Have A Little Lamb

Lamb kebabs, braised lamb shanks (as shown above with veg and cauliflower ‘rice)  and coconut lamb curry are just a few of my favorite dishes to prepare using this healthy meat. Did you know that grass fed lamb is packed with health benefits: Great source of iron (twice as rich as pork, three times as […]

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Is Sprouted Garlic Safe to Eat?

The night before last, when I was teaching one of my Paleoista classes at The Gourmandise in Santa Monica, we were doing our mise en place when one of the students asked me a question I thought would be worthy of writing a post about. Whilst chopping our garlic, she noticed one of her cloves […]

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Don’t Be Afraid of Fat

I can’t begin to count the number of clients that are fat-phobic.  Not of becoming fat, but of eating it. I was in the same boat for a long time, having lived through the glorious early 90’s low fat/ fat-free craze.  “Doesn’t fat make people fat?” is probably one of the most often asked questions. […]

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The Best Training Partner

Good old Daisy.   Our Weimaraner had her 14th birthday back in June and now, after September has passed, my husband and I calculated she’s got to be about 100 in human years now, and she’s still going strong. Sure, she’s got her tweaks and twinges; a little arthritis here, a little muscle stiffness there […]

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Better Than Wild Salmon?

We all know that wild salmon is an excellent source of anti inflammatory Omega 3s.   That, along with the fact that the taste is absolutely phenomenal, whether eaten raw, cooked on a cedar plank or simply grilled, makes it a great choice to eat as part of a True Paleo Diet. Could there be […]

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Yoga at The Airport? Brilliant!

I saw the coolest thing this morning just before boarding a flight at the San Francisco Airport- a Yoga Room! Regardless of whether you’re on traveling in First heading to an important meeting, or riding in a squished seat in economy, the bottom line is that flying and being seated and still for hours on […]

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Cross Fitting? Choose Your Affiliate Wisely!

Cross Fit can be a fantastic workout, not to mention a great way to meet like minded people who are engaged in their health and fitness and provide that extra little incentive to get out of bed early and get your workout in before work, or en route home from the office. It can also […]

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Eat Food, Not Advil

I was absolutely thrilled when I flipped through the current issue of Oprah’s magazine and found an article all about whether or not to ‘take a pill or see a doc’ for a handful of common health concerns. What piqued my interest in particular was the piece on whether or not to work out or […]

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