This is soooo yummy!!!! It is important to drink a shake after 15 minutes of a high intensity workout but before 30 minutes. Why? There are "stress" hormones released during a workout that can prevent the maximum benefits and absorption of the shake but after 30 minutes, your body doesn't take in glucose from the carb in this shake (or any carb) in the best way to benefit your body and not raise blood sugar levels. Your muscles need glucose to recover as well as protein. The best time to have a carb such as yam, carrots, etc. is after a workout. So enjoy this shake!
1 cup almond milk (sugar free)
1/4 cup raw cashews (I used regular too if out of raw)
1 cup spinach (or kale)
1 scoop protein powder
1/2 tsp ascorbic acid (vitamin C powder)
Sweetener if desired such as stevia (I'm allergic so used 1 splenda)
1 banana (frozen if want it colder)
1 tbsp coconut oil
Blend and enjoy!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Turkey Sausage
Ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons fresh sage
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons fresh sage
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons coconut oil
Combine all ingredients except the oil and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, overnight preferred. Add the oil and shape into four patties. Cook in a lightly oiled skillet over medium heat, about five minutes per side or until no longer pink in the middle. Alternatively, bake at 400F for 25 minutes. Serve hot.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Exercise Results
1. Increase in lean body mass & decrease of fat.
2. Increase in joint integrity due to strengthened ligaments & connective tissue.
3. Decrease in injuries from a higher capacity of muscles to perform work.
4. Increased skill in performing exercise.
5. Increase in bone density.
6. An enhanced immune system. from lymphatic system being optimized thru muscular contraction.
7. Better sleep habits due to regulation of hormones & an actual need to rest & recuperate.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Grains Manifesto from Whole30
THE GRAIN MANIFESTO
We’re continuing our “manifesto” series (refer back to dairy and peanuts for earlier offerings) with the one topic most likely to spur controversy – grains. Our Whole30 program doesn’t include grains of any kind – no breads, cereals, pasta, rice, not even fake grains like quinoa or gluten-free substitutes. We’re about to tell you why. (Note, we are well aware that this information may run counter to everything you’ve ever been told by your parents, doctors, personal trainers, government agencies and TV advertisements. For that, however, we make no apologies… because all the people who have been selling you Whole Grains for Health all these years have been just. Plain. Wrong. We understand if this makes you kind of angry. It makes us angry too.. but that’s a topic for another post.)
Why We Don’t Eat Grains
A. Grains provoke an inflammatory response in the gut
Lectins are specialized proteins found in many plants and foods, but are found in high concentration in grains (particularly wheat), legumes (particularly soy), and dairy. The most commonly referenced grain lectin is called “gluten”, but there are many others which are found even in pseudo-grains like quinoa. Lectins serve many biological functions in animals, but foods with high concentrations of lectins are harmful even if consumed in moderate amounts.
Lectins are hardy proteins that do not break down easily, and are resistant to stomach acid and digestive enzymes. They migrate through your digestive tract largely intact, and disrupt the intestinal membrane, damaging cells and initiating a cascade of events leading to eventual cell death. (Translation: lectins destroy the cells that line your intestines, leading to small “microperforations” or tiny holes in your intestinal lining.) These holes allow intact or nearly intact proteins, bacteria and other foreign substances to cross into the bloodstream – where they do not belong. As the immune system notices foreign substances in the body, it responds and attacks. The immune response can manifest in an unlimited number of conditions (not just in the digestive tract!) commonly referred to as “auto-immune” in nature.
It’s important to note that these cautions are not just critical for those with a diagnosed Celiac condition. These negative downstream effects happen to everyone who eats grains, to various degrees.
B. Grains spike insulin levels
Grains pack a whopping amount of carbohydrates in a very small package. As most grains are also heavily processed (yes, even whole grains) they are broken down into blood sugar (glucose) in your body very quickly. A high amount of ingested carbohydrate broken down very fast leads to a spike in blood sugar. The body, demanding homeostasis, then releases a massive dose of a hormone called insulin to pull blood sugar levels back down. This is often referred to as an “insulin spike”.
