I just had to write a little review of a hidden gem of a lunch place. Today, hungry, after furniture shopping on La Brea, my husband and popped into Cafe Midi in hopes of finding a simple salad with some sort of protein. Boy, were we in luck! The menu must have listed about fifty salads […]
Read More ›An interesting review of Paleo on Livestrong.com posted last week is the latest in what seems to be a series of at least a slight misunderstanding of what Paleo really is. From the first sight of the article, one can guess where it’s going, given the cliche cartoons of the ‘cavemen’ personae. Anyone else getting […]
Read More ›A few months back, I was contacted by a company called Breakaway Matcha. Could I review their product and see if I felt it would be a good fit for my clients and readers? Being just as much as a tea drinker as a coffee snob, I was intrigued. Knowing all the benefits of this […]
Read More ›I am often asked my opinion on whether or not I recommend taking probiotics. I don’t have a blanket suggestion; there are times when I think they’re indicated, and other times when they may be unnecessary. Generally speaking, I am a fan of getting everything we need from food and not having to take pills, […]
Read More ›No, vinegar is not part of the Paleo diet. I just received an inquiry the other day from someone who’d purchased one of my download plans, asking why there was no vinegar on it. So what’s the deal with vinegar? A few things: The Paleo diet is an anti inflammatory way of eating, using a […]
Read More ›Just got home from Hawaii early this morning. There aren’t a lot of choices if one wants a non stop flight from the big island to LA, so we opted for the red eye. I can honestly say I feel more worked and sore from that than I do from the race itself! It’s […]
Read More ›Said a friend and fellow athlete who was racing here at the weekend. I asked what he’d been eating and he said nothing out of the norm… with the exception of eating one of the ‘energy bars’ provided in the athlete goodie bag when he found himself out and about with no healthy options and […]
Read More ›The conditions couldn’t have been better yesterday, here in Kona for the Ironman World Championships. Madame Pele, the Goddess of Fire, granted us with calm seas, minimal winds (save the last stretch along the Queen K!), low temps and overcast skies. There are no complaints to be made about yesterday being too windy or too […]
Read More ›When this post goes live, I’ll be in the waters of Kailua Bay along with nearly 2,000 other athletes about the race the Ironman of all Ironmans- the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Today will be the seventh time I’ve had the opportunity of racing here on triathlon’s sacred grounds and I will honor this […]
Read More ›For anyone visiting Kona this busy week of the Ironman, you’ll find it’s easy to get caught up in dining out for all your meals. Just like when traveling anywhere, for that matter, adopting that temporary ‘oh, the heck with it; I’m on vacation‘ attitude which enables you to opt for not so healthy choices […]
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