Co-Co for Coconuts

I don’t know about you, but for years, I avoided coconut oil like the plague. The mere fact that it was high in saturated fat alone was enough to take it out of consideration for a fat option. Back then, I was under the impression that my only good fat options were olive oil, avocado […]

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Earth Day: Go Green with Paleo

Before I adopted a Paleo diet regime, I was a vegan. I chose to eat a vegan diet for two reasons: I wanted to figure out how the food I was eating was making me sick (If only I knew how much sicker I was making myself by eating all the faux meat and soy- or […]

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Can’t Beet This!

You’ve probably read about it by now; beets are hot!   While I may not go so far as to say they’re the new kale (solely because of my love of the leafy green), they’re something worth looking into, to say the least. Beets, rich in Nitrates (NO3), provide a concentrated source of dietary nitrate, which […]

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Paleo at San Ysidro Ranch, Montecito

It’s been a lovely getaway here at the San Ysidro Ranch; the perfect place for some R&R after Sunday’s marathon. This is a particularly special place for my husband and me, having spent the days leading up to our wedding here, as well as several birthdays and anniversaries. I could go on for hours about […]

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