When too much blood sugar is present in the system, your body quickly runs out of places to store it as useful energy, and will store any excess as body fat. In addition, when too much insulin is present in the system, the cells in your body become desensitized to the hormonal “message” insulin is trying to send. Since the message isn’t getting through, your pancreas is prompted to release even more insulin when your body doesn’t need it. Finally, chronically high insulin levels lead to a condition in which your body has trouble releasing the energy already stored in your cells. This is a bad place to be. If (via a diet high in carbohydrates) this pattern continues, insulin levels continue to rise, fat stores continue to grow and the body becomes completely incapable of responding to its own directions.
C. Grains have an acidifying effect on the body
A net acid-producing diet promotes bone de-mineralization (i.e. osteopenia and osteoporosis), and systemic inflammation. Grains are one of the highest acid-producing food groups. By replacing grains and grain-containing processed foods with plenty of green vegetables and fruits, the body comes back into acid/base balance (and a more positive calcium balance). Recent research out of Tufts University has also shown that a more alkaline diet preserves muscle mass. We like muscle mass.
D. Grains are “empty calories”
All grains – things like oatmeal, pasta, breads and cereals – have two things in common. They are calorically dense, and nutritionally meager. A small portion of grains packs a whopping amount of calories, almost all in the form of carbohydrates. All those calories, however, contain a miserly amount of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (also calledphytochemicals). Compare the calories, carbohydrates and vitamin profile of two large slices of whole grain bread (100 grams) to one cup of chopped, cooked broccoli (184 grams – nearly twice the mass). (Nutritional stats from NutritionData.com)
All grains – things like oatmeal, pasta, breads and cereals – have two things in common. They are calorically dense, and nutritionally meager. A small portion of grains packs a whopping amount of calories, almost all in the form of carbohydrates. All those calories, however, contain a miserly amount of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (also calledphytochemicals). Compare the calories, carbohydrates and vitamin profile of two large slices of whole grain bread (100 grams) to one cup of chopped, cooked broccoli (184 grams – nearly twice the mass). (Nutritional stats from NutritionData.com)
Note that we’re not saying there is nothing good to be found in grains. They do contain vitamins and minerals in various proportions and amounts. But the serious down sides of grains far outweigh any potential health benefits. Bottom line – there is NOTHING found in grains that you can’t get from a better source with NO down sides (like vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds).
Honey Lemon Pork
Ingredients:
- 1 1 lb pork tenderloin cut across the grain into rounds or large chunks (I used boneless pork loin chops)
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp organic butter
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 tbsp honey
- juice of half of a lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
Heat a large skillet over medium to med-high heat. Season the meat with salt and lots of pepper. Heat the oil and butter until butter is melted. Then add the pork. Brown the first side, then flip and brown the other side. When the pork is 90% done, add the garlic to the bottom of the pan and cook until fragrant tossing the meat with the garlic about 2 min. Add the honey and lemon juice. Toss the pork in the honey and lemon and cook until the juice is nearly evaporated and a thick sauce glosses the meat.
Vegi Ballistic Recipe
Vegis can be boring...so here is a new vegi recipe!
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 2 yellow peppers
- 2 portobello mushrooms
- 3 stalks celery
- 1/4 red onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- lemon pepper
- Salt & pepper
- Olive oil
- Few sprigs cilantro
You can use whatever vegis you want. These or some you like better.
Slice yellow peppers and mushrooms into 1/4 inch slices. Cut celery into bite-sized pieces. Slice red onion into thin slices. Mince garlic and cilantro. Coat pan well with olive oil and heat to med-high. Add onions and cook two minutes until translucent. Add all other vegis except cilantro. Cook for 10 minutes, salting lightly. Add more salt and pepper (to taste), lemon pepper, and cilantro. Serve!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Why Counting Calories Doesn't Work
The following article explains why counting calories doesn't work. Not all calories are the same either so enjoy this article!
http://www.glutenfreejan.com/email-archive/12-why-counting-calories-doesn-t-work-jan-14
http://www.glutenfreejan.com/email-archive/12-why-counting-calories-doesn-t-work-jan-14
Easy Crock Pot Chicken
Tonight I need to be free, but today I have some time. Crock Pot? I say yes.
Since going Paleo I have two favorite things to do in my Crock Pot and roasting a whole chicken is one of them. You might be surprised, but it comes out just as good as roasting in the oven! All the juices are locked in and the meat has absorbed all the flavors of the rub… delicious! Fifteen minutes of prep time and we’ve got a fantastic roasted chicken dinner waiting for us… It’s genius!
