Robb Wolf

Great balance of science and humor--yes, humor. It was actually FUN to read and I learned a lot. Loved the stack of references at the back of the book.

This was my first introduction to the industry of Robb Wolf, "ancestral health expert" and well-known in the paleo community. He looks at food and health from the engineering perspective, like me, and I found much in this book that resonated.

I liked the Food Matrix idea of dividing your cooking ingredients into (1) protein, (2) vegetable, (3) fat, and (4) spice.

He mentions the microbiome without much detail.

Good introduction into the paleo diet. It motivated me to excercise more often, especially regularly go running again. It also motivated me to reduce sugar, eat more fruit, eat more vegetables, eat more protein (tofu, nuts etc. since I don' eat meat), further reduce dairy products. It also convinced me about the benefits of going to sleep early (optimally when the sun sets), at least in theory ;)

A bit simplistic look into his diet. Still worth the read but I can see the book being written for a layman audience who is over weight and under educated in that regard. Luckily it was quick and easy to breeze through.