I’m a devoted cook, enthusiastic barbell lifter, dedicated meditator, and professional-level eater, but for the scoop on nutrition and training, I recommend you visit with the people I rely on as experts.
NUMBERO UNO SMART PEOPLE I TRUST
The Whole30
This program will change your life and make it ridiculously better. For real. I’m fortunate to be one of their Extraordinary Envoys, and I recommend their Whole30 program and consulting services 100%. Don’t miss the incredibly active and helpful online forum (free!), their well-written and inspirational blog, and the Whole30 Daily email subscription service that provides support during your Whole30.
NUTRITION & TRAINING
Robb Wolf
Author of The Paleo Solution. Active blog with guest posts from experts in the field. Plenty of reports on the latest research.Mark Sisson
Author of The Primal Blueprint and The Primal Connection. New blog posts every day with in-depth investigations into the lifestyle factors that go beyond the food we eat. Very active forum.Paleo Digest
This site aggregates posts from a wide variety of paleo and primal blogs.Chris Kresser
Licensed acupuncturist, practitioner of integrative medicine, and author of Your Personal Paleo Code. Expert advice for special challenges, including hypothyroidism, heart disease, obesity and diabetes, heartburn, depression, and skin health.Paleo Mom
Author of the The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease, Heal Your Body. Medical researcher with a Ph.D. who lost 120 pounds with low-carb and paleo diets. Excellent resource for information about the autoimmune protocol (AIP) of paleo and how to deal with autoimmune health issues.Autoimmune Paleo
Mickey Trescott is the author of The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook. Personal chef and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who manages both Celiac and Hashimotos disease with real food and the autoimmune protocol. Another solid resource for AIP-friendly recipes and tips for managing autoimmune conditions.
MORE RECIPES
NomNomPaleo
She’s my paleo sister and my favorite paleo chef (besides myself, of course). Adorable family, kid-friendly recipes, gorgeous photos, and a coffee table-worthy book Nom Nom Paleo: Food For Humans.Stupid Easy Paleo
Delicious recipes. Time-saving practical tips. Excellent advice for supporting training with nutrition. And Steph is just about the coolest, nicest person ever. All good stuff. Don’t miss the totally kickass books The Performance Paleo Cookbook and The Paleo Athlete.The Domestic Man
Traditional, international recipes that are bold and delicious. Russ does include some dairy and starches that are not paleo/Whole30 compliant, but most recipes are easy to adapt for stricter eating. He’s the author of the wonderful books Paleo Takeout and The Ancestral Table.Popular Paleo
Easy-to-make and loaded with flavor, Ciarra’s recipe lead to just the kind of food I like. She’s the author of The Frugal Paleo Cookbook which is packed with sure-to-be-favorites recipes.Chowstalker
Another excellent user-generated collection of recipes that makes it easy to sort for Whole30 recipes!
STUFF TO EAT
Penzey Spices
My favorite place to buy high-quality spices.Primal Palate Spices
Organic spices, carefully curated and developed by Bill and Hayley of Primal Palate.Lava Lake Lamb
The tastiest, sweetest pastured, grass-fed lamb and grass-fed beef. Top-notch environmental practices. Lively blog with plenty of paleo-friendly recipes.Rocky Mountain Organic Meats
Extremely flavorful organic, grass-fed beef. The best ground beef I’ve ever eaten.Tendergrass Farms
Tasty grass-fed beef and pastured chicken, pork, and turkey. A marketplace for local farmers to sell their wares online. Very friendly people behind the company and excellent customer service.TX Bar Organics
Organic, grass-fed, grass-finished Black Angus beef. Family- owned ranch in northern California. Excellent specials.U.S. Wellness Meats
Wide variety of products like grass-fed dairy, wild-caught seafood, snacks, and pet food, in addition to grass-fed beef, lamb, poultry, bison, pork, and rabbit. Plus, Whole30-approved bacon!Barefoot Provisions
Nice people and the purveyors of the very best Paleo pantry goodies like nut butters, snacks, nuts, fruit, spices, and more.
INSPIRATION & INFORMATION
Things We Forget
Little reminders that mean a lot.Paleo Magazine
A big, beautiful, full-color, glossy magazine that tells you everything you need to know about how to live as your best paleo self. Plus, I contribute a recipe column to every issue!
FASHION FUN
Go Fug Yourself
Snarky goodness and genius writing.Tom and Lorenzo
Equally snarky goodness and genius writing.Sartorialist
The best in street fashion.