The scariest thing about GMOs, to me, is that we really don’t know much about them. There’s almost no concrete evidence out there that proves the danger of consuming GM foods to humans. Wonder why that is? There has only been one study done on the effects of GMOs in humans. ONE. And a pretty…
No-Nonsense Nutrition
Shh… I have a secret! (Dr. Price’s Nutrition and Physical Degeneration — free!)
Are you familiar with the man, the (nutrition) myth (buster), the legend, Dr. Weston A. Price? If you’re not yet, allow me to introduce you to my main man, Wes. (And yes, the rumors are true. I have a crush on him.) From the Weston A. Price Foundation: Dr. Weston A. Price (1870-1948), a Cleveland…
How To Avoid Radiation 1,000x Worse Than Airport Body Scanners
When the TSA came out with those wildly invasive, full-body security scanners last year, the backlash from the outraged American public was intense. The scanners produce graphic, detailed images of a person’s naked body seen by the TSA operators. People were NOT happy. But privacy invasion aside, many health-conscious travelers have been more concerned with…
20 Stocking Stuffers for a Real Foodie
Christmastiiime is here! Happiness and — CRAP! Christmas is like, next week! :-O Is the Santa at your house having a bit of a freakout right about now? Not to fear. You have til the end of today (Monday) to order last-minute stocking stuffers on Amazon and still have them reach you before Christmas….
Making Garlic Easy: Peeled, Minced, Stored, Ready!
I had an epiphany the other day. I was in my local hippie health food store, perusing the refrigerated aisle and getting mad that there wasn’t any cream or organic dairy that wasn’t ultra-high-pasteurized, lamenting over the low-fat kefir, and cringing at the selection of toxic tofu, when I came across this: Wait, is that…
Is Agave Nectar a Healthy Sweetener?
Ahh…agave. Nectar of the gods. Traditional sweetener dating back thousands of years. The healthiest sugar substitute a diabetic can hope for. Right? Sorry, you’ve been duped. Last week in our discussion of healthy sweeteners, I briefly mentioned that agave nectar absolutely does NOT belong on our list of natural alternatives to processed sugar. Agave nectar,…
Replacing Refined Sugar with Healthier, Natural Sweeteners (video)
Sugar is Bad, Honey is Rad Remember how we talked about cutting out the bad stuff in our diet, and replacing it with real foods instead? Sugar is definitely one thing I needed to do this with. I was completely, undeniably a sugar-holic before I started eating traditional foods. I’m not gonna lie. I definitely…
Learning to Make Milk Kefir
KEEF-uhr. Keh-FEER! Keff–ur? Urr… Whatever you want to call it, this is a must-make staple of a Real Foods diet. Delicious dairy cultured with these curious little clusters of “grains” I kept hearing about — I had been dying to get my hands on some for quite a while. I’d mastered my first weird homemade…
Crowding Out vs. Cutting Out: What’s Best for a Real Food Transition?
Usually when people think of beginning a new diet, they envision having to summon the strength to turn down all the tasty foods they love. Muster up the willpower to cut out the bad stuff, and only eat the good. But what if there was a way to switch to a better diet without being…
How I Accidentally Rendered Some Chicken Schmaltz
I have a feeling some of you seasoned Real Fooders are gonna laugh at this one, but here goes yet another story of this noob’s traditional cooking adventures. Maybe there are still some of you that have not yet made this discovery like me. Either way, it’s pretty awesome. So, I was roasting up a…