Sunday Paleo 8.7.11

Monthly Finds is morphing into a weekly post called Sunday Paleo. If you have a great find, send it to paleoterran@me.com

"Eagle Street Rooftop Farm is a 6,000 square-foot organic vegetable farm overlooking the East River from a warehouse rooftop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn." - NRDC SwithcboardHEALTH 

• Tanning Can Cause Cancer, but Not Tanning Could Cause a Lot Worse - Gizmodo
• 10 things you can do today to start your primal journey - Courageous Mind

NUTRITION

• Are Traditionally Prepared Grains Healthy? - Mark's Daily Appple
• Not your grandma’s strawberries - Grist
• Train your brain to crave healthy foods - CNN Health
• Answer for Invasive Species: Put It on a Plate and Eat It - The New York Times

URBAN FARMING

• Photos: NRDC New York Visits Urban Farms - NRDC Swithboard
• Emanuel widens city's gate to urban gardening - Chicago Tribune
• Across the Bay Area, urban farming is in season - Los Angeles Times

Monthly Finds - June 2011

ENVIRONMENT

• A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself – New York Times
• Warming to Blame for Water Crisis in U.S. West? – National Geographic
• Rolling Out New Routes on America's Bicycle "Highway" System - OnEarth
• “Colorful” Solar Panels from Qsolar – Clean Technica

FITNESS

• Aping the Early Human Workout - WSJ
• Exercise May Prevent Silent Strokes – My Health News Daily

NUTRITION

• The Modern Paleolithic Revolution – Technorati
• 10 things you can do today to start your primal journey - Courageous Mind
• Paleolithic Diet Infographic – PaleolithicDiet.com

RECIPES

• Asparagus With Gremolata, Lemon and Olive Oil – New York Times
• Grilled Artichokes with Creamy Mint Sauce – Mark’s Daily Apple
• Ginger Beef with Mango Salsa – Everyday Paleo
• baby back ribs + cherry cabbage slaw – Modern Paleo

Paleo Foods: Andean Meats

Post by John Michael

One of the dilemmas that people face when switching to the Paleo diet is an apparent loss of variety in what they can eat. By becoming Paleo, we leave behind a great number of foods that human ingenuity has fashioned from the products of the agricultural revolution; whether it’s the grain-based cereals that we’ve become accustomed to eating in the morning, or the dairy-based desserts that send us off to bed at night, there’s a lot we leave behind. But, in my experience switching to the Paleo Diet, I’ve found that, instead of having my culinary horizons narrowed, this diet has actually revealed to me the great number of foods and flavors that exist outside of the realms of grains, dairy products, and heavily processed foods. These blogs, which will all be entitled Paleo Foods, are an attempt to share the diversity of delightful flavors that can be found within the alimentary domains of fruits, vegetables, meats, and nuts and oils, which together form the basic components of the Paleo Diet.

Anticuchos

A traditional Peruvian dish, anticuchos consist of cow heart sliced into knuckle-sized portions, and then spit and roasted on slender wooden skewers. When I ordered my first anticuchos at a restaurant in Lima, I found them to be of a tender and almost spongy consistency, although they were in no way chewy.

As I ate, their rich flavor dominated my tongue, causing a faint tingling sensation that stopped just before it reached the threshold of stinging. There was also a slight bitterness to the meat, which I associated with the blood that must have once suffused this highly perfuse organ. All in all, the anticuchos had a savory, somewhat salty flavor. After eating the four pieces of meat on my two skewers, I found myself pleasantly satisfied.

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Monthly Finds - May 2011

ENVIRONMENT

• Swap Till You Drop: Smarter Living Rates The Top Online Swap Marketplaces - Natural Resources Defense Council
• What is Upcycling? – Naturally Savvy
•  'Small fry' fish just as vulnerable to population plunges as sharks or tuna, Stanford researchers say - Stanford News

MODERN DISEASES

• Unnoticed celiac disease worth treating: People with antibodies but no symptoms are better off avoiding gluten  - ScienceNews
• Paleolithic diet much better for diabetics than conventional ‘diabetes diet’ -  drBriffa
• Egypt Mummy Pictures: Scans Show Ancient Heart Disease – National Geographic

NUTRITION

• Farmed Seafood: What's Safe and Nutritious – Mark’s Daily Apple 
• Expert panel calls for 'transforming US agriculture': Changes in markets, policies and science needed for more sustainable farming - EurekAlert!
• The Diet That Shook Up Tennis? Starch Madness: Novak Djokovic's Domination of the Sport Has Coincided With His Gluten-Free Turn – Wall Street Journal (via Hunter-Gather.com)
• Something Fishy: Baked, Broiled Fish Cuts Heart Failure Risk - MyHealthNewsDaily
• Strong Sales of Organic Foods Attract Investors – New York Times

Monthly Finds - April 2011

ANTHROPOLOGY

• Phonetic Clues Hint Language Is Africa-Born - The New York Times

ENVIRONMENT

• EV Charging Stations Springing Up in Major Retailers' Parking Lots - EcoGeek
• RV Parks Act as EV Charging Hot Spots - EcoGeek
• New Freeway Danger: Roadside Air Pollution Causes Brain Damage in Mice - Discover
• Where the Buffalo Roam - Mother Jones

FITNESS

• Is Sitting a Lethal Activity? - The New York Times

NUTRITION

• Diets High in Fish (and Meat) Linked to Stronger Bones - Primal Wisdom
• Is sugar toxic? - The New York Times
• The American diet in one chart, with lots of fats and sugars - Grist
• Meat Musings: Are Cold Cuts Primal? - Mark's Daily Apple
• Organic agriculture: deeply rooted in science and ecology - Grist

PlosBLOGS: "The Anthropology of Obesity"

Evolutionary analysis can prove indispensable when considering endemic obesity rates – obesity can be viewed as a problem resulting from the contrast between Paleolithic genetic programming and the present-day obesogenic environment.

PlosBLOGS: Neuroanthropology just posted a bibliography on obesity arranged in the following topics: 

• Evolution and Obesity
• Biocultural Perspectives
• Social Determinants of Health
• Change in Diet
• Obesity Culture
• Health Behaviors
• Economic Influences
• Neuroanthropology Posts

Diets changed from Paleolithic times through the agricultural and industrial revolutions. With the advent of globalization it is of no surprise that change is being observed in food acquisition, consumption, and preparation patterns. Obesogenic environments are on the rise with the homogenization of diet that occurs initially with an increase in consumption of traditional food items, and the subsequent introduction of fast foods, convenience foods, and industrialized food items that are nutritionally devoid.

 This is a great post and resource. Check it out.

Monthly Finds, March 2011

ANTHROPOLOGY

• People Were Chipping Stone Tools in Texas More Than 15,000 Years Ago - Scientific American

ENERGY

• 3-D Lithium-Ion Batteries Are Lighter and Charge in Minutes - ecogeek.org

NUTRITION

• Walnuts Are Top Nut for Heart-Healthy Antioxidants - ScienceDaily

MODERN DISEASES

• Clues to Gluten Sensitivity - Wall Street Journal
• Diseases of Affluence - Maisonneuve Magazine
• Alzheimer's Disease: Studies Suggest That Meat Is Medicine - Primal Wisdom