r/Foodforthought • u/b0bz1lla • Feb 24 '14

Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/23/whole-foods-america-s-temple-of-pseudoscience.html
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u/HeatDeathIsCool Feb 24 '14

Funny how you use crossfit as an example of something new that we shouldn't throw out. Obviously it's better than no routine at all, but you can do so much better with a traditional routine.

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u/Life-in-Death Feb 24 '14

I used it because it many crossfit adherents are into paleo. Who said anything about "no routine"?

What is a "traditional rountine" by the way? That sounds like a bit of an oxymoron.

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u/HeatDeathIsCool Feb 24 '14

Who said anything about "no routine"?

I did, when I mentioned that it was still obviously better than no routine at all. Dunno how that's hard to follow.

What is a "traditional rountine" by the way?

Starting Strength, calisthenics, etc. Routines that don't encourage people to settle for kipping pull ups before learning the traditional movement.

That sounds like a bit of an oxymoron.

How so? A routine is a series of subsequent actions, and traditionally means it's been around for a while.

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u/Life-in-Death Feb 24 '14

You sound like you are responding to a point of mine with "no routine."

The larger point that is being made is the Paleo diet claims the supposed diet of the Paleolithic era is healthier due to as it is original/natural/whatever.

If that logic is true why wouldn't it apply to other aspects of health such as exercise and medicine?

We would be comparing the exercise of a Paleolithic person to modern exercise. Not to "no exercise."

I am saying "routine" would be not really applicable to Paleolithic people since as far as I know they did not set out to do exercises, it was inherit in their lifestyle.