A Paleo, Post Workout Fruity Treat!

Dried fruit after a workout is not only delicious, it's a great idea!   Raisins, for example, are one of the most alkaline things we can put into our bodies, which helps return our pH to the desired basic range, as it tends to become acidic during long bouts of training. A few caveats- 1) […]

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Filling Up? Carbs & The Cold!

Yes, the cold weather is coming (go ahead, call me a lightweight!  I admit that after living in LA for 16 yrs temps under 60 do feel cold, but this message applies to feeling cold… and so…) Are you starting to think about staying indoors, and eating warm, filling foods- hearty things like creamy pasta […]

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Another Example of My Hour In The Kitchen

  What's this?  Three dishes going at once… and that's just on the stove top.  For those of you who are regular readers, you'll recall  yesterday's post on salmon poaching technique (see dish at top R).   What I didn't mention was that the salmon dish was just one of three meals I was making […]

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The Twinkie Diet? Really?

Click here for the full article: TWINKIE DIET A nutrition professor used himself as the experiment; his premise: That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most — not the nutritional value of the food. The premise held up: On his "convenience store diet," he shed 27 pounds in two months. For a class […]

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