Getting Fat Adapted? What Does That Even Mean?

It’s not as scary or extreme as you may think. It just means adding some more yummy avocado, a little extra olive oil, a handful of raw walnuts to your salad and including some fattier grass fed meats and oily fish, while lowering the amount of sugar (yes, even the natural type from fruits) in […]

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Campbell Soup & GMO Ingredients: Will We Keep On Slurping it Up?

At what point is it simply no longer food? Campbell Soup will be the first major food company to disclose GMO ingredients on their labeling, according to an article last week in the NY Times[1]. Denise Morrison, the CEO of Campbell, shared that three-quarters of the company’s products contained ingredients derived from corn, canola, soybeans […]

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Better Than A Cuppa…

We’re all on our laptops these days, and depending on the industry we work in, for some, myself included, we can be quite mobile. As someone who needs a change of scene and who prefers not to be stuck to the screen too long, I tend to enjoy working from several of the fine local […]

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12 Teaspoons a Day

  That’s the amount of sugar we’re being advised to consume as per the new dietary guidelines that were released yesterday. And yes, twelve teaspoons of sugar is less than what the average American currently consumes on a daily basis, 22 teaspoons, or three pounds per week[1], but is ingesting ¼ cup each day really […]

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Is Getting Lean, Fast and Fit Part of Your 2016 Plan?

Following a real, paleo-inspired regime won’t result in someone losing ten pounds in one week, the way some fad diets may promise, but it will create a slow, steady and safe way to peel off those pounds while improving your overall health simultaneously. You may already feel comfortable with the basics:  eat more fresh, in […]

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Your Top Five For Success with New Year’s Resolutions

So… how are those resolutions coming along? Did you know that 25% of Americans don’t even stick with their goals for a single week[1]? Whether you’re an athlete focused on losing that extra weight you’ve put on during your off-season, a weekend warrior with the goal to make regular exercise a higher priority or busy […]

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What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

Dining, dancing and drinking? Or celebrating with a quiet evening at home? Whatever your mode of welcoming in the New Year may be, consider keeping in mind two things, above all else: patience and gratitude. How do these two traits factor into a healthy eating and living blog? It sits right smack dab in the […]

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The Four Biggest Mistakes You Can Make This Week

Yesterday, the focus was on what to do. What can I say? I like to start out on a positive note! So today, you guessed it: let’s review what not to do, simply because we’re into the last few days of the year. Bingeing Whether we’re addressing eating, exercise, post-holiday sale shopping or generally having […]

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