COCONUT YOGURT RECIPE! Thanks to one of my readers…

One of my readers of the blog, Amy, has kindly shared and granted me her permission to use her coconut yogurt recipe.  Thanks to her, my personal coconut yogurt trails needn't continue! Here is what she had to say: "I make the coconut milk yogurt by blending approximately 3 cups of shredded coconut with about […]

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If It’s Gluten-Free, Is It Paleo?

Not necessarily.                       While still a better option that a wheat-based product, foods containing rice, corn or other gluten free grains are still grains, and therefore still contribute negatively towards making our bodies more acidic.   In addition, they also contain anti nutrients (lectins) which […]

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Green’ Bars & Powders- READ the Labels!

It sounds great:  "take this 'green' powder and it will provide you an alkalizing boost and all your vitamins". Unfortunately, though, even something that sounds fantastic still needs to be reviewed.   After reading the labels of almost ALL of products in this category at Whole Foods last week, I was hard pressed to find […]

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Road Trip (Paleo) Breakfast… at Denny’s (Not Kidding)

On our drive up to Sonoma for a race this weekend, we stopped at Denny's (slim pickin's along the 5 freeway!) for breakfast for some extra fuel, in addition to all the usual road trip snacks: steamed broccoli & asparagus, blueberries, apples, avocado, sliced turkey and some leftover steak (all kept in our thermal cooler […]

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