Debunk the Debunkers and listen for yourself
Last week, my dad sent me a link to an article about Michael Pollan and the Paleo diet. He knows that I'm a big fan of BOTH, so it made sense that he'd forward this to me, and I was eager to read it.
You can read the original article here: Michael Pollan Explains What's Wrong With The Paleo Diet"- The celebrated food author dishes on how to eat well: less meat, more microbes, and cook it for yourself.". Based on the title, you'd logically assume that this interview was just that: The Great Michael Pollan going through reasons why the "paleo diet" is wrong. If you read the full article, you may still think that. But, if you listen to the actual interview... you see this title is completely misleading.
First, I read the article (by Cynthia Graber), and immediately sent my reactions back to my dad. To be clear, my gripes below are with the article's framing and titling, not with Pollan's arguments.
My initial email response:
----- Thanks, b…
You can read the original article here: Michael Pollan Explains What's Wrong With The Paleo Diet"- The celebrated food author dishes on how to eat well: less meat, more microbes, and cook it for yourself.". Based on the title, you'd logically assume that this interview was just that: The Great Michael Pollan going through reasons why the "paleo diet" is wrong. If you read the full article, you may still think that. But, if you listen to the actual interview... you see this title is completely misleading.
First, I read the article (by Cynthia Graber), and immediately sent my reactions back to my dad. To be clear, my gripes below are with the article's framing and titling, not with Pollan's arguments.
My initial email response:
----- Thanks, b…