What you eat matters!
Nutrition
Eating real, whole food is the best thing you can do for your body. We are made to function exceptionally well on the foods found in nature. Our ancestors were not dying from obesity, cancer, and heart disease. They were healthy, strong and vibrant. We fully support the paleo diet. It is not a "fad diet!" It just makes sense when you think about it. The experiential evidence is overwhelming in support of the Paleo diet. We have seen the proof in our own lives and in the others we have shared it with.
Check out these links below. There is a TON of info found here. Make sure to read the FAQ's. We give a basic overview as well as more precise nutrition consulting in our training.
www.paleodiet.com - more info than you could ever want
Grassfed Meat
Recently we have been pursuing better sources of protein. Grassfed meat is MUCH better for you than the stuff you typically buy at the store. We will be starting to buy local grassfed meat and pastured eggs from a local farm, Acres in Zion. Check out the info about why grassfed is better for you, and check out their site here. We will be letting you know the next time we order, so be sure to let us know if you want in on it!
Recipes
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
1 can tuna (or fresh crab or shredded chicken, etc...)
2-3 TBS olive oil
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup walnuts
dashes of cayenne pepper
squeezes of lemon
bunch of basil
fresh ground black pepper
half of avocado
stalk of celery
Combine in food processor! Stuff hollowed out tomato. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Health Tips
Buy Organic
Foods that were once thought to be very good for your health, are still good for your health. BUT, many of them also have added problems and dangers associated with them that they never had before.
There are some more commonly known problems such as the use of pesticides, toxins and other dangerous chemicals that now exist in non-organic foods. These can lead to various health problems and conditions. Just do a search for "side effects of pesticides" and see what you come up with.
But aside from these issues, there is a very big problem even worse than pesticides; Genetically Modified Foods. The US does NOT require labeling of GMO foods. Fruits and vegetables are some of the most commonly modified foods. They are created in labs and then patented as something the said company owns. There are no laws about the safety of these foods being put into distribution. They are only required to have a patent. Some foods that are VERY likely genetically modified are soy, corn and it's products (canola oil, high fructose corn syrup, etc.) and wheat.
So just by eating the way our pre-agricultural ancestors ate, we can avoid some of our present day dangers all together. We already know that grainfed animals are the "protein equivilant of cardboard." We also now know that there are some potentially dangerous effects of the other foods we are eating as well. So if we are trying to live as healthy and disease-free as possible, let's think more carefully about what we put in our bodies. Buying organic, grassfed, local products is good for the local community, good for your health, and good for future generations.
"A plant, fruit, or animal grown without the administration of artificial pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or growth hormones (in the case of animal products), most closely replicates wild or untampered-with growing conditions" - Mark Sisson
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~ Thomas Edison
