Remember the fat phobia craze in the 80s that spawned a litany of low fat and fat free snack foods high in sugar and other chemicals? Fat has really been demonized, and you’ve been misinformed about its role in human health. People are confused about “good” and “bad” fats. I frequently speak with clients who [...]
Along the lines of evolution we regressed from eating the Paleolithic diet of meat, vegetables, occasional fruits, seeds, and nuts to eating the Standard American Diet (SAD) of processed convenience foods filled with chemicals and sugar. Is it any wonder that our medical system here in the U.S. is the most advanced in the world, [...]
Blood sugar. It may not mean as much to you as, say, diabetes, but learn to manage your blood sugar properly and you’ll stay healthy and avoid diabetes. Or if you have type 2 diabetes and take a medication such as Metformin, you can control your glucose levels through diet and possibly cut down on [...]
In my 20s, I would occasionally embark on 5 to 7 day raw juice fasts for cleansing. The mornings involved the sweeter fruit juices followed by 4 to 6 raw vegetable juices throughout the day into the evenings. I did feel great and enjoyed all the benefits of detoxification and juicing: more energy, feeling light [...]
In honor of hot summer days (something we don’t get here in the San Francisco Bay Area), here is an ice cream recipe that is delicious, creamy, sugar-free, and does not require an ice cream maker! The frozen bananas make it creamy and provide potassium. Carob powder is wonderful for those who are sensitive to [...]
The salt we’re accustomed to using comes in a blue container–the one with the little girl dressed in yellow, carrying an umbrella. “When it rains, it pours!”
This, and most salt in the average home, is commercial refined table salt, 99 percent sodium chloride. Sodium chloride is essential to human life and is important for regulating [...]