I love Thanksgiving. It seems that frequently when we get together with family, there are presents involved. Whether it’s birthdays or other holidays during the year, very often my parents or my in-laws are giving the kids a present for some reason or another. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful to have such great people … Continue reading Thanksgiving, Paleo-Style
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Emu Oil: Sacred Healing Food Revealed
The Australian Aborigines are one of the most ancient and still living primitive societies on the planet. For eons they have utilized traditional health practices and retained their robust health. The Aborigines prized emu fat as one of their “sacred foods” for health and healing and have long incorporated it into their mythical “dreamtime” spirituality. … Continue reading Emu Oil: Sacred Healing Food Revealed
The Truth about Fermented Foods
Traditional cultures around the world have utilized fermentation in their diets for all of recorded history. Before modern times it was one of the best ways to preserve food, including meat and fish, without refrigeration. But fermentation has it’s own health building benefits which many traditional societies sought with production of such well known fermented … Continue reading The Truth about Fermented Foods
Paleo, Primal, or WAPF? The Best Traditional Diet
Last month, we went over the basics of adopting a Paleo diet. A couple of questions arose after this last post: Is this the only healthy alternative to the Standard American Diet? Does every health-conscious individual really follow such strict guidelines all the time? Are there other traditional diets that can fit into our modern lifestyles? … Continue reading Paleo, Primal, or WAPF? The Best Traditional Diet
Ready To Go Paleo?
Nearly four years ago, I sat in a cramped booth at the Chipotle restaurant down the street and ate my first bite of meat in almost 20 years. I was reluctant to dig in, afraid the tiny pieces of chicken that I stabbed with my plastic fork would leave me feeling ill or simply grossed … Continue reading Ready To Go Paleo?