In the 40-plus years that I have been studying and experimenting with diets and dietary recommendations, I have come to believe that no diet or rigid set of recommendations is sustainable or even appropriate for everyone. Humans have complex biological systems that constantly change over time. In my health coaching practice, I help clients listen to their bodies, experiment, and take the best
Paleo
Introducing Paleo Skincare!
I don't eat red meat, so it's weird for me to be writing a post about beef fat in your skincare products. I've actually never even really tried red meat as a food, being grossed out by it even as a child. However, my personal and professional mission is to find the safest, purest, most nontoxic products (and the ones that have the least environmental impact), so I have gotten over the ick
Grain-Free Chocolate Chunk Nut Butter Brownies
Just because Valentine's Day is over doesn't mean an end to Chocolate Month (aka February). These brownies, from the My New Roots cookbook, are so rich and yummy, and they don't contain gluten or grains of any kind. Warning: Don’t eat too many before bed or they might keep you up at night! This recipe makes 20 brownies. Grain and Gluten Free Chocolate Chunk
Why Beef Tallow Soaps Aren’t Gross
My friend L. wrote to me the other day, and told me she was boiling beef tallow to use on her newborn's dry patches, and that her husband, "as usual, thinks I'm insane." While L. did have a natural birth and encapsulated her plancenta, she also lives in Manhattan and wears high heels and is actually a sorority sister of mine (yup, I was in one). So it appears that tallow is no longer just for the
Paleo Carrot Cake Recipe (and My Take on the Caveman Diet)
When my first grandson, Felix, turned two, we shared our favorite sprouted carrot cake recipe on this blog (Maia made the cake for that party). When Maia's second baby, Wolfie, turned one a few weeks ago, I offered to make the cake (Maia is quite busy with Gimme the Good Stuff and two active boys out of school for the summer). I stuck with our carrot cake tradition, because we always try to make
