Chill Out With Spa Water

That’s what I like to call it, anyway. How many times have you been to the gym, the yoga studio or the spa and partaken of the lemon mint infused water offered in the lobby area or lounge? It’s ridiculously easy to make your own and, in the heat of the summer, create an incredibly […]

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Wait… I Thought That Wasn’t Paleo

This was a response I received from a few readers after yesterday’s post on Barnana’s Chewy Energy Bites (made of banana, and nothing else.   It’s just dried fruit!), and for others I’ve written as well. Understandably so, as the premise of True Paleo is to eat real, fresh whole food in season. So where […]

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Need a Snack? Eat A Pepper…

It happens all the time.  I’ll be out running errands or in the airport catching a flight, just about to bite into a crunchy, red bell pepper and someone will stare or gawk or even approach me and ask if I’m “really going to eat that, just as it is?”. Yes, as a matter of […]

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Choosing Wisely: The Perfect Nectarine

Eating healthfully in the summer time, for many, is the easiest time to keep on track.   Whether it comes down to the desire to eat a lighter meal because it’s hot outside or the vast array of local produce available, or for some, the impetus to look great at the beach, the end result […]

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It’s Just Food. Why is That So Surprising?

There is nothing tricky to the Paleo approach.   I often hesitate to call it a diet as that can imply a direct endpoint as well as infer a host of other unattractive, negative associations such as deprivation, restriction for a while, followed by a frustrated binge and then a repeat of the cycle over […]

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Livestrong, You’ve Got It Right!

When I saw the subject line of a recent article on Livestrong, I had to admit, I cringed. “7 Healthy Paleo Dinner Recipes” sent me straight to all the pseudo Paleo ideas out there- things using grass-fed dairy, or gluten-free soy sauce or huge amounts of honey…but happily, none of these things applied! Whoever contributed […]

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Paleo Recipes That Aren’t

I just came across a Pinterest page entitled Healthy Paleo Snacks and Treats.  Of course, I had to take a peek. And, of course, many of the recipes were just…not. A few in particular that stood out:  Guilt-Free Ice Cream! Just 3 ingredients: frozen bananas, peanut butter, and cocoa powder (peanut butter?) 1/2 cup peanut […]

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Healthy School Lunches- Forever An Oxymoron?

I certainly hope not. But there’s clearly a lot of work that needs to be done. Just this past week, I had an opportunity to speak at length with a woman who teaches kindergarten at one of New York City’s Public Schools. She commented that yes, there are vegetables offered, but they’re so horribly prepared […]

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