Skinny Summer Secrets

Looking for the secret to get skinny in no time flat before summer arrives? All you have to do is… OK, I fibbed a little in an attempt to pique your interest. There really is no quick fix, or one that will work permanently, effectively and safely, that is! Kind of strange, though, to think […]

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Should Obesity Be Considered a Handicap?

I stood at my gate yesterday, ready to board the plane as soon as they finished up with the earlier boarding group, which included with ‘those requiring assistance’ and those with small children under two. For my flight, there happened to be three people in wheelchairs, two elderly and one with an injury. Fair enough; […]

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Hawaii Time Again

Race time is nearly here!  I’m heading out to race one of my favorite courses this coming Saturday, the half-ironman triathlon race I still like to refer to as “Honu”, IM Hawaii 70.3. Fueled by Paleo, I’ll race my heart out once again on the course I’ve grown to love so dearly. Aside from the […]

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Cooking With Oils…What’s The Best?

If you’re Paleo, you already know that many of the commercially available oils are not part of our daily diets, such as soybean oil, peanut oil, corn oil and so on.  What does that leave us with? Olive oil and coconut oil, for the most part. When cooking a meal that is, for example, tropical […]

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Memorial Day BBQ

What to make?   If you’re Paleo, it’s hardly going to be Oscar Meyer Hotdogs on buns with baked beans and macaroni salad!  The good news is that since many people traditionally center a Memorial Day party around the barbeque, keeping it Paleo is a cinch. With tomorrow being the end of the three day […]

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Is Healthy Food Actually Not That Costly?

A reader recently sent me a link to an interesting article in the Huffington Post which discussed whether eating healthy food truly is more expensive than eating at fast food restaurants. “The government says it all depends on how you measure the price. If you compare the price per calorie – as some previous researchers […]

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Green Garlic- Bring On The Antioxidants…and The Flavor!

Regular garlic, elephant garlic, black garlic… now green garlic? Well, not that it’s a ‘new’ thing, per se, but to many people’s palates and plates, it’s a novelty. Green garlic is just young garlic which is harvested before the cloves have begun to mature.  It looks like a scallion and is more likely to be […]

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How Much Is Too Much?

A conversation with a new client yesterday prompted the idea for this post.  How much is too much running? Racing? Swimming? Cross Fitting? The answer? I don’t know! We have to learn our bodies ourselves and figure out our own ideal frequency for training and racing, just as we do with sorting out which foods […]

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Whole Grains For Triathletes? Please Stop This Nonsense!

Lovely! Another article from the governing body of triathlon telling me that I should have a “minimum of three, one-ounce servings of whole grains daily” because  “…besides supplying premium muscle fuel, quality carbohydrates are filled with health promoting vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and fiber.” Continuing along we read that “a recent study found that consuming three to […]

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