Hi, my name is Crystal and I have a confession to make… I am still emotionally tied to certain foods. Generally processed foods like chippies, chocolate and those insidious ‘special occasion’ gluten-free treats. From time to time, I struggle with cravings for cheats & treats, especially when I am tired, grumpy or stressed. I have not totally laid waste to the sugar […]
Watch Out America! The scarily successful ‘Share a Coke’ Campaign may be heading your way
The ‘Share a Coke’ campaign absolutely exploded in Australia over the summer of 2011. The campaign involved printing people’s names on millions of coke cans and bottles. People either found or ordered custom made coke bottles & cans, so they could ‘share a coke’ with their friends and loved ones. It was HUGE!
How to Grow Broccoli at Home
Broccoli is a very popular and versatile vegetable. It is the most nutritious of the commonly eaten veggies — loaded with vitamin A, vitamin C, riboflavin, calcium, potassium, iron and fibre. Fresh from the garden, broccoli has an unbeatable crisp, sweet flavour. The green and purple florets are delicious tossed raw in salads, added to your favourite […]
Paleo 30 Day Challenge — Story from the Trenches
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 Sure, it takes longer than this to completely shake off the shackles of an outdated mindset and useless beliefs about food and nutrition, not to mention cravings and addiction to processed foods.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 […]
The 7 Best Answers to the Question of “What is 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.…
What is the Paleo Diet?
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 […]
Coconut Yoghurt Recipe
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: […]
Have you done the 2012 Paleo Survey yet?
David Csonka of Naturally Engineered needs your help! He has put together the 2012 Paleo Community Survey. The purpose of this survey is to collect information about paleo diet community members, including demographic information, medical conditions, dietary preferences, and physical activity. Why should you participate? The resulting data will be invaluable in terms of understanding the […]
Sleep or Death?
Sleep or Death? Too Dramatic?
Not according to this neat little infographic.
You need more sleep.
It is as simple as that. Your health and longevity depends on getting 7–9 hours of good, quality sleep on a consistent basis. It is a matter of sleep or death.
Easy Egg Pancake Recipe
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! […]
Debunking Calories In vs Calories Out for Weight Loss: Assumption #1
When any government organisation or weight-loss guru advocate eating less and exercising more to lose weight, they are really trying to bend and contort the Calories In vs Calories Out principle into a weight loss strategy.
To apply this principle to weight loss they are forced to make some assumptions.
Assumption #1
That the only two variables that impact our body fat stores are the calories we consume and the calories we expend.
THIS IS WRONG.
Gardening with the Moons
Yesterday, the 27th of December, marked the 3rd day of the new moon. This means it was the first of 11 days of super growth in the garden for anything above ground. Some of you may raise your eyebrows — or even roll your eyes at me — but seriously, this gardening with the moons caper […]
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Crystal & Andrew Fieldhouse
My husband and I aim to eat quality, nutrient dense food (fruit and veggies that are seasonal and locally sourced or home-grown in addition to meat or fish that is grass-fed or wild-caught), get lots of quality sleep in a pitch black room, and train for functional strength and mobility. This blog is a reflection of our learnings and experiences with eating to a Paleolithic template, improving our sleeping habits, training in a Crossfit box, learning to cook and growing our own heirloom veggies.
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“Dear Paleo, it’s not you, it’s me…”
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Christine Cronau on Why Saturated Fat is Good For Us: Low Carb Down Under
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Low Carb Down Under Byron Bay Wrap
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David Gillespie on Sweet Poison: Low Carb Down Under
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Jimmy Moore on The Story behind Livin’ La Vida Low Carb: Low Carb Down Under
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“Dear Paleo, it’s not you, it’s me…”
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Is a Paleo Diet Just For The Snobby Elitist?
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Jo Fitton on Being a Cardio Addict: Low Carb Down Under
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Crystal Fieldhouse on What is Paleo: Low Carb Down Under
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Christine Cronau on Why Saturated Fat is Good For Us: Low Carb Down Under
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MN_John: I agree with trying the Perfect Health Diet, and t...
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