I wish I were kidding, but today, in the ‘ask the expert’ column of a popular magazine, there was a reader inquiry regarding protein. She explained that she follows a vegetarian diet and wondered whether she should ‘supplement with protein’. Supplement? A supplement is something akin to an added little extra; perhaps an extra lime […]
Read More ›Hey, Nell, I noticed that a lot of your recipes you use coconut oil, where olive oil would seem just as appropriate. I was just wondering if coconut was in some way better that EVOO? I know it has less omega 6, but really I think some omega 6 is fine, so long as you’re […]
Read More ›There are reasons to get healthy everywhere we look; and sometimes these very reasons are sitting with us at the dinner table, watching television with us on a Monday evening or tugging at our hands to go outside and play. Yes, I’m talking about kids. While I don’t have any of my own, except, of […]
Read More ›That was precisely my friend’s reaction when she read through a delicious-sounding recipe in a popular cooking magazine for roasted broccoli. At first, she assumed it must be some last ditch attempt to trick kids into eating their veggies, which I’d obviously be vehemently opposed to. She happened to mention it when we were at […]
Read More ›Yes, it can be done. With Passover just one week away, I thought it a suitable time to post some alternatives to the traditional meal in order to give you enough time to procure your ingredients and prepare a lovely holiday meal. Prompted by a desperate plea from a reader who just recently discovered his […]
Read More ›I was at the track the other morning, doing my mile repeats. The local high school track is open for public use during weekdays from 6 – 8am. There I was, running my tail off, and in strolled a group of eight guys, all of whom who are bus drivers, who have about thirty minutes […]
Read More ›It’s a tricky situation, to say the least, when someone close to you is doing something that you just know is harming them. I can speak from personal experience on this note, as I have a close family member who would be so helped if they were to go Paleo, as they’re suffering from an […]
Read More ›Here it is, yet again, unfortunately. A list of ‘five great meals’ to fuel your workout from a triathlon newsletter I subscribe to, written by a registered dietician with a Master’s Degree. I’ve highlighted the ingredients in red which are not only not Paleo, but are likely to a host of issues to the body, […]
Read More ›Why do some people ‘get it’ and others do not? I’m actually not talking Paleo (at least not yet..:); but on a broader scope, I’m talking about overall health and fitness. Today at Whole Foods, I had a chat with one of the cashiers who often helps me out when I’m done with my shop. […]
Read More ›A resounding YES would have to be my reply. What’s fructose malabsorption? Here is what Wikipedia has to say: Fructose malabsorption, formerly named “dietary fructose intolerance,” is a digestive disorder in which absorption of fructose is impaired by deficient fructose carriers in the small intestine’s enterocytes. This results in an increased concentration of fructose in […]
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