Inflammation. We are seeing this word everywhere these days and it’s about time. I’ve certainly been writing about it for some time now and having been an advocate of what I call a food-first approach, I’m often leery of the latest and greatest trends that come to market. But recently, I had the pleasure of […]
Read More ›Must it be energy bars? Homemade energy bars may be a way to go, and are certainly a superior option than downing highly refined sports ‘nutrition’ products that often contain gut-busting additives, but what if you’re a fellow fat-adapted athlete, who prefers to have fat as their primary fuel source? If you were to go […]
Read More ›With the growing awareness of gut health, gut dysfunction and the gut brain axis, a plethora of products have popped on the market, each claiming to be a panacea of one sort or another. Some are valid. Probiotics undoubtedly can play a significant role in healing a leaky gut, as can fermented foods; shifting away […]
Read More ›I can vividly recall the days when I felt the way the woman in the photo shown above illustrates. Painful stomach aches, bloating and every GI issue in the books. For so long it was an absolute mystery; after all, I grew up eating real food. It was the early 70s, my mom was a […]
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