Previously Paleo

What have you chosen? About a month ago, I asked you to write in if you used to be Paleo but opted to not continue to follow the diet.   I’m always interested to learn why people choose to either forgo it completely or perhaps modify with some not so Paleo foods  into something they […]

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Cured Meats- Aren’t They Paleo?

Salami, Prosciutto, Speck, Culatello, Coppa, Guanciale and Pancetta, just to name a few are delicious preparations of meat, indeed…but are they Paleo? I’m afraid not.   Because most are cured with salt and sometimes sugar, and sometimes additives like nitrates and nitrites, both of which are linked to cancers, by the way, they’re not considered a […]

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Protein As A Supplement?

I wish I were kidding, but today, in the ‘ask the expert’ column of a popular magazine, there was a reader inquiry regarding protein.  She explained that she follows a vegetarian diet and wondered whether she should ‘supplement with protein’. Supplement? A supplement is something akin to an added little extra; perhaps an extra lime […]

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