Cave Girl here. This blog is my labor of love, and will be read by two people. (Hi mom! Hi Justin Bieber!)
Exciting personal stats: I love a wonderful Cave Man who also serves in the US military, and I’m mother to a four-legged, furry Primal Pup/Paleo Pooch named Cal. I am committed to becoming a better “Cave Girl” with every new recipe I screw up, every day I eat “clean,” and every step I trek in my funny “minimalist” shoes. I’m a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner working on my Master’s degree in Public Health. I created the Skintervention Guide, and I co-host the FREE, top-rated, weekly, ridiculously fun Balanced Bites Podcast. I write a column on non-toxic body care for Paleo Magazine, and my REAL LIFE OHMIGOSH BOOK, Modern Cave Girl, is available for pre-order on Amazon!
This blog is not a “Manifesto,” but a narrative. I am constantly learning and seeking, and I’m willing to adopt new views as wisdom guides me. There’s an exceedingly small chance that I’ve been wrong once or twice. (Don’t tell the CaveHusband I said so.)
I want everyone to know it’s possible, it’s easy, it’s FUN, it’s best to eat and live with a whole-foods, traditional-diet perspective (my personal take on “Paleo” and “Primal”). Our bodies are designed to be healthy and vibrant when we fuel ourselves right. Eating locally-raised meats and locally-grown goods makes life even better and represents the commitment to be a responsible steward of this amazing planet. This isn’t hippie-ism – It’s science, endocrinology, and biology – and it’s pretty darn phenomenal. It’s what I’ve observed to be revolutionary in my own life, as well as the lives of others.
Reading Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price solidified my belief that “traditional” diets provide – historically and currently – the raw materials for healthy living. The word “traditional” represents the foods eaten before feedlots, global commerce, the refinement of sugar and grains, and the hydrogenation of fats changed our “food landscape” from one of local goods to one of easy, cheap and shelf-stable products. While “traditional” diets varied greatly from one corner of the globe to another, they all relied on locally produced foods free of refined sugar, flour, and heavy processing. There were no feedlots. Fats and natural cholesterol were valued and enjoyed. Heart disease, diabetes and autoimmunity were virtually unknown. In general, the healthiest folks consumed a diet heavy in animal products from wildlife that ate and lived in harmony with their environment. These are values we can emulate today.
In short – eat food as it occurs in nature. Eat meat and fat (yes, FAT!) from pasture-raised animal sources; enjoy cold-pressed plant fats from avocados, olives and coconut; use plenty of herbs & spices; and eat as many veggies as you desire. Variety is key. Lift heavy things and engage in quick, intense bursts of exercise a few times each week. Sleep. You’ll be full, happy, and well. Simple.
Living this way is all about gratitude – loving and appreciating the amazing foods that are provided for us on this incredible planet. The foods that are proven to keep us balanced and healthy. These are the foods we evolved with and the foods valued by traditional cultures who are unwaveringly healthy. We can show our gratitude for these provisions by doing our best to support planet-healing sustainable agriculture and local farmers. Eat Wild is a terrific resource.
The purpose of this blog is twofold: It is a vehicle for the distribution of my and my CaveHusband’s brilliant ideas to the greater world-family; and – wait…I suppose the purpose of this blog is onefold.
I love my two readers, and if I can share my joy about living this way with even one of them, I’m a happy Cave Girl.
Hey Liz,
It’s megan, from high school. I saw Ashley’s facebook status, and decided to check it out! Great blog! i really respect what you’re doing here. My fiance and I however, are vegetarians. We eat as much locally grown vegetables as we can, but still tend to buy frozen Morning Star burgers and fake chicken. We’d like to get away from any manufactured soy products, but need it for the protein and such. Do you have any suggestions? or any Cavegirl vegetarians that can suggest things?
Also, I thought you’d like this blog… http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/
Meghan, great to hear from you! This is such a great question I’ve decided to do a post on it. Hopefully today.
I struggle with this same issue every day. I don’t want to clutter up the comments here, but feel free to email me (bookbodyblogger at gmail dot com)–I’d be happy to share my thoughts and resources.
LOVE the blog!
