Thanks to the Atkins and other low-carb diets, refined white sugar has a well-deserved bad name. But in our quest to keep satiating our collective sweet tooth, we’ve created a myriad of fake, artificial sweeteners.
How To Cure A Sugar-Fiend
Have you ever tried to get a child to eat healthy foods, only to have them opt out of eating altogether? The plate gets pushed aside. The tasty smoothies get poured down the drain. Someone stubbornly refuses to eat.
Health Benefits of Raw & Fermented Foods
She sat across the table from me enviously eying my salad. “I’d really love some vegetables right now,” she said. We started talking about her diet — the typical diet of the typical American. I told her that 60-80% of the diet of traditional people groups isn’t cooked. “Oh,” she interrupted, “I bet I don’t cook 60% of the food I eat.” She missed my point. She was talking about sandwiches and cold breakfast cereals, snack bars and cheese sticks. Let’s not beat around the bush, people. The Standard American Diet (SAD) is cooked. Aside from the occasional salad or piece of fruit, we just don’t eat raw foods. In fact, we fear them.
I Won’t Make This Mistake Again
Sleep deprived and feeling the pressure of impending work deadlines, I did something I shouldn’t have done. I drank coffee. But, the story doesn’t end there. When I reached the bottom of my first cup, I grabbed a second. So, I felt a little wired. Not a big deal, right? It would pass. Then my…
Study Shows Benefits of Paleo Diet
It’s not surprising news (at least to me). But it is news. Medical researchers released the results of a study on Wednesday that demonstrated just how beneficial a return to eating foods more traditional to the human diet can be. They took a group of non-obese, sedentary(!) volunteers and fed them a paleolithic diet for 10 days. Just 10 days! And they got amazing and significant results.
The Cholesterol Myth
In my latest video, I talked about the Lipid Hypothesis — the theory that there is a direct correlation between the levels of saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet with incidence of heart disease. Today, I’d like you to hear from a man who absolutely rips the Lipid Hypothesis to shreds.
Good Fat, Bad Fat — A Video Tutorial
When I tell people about my diet, they smile and nod through just about every detail. Oh, you make your own condiments? Great. You cook everything from scratch? Great. You source local, organic vegetables and meats? Great. When I tell them I cook with animal fats — lots of animal fats — I lose them….
Breakfast Smoothies — Real Raw Food
They’re fast. They’re nutritious. We eat them every morning. And sometimes we eat them with lunch or dinner. Popular with kids as well as parents, smoothies enable you to sneak in all kinds of healthy vegetables and proteins your family members might otherwise turn their nose up at. Make them with totally fresh, raw ingredients…
Eat Fat to Lose Fat: A Real-Life Example
I’ve said it before. Fat isn’t bad for you. It’s not the quantity of fat you eat, but the kinds of fats that matter. In short: Vegetable oils = BAD Animal fats = GOOD (Go read this post on the subject if you’re fuzzy on why this is so.) Mark Sisson, of Mark’s Daily Apple,…
Healthy Fats: Is There Such A Thing?
Food Renegade Newbie Tip #2 Start Eating Healthy Fats. They’re not what you might think they are. If you’ve become a Label Nazi, you’ve probably noticed the perniciously pervasive oils that saturate the Standard American Diet (SAD) — corn & soybean oils. These oils — along with most vegetable oils — are primarily polyunsaturated fats…