Selfless or Selfish?

From: http://paleochix.com/?p=1957 “Anybody who’s ever mattered, anybody who’s ever been happy, anybody who’s ever given any gift to the world has been a divinely selfish soul, living for his own best interest, no exceptions.” – Richard Bach I can’t tell you the number of times I have been called selfish in the last year. I’ve [...]

Paleo Day 5…stressed?

Your kids are screaming, the phone is ringing, someone is tailgating you and you’re 10 minutes late for where you have to be, and worst of all you have a headache that is right behind your eyes. Stressed? Thinking that this whole paleo thing is too hard and seriously right now all I want is [...]

Treat: Paleo Pancakes

This will make enough for 2 people. We also added a side of scrambled eggs with sweet bell pepper sausage and pepper. 2 whole eggs 1/2 cup almond meal (I’ve found 3/4-1c actually makes better consistency) 1/2 cup coconut milk 1 apple, cored and chunked (alternatively use 1/2 cup natural applesauce, no sugar added!! OR [...]

Think like a hunter/gatherer…

Alright so doing this whole paleo thing may not be the easiest thing for everyone at first. It takes a little bit of planning and practice on your part to get into this way of eating. Let’s think for a minute if you were living back then what your typical day might be like. First [...]

Paleo Tips

Congratulations! You’ve started going “Paleo”….now what? How do you actually accomplish this when you’ve been eating so far away from how you’ve evolved to eat? Here are 10 tips to help you get there: 1. Enjoy eating paleo. Enjoy what you eat. If you are unhappy with what you are eating you are unlikely to [...]

PALEO CHALLENGE

Paleo Challenge Rules Start/Finish: Saturday, June 5, 2010 to Saturday, July 3, 2010 Points of Contact: Kelli Cramer Sethrx (Seth DePasquale) Participants: This challenge is designed specifically for someone who is new to paleo and/or someone who hasn’t been able to successfully incorporate it into their life yet. Entry Fee: $20, sign up at the [...]

Fish Oil – Selection and Dose

Questions about Fish Oil…how much to take, which brand, etc.? No worries, read on. There are a number of Fish Oils on the market and they come in all kinds of forms from liquid to capsules and tablets. The form doesn’t necessarily matter too much. The first thing you will want to look for is the [...]

What Rob Wolf says about FAT!!

WHAT ROB WOLF SAYS ABOUT FAT: FATS: Fat is good for you.  Fat is essential to your well being and happiness.  (This is not hyperbolic writing. Having the proper fat profile makes a huge difference to your mental outlook and moods).  Fat is a great source of energy.  Fat triggers our sense of being full. Fat is an essential part [...]

Andrew’s Paleo Cookies!!

It calls for 2/3C shredded coconut and 1/3C coconut flour;  i still havent tried it with the coconut flour but when i make it I just use 1C shredded coconut and its delicious.  The author says not to skip the coconut flour so im gonna try it next time.  I also now use honey instead [...]

The Dangerous Side Of Sugar

There have been a couple journal articles concerning sugar and salt and their role in cardiovascular disease that have come out in the past week. They have sparked government concern and now debates are emerging on the possible intervention by the government in order to reduce health care spending. Would government regulation and restriction of these 2 culprits actually do anything, what [...]

Creating your own Almond Flour

Frugal Challenge If you’re like me, you may not consider using an ingredient in a recipe because it costs more than you’re willing to pay. But, if we learn how to make some of the foods we consider a “luxury”, we can possibly save enough money to give it a try! One of the food [...]

Fat Head!

This is a clip of the movie Fat Head. It is an excellent rebuttal to the movie Super Size Me, which places a lot of the blame for the obesity epidemic on corporate America and McDonalds. As McDonalds may be a contributing factor, in my opinion, Thomas Naughton’s contention is that McDonalds does not force [...]

Agave- The Not So “Good” Sugar

The truth about Agave! Agave nectar has been sold to consumers as a ‘natural’, ‘healthy’ alternative to sugar. It is commercially produced from several varities of the Agave plant and is 1.4 – 1.6 times sweeter than sugar. Agave is marketed as a low-glycemic sweetener, meaning that it illicits a lower spike in blood sugar [...]

Purpose Driven Training

I read this article today, A More Fulfilling Life: Learning From Elite Athletes from the Huffington Post. It really made me think about when I used to work out at __________ (fill in the blank with any other gym that I’ve worked out at in the past: YMCA, Snap Fitness, Gold’s, Urban Active…yes, I’ve worked [...]

What do I eat after workouts?

Here is what Robb Wolf (robbwolf.com) has on this topic: There are two things that need to be tackled here, the first is PWO food recommendations, the second is the strength issue. PWO Meal The idea of a PWO meal containing carbs (and protein) is to take advantage of a period of time in which [...]

Total vs. Net Calories: Does it Matter for Weight Loss

I’m 41 and have dropped approximately 40 pounds in the last year and a half, but am struggling to drop that final 20-25. The question I’ve always struggled with is how many calories should I be eating per day in order to see that final weight loss? Should I focus on just total calories in [...]

Review: Exercise Helps Teens Overcome ‘Obesity Gene’

http://www.usnews.com/health/diet-fitness/fitness/articles/2010/04/05/exercise-helps-teens-overcome-obesity-gene.html I came across this article while perusing through google news this evening and thought that it might be worth sharing with everyone. While most people may know that someone whose family has a predisposition to being addicted to say alcohol for instance, what does that family tend to do? Well, hopefully if they’re at all [...]

Egg Cupcakes!!

Who doesn’t want cupcakes for breakfast?  Really, if you had the option and you knew you wouldn’t end up on a sugar rushed carb crashed stomach turned bathroom fest, wouldn’t you go for it? Well, now you can have cupcakes for breakfast or at least little mini crust-less quiches that are shaped like cupcakes and [...]

Artificial Sweeteners – Not so sweet?

I had a question at the gym the other day that was also kind of in the back of my mind and it made me investigate the subject a little further. Artificial sweeteners are kind of a big thing for people that are starting on diets right? They’re great because while you are trying to [...]

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Prompts Considerably More Weight Gain!

ScienceDaily (Mar. 22, 2010) — A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same. A Princeton University research team, [...]

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