1. Poisonguy February 3, 2011 at 4:43 am

   Hi Paul. Do you have the reference(s) you used for the “fructation” changes you made in the first and last errata? Thanks.

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2. Paul Jaminet February 3, 2011 at 8:26 am

   Hi Poisonguy,

   It was just a slip of the mind in the early edition … proteins are fructated, not fats; fats are oxidized; fructated/glycated proteins promote oxidation.

   There are Pubmed references for protein fructation/fructosylation of proteins but none for fat fructation.

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3. JBG February 22, 2011 at 12:07 pm

   The following are not errata but rather format suggestions that are inspired by the creative format features already incorporated in PHD.

   Put the Table of Contents on facing pages so it can all be viewed/scanned without any page-flipping.

   Put page numerals in the Table of Contents on the left of their respective lines rather than far away on the right. Displace the entire content of the right-hand page (as an intact block) as far to the right as its longest line allows.

   Put the numerals identifying pages in the book (“page numbers”) in the upper, outer corners of the pages; make them fairly large and black.

   Use the page headers for Section (on the left) and Chapter (on the right).

   Drop the decorative little line drawings from the page headers.

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4. Paul Jaminet February 22, 2011 at 12:17 pm

   Hi John,

   Thanks for the suggestions. I appreciate it.

   When we do a second edition, we’ll solicit reader feedback on design and layout. So we’ll see if readers like these ideas.

   Best, Paul

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5. JBG February 25, 2011 at 12:30 pm

   OK, I’ll hold further thoughts about layout/etc until you put out the call for them. I do want to say I absolutely love the way you handle citations — right on the page where they are cited, and if something is cited more than once, you provide a separate citation each time, so no time is wasted searching back for it. Excellent!

   Here’s an actual erratum (I think). On p45, a sentence ends “and other risks of glycogen deprivation”. I think you meant “glucose deprivation”.

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6. JBG February 25, 2011 at 12:47 pm

   Sorry to put something in an inappropriate place. I’m new to your remarkably well-developed site, and I haven’t found the right place to ask questions arising from your book and my efforts to implement it in my eating.

   One example: I use natto, Japanese fermented soybeans, as a source of K2. Soy is a legume (bad), but fermented (good?). So I’m wondering whether the net effect of including natto is good, bad, neutral, or unknown.

   Where should I put things like this?

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7. Paul Jaminet February 25, 2011 at 1:26 pm

   Hi JB,

   You can put questions anywhere and I’ll answer them … questions related to vitamins might go best on the supplement recommendations page, questions about the diet maybe on the diet page.

   Fermenting does partially detoxify the soybeans, and the K2 is good. We eat a bit of fermented soy in soy sauce, but I’d be cautious about eating large amounts of natto. It’s unknown whether the net effects are good or bad … for me it was an easy choice because I dislike the taste of natto and am happy to supplement K2. I prefer to keep all my foods toxin-free and supplement if I’m concerned about nutrition.

   And thanks for the editorial thoughts!

   Best, Paul

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8. JBG March 5, 2011 at 1:22 pm

   Hi Paul — Here are a couple minor errata–

   211 at bottom: 34% of men and 27% of men

   213 just above mid-page: he was cured by 100 mg/day vitamin C
   (truly a miracle cure!)

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9. Paul Jaminet March 5, 2011 at 3:27 pm

   Hi JBG,

   Thanks, I caught the 2nd one myself the other day but haven’t posted it yet – should be 100 g/day. I’ll look up the first one.

   Best, Paul

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10. JBG March 8, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    Paul, I notice that the recent two errata now appear in the chart at the top of this section. But an earlier one I mentioned does not:

    On p45, a sentence ends “and other risks of glycogen deprivation”. I think you meant “glucose deprivation”.

    Was “glycogen deprivation” really what you meant?

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11. Paul Jaminet March 8, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    Hi JBG,

    Thanks, it’s fixed now.

    Best, Paul

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12. Matt Brody April 2, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    Paul,

    Have you considered a downloadable index? It would be most helpful.

    Thanks
    Matt

    Reply
13. Paul Jaminet April 2, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    Hi Matt,

    Yes, I want to put an index online, I can make it downloadable too.

