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“Dear Paleo, it’s not you, it’s me…”

March 24, 2013 : General, n=1, Paleo, Stress

I have to admit that I’ve never ended a relationship with a “Dear John” letter and I’m pretty sure I haven’t pulled out the “it’s not you, it’s me..”  line when trying to sell a reason to break-up…at least not since I was about 14 years old. But, when your relationship isn’t working out the way you planned, or when […]

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21-Day Sugar Detox

August 12, 2012 : Eat, Paleo

Like many who have “gone Paleo” I feel like I have added sugar under control…Most of the time. Yes, there are times when I will go for a gluten-free cake or dessert at a restaurant. And, yes sugar has been the prime culprit in pushing me off the Paleo wagon in the past. But when I make chocolate and other treats at home […]

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Paleo 30 Day Challenge — Story from the Trenches

July 1, 2012 : Paleo, Weight Loss

It still amazes me that a mere 30 days has the power to totally change the course of your life. Sure, it takes longer than this to completely shake off the shackles of an outdated mindset and useless beliefs about food and nutrition, not to mention cravings and addiction to processed foods. But 30 days is definitely […]

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The 7 Best Answers to the Question of “What is Paleo?”

June 24, 2012 : Eat, Paleo

This is a multi-media round-up of what (I think) are the best answers to the question of “what is paleo?” by some of my favourite bloggers, from around the Paleo Blogosphere and beyond.

If you are totally new to the whole idea of Paleo then this is a great place to start.
On the other hand, you may have been doing this whole thing for awhile but are struggling to explain to your family and friends why you have chosen to overhaul your lifestyle in ways that can seem overly dramatic and restrictive to those who are looking in from the outside.…

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What is the Paleo Diet?

June 15, 2012 : Eat, Paleo

Often definitions for what the Paleo Diet is all about and the ‘rules’ or guidelines for what to eat and what to avoid on a Paleo Diet, start with explanations of what Paleolithic Man (aka our caveman and cavewoman ancestors) might have eaten for the many millions of years before we started cultivating crops, farming animals […]

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Coconut Yoghurt Recipe

April 8, 2012 : Eat, Paleo, Paleo Recipes

I posted up a picture of our homemade Easter treats to Facebook and the response was huge! The Chocolate Egg Nests were a big hit with both our family and our Facebook fans.  And let me tell you, not only do they look awesome, they were also super tasty! But the question on everyones lips (and fingertips) was: […]

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Easy Egg Pancake Recipe

March 1, 2012 : Eat, Paleo, Paleo Recipes

The Easy Egg Pancake is both easy and tasty! This is my go-to brekkie meal most mornings and this is also the recipe I shared with Jimmy Moore and Mindy Noxon Iannotti when I was a guest on the Low-Carb Conversations Podcast recently. If you don’t have any mad spatula skills then this one is definitely for you! […]

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