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Personal Narrative: The Paleo Diet And Crossfit

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In 2009, I had just completed my annual physical for the fire department and was unhealthy. The doctor said I was pre-diabetic, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Coincidently, my wife also received similar news from her doctor during that same time frame. A short time went by and I happened to be working with an old friend, Kevin, at the firehouse. I hadn 't seen Kevin for a few months so I was surprised to see that he had lost weight and was in great shape. I asked him what program he was following and he told me about the Paleo diet and Crossfit. This got me excited and I called my wife and told her about the Paleo diet and Crossfit. Later that day I did some internet research on the Paleo diet and ordered a cookbook. That same

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