Dying from Dye

A bowl of high-sugar, multi-colored grain pellets marketed as breakfast cereal, with a silly, cartoon rabbit on the package.  A dish of fluorescent orange macaroni and ‘cheese’ (although, many packaged brands don’t actually even have real cheese in the ingredients…) with the image of Spiderman on the box.  A chilled glass of Kool-Aid to provide ‘refreshment’ […]

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No Tamari, Please

It happened again today. I was dining at a Japanese restaurant with a friend, very much in the mood for sashimi, and I gave the usual briefing to the server- no gluten, so soy, no dairy. She assured me the items I’d selected would, indeed, be free of all of the above, (not too hard […]

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I Need Your Help. The Country Needs Your Help!

I’ve got an idea.  It could be groundbreaking and I’ve already got some key components of the idea, so please, read on. Along with my launch of the NYC Wing of my brand,  Paleoista, comes some new and exciting changes.   In the past, a large part of the business has been one on one […]

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Sugar Free

I am not referring to Splenda, Sweet & Low or Nutrasweet. I am talking about reconditioning your taste buds and your body to not want the sweet stuff in the first place. Cutting the sugar is hard, indeed, but it’s not hard for a long time. If you’re a real sugar addict, you’ll likely experience […]

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Spinach Teeth

Have you ever noticed an odd feeling of your teeth feeling gritty after eating spinach?  Something that seems to only happen after eating this one leafy green in particular, that leaves a sensation almost akin to having dirt on your teeth? I certainly have. And while it’s easily remedied by a quick brushing of the […]

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The One White Thing You Should Eat

Cauliflower. Crunchy, tasty and a nutritional powerhouse…despite its lack of color! As an excellent source of vitamin C, and a very good source of manganese, it’s a great source of antioxidants, has anti inflammatory benefits and can decrease our risk of cancers and other chronic diseases (especially cardiovascular diseases).  High in fiber, it’s also a […]

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Paleo Pate?

Recently a reader wrote in, asking if I could recommend a good Paleo-friendly recipe for pate. Let’s start with defining it. According to Wiki… Pâté is a mixture of cooked ground meat and fat minced into a spreadable paste. Common additions include vegetables, herbs, spices, and either wine or cognac, armagnac or brandy. Pâté can be served either hot or cold, but it is considered to develop its fullest […]

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To Be an RD, or Not To Be An RD, That Is The Question

I’m not a registered dietician.   I enrolled in a Master’s program to earn the title but was so appalled by the curriculum that I had to extricate myself before completion. The internship I was to have would have consisted of me counseling obese, diabetic patients to follow the recommendations of the USDA including (per […]

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Part Time Paleo? Part Time Vegan? Huh?

Yesterday, I noticed an interesting entry on a menu at a local cafe.   It was a tagline alluding to the concept of “Part Time Vegan” which brought to mind the reference of “VB6”- an eating approach recommending that one adhere to a vegan diet prior to 6pm every day. Are any of these a […]

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