The paleolithic diet, paleo for short, was first brought into the limelight in the 1970’s by the gastroenterologist Walter L. Voegtlin. The premise to the diet is fairly simple, and Voegtlin used this diet as a form nutritional therapy for patients suffering from gastro-intestinal problems such as Crohn’s and colitis. In 1975, Voegtlin self-published his book entitled The Stone Age Diet: Based on in-depth S ...

In the past, and stilled believed by some today, parents often discourage prepubescent youth from engaging in physical activity.  The major thought is that resistance training can stunt their growth through damaging their growth plates.  Fact or Fiction? Nothing can be any further from the truth than this paradigm.  In fact, years of research have dispelled this myth and suggested that resistance training b ...