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Robb Wolf is starting to grok low vA.
https://robbwolf.substack.com/p/how-ive-hopefully-overcome-chronic
How I've (hopefully) overcome chronic health issues
Talked with him a bit on twitter this week. As ever they guy is one of the best authors. My first measure is how open and honest he is about his experience and knowledge. Robb is tops. My second measure is that the best authors respond intelligently to good questions regardless how questionable the source. I am as questionable a source as anyone wants to be.
So yeh, we are on Robb's radar. He has survived and is now thriving through some harsh stuff. So far looks like he went a ferocious pharma laden route to get where he is. Curious to see how he can profit from what we are doing here.
Check him out on x when you get a chance. He and L Amber Heard (thank you @griff) are genius and helpful on x.
(2) L. Amber O'Hearn (@KetoCarnivore) / X
Bunch of amazing threads coming off this post on oxalates.
https://x.com/zendogbreath/status/2021240828530733405
Robb fucked up A LOT of people by pushing hard for so long that stupid paleo diet crazy high in beta carotene, retinol, oxalates, iron etc..
@joe2 I knew him from many years ago when he pushed(like basically everyone did when that paleo and crossfit was huge) that classic paleo so loads of sweet potatoes, organ meats, stupid almond flours and stuff like that to replace normal flour etc..
After that I went to Ray Peat. So basically I got oxalate/vit A/iron toxic and on Ray Peat I finished my liver with that + loads of sugar.. What a mess lol..
The irony of all of this is that basically stereotype fitness diet is the most healthy and ideal for the biggest % of population when you comapre it to other types of diets..
Starch in form of rice, potatoes, oats + lean meats + some fruit and veggies.. No wonder people who are really into fitness and healthy life style and keep up this type of diet are doing great even in older age.. Of course I am not talking about competitive bodybuilders that is disaster..
Yeh, I remember being that paleo guy. I once gave nieces and nephews braunschweiger for Christmas. Went through alot of yams. Feels a little off to accuse him of effing up alot of people when alot of people like us did the same thing. All true believers. Feels like he is more jaded now and skeptical of all claims. Well ok all claims except pharma claims on parasites. He is going to have some work to do clearing damage from azoles and the like.
Also feels it is not just body builders suffering too. Feels like any pursuit based on appearances destroys participants. People naturally go to extremes of what seems like a good thing. Ever seen a competitive gymnast in their 30's? The few competitors I have seen in old age in phenomenal shape were all laid back careful folk focused purely on what works. Did not care at all how they looked. Helio Gracie types. Vladimir Vasiliev and Kevin Secours are good examples too. Chuck Norris is a good contrast to Bruce Lee.
So it is not just body builders. Will be curious to see what Robb can figure out. And how it will change him. Surprised how well versed on vA he already was when we started talking. And how well he engaged me, Thor, Chris DeVocht, Steve Goeddeke, Griff and a number of us. Will love hearing him interview Grant. I think he will take conversation directions that Judy Cho might have missed. I want to hear another interview of Grant with her too. Would be cool to get the 3 of them together.
What surprised me most about Robb is he is now focused on unrestricting diets. Castigating people for not restricting their diets - aka evangelizing - is the opposite of everyone's goal here. I think Robb is more focused on where Mercola was heading right before his big debanking: metabolic adaptability.
" Feels a little off to accuse him of effing up alot of people when alot of people like us did the same thing. All true believers. "
No we didn't we are not influencers who influenced A LOT of people to do/take/eat something specific. We are just discussing on forum.
Quote from Jiří on February 26, 2026, 2:04 pm" Feels a little off to accuse him of effing up alot of people when alot of people like us did the same thing. All true believers. "
No we didn't we are not influencers who influenced A LOT of people to do/take/eat something specific. We are just discussing on forum.
Not like he chose to influence alot of people. It happens. You of all people need to know you influence a lot of people even if you are "just discussing on forum." How do you think Robb started? Why do you think Robb replies to me directly. Probably not because of my charm, wealth or massive brain. If anything it is because he remembers or recognizes from the nature of my questions that I am part of his old crew when he was just like you and me muddling around trying new ideas struggling with celiacs.
Who and how many we influence is a function of how many feel helped and pass the word. Many influencers are learning that the hard way. How much and how many we help is a number that rises and falls in accord with efficacy of our work. I know and watch three of vA's biggest profiteer influencers now and their reduced numbers these last 24 months are noticeable. Two of them probably have higher profits for now. That will fade a little be after their following fades.
Robb was a big help for me 17 years ago. I found other more helpful people between now and then. He has since worked on new and different problems. Will make my day to bring him ideas that help him back. This is how it works.
BTW, if I never told you, you have helped me too these last 3 years. Thank you.