Why grains are not healthy. This is an often over looked nutritional topic, but for those dealing with chronic illness or autoimmune diseases, grains are often not an ideal food choice. In this post I will discuss all the reasons why grains are not a great food choice for many people. Why grains are not…
Nutrition
How To Eat Paleo At An All Inclusive Resort (Paleo, Gluten Free)
If you guys follow my blog, or Instagram, you will know that I just got back from a one week vacation in Mexico. One glorious week. The sun, the beach and total relaxation for seven full days. It was totally what my body and soul needed. However, before going on this vacation I was pretty nervous…
Gelatin: Health Benefits and Recipe Wrap-up
Nourishing Traditions outlines the many health benefits of gelatin and I now routinely tell people to incorporate this superfood into their diet. The health benefits of gelatin include: It provides an easily utilized source of collagen which is important for skin elasticity and texture It helps support bone and joint function and recovery from injury due…
Getting Personal: Guest Post on Ditch the Wheat
Erin’s IBS Story As I have mentioned before it is my goal to help others discover the power that food can have on healing the body so if I help even one person by sharing these intimate details then I have reached my goal. Thanks for your support everyone! As always if you have any…
Why Your Doctor Hasn’t Recommended The Paleo Diet (Paleo, Gluten Free, GAPS, SC
What are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, what foods they can be found in etc. And the education we do receive is mainly based on the current food guide. We do not get taught nutrition specific to certain diseases, mainly because the time it would take to do this would be immense, and would take away from…
My Favourite Real Food Books
So I am all moved into my new house. Well kind of. I am still surrounded by boxes. But I do have internet now which is rather important. It also means that I can write another blog post. Now starting off on a grain free diet can be rather intimidating at first. Our society is…
Disturbing Food Facts
So I read an article today that today disgusted me. I will post the link below for you all to read but first I will give you a little background. Now I have known for a while that our food supply is filled with additives/ ingredients that don’t belong in them. A few examples: 1….