Paleo Magazine – August-September 2019

EDITOR IN CHIEF

CAIN CREDICOTT

LETTER EDITOR

The first year we did our annual Best Of was

2013, and since then I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the

opportunity it’s given me each year to pause and

look back at all the amazing work that’s being done

in the Paleo community. Every year it never fails

that we see enthusiastic new faces and exciting new

ideas added to the established foundation of folks

who are cranking away year after year with the

singular goal of helping people lead healthier lives.

As I’m looking over the results of this year’s Best Of

(p 36), it’s easy for me to sit in my little bubble and

think we’re making some massive headway when it

comes to improving people’s health. Unfortunately, all

it takes is for me to step outside of my bubble for just

a moment or two to realize that we’ve still got a long

way to go. I’m not going to lie: there are days when I

wonder why we all continue to try and fight the good

fight and if it’s even worth it, when all we seem to

be met with is nonstop disinformation, censoring of

information on social media platforms, and, at times,

downright hatred (you should see some of the social

media responses to our Feb/Mar 2019 issue cover,

“Can Eating Meat Save The Planet?”).

Somewhere along the way, especially over the past

five or six years, the message of how to be healthy

took a nasty, hard turn onto Dogmatic Ave, with

ideas around nutrition and exercise going the way

of religion. As a result, it’s become increasingly

difficult to have productive conversations and toss

out constructive ideas and not get hammered and

attacked. This happens in all camps—Paleo, low-carb,

keto, vegan, carnivore, whatever. If someone from

one camp tries to put out an idea, inevitably, instead

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of rationally discussing it, someone from another

camp is going to just immediately come out swinging

instead. Seems silly to have to say, but we all need

to remember that if someone is truly trying to do

good, they shouldn’t be discounted immediately, or

personally attacked, simply because they do or don’t

eat meat (or think carbs are good/bad, or question

what one’s salt intake should be, etc). (p 62)

With all that said, it definitely isn’t all bad. Not even

close. Thankfully, the vast majority of days, you can

see some real change happening—large companies are

making changes due to consumer demand, more and

more folks are beginning to question long-held “facts”

about health and nutrition, and readers regularly let

us know how they’ve been able to improve, or even

reverse, some long-standing health conditions by

adopting a Paleo lifestyle. It’s for these days that I

am utterly grateful, and even feel a sense of pride,

for anyone and everyone who is out there working

to improve the lives of others on a daily basis. That

includes the individuals and companies you’ll read

about in this Best Of issue, as well as all the people

doing incredible things that you won’t see here.

It’s the work that all these folks continue to do

day in and day out that reminds me that, while at

times it may feel like we’re struggling up an endless

mountain, we truly are making real, lasting, effective

changes. This issue is proof of that. So on those

days you feel beat up, or as if the entire world is

against you, I hope you remember the others out

there who are also fighting the good fight. Change

is inevitable, and we can, and will, make tomorrow

better than today. Together.

12 August/September 2019