We Can Do Something

Thanks to many of you who sent in ideas in response to my blog post last week about what we can do, both individually, and as a society, to make a difference in what we are eating. Following are but a few of the contributions you* kindly shared: Yes, eating real, fresh food is, in […]

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How Much Meat Is Too Much Meat?

Just the other day, a friend who recently began eating red meat again, after years of thinking it was bad for her, asked me how often she should be eating it. Once per week? Twice? Just how much is too much?    Honestly, I’d have a very hard time giving a specific number for frequency; […]

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Starting Paleo Early

I was extremely pleased when a newly-Paleo friend forwarded this photo of her son reading The Paleo Diet book!   When I asked her how and why that came to pass, she explained that he’d  been having some digestive issues and took it upon himself to learn more about how certain foods in his diet […]

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Paleo Taco Truck

Nope, I wasn’t dreaming.  I stopped by a little hole in the wall Mexican Eatery the other day and guess what I saw on the menu? Grilled fish ‘tacos’ served in lettuce, with no cheese, sour cream, rice or beans.   They came automatically with tomato, shredded cabbage and avocado. Of course, I double checked […]

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Paleo in the Hospital

It’s a tough subject to think about; having a loved one suddenly hospitalized is frightening, particularly if it’s due to an unforeseen event, such as an accident. After recently having a close family member rushed to the E/R and then having to spend the following three days in ICU before ultimately being released with a […]

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What Can We Do? Let’s Do Something!

I had a chat to the woman who I see every week at the grocery store, bagging food at the cash register.   We always share a friendly smile, but we’ve never really had a conversation.   Until today. Not sure why, but that’s not important.  In less than ten minutes I learned that she […]

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Change Can Take Time

Dear Nell, I was reading through your blog and saw some things that surprised me; you mention goat milk yogurt, rice cereal and greens powder.  I thought those things were not part of the Paleo diet.  Are they?  I’m confused. Thanks, Mitch, Portland Oh, I am so glad to have this question as a blog […]

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