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…
No-Nonsense Nutrition
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…
10 Coolest Kitchen Gadgets Found on Pinterest
Are you on the Pinterest yet? If not, be prepared to waste precisely 100% of your free-and-not-so-free-time for a while. It’s bad. Real bad. Deliciously, addictively, aweseomely bad. One of the things I love most when procrastinating on the Pin is discovering crazy new kitchen gadgets. Who doesn’t LOVE kitchen gadgets?! I mean, sure, there’s a…
Guide to Choosing Gelatin Powder: Which Kind Should You Buy?
Have you been hearing more about the benefits of gelatin, and are interested in finding a quality gelatin powder, but aren’t sure which kind to get? You’re not alone! A very common question I am asked from readers is, “What’s the difference between all these different types of gelatin powder? And how do you choose?”…
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…
Is CAFO Meat Ever Okay to Eat?
If you’ve been following my blog or Facebook page for a while, or especially if you’ve read my ebook, you’ve probably picked up on a running theme around here: it doesn’t do you any good to freak out over eating a perfectly healthy diet. I’m anti-perfectionism. Anti-food-obsession. Anti-dogmatic, puritanical following of any particular diet religion….
How to Eat a Healthy Diet in 3 Simple Steps
“How to eat healthy.” There are over 300,000 people who search the internet every month for this term. Isn’t that fascinating? People are so confused these days on how to eat a healthy diet, and for good reason. Depending on who you ask, the definition of a “good” or “healthy” diet will vary wildly. For those…
Why I Hate the “5-Ingredient Rule”
Have you ever heard of the “5-Ingredient” rule? Some people say that if a food has more than five ingredients on the label, you shouldn’t buy it. I think this is kinda dumb. Do you ever use more than five ingredients in preparing foods you make at home? Sure. Does using more than five of them magically…
Let’s Calm Down a Little Bit About Our Food, Shall We?
“Just Eat Real Food.” Sounds simple enough, right? This mantra proudly repeated by many a “real foodie” these days is intended to highlight what the real food movement is all about—real food is good food. Healthy food. The only food you need. But, I think it also speaks to a problem I’ve encountered along…
How to Pick Out a Safe Set of Cookware for Less Money
Being into the whole real food thing is tough. You gotta dissect labels for toxic ingredients, trudge off to an actual farm to get food, spend hours slaving away in the kitchen every week, and you don’t have the luxury of picking up an easy frozen meal at a normal grocery store and firing it…