Fat-free skim milk is the quintessential staple of any health-conscious home in America. You’re supposed to drink skim because whole milk has too much fat, too many calories, and cholesterol that can give you heart disease. Right? In case you’ve been led to believe these lies, I’ve got a few things I’d like you to…
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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…
Brown Rice or White Rice: Which is Healthier? (You Might Be Surprised!)
Alright. I’m just gonna come right out and say it. There’s Nothing Wrong with White Rice. That’s right. You heard me. I LOVE WHITE RICE. And I eat it all the time. I’m getting pretty sick of people lumping together white rice in the same category as other “refined carbs” such as that oh-so-scary white…
PUFA: What is it and Why Should it Be Avoided?
What’s worse for your health than processed white flour, refined sugar, or high fructose corn syrup? You might be surprised. Let’s have a little look at our food supply in recent history, shall we? At the turn of the last century, corn and soybeans were fast becoming the largest crop grown in the US. When…
10 Easy Steps to Turn Any Recipe Into a Real Food Recipe
I had an epiphany the other day. Ever since I started eating real food, I’ve stayed far away from where my meal inspiration used to come from (if not picked up straight from the freezer aisle) — recipes from magazines, websites, and TV shows with eye-rollingly-typical “healthy” fare. Ingredients like, “Bouillon cubes,” and “Heart-healthy canola…
Want a Nourished Baby? You’ll Want to Read This!
No you guys, I’m not pregnant yet. But I have been reading up on baby nutrition. The new husband and I don’t plan on entering into parenthood right away, even though we feel like the only people around who aren’t popping out kids left and right. Friends’ babies, family babies, neighbor babies, random-people-you-forgot-about-after-high-school-til-they-added-you-on-Facebook-and-now-bombard-you-with-how-many-times-Junior-pooped-today’s babies. Babies…
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…