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14. Antoinetta Di Meo April 14, 2011 at 11:31 am

    I have a few questions after reading your book:
    1. What alternative sweeteners do your recommend for sugar? Some believe raw local honey, in the past barley malt syrup was recommended since it breaks down as a complex crab. What is your feeling?
    2. There must be some beans that are fine to eat can you please elaborate on this.
    3. You speak of wheat being bad, yet you speak of sprouted grain being good. So,
    are the sprouted grain breads without flour safe?
    4. Which fruits do you consider unsafe due to sugar ratio to fiber?
    Felt your book was informative but too much repletion of the same material. Would prefer more information regarding actual foods. Also, terms need to be defined before you subject readers to information using these undefined terms. After all you are selling to the general public. Perhaps a glossary of terms would be the easiest way to go about this addition.
    Thank you

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15. Paul Jaminet April 14, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    Hi Antoinetta,

    I just answered this on Facebook, but here it is:

    1. The supplement recommendations page, http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?page_id=1066, lists some sweeteners we recommend. Rice syrup is our favorite calorie-containing sweetener, and sugar alcohols like erithrytol or xylitol our favorite calorie-free sweeteners. Other safe starch sweeteners or calorie-free ones like stevia are good too.

    2. For legumes we would eat the low-calorie, low protein ones. Peas and green beans are healthy. As they go up in calories and protein, they become more dangerous. Soaking overnight, sprouting and fermenting can partially detoxify them. I would not trust any commercial, industrially produced bean products. We personally do not eat beans at all, but if you would like to, look for low-calorie and low-protein species and cook them thoroughly.

    3. I don’t believe sprouted grain is good. It’s better than grain that hasn’t been sprouted, but still bad.

    4. For fruits, we have a table in our book. Generally speaking, berries and low-fructose fruits like bananas and plums are best. High-fructose fruits like the commercial breeds of apples and pears are worst.

    Thanks for your advice about the book, we’ll keep that in mind in future editions!

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16. Susan M May 4, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    Dear Paul and Shou-Ching,

    I just received the book and looked through it. I am hopeful that your plan will be really helpful to me. I have been on a Nourishing Traditions (by Sally Fallon) type diet for about a decade and low-carb for a year and a half. But I have been floundering with respect to some specifics. I am looking forward to reading the book carefully.

    Anyway, I already have a question. Why do you recommend white rice over soaked and/or sprouted brown rice as recommended in Nourishing Traditions? Fallon claims that soaking and/or sprouting neutralizes the phytates in the rice bran.

    Thanks in advance for your help, and thanks for doing such a thorough job of spelling out your diet, and the science behind it.

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17. Paul Jaminet May 4, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Hi Susan,

    Soaked and/or sprouted brown rice is good too, and has a little more nutrition than white rice.

    We write with an audience of ordinary people in mind, and want to make things easy for busy people who don’t want to take the time for soaking and sprouting. So we suggested white rice, which is nearly non-toxic, rather than brown rice which (unsoaked and unsprouted) is a bit more toxic.

    Best, Paul

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18. Mark May 5, 2011 at 7:34 am

    Hi Paul,

    One more vote for an index – I love using an index!

    A recipe section with ingredient/nutrition amounts would be a good addition, too – just gives more ideas to help guide folks with a starting point and ways to hit the macro nutrient ranges.

    A section like “Making Foods Safe” … soaking/sprouting brown rice, others.

    Love your style Paul – keep it up!

    Thanks,
    Mark

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19. MarkES May 10, 2011 at 7:40 am

    Hi Paul,

    Could you please help clarify these comments from the book?

    pg. 103
    “Sweet potatoes, yams, and potatoes provide 300 calories of glucose per pound, so one pound (454 g) will provide our daily target of safe starches.

    pg. 107
    “About a half pound of safe starches. For instance, 300 calories of taro, or 300 calories split evenly between rice and sweet potatoes, both weigh about half a pound.”

    Everyday US sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) seem to be almost 100 calories more per pound than yams and potatoes (390 vs. ~300).

    “split evenly” … as in 1/4 lb rice (150 cal) + 1/4 lb (100 cal) sweet potato?

    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/nut_search_new.pl
    1 lb (454 g)
    390 cal: Sweet Potato, raw (Ipomoea batatas)
    536 cal: yam, raw (Dioscorea spp)
    304 cal: Mountain yam, hawaii, raw (Dioscorea pentaphylla)
    313 cal: Potatoes, white, flesh and skin, raw (Solanum tuberosum)

    Thank you!
    MarkES

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20. Paul Jaminet May 10, 2011 at 8:24 am

    Hi MarkES,

    Yes, you have it right … we did make one mistake, though, overestimating the calorie content of cooked rice. So 1/2 pound cooked rice or 1/2 pound taro would both have about 300 calories … or 1 pound potato or sweet potato … of course to get the numbers exactly right you should look the food up at nutritiondata.com or a similar site, as you’ve done.

