Interested to learn more about Whole 30, Paleo, or the even more extreme Carnivore Diet? Or hate them all and wonder why anyone would follow these approaches? In this episode, I give a (mostly) unbiased overview of Whole30, Paleo, Primal, Carnivore, and the Lion Diet - reviewing a brief history of each, the principles of how to follow them, potential health benefits, who should or shouldn’t try such approaches, and more. I’m also joined by holistic nutritionist, Alicia Dowell of Revival Wellness, who shares her experience with Whole30.

This is the seventh episode in our 8 part series all about helping you "Find your Food Fit" - a plan for how to structure your every day eating in a way that fits with your lifestyle, preferences, health goals, budget, and more. It provides practical advice to help you understand the basis for these different eating patterns, how to do them, and how they may benefit health.

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Additional resources:
Watch previous episodes of The Nuchi Health Podcast mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJc0Lc-M4gGI53qcYKvUFoxkbP0XUuPxu

Whole30 Resources:
Follow our episode guest, Alicia Dowell: https://www.instagram.com/revival_wellness/
Whole30 landing page: https://whole30.com/
Searchable yes/no list: https://whole30.com/the-official-can-i-have-guide-to-the-whole30/
Sneaky sugar names: https://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-sugar.pdf
How to reintroduce foods: https://whole30.com/reintroduction/
Non-scale Victories Checklist: https://whole30.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/whole30-nsv.pdf

Paleo:
Original (revised) book: https://a.co/d/1zWcp5C
Certification standards: https://paleofoundation.com/research/certified-paleo-standards/

Primal Blueprint overview:
https://www.primalkitchen.com/blogs/recipes/what-is-the-primal-blueprint

Timestamps:
(00:00:18) Episode introduction
(00:02:11) Diet overviews: Whole30, Paleo/Primal, Carnivore/Lion
(00:04:05) Whole30 and introduction of guest expert, Alicia Dowell
(00:05:59) Interview with Alicia Dowell on the Whole30 Program
(00:31:53) Whole30 Summary
(00:37:38) Paleo and Primal Diets
(00:44:32) Potential nutrition short-falls of Whole30, Paleo, Primal
(00:48:39) Contraindications
(00:50:51) Health benefits of Whole30, Paleo, Primal
(00:54:02) Carnivore and Lion Diet overview
(00:56:24) The public health problem with Carnivore and Lion
(00:59:30) Recap and closing

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