Eating Poor Quality Food, Late Night Eating and Reflux

A NY Times piece from last Sunday entitled The Dangers of Eating Late at Night shed light on how, in addition to America’s “poor diet, with its huge increases in the consumption of sugar, soft drinks, fat and processed foods”, another critical variable that is often overlooked with the correlation between these behaviors and the development […]

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Learning to Run

I was not always a fast runner. I’ve gotten more competitive but it didn’t start out that way. For years and years I raced open marathons and triathlons as a very middle of the pack participant. I was thinking about this today after a friend commented on a post I’d written recently about knowing it […]

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What Can I Eat at A Vegan Restaurant?

Wondering what you can eat when joining a vegan friend for dinner? It’s actually pretty easy. If you consider the fact that both True Paleo and a vegan approach to eating share the emphasis on local, fresh, seasonal veggies, good fats like avocado and coconut and olive oils along with some nuts in moderation, the […]

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Is Dairy Paleo? Do I Really Have to Avoid it?

No, it’s not. Even if it comes from grass-fed cows. Even if you feel you can ‘tolerate it’ as in you don’t have an obvious physical reaction like a stomach ache, or gassiness, whether or not to avoid it could be deciphered on a few considerations: Do you have a diagnosed condition such as celiac […]

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Breast Cancer Prevention & Paleo

Can what we eat really help prevent this type of Cancer? With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it was an appropriate time to write about this topic for Dr. Cordain’s The Paleo Diet Newsletter. Click here to read it, and if you don’t already subscribe to his newsletter, it’s a must do. With all […]

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Are Nightshade Plants Paleo?

Cut out the gluten, the dairy, the white sugar and all should be well, right? While that is a huge step in the right direction, it’s only a step. For anyone with an autoimmune condition, you’ve got to be a little more focused both on making sure to stay true to Paleo and not have […]

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What’s is Psyllium Seed Husk and Is It Paleo?

“Psyllium seed husks, also known as ispaghula, isabgol, or psyllium, are portions of the seeds of the plant Plantago ovata, (genus Plantago), a native of India and Pakistan. They are hygroscopic, which allows them to expand and become mucilaginous…” defines Wikipedia. (Gotta love that last part…”become mucilaginous”; just what I want to hear when I […]

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Paleo Approved Indian : Tamarind

I absolutely love Indian food. This type of cuisine, like most others, is very easy to enjoy, while keeping in line with healthy Paleo eating. I must say, it always strikes me as funny when a friend or client comments that they didn’t know they’d be able to enjoy Indian cuisine…or any type of cuisine […]

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