On memorial weekend 2016, My husband and I ventured to Austin, TX to attend
Paleo FX. What is Paleo Fx? It’s a caveman convention filled with seminars and vendors coming together to educate and expose you to the life of the modern paleolithic man. The conference center is filled with crunchy, granola type caveman aspiring people trying to get back to their roots so to speak and live the healthiest lifestyle possible, the way evolution intended…. er something like that.
So we went, and I am telling you, you should never go to Paleo Fx if….
….. you would rather skip the gun show.
When attending a convention such as this, you know you will be surrounded by others that truly care about their health which makes the view rather enjoyable 🙂
Check out this article by Heather Juergensen at TheStrongWoman.net and see if you can guess which gun belongs to who!
Don’t go to Paleo Fx if you you hate cheaters.
No I am not talking about cheaters in the traditional sense like when your brother lies to you in a game of battle ship… every, single, time (true story) or when you cheat on your diet by downing a bag of marshmallows…(um…I plead the 5th). I am talking about the many high quality, performance optimization supplements for the mind and body that give you an advantage over someone not taking these awesome physiological upgraders. I am talking about supplements that turn your mitochondria into super powered super engines. Supplements that send more oxygen to the brain for super hero focus and clarity… and quite possibly x-ray vision! Okay, not really but the mental focus and clarity with nootopics are pretty extraordinary.
One of the supps I am referring to is Unfair Advantage by Bulletproof.
The
Bullet Proof booth was giving away unfair advantage in a giant bowl all weekend. This supp is pretty sweet for performance optimization through mitochondrial enhancement. We kept on nabbing samples as we passed the table. It also helped that the Hubby knows all those guys as he is one of the Bullet Proof Coaches.
Onnit was giving away supplements that boost testosterone as well as supps that boost physical and mental performance.
One of my fav products that wasn’t actually vending at the event but I was introduced to this product by an ambassador of the company. Well, he was an ambassador for several companies including a few at the conference.
The supp is a nootropic stack called Qualia. When I take nootropics, I usually take just one kind like aniracetam or phenibut before blogging or for some event where I feel the need to be smart but this stack has several types of ingredients that aid in neurological support and enhancements which is pretty sweet.
Check out their site for the giant list of advantages. And WOW! This stuff was crazy awesome. Nootropics usually make me feel a whole lot smarter, more able to focus and sometimes super human… But I swear, when I took this I felt like I could leap tall buildings in a single bound. I felt more powerful than a locomotive. I … okay, you get the idea… I felt pretty rad. So, I took the fit test while feeling so super hero ish which consisted of pull-ups, sprints, dead lifts, vertical jump, rowing, chest press and leg press.
I held the dead lift record for a good portion of the weekend when a beast mode fit chick took my record from me…. ah well. I am training for that fit test for next year!
Don’t go to Paleo Fx if you hate germs.
Yeah, so you say, “Oh, I
do hate germs.” Okay wise ass… some germs are bad, but we have a ton, TON of good bacteria in our gut and on our skin that keep us healthy! And, all the crap junk we eat or put on our skin totally effs that up… .A LOT. Many of the talks and products at Paleo FX centered around balancing flora for better health, inside and outside of the body.
Mother Dirt was one such company using probiotics to keep you clean and fresh smelling throughout the day.
My husband and I really like the deodorant,
AO Mist, and found it one of the best options so far for non-toxic deodorants that work… and we have used them all, and none for that matter.
Suja Probiotic Waters was handing out full size, refreshing drinks all weekend and had me hooked! And my gut flora thanked me for it. 😀
Another gastrointestinal support supplement I nabbed samples of was Prescript-assist.
Just stay at home if you strongly dislike sleep…
No, we weren’t partying to the break of dawn.. well, maybe I wasn’t but I’m old people… okay not that old but I value my sleep! Who doesn’t like sleep? Well, okay, due to the fact that my young children never want to take naps and get up before anyone else in the US is willingly up, yeah, they don’t like sleep. BUT, aside from them, who doesn’t like sleep? Everyone feels GREAT after a good quality rest! Getting in not only enough sleep, but good quality sleep is a huge importance for your health.
Doc Parsley and his sleep cocktail is designed to help you get just that. It contains L-Trytophan, GABA (as phGABA), 5-Hydroxytrytophan, Melatonin. Take 30 minutes before bed and sweet dreams to you!
Another product designed to help you get your best sleep vending at Paleo FX was Ancient Minerals magnesium oil spray. Yes spray, you can absorb magnesium through your skin! You can also take magnesium citrate orally 30 minutes before bed as well. I really like ancient Minerals magnesium spray oil as it absorbs well and even tingles a bit after application.
See more on the importance of magnesium in this article, Magnesium, Your Body’ s’ Spark Plug.
See this article for other sleep hacking tips: 9 ways to sleep tight.
Don’t even think about Paleo Fx if extraordinary coffee leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
There were many coffee vendors at Paleo Fx, each doing their own thang. Bullet Proof had their trademark bullet proof coffee blended with grassfed butter (yum).
Caveman coffee did their version of cold brew nitro coffee. They took concentrated coffee mixed with fizzy water before drinking as they didn’t want to haul around the nitrogen tank.
And then there was Four Sigmatic mushroom coffee… pretty good. Definitely had mushroom undertones but in a convenient little drink you enjoy every morning. The benefits of mushrooms are pretty great and how often do ya’ll eat mushrooms vs drinking coffee… m’kay, m’kay.
