Puerto Rican Beef (GF/DF/Paleo)

January 10th, 2013 | Beef, Recipes

 

This is one of our favorite “go-to” meals that we adapted to make nightshade-free.  It is delicious, easy and very filling…with all that goodness piled on a bed of sweet potato!  This dish makes great left-overs.  It’s a nice meal to make for a big family or if you have to feed quite a few people…just double it.  We make it often when we have friends over. Hope you enjoy!!

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The Paleo Secret Guide to Goals vs Resolutions

December 29th, 2012 | Thinking

I am of the belief, and I think you’ll find it echoed by experts on the subject, that “resolutions” are generally weak for several reasons. First, they tend to be vague things like “lose weight” or “get healthier” – In order to achieve something, you need to quantify what the exact desired result is. The human mind will work a lot harder to achieve something explicit, where as something vague is easy to sluff off.

Over the years it has almost become cliche for people to set “new years resolutions”, that they may aggressively pursue for a month or so, but in the end forget about 2 months into the year and slide right back into their old habits. People regard resolutions as being ok to forget about, because they’ve always done it, and everyone they know does too. A goal is more of a pact with yourself, that if written down and tracked holds much more weight, and has the potential for disappointment. If you don’t hit it, you are essentially breaking a promise to yourself by not keeping it. Resolutions are much easier to ignore, thus often times ineffective.

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Celery Root Mish-Mash (paleo/GF/DF)

December 21st, 2012 | Recipes, Sides

 

Celery root (a.k.a celeriac) was introduced to me by a friend of mine and I just love it!  It’s an interesting looking thing…brown and kind of ugly (see below).  You peel off the brown, outer layer and underneath is a white-fleshed root vegetable that is quite versatile. Try out this simple celery root mish-mash….its delicious!

Ingredients

  • 3 celery root bulbs
  • 1 small head of garlic or 5-6 garlic cloves (unpeeled)
  • 1/2 cup packed fresh parsley
  • 3 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • sea salt

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Leaky Gut: The Gateway to Chronic Disease

December 7th, 2012 | Eating, living

All diseases begin in the gut.     

Hippocrates, 460-370 B.C.

 

This is a very important topic that I wish more people were aware of, so I want to pass this information along.  Leaky gut is something that I have personally been healing from for the past few years.  It ended up being the underlying issue behind my chronic skin and immune system issues.  It took YEARS and many health practitioners to connect my skin issues with dysfunction of the gut.  Luckily, more and more practitioners are becoming aware of leaky gut and how to treat it.  Research continues to emerge regarding the connection between leaky gut, inflammation and many chronic disease conditions.  Hippocrates really knew what he was talking about when he said “All diseases begin in the gut.”  Please take the time to read this and be aware of how important your digestion and the health of your gut are to your overall health, immunity and vitality.  If you have a chronic disease condition, especially autoimmune or skin issue, consider looking into the integrity of your gut health as a key culprit in the manifestation of your symptoms. 

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What I’ve Learned

September 19th, 2012 | Thinking

I’ve spent the last 5 years working as a home health physical therapist.  I never expected to work in this area..it sort of just happened.  Life doesn’t always give you want you want, it gives you what you need for your own growth and evolution.

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The Paleo Secret 30 Day Challenge

August 20th, 2012 | Eating,

(This is Chris…he changed his diet for 30 days, lost 6.4 lbs, and 5.7% body fat.  He changed nothing with his exercise routine during this time and simply ate according to a whole food paleo type template)

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Non-toxic Personal Care Product Recommendations

If you read my previous article, Think Twice About What You’re Putting On Your Skin, you know that on average we are putting 100+ chemicals on are bodies daily.

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Meat Crust Quiche

May 16th, 2013 | Breakfast, Recipes

We made this meat crust quiche over Mother’s Day weekend and it was the BEST quiche I have ever had and I wanted to share it with you all!  Mom and the rest of the family were raving about it! I’ve never liked the crust on pies or quiches, so having a crust made of sausage was a brilliant idea.  It also makes the quiche more filling with the addition of extra protein. We got this recipe from Julie Bauer over at www.paleomg.com.  She has awesome recipes and everyone should check our her site!!

Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the moms and moms to be!! Enjoy!

Serves: 4-5
Ingredients
  • 1 pound breakfast pork sausage (or italian sausage)
  • 1 small sweet potato, diced
  • ½ yellow onion, diced
  • 2 cups fresh spinach
  • 4 eggs, whisked
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground paprika
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons bacon fat (or other kind of fat)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Now you gotta make your meat into a crust. So pull out a pie plate and begin to press your meat into the pan until it is even all around and pressed up to the rim of the plate.
  3. Place the pan on a baking sheet (in case of any spills) and in the oven, and bake for 18-20 minutes until meat presses back when you poke it. It doesn’t need to be completely cooked through, but pretty close.
  4. While your crust is baking, place 2 tablespoons of fat into a saucepan over medium heat. Then add the minced garlic.
  5. Add in the chopped onions and sweet potatoes to the pan and mix to cover with garlic. Once the onions begin to become translucent, sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper on top and cover to help steam the potatoes and cook quicker.
  6. Once potatoes are tender after about 4-5 minutes, toss in the spinach and cover once more to help the spinach wilt.
  7. After a minute or two, once the spinach is wilted, remove your mixture from the pan and place in a bowl to let cool.
  8. When mixtures is cooled, add in the eggs, garlic powder, ground paprika and a bit more salt. Mix well.
  9. After the crust is done baking, remove the excess oil that may be left behind, then pour your egg mixture on top of the meat crust. It’s just fine if some leaks over into the pan because the meat will shrink just a bit.
  10. Place the pan back into the oven and bake for 23-25 minutes. My quiche took quite some time to completely cook through because the pan wasn’t very deep, so be sure to just poke at the middle. Once the middle pushes back when you poke it, it’s all good to go.
  11. Let cool, cut and serve. Avocado on top was perfect.

Recipe by Julie Bauer

http://paleomg.com/meat-crust-quiche/

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What To Do When Your Doctor is Concerned About Your Cholesterol and is Pushing the Diet From “Forks Over Knives”

May 14th, 2013 | Eating

We got this question on the blog and I figured I would address it and share it with everyone…

 

“Hey guys/gals.. I need some help.  My wife’s doctor is concerned about her cholesterol and is pushing the diet from the “Forks Over Knives” documentary. While I haven’t gotten my wife to fully embrace Paleo she is open but her doctor is telling her no coconut oil, no bacon, no butter, etc… We are supposed to attend a nutrition talk with her doctor on Tuesday and I have been invited mainly because the doctor knows I’m pro Paleo.  I need help with some resources to help argue my case.  Any thoughts to this? Thanks in advance.”

 

Yes…I have many resources and many thoughts. Lets get started… Keep Reading…

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Coconut Milk Custard

May 9th, 2013 | Dessert, Recipes

This recipe comes to us from Karen Falbo.  She is a Certified Nutritionist and the National Nutritional Program Coordinator for Vitamin Cottage or Natural Grocer.  I had the pleasure of attending one of her cooking demonstrations at the PaleoFX conference last month and she kindly agreed to share her recipes.  I made this for a dinner party the other day and it got rave reviews! I did the quick version of this custard and also served it with fresh strawberries. Hope you love it as much as we did! Thanks Karen!!

You can go HERE to see one of Karen’s nutritional lectures titled, Healthy Weight Management: Hormones and Metabolism.  Check it out! Keep Reading…

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Paleo Secret and Paleo Plan Have Teamed Up for an Exclusive Offer for Paleo Secret Readers!

May 3rd, 2013 | Eating

 

Hey Guys, are you ready to kick off your May with a Paleo Challenge? Our readers ask us constantly for recommendations on a comprehensive solution covering all aspects of the Paleo lifestyle and getting started. Well here it is! We have teamed up with our friends at Paleo Plan to offer a bundle that covers every angle for you.

