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Troubleshooting the age-old question: “Is it ‘Paleo?’”

I get this question in one form or another quite often. Those who are new to this lifestyle (Welcome!) as well as the Old Hats are often perplexed by a few things – like why we all seem so obsessed with things like butter, tequila, and dark chocolate. (Today’s about butter. I’ll get to the [...]

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Paleo: Where will I get Calcium?

Many of us have been there. Those who choose to limit dairy as part of their Paleo-style eating plan are asked by terribly concerned family and friends: “No milk?! But how will you get CALCIUM?” They’re convinced – nay, indoctrinated – by the credo that is the USDA’s MyPlate (I won’t even link it, it’s [...]

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Superfood: Cod Liver Oil – Butter Oil Blend!

I often talk about how I straddle the line between Weston A. Price and “Paleo/Primal” values. Without those ideas (and Robb Wolf, Mark Sisson, Chris Masterjohn, and the Weston A. Price Foundation), I would have next to nothing to assault your eye-bones with. I certainly wouldn’t have a blog with 2.5 readers (overwhelming Google Analytics, one post [...]

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Get Healthy with Ghee!

Ghee has been a favorite of mine ever since I joined the Weston A. Price Foundation a few years ago. Before then, I was staunchly against all dairy products. Admittedly, I didn’t understand exactly why; except to insist that “dairy isn’t Paleo.” Happily, it seems that quality dairy – like Ghee – is more widely [...]

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WAP me Pretty.

Wow! When I wrote this post YEARS AGO, I NEVER expected it would lead me to write the Skintervention Guide! I finally combined years of research into healing my own skin in one place: 200+ digital pages of nutrition, digestion, AND topical guidance to help anyone who’s suffered like I have to REALLY HEAL and GO [...]

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Doing Dairy Right.

Ironically, despite some old “bad blood” between Sally Fallon Morell and Loren Cordain (proponents of Weston A. Price dietary practices and the Paleo diet, respectively), I find the melding of the “best from both worlds” creates the perfect set of modern dietary principles. Combine the Paleo diet’s eye for evolutionary nutrition, anthropology, and a back-to-basics [...]

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