Here’s what you’ll need to make this.
- A whole fryer chicken
- Aluminum foil
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- An onion
- The spice rub below
- …and a Crock Pot. Hence the name.
It’s very easy to change the flavor profile on a roasted chicken. I’m going with earthy today, using oregano and ancho chili powder. You could just as easy swap the oregano for basil and the ancho chili for red chili pepper flakes—serve it with roasted spaghetti squash with some pesto! But back to today. Open your spice cupboard, and grab the following:
- 2 tsp kosher salt (use less for finer-grain salt)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp ancho chili powder
- ½ tsp white pepper
- ½ tsp paprika
Blend these together. We’re gonna rub it on the chicken in a minute.
Grab a small onion or half of a large one and the chicken, plus some cooking twine. Prep your chicken (e.g. pull out the guts, rinse and pat dry, tuck the wing tips back) and peel the onion and cut into two or three chunks. We need the onion to stay as large as possible if it’s gonna survive five hours in a Crock Pot. Stuff the onion in the center cavity of the bird and tie the drumsticks off with twine.
Before dropping the chicken in the pot, make a couple balls from the aluminum foil and put those in first. This creates a platform for the chicken to rest on, letting the juices drip below. Now, it won’t be a soggy mess.
Lay the chicken atop the foil balls and drizzle with a bit of olive oil, rub it over the skin. Now take your spice blend and cover the bird entirely. I like to do this after placing the chicken in the crock so the spices that go overboard end up in the juice and not on my counter.
Wash your hands, pop the lid on, set it to low for 4-5 hours and you’re done! I should warn you that Crock Pots tend to have minds of their own and cook at different rates. This is why most recipes have a range for cook times and generous ones at that. Mine runs hot and tends to cook things faster than recipes specify. You may need to cook yours on high for 4 or 5 hours or low for 6. Just depends…
Voila! It’s been 4.5 hours and my chicken is done!
We almost always clean our bird in one sitting, so I plan to make stock with this tomorrow. Stay tuned for Chicken Soup with Shirataki noodles and enoki mushrooms!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
What to Expect for First 30 Days
Read about how you will "feel" physically and mentally over the next 30 days by changing how you eat. The first 7 days are tough with detox. This will give you hope. LOL.
http://whole9life.com/2013/01/whole30-timeline/
http://whole9life.com/2013/01/whole30-timeline/
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
How Much Do I Eat and When? And how to I save money doing this?
How much to eat, what to eat, how often, and when? Click here: http://whole9life.com/book/ISWF-Meal-Planning-Template.pdf
Need to pinch pennies? http://whole9life.com/2011/01/
Need to pinch pennies? http://whole9life.com/2011/01/
Recommended site
This is the official website for crossfit and their founders. Good stuff here. http://www.crossfit.com/
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Vitamins
To keep yourself healthy, I suggested: Vitamin d3 5000 iu; Vitamin C 1,000 mg, and EPA/DHA fish oil. Metagenics and Nordic Naturals are good brands. I also use Green Coffee Bean Extract twice a day during weight loss and once a day after 30 minutes before meal.
This is not intended to cure or diagnose. Seek medical advice for any conditions you have concerns about.
This is not intended to cure or diagnose. Seek medical advice for any conditions you have concerns about.
Breakfast Loaf: Good for Snack Too!
Posted By butterfliespeacepaleo On December 31, 2012 @ 3:23 am In 21-Day Sugar Detox,All Recipes,Eggs,Recipe of the Day
Cooking Time: 30-35 min.
Serves: 5
Ingredients and Cooking Steps- 10 eggs
- 1 red bell pepper-chopped
- 1/2 yellow onion-chopped
- 3 fresh jalapenos-chopped
- 1 can Rotel tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Add veggies and spices to a hot dry skillet. Stir and roast until almost burned. Add Rotel tomatoes to deglaze the pan, reduce liquid until almost gone. Whisk eggs with a little added water and pour into a buttered large loaf pan. Spoon roasted veggies on top and pat down.
Cook at 400 degrees for 30-45 minutes.
Cook at 400 degrees for 30-45 minutes.