    Best, Paul

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21. MarkES May 10, 2011 at 9:02 am

    Thanks Paul,

    So, the “About a half pound of safe starches” statement really just applies to taro and rice and not sweet potatoes and potatoes (which would be 1 pound instead)?

    Thanks,
    MarkES

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22. Paul Jaminet May 10, 2011 at 10:21 am

    Yes.

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23. Alex May 16, 2011 at 10:03 am

    Hi Paul,
    I’ve read your book and found it quite convincing. Further I enjoy your blog and recipes.

    I recently came across a paper that I imagine you are quite familiar with. By John Ioannidis

    Why Most Published Research Findings Are False

    http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124

    Since your book cites lots of medical research, I am wondering how Ioannidis’ study influenced your research and the studies you relied on to support the theories in your book.
    -Alex

    Reply
24. Paul Jaminet May 16, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Hi Alex,

    Ioannidis’s work is interesting and not surprising. First, there is only one truth, but many ways to err. Second, there are a lot of people in the biomedical field focused on career advancement more than discovery of truth, and careers are advanced by publishing papers whether they’re right or wrong. So odds favor a lot of error popping up.

    But Ioannidis may overplay his hand a bit. I’ve found Pubmed papers to be right more often than not. When they’re wrong, there’s often a contrary paper. So while I wouldn’t trust individual findings just because they’re published, I think it’s possible to synthesize a good view of the truth out of the literature as a whole.

    Best, Paul

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25. Ryan May 17, 2011 at 12:04 pm

    Is your book available in Chinese? Also, have you had any luck “curing” acne with the Perfecthealthdiet?

    Reply
26. Paul Jaminet May 17, 2011 at 1:43 pm

    Hi Ryan,

    No, sorry, no translations available yet.

    I haven’t heard any reports from people with acne yet. I might do a blog post on acne, but it won’t be based on a demonstrated cure. I’ll also do a rosacea series.

    Best, Paul

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27. Hunter May 18, 2011 at 11:53 am

    Well I can comment on the topic of acne. Since starting to follow the perfect health diet around the beginning of this month my acne has completely cleared up. To give you a little history, I discovered both Cordain’s the paleo diet and Sisson’s primal blueprint nearly 2 years ago and upon cutting out grains and dairy I saw immediate improvement in my moderate acne that I have been struggling to find a cure for since I was about 15. I turned 34 this month. At first I thought for sure that it must’ve been the 3+ glasses of milk plus cheese plus yogurt plus ice cream that I was consuming nearly everyday, but my acne did continue even though I was following a relatively strict paleo diet, although acne inflammation was usually to a much lesser degree than before I had changed my diet. I have still not been able to nail down the cause, until now I think…

    Cordain’s advice has been to avoid saturated fat and simply eat all the lean meats, fruits & vege’s you can eat. So I had been eating as much as 10 servings of fruit a day, sometimes more, and less vege’s because well fruit tastes better. And I had been supplementing with Carlson’s liquid fish oil, typically twice a day. When I came across your site recently and started reading your advice on fish oil, fructose consumption, and limiting meat intake I adjusted my diet and have seen immediate positive results.

    I increased my sat fat intake, mainly from coconut oil which I had actually tried cutting out earlier this year (due to Cordain’s advice) and I’ve started limiting my meat to about 1lb a day, and I’ve started limiting my fruit to 2 or 3 servings a day while increasing vege intake, especially from green leafy vege’s, while increasing my carb intake a little by eating some white rice for the first time in years.

    All of those changes I think are good, but I believe that in particular the increase in sat fat intake has been clearing up my acne because I was already experimenting with sat fat intake before finding your site and buying your book a few weeks ago and I was noticing immediate improvement on the days that I cooked my food with coconut oil compared to the days that I was limiting sat fat intake. It was just last month that I was waking up every single morning to find new acne forming on my face but the day that I started spooning coconut oil is the day that stopped. Of course like I said it has only been 2-3 weeks now so I can’t claim to have actually cured my acne yet, but I’m going to continue following the perfect health diet closely and in a few months I’ll have a more accurate confirmation. Hopefully a positive one. I’ve even reintroduced some dairy back into my diet recently, per your advice and mostly from raw milk cheese yet still in relatively small amounts.

