Is Low Carb Healthy?

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This question has been swirling around the blogosphere lately with many different answers. Some claim that really low-carb is the only way to go, others claim that eating low carb messed up their thyroid or other hormones. One important distinction that must be made is between low-carb and grain-free. These two are often lumped together [...]

Are Sprouted, Soaked and Fermented Grains Healthy?

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This is one question I probably get asked via email about ten times a week, and for good reason. There is some disagreement in the health community about traditionally preparing grains, and it seems that there is a good body of evidence on both sides. Maybe you’ve been asked why grains are bad when people from other [...]

Do You Have a Wheat Belly? Interview with Dr. Davis!

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[Note from Katie: I am so excited to post this interview with Dr. William Davis who wrote the book Wheat Belly:Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health.  William Davis, MD, is a preventive cardiologist whose unique approach to diet allows him to advocate reversal, not just prevention, of heart [...]

Bad Health Advice or Brilliant Marketing?

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I had another post scheduled for today, but after I got a magazine in the mail from our local hospital (that I have somehow been subscribed to) and visited a friend who had just had a baby in the hospital, this was on my mind. The article above is from the magazine from our local [...]

Banana Bread & Muffins

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Thanks to reader Sarah for passing on this great tip for a healthy banana bread recipe! She modified my Apple Cinnamon Coconut Flour Muffins to make a healthy version of banana bread. This wasn’t a recipe I’d tried myself, because I’m not much for bananas, and just hadn’t had a desire to make banana bread. [...]

Avoid Sunburn and Tan Better By Eating Real Food?

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Here’s a recent question I got from a reader about sun exposure while eating a healthy diet. Perhaps some of you can relate. Leslie asks: Since going grain free, sugar free, etc and incorporating more healthy fats and vegetables about 6 months ago, I’ve noticed I have a higher tolerance to the sun. I not [...]

The New “MyPlate” Recommendations Won’t be on My Plate

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Yesterday, I wrote about the problems with the outdated USDA Food Pyramid… today, I present to you… a step in the wrong direction! While the outdated “Pyramid” was apparently too confusing for normal people to understand, the new “MyPlate” was designed to be easy to understand, and it is… insultingly easy! It’s true that a [...]