Article printed from Fast Paleo: http://fastpaleo.com
URL to article: http://fastpaleo.com/breakfast-loaf/
Stuffed Squash
Ingredients:
- 2 yellow squash
- 1.5 lbs ground beef
- 1 Onion
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 Red Pepper
- 10 sliced Black Olives
- 3-4 fresh tomatoes or 1 can diced
- 1 tbsp filler/preservative free Italian seasoning
- 1-2 tsp red wine vinegar
4 squash halves with seeds removed. Drizzle squash with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
Filling:
Heat 2 tsp of coconut oil or olive oil in pan. Add onions, bell pepper and garlic. Saute for approximately 10 minutes or until vegis are nearly cooked. Add ground beef and Italian seasoning, 1 tsp salt and pepper. When beef is nearly cooked, add tomatoes and olives. Cook until beef is done. Add vinegar. When squash is tender, remove from oven and fill tightly with ground beef mixture. Return to oven and bake for 10 additional minutes at 375.
Monday, January 14, 2013
My dinner!
Patty on vegis. Recipe already posted. Streamed fresh green beans drizzled with olive oil & garlic salt. Not enough vegis for me so will probably have a spinach salad too
Suggested Reading
"It Starts with Food" by Dallas and Melissa Harting
"Living Paleo for Dummies" by Melissa Joulwan and Dr. Kellyann Petrucci
"Living Paleo for Dummies" by Melissa Joulwan and Dr. Kellyann Petrucci
Pre-workout and Post Workout Snacks
- Pre-workout snack: It is NOT fuel for your workout but simply sends a signal to your body that you are about to workout. Eat 15-75 minutes before your workout. FOCUS ON PROTEIN AND FAT. AVOID FRUIT OR CARB DENSE VEGIS. Example, macadamia nuts, 2 hard boiled eggs, some nitrate-free lunch meat or a few strips of beef jerky.
- Post-workout snack: This is a special "bonus meal" to start recovery process. Eat within 15-30 minutes after workout. Have an easy digestible protein and carb dense vegi. AVOID FRUIT. Examples might be chicken breast & sweet potato, salmon & butternut squash or eggs white omelette and acorn bites.
Spaghetti Squash with Zesty Avocado Cream Sauce
Good vegetable recipe with a fat.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 1 large spaghetti squash (these are good to replace spaghetti noodles with for spaghetti)
- 2 large avocados
- 1 lime, juiced (or lime essential oil from Young Living)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/4 c fresh cilantro
- 1/4 canned coconut milk
Place all ingredients except spaghetti squash in food process or powerful blender and pulse until well combined. Decide how smooth you want it.
Steam spaghetti squash and spoon out (hot or cold). Pour cream sauce over top and toss until well coated.
Acorn Squash Bits: Good Post Workout Snack
Yummy! These are slightly sweet and a good snack to cook and have for after workouts. One squash will last for snacks for several workouts.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 1 Acorn Squash
- Olive oil
- Sea Salt
- Pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Peal and cube your acorn squash. Grease pan with olive oil. Drizzle oil over pieces and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes. You might turn to prevent burning.
Stuffed Chicken Recipe: One of My Faves!
This one only serves 2 so double the ingredients if you need more. I do because one stuffed chicken isn't enough.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts thinned to about 1/4 inch thick (I place in between pieces of baking paper or saran wrap and beat with a mallet)
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 cup of raw spinach
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 pieces of cooked bacon, crumbled into smaller pieces (I SUBSTITUTED BACON WITH CHOPPED BLACK OLIVES).
- Coconut oil tbsp
- Salt and Pepper
- Course ground almonds (do mine in a Magic Bullet or similar device)
- Toothpicks to hold chicken together
Heat coconut oil in pan and saute onions and garlic for about 5 minutes. Add spinach and bacon pieces or olives and cook for a few more minutes until spinach is cooked.
Take your thinned chicken breasts and place them on a cookie sheet (I grease mine). Divine spinach mixture and spread onto chicken. Roll chicken and secure with toothpick. Add salt and pepper to your grounded almonds and roll your chicken (easier said than done) in almonds and place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
Perfect Post Workout Snack
Paleo Spaghetti Squash Breakfast Bake
Ingredients
- 8 eggs, whisked
- 1 sweet potato, shredded
- 1 sweet onion, finely diced (I ran mine through the shredded with my sweet potato)
- 1 spaghetti squash, halved and seeds removed
- 1 tablespoon tarragon
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon fat (I used bacon fat, smart)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425.
