In light of recent posts by Melissa McEwen (Hunt Gather Love blog) and Danny Roddy, I decided to dust this one off that got lost in the draft bin. Melissa's post especially got me to go get this out of storage -- she cites a few quotes from Jack that are rather mind-boggling. Folks over at PaleoHacks are well familiar with Quiltisms on all manner of things. It seems that the selection of speakers for AHS12 has caused a bit of consternation in the paleo world, and for good reason, IMO. I had considered entering a talk on eating disorders but figured it would be dead on arrival when I heard that some presenters from last year were rebuked. So didn't waste my time. I'm glad to see that others are speaking up -- hopefully more will -- about this disturbing trend in the paleo community. Especially, as Melissa put it in her comments, how Jimmy Moore has now become some paleo guru kingmaker. This as the man has now announced that he's pushing 300 lbs despite going paleo after AHS11. As the collective communities bemoan how the media is portraying paleo, they need to rethink who it is they support in this community. Over on PaleoHacks Sean Croxton seemed a bit ruffled that his Paleo Summit has been met with negativity. Jack Kruse on the docket will, no doubt, add to the behind-the-scenes groaning. I would like to see the ancestral movement stem this tide as a return to a real foods diet will be the solution for most. Such a diet can more than be supported by science. But it has to be science, not the krispie sort.
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