We Spend Most of our Lives Sitting, and It’s Bad If you are like many people, you spend most of your workday sitting in a chair, either behind a desk or behind the wheel of a vehicle. If you are like most people, you spend a lot of time sitting in your car – almost … Read more
A whole lot, apparently. At least, if the experiments of Michael Rose are anything to go by. I recently found out about Michael Rose through Michael Eades’ newsletter The Arrow (highly recommended) – and I found it truly eye-opening. Be warned, this blog post is a bit of an excuse to nerd out on my … Read more
An Example of a Healthy Diet If you wonder what an ancestral diet could look like in action, I’ll give you a concrete example. We’ll do a breakdown of exactly what I ate in week. Of course, don’t feel like you need to eat exactly like me to be healthy. There is no “one size … Read more
How to Cook Chicken Hearts (for People who are Afraid of Organ Meat) If you are like the average American, my guess is that you would be disappointed if you asked me, “What’s for dinner?” and I replied, “Chicken hearts!” (No, I don’t have data to back that up – maybe the average American loves … Read more
What did the new dietary guidelines get wrong, from a primal health perspective?
What are the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and what do they mean for you?
Why Beginners Can Benefit from Snacks As I explained in part 1, it is optimal, from a health perspective, to eventually ditch the snacking habit. Having said that, if you are totally new to primal, paleo, low-carb, keto, or carnivore eating, and you are currently a chronic snacker, I would actually encourage you to plan … Read more
Why I’m Not a Big Fan Of New Year’s Resolutions Come January first, many people will be making all sorts of resolutions to be kinder, nobler, healthier, more moral people. Come February first, almost half of those resolutions will already be broken. I know you all have probably seen those statistics about how almost no … Read more
Keeping the Fire Going Conventional wisdom says that snacking is good, or at least ok, provided the snack foods themselves are healthy. The American Heart Association, of all people, says that “If snacking is done in moderation with smart choices, it can fit easily into a healthy dietary pattern.” (Some of their examples of “healthy” … Read more
What is a Sardine Fast? Fasting is all the rage in certain health circles. Of course, in its most basic form, fasting is just not eating, but there are also quite a few variations wherein you still eat something, but less than usual. These include bone-broth fasting, egg fasting, and, of course, sardine fasting. A … Read more