I came across your blog looking more into the the paleao and primal diet and I LOVE your blog! I don’t necessarily like “diets” but have been noticing that I feel and look so much better when I limit my consumption of grains or don’t eat them at all so I figured I’d change my lifestyle and hope for the best. I definitely like what I’m reading so far! Oh, and I’m also a fellow Army wife, nice to “meet” you
alifetobraggabout.blogspot.com
Why thank you! In just looking at your blog in the last few minutes, I think you & I may have much in common! For example, I just used the phrase “Heavens to Betsy” today about 4 times! (Love those old school phrases!) Also, that gym looks PHENOMENAL. There’s no better workout than the one you get on the sled. Husband and I are CrossFit L1 trainer certified, which is right up the kettlebell/sled/weight vest alley! That’s so cool that you’re a personal trainer. I see you’re looking at the RD route? I’m getting ready to start the Nutritional Therapy Practitioner program through the NTA, which is really grounded in the whole foods lifestyle! You might like it! It’s the Nutritional Therapy Association, they’re fantastic. And from one military wife to another – you rock, and so does your husband! We’re at McGuire/Ft. Dix/Lakehurst in New Jersey. Love your blog; I’ll be sure to keep up with it!
Hi Liz,
I too am interested in getting a nutrition certificate or degree. Is the NTA program accredited or recognized in any way to practice?
Thanks!
Vanessa Hill
Los Angeles, CA
Hi Vanessa! The NTA is NOT a licensure program. It is an independent board-certification, thus you need to be sure the laws in your state allow independent, non-RD practitioners to practice. Many of us go on to get our RD (my friend Diana from Radiance Nutritional Therapy, for example) and others – me included – are working toward getting our Masters in Public Health. For me, the certification was more of a starting-point, although you could certainly create a thriving practice with no other credentials.
Just found your twitter and blog today! I can’t tell you how nice it is to see there’s another woman out there blogging, not just about health, but about Primal/Paleo stuff as well. I got into barefoot running a few months back, and that, combined with a few friends who’d lost a lot of weight/gotten much healthier doing Paleo, naturally led me to Primal.
Hey,
This is a great blog. I’ve only just started primal/paleo and I’ve been struggling to explain it to my detractors as simply and elegantly as you have here (though I haven’t tried writing it down yet). Have you read The Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith? I’m only half way through and it’s made me realise that my new paleo lifestyle isn’t just about losing weight and eating better for my body, it’s about ecology and sustainability.
Many thanks,
Aleisha
I love that book. I think I reviewed it somewhere on my site…
Indeed you have. I wish I could read this book for everyone I know too.
Absolutely love the creativity of your blog! The hubby and I are just beginning our journey to be primal and I just started my own blog last week. (It’s not primal-only focused, and not nearly as clever as yours, but I hope it grows into something fantastic someday.) I LOVE your Vibram Twinsies photo – we just bought ours two days ago and took a similar picture that I just posted this week. lol Like others, we struggle to express to family and friends what this is all about. I think I’m hoping that with the blog I might be able to better share what we are learning, as we learn it. If only people would just read it and stop asking me to explain it! lol We are a military family (couple) too, the hubby is prior Navy and Army National Guard and currently active Coast Guard. Thanks to you and CaveHusband for your service! Maybe one day we’ll cross paths.
Grok on!
Thank you Jessica! I love the vibram pic on your blog, and I REALLY love the “baby talk” (or non-baby talk) on your About page!
My husband did a semester exchange at the coast guard academy, and I think in another life he’d love to be a Coastie. I hope we do cross paths!
Hey Jessica,
The people at Whole9 also have a good post on talking to people about being pale/primal:
http://whole9life.com/2009/08/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-paleo/
I read your blog it’s great
My boyfriend bought some 5 fingers last week, (I’ve got to wait until payday to get mine) I think we’ll do a similar photo when I do. How are you finding them? We’re thinking of just doing hiking in them as we live in the city and have to dodge used needles and broken glass if we go for walks near our house. Do you wear them most of the time? My BF wore his to work last Friday (dress down) and everyone called him gorilla feet (he has black KSOs).
I’ve added your blog to my list of regulars. Take care and have fun!
Ax
Aleisha – thanks for the compliments and for adding my blog to your regulars! And thanks for the Whole9 blog reference. I will check it it out.
