What exactly happens inside of you when you eat that big or even small dessert? Did you know that when you eat carbohydrates in any form, whether it’s refined sugar, processed foods, grains, natural sweeteners, or even fruits and starchy vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, and cassava your body turns it into sugar? [...]
Health Benefits of Chocolate Awesome news for Valentines Day….. chocolate is not only healthy for you, but it can also be included on a low carb Paleo and Ketogenic diet. I want to share some of the amazing benefits of chocolate. I am a big, huge actually, chocolate fan so I am always looking for [...]
Holiday Survival Guide 10 Simple Practices for Thriving Through the Holidays The holiday season is my family’s favorite time of year. With three young kids, you can bet we have a lot of baking and decorating going on in our house. Over the last fifteen years, I have drastically changed the way I bake, all the [...]
We’ve all heard the astonishing statistics: more than two-thirds of American adults are overweight, with more than one-third considered to be clinically obese. But how did we get here? Well, ironically, the fast increase in obesity rates is linked to efforts by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to supposedly make Americans healthier. Since [...]
Happy Halloween! Are You Ready for Sugar Season? Here it is already holiday season again, and for most of us there is usually a sharp increase in the amount of carbohydrates we eat this time of year. I’m talking carbohydrates from holiday sweets and treats. Not only do we naturally want to keep ourselves warm [...]
Ultimate Guide to Sweeteners for Paleo and Ketogenic Diets Choosing which sweetener to use can be a daunting task especially when the mainstream media disguises refined and processed sugars as natural, raw, low caloric, or organic. An organic sugar, while pesticide free, has no less of an impact on your blood sugar, carbohydrate load, or [...]