve recognized
• Sleeping more
• Having loving, supportive relationships
• Not living beyond our means (STRESS!)

He also dives into the importance of identifying your emotion-based “WHY” for long-term buy-in and success with improving your health, and discusses how the phrase, “Everything in moderation” is a dangerous TRAP because in our modern world of foods that are engineered to make you want to eat more, moderation simply does not exist! And he discusses his perhaps controversial take on the concept of having a “healthy relationship with food”…that there should never be guilt or morality associated with food. With food, there are only consequences, not a relationship (healthy or not). 

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Remember, you can review the podcast to enter to win one of two copies of Robb’s new book, Wired to Eat, or one of two copies of Dr. Terry Wahls new book, The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life. Contest ending soon. Just scroll down on the podcast app you’re listening on to find “Write a Review”

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Robb also weighs in on the connection between autoimmunity and the gut.

We discuss Personalized Nutrition, and how research suggests that individuals respond to various foods, specifically carbohydrates differently, and shares how the 7-Day Carb Test he shares in his book Wired to Eat can help you identify which carbohydrate foods are best for you, and which ones you should probably avoid. 

Finally, Robb weighs in on Ketosis as an outstanding tool for some, but not all people. Check out the big project he’s been working on, the  newly released Keto Master Class, a 13-module program that includes a workbook, and bonus downloads such as ketosis, cholesterol, epigenetics, and intermittent fasting. You can find the Keto Masterclass at www.robbwolf.com/km.

In this episode, we dive into Robb’s incredible new book Wired to Eat, but if you haven’t read his first book, The Paleo Solution, it is a MUST READ as well.

In the Weekly Nudge, Robb discusses the importance of getting adequate sleep and having a good circadian rhythm for overall health. Here’s a link to the blue light blocking glasses he referred to. My personal favorites are Swanwicks. I tried a cheapy pair at first and they distorted my vision, so I upgraded to Swanwicks. 

You can find Robb at www.robbwolf.com, on Facebook, Twitter @robbwolf, and on Instagram @dasrobbwolf.

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Remember, you can review the podcast to enter to win one of two copies of Robb’s new book, Wired to Eat, or one of two copies of Dr. Terry Wahls new book, The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life. Contest ending soon. Just scroll down on the podcast app you’re listening on to find “Write a Review”