 

Paleo Plan’s “Quickstart Guide to Paleo” generally sells for $34 on their website, but for our Facebook and Blog readers we have talked them into offering a special bundle, one that includes our EXCLUSIVE guide to getting rid of neck pain and fixing your posture, and a couple other valuable bonuses not available for purchase!  This bundle is packed with actionable information to take your health back and optimize your performance. We’re super excited about this, so check out what it contains.. Keep Reading…

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Quail with Kale & Yellow Squash (GF/DF/Paleo)

May 2nd, 2013 | Quail, Recipes
Here’s a quick and easy quail dish that only takes 10 minutes cooking time!  You can guesstimate that 2 quail serves one person so plan accordingly.  Serve quail with some sautéed kale and yellow squash!

 

Ingredients
  • 4 quail (cleaned and rinsed)
  • chinese five spice
  • cumin
  • smoked paprika
  • sea salt
  • pepper
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Kenny’s Testimony to The Paleo Diet

May 1st, 2013 | Resources, Testimonials

 

When I was originally introduced to Paleo I looked at it as a diet and was even concerned that it may be a fad.  Not the case, Paleo is a lifestyle choice.  I chose to eat a live a healthy nutritious lifestyle.  When I decided to live the Paleo life I weighed in at 282 pounds., 6 weeks later I weighed in at 240 pounds. Keep Reading…

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Womb Squat Series Part 2: Squatting on the Pot

April 30th, 2013 | Healthcare, Moving, Practical Living
Photo by www.mydailycomplaint.com

For those that want to take your health to the next level….

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If you have any sort of digestive related disease, digestion issues or pelvic related issues listen up!

 

Squatting on the pot could dramatically improve your digestion and your health!  Yes…you heard me correctly.  This position is actually the most optimal anatomical position in which to defecate or go #2.  Most people in the world actually still eliminate like this (mostly in Asia, Africa and the Middle East).  Why is this important? Because NOT defecating in this position has negative effects on bowel health. I’ve written multiple entries mentioning the importance of optimizing digestion in order to stay healthy and have a healthy immune system. Optimizing digestion includes breaking down and assimilating food properly AND being able to eliminate waste from our bodies. Keep Reading…

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Turkey Drumstick Soup for the Sniffles (GF/DF/Paleo)

April 25th, 2013 | Recipes, Soups

I made this soup over the weekend to help me ward off what I thought was going to be the flu.  I started to feel achy all over, got incredibly cold to the bone and then broke out into a fever.  I knew I needed pull in the big guns.  I needed some bone broth and some immune boosting power! I drank my broth and rested the weekend and luckily it never turned into the flu! Woo hoo! Bone broth and soups made from bone broth are excellent for improving immunity, gut healing and joint health.  Go here to see more benefits of bone broth.  We try to drink bone broth daily for optimal health and drink it more often when we are feeling a bit stressed or under the weather.  Check out this soup for a nourishing and healing dish! Keep Reading…

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Womb Squat Series Part 1

April 23rd, 2013 | Moving

 

Want to significantly improve your health and slow the aging process by doing one simple exercise a day?  Of course you do! Well….everyone has probably moved this way at one point in their lives, but perhaps don’t remember it.  This is the position we used to play in for hours as little tykes.  Traditionally, we used this primal position for just about everything, but over time and use of modern conveniences…sadly, we just don’t do it anymore. What is it?

THE WOMB SQUAT

It’s one of the most therapeutically beneficial positions performed frequently in Taoflow Yoga (fusion of yoga and qi gong) and is one of the most functional and primal positions known to mankind.  Traditionally, humans of all ages (including elderly) used this position for working (picking roots out of the ground, cooking over a fire), giving birth, eliminating feces, and just resting. Many native cultures outside of the Western world still use this position daily. Keep Reading…

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Spaghetti Squash Puree (GF/DF/Paleo)

April 17th, 2013 | Recipes, Sides

The idea for this dish comes from a dear friend of mine.  It’s simple and tasty…and it brings something a little different to the table.  It tastes good hot….but I love it cold too!  For some reason, when you puree the spaghetti squash there is a bit more sweetness to it than when you don’t. It’s yum! Check it out!

 

Ingredients

  • 1 spaghetti squash (medium)
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper Keep Reading…