- Cut your spaghetti squash in half. Spoon out the seeds and discard. Don’t be afraid to put some back into it.
- Place spaghetti squash cut-side down on a cookie sheet. Bake for around 20-25 minutes of until spaghetti squash is soft to the touch. It should give a little.
- While your spaghetti squash bakes, crack all your eggs into a bowl and whisk together.
- Then shred your sweet potato. I used my always wonderful shredding attachment on my food processor. YOU STILL HAVEN’T BOUGHT A FOOD PROCESSOR?? Buy one.
- Now you can either send your onion through the food processor or chop it yourself. Think about how easy your life could be if you sent it through a food process. There ya go.
- After they are done shredding away, add your fat source to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Plop in your sweet potato and onions and cover to let cook down.
- Randomly flip the sweet potatoes and onions and stir them up a bit to be sure they don’t stick to the bottom of the pan or been. Keep covered until the sweet potatoes are soft and delicious.
- Remove from heat.
- Your spaghetti squash should be done at this point, so take it out of the oven and use a fork to remove the threads. Add them directly to your egg mixture.
- Turn your oven down to 400 degrees.
- Then throw your sweet potato and onion mixture in the bowl with your eggs and spaghetti squash and add all your seasonings.
- Mix together. Add some salt and pepper as need.
- Now grease an 8×8 glass baking dish. Pour your egg mixture in the dish.
- Bake your egg casserole for around 25-30 minutes. This b*tch is dense so make sure it is cooked all the way through before you pull it out to rest. I checked it out by pulling it out of the oven and poking at the middle part of the egg dish. If my finger sunk in, it wasn’t done. Obv. It should bounce back at you. Like fluffy eggs do. Rhymer, that I am.
- Let sit for 5+ minutes to cool and meld all together. I even ate this cold the next day.
The Most Delicious Raw Vegis Recipe!
Me and Mike love love this recipe.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 1 head of broccoli cut into small florets
- 1 red pepper cut into strips
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (I used only a 1/4)
- 2 or more garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1-2 cups olives (i used the green ones)
In a skillet warm the olive oil and add the garlic. Saute no longer than a minute. Pour over the broccoli and red pepper and mix well and massage oil into the broccoli. Add the olives and red wine vinegar and mix more. Let sit at room temperature then serve immediately or chill and then serve.
Hamburger on Vegetables Recipe
This is so yummy and fast! And cheap! Serves 2-4
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- Vegis of your choice like zuchinni, mushrooms, bell peppers, etc.
- 1 clove garlic
- salt and pepper
- Avocado
- 2 bacon pieces (optional)
Sautee all the vegetables in the pan with some oil such as olive oil or coconut. When the vegetables are hot and soft add the garlic and cook for another minute. Remove all from pan.
Cook your patties and when done place on top of vegetables (on your plate you can put vegetables first then patty on top) and top with slices of avocado and bacon.
My Green Smoothie Recipe
I love love this smoothie. It sounds gross but it is really yummy. And you get 3 servings of spinach, which is unlimited in servings. I usually have two a day. In the morning with my protein bar and in the afternoon after a workout.
- 3 cups raw spinach
- Sprinkling of cinnamon (however much you like; cinnamon controls blood sugar)
- 4 ice cubes
- Protein powder of your choice
- And 1/2 cup of water (more or less depending on your liking)
Blend until smooth. Enjoy!
I add a teaspoon of spirulina and maca root to one of mine usually the morning.
How to Build Your Plate
So far I am getting questions about food such as the meat, grain, etc. but I'm not seeing a lot of vegis...So here are some guidelines first:
- You need 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes to an hour of waking up. A protein shake with a vegi omellette (no cheese) is good or a shake and a serving of cottage cheese or a shake and a protein bar. There are plenty of Paleo breakfast stuff too for ya.
- DO NOT REPLACE MEALS WITH LIQUID SHAKES. I am training you to NOT DIET but develop a HEALTHY EATING LIFESTYLE for the rest of your life! It is difficult to break the dieting mindset but do it. No counting calories or replacing meals with shakes.
