The super food of the day is…Goji Berries! Considered as an incredibly significant herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine, goji berries are one of the most nutritionally-rich fruits, providing you with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and anti-aging benefits. In particular, they’re high in beta-carotene, vitamin C and are an excellent source of antioxidants because of their oxygen radical absorbance […]
Read More ›I first learned about Chia seeds’ role in sport back when I was reading Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall. As an endurance athlete going against the grain (pun intended) insomuch as avoiding pasta, bagels, breads and the like, I was particularly intrigued. The Tarahumara are “the running people” on which most of the book is based, a […]
Read More ›There are lots of gluten-free, and even grain-free ‘noodle’ options if you scan the market these days, but still, pasta made with flours, even if they are nut-based, are not much more than inflammatory fillers without much to offer from a nutritional standpoint. And while the easiest option is simply to eschew the whole concept, […]
Read More ›Last summer, I learned about a new Paleo cookbook, which would be entirely focused on soup. The author, Ali Rakowski, reached out and asked me to review it, which I did, and I highly recommend it. In particular, I liked how she stayed true to Paleo and on the rare occasions where she used something […]
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