Archives: March2010

• Baked Brussels Sprouts

  ShareWell kids, I had 3/4 of a great post going when my pc decided to crash. So here I sit with an iPhone I don’t know how to use trying to put up something useful. I have promised many of my Paleo friends this recipe I tried this week and fell in love with. It would make a fantastic sidedish to your Sunday dinner or Easter celebration. ENJOY! 1 lb brussel sprouts 6 bacon strips – cooked and diced olive [...]

• Einstein Advises on Coffee & Edgy Hair

  ShareLast week I wrote about my love of tea.  Mmmm, just thinking about it makes me smile.  But today I’m going to tell you about the OTHER hot caffeinated beverage that factors heavily into my life.  COFFEE. Are you detecting the less than warm fuzzies surrounding this?  Ah, I have a love-hate relationship with coffee.  I love the effect it has on my body, but I hate the fact that I rely so heavily on it!  Well, I relied so [...]

• AMA Recommends????

  ShareDid you see the NEW study the Journal of American Medical Association released last Tuesday?  It states, ” Women need 60 minutes of moderate exercise a day to maintain a normal weight over their lifetime.”  Oh and what about the study out last week from the Journal of Psychological Science that said, If you want to be happier, you need to cut out the small talk and have more meaningful conversations (I paraphrased).  We cannot forget the studies that show we need [...]

• Musings after a CrossFit Weekend

  ShareThis weekend I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the whole weekend from dawn til dusk at the Northern California CrossFit Sectional competition. I was there as a judge, and began each day by getting up at 5:30am (well before my usual wake-up time, and still in the dark, darn it!) driving to the site, where after checking in it was non-stop work. After helping with the set up for the day, there were briefings. After the briefings [...]

• Saturday Special: Crock Pot Delight

  ShareWhat makes it delightful? The fact that it is SIMPLE & EASY! I am exhausted mentally & physically from working & training all week. I have 4 loads of laundry to do today but I am still in the gym because I just finished my strength & power training. What’s to eat when we get home and are starving? Crock Pot Delight You need: HUGE hunks of meat: london broil, sirloin, or roasts work Seasoning of choice for meat Frozen [...]

• Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk

  ShareNot only is this a great metaphor for life in general, but it is also 100% TRUE. Don’t cry over spilled milk… or any other dairy products, because you shouldn’t be ingesting it anyway. I can hear the questions popping up in your head: But milk is loaded with calcium and I need calcium to avoid osteoporosis? FALSE Milk is loaded with calcium but because it’s a dairy product, it also causes the body to excrete calcium, so you’re really [...]

• Tea Therapy

  ShareI grew up with the idea that tea cured everything.  Not just ANY tea, but a NICE cup of tea. A long day at work, rough day at school, a teary heart break … it didn’t matter the source- whatever ailed me, my mother would coo gently to come sit down at the kitchen table.  She would begin her magic treatment with “Let me put the kettle on.”   We’d sit and talk and sip.  Magically, the slings and arrows of [...]

• TIME TO DECOMPRESS

  Share          Who among us doesn’t pray for that few minutes after work where we can kick off our heels and just “be” before launching into workouts, dinner and homework with the kids?  But do we get it?  If you are like me, that is rare.  I like to say at 5pm I start my “real job.”  We go along with the grind and routine, all the while trying to acheive ”balance.”   Nutrition is in check , you have your body moving, you [...]

• Paleo and Pregnant

  Share I have a client who is eating Paleo and Pregnant.  Wow, I think to myself, I wish I would have known, heck I wish my doctor would have encouraged it! My client was eating within the Paleo guidelines prior to her pregnancy.  She purchases her vegetables and fruits at the farmers market and her proteins are purchased from an organic farm.  She calculates financially she spends $100 more each month than she would at her local grocery store. She [...]

• It’s all about your guts…

  ShareLast week we looked at the “Top half” of your digestive system, from the mouth to the stomach. This week we move on to what happens after your food leaves your stomach and enters your intestines, or your “guts”.  For a good guide to what your digestive system is and how it works, look here. You can also check out  this cool interactive introduction to the Digestive System courtesy of  The Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre in England. You might be wondering why [...]