    BTW, I had already been experimenting with intermittent fasting for the past year and I noticed that when I fasted my face would definitely break out the next day. Since discovering your advice on eating green leafy vege’s, berries, and plenty of coconut oil during a fast I have followed a 16/8 eating cycle for the past 8 days straight without any skin problems at all. I also just feel “better” during the fast while previously, I thought that a fast wasn’t a fast unless I consumed nothing but water and black coffee. Your advice both in your book and on this website has been invaluable to me. Thank you!

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28. Paul Jaminet May 18, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    Thanks, Hunter. That’s great news!

    One thing I should have said to Ryan is that I suspect a fungal/Candida connection to chronic acne.

    Some things that help with fungal infections include:
    – Eating 400-600 calories a day of carbs to avoid ketosis
    – Getting them from starches rather than fructose
    – Green leafy vegetables (for nitric oxide generation)
    – Berries (for anthocyanins, which help reduce fungal growth in the GI tract)
    – coconut oil (broadly antimicrobial)

    These are all things you’ve recently implemented. Maybe not a coincidence!

    Thanks, Hunter!

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29. Flavio M June 30, 2011 at 9:00 am

    Hey Paul!

    Do you have any idea when you’ll be publishing a 2nd edition?

    I’d love to buy your book but without all the mistakes mentioned above 😛

    Keep up the AWESOME work!

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30. Paul Jaminet June 30, 2011 at 9:18 am

    Hi Flavio,

    Most likely 2013. Why not get the current edition and read the errata page?

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31. Flavio M June 30, 2011 at 9:23 am

    Well 2013 would be a loooong wait, so yeah i’ll get the current version… Thanks 🙂

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32. Eric July 10, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    Hi Paul,

    One quibble is the definition of endotoxin on page 96

    endotoxins are referred to as fat-soluble proteins

    Yet endotoxin is the lipid A moiety of Gram-negative lipopolysaccharide (LPS). It is made up of lipids and modified sugars.

    All in all an excellent book (and diet)

    Much Thanks!!!
    Eric

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33. Paul Jaminet July 10, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    Thanks, Eric. I’ll have to think about how that should be re-phrased.

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34. PigeonOrStatue August 20, 2011 at 10:30 am

    Just received your book and had a quick flick through it. I noticed a couple of mistakes:

    1. (pg 47, top left) Your diagram of a triglyceride does not have the top hydrogen element: the backbone should be H-C-C-C-H so the top carbon has four links, not three as shown;

    2. (pg 48, top) The caption for the LDL diagram states the colours of various features. The diagram is b/w.

    I will read your book soon as it looks informative.

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35. rhc September 2, 2011 at 7:10 am

    Do you have any advice in the book or on this site for those of us whose blood sugar goes to 200 with just 1/2 cup of rice or potatoes or yams?

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36. John Kjellberg September 18, 2011 at 7:38 am

    It would be really helpful if you have the time to make a printable list of abbreviations used in the book. It would make reading easier.

    Thanks for sharing your findings!

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37. Denny September 19, 2011 at 7:02 am

    We so enjoyed the potluck on Saturday and your presentation! More than that, though, we enjoyed and appreciated your sincerity and the fruits of your diligence. You are both shining examples of what can be when we take our “fate” into our own hands and do everything within our power to help ourselves and others. Thank you!
    Denny and Aimee Perrin

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38. Paul Jaminet September 19, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    Hi Denny and Aimee,

    Your potluck was delightful! We had a wonderful time. I’ll email you separately, but we are looking forward to seeing you and your friends again.

    Best, Paul & Shou-Ching

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39. Laura October 31, 2011 at 8:56 am

    Hi,
    I recently bought your book and found it very informative. I did have a question, though. You mentioned that you only use palm KERNAL oil in your cooking, not palm oil. The oil I’ve been using is organic palm oil (by spectrum). Is there a big difference between the palm oil and palm kernal oil? Also, I’ve had bad reactions to coconut oil in the past ( allergic,perhaps?), so when I add in more oil to my diet, would it be acceptable to sub high quality olive oil? Would this also work on the fasting days when one would normally be using coconut oil?
    Thanks in advance,
    Laura

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40. Paul Jaminet October 31, 2011 at 9:03 am

    Hi Laura,

    Palm oil is an excellent oil. The distinction about palm kernel oil is that it is ketogenic, ie it has lots of shorter-chain fats like coconut oil, whereas palm oil has only long-chain fats like butter. Both are good, healthy oils.

