Gravlax Salmon Recipe

easy simple healthy salmon recipes

This is one of those foods that I was very hesitant to try when I was younger, and I absolutely love it now! If you haven’t had it before, the basic idea is that you are curing raw (wild caught) salmon in salt, sugar and spices. It. Is. Delicious. I tried a lot of recipes [...]

Seven Quick Takes

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  So…  because today is my cleaning day and I don’t have much time to post, Seven Quick Takes seemed like a great way to get a post out and find out more about you guys in the process. On facebook, you guys mentioned that you’d like to occasionally hear about me/personal topics and not [...]

The Minimum Effective Dose for Wellness

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I already talked about How to Stay Motivated, but for some people, the motivation isn’t the problem. Even those with will power of steel sometimes struggle with living a healthy lifestyle because they simply don’t have enough time. If you fall in to that category, taking a minimum effective dose (MED) approach to Wellness can [...]

How to Stay Motivated

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A question I often get from clients is “How do I stay motivated once I start this lifestyle?” I used to say that if only I could figure out how to answer this question, I could solve all the dietary problems of the world. Well, I’ve figured out how to answer the question, and it [...]

Step Away From The Scale!

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A common theme I’ve noticed among many clients is an obsession with the number on the scale. It is so easy to get caught up on the number, rather than the health behind it. Jason at Everyday Paleo, wrote a great post about this recently, (part II here)explaining that weight is little more than the [...]

Probiotic Lemonade

probiotic lemonade lactofermented recipe

This week’s theme is “Getting Adventurous” since we’ve gotten the hang of the basic dietary principles and can now start incorporating some of the more exotic and fun aspects of healthy living. I’m a big fan of Water Kefir and Kombucha for their probiotics and beneficial enzymes. They do require specific cultures though (available here) so [...]

Huevos Rancheros

juevos rancheros paleo style

If you eat grain free, you likely eat a lot of eggs for breakfast. I’m always looking for new ways to mix up the breakfast menu, and this is the latest creation (not the best picture.. sorry). I always used to enjoy Huevos Rancheros, but being grain free, the corn tortilla had to go. This [...]