- Protein should be at every meal and snack. On snacks, you half the protein serving.
- I would keep grains (if you must) to one healthy one a day. But have protein with it to offset the sugar spike.
- Avoid cheese except MAYBE on workout days. Try goat cheese instead to avoid the inflammatory properties of dairy.
- PLEASE DON'T EAT YOGURT.
- I don't care if you have coffee but don't put sugar in it.
- NO REFINED OR ORGANIC RAW SUGAR. Stay away from sugar in ALL ITS FORMS.
- If you're starving, increase your fats first. If still starving, increase your protein. BUT YOU MUST EAT LOTS OF VEGIS.
How how to build your plate:
- Start with protein. 1-2 palm size.
- Then fill the rest of your place with vegis. Not carb-dense like yam, sweet potato, butternut squash, or acorn squash UNTIL YOU ARE AT YOUR DESIRED WEIGHT. NO WHITE POTATOES. Use tons of salad (avoid iceburg lettuce no nutritional value), broccolli, cauliflower, mushrooms, bell peppers, etc. These are unlimited quantites.
- Next some fats. Thumb size such as olives (5-15), 1/4 avocado, nuts, or a nut butter (not peanut butter), or cook your meal using olive oil or coconut oil (even better). Use olive oil in your dressing too.
That's it. Follow these guidelines and lose weight and retrain your body for healthy eating!
Plan! Plan! Plan!
In order to successfully lose weight and change your health, you must have snacks you can take with you. If you don't and HUNGER HITS you will eat JUNK.
- Find a good, low carb and sugar free HIGH PROTEIN bar to carry in your purse. The best I have found is Quest. You can get at Vitacost fairly cheap.
- Look for snacks you can pre-make from Paleo recipe sites that you can take with you.
- Take it easy on the nuts. A small handful of nuts is good but the problem is they are addictive (even proven scientifically) so keep to that amount and no more.
- Fruit is ok but try to pick fruit from the good fruit list. In your weight loss stage however, I would avoid fruit.
Most Common Inflammatory Foods and What to Do
According to Whole9Life, the most common food allergens that cause inflammation even silent inflammation are:
- Corn
- Dairy
- Soy
- Peanuts
- Grains (all)
- And legumes (some times)
If you have diabetes, allergies, fatigue, autoimmune diseases, high cholesterol, etc., you need to cut these foods out IMMEDIATELY including ALL SUGAR.
You might go through some detox as you adjust to eating the way your body was designed. Here is a link that will tell you what to expect over the next 30 days of possible detoxing from these foods: http://whole9life.com/2013/01/whole30-timeline/
Important Websites
Whole Life 9 is the home of the Whole30 Paleo eating plan that removes common inflammatory and allergen foods. This is the one I HIGHLY recommend if you are fighting high cholesterol, fatigue, diabetes, arthritis, and more. I follow this one. WHOLE9LIFE.COM Check out the resources page. Good stuff there for ya including shopping lists, etc. Good recipes too.
ZoneDiet.com is Dr. Barry Sears site for the Zone Paleo eating plan. This is the eating most Crossfit peeps use. His "block" eating plan and info is what I gave you in your orientation papers. Click on the Tools section. Lot's of good stuff including the food journal paper I gave you so you can print more. Recipes too. ZONEDIET.COM
Here are websites with tons of delicious Paleo recipes for breakfast, snacks, dinner, lunch, etc.
www.chowstalker.com
www.fastpaleo.com (my fave)
www.thefoodee.com (has whole30 approved recipes)
www.theclothesmakethegirl.com
www.paleomg.com
And here is my site: www.essentialoilsworks.com
ZoneDiet.com is Dr. Barry Sears site for the Zone Paleo eating plan. This is the eating most Crossfit peeps use. His "block" eating plan and info is what I gave you in your orientation papers. Click on the Tools section. Lot's of good stuff including the food journal paper I gave you so you can print more. Recipes too. ZONEDIET.COM
Here are websites with tons of delicious Paleo recipes for breakfast, snacks, dinner, lunch, etc.
www.chowstalker.com
www.fastpaleo.com (my fave)
www.thefoodee.com (has whole30 approved recipes)
www.theclothesmakethegirl.com
www.paleomg.com
And here is my site: www.essentialoilsworks.com
Thursday, January 3, 2013
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