I don’t know if I can say I’m wearing my vibrams every day yet because I didn’t wear them yesterday but I think I did every day before that since we bought them. Just depends on our activities each day. Don has worn them at work when they PT and between the shoes and his new eating habits, it has generated a lot of interest in the paleo/primal lifestyle among the other Coasties. As for how the shoes are doing, I’ve got a lot of soreness still from Saturday’s walk in the woods. Amazing because it wasn’t a strenuous walk but it certainly worked some new muscles wearing the vibrams. Do you have a blog? I’m such a newbie at this. I didn’t see anything in your message and don’t know where to look. lol
Jessica,
I don’t have a blog. I’ve thought about it for a while, but haven’t done it yet. I do own a URL and my boyfriend designs websites so I could probably have a pretty cool one. Sadly, I never got farther than installing wordpress. I think it’s a confidence thing – who wants to listen (read) me going blah blah blah about all the stuff I care about? Which is just silly since all I’ve ever wanted to be is a writer. lol.
I’ll fill in the contact form on your blog and send you my email address. I’ve just ordered my Vibrams. So excited I paid for Saturday delivery!
Take care!
Hi there! I stumbled on your blog from a friends blog (how many times can I say blog? Blogitty blog blog blog) and I’m trying to journey down the same path as you. I’m just an AF wife trying to make our life a little less processed! Still kind of new to the blog thing (http://rescuelvr.blogspot.com/) but I’m working on it. Thanks for all the great info- looking forward to hearing more!
Hi,
Sorry to post here, but I’m not sure of the best way to contact you.
I am doing a paleo and low carb recipe share on my blog, and invite you to participate!
Here’s the link: http://getfitkatie.blogspot.com/2011/09/lchf-and-primal-blogger-recipe-share.html
HI Liz!
Love your blog and your podcast with Diane, I would love to email you directly – but I don’t see a contact me button – maybe this is on purpose
I am in the bay area – Palo Alto – and teach Paleo/Primal structured workshops for the most part – a lot of fermentation – even an Organ Meat Made Easy workshop – I would love to chat with you to see how we could perhaps turn the world around nutritionally
I’m also looking into crossfit – I currently do interval body weight workouts, some yoga – trying to get a little stress relief…but I now want to get really super strong too – do you have a recommendation for a crossfit place near me? There are a few but it’s hard to tell which are better than others…the one around the corner from my home is almost always empty – that can’t be good, right?
Also, love love Chris Kresser’s work – he makes so much sense to me.
Hope we connect sometime soon,
Lisa
http://www.lisascounterculture.com
Hi Lisa! You can email me here. Your workshops sound amazing! Would love to talk!
Did you attend NTA’s program? That’s what I am doing currently! I love it!
I did! I’m an NTP! It’s a wonderful program. Truly life-changing. Is that how you know Awesome Ann?
Hi, CaveGirl! Spence’s family and mine go WAY back in Johnson, KS
If you’re a Kansas girl, we have that in common, too! I saw something on Sarah’s FB page and came over here to check out the “CaveGirlEats” and I have to say, I LOVE the concept! I have not heard of the Paleo/Primal approach, but it makes total sense! I’ve been saying so for years! Glad to know there’s research behind it and that I have some resources….It will be difficult for me to get away from flour and sugar, but I am a total meat freak, so that won’t be hard…and I don’t like the meat from the grocery store! Who knows what’s been added to THAT!?
Also, I am very interested in cross fit! Is there an association of trainers site where I can look to see if there are trainers in my area (Manhattan, KS)?
Just wanted to say hello and that I will try to check out your blog regularly! Thanks!
How cool is that! Welcome! I feel like there are lots of people around the world who just gravitate toward the real, nourishing, good stuff – no “label” needed! Sounds like you’re one of those folks
There should be plenty of info on CrossFit here: http://www.crossfit.com/cf-affiliates/
Scroll down and look to the left – affiliates are listed by state!
Great blog, podcasts and about page (hit all the major points of a happy healthy life). Couldn’t agree with you more. Very excited about this movement!
Hi Liz! I just came across your blog on Facebook. I’m following now, it’s great! Question – because I still can’t seem to get them straight. Are you Paleo or Primal? My site was started as an SCD recipe site (diet used for people with Crohn’s, UC, Celiac, and Autism) but it has kind of grown into a Paleo/Primal recipe site as many of my readers follow that lifestyle. I don’t claim to be on either but I’m grain-free, refined sugar-free, minimal dairy and occasional legumes. I want to make sure I’m categorizing things properly!
