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An Important Distinction (Not related to adult pajamas).

Quickly: I know I haven’t written in a few weeks – but I’m always posting self-important junk to the Cave Girl Eats Facebook page. Come on over and “like” me! I do think it’s important to make the following distinction before I dive right into quote piracy. Especially since it bears on the success of [...]

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Accentuate the Positive. (Or don’t. Whatever.)

Is that a quote from The Lion King? Or is it The Jungle Book? Maybe it’s from Patch Adams. Or The Deer Hunter. I dunno. In any case, I realize that I’ve been on a slight slant toward the sardonic lately. My Intolerant Omnivore post received some of the highest traffic of all September; and [...]

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And I didn’t even have to take my grundies off.

(To readers of OK! Magazine: Welcome!) The last few months I’ve been pondering ways to get more attention: Upload a video to YouTube about Honey Badgers. Wear a “Veganism Sucks” tee-shirt to Whole Foods. Stage a photo op wherein I exit a limo but *oops* forgot I wasn’t wearing grundies! On all points I’ve been [...]

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Things That Don’t Exist: Intolerant Omnivore Edition

I absolutely hate the grocery store. Even if I didn’t know that it was a haven for price-gouging leprechauns and “organic factory farmers,” I’d still hate it – because I was a Lit major, and the supermarket is a bastion for bastardization of language and meaning. Case in point: “Plastic Silverware.” No. This is the [...]

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Farmageddon.

I don’t say enough how much I love my Paleo/Primal/Real Food network. I love you. I love you all! Had I not discovered this way of life (okay, had Coach Rut not discovered it for me), I wouldn’t have connected with so many new, wonderful people. I wouldn’t be able to understand what Hayley of [...]

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Fun at the Greengrocer

Or, “Whole Foods Never Lacks for Entertainment.” I had the extraordinarily good fortune of running into one of my favorite people – we’ll call her Bozz – at one of the worst places in the world to be at lunchtime. Seriously, Whole Foods at noon is just one giant run on Tofu. Good luck trying [...]

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USDA: Proud Sponsors of Nutrient Deficiency

**Note: I’m having some unexplained trouble with the science-y links. So here they are: Cereal Grains: Humanity’s Double-Edged Sword; The Nutritional Characteristics of a Contemporary Diet Based Upon Paleolithic Food Groups. **Google! In putting together the materials for my recent nutrition workshop at CrossFit Tribe, (materials I hope to soon make available to all) I [...]

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Blame Bambi.

Bear with me, because this intro will be somewhat roundabout. Upon reading this, you may be inclined to regret the moments – minutes, even – that you’ve spent poring over my host of semi-lucid posts. Beware: Any respect you may have had for me might be lost today. I’ve decided to go Vegan. Baahahaha. Just kidding! [...]

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The Mediterranean Hoo-Hah.

Allow me to not mince words. (Or garlic. I hate mincing garlic.) Eventually the world is going to stop pussy-footing around the fact that saturated (technically, a misnomer – more on that later) & animal fats are not only delicious, but they’re very good for you when sourced appropriately. In fact, I believe that highly saturated fats [...]

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“F” in Reading Comprehension.

I have realized something really, really disturbing. Outright lies are published on a daily basis. This applies to government entities publishing research reviews. (See Dietary Guidelines for Americans here and the demolishment of DGA here. I also wrote about this issue in this post.) It applies to well-respected scientists and study-conducting departments of revered universities. (See an open letter to [...]

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