Fructose Malabsorption and Paleo; Can It Help?

A resounding YES would have to be my reply. What’s fructose malabsorption?  Here is what Wikipedia has to say: Fructose malabsorption, formerly named “dietary fructose intolerance,” is a digestive disorder in which absorption of fructose is impaired by deficient fructose carriers in the small intestine’s enterocytes. This results in an increased concentration of fructose in […]

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In Case Refined Cream of Wheat Cereal Wasn’t Enough…

Now it comes in chocolate and ‘Cinnabon’ flavor, too! I’m not making this up.  I wish I were.   I saw an ad for Cream of Wheat brand’s new flavor offerings, which are none other than chocolate and cinnamon bun (aka the shop, Cinnabon, which you’ve likely seen in shopping malls across the country). Don’t […]

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So Delicious Coconut Milk is So Not Paleo

And neither is Silk brand, either, alas… It would be quite handy if they were, but unfortunately both contain guar gum, a bean derivative, as well as carageenan gum, made from seaweed in a multi-step chemical process, both used as stabilizers and both high in anti nutrients which wreak havoc on your GI tract. What […]

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What About Olives?

If olive oil is Paleo, aren’t olives Paleo, too? Perhaps. Similar to yesterday’s bacon post, though, it depends on the source.  More often than not, the olive preparation does render it not Paleo friendly as they’re often packed in brine with lots of sodium and sometimes vinegar. However, if you do some research, you can […]

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