Paleo Diet Coconut Macaroons
Lila’s Amazing Chocolate covered Paleo Diet Coconut Macaroons This recipe was adapted from one that appeared in the Chicago Tribune in April 2008. The original was done by Sarah Levy, owner of Sarah’s Pastries and Candies. My original intention when modifying this recipe was to make a low carbohydrate version, since at the time I [...]
Paleo Diet: More Commentary On Safe Starches
Just when you thought that the commentary on safe starches was over, Dr. John Briffa posted a follow-up post on his drbriffa.com blog entitled “Is There Such a Thing As A ‘Safe Starch’?”. “Every so often the nutrition blogosphere explodes with interest and much-fevered writing about a topic for debate. Not so long ago, I [...]
More Evidence That The Paleo Diet Can Reduce Cancer Risk
A very interesting article was recently published on October 26th, 2011 by Nutrition & Metabolism, entitled: “Is there a role for carbohydrate restriction in the treatment and prevention of cancer?”. The article delivers more evidence that the Paleo Diet can reduce cancer risk, and improve heart disease markers. British Dr. John Briffa, a prominent low-carb [...]
Is Intermittent Fasting and Paleo a Good Match?
As most people know, the standard conventional wisdom is that the more frequently a person eats during the course of a day, the more they will bolster their metabolism. Trainers and diet gurus everywhere say that “six meals a day” is the sweet spot for a fast metabolism. Another school of thought says that whenever [...]
Paleo Diet: “Carb Lovers Unite”
An article on the Fast Casual website titled “Carb Lovers Unite” written by Suzy Badaracco, came to my attention the other day (hat tip Jimmy Moore of Livin La Vida Low Carb) which attempts to portray carbohydrates as the victim of some sort of malicious attack by low carbohydrate diet followers (i.e. Atkin’s, Paleo [...]
The Paleo Diet & PCOS
Is PCOS yet another disease that is caused by the S.A.D (Standard American Diet), and cured by the Paleo Template? PCOS or Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome is listed as a “rare disease”, although as much as 10% of the adult female population of childbearing age (20-40), are diagnosed annually with the disease. Approximately 1 woman [...]
The Paleo Diet: Gallbladder Issues
One of the biggest problems I hear about when some of my clients begin eating in the Paleo or Primal way, is gallbladder issues and gallstones. Conventional wisdom tells us that gallbladder issues are aggravated by eating large amounts of fat, so of course the standard doctor’s advise is to avoid fatty foods. As usual, [...]
The Paleo Diet: Insulin and ASP
Everyone who lives a Paleo, Primal, or low-carb lifestyle knows a little about the hormone insulin. Insulin is the storage hormone that is released within our bodies, in response to the carbohydrates that we eat. If there is allowed to be even a quarter of a teaspoon too much glucose in our blood, we face [...]
Paleo Diet and the Skinny Jeans Solution
An interesting video was posted on my Facebook page the other day. The video was selling a new diet plan called the “Skinny Jeans Solution“. In the video assertions were made about how following the Paleo diet will cause sugar cravings and will not help women lose belly fat. In fact, Anthony LaMonica emphasizes that [...]
Is The Paleo Diet Just Low-Carb in Disguise?
After the recent Ancestral Health Symposium, there was a lot of talk in the blogosphere about how a large percentage of the presenters were from the low-carb community. Tom Naughton, Dr. Eades, and Gary Taubes to name but a few. But does that mean that the Paleo diet is just another low-carb diet in disguise, [...]
