Zinc Supplements: Necessary in Cold Fighting?

No doubt about it, zinc plays a crucial role in keeping us cold-free during this season when people to the right and left of us are dropping like flies with a cough, runny nose, congestion amongst other unpleasant symptoms. And if you’ve been following a typical diet, high in grains, you’re more likely to be […]

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Orange Juice to Fight Colds? Think Again.

Freshly squeezed orange juice is loaded with Vitamin C, so we should drink plenty the second we feel like we’re getting a cold bug, right? Not so fast. As part of this week’s theme on starting the New Year off in a healthy manner, tune in each day for tips on preventing, or fighting off, common […]

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Paleoista New Year Giveaway: Win A Pantry Basics Basket!

We’re nearly halfway through January already; can you believe it? Statistically, this week is when the most people will join a gym, embark on a new fitness endeavor…and begin a new ‘diet’. While many people do, indeed, begin attempts to execute rigid New Year’s resolutions effective January 1st, for many the first week of the […]

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It’s National Milk Day Today

I’m not making this up.  Today really is National Milk Day.  Who knew there was such a holiday? Apparently, it’s a celebration of the day when milk was first delivered in glass bottles in 1878. On the very same website where I learned about this holiday, if you will, was a very succinct description of this […]

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For The Love of Running

I’m going on a run today. Kind of a long one. And I’m doing it without having eaten cups of pasta last night for dinner, bagels and peanut butter for breakfast and you can bet I won’t be ‘recovering’ with chocolate milk when I’m done. By eating a real food diet (Paleo) and adapting my body […]

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Soup-To-Go Takes On A Whole New Meaning

Let’s face it.   We live in a hectic time and for many, squeezing in the time to eat is a luxury. It can easily end up being more along the lines of a collection of random foods thrown together haphazardly and inhaled in a hurry, rather than an enjoyable meal. While part of the strategy […]

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What is a Snack, Really?

What do you think of when you think about a snack?  An energy bar?  A handful of pretzels?  A low-calorie packaged item of some sort meant to tide you through until the next meal? According to Wikipedia, a snack is “a small portion of food eaten between meals. The food might be snack food—items like […]

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Pocket Paleo, Breakfast, Snacks and Workout Available NOW!

It’s been a long time coming and I’m thrilled to announce my third publication is available today! Pocket Paleo is a series of three cookbooks, with 50 recipes each, focused on three particularly challenging eating situations when it comes to keeping Paleo: breakfast, snacks and workouts. Yours for the taking now from both iTunes as […]

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Pocket Paleo: Workout

Book three in the new ebook series, Pocket Paleo, Workout is yours for the taking. Pre-order today and start reading tomorrow when they all go live! When it comes to eating paleo, pre- and postworkout foods are some of the most challenging meals. What you eat when you’re training for a triathlon is far different […]

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