    Yes, olive oil is a healthy oil. Also butter and palm oil are good, and animal fats generally.

    On fasts you might try skipping oils entirely (a true fast), or trying MCT oil (or palm kernel oil if you can find it).

    Best, Paul

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41. Darrin November 25, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    Hi Paul,
    is the table on pg. 117 correct?
    I have just been re-reading all the O3, O6, related sections.
    Now it looks (to me) like the text is saying re. optimal ratios; that O6 LA is 28% & O3 (epa+dpa+dha) is 72% (O6:O3 ratio 1:2.57).

    & yet it looks (to me) that the table is saying the opposite. eg. if we look at the first line;
    LA intake=4.8g/day & EPA+DPA+DHA=1.8g/day from 1.2lb salmon per week (ie. O6=72.7% & O3=27.3%).

    would you clear up for me pls, thx.

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42. Paul Jaminet November 25, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    Hi Darrin,

    The book is correct, but the ratios are a bit tricky.

    The optimal TISSUE ratios are in terms long-chain highly unsaturated PUFAs — ie not including linoleic or alpha linolenic acid, the 18-carbon omega-6 and omega-3 PUFAs. For this ratio you want 3x more omega-3 than omega-6.

    The optimal DIETARY ratios include the shorter omega-6 and omega-3 fats, and for these end up being about 3 parts omega-6 to 1 part omega-3.

    Hope this clears it up!

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43. Darrin November 25, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    thx Paul,

    easy to get confused on that one.
    especially when the ratios/percentages are basically the same, only reversed.

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44. Dan Erat November 27, 2011 at 3:17 pm

    I believe that there’s an error in the linoleic acid illustration on page 46. I count 19 carbon atoms rather than 18. The extra atom is in the section between the first and second double bonds.

    In the text, “The ‘omega-6’ designation means that the first double bond appears 6 carbons from the ‘omega’ carbon…” on the same page, I think that that calling it “the last double bond” may be more accurate.

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45. Sue Ellen January 8, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    I purchased the book for my Kindle. Unfortunately, the apple shaped representation of what you should and shouldn’t eat is not readable on my Kindle. I looked at your PDF color companion, but it did not seem to be in that document. Is it available as a separate PDF downloadable document? If so, where can I find it? If not, please consider either adding it to the color companion or making it available. Thank you!

    Reply
46. Paul Jaminet January 8, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    Hi Sue Ellen,

    Here’s a jpg image: http://perfecthealthdiet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Food-Plate-600dpi.jpg

    Best, Paul

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47. Connie Warner January 8, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    Hi Paul,
    Love the book -thank you!

    Some additional possible keywords for the index:

    autophagy
    intermittent fasting
    hypothyroidism
    ketogenic
    schizophrenia
    fibromyalgia
    multiple sclerosis
    beans
    fish oil
    flaxseed
    safe starches (p. 269)
    eggs
    nuts
    choline (p. 270)
    arthritis
    chronic fatigue syndrome
    fungi / fungal
    liver (the food)
    chocolate
    constipation
    flu
    dementia
    autism
    allergies
    IQ
    Paleolithic / Paleo
    lauric acid
    rice / brown rice
    nightshade
    Weston A. Price Foundation
    AGEs
    cholesterol
    blood pressure
    metabolic syndrome
    soy
    leaky gut
    H. Pylori
    celiac disease
    grain
    opioid
    addictive
    autoimmune disease
    alcohol / alcoholism
    salmon / fish
    muscle / muscle-building
    salt
    seaweed
    beef
    chicken
    fruit

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48. Connie Warner January 9, 2012 at 8:49 am

    Well, I suggested lots of possible words for the index but it’s not appearing here. Maybe it’s stuck in a spam folder?

    Reply
49. Paul Jaminet January 9, 2012 at 9:08 am

    Hi Connie,

    It was in the spam folder, I’ve restored it. Thanks!

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50. Frank January 9, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Paul,

    In your book you recommend against fish oil due to the likelihood that it will be rancid. What do you think of krill oil? Its proponents claim that it doesn’t go rancid due to the high amounts of astaxanthin in it. Thanks.

    Reply

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