Episode 27: Robb Wolf Discusses the Paleo Diet, Ketosis, Exercise, Nicotine … and Much More!

STEM-Talk

Dawn Kernagis and Ken Ford

Natural Sciences, Alternative Health, Science, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.7 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2016

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

For fitness and Paleo Diet aficionados—and perhaps regular STEM-talk listeners—Robb Wolf is the type of esteemed guest who needs no introduction. Many people already know him by his best-selling book, “The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet,” (http://amzn.to/2gB6N4c) or his top-ranked podcast by that same name. (http://robbwolf.com/podcast/) But what some people may not know is that Wolf also started the world’s first cross-fit affiliate gym; that he’s raising his young daughters on a paleo diet—which may account for their mouths having a similar phenotypical expression as hunters and gatherers; and that nicotine—yes, nicotine—can actually be good for you (just not delivered by cigarette) in some contexts. STEM-Talk Host Dawn Kernagis and IHMC Founder Ken Ford talk to Wolf about these and other fascinating insights in this episode. Wolf hailed from a relatively unhealthy family, which pushed him towards discovering good health on his own terms. A keen interest and aptitude in science (he was a biochemistry major at California State University-Chico) set Wolf on the path of evolutionary medicine. He began thinking seriously about pre-agricultural diets in response to his mother’s poor reaction to her consumption of grains, legumes, and dairy. Since that time, Wolf has become an expert, researcher, and self-experimenter of the Paleo Diet. His expertise has led him to become a review editor for Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism; co-founder of The Performance Menu, a nutrition and athletic training journal; and co-owner of NorCal, one of Men’s Health magazine’s top thirty gyms in America. He is also a consultant for the Naval Special Warfare Resiliency Program. Wolf recently gave a lecture entitled “Darwinian Medicine: Maybe There IS Something to This Evolution Thing” at IHMC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qga4A3vnXmg

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0:00.0	Welcome to STEM Talk.
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0:10.0	inhabit the scientific and technical frontiers of our society.
0:13.0	Hi, I'm your host, Don Kornegas, and joining me is Dr. Ken Ford, IHMC's director and chairman of the
0:19.0	Double Secret Selection Committee that selects all the guests to appear on STEM Talk. Hello, Don. Penn Ford, IHMC's director and chairman of the double secret selection committee that
0:21.2	selects all the guests to appear on STEM Talk. Hello, Don. Great to be here with you today
0:26.3	to discuss our chat with a man who is very well known in the wellness, performance, and paleo
0:32.0	community, none other than Rob Wolf. Yeah, I've heard Rob's name for years in the context of
0:37.2	the paleo diet and also through his own podcast, the paleo solution. It was actually great getting the chance to talk with him more about nutrition and other approaches to overall wellness and also having him as a guest on STEM Talk as he has had both of us on his podcast. Yes, indeed. Rob is a super guy in many regards. Yeah, I enjoyed many of my evolutionary biology courses as an undergrad, so it was really cool to talk to him about an evolutionary approach to medicine, both at the preventative and also the therapeutic level. We had a lot of fun talking with Rob.
1:04.9	Absolutely. Great guy.
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