Just stop now if you like supplements full of crap harming your health.
This is actually one of my top fav reasons for loving PFX2016. I am always on quest to find good supplements that are not chalked full of artificial sweeteners like sucralose and acesulfame potassium (ace K) and a bunch of unnecessary dyes like red #40. But what supplement store is handing out samples on the spot of all their products nor do many online companies send out samples to customers to try. I find all this very frustrating. Spending tons of money on a supplement you can’t try first is not my ideal way to wade through all these powders and pills but Paleo Fx was a one stop shop. There were so many vendors with supplements that had ingredients I would stamp “Heather approved.”
My hands down number one choice at Paleo Fx was
ID Life. Hands down my favorite. I tried many of their products like Hydrate, Energy and Sleep and I was HOOKED!! I bought a few or the pre and post workout sticks but these supps are a bit out of my price range! 🙁 and, I think this is a multi level marketing type company…. not sure if I like that or not but I REALLY REALLY liked these supps. Like, really. Jus sayin. If you see ads on my blog soon you know I bought into this company…
Vital proteins was another good one and I use their flavorless Collagen Peptide powder daily in my post workout mixed with my Trutein Naturals protein drink.
Other great tasting protein supplements I really liked included Natural Force, The Perfect Paleo Powder, Fit 365, Too Fit USA Sports Nutrition and Ancient Nutrition Bone Broth Protein. Very hard to choose which protein powder I liked best but again…ID life hooked me with their super tasty supps…
Why are you still reading if you hate Guiltless superfoods.
Collagen beauty greens,
superfood flour,
tasty raw camel milk, pig sticks with no dyes and casings,
cassava flour cookies, W
ellness Meats’ liverwurst,
sea weed with olive oil not canola…. the list goes on and on. Okay, so seaweed and liverwurst may not sound all that appealing but they are some pretty nutrient rich super foods and I actually like them. Well, I sorta like liver, I’ll choke it down when my husband makes it, but the Wellness meats liverwurst was Da BOMB.
My hands down favorite food at PFX2016: Pili nuts. OMG, the best tasting nut I have ever had. The Pili nut most reminds me of is a macadamia nut, but way better.
Never attend Paleo Fx if you quite enjoy toxic skin care products…
Srsly, the amount of carcinogenic, hormone disrupting junk we put on our skin is atrocious. This includes make-up, moisturizers, shampoos, styling products, kids products, sunscreen, you name it.
A few companies at PFX that are worth looking into are Fat Co., Gourmet Body Treats and Dragonfly Traditions Skin Care LLC.
Never travel your ass down to Austin, Tx for the PFX conference if you would rather avoid the most efficient way to get fit.
By efficient, I mean efficient. Who wouldn’t want to do minimal amount of work for maximum results? This conference if full of such hacks and information but one such machine that will help you achieve results while putting in less time is the
ARX machine.
“ARX equipment utilizes a motorized drive system that delivers perfectly-matched resistance 100% of the time. Unlike metal weights that fail to accommodate your changing levels of strength, the resistance provided by ARX machines can be neither excessive nor inadequate.”
In other words, the more you push, the more the machine pushes back. Killer!
This clip is my half effort to warm up but even so, the full effort doesn’t look like I am working that hard unless you see the look on my face!
And after you kill your quadz fighting a powerful machine you will need to recover. Try the Bullet Proof whole body vibration plate or quicker recovery time and to help detox the immune system. Now, I am just standing here on the vibe plate but you can do yoga, push-ups and all sorts of other movements while on this thing.
Never go to Paleo Fx if you could give a rats ass about biohacking your way to better health..
There was so much useful information on how to be the healthiest possible being you can be. Not just diet wise, I am talking getting the best quality sleep, how to combat jet lag, using nutritional testing to your advantage, leaning functional movement, and the list goes on. See the
PFX schedule for examples.
I stopped at the
Nutritional Therapy Association booth and a nutritional therapy practitioner tested me for organ abnormalities or deficiencies. After having palpated my organs while I gave her pain scores, she then would put certain supplements on my tongue that may help with painful areas. Within 15 seconds of having that supplement on my tongue, the pain, when depressing that certain area, was nearly gone. This means that I should take some sort of action to help heal that organ or aid in its function. I apparently am one that does not produce enough stomach acid which makes total sense based on how I feel after eating and taking HCL before I eat or simply drinking lemon water or taking a shot of apple cider vinegar would help me greatly. It was cool stuff.
DO NOT GO TO Paleo Fx if you like to beat up your body so that it’s shot by the time you are 40.
Paleo Fx was riddled with movement classes to optimize your long term health and performance. One such class I took was called bullet proof joints by
Emily Johnson. Check her IG- incredible!
Never the less, I learned some great mobility and joint strengthening exercises that I now incorporate into my
warm-up daily.
Another great class I took was called Primal Play by Darryl Edwards the Fitness Explorer. I LOVED his class and the exercises we did. These are things that I do with my kids now and they don’t even know we are really working on balance, coordination and getting exercise! 😀
Check out his book
Paleo Fitness. I bought a copy and had it signed.
And finally, just stay home if you don’t like awesome people…
Seriously, I met so many phenomenal people that were speaking, vending or just attending Paleo Fx. And I do mean awesome. I have met some excellent contacts and new friends.
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