What’s Wrong With Ghee?

Recently, I received an inquiry in response to a post I wrote about the types of fat we should and should not cook at high temperatures with.  I mentioned that ghee wasn’t an option as it’s a dairy product and dairy products are not Paleo. One reader, who happened to be a microbiologist, wrote in […]

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Paleo- Inspired vs True Paleo

As much as I may sometimes come across as being dogmatic at times, I do recognize the significance approaching one’s path to becoming completely Paleo including some non Paleo foods, within a few parameters. For instance, if you’re someone who prefers to take it in stages, I see nothing wrong with a model in which […]

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Calorie Deprivation, Decreased Mental Bandwidth and Why True Paleo Stands Apart from Other Diets

“Diets don’t just reduce weight, they can reduce mental capacity. In other words, dieting can make you dumber.”, began an article in yesterday’s Sunday Times.   The piece, entitled The Mental Strain of Making Do With Less, compared the similarities in the ways we respond to deprivation from voluntary calorie restriction to the ordeal of outright poverty. For […]

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The Easiest Eggplant

I’ve been on an eggplant kick lately.   Actually, that’s not completely true; I’ve always loved this fruit (technically speaking).   Growing up in a largely Italian community, I was quite spoiled at many friend’s houses when I was invited to dinner.   The eggplant parmesan, rollantini and timbale dishes I was privy to were no […]

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