Not Enough information/The Wrong Information This one is easily the first one that throws everyone off. Not everyone comes across the same information and there’s a lot of it out there. If we’re not careful, we can find ourselves committing to the wrong bit of information. Just look how terribly the low calorie thing went. […]
Healthy Eating
Top 5 Super Foods you Don’t Know About
Bacon Bacon is the number one super food because it’s a breakfast favorite already. EVERYONE loves bacon and the only reason someone would avoid it is because they’re afraid its unhealthy. Ironically, after years of being on the top 5 deadliest foods list the evidence is now overwhelming in its favor. The war on saturated fat is […]
The Nitrate and Nitrite Myth
Being a frequent shopper at Trader Joe’s, I happened to run across bacon that was being advertised as “nitrite” and “nitrate” free. Now I love bacon. Bacon is one of the most nutrient dense foods out there. I’m not going to get into the whole “saturated fat is deadly” thing. Here are some resources to look […]
The Truth About Red Meat
For the last twenty years or so, red meat has been demonized for everything from heart disease to obesity to cancer. The media loves red meat. Red meat is usually in headlines on gout, colon cancer or any other detrimental illness. Unfortunately, it’s all just cheap, unscientific muckraking crap. There is really no evidence that red meat […]
Death by Industrial Seed Oils
Industrial seed oils have been introduced as a healthy alternative to traditional cooking fats like ghee, lard, tallow, duck fat and coconut oil. Soybean oil, canola oil and corn oil are now dominant cooking fats for consumers and restaurants alike. It’s pretty easy to understand where animal fat and butter comes from, but where do […]
The Truth About Antibiotics
Recently, someone very close to me was prescribed antibiotics for an infection. The doctors were not exactly sure what the swelling was from, but they said it would be a safe bet to assume it was an infection. There were no signs of trauma, but there wasn’t a fever either. The doctors on this case […]
The Sodium Scare and Why low Salt is Dangerous
The whole salt scare came a while back when they discovered that salt raises blood pressure. The problem was, this study was done to people with low blood pressure to being with. Since salt is an important mineral, it helped normalize (raise) the blood pressure of people on the lower end. The study was then […]
Good Fats vs Bad Fats
Let’s face it, the game of life is money and everyone wants to make a buck. Whether it’s by selling you snake oil or a gallon of bullshi’t vegetable oil. Everyone wants to defend their products because it’s how they make a living. No wonder there is so much misleading information out there. With that […]
The 10 Best Meats and the 10 Worst Meats
http://www.kitchendaily.com/read/best-and-worst-meats#show-gallery I recently ran across a fun article of the 10 best meats and 10 worst meats. I loved the article because it gave me a good food ideas. Here’s the thing though, I was looking at the “10 worst meats” for my healthy alternatives. Unfortunately, many health or food websites are still going off […]
What is the Paleo Diet?
The Paleo diet is best described as a natural diet. The safest way to eat healthy without getting into science or a specific diet is to eat natural foods. Meat, unaltered seasonal fruit, fish, eggs, vegetables and nuts are all found in nature and can be consumed without any processing (boiling, chemical extracting, fermenting, etc). […]