Today’s “Super” Food: Chia

I first learned about Chia seeds’  role in sport back when I was reading Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall. As an endurance athlete going against the grain (pun intended) insomuch as avoiding pasta, bagels, breads and the like, I was particularly intrigued. The Tarahumara are “the running people” on which most of the book is based, a […]

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Pile on The Paleo Spaghetti…Squash

There are lots of gluten-free, and even grain-free ‘noodle’ options if you scan the market these days, but still, pasta made with flours, even if they are nut-based, are not much more than inflammatory fillers without much to offer from a nutritional standpoint. And while the easiest option is simply to eschew the whole concept, […]

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Share the Love in a Bowl

Last summer, I learned about a new Paleo cookbook, which would be entirely focused on soup. The author, Ali Rakowski, reached out and asked me to review it, which I did, and I highly recommend it. In particular, I liked how she stayed true to Paleo and on the rare occasions where she used something […]

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Green Coca Cola, A New, Natural Refreshment. Really?

I had to do a double take. When I was in Mexico, I saw an attractive picture on a billboard; it featured a rustic, weathered wagon in the foreground amidst a field of tall, willowy grass.   It would’ve been the perfect backdrop for a basket full of pumpkins or perhaps fruit gathered at the […]

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