“Don’t drink caffeine!” “Don’t eat sugar!” “Don’t eat too much at night!” The typical advice for sleeping better is probably all stuff you’ve heard before. And it probably didn’t work. (Hence, probably why you’re reading this post, in hopes for something different. I know the feeling.) I’ve come across a lot of information about sleep…
Healing with Food
Q&A: Why Am I Gaining Weight on the ‘Eat Fat Lose Fat’ Diet?
I’ve got some news: we’re bringing back weekly Q&A! I was getting a little overwhelmed with all the questions for a while there, and so I’ve been mostly handing them off to all our Facebook friends to help answer them. Which is great—I love the team effort! But I thought for ones which I really…
Better than “Bulletproof” Coffee
Your cup of coffee sucks. Because haven’t you heard? If it’s not giving you mystically-energizing, cognition-elevating, biology-“hacking,” body “reprogramming,” fat-melting superpowers (and most importantly, if you didn’t pay this guy 20 bucks for a tiny bag of your coffee beans), then well—you’ve got nothing more than a mug full of deadly toxins in your…
Stressed, Sick, and Tired? How to Nourish Your Metabolism Back to Health
Metabolism is probably the most poorly-understood aspect of health there is. From both the so-called experts in nutrition and medicine, to the perceptions about it by the general public, everyone is pretty confused about what metabolism means, and what influences it. We tend to think metabolism is a part of our genetics—you’re either a skinny-mini…
How I Raised My Body Temperature by a Full Degree in Less Than a Week
I did a rather exuberant little happy dance last night. “IT WORKED! IT WOOORRRRKED!!” I squealed! “I’m hot and youuu’re not!! Ha – ha – HAAA!” I obnoxiously sang at my husband. More dancing, singing, and squealing ensued, for an inappropriate amount of time. Okay, wait, let me back my story up a little. So,…
Toxic Polyunsaturated Fats Stuck in Your Cells? A Simple Solution
Polyunsaturated fat. An excellent source of DNA-disrupting free radicals, thyroid-killing omega-6 fatty acids, and metabolism-squashing inflammation. Better load up on that oily “buttery spread” that’s jam-packed with the stuff, right? I mean, hey — the American Heart Association says so! Well, dear readers, I’m quite confident that you know better than to follow advice like…
What Do You Do When You Can’t Gain Weight?
“Ugh. I wish I had your problem!!” -Every person, ever, when I’ve mentioned anything about not being able to gain weight. Well, I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that… Yes, my “problem,” annoyingly dismissed by so many well-meaning people throughout my life, is that I’ve always been chronically underweight. Stick-thin….
Moving On From GAPS: Why I Changed My Course
This is hard for me. I loathe the idea of “quitting.” Anything, really. But, as some of you already know, I made the decision several weeks ago to end my journey with the GAPS diet. After I was off to a great start, I began experiencing some difficulties with GAPS that made me reconsider whether…
Matt Stone, You’re Blowing My Mind
I haven’t really delved that far into the topic of weight loss in my research on health and nutrition, because it’s really rather irrelevant to me. As you may know, the last thing I need is to lose weight. However, I realize this is obviously a subject of interest and importance to a very significant…
GAPS Diet Update: I’m a Cheater
Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater. Yes, that’s me. I’ve gone astray, and my lying, cheating, cold dead beating, two-timing, double-dealing, mean mistreating loving heart wants to come clean. Okay, I don’t have a “cold dead” heart just because I fed myself a little anti-GAPS fare. But I still want to explain. If you’ve been following along…