Powdered Beets for Performance? Go Fresh!

“Beets are indicated for athletes because of their concentration of nitrates, which have been gaining more and more attention for their ability to improve athletic performance and reduce blood pressure“, read a recent article on a popular sports website. And I see more friends and fellow athletes partaking of beets, beet juice and…beet powders now more […]

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The Gateway Protein: Bacon?

I’ve long referred to fish as the ‘gateway protein’ for no other reason than that’s what it was for me, on my own food journey which included a two-year stint as a hard-core vegan. I’d begun dreaming about eating fish about six months in, but it wasn’t for eighteen more months that I actually began […]

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Two Ingredient Paleoista Chicken Soup Recipe

Feeling like you’d love to whip up a batch of homemade chicken soup, but you simply don’t have hours to spend slaving over a hot stove? You so don’t need to. Hand on my heart, you can create an absolutely delish chicken soup with very minimal ingredients and time and other than keeping an eye […]

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Don’t Shop Hungry

This may well be one of the most cliche tips we’ve heard in terms of not making impulse purchases at the grocery store. Going food shopping when you’re feeling starving is far more likely to result in bringing home all kinds of food-stuff that, were you in a rational (i.e. satiated from a balanced Paleo meal) […]

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Good Morning, Paleo

Paleo on Good Morning America today- did you catch it? Entitled Popular Paleo Diet Becomes Way of Life for Some with a description as follows, “The Paleo diet-turned-lifestyle phenomenon mimics how our cavemen ancestors ate, slept and exercised.”, it opens with the commentary that the Paleo lifestyle is not just about what we eat, but how […]

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Go Nuts at Whole Foods

If you’re a Whole Foods fan like I am, you’re well aware that many have a sizable bulk section which can come in quite handy for those times when you need just a little of this or a pinch of that. Granted, many of the contents in those bulk bins are more in keeping with […]

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Ironman Racing, Iron Hearts and Saving Lives

With all the stories we read now about chronic cardio and how going long is a bad idea, here’s an example of the exact opposite, and it’s on a personal note that I share this story with you, as it’s about a very dear friend. Nearly ten years ago, a private training client introduced me to […]

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Paleoista Approved at Chipotle

Being able to grab something quickly and cost effectively is something that is a key component for many in terms of being able to stay True to Paleo for the long run. Along with that comes knowing where we can safely eat without fear of being ‘glutened’ or eating hidden soy, dairy or other unfavorable […]

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Pocket Fuel Naturals- Perfectly Paleo Fuel!

Recently, a friend of mine, who is an avid runner sent me a text. She was about to go out for a long marathon training run and wondered whether a product she found in REI would be suitable in terms of keeping Paleo during training. I’d never heard of Pocket Fuel Naturals, so I asked […]

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