Hi Danielle! Prepare for an annoyingly long answer…
I hesitate to answer that question, because I dislike the idea of “pigeonhole-ing” these lifestyles with a “what’s ‘allowed,’” “what’s ‘not allowed’” thought process, which assigning a label like “Paleo” or “Primal” often does (encourages black-and-white thinking). Does that make sense? If we’re talking “Paleo,” NONE of us are eating stuff that was available during that time – not even grass-fed beef looks like the wild game that was available thousands of years ago. So I’m really just looking to keep the ideas in mind – that modern foods are nutrient-poor and ancestral foods are of greater value, and we evolved with the selective pressures that exerted themselves on our biology through sheer availability of foods, so it’s worthwhile to keep that in mind as we seek food that, at the very least, is the closest modern relative to what we would’ve seen back then. I try to extrapolate that understanding to my modern food choices. So I suppose I follow an “ancestral” diet, because I take into consideration both “Paleo” and “Primal” perspectives (looking waaay back and including the evolutionary ideas) AND the “Weston Price” perspective on more recent, indigenous, HEALTHY cultures that found varied ways to consume nutrients based on local availability. I also use our modern knowledge of nutrients, activity, and science to make choices! So I generally choose based on nutrient-density and availability, select only whole foods, and let the chips fall. And there’s nothing more healthful, in my study, than egg yolks, grass-fed butter oil, organs from animals and fish (including cod liver oil), fatty wild-caught fish, fermented veggies, bone broths, and fresh, raw cream from grass-fed cows.
I hope that makes sense! I’m currently writing something that will include my progression from my first introduction to these concepts (I heard about “Paleo” first, and went from there).
My previous comment considered, “Paleo” is generally regarded as meat, veggies, unprocessed fats, and no dairy. “Primal” includes all that, but sometimes dairy. Sorry for being difficult
Haha no problem for the lengthy answer! I appreciate it as I’m still learning as well. I started on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet due to an autoimmune disease and have been modifying things here and there for the past 4 years. I’ve been seeing an ND for the last year and have a lot of “allergies” to cow’s milk and goat’s milk so I’ve limited my dairy lately but love cheese! I’d love to learn more about the raw dairy issue. I know it’s the healthiest way to go but there’s certain live cultures that are really difficult for people with IBD to process, so I’m wondering if raw would cause issues.
I’m so happy I stumbled across your site. You seem to have a wealth of knowledge on nutrition. That’s one thing I would love to work on for my blog so I can offer people nutritional information when posting my recipe. There’s an awesome school in near me in Berkeley that I’m thinking of going to in a couple of years when my son starts preschool and I can take the time to go back to school!
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Hi! I am just starting the Paleo diet…..I am so overwhelmed. Do you have any tips on how to get started? grocery lists? recipes….
Any help is appreciated!
Hi Heather. Here’s a GREAT place to start: it’s a 30-day intro guide with meal plans by some good friends of mine. Here’s the link to the guide – well-worth it! (I’m an affiliate!)
http://6472249kr4bl6vd4tmjdzlv05i.hop.clickbank.net/
Hi Liz! Do you recall meeting at the Crossfit Games this year? You shared some life-changing information with me and I took your messages to heart. I’m eating the way you instructed, and have been going to Crossfit almost everyday for the last month. It took me a few weeks to adjust, but now that I have, I completely appreciate some of the insights you gave me. Yes, I do want dried fruit all of a sudden. You’re right – eliminating sugar wasn’t that bad because it seems I crave fats like avocado and almonds. I’d love to talk further about your upcoming book, but mostly wanted to give you a BIG THANK YOU because that 20 minutes we spent together helped facilitate a 180 degree change in me. Wishing you the best! – Angela Khalipa
It was my absolute pleasure to speak with you at the Games, Angela! I am SO HAPPY to hear that you’re doing so well and that our conversation resonated, as it definitely stuck with me too! Thanks for the great chat at the Games, and I hope you keep in touch
Coming out of lurkership to just tell you that I adore your podcasts- I’ve gone back and listened to almost every one!
I’m relatively new to low-carb/paleo/primal and found you guys somehow through Jimmy Moore. The first couple of months were pretty intense as there is SO much info out there and everyone has a different spin (Yes cheese, no cheese, yes nuts, no nuts, yes wine, no wine…Personally I vote yes on all 3
) but I think I’ve finally made it through a large portion of the science and kinda know who stands where and why. Now it’s up to me to make choices based on how I can make this work for life.
