The Primal Parent

The diet to suggest that: Increased Maternal Fat Consumption During Pregnancy Alters Body Composition in Neonatal Mice

Let me tell you why I liked math so much. I know you might be wondering. By looking at me you wouldn’t think that I’d sit through years of pure math classes. I’m a musician, a snowboarder – I’m kind of the cool type – so, a math degree, really?

I’ve always liked science but it also kind of bugs me. At first I was planning on studying biology but it seemed like I was always calling bullshit on the researchers. You have to take math classes as a science major, and I found myself taking solace in the certainty of mathematical conclusions.

Wikipedia defines the scientific method thusly: “To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.”

And when the empirical and measurable evidence gathered is irrelevant, inconsistent, biased, or even fabricated – what is it then?

In mathematics, nothing is fabricated. Each peer reviewed paper is reproved by each and every mathematician who reads it. Scientific research is done inside of a box and the paper is as fallible as the scientist who writes it up.
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This man starved eating a high carbohydrate diet consisting of 1570 calories a day.

While I was reviewing the research available on intermittent fasting I came upon an article on Tim Ferriss’ website about the science of fat loss and the “calorie is a calorie” myth. He invited Dr. Eades (author of Protein Power who has worked for 2 decades on low-carb dieting) to take the stage and compare two studies on diet which employed vastly different methods and produced vastly different results. I thought those results were telling on the issue of calorie restriction.

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My recent post outlining my own pregnancy prompted a lot of questions about whether the primal diet is safe for pregnant women. The fear is that they might end up deficient in some nutrients if they don’t follow the advice of their doctors to eat whole grains and the government guidelines to eat 6-11 servings of them per day.

Without a doubt it is pretty rebellious to go “against the grain” and not everybody has the experience or the knowledge to go it alone. Thankfully, I, and all the other paleo women making noise about this, are here to give you courage.

Is the Paleo Diet safe for pregnant women?

The question might be more appropriately posed: Is it safe to eat the foods that naturally occupy this earth or do they first need to be altered in a factory?

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