Coconut Oil vs Coconut Butter; What’s the Diff?

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll already be well aware that I’m a big fan of including raw coconut to one’s diet. What if you don’t have access to the fresh thing? Enter coconut oil…and coconut butter. But what’s the diff between the two, and is one superior to the other? […]

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Frozen Yogurt for Lunch?

The other day while out running errands, I came across two different women in two different places doing the same thing:  eating a large vat of frozen yogurt as their lunch.  Both happened to be having conversations with people about what they were eating, which I overhead, partly because they were both in very close […]

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Certified Organic, or Just Organic?

Such a confusing topic; not too different from the labeling of grass fed meats! I went to a farmer’s market I hadn’t been to before this morning, and had several quite valuable conversations with a few of the vendors, all of whom were selling produce. If I’m in my usual stomping grounds, I know which […]

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McDonald’s and the Olympic Games…Perfect!

According to McDonald’s website, they “became an official sponsor of the Olympic Games in 1976 and have a longstanding commitment to the Olympic Movement. At the 1968 Olympic Winter Games, McDonald’s airlifted hamburgers to U.S. athletes competing in Grenoble, France, who reported they were homesick for McDonald’s food.” Nothing like a nice big bite of good […]

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Ultrarunning “Cuisine”

In no uncertain terms, the ‘food’ that is offered to athletes giving their heart and soul to an ultra race is, unfortunately the same as, if not worse, as what is offered to athletes during an ironman triathlon.. I say this from first hand experience; while I’ve only run 50 milers, my husband has run […]

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Humane Farming- An Oxymoron?

I don’t think so. But many people do.  Recently, a reader responded to a post I wrote about being vegan by sending me a few links to some sites which focus on how, in their hosts opinions, there is no such thing as humane farming…  Such a delicate topic to write about, and in particular […]

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Shrooms and Your Health

Not those kind of shroooms, people!  Mushrooms not only contribute taste and texture to a meal, they also offer health benefits including: • immune system support  • support of the cardiovascular system  • source of non heme ironWhile you can certainly find all sorts of mushroom preparation in dried form or in pills, as with […]

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Synthetic Living

I had a consult with a client the other day.   He is only in his early fifties, yet presents as though he’s twenty years older, by his own admission. Despite being a ‘healthy’ weight, he is far from actually being healthy. He used to be a runner.  After he began feeling tweaks and twinges […]

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Get Your Paleo ZZZZs On!

Getting a good night sleep is far more important than most people think. We’re likely all guilty of foregoing  good night’s sleep myself on occasion, myself included.   Working late, getting up early to train or to take care of the kids or simply trying to squeeze too much into one day’ time can all […]

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