I want you to know that I’ve been filling my pits with coconut/baking soda and I just bought some lye soap (did you recommend washing hair or face with that on a podcast, I can’t remember, i don’t think so?) and I need to do everything in my power not to just keep sniffing my pits to get that lovely coconut aroma!
My slight conundrum is that I have written a blog for a few years now and it was sort of part of what is known as the so-called HLBs (or healthy living blogs or how-do-i-squeeze-every-gram-of-fat-and-every-calorie-out-of-this-food-take-a-pretty-picture-of-it-and-still-have-it-taste-yummy-enough-to-say-nom-nom-nom), but I feel that my whole perspective has changed about 180 degrees so I’ve really been just limping it along because I don’t want to close it down. (I lost about 90 pounds so i do have a story and a voice, but that voice is now singing a different song!) I don’t want to make it a low-carb blog, but I think I’ll just keep on keepin’ on.
Anyhoo, just wanted to say HEY and love you and Diane!
Hi Liz,
I love your site and the podcast, and all of the wonderful info you provide. Quick question for you- I just got the definitive diagnosis for SIBO on Friday, and I am super frustrated since I already do a combo of SCD/autoimmune paleo (I have celiac, hashimotos, and colitis too) and I still am in pain all of the time. I get scared to go totally starch free, because that exacerbates the constipation that I already deal with. I drink lots of bone broth, take CLO butter blend (green pastures) and follow low FODMAPS. I still am reluctant to giving up butternut and other squashes as a source of my carbs, but know that my gut is still super funky. My GI doc has been having me take Lactulose as a medication to help with the constipation, but now I am worried to take it because it is a pure sugar and I don’t know if it is building more gut bacteria. Ideas? Should I sadly rid myself of my squash addiction? I am a health coach and therapist who helps people with autoimmune issues and GI problems and I am jealous that everyone else is feeling so great!
Thanks for the amazing work you do!
Hey Ali – this would be a great question to add to the podcast queue. I hope it’s OK with you if I add it – Diane and I can tackle it and maybe it will help someone with the same issue!
Hi – absolutely LOVE your blog – its great adn would love to discuss a potential idea…
Thanks,
shelby
212-207-7466
I absolutely LOVE your website and the Balanced Bites podcasts!! You and Diane ROCK!! It is awesome to listen to some female podcasters and you guys do such a fantastic job, thank you for what you do. I have been so inspired by all of the amazing information out there regarding nutrition and health I have decided to change my career path and persue my passion for nutrtion education and am strongly considering the NTP program through NTA. I have looked at so many programs but this one seems to have the content tha I am looking for. Wondering what your experience was like and if you have any words of wisdom? I am so excited for your book to come out, I can not wait to read it. Thanks again for all the amazing info and inspiration.
Thank you Sadi! How awesome is that to hear
I loved the NTP program, and that’s exactly how I felt when I found it. I just knew it was the right program. Here’s a post I wrote on my professional site for career questions – I hope it helps! http://www.lizwolfentp.com/education-help
Thank you!! I’m so excited!!!
Hi Liz! I’m a new reader and just starting to make my way around your blog, the podcast, etc. I particularly love your body care posts and I’m starting to implement them into my own regimen (especially now that I’m doing the January Whole30). Also, this is random, but my husband is in the military too — yay for military wives!
Woo hoo for mil spouses! It’s hard work … bless you, friend!
I baked paleo nut cookies today and posted the successful results on facebook. My good friend Pam Brady responded quickly with the exciting news that Liz Wolfe is her cousin! I was thrilled because I have been following your blog since my husband and I started our Paleo lifestyle change a couple weeks ago. She mentioned your book and I told her I had already pre-ordered it. I told Pam that if your cousin, Liz, ever comes to Dodge City, Kansas I want to meet her and pick her brain for a minute or two.
I love your blog! I’m still in the experimenting stages of baking and using new flours and oils. It’s been a challenge, but I am already feeling better. I’ve lost some weight, my migraines are decreasing and my reflux and IBS symptoms are improving. My husband is a family practice doctor and he is getting great results too.
Keep the ideas coming! They are definitely a big help!
