Never fails to amaze me when I hear commentary about people ‘being good’ on their eating plan for a mere handful of days or weeks and then deciding to ‘reward’ themselves with a trip to the ice cream shoppe or pizza parlor. Is that any different from quitting smoking cigarettes and then deciding that once […]
Read More ›I will be speaking this weekend at the LA Fitness Expo, about Paleo eating, giving a talk entitled, The Diet You Were Born To Eat. I’m on at 11AM in the South Hall of the LA Convention Center and will then be a part of the Real Food Panel at noon, to entertain Q&A and […]
Read More ›Very valid, and commonly asked questions. Most people who come to Paleo for weight loss goals are coming from a mindset of counting calories. Those that entertain being primal without weight loss (or gain) goals are still familiar with the idea of portion sizes, whether they use the schematic of ‘one portion of protein equals […]
Read More ›Let me start by saying that apparently, pizza still counts as a vegetable. Not kidding. “Millions of schoolchildren in the United States will see more fruit and vegetables and less fat on their lunch plates under new U.S. Department of Agriculture standards unveiled Wednesday aimed at improving child nutrition and reducing childhood obesity”, begins a […]
Read More ›I was pleasantly surprised after reading the headline article in today’s Livestrong.com ‘s newsletter. Nice, for a change!I saw the headline and prepared for what would likely be another “woe-is-me, I have ‘fat genes’ and there’s nothing I can do” diatribe.Not so much!Rather, the author shares that despite being overweight as a child, the message, […]
Read More ›This time, it was antelope. Oh, dear God, these fillets were to die for! They were so good that I felt guilty enjoying the leftovers all by myself and not sharing with my husband. Well, not that guilty, since he ate two the night before. OK, that’s another topic! I created a pan sauce, even […]
Read More ›Smoothies have got to be one of the most popular go-to for meals on the fly. It’s ridiculously easy to whip up a concoction of any combination of ingredients, and it does not, by any means, need to be syrupy sweet. I’ve gotten in the habit of throwing at least 1/2 a bunch of kale […]
Read More ›Clients often want to know what they can use as a ‘topping’ for all sorts of concoctions they create, from sweet to savory, as a substitute for recipes which call for anything from toasted breadcrumbs to commercially prepared fried onion rings in a tube (not kidding, unfortunately) to wheat germ stirred into a yogurt. Mouth […]
Read More ›I’ve touched on this before; is it better to delve right into a 100% Paleo diet, or ease your way in? I strongly encourage the former, with one exception, and this is based on one of the things I experience in my own transition to following the Paleo diet: when one is making the change […]
Read More ›That was the title of one of the articles in this week’s Livestrong.com ‘s e-newsletter. Of course, I just had to click on it. I never know what to expect when I see a title like that these days, so I braced myself for what I presumed would likely be anything from a gimmicky […]
Read More ›
Sign up for our newsletter today and get the latest updates about The Paleo Diet.