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Erin Sharoni
CBS SPORTS ANCHOR AND HOST DISCUSSES
Erin is a CBS Sports anchor
and host, model, actress,
“Living Like an Athlete”
and health & wellness
enthusiast. Her new podcast
on CBSSports.com, “Live Like
An Athlete” discusses topics
related to the Primal and
Paleo lifestyle, and is now
available on iTunes.
Born and raised in New
York City, Erin’s passion
for sports runs deep as
an outspoken fan and
an avid athlete. Erin is a
former U.S. Junior Olympiccertified swim coach,
personal trainer, dancer
and fitness competitor,
and is an AANC Certified
Nutritional Consultant. She
also practices the Japanese
healing art of Reiki, and is
Level 2 Reiki certified. Erin
surfs and snowboards to keep
things exciting.
Gary Collins: Hi, this is Gary Collins, the creator of the “Primal Power Method.” I’m here
with Erin Sharoni, the host of “Live Like an Athlete.” Thanks for coming here today and
talking to me. I appreciate it.
Erin Sharoni: Thanks for having me.
G: For people who don’t know or know your background, how did you learn about and get
into the Primal/Paleo lifestyle?
Like a lot of people, a large part of what led me ultimately to this particular place in
my journey of healing was that I experienced a healing crisis myself, or rather, need to
heal because I was extremely sick.
Conventional medicine just wasn’t working, as it often does not, or at least, not by
itself. It was a very long journey, which included a stint in veganism, which did not
heal me.
But it did teach me a lot of really important things. Everything is worth something.
Even the failures and the mistakes, actually it’s the best stuff. Not to say that was a
complete failure, but it just wasn’t right for my body type. It might be right for others.
It also did help me understand what was healthy and what was not healthy. I kind of
had that upbringing of being very open‑minded, very health‑conscious, always looking
to improve, and understanding that our understanding as human beings is constantly
evolving and changing, too.
What we might think is right today may be proven wrong tomorrow. That’s
something, I think, that’s really important to remain open to. That said, my first foray
into what I would call the Paleo diet really was a horrible failure, which I think it is
for a number people. I’m sure I’m not alone in that. It’s because I really didn’t fully
understand the principles behind it.
6 July 2014 eNewsletter