Kandi Conant
Hi Kandra! How funny! I’m married to Pam’s cousin, I believe! So awesome that you read my blog and that you’re going Paleo. If your husband wants to recommend any free guides to his patients, check out this guide – I wrote it with Diane over at Balance Bites!
http://balancedbites.com/nutritionguide
Hey there! Love your blog and your (and Diane’s) podcast! I have a question, and (maybe I’m being a good and just missing it) I can’t find a “contact” link anywhere to send you an email. So hopefully you’ll see this comment and answer me right here!
The question: How long does it take your SKIN to show evidence of eating the “wrong” foods for your body (acne, itching, etc.)? My husband claims that it takes 28 days (not sure where he gets this evidence) but my experience as I’ve eliminated and then brought back certain foods that I think may be problematic for me is that it’s much, much quicker… I mean, sometimes a matter of hours or minutes. Is this even possible? Who’s right — me or my hubby?
Thanks in advance…
HA! I meant, “maybe I’m being a goof” and not “maybe I’m being a good”
Just to clarify.
Hi Brianne! You’re not a goof
Incidentally, I talk about this in the Skintervention Guide!
So you’re both right…kind of
It takes around 28 days (on average, different based on stage of life) for your skin cells to turn over and be totally replaced by new cells. SO if you have some kind of keratinization disorder, this is something that would take some time (ie until new cells appeared) to change. However, any kind of allergic reaction or hormonal imbalance could show up immediately. Hormonal imbalance could drive greater oil production, which could contribute to pore clogging and cause acne. An allergic reaction or food intolerance could show up right away, because it’s an entirely different problem than a systemic keratinization disorder. If someone is intolerant to caffeine, for example, it could show up in muddled skin texture based on blood flow at the surface of the skin. Make sense?
YES! Thank you so much for this explanation.
I know, I need your guide! It’s on my wish-list.
Thanks again for your feedback, Liz… You’re awesome!
Any time – I love talking about this stuff! You rock!
Hey Liz, I have a question about your book due out in May. Do you expect that it will be available as an ebook? Also, how about creating a post for your book so that we have place to ask these book-related questions which you’re sure to get more of as the release date approaches. Thanks!
Hi Meredith! It will be on Kindle eventually, but will begin as a brick-and-mortar book. As soon as I can see out of this book-writing/editing/scrambling vortex I’m in, I’ll get started on that post
As of right now, I’m just trying to keep my head above water! Haha.
Hi Liz!! First off I want to say that you and Diane, the work you do and the knowledge you share have completely changed my life and I cannot thank you enough!! I am currently LOVING skintervention and can’t wait to start implementing a better routine for myself. One of the biggest life changes I am looking to make is putting some credentials behind the passion I have had for healthy living so that my family and friends can start taking me seriously! Lol
I’ve heard Diane talk a lot about baumans nutrition consultant program but was wondering what additional insight you have to offer on NTA’s program and what, if any, are the biggest differences between them both. From what I can see NTA’s program is shorter and less expensive, am I seeing that correctly and does that mean it offers less than Baumans? I know Diane said Baumans goes into specific conditions, which is great, does NTA do the same? Any insight or feedback you have would be GREATLY appreciated! Looking forward to the workshop in Bethlehem that I’m dragging 5 of my nearest and dearests to! 
Hey Amanda! I’m SO glad you’re loving the Skintervention Guide! Keep in touch on how you do with everything!
And RE: education…read this post, I think it will really help…and again, keep in touch on what you decide to do
http://www.lizwolfentp.com/education-help/
Unfortunately (and also fortunately, because extra options are a GOOD thing) the NTA has added extra options since I went through the program so I’m not 100% sure what they look like right now as compared to what I did, so I can’t necessarily speak to them. Regardless, I think NTA is wonderful as a foundational program and for their business support!
Thank you for sharing that post, it was EXACTLY what I needed to hear!! I have it bookmarked on my phone, iPad and computer so I can refer back to it whenever I need that guidance and motivation! I think NTA is where I need to be simply because of all the support they seem to give on and ongoing basis, which is pretty hard to come by! I will definitely keep in touch with everything
So, here starts my journey from retail slave to stay at home mom to NTP!!
Thanks again for your quick response, guidance and positivity!!
Hi Liz,
I’m a cavegirl fan! Love listening to you on Balanced Bites and love the Skintervention Guide! I’d love to do a brief 20-30 minute interview to hear your story of how you started your business. Do you have this story any where in your blog or podcasts? (I mean the long-winded version). I’m en route to spreading the cave-style word.Thanks!
