How many people do you know who say they don’t eat scallops? It seems like one of the most commonly avoided proteins. While there certainly are those who have an allergy and would risk anaphylactic shock if they were to partake, and I’m certainly not suggesting that anyone who falls into this category […]
Read More ›According to the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, “micro greens (immature greens that are harvested anywhere from a week to two weeks after germination) may contain even more nutrients and vitamins than their more mature versions.” Another reason to include the baby versions of veggies is that they often have a more delicate texture and […]
Read More ›If you typically take blog with a side of raw kale and seared grass fed filet, today might be the day to make an exception. It may turn your stomach; it did mine! Wake Up Call News, an Alternative Media site that “shares all the big top news from the whole world” and whose […]
Read More ›I’m not about to report on the details of how Pfizer settled criminal and civil charges over the illegal marketing of a kidney transplant drug. I’m more drawn to the figure of $491 Million. As well as the last sentence in the article that refers to the fact that ‘Pfizer’s second- quarter revenue fell 7%, […]
Read More ›“An appeals court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a decision striking down New York City’s restrictions on the sale of large, sugary drinks“, was the opening line in a recent piece in the Times. Is this a bad thing? I don’t think so. No, it’s not because I secretly like to have a Big Gulp when […]
Read More ›With more than 60% of our population being classified as obese, the health of our nation as a whole is declining rapidly. For many who’ve tried every single diet in the book, it won’t be news to read that unfortunately, most ‘diets’ don’t work. Whether they’re too restrictive, too low in calories and fat, require […]
Read More ›An article in last Tuesday’s NY Times focused on And there, in the second to last paragraph, were a mere two short sentence suggesting that one might want to also look at their diet, too: “Food allergies show up as eczema in some patients. Eliminating one potential culprit at a time, like dairy products, eggs or […]
Read More ›An occasional piece of raw, dark chocolate can be something to enjoy while keeping Paleo, but this doesn’t mean we should take license to pop into the grocery store and gobble down a poor quality, low cacao content, high sugar candy bar. Cacao comes from the dried seeds of a South American evergreen tree and […]
Read More ›There have been a few occasions in which blog readers, twitter followers or the public at large have made comments from ‘people who are completely Paleo are too rigid‘ to ‘anyone who never eats grain, dairy or legumes must clearly suffer from orthorexia and it’s a real problem‘. Just two days ago in the Seattle […]
Read More ›A great piece on NPR’s blog, The Salt, was a breath of fresh air. “NYC Doctors Are Now Prescribing Fruits And Veggies” is the title of the article that reviews a “new program in New York City has doctors prescribing fruits and vegetables to obese or overweight patients.” It continues along to describe how […]
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