Amy
Hi Amy! I think this post will help – it’s more about my professional side but should be great! My short advice: KEEP BLOGGING!
http://lizwolfentp.com/education-help
hi Liz:) i just love your writing and healthy thoughts! thank you!
i’m putting pictures of beautiful paleo women on my site… and you are gorgeous! would it be ok if i used your picture? i’ll link the site and anything else you might want too:) oh… and a favorite quote would be awesome:)
will you be our Gorgeous New Cavegirl tomorrow? we’d love to feature you!
here’s the page where you would be:
http://cavegirldiet.net/new_cavegirls.php
let me know:)
xoxo,
sophie:)
Sure, go right ahead. Thanks so much! Here’s a quote: Cave Girl living means harmonizing with the world and our place in it!
Hi Liz! I have read some of your blogs and half way through your book. I have been gluten free for over a year and now trying to switch over to a Paleo lifestyle. My family (husband and two kids 12 & 5 years old) are not that excited about these changes. So, I’m trying to sneak in anything and everything Paleo into our food (love my food processor). I do feel that we need to get more probiotics but the saurkrut (that I love) is out of the question for them. Have you written or talked about where to get probiotics in the diet? If so could you me where to look? My thinking about making Kefir soda water (but of course not tell them what it is). Thank you for your help
Fermented foods, kefir, kombucha! It’s also important to eat soluble fiber (butternut squash, sweet potato, etc) because it “feeds” good gut bacteria. A little goes a long way – a little fermented food and some kefir soda water (genius, btw!) is perfect.
Hi Liz -
Thanks for mentioning Urban Moonshine bitters on The Village Green Network Summit! I’d love to connect with you further on all the amazing benefits of bitters for any diet, but especially for Paleo enthusiasts. Even better we would love to be included in your blog. Any interest in interviewing our owner and founder, Jovial King? Here at Urban Moonshine we are actively promoting healthy digestion and vibrant health and we would be thrilled to collaborate with a health expert such as yourself! Look forward to hearing from you!
Be Well!
Hi Leah! If you don’t mind, will you email me: liz (at) cavegirleats.com? It helps to keep everything in one place!
Love your products!
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Liz,
Digging the labor of love, manifesto, cave food girl logo, the whole thing.
I am a behavioral ophthalmologist, specializing on myopia rehab (nope, humans don’t need glasses). Diet is a topic that is touchy, and I prefer to avoid – but not eating sugars and refined carbs goes a LONG way towards healthier vision (as well as not wearing that overprescription from the optic shop, while looking at a computer screen all day).
Reading your site (and some of the other paleo-inspired sites and blogs), keeps reminding me that I need some sort of ‘blogroll’, to deflect the whole topic of diet to other sites, like yours. But I still don’t have one. So for now, here goes just a little comment, a hello, a keep-up-the-fine-work.
Cheers,
Alex
Alex, I’m absolutely intrigued by your site! Can’t wait to learn more. I’m a screen-hugger (blogging & running a mostly online business’ll do that to ya) and I have had an increasing prescription since I was 7. Only stabilized over the last few years, same timeline as my adoption of nutrient-dense eating. Been considering surgery because the thought of being without glasses in any urgent situation is pretty terrifying. Again, can’t wait to learn more!
Hey Liz. You look great. I was wondering if you have before and after pictures of your hair and skin so we can see the transformation?
Thanks!
Mary
Here is one of my skin:
http://cavegirleats.com/2011/04/27/wap-me-pretty/
I’m sure I have more from my college years, although that was long before blogging when before/after pictures became commonplace.
Thanks Liz! Your skin is much healthier
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Hi
I am interested in the NTA program. Can you provide any info about it, or further, what my job outlook would be upon completion? I’d appreciate it very much! I’m wanting to take my career in the direction of nutrition, but am a bit confused about where to start and which programs would best suit me.
Thank you!!! Love your blog!
Hi Liz! Sorry to contact you on here but I am trying to purchase your Skintervention guide but I live in Africa and it is not allowing me to do it- I think because I am not in the U.S. right now. Could I give you or your assistant my CC on Skype and have you email me the guide? I am desperate to get it and I have been doing everything to access it! Thanks.
Hi Michelle! I have no assistant, although I wish I did
It’s just me over here! Send me an email at info (at) skinterventionguide.com and I’ll get you sorted out! Thank you!